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BOOKBINDING: COPTIC-DECORATED LONG STITCH BOOK

This binding beautifully combines single needle Coptic sewing with long stitch sewing with the decorative addition of a reef knot. The binding allows the book to open completely flat and the 5”x 6” size of the book makes it perfect for a pocket journal or sketchbook. Students should have some previous bookbinding experience. See website for supplies.

BOOKBINDING: JAPANESE STAB BINDING

This decorative style of binding is based on a method commonly used in Japan and China and provides a simple solution to binding single sheets of paper together. The stab sewing with ribbon or thread gives the decorative feature that is characteristic to this unique book.

This binding beautifully combines single needle Coptic sewing with long stitch sewing with the decorative addition of a reef knot. The binding allows the book to open completely flat and the 5”x 6” size of the book makes it perfect for a pocket journal or sketchbook. Students should have some previous bookbinding experience. See website for supplies.

This decorative style of binding is based on a method commonly used in Japan and China and provides a simple solution to binding single sheets of paper together. The stab sewing with ribbon or thread gives the decorative feature that is characteristic to this unique book.

Create your own uniquely sewn bookbinding structure. The secret Belgian binding creates a beautiful, semi-exposed stitched spine. The sewing of this non-adhesive binding allows the pages to lie completely flat making it perfect for journals and notebooks. See website for supply list.

Take your creative lettering to the next level by learning the basics of hand-lettering shapes and forms, plus an array of techniques for drawing and designing letters, borders and doodles. Study and practice the lettering styles of: hand-written block, serif/sans-serif printed alphabets, cursive, and basic monoline Italic. Kit Included.

Satisfy your creative side! Learn the basics of crochet patterns and styles. Begin with simple stitches on a bib then advance to a toddler size crocheted blanket. Crochet your way to a beautiful finished item. Kit included.

FLORAL DESIGN: FALL WREATH

Welcome the invigorating fall season with a beautiful wreath of your own creation! Use maple, eucalyptus, and grasses to capture the texture and depth of color. Start the season with beauty and happiness. All materials will be provided.

FLORAL DESIGN: THANKSGIVING SPLENDOR

What could be more festive than setting your Thanksgiving table and having the centerpiece be your own creation! All materials provided to take home a personal treasure.

FLORAL DESIGN: HOLIDAY WREATH

Have your front door be beautiful and inviting with your own creation of a holiday wreath of evergreens, pinecones, berries, and ornaments. All materials will be provided.

Welcome the invigorating fall season with a beautiful wreath of your own creation! Use maple, eucalyptus, and grasses to capture the texture and depth of color. Start the season with beauty and happiness. All materials will be provided.

Have your front door be beautiful and inviting with your own creation of a holiday wreath of evergreens, pinecones, berries, and ornaments. All materials will be provided.

What could be more festive than setting your Thanksgiving table and having the centerpiece be your own creation! All materials provided to take home a personal treasure.

Become familiar with the various areas of illustrating—book covers, comics, children's books, concept art, editorial work, etc. We will discuss the foundations of successful composition and design and complete assignments to improve students' understanding of illustrative artwork.

Discover this trending technique that is fun and does not require brushes! Acrylic pour painting creates beautiful, unique paintings. You will do 2 pours each night and on the last night of class you will paint a simple subject over a previous poured canvas.

TAPESTRY: LEVEL 1

Learn the fine art of hand woven tapestry. Start by building a small portable tapestry loom, that's easy and fun to take anywhere. Learn tapestry weaving; warp, weft, beat, butterfly, twine, pass, half-pass, dovetail, and Soumak. See website for supply list.

TAPESTRY: LEVEL 2

Continue to make shapes, batching, blending, weft control, joining, and learn more about design and Soumak. Students must bring their looms from the Level 1 course or a small pipe loom they have built.  Appropriate for beginners with some knowledge of warping or for those who have taken the Level 1 tapestry course.

Learn the fine art of hand woven tapestry. Start by building a small portable tapestry loom, that's easy and fun to take anywhere. Learn tapestry weaving; warp, weft, beat, butterfly, twine, pass, half-pass, dovetail, and Soumak. See website for supply list.

