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March 10, 2022

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Badgerdog Creative Writing Summer Camp Each spring break and summer, Badgerdog hosts writing workshops for rising 3rd- through 12th-graders. These fun and challenging writing workshops allow students to work closely with a professional writer as they explore the arts of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and playwriting. All campers experience the joy of reading, writing, and sharing their original work. At the end of the summer, all three-week summer camp students will have their work published in one of two professionally produced anthologies—Rise, for elementary-aged writers, and Emerge, for middle- and high-school writers. In the fall, Badgerdog hosts a Young Authors Reading & Anthology Launch, where selected campers perform their work and celebrate the launch of the anthologies. All summer camp writers are invited to attend! This summer, Badgerdog is offering both in person workshops at multiple campuses across Austin, which meet daily M-F from 9AM to noon, and online workshops, which meet for an hour and a half daily M-F on Zoom. Virtual campers will also use Google Drive to upload their work and receive feedback from their teaching artist as they move through the editing and revision process. For more than 10 years, Badgerdog's Creative Writing Summer Camp has given Austin youth a space to fall in love with writing, discover authentic self-expression, learn from a professional writer, and publish original work. Badgerdog Summer Camp Workshops are labeled according to the grade that students will be entering in the fall. Parents say Badgerdog helps kids and teens write with greater skill, comfort, and enthusiasm. Campers say Badgerdog helps them find confidence and play in the writing process.

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March 10, 2022

19th Annual Brandy Perryman Shooting Camp During the basketball season, if you walk into a local gym, you will most likely find a coach focusing his/her team on the offense or defense for the upcoming game. How often does the average basketball player focus on individual skills during that time? Not much! For obvious reasons, the focus during the season is on the team rather than the individual. That’s why the summertime is the best time for an aspiring player to improve his/her own skills. Particularly the lost art of shooting. Brandy Perryman knows a thing or two about shooting. His record 90% free throw shooting average during his 4-year career at The University of Texas still stands. He is also ranked 5th for 3 pointers made in Longhorn basketball history. Those 43 camps he attended as a child must have paid off. They are still paying off as Perryman prepares for his 18th annual Brandy Perryman Shooting Camp in the Austin area, teaching boys and girls ages 7-16 the lost art of shooting. BPSC is a 4-day shooting intense basketball camp mirrored after all the camps Perryman attended and enjoyed the most as a kid. He has taken those camps with his combined playing experience and created an upbeat, positive experience for Austin area youth. All camps include 32 hours of instruction, which is approximately the same amount of time as a month of practice in Middle School or a full season of a youth league. Daily team competitions are the highlight of the week, allowing kids to be a part of a

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team with no pressure and to have fun. To promote self-esteem and self-discipline, BPSC includes individualized drills and competitions throughout the camp that all campers have an opportunity to excel at and improve their shooting skills. An average camper shoots over 1,000 shots over 4 days at BPSC. The 10:1 camper to coach ratio allows campers to develop skills in a small group. These coaches include head coaches, assistant coaches, collegiates, and former players that all share the knowledge and enthusiasm required to be a BPSC camp instructor.

For the past 30 years, Camp Balcones Springs has welcomed thousands of campers to its stunning campgrounds in the Texas Hill Country. Camp Balcones Springs is a small, relationship-oriented camp where campers have the chance to feel fully integrated, known, and a part of the overall camp community. Camp Balcones Springs strives to create a unique

By instructing 16,000 campers over the past 23 summers, BPSC has gained a reputation as the premier basketball camp in Central Texas.

C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 Y E A R S !

Austin’s Premier Basketball Camp FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 7-16

BPSC 2022 Camp Dates Session 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Date June 6-9 June 6-9 June 6-9 June 13-16 June 13-16 June 13-16 June 27-30 June 27-30 June 27-30 July 11-14 July 11-14 July 11-14 July 25-28 July 25-28 Aug 1-4 Aug 1-4

Location Westlake Athletic Community Center Small Middle School Round Rock High School WAYA-West Austin Youth Association Premier Athletic Center Georgetown Rec Center WAYA-West Austin Youth Association Anderson High School Clay Madsen Rec Center WAYA-West Austin Youth Association St. Michael’s Athletic Center Cedar Park Rec Center WAYA-West Austin Youth Association Central Texas Fieldhouse WAYA-West Austin Youth Association Brushy Creek Community Center

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environment that encourages campers in who they are while also challenging them to take risks and step outside of their comfort zones -- a combination that boosts camper self-esteem and makes camp a memorable, often life-changing experience. For the past two summers, Camp Balcones Springs has operated safely and successfully, offering fresh air, friendship, and a

schedule of diverse and fun activities on its beautiful 250-acre property, complete with air-conditioned cabins. Camp Balcones Springs looks forward to celebrating a safe and healthy return to camping this summer. For information on Camp Balcones Springs and our programming, visit www. campiscool.com.

