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Mizel Arts & Culture Center
Camps, programs and classes for grades
Pre-K – 12
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| Signing In & Out | Deposits & Fees | Holiday Closings |
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Welcome to the MIZEL ARTS & CULTURE CENTER (MACC), which is located on the campus of the ROBERT E. LOUP JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (JCC). Working with this guide, you can MIX & MATCH art and drama classes for a summer filled with FUN, LEARNING and CREATIVITY. Your child can spend a HALF–DAY or FULL–DAY at the MACC. If you choose the latter, we offer SUPERVISED LUNCH for your convenience. EXTENDED-DAY options are also available, along with TENNIS and SPORTS camps and other options through the JCC. Whatever you choose, you’re sure to find the perfect fit for your child’s INTERESTS and SCHEDULE at the MACC.
Designing Your Super Summer
To plan the best possible summer for your child, you will want to set aside some time to familiarize yourself with the contents of this guide. Be sure to consult the EZ-Find Age Grid in the forms section. If you are interested in combining classes at the MACC with programs presented by our sister organization, the JCC, please refer to the JCC portion of the guide or use our EZ-Grid. The number of programs and choices can be overwhelming, but our staff is eager to help you build the perfect summer for your child. Please contact us at (303) 316-6383 or (303) 316-6360.
MACC Academy Registration
• Priority registration is only available to families who have participated in a Mizel Center or JCC program in the past year. The MACC’s Art Academy (grades 1–12) and Wolf Theatre Academy (grades PreK–12) priority registration system is designed to minimize waiting time.
• Priority numbers are drawn to determine the order that registrations will be taken on March 9 (early registration day). Priority numbers are distributed along with an approximate registration time to avoid long waiting periods. Parents should receive priority numbers by March 1, 2008.
• Early registration will be held on Sunday, March 9. Registration will proceed in half-hour increments, beginning at 9 a.m.
• Most classes have space availability after our early registration event. Please call for information regarding class closures after Wednesday, March 12. We also list class closures on our website at www.maccjcc.org.
• Registration for the general public begins on Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
• For complete details and more information, call (303) 316-6360.
Changes to Your Registration
Changes to registrations for JCC and MACC summer programs may be made at no additional charge through May 16, 2008. Changes after May 16, 2008 will be billed at $40 per change for programs with tuition of $150 or more, and $30 per change for programs with tuition of less than $150. All changes must be made two weeks prior to the start of a camp session or program. Changes made within two weeks prior to the start of class will not be credited or refunded. The JCC and MACC are unable to offer refunds for absences or withdrawal from a program. All appropriate changes and cancellations will result in credit applied to the member’s account only.
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Holiday Closings and Prorated Fees
With the exception of the Wolf Theatre Academy, which will conduct classes on Friday, July 4, no other classes will be held on Independence Day. There will be no MACC classes on Monday, June 9 in observance of the Jewish Holiday of Shavuot. Fees for one-week programs will be prorated, but fees for two- and three-week programs will not be prorated.
Membership and Registration
• You must hold a JCC (Chai) Family Membership in order to register your child in any MACC or JCC program.Membership is available to anyone for an annual fee of $56/family. If you are not a current member, please complete the Center (Chai) membership form in this guide and enclose it with your registration.
• If a class or session is full, you will be placed on a waiting list. Your place on the waiting list is determined by the date on which your registration form was received.
• No child may be registered for overlapping classes or camps. However, students are encouraged to register for both a morning and an afternoon program. Children under the age of 12 must also register for Supervised Lunch.
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Deposits and Fees
• For your convenience, this year parents can write a single check made out to either the JCC or the MACC for any combined programs of either entity.
• Unless a program is cancelled by the MACC or JCC, all deposits and fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. We cannot refund fees or give credit for absences or temporary withdrawals.
• Applications from accounts with outstanding balances or from expired memberships cannot be processed.Regardless of the notation on your check, it is our policy to apply all payments to outstanding balances before applying credit to a camp balance.
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Signing In and Out
Every student under the age of 12 must be signed in and out daily by a parent, guardian or sibling who is 16 years or older. Participants who are 12 or older do not have to follow this procedure. Supervised Lunch participants will be signed out of morning classes and into afternoon classes by staff. Please drop off and pick up campers in a timely manner. Your children will not be left unattended, but due to limited staff, if you are more than 15 minutes late in picking them up, your child will be taken to sunset camp or Supervised Lunchand you will be charged accordingly.
Conduct
We expect the highest standards of behavior from all of our students. If at any time a student violates our conduct policies, he/she may be asked to leave the program. The MACC cannot refund tuition for the dismissal of a student based on poor behavior.
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Kosher Policy
The JCC/MACC campus is a kosher facility, and all lunches brought to the center by program participants must be meat-free. For a full explanation of JCC kashrut (kosher) policies, please contact the director of the academy in which your child is enrolled, or call (303) 316-6383.
Snacks
Most classes at the MACC’s summer academies will include a snack break.We encourage all children to bring a kosher (non-meat) snack and a beverage to each day of class. You can also provide your child with the correct change for our vending machines, where soft-drinks are available for $1.00, and candy or other snacks are available for $.75 or $.85.
