List of 9 items.

• Advanced Skills Baseball Camp

  This advanced skills camp is for students entering 7th and 8th grade in the fall of 2021. 
  
  

  Join the varsity coaching staff as well as the Chaminade Eagle baseball players at an advanced skills camp aimed to get you ready to compete at the next level, high school baseball.  Both offensive and defensive skills will be addressed, including hitting, base running, pitching, and outfield and infield defensive skills. Come see what it's like to be part of Eagle baseball!

  
  Location: West Hills Campus Baseball Field (High School)
  Date: June 20 – 23  OR  July 18 – 21
  Time: 8:30 – 11:30 am
  Cost: TBD

• Beach Volleyball Camp

  Join us on our new beach volleyball courts with the varsity coaching staff and players this summer to learn the skills needed to compete at the next level. Players will learn ball control skills, offensive and defensive game strategies.  Players will be grouped according to ability.
  
  Grades: 5-9
  Location: Nade Beach, Chatsworth Campus
  Date: TBA
  Time: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
  Cost: TBD

• Camera Magic!

  Camera Magic!

  A variety of essential techniques for photography, stop motion animation, and special effects will be covered in this introductory-level workshop. Learn how to use a DSLR camera for photography, how to create a stop motion animation short, how to create practical effects with lighting and lenses as well as special effects with a green screen. Taught in Chaminade’s own film studio by the Film Program Director, Karen Thumm.
  
  Date: July 12 - 16
  Time: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
  Fee: $TBD

• Eagles Take Flight! - (NEW Students Entering 6th, 7th and 8th grades)

  Entering 6th, 7th and 8th grades - For Students New to Chaminade Middle School
  This half-day workshop will immerse new students in a daily three-hour experience specially designed to prepare them for starting the new school year off right at Chaminade’ s Chatsworth campus. Each student will attend two classes daily to expose them to the skills and knowledge expected of entering Chaminade students. The classes will include an “Introduction to Chaminade”, a class designed to familiarize students with Chaminade culture, meet program directors, ask pertinent questions and meet their classmates, and “Study Skills”, in which students will learn important skills for organization, time management, note-taking, and test preparation. Students will utilize tablet computers daily in each class to practice keyboarding and learn the basic functions of the laptops in a classroom setting.
  
  Currently this program is planned to be held in person on the middle school campus with safety measures in place.  
  
  Location: Chatsworth Campus (Middle School)
  Session 1: June 21 – July 2 
  OR
  Week 2:  July 12 - 23
  Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
  Fee: TBD

• Introduction to Musical Theater

  Introduction to Musical Theatre

  (Entering 2nd – 6th)

  This one-week course is designed to give students the opportunity to develop their skills and techniques in the following areas: music, movement, and acting. Students will work on scenes and songs from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. This course will use Musical Theatre repertoire appropriate for the age, skill, talent, and ability of the students. Students will develop basic skills and knowledge in the rehearsal process and promote confidence in their performance abilities. Students will have an opportunity to show off their talents to friends and family at the end of the workshop.

   

  Instructor: Yvette L. Bishop, Chaminade Players Director

  Date: July 5-9
  Time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Performance on July 9 at 2 pm.

  Fee: TBD

• Mock Trial Camp

  Entering 6th, 7th and 8th grade
  Come learn about the criminal justice system from the coaches of the four-time Los Angeles County Champion Chaminade Mock Trial Team. Students will learn the skills of trial advocacy including rules of evidence, how to examine witnesses, give opening statements, and make closing arguments. On the last day of camp, students will have the opportunity to present a criminal trial for parents and family. Open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
  
  This program will meet in person on the Chatsworth Campus.
  
