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CSI...Marion
Learn the forensics that will help you become a crime scene investigator and learn how to solve a crime! Investigators-in-training will be intrigued by the scenarios that introduce an unsolved mystery each day. You will develop into a well-trained observer who is called to the scene of a crime to collect as much evidence as possible. Oftentimes, you will help detectives interpret the evidence you have collected. By stepping into the role of a crime scene investigator, you can learn numerous scientific strategies and skills. As you are challenged by these activities, you learn to take science techniques seriously, allowing yourself to think like a successful crime scene investigator. This is the fifth year we have offered this extremely popular course.
Ages 9 to 13
Instructors: Robert W. Chidester, M.A., Bowling Green State University; former Ohio State Trooper; former FBI Special Agent; currently Coordinator of Criminal Justice, Marion Technical College. Russell E. T. Rigney, Retired Deputy Sheriff, Marion County Sheriff’s Office; Certified DARE officer, K-12; graduate in Criminal Justice, Marion Technical College; currently a bailiff in the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Family Division.
June 16-19
9 a.m. to Noon
Class fee: $65
Registration deadline: June 9
Kangaroos and Didgeridoos
Travel halfway around the world to the country down under, Australia, without taking the long plane ride!! Students will be creating masks and Aboriginal dot art, decorating their own working boomerangs, making and playing their own didgeridoos, learning Australian slang, and studying exotic creatures. Students will also act out legends, such as How the Kangaroo Got Its Tail, write Pen Pal letters, and grow their own coral - like the coral you would find in the Great Barrier Reef. Please join us for many fun Aussie activities.
Ages 9-13
Instructor: Heidi Fox, B.A., M. Ed., The Ohio State University
June 16-19
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Class fee: $55
Registration deadline: June 9
GarageBand Podcasting
You will use websites to read about and explore the limerick form of poetry. You’ll then create a 3-stanza limerick about yourself with an on-line rhyming dictionary. You’ll take pictures using a still digital camera and the built in camera from the apple computer. Pictures will be taken around campus while you pose to illustrate your limerick. You may bring your own digital camera to class to take pictures, or if you have special photos you wish to use, you may bring them in on a disk. Pictures will be downloaded to the computer and made ready for you GarageBand project. You’ll insert your limerick into garage band, illustrate it with your photos, add sound using sound tracks from GarageBand, and export your final podcast to QuickTime. Your family will be invited to come on the last day of class to view everyone’s final project.
Ages 7-13
Instructor: Paula Riggs, B.S. El. Ed., B.S. Special Ed., Kent State University; M. Ed., The Ohio State University; Teacher, Computer Applications, Pleasant Middle School
June 16-19
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Class fee: $55
Registration deadline: June 9
LEGO® Engineering
Now is a great time to be introduced to the fun and exciting world of LEGO® Engineering or enhance your current skills. Once you have experienced a LEGO® Engineering Camp you can explore the world of LEGO® Competitions. If you are interested in exploring engineering processes in a fun and exciting environment, this class offers lessons which include: simple machines, structures and forces, levers, wheels and axles, gears and gear math, ratchets and drive trains, and motorized systems.
Ages 8-12
Instructor: All About Learning, Inc.
June 23-26
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Class fee: $65
Registration deadline: June 16
Altered Books
Books are for reading. Right? Well, yes, but they are also for making art. In Altered Books, you’ll take an old book and recycle it into a personal work of art. Books may be painted, glued, rebound, cut, added to, adorned, stamped, collaged, or otherwise altered into a one-time piece or an ongoing work of art. Use it as a photo album or as a collection point for your most private writings. One thing is for certain, they will be as unique as each artist participating in the adventure! You’ll use a wide variety of art materials, as well as recycle bits and pieces of found objects, cards, and textiles to explore Altered Books.
Ages 9-13
Instructor: Anne Quilter, B.A., The Ohio State University; MA Art Therapy, McGregor at Antioch University; Art Teacher, Marion City Schools
June 23-26
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Class fee: $55
Registration deadline: June 16
Alley-Oop
Join Ohio State Marion’s head basketball coach Mark Sisler for a summer basketball camp and outreach program for boys and girls. You’ll learn the fundamentals of the game in the areas of offensive and defensive strategy. Mr. Sisler will take you through the ins and outs of the hardwood, teaching the basics of teamwork, discipline, and some round-ball fun. “Alley-Oop” exemplifies the lessons of leadership learned from athletics, while offering tips on fitness, exercise, and developing healthy life-style choices.
Ages 8-12
Instructor: Mark Sisler, B.S. Ed., The Ohio State University; Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach, The Ohio State University at Marion
June 23-26
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Class fee: $55
Registration deadline: June 16
Passport to Fishing
Have you ever played golf using a fishing pole? Can you build your own watershed? Can you clean and cook a fish? Join us for a week of fun learning how to do all these things, as well as learning about knots and rigging, fishing tackle, how to assemble a rod, and how to cast. You’ll also explore staying drug free through educational discussions with local law enforcement. At the end of the week, you will put your new skills to the test by fishing all morning at the campus. You will leave with new angling skills, fun new ideas, and a bag full of goodies
Ages 7-12
Instructor: Pat Wood, Library Associate, Ohio State Marion and Marion Technical College; Emily Meyer, Program Coordinator, Prairie Nature Center,
Ohio State Marion; Phil Beltz, Scott Hushour, and John Wardlaw, Maintenance Department,
Ohio State Marion and Marion Technical College; Kenny Persinger, School Resource Officer, Marion Police Department
July 7-10
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Class fee: $55
Registration deadline: June 30
Spanning the Globe
Come with us on a trip around the world! You’ll go to many countries, using a different passport for each one. You’ll learn some basic facts about each place we visit (location, capital, language, currency, etc.), complete craft projects, view items and taste foods from other cultures, play games, learn words and phrases, and participate in lots of fun activities. There are so many interesting places to go and so many wonderful people to get to know. Find out what kids your age around the world do for fun, what they eat, how they say “hello”. Become world travelers without leaving Marion!
Ages 9-13
Instructor: Cindy Poast, Senior Middle Childhood Education Major at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
July 7-10
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Class fee: $55
Registration deadline: June 30