Continue to make shapes, batching, blending, weft control, joining, and learn more about design and Soumak. Students must bring their looms from the Level 1 course or a small pipe loom they have built. Appropriate for beginners with some knowledge of warping or for those who have taken the Level 1 tapestry course.

Develop your inner artist while learning a wide variety of techniques. This class is for both the beginner and those that are advanced and want to learn new ideas and tricks. Please come ready to paint and bring a photo of something you want to paint. See website for supply list.

Learn basic woodcarving skills and enjoy the experience of creating a work of art from a simple piece of wood. You will be able to complete and paint your choice of seasonal figurines. Wood will be provided. Please bring a "rough out" knife and carving gloves.

Discover the feeling of working in a woodshop, developing the skills to create useful and beautiful projects. This "hands on" class taught at Provo High is for ages 18+ and for all ability levels. Please bring tape measure and safety glasses. No early registration discount.

Enjoy the thrill of learning new woodworking skills using our state of the art equipment under the direction of a qualified UVU professor. First-time students will construct a required project which will teach safety and machine/tool usage. Second-time students will construct small projects which can be completed within 10 weeks.

Do you want to own a home but don't know where to start? Discover the simple steps of home buying.

LANDLORD BASICS: LEVEL 1

Do you feel your rental properties own you rather than the other way around? Learn best practices for advertising vacancies, showing your property, screening applicants, and signing contracts that protect your investment. You can manage your property and still have a life!

LANDLORD BASICS: LEVEL 2

Untangle the complexities of managing tenants and properties. This structured presentation will help you clarify your responsibilities as a property owner, streamline rent collection, charge tenants for damage, reduce maintenance responsibilities, and evict problem tenants.

LANDLORD BASICS: LEVEL 3

Becoming a landlord is an incredible way to build assets and wealth. The most successful landlords will treat it as a business, just like any other. This class will cover the essentials of business formation and the correct vehicles to run your business.

Do you feel your rental properties own you rather than the other way around? Learn best practices for advertising vacancies, showing your property, screening applicants, and signing contracts that protect your investment. You can manage your property and still have a life!

Untangle the complexities of managing tenants and properties. This structured presentation will help you clarify your responsibilities as a property owner, streamline rent collection, charge tenants for damage, reduce maintenance responsibilities, and evict problem tenants.

Becoming a landlord is an incredible way to build assets and wealth. The most successful landlords will treat it as a business, just like any other. This class will cover the essentials of business formation and the correct vehicles to run your business.

Becoming a landlord is an incredible way to build assets and wealth. The most successful landlords will treat it as a business, just like any other. This class will cover the essentials of business formation and the correct vehicles to run your business.

It is never to early to start retirement planning. In these three classes, we will cover the most critical parts the process: Social Security, Medicare Planning, Estate Planning, Tax Planning in Retirement, and Retirement Income Planning. Our knowledgeable instructors will answer any and all questions so that your decisions will be smart and informed rather than decided on a whim due to time pressures.

Study the basics of Excel 2016, including working with formulas and functions, creating charts, printing spreadsheets, and formatting text, numbers, and borders. Keyboarding skills required. Workbook included.

EXCEL 2016: LEVEL 1

Study the basics of Excel 2016, including working with formulas and functions, creating charts, printing spreadsheets, and formatting text, numbers, and borders. Keyboarding skills required. Workbook included.

EXCEL: LEVEL 3

Discover how to employ the Visual Basic Application (VBA) programming language that is built into Excel. It will help to automate repeating operations and redundant tasks. Start by recording macros, modify the code in the Visual Basic editor, and then create new code to provide added functionality to Excel.

Study the basics of Excel 2016, including working with formulas and functions, creating charts, printing spreadsheets, and formatting text, numbers, and borders. Keyboarding skills required. Workbook included.

Take your Excel skills to the next level and explore Excel's vast collection of formulas/functions, Charts and Pivot Tables. Basic Excel experience required. Workbook included.

Discover how to employ the Visual Basic Application (VBA) programming language that is built into Excel. It will help to automate repeating operations and redundant tasks. Start by recording macros, modify the code in the Visual Basic editor, and then create new code to provide added functionality to Excel.

Learn to modify and touch up photos. Understand resolution and size for web posts or artwork. Learn the effects of layers in blurring a background. Raster images will be covered in detail during this class. Workbook included.

