The Parks and Recreation Department offers an exciting summer of Day Camp for children 6 to 11 years old. Summer Fun Camp is offered Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm with extended camp hours available. Our excellent staff includes certified school teachers and college students. A staff-to-child ratio of approximately 1 to 10 will be maintained. Planned activities will consist of challenging and fun crafts, cooperative games and contests, swimming at the Fairfield Aquatic Center, hiking and nature activities. Field trips are an integral part of the camp program, with trips such as the Cincinnati Zoo, museums, roller skating and Reds games. Camp is held, rain or shine, with rain-day activities planned. Campers are dropped off at the Parks and Recreation Community Arts Center located at 411 Wessel Drive and picked up at the Fairfield Aquatic Center on Augusta Blvd. Each child will receive a Summer Day Camp shirt. Children should bring a sack lunch and drink.  Please remember that this program often fills quickly.  We do not reserve spots, you are only registered for the weeks that are paid for.  You may pay for up to 10 weeks at a  time and receive an additional savings.

The Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department will again have “Adventure Camp” for kids between the ages of 11 and 15. The camp will be offered 4 Days a week, Monday through Thursday. The program will offer exciting trips and Park/Community projects.  Cincinnati Reds game, Sun Lite Pool, Omnimax, Bowling, canoeing, and many other adventures will be part of the fun. Campers are dropped off at the Grange Hall located on Joe Nuxhall Way formally known as Forest Lake Lane and campers will be picked up at the Fairfield Aquatic Center on Augusta Blvd.  Please remember that this program often fills quickly.  We do not reserve spots, you are only registered for the weeks that are paid for.  You may pay for up to 10 weeks at a  time and receive an additional savings.

	Camp Fees 7 am - 6 pm	Part Time 1 - 2 days per week
Resident	$105 per week	$40 per day
Non-Resident	$120 per week	$45 per day
Weekly Sessions: June 6 - August 11 (No camp on July 4)
Adventure Camp Packet             Adventure Camp Rules Health Information Form            Admin of Medication Form Adventure Camp Calendar 2011.pdf

Do you want to learn about the science and truth behind Indiana Jones?  In this class students will learn about early 20th century explorers, learn about the creepy crawlies in Indiana Jones films, learn about the true Ark of the Covenant, Sankara Stones, Holy Grail, and crystal skulls.  Students will experience their favorite scenes from the movie as they race to get the crystal skull and more.  Students will make a breastplate of Aaron, voodoo doll, their own grail replica, a flying sauces, and a WWI Focker Dr. 1 model. 

Children hear of the extreme build-up of trash in the North Pacific Central Ocean Gyre.  Children will identify ways that waste makes its way into water systems. They will build machines to clean contaminants from water systems and will investigate the use of eco-friendly, sustainable living through reducing, reusing, and recycling and by creating inventions to clean up contaminated water by using pH strips and a pH scale. 

Sign up for this fun-filled, hands-on, secret agent themed science camp featuring 7 new Take-Home items! The following topics will be covered in camp.  Discover Detection Children find, collect, and analyze evidence. Then, they will explore fingerprint analysis and use the Fingerprint Finder to place and identify UV prints.  Funky Forensics Children use the Case Stamper to stamp out a mystery on a case card and discover the science of tracking. Build-your-own binoculars are used to test the limits of magnified observation and are a sneaky way to refine observational skills.  Sleuths on the Scene Children will use the Scene Solver to reconstruct the scene of a crime. Using the Whodunit-Kit, they can practice their skills of recall and observation—matching character descriptions to reconstruct the face of the culprit!  Spy Academy From decoding messages to metal detectors and night vision, children will have the opportunity to check out spy equipment and even create their own edible messages!  The Scene of the Crime Campers use everything they have learned all week to simulate their own mysteries then apply their new knowledge at the scene of the crime! With lots of active games and Super sleuthing-this is a great wrap up for a week of budding detectives!

Calling all cadets! Enlist in this exciting summer camp adventure where you will work in teams to build and program LEGO Mindstorm robots, using both the NXT and the RCX controllers.  Teach your robot to "think" when you add sensors that can take in information and influence the robot's decisions.  A successful mission is sure to take place when you combine LEGO robots, fun challenges, a rocket, and lots of new friends.