  Dates: June 7th - June 18th
  Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
  Fee: TBD

• Robotics for Competition

  Entering 5th – 12th grade

  In this class presented by Chaminade’s internationally recognized Eagle Engineering robotics team, you will be introduced to basic engineering concepts in a way that’s so fun, you’ll forget that it’s preparing you as the next generation of innovators, inventors, and technicians. Students will work in teams create and operate a robot to compete in a game inspired by this year’s VEX Robotics Competition. No experience necessary. Involves hand tools and light metal work. Closed-toed shoes required. The course fee includes a healthy snack and lunch every day of the week!

   

  Instructor: Tommy Smeltzer, Robotics Director

  
  
  

   

  Week 1: June 14-18

  Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
  Location: West Hills Campus
  
  

  Week 3: June 28-2

  Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
  Location: West Hills Campus

   

  Fee: TBD

• Summer Musical Intensive Theater

  Entering 7th – 12th grade

   

  The Summer Musical Theater Intensive is thrilled to offer a performance-based workshop in the summer of 2021. This is a wonderful opportunity for your rising stars who are interested in refining their acting, singing, and dancing skills. This summer, you will not want to miss this chance to work with Yvette Lawrence Bishop, so don't delay, register today! This program is open to the public. Both current Chaminade students and guests are welcome.

   

  This summer, students in grades 7-12 will present the hit musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.  A fun-filled musical that follows the biblical rags to riches story of Joseph, his eleven brothers, and his amazing coat of many colors with hit songs that include Go Go Go Joseph, Close Every Door To Me, and Any Dream Will Do. Fun for the whole family!

  Three weeks of rehearsing daily from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. will culminate in THREE performances on June 24th, 25th, 26th.

   

  Guided by Broadway professionals, students will sharpen their skills and have fun in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Casting will take place by Friday, June 4th with a placement audition. Information will be emailed upon registration.

   

  Director: Yvette Lawrence Bishop, Chaminade Drama Director (Broadway Beauty and the Beast, Falsettos, Nick & Nora, and more)

   

  Choreographer: Nancy Dobbs Owen (Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, and much more)

   

  Music Director: Dan Redfeld (Five Star Theatricals Hunchback of Notre Dame, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Peter Pan, and more)

   

  ONE SESSION ONLY!

   

  Space is Limited!

   

  25 students maximum

   

  Fee: TBD

   

  Date: June 7- June 26

  Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Vocal Technique Workshop

  This workshop is open to students entering the 6th grade and takes place on the West Hills (High School Campus)
  
  

  Welcome to our BRAND NEW Vocal Techniques Summer Workshop! Our Vocal Technique class will explore the different colors of the voice and teach students how to effectively transition to the three different areas of the voice: chest voice (belt voice), middle voice, and head voice. This course is an intensive vocal arts class that will focus on performance technique and expressiveness, confidence building, and song selection. This class is suited for singers of all musical levels and will allow students to be exposed to several genres of music including: musical theatre, art songs, pop, jazz, and rock. Our Vocal Technique class will focus on each singer’s strengths, and cultivate their love of music. Come watch our singers perform live on our last day Monday, July 12th! Our Vocal Workshop will start on Monday, June 28th through Monday, July 12th from 12-2:30 pm. This summer workshop will take place primarily on campus, with virtual learning support. All students will be singing outdoors, socially distanced, with N95 masks, and we will follow the CDC Guidelines for safe singing. We look forward to singing with you!

   

  Fee: TBD
  Dates: June 28th - July 12 (no class on July 5th)
  Time: 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  Location: West Hills Campus

   

  Sara Greenberg-Hart is a Los Angeles based choral conductor and vocal music instructor, and has been teaching music for the last ten years to students ages 3-adults. Ms. Greenberg-Hart received her B.A. in music from California Lutheran University and her M.A. in music education from San Jose State University. She has worked with some of the best vocal music educators and choral conductors in the music field, including: Donald Brinegar, Wyant Morton, and Jeffrey Benson. Ms. Greenberg-Hart founded and directed several gold award-winning vocal music programs around the San Fernando Valley that have appeared on KTLA and were asked to audition for the hit television show America’s Got Talent! She is passionate bout sharing her love of music with students of all ages and all skill levels.