Friday Night Frenzy Co-op with Greenfield Parents, enjoy your own night of relaxation…kid-free! Drop your children off and have a worry-free night knowing they are having a great time! Dinner and a snack for the movie are included. **Please indicate any food allergies at time of registration. JUNE 27 - DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE A night filled with exciting games, pizza, and a fun movie, all centered around the classic game of Duck, Duck, Goose! JULY 25 - ALL-STAR Kids will feel like all-stars as they enjoy friendly competition during our sport themed night! It’s sure to be a night of high-energy fun, pizza, and a movie! AUGUST 22 - ANIMAL KINGDOM SAFARI Roam the wild at the animal kingdom safari! We will make crafts, play games, and watch a movie inspired by the wild.

AFTER SCHOOL THEATER CLASSES Grades 1st - 5th Sing! Dance! Act! Join Character Kids for our fun-filled spring session, where students will perform a script based on a popular Broadway musical! We'll put our stage skills to use while developing characters, staging a mini-show, and learning songs and dances from the musical. Parents are invited to a special performance on the last day of class! New and returning students are welcome. Focus is put on developing imagination, social skills, and a positive self-image through the performing arts. Questions? Email education@characterkidsdrama.com. For more info or to register, visit www.characterkidsdrama.com/musical-productions Summer Theater Classes 2025 All camps take place at Southwood Glen Elementary (9090 S 35th Street, Franklin), where we have full use of the gym, stage and playground! Family and friends are invited to a special performance on the last day of each camp. Focus is put on developing imagination, social skills and a positive self image through the performing arts. NEW THIS YEAR: Lunch Bunch and early drop off options! Payment plans, sibling discounts and multi-camp discounts are available. Visit our website for more info or to register: https://www.characterkidsdrama.com/franklin Questions? Contact us at education@characterkidsdrama.com One Week Camps BROADWAY BOUND: July 7-11, 9:00am - 12PM, Ages 7-11, $179/1 week Are you Broadway Bound? Come sing, dance and act with us in this fun-filled musical theater camp where students will learn songs and scenes from a variety of Broadway shows and movie musicals! This half day camp will include creative drama games, stage skill building and exploration of popular musicals based on student interest. Don’t miss your chance to shine in the spotlight! SONGS & SCENES FROM MOANA: July 14-18, 9:00am - 12PM, Ages 7-11, $179/1 week What lies beyond? Join this musical adventure based on the hit Disney films, Moana and Moana 2! Reunite with Moana and Maui as they journey to the far seas of Oceania. Learn important stage skills, play theater games, and rehearse your favorite songs and scenes from the beloved films while making new friends and having a lot of fun! BROADWAY KIDS: July 21-25, 9:00am - 12:00pm, Ages 5-6, $179/1wk Are you ready to shine in the spotlight? Join us for a fun-filled musical theater camp where students will learn songs and scenes from a variety of Broadway shows and movie musicals! This half day camp will include creative drama games, stage skill building and exploration of popular musicals based on student interest. No experience necessary. This is our only summer camp for this age group, so register early! SONGS & SCENES FROM THE LAND OF OZ: July 21 - 25, 1:00-4:00pm, Ages 7-11, $179/1wk Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the wonderful land of Oz! This fun-filled camp brings the adventures of Glinda, Elphaba, Dorothy and Toto to life onstage. Learn important stage skills, play theater games, and rehearse your favorite songs and scenes from The Wizard of Oz and Wicked! SONGS & SCENES FROM DESCENDANTS: July 28-August 1, 1:00-4:00pm, Ages 7-11, $17/1wk Spend the week exploring your favorite songs and scenes from the Descendants movies! The battle between good and evil has been fought since the beginning of time, but none understand the struggle more than the children of your favorite Disney villains! Students will learn stage skills while exploring the exciting characters, story lines and songs from these beloved Disney films. SONGS & SCENES FROM THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL: August 4-8, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Ages 7-11, $179/wk Celebrate the wackiness in every family while exploring the Broadway hit “The Addams Family”! Join Wednesday, Morticia, Gomez and the rest of this kooky family as they attempt to act “normal” for one night. Campers will have the spooktacular opportunity to rehearse and perform select songs and scenes from this original musical about love, family, honesty, and growing up. TWO WEEK MUSICAL PRODUCTION CAMPS FINDING NEMO KIDS Character Kids invites you to join the cast of Disney’s Finding Nemo Kids! Explore the big blue world in our summer musical production camp based on the beloved Pixar film! Disney’s Finding Nemo JR follows the story of Marlin and Nemo, as they each set off on an epic adventure across the ocean. Along the way, they find new friends and overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves. All students who register are guaranteed a role in the show. Low pressure auditions will take place on the first day of camp for role placement. Students do not need to prepare anything for the auditions. No previous experience necessary. Students MUST be available for the final performance date in order to enroll. Due to popular demand, we’re offering two different sessions of our Musical Production Camp this summer! SESSION 1: July 7-18 (Monday - Friday, 1:00-4:00 pm, Ages 7-11, $375/2wks. Performance: Friday, July 18th @ 3PM SESSION 2: July 28 - August 8 (Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Ages 7-11, $375/2wks. Performance: Friday, August 8th @ 11am

