Coolinary Camp
This special, first-ever, fantastic, fun and exciting Coolinary Specialty Camp will successfully cultivate culinary curiosity in campers, as they learn to prepare, eat and share yummy, healthy, delicious, nutritional and sustainable foods. Kids love to sample as they cook, and Sticky Fingers Cooking instructors have learned the secrets inspiring young palates to explore the many delights of unique and tasty combinations of a nutritious varieties of vegetables, grains and fruits not always found on children’s plates.
The curriculum uses the thrill of cooking to expand each camper’s taste for of healthy, seasonal food, and is specifically designed to let little chefs explore and excel! While touching and tasting, campers use all their senses to cultivate a taste for eating nutritiously and seasonally abundant whole foods.
By the end of Coolinary Camp, the campers (and their grown-ups) will have online access to a collection of unique Sticky Fingers recipes to share – and repeat – with their families at home. Note: Any and all dietary restrictions can and will be accommodated.
- In the Garden Day
- My Own Restaurant Day
- Camping Cookout Day
- Cooking from the Hardware Store Day
- Global Cooking (and eating!) Day
The camp is at Hill Middle School at 4th and Clermont.
The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5-10.
The camp runs from Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10, 1-4pm.
Dance Camp
Dream BIG Dance has exploded thanks to our very own Jada Blankenship, choreographer extraordinaire! After only one summer she has become somewhat of an icon at Dream BIG.
Under Jada’s leadership, each day will offer a different dance style and theme including musical theater, hip hop, jazz and poms. Campers will dress up and even get to do their own music video! Friday will be a culmination of the week with a live performance.
Jada has her degree in Dance Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma. She currently teaches at Miller’s Dance Studio and performs for a company coincidentally called Dream Project, which was established to fulfill the dreams of dancers in the Denver community by helping local charities. Jada danced for the Oklahoma Yard Dawgs, an Arena Football team, and performed with Oklahoma City’s only professional theater company, Lyric Theater.
The camp is located at Dancing the Soul, 950 Jersey Street
The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6-10.
The camp runs from Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10, 1pm-4pm.
Camp tuition is $220.
Dream World – Technology
Dream BIG Day Camp has joined forces with Open World Learning to create Dream World, which focuses on engaging youth through a fun and challenging technology program called Micro Worlds. Campers in Dream World will learn advanced technology skills that include:
*animation
*internet research
*multi-media presentation
*game design
*computer programming.
The curriculum allows the participants to express their creativity and ingenuity as they use software to create personally meaningful and unique projects. Each camper will get hands on instruction and have lots of fun navigating new terrain on a computer.
For more information about Open World Learning, please visit www.openworldlearning.org.
Location to be determined.
The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7-14.
The camp runs from Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10. You can opt for morning (9-12) or afternoon (12:30-3:30) or full day.
Camp tuition is $220.00 for half day or $395.00 for full day.
Sports Camps
Dream BIG Baseball Camp will be under the excellent leadership of Mario Vetanze, Sam Makovsky and Brad Bonavida.
Mario is a Group Leader at Dream BIG and was All-Conference at Grandview High School where the team was ranked #1 in Colorado. He volunteered at several camps and, as an undergraduate student at CU, coached his high school freshman team to the state finals. He is loaded with energy and has a tremendous rapport with the campers! Mario coached at our baseball camp in 2011.
Sam played at Thomas Jefferson High School as a second baseman, shortstop and pitcher. They finished in the top ten every season he was there. He still plays competitively today. He coached the 13-15 year old All Stars for the Centennial Baseball League, Southeast Denver Baseball League, and South Boulder Baseball League. Three of the teams he coached won their respective leagues. He also coached youngsters at Denver Jewish Day School and Dream BIG Day Camp where he is now a Group Leader.
Brad, now an undergrad at CSU, played four years of baseball at 5A Ralston Valley High School where his team made it to the state finals in his senior year. He also competed in the “Playball” competitive club organization where he would compete against many junior colleges. Brad played first base, outfield and pitcher. He also coached youth in the YMCA as well as boys and girls at Dream BIG in the summers of 2011 and 2012.