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March 10, 2022

Girls Empowerment Network Advocating for Texas Girls

For 25 years families and school leaders across Texas have turned to Girls Empowerment Network to help their school-age girls believe in their ability to be unstoppable. A generation later, the organization continues to advocate for girls with virtual workshops and programs, hands-on activities, and in-person programs in 133 schools across Texas since 2017. Self-Efficacy Skills for Girls In 1996, the concerns of 12 mothers in Austin, Texas bonded them to each other and to a vision of a world where girls believe in themselves and their opportunities all the way through puberty and into womanhood.

Today, Girls Empowerment Network helps more than 5,000 girls annually in 3rd12th grade know that they are powerful, through Girl Connect, summer programs, conferences, Spark Kits, and more. The organization’s mission is to increasing selfefficacy: the belief in their ability to succeed. This is more than just about bolstering their self-esteem. They gain skills they can use for a lifetime. Girls boost their selfefficacy using the Six Cs– confidence, coping skills, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. When girls feel they can be successful, they become powerful.

A LASTING, POSITIVE IMPACT ON TEXAS GIRLS

THEY HELPED MOLD WHO I A M T O D AY: A HARDWORKING, CONFIDENT W O M A N .”

When surveyed, Girls Empowerment Network alumni shared that they believed Girls Empowerment Network influenced their ability to succeed. Since 1996, Girls Empowerment Network has been helping girls discover

THEY ENCOURAGED ME AND C O N S TA N T LY TOLD ME T HAT I A M MORE THAN C A PA B L E O F SUCCESS. THEY BELIEVED IN MY POWER AND MADE ME B E L I E V E T O O .” they are powerful. Through school-based programs, camps, events, workshops and Spark Kits, Girls Empowerment Network ignites the power in girls ages 8–18 by teaching them skills to thrive and believe in their ability to be unstoppable

Igniting the power in girls this summer!

WEEK-LONG SUMMER DAY CAMPS! For girls entering 3rd-8th grades Creating Community –June 20-24 Owning Your Story – July 25-29

St. Gabriel’s Catholic School STEAM Summer Camp St. Gabriel’s Catholic School is going Full STEAM Ahead with summer camp programming, available to all Central Texas students in grades Pre-K to 8. Campers will face new and engaging challenges each week in our state-of-the-art d.lab for Making, a first-of-its-kind makerspace where our maker education curriculum empowers students by creating opportunities to shape and influence the world around them. This program allows for experiential learning with an emphasis on innovation, solution-seeking, and collaboration. Campers will be grouped by grade level to ensure activities are ageappropriate, fun, and stimulating. Full-day extended care is available for both morning and afternoon offerings of our STEAM camps by registering for Saber Kids Camp!

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Camp Registration Now Open!

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March 10, 2022

SUMMER KNIGHTS DAY CAMP

Work Hard and Play Hard ALL summer at Paragon!

June 6th - July 29th Paragon teachers and coaches host academic themed weeks to keep the Work Hard Play Hard going all summer. Academic and athletic sessions each day keep students learning AND having fun! Developing scholars and athletes is the goal of our summer program. Paragon summer camp covers a range of academic activities and athletic development. Each week focuses on an academic topic and atheltic skill.

! r u o aT r o f Call 59-5040 4 512-

Academic Topics: • Science/STEM • Geography • Language Arts • Art Skills • Music/Choir

Welcoming Athletic Skills: campers • Agility ages 3 - 9th grade! • Strength • Yoga/Balance • Sports: Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee

Camp Hours 9am-3pm Before and After care offered.

Paragon Prep 5206 Balcones Dr. Austin, TX 78731