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In addition to our core activities, the MLDC also offers
what we call our elective choices that offer the ability to specialize
for two-hour blocks of time. Some of our most popular options are listed
below. Click here
ARCHERY Instruction is provided using recurve bows specific to the size and ability of the campers. Using progressions in the lesson plan, campers are taught basic archery skills and move on with greater measurable distances and varying targets. Our Archery Specialist has an NAA Level I Archery Certification.
TOPICS:
Water Balloon Archery
Archery Explosion
Veggie Shoot Archery
Sure Shot Archery
Battleship Archery Blindfold Archery
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ARTWORKS Use a variety of mediums to express your creativity! Play with paint on a canvas, create jewelry, woodwork, and do scrap booking. Our Art Specialist will guide you to use your imagination through painting, sculpting, and drawing.
TOPICS:
Kaleidoscopes
Candy Making Workshop
Cartooning Create a Superhero
Candle Making
Etched Glass
Day Of Beauty
Stepping Stones
Sand Sculpture KaleidoscopesCampers will create a unique kaleidoscope using their imagination by making whatever they think up. This craft will inspire the campers creativity by allowing them to use all sorts of materials to create beautiful pieces of art they can call their own.
Candy Making Workshop
Everyone loves candy and this is the day our campers will learn how it
is done. Campers fill candy
molds with special chocolate and create a mouth watering filling. Yummmm!
Cartooning Create a Superhero
Using both their imagination and skill, campers will create their very
own “Man of Steel” or “Fairy Godmother”.
Campers make candles the old fashion way using bee’s wax and natural
colors and scents.
Etched
Glass Artist Dave Negrin, of The Carlisle Public Schools, will be on hand to teach our campers the art of Etched Glass. Campers will be able to bring home their pieces for their families enjoyment.
Day Of Beauty
Stepping Stones Your home garden will have a permanent memory of your
campers’ summer at MLDC with a hand made stepping stone designed
by each camper. Sand Sculpture
Campers will create their own castle, moat, animal or anything else in their imagination by using the medium of sand. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BIKE HIKE Campers will ride from Bedford to Lexington and back on the Minuteman Bikeway. This bikeway passes through one of the most historic areas in the country where the American Revolution began in April 1775. Today the bikeway is the most popular and successful bike trail in the U.S. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOATING Fun on the water! We spend time learning the fundamentals of each watercraft at our beautiful waterfront . Regattas, canoe racing, and treasure hunts are incorporated into these electives. Our Boating Specialist, who is a certified Small Crafts Instructor, teaches the sailing, canoeing, and fun-yaking portion of our boating program. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DANCE
GOTTA DANCE
“Gotta Dance”, a local dance company, will provide an enjoyable hip hop
and Zumba dance classes. Campers learn new moves and fun footwork.
Listen to great music and learn an exciting dance routine!
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FENCING
Long ago, there were sword masters who ran schools teaching the elite
how to fight with a blade. Since the introduction of guns, many of
these ancient techniques and tactics disappeared... leaving only books
and drawings to carry on the method of their art. Recently, some
of these texts have been translated from their native Medieval German
language into English. Now, our group of researchers and
instructors are interpreting these techniques and movements into actual
sword fighting skills! Learn techniques that have been formulated by our own experts. Use foam padded swords to work on various strikes, parries and evasions. And then revel in the chaos of a practice battle, with teams of swordfighters dueling against each other!
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FISHING One of the most popular areas of camp, you will get to spend time fishing for Trout and Bass at our Great Pond. Use different lures and techniques provided by our Fishing Specialist, an avid fisherman!
TOPICS:
Catch & Release Fishing
Fishing Derby
Fish For Fun Reel Expectations
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FRISBEE GOLF (DISC GOLF) AND ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and
clubs, however players use a flying disc, or Frisbee®. The sport
was formalized in the 1970's, and shares with “golf” the object of
completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of
disc golf, the fewest number of throws). A golf disc is thrown from a
tee area to a target which is the "hole". The hole can be one of a
number of disc golf targets; the most common is called a Pole Hole®,
which is an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the
fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where
the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes
located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the
golfer. Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is
completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of
traditional golf, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting a tree
halfway down the fairway. (Excerpt from PDGA.com)
Ultimate Frisbee is an exciting, non-contact team sport, played by
thousands the world over. It mixes the best features of sports such as
Soccer, Basketball, and Football into an elegantly simple yet
fascinating game.