PowerPoint is an industry wide tool that makes it easy to create and present your personal and business ideas in a creative and visually compelling way using text, images, art, animation and sound. Students will create a sample project and should also come to class with a project in mind that they would like to transform into a PowerPoint presentation.

Travel around Latin America with the best recipes from Peru, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Learn how to make delicious pulled pork from Mexico, healthy and nutritious salads from Brazil, Peruvian Causa and Chilean style Ceviche (lime marinated seafood).

Join us for a weekend of incredible camera techniques, breathtaking landscapes, great company, and delicious food! Lodge at UVU's state-of-the-art field station located inside one of Utah's most spectacular national parks. Learn how to change night into day with long exposures; then wake up early and literally step outside your door to photograph the sunrise! Experience the different effects focal length can make to landscape photography. This class will focus on how to do light painting, star trails, landscape, and slow shutter speed. Food will be provided, and some light hiking and group cleanup is required. There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting the week before.

Come prepared to have fun while you watercolor in the sun at Capitol Reef National Park! Learn what to look for before you start a painting, how to set up a painting using composition and balance, and how to work with the water to improve your painting style. Participants stay at the UVU Field Station and food will be provided. Participants will need to bring their own watercolor supplies. There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting the week before.

Join Lisa Mangum, Managing Editor of Shadow Mountain, for a weekend writing workshop and training that includes one-on-one editorial critiques with Lisa. This will cover classes on character development, plot structure, and query letters, all while enjoying uninterrupted writing time in a beautiful national park at the UVU Capitol Reef Field Station. Elevate your writing with this one-of-a-kind professional workshop. Friday evening will also feature an Astronomy exploration. Meals and lodging included.

Join Lisa Mangum, Managing Editor of Shadow Mountain, for a weekend writing workshop and training that includes one-on-one editorial critiques with Lisa. This will cover classes on character development, plot structure, and query letters, all while enjoying uninterrupted writing time in a beautiful national park at the UVU Capitol Reef Field Station. Elevate your writing with this one-of-a-kind professional workshop. Friday evening will also feature an Astronomy exploration. Meals and lodging included.

Join Lisa Mangum, Managing Editor of Shadow Mountain, for a weekend writing workshop and training that includes one-on-one editorial critiques with Lisa. This will cover classes on character development, plot structure, and query letters, all while enjoying uninterrupted writing time in a beautiful national park at the UVU Capitol Reef Field Station. Elevate your writing with this one-of-a-kind professional workshop. Friday evening will also feature an Astronomy exploration. Meals and lodging included.

An intoductory course for students with no previous English experience. The class focuses on communication through vocabulary development, simple daily conversation, writing simple sentences, and learning basic grammatical structures.

Start your journey here. This class is designed for students who have no prior knowledge of English. With this course, students will learn the basics of the language, simple conversations, and basic writing.

For students with little English experience. Gain skills to communicate with friends, family and neighbors. Learn new vocabulary and enjoy a good environment to practice listening and speaking English.

Learn to converse in English concerning a variety of day-to-day topics. Begin to understand and use present and past tenses, work on your pronunciation of American English, and increase your ability to maintain face-to-face conversations in family and work conditions

Learn to converse in English on a variety of day-to-day topics. Begin to understand and use present and past tenses, work on your pronunciation of American English, and increase your ability to maintain face-to-face conversations in family and work conditions.

For intermediate level students with good foundation in English. The class focuses on developing intermediate level listening and conversation skill.

Build confidence in understanding American English by learning to recognize and practice pronunciation and rhythm. Learn to talk about manners, etiquette, and politics. Practice making a medical appointment. You will also discuss skills and abilities and practice for a job interview.

This course is for students with a high-intermediate level of English. The class focuses on helping students use correct speech patterns by incorporating the appropriate verb tenses, word choices, and word forms. The class also focuses on listening to academic lectures and media programs. The class studies high-intermediate concepts of English pronunciation, intonation, stress, and phonetics.

Improve your conversational ability for daily social interactions (work, school, family, etc.) in both listening and speaking. Train your ear to better understand the rhythm and intonation found in American English speech patterns.

A basic level course for students with little English experience. The class focuses on communication through vocabulary development, simple daily conversation, writing simple sentences, and learning basic grammatical structures.

