Advanced Academics Academy in Pooler has extended their middle grades program to include half day mornings for homeschoolers and full day for all subjects.
Advanced Academics Academy is now enrolling for 2022-23 for 6th & 7th grades.
Summer teen nights include boxed dinner, art supplies @ SCAD MOA
SCAD Museum of Art invites teens to special teen workshops this summer @ 4-6PM Thursdays in June and late July 2022.
Admission to the workshop is $10 each. All skill levels welcome. Materials are supplied. Boxed dinner provided.
To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
Upcoming summer teen workshops @ SCAD MOA include:
Thurs. June 16 2022: Design experimental furniture with unusual materials. Discover the dexterous materiality of Sang Hoon Kim’s works in his SCAD MOA exhibition Soft Spot. Following a gallery tour and discussion of the artist’s alternative use of an unlikely material, create your own furniture works using — surprise! — newspaper and tape. Learn more here.
Thurs. June 23 2022: Chill and thrill at color theory. Tour Katharina Grosse’s exhibition Chill Seeping and discuss the many ways of looking at the work. Then experiment with an alternative dyeing method to create unique color field studies. Learn more here.
Thurs. July 21 2022: Explore Patrick Dougherty’s immersive, site-specific sculpture made of tree saplings. Then design your own whimsical creation to enliven our human desire to dream and imagine. Get immersed in land art. Learn more here.
Thurs. July 28 2022: Explore Southern history and vernacular. Watch A Thousand Miles and Counting, a SCAD-produced documentary exploring William and Ellen Craft’s historic journey to freedom. Then discover the revolutionary work of artist Beverly Buchanan, whose experimental “shack” structures explore the relationship between memory — personal, historical, or geographical — and place. Afterward, work with varied and uncommon materials to build your own model dwelling. Learn more here.
The Junior Jazz Foundation would like to announce that they still have space available in all three of their summer jazz programs including the following:
Hilton Head Jazz Clinic (recommended ages 10-14, tuition $229): A 3-hour daily jazz clinic with college jazz camp alumni and upcoming faculty (June 20-24, 1pm-4pm), all-day music trip to Savannah on June 22, and finale performance on June 24. Our seventh annual jazz clinic is a combination of private lessons, small combos, with instruction in theory/improv geared towards beginning students beginning their journey into jazz and improvisation. Only one year of playing experience is required for this clinic. Please note that the registration fee is separate from tuition. This clinic also includes an all-day music trip to Savannah on Wednesday, June 22 with lunch provided. A final clinic performance will be held in the HHCA Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 24th at 5pm. No audition is required. Register for the Hilton Head Jazz Clinic @ hhjazzclinic.eventbrite.com today to save your spot!
Hilton Head Jazz Guitar Institute (recommended ages 14-18, tuition $229): A 3-hour daily jazz guitar clinic for intermediate to advanced high school guitarists (June 20-24, 1pm-4pm) with jazz camp alumni Dallas McCorkindale, music trip to Savannah, and finale performance on June 24. This new program is offered as a way for guitarists to have a grasp on how to play jazz in a non-competitive setting. At least two to three years of playing experience is a pre-requisite for the jazz guitar institute. This program is a highly recommended for any guitarists who also plan on attending the Hilton Head Jazz Camp. Also included is an all-day music trip to Savannah on Wednesday, June 22nd with lunch provided. Please note that the registration fee is separate from tuition. A final joint performance with the jazz clinic students will be held in the HHCA Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 24th at 5pm. No audition is required.
Hilton Head Jazz Camp (recommended ages 14-20, tuition $449): A full day camp with 18 full-time professional faculty from across the country (July 11-16, 9am-4pm) concluding with a camp recital and finale performance. With a combination of large big bands, small combos, theory, improv, elective courses, masterclasses and performances, this premier jazz camp is geared towards intermediate to advanced middle and high school students. With an additional vocal jazz and strings program, we offer something for every music student! Tuition also includes a daily chef-prepared lunch & all daytime activities, masterclasses, and 2 complimentary tickets to the finale performance on July 16th at 2pm. Students should have had 3+ years of playing experience, but no audition is required for entry into the camp. Placement auditions will be held prior to camp to determine the appropriate ensemble for our students. Overnight accommodations discounts and scholarships are available on a limited basis. Register for the Hilton Head Jazz Camp @ hhjazzcamp.eventbrite.com today to save your spot!
Find out more information for any of our summer programs @ hhjazzcamp.com!
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Start your day with art with Telfair Museums’ new and combined programs @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.
Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Explore this year’s PULSE exhibitions and explore technology in art with LED throwies and floaties.
Come play and learn.
Thurs. June 16 2022 Art Start Stroller & Toddler Tours & Art Activity, 10:30-11:30AM
$5 per child Adults: members free | non-members $12
On the stage and in the air! The Savannah Cultural Arts Center’s performing art camp for rising 8th-12th graders will take campers to new heights July 5-8th 2022.
Teen actors will spend the week exploring all things theatre, developing skills in improv, script writing, stage production, choreography, and creative movement including an introduction to the aerial arts. The week will end with a mini showcase for friends and family.
