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For High School Students OnlyLooking for some activities to add to that college application? Want to prepare for your upcoming athletic season? Need a break from the part-time summer job? Brookdale has the answer! Join one of our High School Level Workshops and Clinics. The programming is designed with you in mind, and you can spend your days on a college campus (without having to wear flip-flops in the shower). If you’re off to college this year or the next, get a head start with innovative programs specifically designed for high school students.
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Summer WorkshopsAre you ready for a truly epic summer? Make this one an original by stepping up to a new level on the Brookdale campus. Choose from:
Anthropologists are the real Indiana Jones and Lara Crofts. They study humans over the entire world and throughout time. So, whether it’s exploring human origins, investigating another culture, or finding artifacts from past societies that excite you, this is the place to learn more. We’ll examine the four traditional sub-fields of anthropology to help you find your personal favorite. Barbara K. Jones, PhD, teaches Anthropology at Brookdale. She is also director of the Archaeological Field School at Monmouth Battlefield and has led student trips to Hawaii, Egypt and this summer to Peru. 2 SESSIONS Grades 9-12, 8/5 & 8/6, Wednesday & Thursday, 10 am-12:30 pm; $79, XCHLC 114 Fashion Illustration and Design Explore fashion design drawing and put your clothing designs, patterns and ideas on paper. Learn to draw the fashion figure, face and creative clothing designs. Enhance your fashion illustration with a variety of colorful media and develop your own fashion portfolio creating your own signature styles. Patricia Sebastiano, a working artist, has studied fine arts and retail fashion and taught many popular fashion design programs. 4 SESSIONS Grades 9-12, 8/03-24, Mondays, 10 am-12:30 pm; $159, XCHLC 115 The college admissions process does not need to be overwhelming, even during these turbulent times. In fact, new opportunities arise as schools adjust to the changing economy. This computer-based workshop includes building a college list, filling out applications, and making a final decision. Use Internet resources to explore careers, programs and colleges, and become familiar with various application forms, essay questions and interviews. Former university faculty and administrator, Dee Anderson specializes in college admission counseling. She is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association and National Association of College Admission Counselors. 4 SESSIONS Grades 9-12, 8/17-8/20, Monday-Thursday, 10 am-12:30 pm; $159, XCHLC 058 Wonder what makes you, or others, think or act as they do? Psychology, the science of the mind, is one of the most popular majors in college. Find out why. Join our introduction to the many elements of personality; happiness, optimism, depression, attraction and disorders. Through lively discussion and group activity get a new view of human behavior. Instructor Ann Lim-Brand shares compelling insights to understanding today’s modern individual. She is a winning speaker who has received Cosmopolitan magazine’s “Fun, Fearless Female” award. 5 SESSIONS Grades 9-12, 7/27-7/31, Monday-Friday, 10 am-Noon; $159, XCHLC 113 Unleash your ingenuity with web design and CAD (computer aided design) adventures. Experience new levels of creativity through advanced tools of technology. Web Design – Design your own page using HTML code and creating links. Learn how web sites are designed and targeted for different audiences. Get your hands-on and become a web master! CAD – Explore drafting design, technical drawing, and engineering graphics and prepare a variety of two- and three-dimensional models. If you are interested in computers, engineering, architecture, design, or manufacturing, this program provides an opportunity to perform high-technology applications using computer design skills. Web Design - Grades 9-12, 7/06-7/10, 9 am–2 pm; $255, XCHLC 014 CAD - Grades 9-12, 8/03-8/07, 9 am–2 pm; $255, XCHLC 014 Artists’ Studio – Acrylic Painting The extraordinary and original paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe, Janet Fish, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent Van Gogh are admired in museums and galleries around the globe. Could you be the next Picasso? Explore acrylic painting techniques in the painting studio. Learn how to divide the picture plane, select brushes, set up a palette, and how to apply paint to paper, canvas, and other supports. Create the illusion of depth, balance a composition, and use a range of values. Create works from observation (still life and outdoors), references (photographs) and imagination. Grades 7-11, 7/27-7/31, 9 am-2 pm; $255, XCHLC 084 NEW! Picture This - Digital Photography Basics Say cheese! Learn the fundamentals of your camera and the basics of digital photography; focus, framing and fun. Explore landscape and portrait styles indoors and out. Please bring your digital camera, camera manual, charger, memory cards, and card reader. Grades 9-11, 7/20-7/24, 9 am-2 pm; $255, XCHLC 104 Watercolors were a choice medium for historical and contemporary artists like Paul Cezanne, Katsushika Hokusai, Winslow Homer, and Janet Fish. How about you? Create watercolors with pencils and paints. Learn how to select brushes, prepare paper, mix colors, hold the brush and layer paint. Balance your composition and use a range of values. Create works from observation (still life and outdoors), references (photographs) and imagination. Grades 7-10, 8/10-8/14, 9 am-2 pm; $255, XCHLC 083 Lightz! Camera! Action! - Deluxe Edition We’ve taken the best aspects of the Classic and Advanced Lightz! Camera! Action! Program and added to the challenge. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience intensive instruction in lighting, filming, editing principles and techniques, and story telling. This two week course is designed for young adults who have the desire to focus on film production in high school or college. All equipment supplied with DVD with student projects included. Grades 7-10, 8/03-8/14, 9 am-2 pm (2 weeks); $550, XCHLC 098 NEW! Make Your First Video Game! - Deluxe Edition By popular demand, we are now offering a two week class devoted to video games. This experience allows you to develop a game concept that goes well beyond the limitations of the traditional classes. Designed for young adults who have the desire to focus in Game Design in high school or college and have previously taken the advanced or intermediate class. CD with games included. Grades 7-10, 7/20-7/31, 9 am-2 pm; $550, XCHLC 108 Explore more complex trials that offer a greater challenge. Take on the roles of defendant, plaintiff, witness, lawyer or juror. The week ends with two complex criminal trials. All trials are based on real events. Grades 8-10, 6/29-7/02 or 7/06-7/10, 9 am-2 pm; $255 ($204 for 4 day camp), XCHLC 038 Quilting is not just sewing, it’s an art form that lets your imagination run wild. Learn the anatomy of a quilt, explore top designs and use quilting techniques to complete a quilt sampler. Grades 9-11, 7/13-7/17, 9 am-2 pm; $255, XCHLC 107 Enjoy sewing throughout your life by understanding the tools, techniques, and terminology of the trade. Learn to use a pattern book, measure for and fit a pattern, understand fabrics and notions, and complete a hooded sweatshirt. Grades 9-11, 7/20-7/24, 9 am-2 pm; $255, XCHLC 094 Register now! Questions? Call 732-224-2823.
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