For students with little English experience. Learn vocabulary and sentence structure for basic conversations and writing. Begin to understand signs, ask questions, write basic sentences and navigate through a new culture.

Students with some English experience will expand their vocabulary in this class. Focus on communication through vocabulary development, daily conversational topics, writing simple paragraphs, and mastering beginning-level grammar.

Expand your English vocabulary. Focus on communicating through vocabulary development, daily conversational topics, writing simple paragraphs, and mastering beginning-level grammar. Practice life skills through engaging classroom activities and practical assignments to do outside of class.

This course is for intermediate level students who have a good foundation in the English language. The class focuses on improving communication through more advanced vocabulary development, conversation topics, grammar principles, and writing simple paragraphs.

Find a challenging yet safe environment for students who have a solid foundation in all English skills, but need to develop deeper understanding of English grammar concepts, and a higher proficiency in writing and reading practices. Practice reading, comprehending, and writing in English.

Students with a high-intermediate level of English will enjoy this class which focuses on helping students use correct speech patterns by incorporating the appropriate verb tenses, word choices, and word forms. The class also focuses on listening to academic lectures and media programs.

Discuss and practice English language tenses, gerunds and infinitives, phrasal verbs and their synonyms, adjective clauses, modal verbs, conditional sentences, and more. Develop correct reading techniques through learning and using new vocabulary and grammatical forms while following correct paragraph/essay format.

Melds techniques from master acting teachers such as Sanford Meisner, Constantine Stanislavski, and Uta Hagen into a highly effective training experience. Take the beginning actor into the realms of fine acting and the experienced actor into a whole new world of craft mastery.

Melds techniques from master acting teachers such as Sanford Meisner, Constantine Stanislavski, and Uta Hagen into a highly effective training experience. Take the beginning actor into the realms of fine acting and the experienced actor into a whole new world of craft mastery.

Melds techniques from master acting teachers such as Sanford Meisner, Constantine Stanislavski, and Uta Hagen into a highly effective training experience. Take the beginning actor into the realms of fine acting and the experienced actor into a whole new world of craft mastery.

BACKYARD SURVIVAL GARDEN

The ability to produce your own fresh fruits, vegetables and eggs might make all of the difference in your ability to conquer some of the challenges that lie in our future. Learn how to design a sustainable backyard food forest that will produce an abundance of food with very little human labor once it is established.

DESIGNER FOOD STORAGE PLANS

Food Just the Way YOU Like It! Hunger insurance is easily accomplished by building a pantry stocked with the foods you love. Wisdom dictates that you store food for tough times. Common-sense demands that you not add the stress of unwelcomed dietary changes to whatever disaster you may face. Learn how to design a food storage plan around the unique preferences of your family and the best way to store your food supplies.

The ability to produce your own fresh fruits, vegetables and eggs might make all of the difference in your ability to conquer some of the challenges that lie in our future. Learn how to design a sustainable backyard food forest that will produce an abundance of food with very little human labor once it is established.

Acquire the fascinating and unique skill of playing the bagpipes by using a chanter. Learn how to make incredible sounds and music that can only come from playing this instrument. Please purchase the book: Beginning the Bagpipe by Sandy Jones and a chanter.

Food Just the Way YOU Like It! Hunger insurance is easily accomplished by building a pantry stocked with the foods you love. Wisdom dictates that you store food for tough times. Common-sense demands that you not add the stress of unwelcomed dietary changes to whatever disaster you may face. Learn how to design a food storage plan around the unique preferences of your family and the best way to store your food supplies.

FOUR WEEKS TO BETTER PROSE: PART 1

Whether you're a beginner or have finished your first novel, this writing course will take you step-by-step through the important fundamentals of writing novel-length fiction. Subjects covered include plotting, character development, world building, strong narrative voice, dialogue, and traditional and indie publishing.

FOUR WEEKS TO BETTER PROSE: PART 2

This advanced class will challenge participants with more writing and critique opportunities. Students will explore in greater detail the need for world building and complex characters as well as the intricacies of pacing, editing, and critique. Discussion will also include the best ways to navigate both the traditional and self-publishing industries.

This advanced class will challenge participants with more writing and critique opportunities. Students will explore in greater detail the need for world building and complex characters as well as the intricacies of pacing, editing, and critique. Discussion will also include the best ways to navigate both the traditional and self-publishing industries.

