Learn to have fun this summer | Guest column
Published 4:55 pm Tuesday, June 11, 2013
by Tom Fiscus
Library Board Community Relations Chairman
Summer is coming fast and so are some fun activities for children and teens on Orcas Island. Your Park and Recreation District, Orcas Island Library, and the school district are collaborating to host a diverse set of children’s and teens’ summer activities. Some are already set and some are in the process of being finalized.
The activities have varying start dates. Some will begin in late June and others are spread out over the summer. Some are free and some have a small materials fee. There will be scholarships available to assist where needed. The current lineup includes the following activities.
Learn a new board game each week at Game Club, hosted by Park and Recreation at the Orcas School Library, for ages seven to 12. It runs from June 25 – July 23, Tuesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m. The fee is $15 and there here is space for up to 20 players.
Make a video animation of your favorite book or create a video cartoon in the Animation Lab, hosted by Park and Recreation at the Funhouse Commons, for ages 12-17, running from August 5 – 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. each day. There is a $45 fee for materials and use of all video and computer equipment. There is space for up to 12 animators.
Join the Inventor’s Challenge, hosted by Park and Recreation at the Orcas School Cafeteria and Buck Park, for ages seven to 14. It runs from July 30 to Aug. 27, Tuesdays, from 1 to 4 p.m. The fee of $35 includes supplies and a range of building materials for the participants’ use. There is space for up to 20 new inventors.
Contact Marcia West at 376-7275 to enroll in any of the above programs.
The following are planned to begin in early July: art studio activity hosted by Park and Rec in the OASIS room; a school garden reading and activity club offered by the library at Orcas School; and an expansion of elementary book club programs currently hosted by the library to include use of the School Library and its great youth book collection.
Look soon for more details.