Chess Camp (Co-op with Muskego) Develop your child's intellect through the royal game of chess! Current research has shown a strong link between chess and academic performance in a variety of areas, including mathematics and language arts. Chess has been proven to enhance children's motivation, concentration, focus, social skills, and creativity. Each class will consist of a fun, interactive teaching period and guided practice time. Both beginner and experienced players are welcome and will learn under the guidance of an experienced Chess Scholars coach.

Smart Start Art Camp (Co-op w/ Muskego) Every child is an artist” - Pablo Picasso. Explore your artistic side with Smart Start Art from Afterschool Enrichment Solutions. Discover your creativity and imagination as an artist, developing fine motor skills, style, and vision as we explore different artistic techniques through a variety of inspiring projects. Sketch and draw, shade and color, cut, glue, fold... create! See your imagination come to life! Learn about great artists from throughout history and the present day, through featured artists and fun, exciting games. Instructors: Enrichment Solutions Staff

This exciting program from Enrichment Solutions brings together elements of science, art and math in a hands-on, action-packed environment! Students will conduct experiments, play educational games, and unlock their creativity through building challenges and projects. No experience necessary! Instructors: Enrichment Solutions Staff

Mad Science Speciality Day Camps (Co-op with Muskego) Bubbling Potions and Fizzy Formulas Campers will find their love of Chemistry as they spend the day creating cool chemical reactions. They will love concocting a potion that creates a mini lava lamp, mixing up a batch of their own Slippery Slime and blending together ingredients to create their own super bouncy ball while exploring the world of chemistry. For added fun we’ll test the speed of molecules and create our own bubble galaxy! This camp is filled with so many fun hands-on experiments that kids will forget they are learning! Optic Wonders Camp Join this camp as we trick our brains through our eyes! Become immersed in the world of lasers, light, and color! Discover how laser light differs from white light as we bend & shine beams of light all around the room and dissect white light with our special specs! Witness a small indoor fireworks display to show how different metals react to heat and learn about tricks our eyes play on us by experimenting with mirrors and optical illusions! Kids will construct their own periscope to take home. **Children should bring their own lunch, drink and snack to camp (no peanut products please)**

Summer 2025 One Day Dance Camps Does your child need a little magic in their day? Each one day camp we will offer a different theme filled with an introduction to dance, crafts, games and choreography. Dancers are welcome to dress in the class theme, or wear comfortable clothes you can dance in. Parents are invited to come to the last 5 minutes of class so dancers can show what they have learned! All Classes are held at Next Step Dance Studio: 3501 W. Ryan Rd, Franklin

