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A number of camps are being offered for area youth this summer.
Kids' College
Penn State Altoona will once again offer virtual camps for its summer Kids' College program.
There are 13 camps available for elementary and middle school students featuring art, history, gaming, baking, fitness and STEM.
Junior Geologists will help kids learn how the earth was formed, identify rocks and minerals, and make some of their own crystals.
Scratch Gaming and Programming will allow students to create and program animations, games, and interactive stories, while STEM Challenges and Experiments offer hands-on experiments.
Sense-ational Endeavors is back to give students a combination of sensory experience including touch, sight, sound, and smell.
Check out a complete list of camps and delivery options on the Kids' College website or call 814-949-5535 for more information.
Investment Savings Bank continues its significant commitment for an endowment and to fund scholarships in support of Kids' College.
Summer Theater Camp
Off Pitt Street Theater Company is offering three Summer Theater Camp Sessions for students ages 7 to 14.
Each session consists of three themed weeks of dramatic fun for aspiring actors, writers, directors, and designers. Weekly themes are: Fantasy/SciFi (Week 1), Comedy (Week 2) and Lights, Camera, Tiktok! (Week 3).
OPS Guild Member, Sherry Dilling is the instructor. Campers can sign up for a three-week session or mix and match individual weeks. Sibling discounts are available.
Space is limited, and the registration deadline is May 30. For detailed information about the program, session dates, cost of attendance and to register, visit www.OffPittStreet.com/classes, call/text 814-310-1987 or email info@offpittstreet.com.Off Pitt Street Theater Company is at 110 W. Pitt St., Suite 2, in downtown Bedford.
Bottle Works camps, workshops
The Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center will bring back Camp BW and offer new workshops for teens and adults starting June 14.
Camps and workshops include Camp BW, Arts Academy and Mega Masters: Teen & Adult Camp.
For nine weeks, aspiring artists ages 6 to 113 can explore and discover their artistic talents in a series of art camps and workshops led by professional artists and trained education staff. Camps are designed based on age.
Camp BW is for ages 6 to 12, Art Academy is for ages 8 to 16 and Mega Masters Workshops are for ages 13 and older.
Each in-person camp will be hosted at the ArtWorks Building, 413 Third Ave., Johnstown, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Camp before and after care (latchkey program) is available for students. To take advantage of this program, parents/guardians must preregister one week before their scheduled camp.
Thanks to grants and the generosity of community business partners, we are able to offer partial or full art scholarships to participants 18 and younger.
Art scholarships are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Precedence is given to participants enrolling in two or more camps/ workshops. To apply, visit the website or call 814-535-2020. Camps and scholarship partners include PNC Bank Charitable Trust, Martin-Baker America, McAneny Brothers and 1st Summit Bank.
To register and for more details about the camps, visit www
.bottleworks.org.