Third Grade

 

Become a YouTube sensation by learning how to write, produce, film and edit your very own videos. Students become knowledgeable in all production roles and make short-length movies from pre-production to post. This is more than just uploading videos to YouTube. Students also gain experience with sound design and Visual FX. Each project is customized based on the aspirations of the class.  Direct your own music video and learn the behind-the-scenes skills and techniques the industry professionals use. Write and create storyboards for your favorite songs to develop a visual narrative. Learn how to film using green screen equipment and create visual effects in post-production. Edit your footage using digital editing software to complete your music video and share with your friends and family.

 

Instructor: Provided by Digital Dragon and Staff

 

Course #: 145

Section 91: 6/24-7/12/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $800

Enrichment

 

School is closed Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5.

Kids are provided the opportunity to learn and enhance their aquatics skills and fitness through a variety pool and dryland activities including swimming for fitness, stroke/swim race development, modified water polo, synchronized swimming and other pool games. Swimmers participate in pool practice and out of water activities. Swimmers are tested and grouped according to their skill level.

 

Program participants, minimally, should be able to float on their back and stomach, go underwater comfortably and hold their breath for at least 10 seconds, and swim freestyle 25 yards and backstroke 10-15 yards.

 

Water Activities Include:

Swimming Skills

Swim technique

Stroke refinement

Drills

Sculling (for the more advanced)

Treading water

Flip turns (for the more advanced)

Start/racing dives (for the more advanced)

 

Introduction to Water Polo Includes:

Basic ball handling

Passing

Shooting

Individual defensive skills

Splash Ball games

 

Pool Games & Competitions

 

Dry Land Activities Include:

Stretching

Workouts

Viewing swim meet and competition recordings

Nutrition

Games

 

Coordinator: Larry Zubrin, Crossroads Aquatics

 

Course #: 326

Section 16: 6/17-6/21/2019 M-F 9:00-3:30 $650

Section 46: 7/29-8/2/2019 M-F 9:00-3:30 $650

Section 56: 8/5-8/9/2019 M-F 9:00-3:30 $650

In this new Visual Arts and Spanish Language Program, students are magically transported through our themed-activities to the sandy beaches of Barcelona. Students plan a beach party and design all elements of the party including invitations, decorations and  sculptures. Spanish language is woven throughout each activity and students are inspired by Spanish culture. Students explore their artistic creativity and develop new skills in drawing, printing, sculpture and ceramics.

Instructor: Keely Collins, Crossroads Summer Faculty

Course #: 304
Section 16: 6/17-6/21/2019 M-F 9:00-3:30 $550
Enrichment

Crossroads Basketball Camp is aimed at teaching kids about the game of basketball! Campers are grouped according to their ability level. They learn rules and regulations as well as tips and techniques to play the game more competitively and effectively. Our focus is on footwork, aggressiveness, mentality, and all around offensive skills including ball handling and shooting. Our nurturing environment provides an avenue for kids to really feel eager to learn and focus on the instruction which helps them excel and be successful both on and off the court. This program is held at our Norton Campus and Gym.

 

This program is led by Anthony Davis, Crossroads Head Coach, Boys Varsity Basketball and the Coaching Staff.

 

Course #: 315

Section 16: 6/17-6/21/2019 M-F 9:00-3:30 $595

Section 46: 7/29-8/2/2019 M-F 9:00-3:30 $595

"Animals of the World" (grades 2-3) 

Children’s books such as I See a Kookaburra! Discovering Animals Habitats Around the World, Around the World: Who’s Been Here? and Almost Gone: The World’s Rarest Animals are enjoyed as students become familiar with animals of the world. Students might make ceramic animals, create costumes for an animal parade, design and make habitats, or explore all the Outback has to offer. These daily activities are integrated with our theme and emerge from the children's interests. 

