SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAM – SUMMER 2020

We’re looking forward to a fun-filled summer at the Center!

At the UWM Children’s Learning Center, children enjoy a nice blend of structured and unstructured time. The teachers plan a variety of engaging and fun learning experiences (because after all, children do not stop learning when school is out). They can relax while learning arts and crafts, challenge themselves with hands-on science and math activities and exercise their bodies in our indoor gym and on the playground. Children also have plenty of time to play, which helps them create lasting relationships with new and old friends.

We have revamped some aspects of the school-age program to focus on child-centered and developmentally-appropriate programming. Children will be placed in classrooms by the grade they are completing in school this spring. Classroom and teacher assignments for the summer may be different than those during the academic year. Below is a general outline of programming available for each age group. A field trip schedule is also included.

SUMMER SESSIONS:

Early Week: May 18-22 Session A: week 1: May 26-29 week 2: June 1-5 Session B: week 1: June 8-12 week 2: June 15-19 Session C: week 1: June 22-26 week 2: June 29—July 3 Session D: week 1: July 6-10 week 2: July 13-17 Session E: week 1: July 20-24 week 2: July 27-31 Session F: week 1: August 3-7 week 2: August 10-14

Please note that summer ends on August 14. The Center will be closed August 17-21. Our fall semester begins on August 24, and care that week will only be available

to children enrolled in the Center’s fall after-school program. In the past we have allowed summer-only families to enroll for care during ‘Early Fall,’

but we are no longer able to provide this service due to significant staffing constraints & policies.

K3 Children (For children who have completed a public school K3 program)

FIELD TRIPS: K3 children will take 2-3 field trips during the summer along with children their age in our preschool programs. Favorite places to visit are a strawberry field to pick fresh berries and a farm where children can see and touch animals. Parents will be given advance notice of dates and trip details. WATER FUN: K3 children will not swim weekly at the Klotsche pool, but will get wet and have fun doing other water activities on our play yards. They will use sprinklers, spray bottles and wet sponges and play games with water. CONNECT WITH NATURE: We’re going to have a special focus on nature activities. Nature programming will be provided by Center staff and by nature educators/naturalists from the Urban Ecology Center and Retzer Nature Center. Activities will take place at the Center and in Downer Woods. THEATER/CHILDREN’S VARIETY SHOW: This year children will have an opportunity to participate in a variety show featuring short skits, music and dance. Families will be invited to an evening performance on Tuesday, August 11. MARTIAL ARTS: Little Samurai Karate classes are offered in a group format in the Center’s Panther Gym on Tuesday mornings. This is an optional activity with an additional fee of $45.

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K4-K5 Children

FIELD TRIPS: Children go on a variety of field trips every Thursday during the course of the summer. Examples include Vista King Boat Ride, Springs Water Park and Fox Brook Beach. Specific dates and destinations will be available by February 28. WATER/SWIMMING: Children will have many opportunities to cool off in the water this summer. Children K4-K5 will go swimming at the Klotsche Center Pool on campus on Monday afternoons from June 15—Aug. 10. The staff in the program swim with the children, and certified lifeguards are always on duty. CONNECT WITH NATURE: We’re going to have a special focus on nature activities. Nature programming will be provided by Center staff and by nature educators/naturalists from the Urban Ecology Center and Retzer Nature Center. Activities will take place at the Center and in Downer Woods. THEATER/CHILDREN’S VARIETY SHOW: This year children will have an opportunity to participate in a variety show featuring short skits, music and dance. Families will be invited to an evening performance on Tuesday, August 11. MARTIAL ARTS: Little Samurai Karate classes are offered in a group format in the Center’s Panther Gym on Tuesday mornings. This is an optional activity with an additional fee of $45.