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Supervised Lunch
All children under 12 who participate in all-day programs must be supervised during the lunch period. Parents of these children must either register for the Supervised Lunch program or provide an adult (16 years old or older) to supervise the child on the one-hour lunch break. Students aged 12 and older who attend both a morning and an afternoon half-day programs must either; 1) register for Supervised Lunch or 2) sign the Meal Release Waiver on the relevant registration forms. The waiver releases the MACC/JCC from the responsibility of supervising your child during the lunch period between camps. Please register for Supervised Lunch as you would register for any other MACC program; the Supervised Lunch program codes are listed in the next column.
Lunch supervision is also available for those children participating in programs which require mid-day transportation from the JCC/MACC to the Denver Campus (and vice versa). Your child must be registered for Supervised Lunch wherever they are having their morning class. For example, a child registered for an Art or Tennis in the morning should be registered for the JCC Supervised Lunch.
Grades 1 and above
Monday–Friday
noon–1 p.m.
Phillips Hall
Cost: $25/week (does not include meals)
*There will be no classes on Monday, June 9 in observance of Shavuot. Wolf Theatre Academy classes will be held on Friday, July 4, but the Art Academy will not conduct classes on Independence Day holiday.
June 2–6: Code/JLUNCHW1
*June 10–13: Code/JLUNCHW2 (cost: $20 – 4 day Tu–F week)
June 16–20: Code/JLUNCHW3
June 23–27: Code/JLUNCHW4
June 30–July 4: Code/JLUNCHW5 (Wolf Theatre Academy only)
*June 30–July 3: Code/JLUNCHW5A
(cost: $20 for Art Academy – no class on Friday, July 4)
July 7–11: Code/JLUNCHW6
July 14–18: Code/JLUNCHW7
July 21–25: Code/JLUNCHW8
July 28–Aug. 1: Code/JLUNCHW9
Aug. 4–8: Code/JLUNCHW10
Aug. 11–15: Code/JLUNCHW11
• Supervised Lunch, which is provided for your child’s safety, is open only to campers attending both morning and afternoon half-day programs, or full-day programs. Children not attending an afternoon class or camp cannot be registered for supervised lunch.
• The fee for Supervised Lunch covers staff supervision only—it does not include meals. All meals brought to the JCC campus must conform to kosher guidelines.
• If your child’s morning program is held at the JCC campus, please register for Supervised Lunch on the MACC’s registration form (use the program codes above). If your child’s morning program is a Camp JCC program at the Denver Campus, please register for the weekly Camp JCC Supervised Lunch Program.
• Children under the age of 12 who participate in an all-day program may not be left unsupervised on the JCC campus.
• Children who register for Supervised Lunch will be escorted to and from their morning and afternoon programs.
• Suggestions to help you pack a dairy (non-meat) kosher lunch: egg salad, peanut butter and jelly, bagel and cream cheese, tuna salad sandwich, bean and cheese burrito, cheese and crackers, yogurt and fruit, muffins, falafel and pita pocket, cold veggies and dip, fish sticks, cookies, pasta salad (click here for more details).
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Scholarships
• We encourage families to apply for scholarship assistance based on need. For an application form, please contact Lisa Korsen or Juliana Guillen at (303) 316-6360.
• Applications must be received by April 4, 2008. Please include a deposit of 35% of the class tuition to secure your child’s camp registration until your application is reviewed. All applications will remain confidential.
• You will be notified of the outcome by May 5, 2008. If the final award does not meet your needs, your deposit will be refunded.
Medical Needs/Emergencies
Please inform the academy directors and staff if your child has special medical needs. Be sure to fill out all relevant medical forms and release forms. If a child is injured, first-aid will be administered; 911 will be called in the case of an emergency.
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Extended Day Programs
Sunrise and Sunset
June 2–Aug. 15
To register, contact the JCC’s Camp Shai at (303) 316-6392.
Grades K–12 (must at least 5 years old on first day of summer camp)
Sunrise: 7–9 a.m.
Cost: $125 per 3-week session (drop-in: $6/hour or portion of an hour)
Sunset: 4–6 p.m.
Cost: $125 per 3-week session (drop-in: $6/hour or portion of an hour)
Camp Shai, a program of the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, offers extended-day Sunrise and Sunset programs to all MACC and JCC campers who are entering kindergarten and higher (must be at least 5 years old on first day of summer camp). Fees, which are non-refundable, must be paid in full at the time of registration. Drop-in care is based on availability (fees are due the day of service). Punch cards for 30 hours of Sunrise or Sunset drop-in service are available at a cost of $170. Punch Cards may be used only during Camp Shai’s three-week sessions (June 2–Aug. 1). Registration forms are available through Camp Central at (303) 316-6392 and in this guide.
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STAY CONNECTED! JOIN OUR E-MAIL CLUBS!
For fast, convenient and up-to-date news on events and programs at the MACC, join our e-mail club. Just go to any page at www.maccjcc.org, click on the link at the bottom, and fill out a simple form. You’ll receive monthly updates on the subjects of interest to you. For up-to-date program listings or to download registration forms, be sure to visit us online at www.maccjcc.org.
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