Imagine the fun you'll have creating your own music with a drumming monkey or the adventures you'll share after awakening a sleeping giant!  Can you create a new spinning top toy or play soccer with robots? These are just a few of the We-Do LEGO robotic models you can build and program while  sharing some silly stories and creating some crazy crafts! 

Students work collaboratively within a group to make a wonderful original piece of art commemorating the Fairfield Community Art Center. Students will be painting a large board and attaching various colored bottle caps to fill in the spaces. Students will be learning about color, the art form of painting and sculpture, using glue, fine motor skills and using creative expression. Art work will be displayed at the Community Art Center for the public to view.

Do you already know the basics?  Step up your designs by learning more advanced techniques using lessons from Wilton's Cake Decorating Course II. Campers will learn how to make tiered cakes and participate in decorating a camp project. This camp is perfect for those students interested in entering a cake in the county fair. Fee includes all supplies necessary for camp.

This camp is designed for children to have fun and express their creativity.  Children are taught various hand building techniques and learn to form decorative or functional pieces while having a good time.

Campers will start out learning the parts of a sewing machine, how to thread a needle, basic stitches and sewing buttons and by the end of camp will have made a sleepover necessities including PJ bottoms, tote bag, and slippers.

This camp is for kids with previous sewing experience eager to learn more.  Some of the skills taught will be following and cutting out pattern pieces and learning what it takes to complete projects independently.   Each camper will make a swim tote with matching accessories.

Join us as we walk through nature and discover the world around us. This experience will teach children about the importance of preserving our land through interactive nature studies, creating arts and crafts out of recycled materials, playing games and cooking outdoors.   Children need to bring a water bottle and snack everyday.

What's the difference between a raven and a writing desk?  Come join the crazy mad hatters and explore your own wonderland.  Learn techniques used with the wonderful medium of oil paint to create your own imaginative wonderland landscapes. Great class for beginner painters.

These camps will meet for two weeks of half day fun exploring the creative and exciting world of theatre.  Each camp will cover the basics of theatre such as blocking, projection and character development.  Campers will get to experience the entire production process from the auditions to the performance.  Both camps will showcase their talent with a 20-30 minute age-appropriate play, presented on our stage on the evening of July 22nd.

Break-A-Leg

AGES 7 - 11

This camp is for the kids interested in electric or acoustic guitar and wants to gain the fundamental understanding of how it works. We will start with the basics of music and how it applies to the guitar. Those who sign up for the camp will gain the ability to understand music notation, read notes, learn basic chords, and read tablature. On the last day, parents can come and watch as the camp rocks out together on stage.  Kids should bring guitar to camp everyday.

Already have some chords under your fingers, know the names of a few notes and can read tablature? Then it's time to take your guitar playing to the next level. In this camp you will expand your chord vocabulary, increase knowledge of notes on the fretboard, develop a better understanding of music theory and gain confidence as a guitarist, all while tackling the art of improvisation. On the last day, parents can come and watch as the camp rocks out on stage. Kids should bring guitar to camp everyday.

Date	Day	Time	Location	R/NR
July 25 - 29	M - F	1 - 3 pm	Theater - CAC	$135/$140
Instructor:  Bob Ross

Children's Musical Theater

AGES 10 - 16
It is once again time for our Summer Musical Theater Camp!  Be a part of this year’s musical production of Seussical the Musical.  This 2 week camp includes intense training in singing, dance, and character development.  Children will bring this theater production to life by showcasing their talents on stage Aug 12th - 14th at the Fairfield Community Arts Center Theater.  Audition packets must be picked up at time of enrollment and auditions will be held on July 23 from 10 am -12 pm.  Parents should plan to attend auditions with their child.  Students MUST be enrolled to audition.  Camp includes t-shirts, Kids in the Spotlight bags and/or production patches, and water bottles.  Students must attend every class in order to participate in the final performance.  Please email shirt size to aosborne@fairfield-city.org as soon as you register, no later than June 30th. 

Date	Day	Time	Location	R/NR
August 1 - 12	M - F	1 - 5 pm	Theater - CAC	$150/$155
Instructor:  April Osborne