 

"Natural Wonders of the World"(grades 3-4) 

Children’s books such as The Practical Naturalist: Explore the Wonders of the Natural World, A Child’s Introduction to the Environment: The Air, Earth and Sea Around Us, Where on Earth? and The Tin Forest are shared as students become familiar with natural wonders of the world. Students might create a rain storm, plan a visit to the floor of the Grand Canyon, or map the movements of marine animals. These daily activities are integrated with our theme and emerge from the children's interests. 

 

A group is led by a Program Leader and an Assistant Program Leader.

Children are assigned by the program director to participate in one of the themed-groups.

 

Included in the Fee: 

 

Instructors: K-5 Programs Staff 

 

Course #: 200

Section 32: 6/24-7/12/2019 M-F 11:30-3:30 $950

Section 22: 7/15-7/26/2019 M-F 11:30-3:30 $700

Enrichment

 

Drop-off and pick-up is at our Norton Campus. *After drop-off and before pick-up, students will be bussed to and from the 21st Street Campus.

Extended Care is available at Norton from 8:00a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The week culminates in a performance on Friday.

 

Instructors: Chippy Wassung and Sophia Stoller, Crossroads Dance Faculty

 

Course #: 310

Section 46: 7/29-8/2/2019 M-F 9:00-3:30 $595

Enrichment

This course is SOLD OUT. Please call 310.582.4506 or email summer@xrds.org for waitlist information.

Direct your own music video and learn the behind-the-scenes skills and techniques the industry professionals use. Write and create storyboards for your favorite songs to develop a visual narrative. Learn how to film using green screen equipment and create visual effects in post-production. Edit your footage using digital editing software to complete your music video and share with your friends and family.

 

Instructor: Provided by Digital Dragon and Staff

 

Course #: 148

Section 31: 6/24-7/12/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $800

Enrichment

In the morning children are supervised in an enclosed play area while waiting for morning programs to begin.

 

In the afternoon, children enjoy inside activities like reading, games, and fort-building or outside playground activities like basketball, jump rope, or handball. Children of all ages gather together at this highly social time of the day and are supported and encouraged by our staff to develop friendships, resolve conflicts, and play or relax. A snack is provided, daily.

The Summer at Crossroads 5-week session ends at 11:30am on Friday, July 26, 2019. If your child is enrolled in an afternoon Kindergarten, Camp, or Musical Theater program, there is no charge for Extended Care on this day between 11:30am and 3:15pm. Our "Mary Poppins" Movie Bash wraps up our 5-weeks together. This special end-of-program afternoon concludes at 3:15pm and all students must be picked-up by 3:30pm. Students enrolled in Private Swim Lessons must be picked-up at the end of their lesson at the pool.

Students enrolled in Private Swim Lessons will not be charged for Extended Care usage before or after Swim Lessons on that day.

 

Coordinator: Ashley Nissim Bloom, Crossroads Faculty 

Staff: K-5 Summer Programs Staff 

Course #: 499 

 

$15 per day, for any portion of time children are supervised in Extended Care 

 

June 17 to 21, 2019 - (during one-week camps) Monday-Friday; any amount of time between 8:00-9:00am and 3:30-5:30pm.

June 24 to July 26, 2019 - Monday-Friday; There is no charge for any amount of time needed for care between 8:00am until 8:20am. 

June 24 to July 26, 2019 - Monday thru Friday; any amount of time between 3:30-5:30pm.

 
July 29 to August 2 and August 5-9, (during one-week camps) Monday-Friday; any amount of time between 8:00-9:00am and 3:30-5:30pm. 

*August 12 to 16 - there is no extended care for this week of program. 

 

Policies: 

 

Extended Care ends at 5:30pm 

There is a $5.00 per minute fee for all students who are picked up late. Continued late pickups will result in the loss of privileges for the use of Extended Care and can also result in the loss of being able to continue enrollment in our programs. 

The total number of extended days you believe you will need between June 17 and August 9, MUST be purchased in advance. Additional days may be purchased when needed but must be paid for in advance. 