Each and every child will get the proper attention and instruction so that they can improve and have tons of fun at camp! Please bring a water bottle and glove and wear baseball cap and cleats.
The camp is located at Crestmoor Park at 1st Avenue and Monaco Parkway.
The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7-12.
The camp runs from Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10, 2011 from 9am-12pm each day.
Camp tuition is $220.
We are excited that the camp is under the leadership of Jim Miller who coaches the varsity girls team at Colorado Academy. Jim has extensive experience working with both boys and girls as well as youngsters under the age of 10. Jim’s coaching stops include Conifer High School, Aspen Basketball Academy and Green Mountain High School. He spent some time at a residential summer camp in Maine coaching hoops and coordinating the camp program. He has been a teacher in Jeffco schools for 25 years and was was awarded “Teacher of the Year” in 2000. He has a Masters Degree from the University of Northern Colorado.
Nugget Head Coach George Karl will be visiting.
The camp is located at the Steck-Hill Campus at 4th Avenue and Bellaire Street.
The camp is for boys and girls ages 7-12.
The camp runs from Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10, 2011 from 9am-12pm each day.
Camp tuition is $220.
Dream BIG Lacrosse is in the very capable hands of Don Gifford. Don has a terrific rapport with children and is somewhat of a pied piper at St. Anne’s where he has served as both lacrosse coach and teacher for 17 years.
Don also coached at Littleton High School and Heritage High School. Prior to that Don coached on the east coast at Fairfield University, Greenwich Country Day School, Fairfield Country Day School and New Canaan Country Day School. Campers must bring all gear including helmet, shoulder pads, gloves, elbow pads and stick.
A player from the Colorado Mammoth or the Denver Outlaws will be visiting.
The camp is located at Cranmer Park at 3rd Avenue and Bellaire Street.
The camp is for boys ONLY ages 7-10.
The camp runs from Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10, 2011 from 9am-12pm each day.
Camp tuition is $220.
Girls lax is under the leadership of Zoe Parker Smith, former Head Coach at Kent Denver. Zoe’s teams won state titles in 2002 and 2005. Zoe was captain at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and made it to the NCAA semi-finals on two occasions as a player. She coached several girls who have gone onto play Division 1 lacrosse at schools such as Duke, Stanford and Princeton.
Coaching will emphasize fundamentals and those special skills needed to help both beginners and veterans take their game to the next level. Campers will participate in fun and innovative games in a warm and supportive environment. You must supply your own mouth guard, goggles and stick.
The camp is located at Cranmer Park at 3rd Avenue and Bellaire Street.
The camp is for girls only ages 7-12.
The camp runs from Monday, August 6 - Friday, August 10, 2011 from 9am-12pm each day.
Camp tuition is $220.
We are very excited that Ed Callaghan is heading the Dream BIG Soccer Camp again! And we are adding a second soccer camp in June due to high demand! Ed brings a wealth of experience with him and has run week long soccer camps in Denver for several years (that’s how we met him as he coached our own children!). He has a wonderful way with children and instills a real love for the game of soccer. Ed and his coaches, who primarily hail from the UK, make sure the youngsters have a great time while improving their skills dramatically.
Ed has coached more than 5,000 children through his soccer camps which he has run for more than 15 years throughout the US. Ed won two national championships while in college and played semi-professionally in England. He was most recently the Director of Coaching for the Arizona Soccer Club as he lives with his wife and three children just outside of Phoenix.
Soccer Camp 1 is located at Cranmer Park at 3rd Avenue and Bellaire Street.
Soccer Camp 1 is for boys and girls ages 5-10.
Soccer Camp 1 runs from Monday, June 11 – Friday, June 15, 2011 from 9am-12pm each day.
Camp tuition is $220.
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Soccer Camp 2 is located at the Steck-Hill Campus at 4th Avenue and Bellaire Street.
Soccer Camp 2 is for boys and girls ages 5-10.
Soccer Camp 2 runs from Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10, 2011 from 9am-12pm each day.
Camp tuition is $220