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INTRO TO SCUBA DIVING Campers will be allowed to experience scuba diving under the supervision of a professional Scuba Instructor. We provide basic diving equipment such as masks, fins, tanks, snorkels and wetsuits. This introduction to scuba diving provides teen campers with basic scuba diving skills.
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LAND SPORTS Fun, fun, fun!!! Campers will learn fundamental skills and positioning pertaining to each sport. Time will be spent assessing the strategy of each game. In individual sports, such as golf and archery, time will be spent learning proper technique as well as playing the game. Our Land Sports Specialist is an avid lacrosse, soccer, and basketball player.
TOPICS
Dodge Ball/Flag Football
Mini Golf @ Kimballs
Mini Golf @ Kimballs
Knockout
Recess!! 4 Square, Hop Scotch, Jump Rope
and fun recess games
Knockout
Soccer Stars!!! Shooting Hoops
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MAD SCIENCE!
TOPICS:
All About Air Yuck Science
Forensics
Totally Gross Chemistry
Geysers and Volcanos Sun Rocks and Dirt
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF MAD SCIENCE
All About AirCreate a tornado in a bottle. Turn the excitement of the Tornado Tube into an unforgettable science experience. Also campers will experiment with FIZZ.
Yuck Science This is for the camper who really loves yuck science. Campers will learn the secrets for making realistic looking gooey things!!!
Forensics
Under the watchful eye of a State Police Crime Lab official, campers
will learn how cases are solved through the use of fingerprinting and
DNA. This thriller elective will have
campers on the edge of their seats!!!
Totally Gross Chemistry
When is science fun? When
it is gross!! Campers will learn about the disgusting scientific world
of messy gross creations.
Volcanoes and Geyser
This elective is a favorite with our campers. They will create their very own
volcano and geyser and watch it erupt right in front of them.
Sun, Rocks and Dirt
Campers can get ready to get dirty with diggin dirty science.
This Mad Science elective will get their hands dirty while learning and
performing some real cool stuff!!
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OUTDOOR PURSUITS Nature Hikes, River Navigation, Orienteering, Outdoor Cooking, and Wilderness Exploration are just a few of our Nature & Outdoor programs. Campers are able to learn tree identification, bird calling, and pond studies. Our Nature and Outdoor Specialist is an avid outdoorsman with comprehensive experience. Experiential education has never been more fun!
TOPICS: Outdoor Cooking
Delights
How To Eat In The Wild
Outdoor Cooking
Rise n Shine Outdoor Cooking Trailblazers: Explore The Wilderness
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PERFORMING ARTS Improvisation, small skits, miming, song writing, scenery/props and more are part of our drama workshops. Campers will have the opportunity to develop, discuss, write and even perform their expressions. They will work towards bringing their imaginations to life. Additionally, campers will be able to adapt traditional camp songs by modifying them into today’s top 40 hits. Learn how to use a digital camcorder and create a video! Learn editing, filming and create your own montage.
TOPICS
Karaoke
Costume Making
Talent Show Hunt
Talent Show Prep
Talent Show Rehersals
MLDC Talent Show Video Production
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Build and Design
Come explore the world of Robotics by building different
models in Robotics as well as using different power sources to make them
run. How would you like to
build and launch your own rocket? Make it from scratch and prepare
for blast off! We offer various creations that campers
build and design using different materials. TOPICS
Balloon and Paper Airplane Making Workshop
Rocketry
Gingerbread Construction
Robotics
Design Your own Board Games
Woodworking Balsawood Structures
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ROYAL TEA PARTY Royal Tea Parties by Lady J provide a time travel adventure. She will take campers back in time to the Victorian Era of 1890. As campers sip tea and nibble on fine pastries, campers will escape the present and explore America at a time when coca cola was a medicine for headaches and when nobody needed to wash their hair more than once a month! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE TOWER Test your ability to climb, balance and work with others at challenging heights; the climbing tower is the answer. This 50-foot structure is designed to allow for the incorporation of both beginner and intermediate level tasks that will keep campers intensely engaged during their use of the element. In keeping with MLDC standards, only professionally trained instructors operate the tower to ensure the highest level of safety possible.
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