This is a 4-day camp following the Fourth of July holiday. $120 ($80 City of Savannah resident rate).
Programming on Saturday will include presentations and activities from The Pin Point Betterment Society, Savannah African Art Museum, Ossabaw Island Foundation, and Pin Point Heritage Museum’s Legacy Education Specialists. Each partner will speak about their connection with the Pin Point community and the Gullah/Geechee culture.
Staff and attendees will celebrate with birthday treats at 1PM.
Pin Point Heritage Museum is at 9924 Pin Point Ave., Savannah, on the scenic Moon River.
Tiny Tots Playtime @ Summit Gymnastics in Savannah will be offered on certain days during Summer 2022: June 14; July 5; July 19; Aug. 2; Aug. 16.
Tiny Tots is for children ages 5 & younger & their caregivers.
Kids can enjoy trampoline, foam in-ground pit, bars, balance beams & more.
Tiny Tots Playtime 9:30-11AM June 14; July 5; July 19; Aug. 2; Aug. 16 2022 Call ahead to confirm: 912.921.1034 $5 per child (Cash only) For ages 5 & younger
Questions? Email summit.frontdesk@yahoo.com
Summit Gymnastics, 74 W Montgomery Crossroads, Savannah, 31406, (912) 921-1034
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Advanced Academics Academy in Pooler is offering a $25 discount on their weekly summer day camps for kids, tweens and teens. Use the promo code summercamp when registering for get the $25 discount.
Choose from fun learning themes, summer school, and SAT prep workshops.
Class size is limited for a great experience.
Shorter, smaller camps for busy families that want a fun, learning experience.
Summer teen nights include boxed dinner, art supplies @ SCAD MOA
SCAD Museum of Art invites teens to special teen workshops this summer @ 4-6PM Thursdays in June and late July 2022.
Admission to the workshop is $10 each. All skill levels welcome. Materials are supplied. Boxed dinner provided.
To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
Upcoming summer teen workshops @ SCAD MOA include:
Thurs. June 2 2022: Transcend 2D self-portraiture. Hayv Kahraman’s images of Middle Eastern women are representations of the artist’s mind, body, and spirit. Tour her exhibition The Touch of Otherness, then give form to a 2D marionette that can be posed and positioned to represent your own life experiences. Learn more here.
Thurs. June 9 2022: Join SCAD photography specialists to learn hot techniques for high fashion photos. Bring a camera photo or digital camera. Learn more here.
Thurs. June 16 2022: Design experimental furniture with unusual materials. Discover the dexterous materiality of Sang Hoon Kim’s works in his SCAD MOA exhibition Soft Spot. Following a gallery tour and discussion of the artist’s alternative use of an unlikely material, create your own furniture works using — surprise! — newspaper and tape. Learn more here.
Thurs. June 23 2022: Chill and thrill at color theory. Tour Katharina Grosse’s exhibition Chill Seeping and discuss the many ways of looking at the work. Then experiment with an alternative dyeing method to create unique color field studies. Learn more here.
Thurs. July 21 2022: Explore Patrick Dougherty’s immersive, site-specific sculpture made of tree saplings. Then design your own whimsical creation to enliven our human desire to dream and imagine. Get immersed in land art. Learn more here.
Thurs. July 28 2022: Explore Southern history and vernacular. Watch A Thousand Miles and Counting, a SCAD-produced documentary exploring William and Ellen Craft’s historic journey to freedom. Then discover the revolutionary work of artist Beverly Buchanan, whose experimental “shack” structures explore the relationship between memory — personal, historical, or geographical — and place. Afterward, work with varied and uncommon materials to build your own model dwelling. Learn more here.
For more than a decade, Summit Gymnastics in Savannah has produced top-quality gymnasts by providing a safe & productive work environment that enhances physical and mental well-being.
Summer 2022 Gymnastics & Tumbling classes start June 2 and end July 27. Classes offered for ages 3+.
Call 912-921-1034 or email summit.frontdesk@yahoo.com
Learn more about Summit Gymnastics in Savannah here.
Summit Gymnastics 74 W. Montgomery Crossroads Savannah, Ga. 31406 (912)-921-1034
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Gymnastics is an entertaining and exciting way for kids to stay active and fit.
Join Summit Gymnastics in Savannah this summer for fun, flips and fitness galore. Summit Gymnastics’ week-long camps are full of organized gymnastics development, brain developing games and more. Your child will have a blast making new friends and learning all about the great sport of gymnastics.
Monday-Friday 9AM-1PM, weekly or daily sessions available May 31-July 29 Summer 2022
Sign up your budding potter for a week of clay this summer.
Clayer & Co. — a full service pottery studio in Savannah — is offering the following kids’ clay camps for Summer 2022. These weekly sessions are 9AM-1PM Mon-Fri:
Kiddo clay camp for ages 5-7. Starts June 13.
Super summer clay camp for ages 8-12. Starts June 27
Super summer clay camp for ages 8-12. Starts July 11
Super summer clay camp for ages 8-1. Starts July 18
Teen Clay Camp for ages 13-15. Starts July 25
Your child will clay the day away and use their imaginations to make funky and functional fun! Friday after class, grown-ups are invited in to see the weeks treasures and take a spin at the potters wheel. There will also be a special bonus day with a guest artist teaching their trade.
