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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.
Although all of the activities are open to our teens, we
have a number of options that are open to other age groups as well. If you
would like to see the entire schedule at a glance, what age groups
may participate and what activities are held when, then click onto
the "Calendar-at-a-Glance" link below. If you would like to view
more of the core activities that happen on a daily basis, then
please visit our Activity Areas page by clicking here.
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for the
2010 Calendar-at-a-Glance
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
DETAILED
DESCRIPTIONS OF ARTWORKS
Kaleidoscopes
Campers 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”.
Candlemaking
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
Campers
will work with different hairstyles, like French braiding and “up
dos”. Campers will also learn
to make their own lip gloss and bath salts using all natural
ingredients.
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.
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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.
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BOATING
Fun on the water! We spend time learning the fundamentals of each watercraft on beautiful Mirror Lake . 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.
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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 Mirror Lake. 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.
Don Phillips is a veteran of the sport of Disc Golf and Ultimate Frisbee. He is involved in teaching the sport to children around the state.
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INTRO
TO SCUBA DIVING
Campers will be allowed to experience scuba diving under the supervision of a professional Scuba Instructor at Mirror Lake. 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!
Dynamic experiments and intriguing projects that is
what you will find in these electives. Hands-on experiments are sure to
spark the minds of all participants!
TOPICS:
All
About Air
Yuck Science
Forensics
Totally
Gross Chemistry
Geysers
and Volcanos
Sun Rocks and Dirt
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF MAD SCIENCE
All About Air
Create 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
Nature/Turtle
Hunt!!!
Exploring Oxbow Reserve
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!
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THE
TOWER
Test your ability to climb, balance and work with others at challenging heights; the climbing tower is the answer. This 40-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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