SUMMER KARATE / LIL NINJAS LESSONS

Dates: July 1 – August 5, 2013

Day & Time: Mondays

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Ages 4 & 5 (Lil Ninjas)

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Ages 6 – 8

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Ages 9 – 12

Fee: $45.00 (R) / $55.00 (NR)

Location: Martial Arts Training Academy, 35 Harding Ave.

Download application here.

 

SUMMER TENNIS LESSONS

STARTING

• June 30th - (6 Week program)
• June 24th or June 25th - (3 Week program)
• July 22nd or July 23rd - (3 Week program)

*LOANER RACQUETS AVAILABLE (Juniors – 1ST lesson only/ Adults - all lessons)

For More Information or to Check Lesson Cancellation Due to Inclement Weather CALL BILL BESS: (973) 916-1882

REGISTRATION FEES

• Beginner/Advanced Beginner=$55
• Intermediate 1=$65
• Intermediate 2=$85
• NON RESIDENTS PLEASE ADD $10.00

Mail or Bring to: Clifton Recreation Department, 900 Clifton Ave., Clifton, NJ 07013

RAVINE PARK	OAK RIDGE PARK	ROBIN HOOD PARK
SUNDAYS	MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS	TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
Classes Begins: 6/30	Classes Begin: 6/24 or 7/22	Classes Begin: 6/25 or 7/23
10am: Adult/H.S. Intermediate 2	3pm: 6th - 8th Grade Intermediate 1	3pm: 2nd - 6th Grade Intermediate 1
11am: Adult/H.S. Intermediate 1	4pm: 3rd - 5th Grade	4pm: K - 2nd Grade/ 3rd - 5th Grade
12pm: Adult/High School	5pm: K - 2nd Grade	5pm: 6th - 8th Grade
1pm: 1st & 2nd Grade Adv. Beg	6pm: Adult/High School	6pm: Adult/High School Intermediate 1
2 pm: 3rd - 6th Grade Intermediate 1	7pm: Adult/H.S. Intermediate 1	7pm: Adult/High School

(All Classes Are Beginner/Advanced Beginner Unless Otherwise Specified)

Download application here.

 

CLIFTON BASEBALL PITCHERS & CATCHERS CAMP

Dates: July 1st – July 5th

Ages: Boys Ages 7 – 17

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $100.00 resident & non-resident

Location: NashPark, 700 Lexington Avenue

Camp Director: Joe Rivera, CHS Varsity Baseball Coach

Participant Requirements:

1. Catchers should bring their own catching equipment.

This program is based upon the foundation of teaching correct, basic mechanics of baseball skills, implementing training drills to help each player attain his maximum potential and fostering enjoyment and appreciation of the game by making it fun.

This camp will cover techniques and drills specific to pitchers and catchers. Download application here.

 

CLIFTON BASEBALL CAMP

Dates: July 8th – July 12th

Ages: Boys Ages 7 – 17

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $125.00 resident & non-resident

Location: NashPark, 700 Lexington Avenue

Camp Director: Joe Rivera, CHS Varsity Baseball Coach

Participant Requirements:

1. Catchers should bring their own catching equipment.

This program is based upon the foundation of teaching correct, basic mechanics of baseball skills, implementing training drills to help each player attain his maximum potential and fostering enjoyment and appreciation of the game by making it fun.

This camp will cover hitting, throwing, fielding and other general offensive & defensive skills.  Download application here.

 

BEGINNER’S GOLF

Dates: August 5th – August 9th

Ages: 5 – 10

Time: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Fee: $99.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Sperling Park, 295 Speer Ave.

Children will learn all the basic golf techniques such as the swing, grip and ball striking using unique and fun training methods. Children will experience greater success using the larger balls and club heads. This allows them to strike the ball more easily, consistently and increase their confidence and enjoyment of the game of golf. Participants will learn about the rules of the game, putting, chipping, shot control, distance control and much more. Download application here.

 

CLIFTON FOOTBALL CLINIC

Dates: July 30th – August 1st

Ages: Boys/Girls Age(s) 7 – 18

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Price: $10.00 donation per person (make checks payable to CHS Football Booster Club)

Location: CHS Stadium 350 Piaget Ave

Camp Director: Steven Covello, CHS Head Football Coach

Enjoy this 3 day mini-camp for Junior Mustang and CHS football players and coaches to take part in offensive and defensive drills, develop understanding of the basics/fundamentals of the game, identify pride in the City of Clifton, football and to have fun. Pre-pay at any of the Junior Mustangs registration dates. For more information contact Steve Covello at 201-306-6018.

