Extracurricular & Summer Programs

Sun & Surf! Come spend a week “splashing” in literacy with us as we explore the sun, beach and sea creatures through literature, writing, and cooperative literacy activities! Taught by Ms. Hobbs and Mrs. Hoch, the class will take advantage of the summer weather with outdoor learning opportunities at the OLG campus and neighboring High Point Park. We will provide leveled differentiation, including phonics, phonemic awareness, and sight word skill development, as well as challenging enrichment activities for students of every level. Our hopes are to help students continue to grow as readers/ writers and keep them excited about literacy as they enter the summer months. Activities will be based on the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts.

Campers will design, build and launch stomp rockets, balloon rockets, water rockets, soda straw rockets and more! They will learn about the concept of lift and experiment with designs to optimize their rocket flights. In addition, campers will discover the theories and principles behind solar cooking and harness the energy of the sun to cook in two different kinds of solar ovens, one that they will build themselves!

This weeklong intensive camp combines busing to four Seattle neighborhoods, taking walking tours, eating at four local restaurants and producing a vlog based on our experiences. Students will learn: basics of video production, including script writing and filming; information about some of Seattle’s neighborhoods (possibilities include the International District, University District, Fremont, Ballard, Columbia City, Pioneer Square or others); and some of the great foodie spots of Seattle. We’ll practice creative and descriptive writing based on our first hand experiences.

Kennedy Elementary Band Camp (elementary and middle school students with one year experience)

Reading Skills by WA State University, Academic Outreach – available soon

Walmesley Center