Start your day with art with Jepson Center’s new and combined programs.
Once a month, the museum’s youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
$5 per child Adults: members free | non-members $12
Here are upcoming Art Starts with different themes each month:
Thurs. May 19 2022, 10:30–11:30AM, Jepson Center: View and be inspired by the work of local artists in our #art912 CONVERGENCE exhibition. Register online here.
Thurs. June 16 2022, 10:30–11:30AM, Jepson Center: Explore this year’s PULSE exhibitions and explore technology in art with LED throwies and floaties. Register online here.
Thurs. July 21 2022, 10:30–11:30AM, Jepson Center: Explore BLOW UP: Inflatable Contemporary Art and create balloon art. Register online here.
Thurs. Aug. 18 2022, 10:30–11:30AM, Jepson Center: Explore The Art of William O. Golding and make flags. Register online here.
$25 per parent child, $15 adult. All materials included.
Abayomi doll making workshop with Aisha Sinclair Abayomi is a Yoruba word for “precious meeting.” During the transatlantic slave trade from Africa, mothers would often take pieces of cloth from their skirts and make these dolls to help keep hope and remember their children.
Learn to make your own in this featured Juneteenth studio program open to all ages.
Hands-on artmaking and inflatable art demonstrations from 1–4PM. Telfair offers a back-to-school family event with activities based on the museum’s exhibition of large-scale inflatable art.
The event will include balloon and sculpture activities, inflatable art by local artists, and bouncy house fun in Telfair Square.
Here’s a chance for your child to have a Savannah swim team experience in a laid-back summer atmosphere.
The Mayfair Marlins summer swim team in Savannah is open to ages 4-18. No swim team experience necessary. First practice is May 23 2022 @ Chatham County Aquatic Center. Practices eventually move to Mayfair neighborhood pool. Pool membership is NOT required to join the team.
Summer swim teams have meets with other members of the Savannah Coastal Summer League (such as Isle of Hope; Wilmington Park; Savannah Golf Club; Savannah Quarters; Savannah Yacht Club.
• No swim team experience necessary (Ages 4-18) • Morning/Evening practices • One meet per week (June) | Final Meets June 29-30 • For those unable to swim 25 yards – our team offers pre-swimmer clinics ($75) Saturdays in June • All swimmers receive a t-shirt, latex cap, and award • Team suits are available for purchase/pre-order • Member of the Savannah Coastal Summer League
Welcome to the new Sandbox Children’s Museum Tanger 2 Manager Tajanea White.
Taj has a background in Early Childhood Education and is looking forward to providing exciting programming for children and families and networking with local businesses.
Learn more about Sandbox Children’s Museum @ Tanger 2 Outlets here.
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This will be a collaborative edutaining adventure in homesteading, interactive presentation, and educational performance FOR ALL AGES.
Activities include: from how to prepare your soil, proper watering, how to plant and care for seedlings, when and how to harvest your crops and multiple ways to prepare your harvest from garden to table. In addition, arts and crafts, food trucks, and vendors will be available.
The SoilFamily, LLC is designed to help create healthier, happier, wealthier families as the building blocks for better communities.
Admission to SoilFamily Expo is included in the cost of regular admission to Savannah Children’s Museum, $10 for all guests 18 months and older. This event is FREE for Coastal Heritage Society members. Find info on how to become a member here.
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It is 1742 and the Spanish are coming! Learn about the War of Jenkins’ Ear and Georgia’s role in the 1739-1748 war between Britain and Spain.
The War of Jenkins Ear annual event will be Sat. May 21, 2022, 10AM-4PM @ Wormsloe State Historic Site.
Build your own box fort next to the fortified home.
Join Wormsloe Historic State Park rangers for a presentation about the conflict at the Visitors Center. Military drills and black powder weapons demonstration throughout the day.
Did You Know? Cows have been shown to prefer smells like lavender, and while they prefer self grooming brushes over a simply putting lavender on a fence post, they do show interest in that scent and this can be used to encourage the use of brushes.
Enrichment Saturday this Sat. May 14, 9:30-10:30AM @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah allows the public to see some of the special work that often goes on behind-the-scenes at Oatland.
This is an opportunity to witness how the Animal Care Staff provides special treats and activities to help hone the animals’ natural behaviors. Adults and children will participate in creating enrichment material for Oatland’s barnyard residents and will watch the cow, donkey, and pig experience their special creations.
Tickets are limited to 10 people per session
$20.00 per person, for all ages. All attendees must have a ticket. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Purchase tickets online here.
All participants must be at least 4 years of age. Minors must be accompanied by a paid adult.
Your ticket price includes admission to Oatland for the day, so feel free to stay and see the other animals after your program.
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day on Sat. May 14 2022 at the UGA Aquarium on Skidaway Island in Savannah.
Aquarium educators along with ornithological organizations and birding experts will have stations setup with educational activities for all ages.
The World Migratory Bird Day event is included with the cost of admission to the UGA Aquarium. Learn more about admission fees at https://gacoast.uga.edu/aquarium