 

SOCCER CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Time: Age(s) 4 – 6     9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
         Age(s) 4 - 6     10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
         Age(s) 7-14      9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Fee:  Age(s) 4-6      $95.00 resident & non-resident
        Age(s) 7-14    $125.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Athenia Steel Recreation Complex, 718 Clifton Avenue

NY Red Bulls Soccer Camp is the official camp of the NY Red Bulls. All players receive an NY Red Bulls Soccer Camp T-shirt, ball, individual evaluation and a free companion ticket to a Red Bulls home game.  Download application here or register online at http://www.rbnytraining.com/user-pages/public/camps/select-session.asp?CAMP_ID=672&

 

ROCKIN' ROBOTICS CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Age(s) 5 – 12

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $170.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Build your very own robot and learn the incredible things robots can do. Experiment with robotic arms and infrared robots. Work with simple machines that can lift objects and launch them into the air. Create your own scientific reaction while learning about the nuts and bolts of the universe. Take home projects include a robot, a super ball, a catapult launcher and Mad Science silly putty. Program is presented by Mad Science. Download application here.

  

TENNIS CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Ages 7 – 17

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $180.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Robin Hood Park, 55 Broadale Ave.

Limit: 18 campers

Did you know that tennis lessons can help you stay healthy, get in shape, and develop self-confidence? This camp program is designed for the beginner through intermediate tennis player. Coaches will work to teach children the game of tennis while developing their sportsmanship, social skills, and coordination! Participants will engage in drills, games, watch an exhibition and play in an optional tournament at the end of the week. Loaner racquets will be available for the duration of the camp program. Snacks & drinks will be provided each day for the campers. Prizes will be awarded. Instruction provided by Tennis Dynamics. Download appliction here.

 

BALL-U-MAN BASKETBALL CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Entering Grades 1 – 8

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Half Day Camp or 9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Full Day Camp

Price: $85.00 Half-day Session or $170.00 Full day Session resident & non-resident

Location: TBA

Ball-U-Man is an instructional basketball program designed to bring your game to the next level through drills, stations and teaching of principles and court awareness through structured game play. Participants will learn how to become an elite offensive player and a dominant defensive force. Most importantly athletes develop their skills and learn while having FUN! Participant will receive an evaluation form, T-shirt, basketball participation gift as well as the opportunity to win prizes designed to encourage reading and academic proficiency. There will also be lectures, daily contests, nutritional snacks, and staff vs. camper games. Download application here.

 

“FUN AND FIT” CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Girls entering K – 8th grade

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $65.00 resident & non-resident (FEE INCLUDES GIRL SCOUT MEMBERSHIP)

Location: TBA

Join the Girl Scouts as we learn how to take care of ourselves and each other. Girls will learn that exercising is FUN! We will develop our own workout routine, try different health foods and even create our own. Participants will have the chance to explore different sports and learn dances to show all of their friends. Program fee includes Girl Scout membership fee, program supplies, and snacks. Download application here.

 

MULTI SPORTS CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Time: Age(s) 5 – 12     9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Morning
                                  1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Afternoon

         Ages(s) 6-12      9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Full Day

Fee: $139.00 Morning Session, $99.00 Afternoon Session, $169.00 Full Day Session resident & non-resident

Location: Athenia Steel Recreation Complex, 718 Clifton Avenue

Experience over 15 different sports from around the world in one week with the USSportsInstitute.Sportsexamples include rugby, cricket, field hockey, badminton, pillo polo, handball, lacrosse & bocce. Participants receive a T-shirt and certificate. Download application here.

 

SPORTS SQUIRTS CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Age(s) 3 – 5

Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Fee: $69.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Athenia Steel Recreation Complex, 718 Clifton Avenue

The USSportsInstitute squirt program has been designed to introduce children to a variety of sports in a safe, structured environment & will encompass hand/eye coordination, balance, agility & movement.Sports& activities will be developed through a series of games & may include soccer, t-ball, basketball, lacrosse & hockey. Download application here.