1ST & 2ND Grade Children

FIELD TRIPS: Children go on a variety of field trips every Thursday during the course of the summer. Examples include Little Amerricka Amusement Park, John Michael Kohler Arts Center and a Brewer game. Specific dates and destinations will be available by February 28. WATER/SWIMMING: Children will have many opportunities to cool off in the water this summer. Children 1st grade and up will go swimming at the Klotsche Center Pool on campus on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from June 15—Aug. 14. The staff in the program swim with the children, and certified lifeguards are always on duty. CONNECT WITH NATURE: We’re going to have a special focus on nature activities. Nature programming will be provided by Center staff and by nature educators/naturalists from the Urban Ecology Center and Retzer Nature Center. Activities will take place at the Center and in Downer Woods. THEATER/CHILDREN’S VARIETY SHOW: This year children will have an opportunity to participate in a variety show featuring short skits, music and dance. Families will be invited to an evening performance on Tuesday, August 11. MARTIAL ARTS: Samurai Karate classes are offered in a group format in the Center’s Panther Gym on Tuesday mornings. This is an optional activity with an additional fee of $45.

Children 3rd Grade and Up

FIELD TRIPS: Children go on a variety of field trips every Thursday during the course of the summer. Examples include Sheboygan Quarry, Noah’s Ark and State Fair. Specific dates and destinations will be available by February 28. WATER/SWIMMING: Children will have many opportunities to cool off in the water this summer. Children 1st grade and up will go swimming at the Klotsche Center Pool on campus on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from June 15—Aug. 14. The staff in the program swim with the children, and certified lifeguards are always on duty. CONNECT WITH NATURE: We’re going to have a special focus on nature activities. Nature programming will be provided by Center staff and by nature educators/naturalists from the Urban Ecology Center and Retzer Nature Center. Activities will take place at the Center and in Downer Woods. THEATER/CHILDREN’S VARIETY SHOW: This year children will have an opportunity to participate in a variety show featuring short skits, music and dance. Families will be invited to an evening performance on Tuesday, August 11. MARTIAL ARTS: Samurai Karate classes are offered in a group format in the Center’s Panther Gym on Tuesday mornings. This is an optional activity with an additional fee of $45.

Fox/River

K4/K5

Owl

Grades 1-2

Lynx

Grades 3-6

June 18 Vista King Boat Ride Picnic at the Lakefront

10:00 am—1:30 pm

Little Amerricka Amusement Park 9:30 am—4:00 pm

Little Amerricka Amusement Park 9:30 am—4:00 pm

June 25 Strawberry Picking at Barthell’s Farm Picnic and playground at Kletsch Park

9:30 am—2:30 pm

Lynden Sculpture Garden Swimming at Brown Deer Pond

9:30 am—3:30 pm

Quarry Beach Adventure Park in Sheboygan 9:30 am—3:30 pm

July 2 Sand castles and wading at Regner Park Beach 9:30 am—3:30 pm

Swimming & Sand Castles at Regner Park Beach 9:30 am—3:30 pm

Lynden Sculpture Garden Swimming at Brown Deer Pond

9:30 am—3:30 pm

July 9 Down at the Pond at Retzer Nature Center 9:30 am—2:30 pm

Cool Waters 9:30 am—3:30 pm

Cool Waters 9:30 am—3:30 pm

July16 Springs Water Park 9:30 am—3:30 pm

Springs Water Park 9:30 am—3:30 pm

Noah’s Ark 8:00 am—6:00 pm (note longer time)

July 23 Urban Ecology Center (Fox in AM, River in PM) Picnic in Riverside Park

9:30 am—2:30 pm

John Michael Kohler Arts Center Above and Beyond Museum

9:30 am—3:30 pm

Springs Water Park 9:30 am—3:30 pm

July 30 Milwaukee Art Museum Animals in Art Playground at Lake Park

9:30 am—3:30 pm

Picnic at the Center, then Brewer’s Game 12:30—5:00 pm (note later time)

Picnic at the Center, then Brewer’s Game 12:30—5:00 pm (note later time)

August 6 Wiberg Aquatic Center Zero Depth Pool 9:30 am—2:30 pm

Land & Water Discovery at Retzer Nature Center 9:30 am—2:30 pm

State Fair 9:30 am—3:30 pm

August 13 Fox Brook Park Beach 9:30 am—3:30 pm

Fox Brook Park Beach 9:30 am—3:30 pm

Fox Brook Park Beach 9:30 am—3:30 pm

This information is subject to change. 2/28/20