In addition, as children may not be left unsupervised on campus, a student will be directed to Extended Care when the child is dropped-off between 8:00am and 8:20am. Students remaining at school after the Dismissal at 3:30pm will be charged the daily rate for Extended Care. 

During our 5-, 3- and 2-week programs, those children enrolled only in a morning program and remaining after the Dismissal at 11:30am will be taken to the reception area at the front of the school and will be charged the daily rate for Extended Care. 

Extended Care is not available for students at our 21st Street campus. 

Join the Hang Out crew for a fun filled full-day program in Fun with Ashley!  We will be participating in various themed activities such as arts and crafts, cooking, sports and games, and dress up days. 

 

Coordinator: Ashley Nissim Bloom, Crossroads ES Afterschool Coordinator

 

Course #: 325

Section 46: 7/29-8/2/2019   M-F 9:00am-3:30pm $495
"Time Traveling"

Section 56: 8/5-8/9/2019   M-F 9:00am-3:30pm $495
"Space Adventures"

   

Space is very limited. Enroll early.

Extended Care is available at Norton from 8:00a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

In "Design It! Build It!", young engineers build on their natural curiosity by exploring engineering concepts through hands-on learning.  They get a taste of different fields of engineering that include, civil, mechanical, environmental and aeronautical.   Through structured projects that involve planning, creating, testing and improvising, students “live” science and math concepts and see their relevance in real-world applications.   These young engineers are also challenged with constraints and requirements during their projects so they can begin to understand how it is important for engineers to be practical with regards to cost and safety. From first tinkerers to advanced designers, this exciting science class has something for everyone, and is tailored to provide each child with an enriching experience.

During session 2, students learn about electricity. They apply it to their projects. Past projects have included designing a game board with an electric feature. Project selections are chosen by students and are student driven.

 

Instructor: Gigi Castello, Crossroads Summer Faculty

 

Course #: 123

Section 31: 6/24-7/12/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $750 This section has been canceled.

Section 21: 7/15-7/26/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $550 

Enrichment

 

Prime Time Sports Camps returns this summer!

Those wishing to select this program, should first enroll in a Crossroads morning program and indicate the afternoon Primetime Sports Camps option on their enrollment form.

Once you have recieved your Crossroads confirmation email, then visit PrimeTimeSportsCamps to complete your Prime Time registration and pay their camp fee.

Only those students enrolling in a Crossroads morning program only, are offered an option to enroll in a Prime Time Sports Camps Afternoon program.

This option is limited to 20 enrollees.

 

Instructor: Prime Time Sports Staff

 

Course #: 299

Section 32: 6/24–7/12/2019 M-F 11:30-3:30 $5

Section 22: 7/15–7/26/2019 M-F 11:30-3:30 $5

Enrichment

 

*Students enrolled in Primetime Sports needing Extended Care must enroll in Primetime Sports Extended Care program.

 

Saturday Lessons begin at 10:00am and begin on the hour with the last lesson beginning at 2:00pm, please contact Larry Zubrin at lzubrin@xrds.org for more information and availability on times for each section. 

 

Instructors: Crossroads Aquatics Staff 

 

Course #: 340 

 

Spring 

Section 1: April 27, May 4, 11 and 18 and June 1, 2019

                5 Saturdays  

                $225 

 

Section 2: June 15, 22 and 29 and July 13, 20 and 27, 2019

                6 Saturdays 

                $270 

 

Section 3: August 3,10, 17 and 24, 2019
                4 Saturdays
                $180 

Section 4: September 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2019 

                4 Saturdays 

                $180 

 

Section 5: October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2019 

                4 Saturdays 

                $180 

 

Parents and swimmers must arrive 15 minutes early to get checked in and changed. Parents are required to remain at the pool during your child's lessons. Lessons will end at the scheduled time regardless of the swimmer’s arrival time. 