  

CIRCUS ART CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Entering K - 3rd

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $140.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Ladies and gentelman, boys and girls...welcome to the greatest camp on earth! The circus is coming to town Abrakadoodle style! Stretch your creative muscles as you design out of this world costumes. Clown around with circus paintings and circus faces, and tema clever circus animal sculptures. Download application here.

 

DESIGN DIVA-FASHION CAMP

Dates: August 19th– 23rd

Ages: Entering Grades 2 - 6

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Fee: $160.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Designing summer staples such as sunny shorts, breezy skirts and terrific tops will seem easy as you add one-of-a-kind works to your warm-weather wardrobe! We'll teach you the ins and outs of fashion design from top to bottom, head to toe. You'll create an entire ensenble, including shirt/blouse and skirt/shorts to show off for he rest of your vacation. Download application here.

 

PROUD PILOTS AVIATION CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Entering Grades K – 6

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $160.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Zelenka Park, 10 Carol Street

This high-flying aviation camp will include action packed indoor/outdoor flight days, taking you to new heights as you let your models take to the skies and see the wonder of flight in action. Students will build and fly 8-10 different airplanes from scratch, all while learning more about aviation’s rich science and history. This summer includes an exciting new motorized Balsa wood model suitable for all ages! During this program campers will learn to read plans, use metric rulers, work with different hobby tools and make simple calculations in a fun, engaging hands-on atmosphere. This program is presented by The Hobby Quest. Download application here.

 

AMAZING MAGICIANS-MAGIC CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Entering Grades K – 6

Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Fee: $160.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

In “Making Magic” participants will leave the lazy days of summer behind by learning to make things vanish and float in the air. Campers will also learn about what it takes to become a magician, and create an entire magic show that you get to keep! Magic tricks and supplies are provided for every camper and are yours to keep at the end of the program (8-10 tricks per camper). Join “Making Magic” today and learn tricks that will mesmerize your friends for the whole year to come! This program is presented by The Hobby Quest. Download application here.

 

PONYSHARE GROOMING, HORSEMANSHIP & RIDING CAMP (JUNIOR GROUP)

Dates: August 19th – 22nd

Ages: Age(s) 3 – 7

Time: 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.

Fee: $185.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Knollcroft Park, 195 Knollwood Terr.

Limit: 10 campers

This unique program provides an exciting and inexpensive introduction to the wonderful world of equines in a fun-filled, non-threatening atmosphere. PonyShare uses ponies and cobs, smaller and easier to handle than their larger equine counterparts. Participants will learn about safety rules on and around horses, basic anatomy of horses, grooming, the tack and harness, driving the miniature horse, English and Western riding, barn management and about careers in the industry. Participants will get to shortly ride the horses 3 to 4 times each day. Download application here.

Requirements: Children must bring strong hiking shoes, jeans/sweatpants, a bicycle helmet and fluids. Participants can also bring a carrot or apple each day to feed the ponies!

 

PONYSHARE GROOMING, HORSEMANSHIP & RIDING CAMP (SENIOR GROUP)

Dates: August 19th – 22nd

Ages: Age(s) 7  - 11

Time: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Fee: $225.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Knollcroft Park, 195 Knollwood Terr.

Limit: 16 campers

This unique program provides an exciting and inexpensive introduction to the wonderful world of equines in a fun-filled, non-threatening atmosphere. PonyShare uses ponies and cobs, smaller and easier to handle than their larger equine counterparts. Participants will learn about safety rules on and around horses, basic anatomy of horses, grooming, the tack and harness, driving the miniature horse, English and Western riding, barn management and about careers in the industry. Participants will get to shortly ride the horses 3 to 4 times each day. Download application here.

Requirements: Children must bring strong hiking shoes, jeans/sweatpants, a bicycle helmet and fluids. Participants can also bring a carrot or apple each day to feed the ponies!

 

CHEMICAL CREATIONS CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Age(s) 6 – 12

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $170.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Experience an exciting hands-on world of fun as you conduct a variety of scientific experiments! Campers will make and take home a wide assortment of toys and formations that they create all on their own. Learn and discover many different scientific concepts in an entertaining and innovative approach. Make play dough from scratch and create different types of shapes and forms with it. Make your own artistic sharpie pen t-shirt. Learn how to make a crazy bouncy glob of glue and some scary green slime! Watch snow being created and feel how cold it is! Experience some really powerful magnets and many other fun and exciting experiments in this fascinating camp presented by Minds in Motion. Download application here.