Summer 2025 Next Step Dance Classes Each class is held once a week for 4 weeks All classes are held at Next Step Dance Studio: LOCATION: 3501 W Ryan Rd, Franklin, WI 53132 Want your child to experience the magic of dance but don't want the long-term commitment? Summer is the perfect time. This is an excellent way to try something new, meet new friends and develop new skills. What to wear: Comfortable clothes you can move in. Socks or ballet shoes/clean gym shoes for Hip Hop. No dance shoes needed. Ages 18 months – 3 years: (Parent & Tot) Introduce your child to the magical world of movement and music. Each class promotes development in social, motor and cognitive skills. Ages 2 - 3: Teddy Bear Ballerina A thirty minute introductory dance class containing ballet, creative movement and Teddy Bears! The use of props enables the young dancers to use their imagination, creativity and, most of all, have fun! Ages 3 - 5: Sparkle Fun The purpose of the class is to introduce young dancers to different styles of dance and inspire movement and creativity within a positive environment. Ages 4 - 5: Twinkle Jazz/Acro Class includes jazz and acro. Acro teaches flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, discipline & concentration. We will introduce somersaults, cartwheels, head stands & back bends. Jazz dance uses upbeat music & dancers will learn to use body isolations, leaps, turns & basic jazz steps. Ages 3 - 5: Hippity Hop This class will introduce new and basic hip hop movement and is a fun way to learn a new style of dancing that is not extremely technical or difficult. Each class begins with a warm-up filled with stretching and conditioning, moves into across the floor combinations, and ends with center floor choreography with popular hip hop steps from today’s dance floors. Ages 6 - 8: Level I Explore Dance (Ballet,Jazz, Lyrical) This class sampler will cover ballet, jazz, and lyrical dance styles. Each class consists of a warm-up, across the floor combinations, and a choreographed dance. Jazz is an energetic style with sharp movements and upbeat music. Ballet develops strength, poise, coordination, flexibility, and expression. Lyrical blends both ballet and jazz styles of dance. Ages 6 - 8: Level 1 Hip Hop Hip Hop provides a structured method of learning various Hip Hop dance movements in a fun filled and vibrant class environment. Each class consists of a warm-up, across the floor combinations, and choreography with popular hip hop steps from today’s dance floors. Ages 6 - 8: Level 1 Poms Poms introduces dancers to the energetic and dynamic style of pom dancing, blending elements of cheerleading, jazz, and hip-hop. This class builds strength, coordination, and rhythm while fostering teamwork and confidence through performance-based training. Ages 6 - 8: Level 1 Acro Acro teaches flexibility, contortion, balance, strength, muscle control, and above all, discipline and concentration. Dancers will gain more flexibility and upper body strength while also learning new tricks! Ages 9 - 11: Level 2 Explore This class sampler will cover ballet, jazz, and lyrical dance styles. Each class consists of a warm-up, across the floor combinations, and a choreographed dance. Jazz is an energetic style with sharp movements and upbeat music. Ballet develops strength, poise, coordination, flexibility, and expression. Lyrical blends both ballet and jazz styles of dance.

APA Summer Music Classes Want to introduce your child to music and theatre without a big commitment? Our short sessions are great for beginners and busy families who aren't ready for full-length classes. It's a chance to try something new, meet friends, and learn new skills. Join us for six weeks of music and theatre fun! Visit academywi.com to view THEIR full selection of programs. All classes will be held at The Academy of Performing Arts = LOCATION: 9160 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Oak Creek, WI 53154 4-Week Theatre Class Workshop (Ages 8 - 18) Join our 4-week theatre workshop series, meeting weekly to explore a different theatre topic. Each session focuses on essential performance skills, from acting techniques to scriptwriting and audition prep. Session Topics: Shakespeare for Young Actors (June 17th) – Explore classic scenes and monologues while learning to bring Shakespeare’s words to life with confidence and creativity. Young Playwrights Workshop (June 24th) – Develop your own short play while learning scriptwriting fundamentals, character development, and dialogue. Stage Combat (July 8th) – Practice choreographed fight techniques and movement to create safe yet exciting stage combat performances. Audition Coaching (July 15th) – Learn how to choose the best audition material, polish performances, and build confidence to stand out. Students should bring a prepared one-minute monologue or song. Dress code: It is recommended that you wear any type of comfortable athletic wear. Tennis shoes are recommended. Please bring a water bottle. 8 Week Music Sessions Group Violin String Skills (Ages 6+) Calling all violin and viola students! All ages (6+) and skill levels are encouraged to join this group musical experience. Our rehearsals will focus on developing: Basic orchestra etiquette The ability to play/listen in a group Proper posture Music Literacy And many other important skills! We will perform our group piece at the end of our course. *students need to provide their own instrument Group Popular Music Vocal Styles (Ages 11 - 17) Explore the techniques and vocal ins-and-outs of singing in a different genre every week. Learn to sing the songs you love! We will cover genres such as Pop, Rock, Folk, Jazz, and more. This class is great for singers who are looking for versatility in their coaching and want to try new things. Group Voice (Ages 8 - 13) Find your voice! This is a great class for anyone who's a beginner or interested in starting their journey in solo singing. Group Voice class will cover basic vocal anatomy, technique, coaching, and more!

Grace and Grit: Yoga for Middle School Girls (Co-op with Oak Creek) For girls entering Grades 6 - 8 Bring a snack, water bottle, and towel or yoga mat. A class designed to nurture strength, confidence, and inner calm through gentle yoga, mindful breathing, and relaxation techniques. Build flexibility, balance, and self-awareness in a supportive space that encourages positive body image, self-expression, and stress management. Class held at Oak Creek East Middle School (Enter Door #12) 9330 S. Shepard Ave, Oak Creek 53154

Kids Country Line Dance Classes Ages 6+ (Co-op with Muskego) Come dance, have fun and get fit. We will learn and practice popular line dances. Adult parents and relatives are encouraged to also register and join this class. Classes are held at Muskego City Hall - Meeting Room 1