 

Make-up lessons are not given. Your child should attend each scheduled lesson. 

This class is sold out. Please contact Larry Zubrin for watilist information at lzubrin@xrds.org.


All sessions begin the week of June 24. All sessions are 5 weeks, except Thursday and Friday lessons as campus and the pool are closed on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5, 2019. Instructors are WSI, Lifeguard, and CPR/First Aid Certified.

 

Instructors: Crossroads Aquatics Staff 

 

Course #: 346 

 

Mondays

Section 1: 6/24-7/22/2019 3:30-4:15pm $225
This section is Sold Out.

Section 2: 6/24-7/22/2019 4:30-5:15pm $225
This section is Sold Out.

 

Wednesdays

Section 3: 6/26-7/24/2019 3:30-4:15pm $225
This section is Sold Out.

Section 4: 6/26-7/24/2019 4:30-5:15pm $225
This section is Sold Out.

 

Fridays

Section 5: 6/28-7/26/2019 3:30-4:15pm $180
This section is Sold Out

Section 6: 6/28-7/26/2019 4:30-5:15pm $180
This section is Sold Out

There are no lessons on Friday, July 5.
 

A parent must accompany those students not participating in our day programs during their lesson and remain at the pool during the lesson. 

 

Make-up lessons are not given. Your child should attend each scheduled lesson. 

 

Students enrolled in Afternoon Camp or Musical Theater Company will be walked to the pool for their lesson. Every effort will be made to schedule your student on an alternate Afternoon Camp swim day. 

 

Your child may attend Extended Care on their private swim day at no additional charge before or after their lesson until 5:30pm.  

 

See Extended Care for the program description.

Join this multi-level level swim team designed to combine stroke refinement with endurance building workouts. Swimmers learn and refine all techniques and skills needed to swim at a beginning competitive ability in a low-key, supportive, and fun atmosphere. Skills include: dives, relay-starts, flip-turns, and finishes with special attention to proper stroke technique. Dry-land activities are included in the instruction. Bring a swim cap, goggles, suit and towel to each practice. Swimmers may bring non-slip flip-flops for the locker room. This program is held at our swim facility at the Norton Campus. Pick-up of students for this class is at our pool.

 

Swimmers should have an understanding of the four main strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly) and be able to perform freestyle 10 to 15 yards, backstroke 5 to 10 yards and breaststroke 5 yards. All enrolled students must pass a swim skills test.

 

Instructors: Tara Shima, Crossroads, Head Coach, Varsity Swimming

Course #: 328

Section 1: 6/25-7/11/2019 TTh 3:30-5:00 $250 

Section 2: 7/16-7/25/2019 TTh 3:30-5:00 $150

School is closed Thursday, July 4.

Swimmers learn to enhance swimming skills while focusing on strength, endurance, health, and fitness. Swimmers have lessons in the pool and participate in out of water activities. Swimmers are tested and grouped according to their skill level. 

 

Program participants, minimally, should be able to float on their back and stomach, go underwater comfortably and hold their breath for at least 5 seconds, freestyle 10 yards and swim 5 yards of backstroke. 

 

Students joining the Camp in the Afternoon or the Musical Theater program will be transitioned by the Aquatics Staff to their program’s meeting area.

 

Water Activities: 

Swim technique 

Stroke refinement 

Drills 

Reading water 

Flip turns (for more advanced) 

Start/racing dives (for more advanced) 

 

Instructors: Crossroads Aquatics Staff

 

Course #: 327 

Section 31: 6/24-7/12/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $800 

Section 21: 7/15-7/26/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $600 

 

In this morning enrichment class, come travel through time with John Sczieska’s Time Warp Trio series and uncover the adventures of Joe, Fred, and Sam. We begin the summer with The Knights of the Kitchen Table. We soon discover how our young sleuths end up in Medieval Times. As students read the story, they explore the elements of a mystery, develop new vocabulary, expand literacy skills such as inferencing, summarizing and visualizing, and participate in literature discussions. We explore mathematical concepts that are integrated with our theme. Students work with the Sir Cumference book series and use geometry to make shields.