 

CSI-CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Age(s) 6 – 12

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Fee: $170.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Come and join the Minds in Motion crime team in this fun and interesting camp! You will be provided with all the tools needed to become your very own crime scene investigator! Learn all about forensics, searching for evidence and gathering clues. Working in groups, campers will conduct many science experiments in the crime lab to solve the mysteries at hand. As young detectives in training, learn all about fingerprinting and how to classify them. Receive your own fingerprint classification sheet. Perform chemical analyses and observations working with powders, liquids and much more! You will even test for blood types using simulated blood. Be amazed at how much science plays a part in solving a crime. Download application here.

  

WACKY WATTS & FORCES CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Age(s) 5 – 12

Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Fee: $170.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

This camp is extremely electric! Learn all about electricity, its properties and how we use it everyday! Make indoor lighting as you conduct hair-raising experiments adn explore the amazing Tesla Coil! It promises to be shocking! Jump in and incestigate inertia, gravity and centripetal force. Let's join Bernoulli and Newton as we look into their work in aerodynamics and the properties of air! We will play Mad Science air hockey, generate vortex generators and defy gravity as we levitate a ping pong ball! Don't crack as we become under pressure! Program is presented by Mad Science. Download application here.

 

THE HAPPY PIANO JUNGLE ADVENTURE CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Age(s) 3 – 7

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Fee: $99.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Children will be lead on a fun-filled musical safari overflowing with original songs, stories, games, crafts and rhythm activities. Children will learn how the sights adn sounds of the jungle relate to music. Children will receive a Jungle Adventure T-shirt, Jungle Adventure CD, a daily craft project and a laminated Jungle song chart. Most exciting of all, children will spend time at the piano, learn basic music concepts and learn one (or two) songs on the piano by rote.  Download application here.

 

3D ANIMATION FOR 3D FUN CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Age(s) Entering Grades K – 2

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $170.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Revolitionary new software puts feature-film quality 3D storytelling into the hands of kids! Work with a partner to create a 3D animated adventure adn turn it into a movie to share. Video narration lets you star in your own animated adventures and easy path animations let 3D characters interact on screen. Eye-popping 3D backgrounds and a hundred video backgrounds provide a Hollywood setting. You bring your imagination and we'll provide the 3D glasses for an eye-popping time! Presented by Techstars from Computer Explorers. Download application here.

 

3D PROGRAMMING... DESIGN, DISCOVER, DREAM-UP CAMP

Dates: August 19th – 23rd

Ages: Age(s) Entering Grades 3 – 6

Time: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Fee: $170.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Using ALICE, innovative 3D programming software, participants will work with a partner and design animation for an inreactice game, movie or story. This object-oriented program is fun and challenging, as you discover the worlds of computer science and programming by using 3D graphics in a virtual world. Let your imagination soar. Presented by Techstars from Computer Explorers. Download application here.

 

ARTS AND NATURE CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Age(s) Entering Grades 2 – 5

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $130.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Passaic County 4-H will be offering a hands-on arts and nature camp. Campers will learn about protecting the environment, gardening, insects and other topics. Each day new themes will be introduced. Some of the themes include "the world around you", which introduces campers to nature and "all about bugs" which includes activities revolving around bugs such as bug hunts, bug finger puppets, and bug education/inspection. Download application here.

 

IMAGINATION IN ACTION THEATRE CAMP

Dates: August 26th – 30th

Ages: Age(s) Entering Grades 5 – 8

Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Fee: $110.00 resident & non-resident

Location: Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.

Come and ecperience Imagination in Action theatre camp. Through drama, youth ecperience and fun of exploring different roles and becoming different characters theough role playing and improvisation. Campers will experience theatre games, develop scened adn incorporate music, movement, and creative writing. Imagination in Action theatre campbuilds self-esteem, creative thinking and socilization. The camp will culminate in a Friday showcase in which campers will present what they have developed through the week. Presented by the Passaic County 4-H.  Download application here.