 

Then students travel back in time with The Not-So-Jolly Roger, and help our young sleuths escape from Blackbeard and his band of pirates. Mathematical activities can include using coordinate grids to make treasure maps and using volume to see how much booty our treasure chests can hold. Past summer's activities have included the design of a Middle Ages board game and a treasure map, a treasure hunt, creating and singing a sea shanty, and writing a time traveling tale.

 

Third graders develop descriptive writing skills, as they read and write poetry, short stories, biographies, daily journal entries, or comic strips. Original story creations take students through the entire writing process as they brainstorm, map, draft, edit and publish their final works. Skills are reinforced while students express themselves in small and whole group activities. Using the Words are Categorical series of books, they study parts of speech in a fun way and apply them to their writing.

 

Using manipulatives, group discussions, computation, problem solving and games like solving the daily “What if?" number with clues to find the answer to the mysterious puzzle, students further develop their understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of one and two-digit numbers. A summer long project has included students gathering, organizing and displaying data. Geometry and fractions are introduced through individual and group projects.

 

Instructor: Crossroads Faculty

 

Course #: 113

Section 51: 6/24-7/26/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $1250

Section 31: 6/24-7/12/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $750

Enrichment

 

This popular program provides those children who have an interest in the visual arts an opportunity to develop skills in drawing, painting, ceramics, mixed media and sculpture. Students experiment with traditional and non-traditional materials including upcycling recycled materials, slip-casting, collage, watercolor painting, photography and digital design. Students have the opportunity to express their inner creative voice with learning technique.

 

The session is integrated with a theme and includes individual and group projects that support learning and connections between the students. Past themes have included Art Through Books, Food, Home, Oceans, Outer Space, and Fantasy and Fairy Tales. 

 

Instructor: Keely Collins, Crossroads Summer Faculty

 

Course #: 120 

Section 31: Our Theme is "Public Art"
6/24-7/12/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $750

Section 21: Our Theme is "Water"

7/15-7/26/2019 M-F 8:30-11:30 $550

Enrichment

 

School is closed Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5. 

Participants are divided into two groups:
Blue Group: Kids aged 8-10
Red Group: Kids aged 11-13

Daily Schedule:
9:00am-9:20am: Drop Off
9:20am-9:30am: Suit-up/Warm-up
9:30am-10:30am: Individual Skill training

Drills focus on: Swimming for water polo, ball handling skills (pass, catch, shoot), Offensive and Defensive positioning, and Position specific training. (Goalie, Defender, Center, Attacker)

10:30am-11:00am: Snack Break

11:00am-12:00pm Water Polo Related Games

Games range from entry level skill games such as 5-Alive and Keep Away, to half-court and full-court scrimmages.

12:00pm-12:15pm: Pick-up

Partcipants should attend each session with their own bathing suit and towel. (Girls should wear a one-piece suit.) Goggles are recommended but not required. Campers should bring their own snack. (Please review Crossroads Summer School food policy.)

Instructor: Larry Zubrin, Crossroads, Aquatics Manager and Aquatics Staff

Course #: 370
Section 61: 8/12-8/16/2019 M-F 9:00-12:00 $350
*There is no extended care available for this week of program.

All students should bring a Snack to school each day.

In addtion, those attending a Week-Long program should bring a Snack and a Lunch to school each day.

Between June 24 to July 26, children have lunch time during their afternoon program.

A variety of healthy lunch options are available for purchase through Fresh Lunches. Instructions on how to order from Fresh Lunches will be available before programs begin in June.

Those not purchasing lunch should bring a lunch to school each day.

All students participating in Extended Care in the afternoon are provided with a Snack.