Whether you're a beginner or have finished your first novel, this writing course will take you step-by-step through the important fundamentals of writing novel-length fiction. Subjects covered include plotting, character development, world building, strong narrative voice, dialogue, and traditional and indie publishing.

We will be learning how to easily design and put together beautiful ornamental container gardens and hanging baskets. We will cover the basic principles you need to know for keeping your container gardens looking good all season long. (demonstration only)

Learn hands-on experience with the day-to-day problems of appliances and electronic equipment such as TVs, Stereos, Amplifiers, and piano circuits and different types of key board assembly.

Develop a talent for interior design and learn the techniques to style any room. We will cover furniture styles, color combinations using a color wheel, fabrics and wall texture, lighting, window treatments, arrangement, floor coverings, focal points and accessorizing.

Think that garbage is a necessary evil. Learn from someone who is living waste free. Get practical, easy tips on how to lower your carbon footprint, recycle, reuse, repurpose, and even refuse the refuse.

Learn how to make your own moisturizing lotions and creams using organic oils and butters minus the harsh chemicals that are in the majority of the lotions and creams sold on the market today. Your skin will love you! Students will take home samples of what they make.

Learn how to make natural soap using oils and butters that are good for the skin and make great gifts. Samples will be given out at the end of the class.

Meditation is a practice that brings ancient wisdom and modern science together, calming the body, clarifying the mind, and rejuvenating the spirit. Learn the methods to bring peace, health, and prosperity to all aspects of life.

The game is afoot, and we're hot on the trail. Pick a theme, set the stage, develop memorable characters, and raise the curtain on the criminal in your own murder mystery scenario. Hone your writing and sleuthing skills as we dig up means and motives, and learn to place clues (and blame) where they belong. Class capstone: our own murder mystery dinner!

Welcome to the realm of transforming wool into 3D objects, which are so much better then store bought items. Needle felting will open up an entire new world of crafting possibilities for you.

You’ve heard Wendy Shapero on TV! (Robot Chicken with Seth Green, Cartoon Network shows...) Now hear Wendy LIVE as she illustrates how YOU could actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, and videos! This exciting and fun class could be your game changer.

You’ve heard Wendy Shapero on TV! (Robot Chicken with Seth Green, Cartoon Network shows...) Now hear Wendy LIVE as she illustrates how YOU could actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, and videos! This exciting and fun class could be your game changer.

If you have ever wanted to learn how to weld, brush up on your skills, or build a small project, this class is for you! Beginners looking to explore welding and fabrication and those with advanced skills needing to pass certification tests will benefit from this class. Attending first night of class is mandatory as safety regulations and learning the layout of the shop will be discussed. No early registration.

Learn a series of yoga poses and breathing techniques that can improve physical activity and help you get through stressful life events. Improving strength, balance, and deep breathing can help calm your mind and promote healthy living. No prior yoga experience necessary. Wear loose comfortable clothing and bring mat and water.

Develop basic skills in sign and finger spelling to help you communicate with deaf individuals in everyday situations.

CHINESE: LEVEL 1

Students in this class will learn basic pronunciation and tones of Mandarin Chinese. We will focus on listening and speaking skills and practice basic reading and writing in simplified Chinese characters. Each student will also be given a Chinese name if he or she doesn't have one.

CHINESE: LEVEL 2

Come and build on your basic conversational skills in Mandarin Chinese as we continue with pronunciation and tones. Learn more simplified Chinese characters to improve your reading and writing skills. We will continue to explore this fascinating culture.

Students in this class will learn basic pronunciation and tones of Mandarin Chinese. We will focus on listening and speaking skills and practice basic reading and writing in simplified Chinese characters. Each student will also be given a Chinese name if he or she doesn't have one.

Come and build on your basic conversational skills in Mandarin Chinese as we continue with pronunciation and tones. Learn more simplified Chinese characters to improve your reading and writing skills. We will continue to explore this fascinating culture.

Take a deeper dive into the German language as we continue to develop our speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills through communicative activities, games, authentic materials and tasks. Participants are invited to contribute to the design of the course by suggesting topics of interest on German culture in the first class.

Speak the most beautiful language in the world. Focus on the basics of Italian pronunciation, grammar, and simple conversation, with an emphasis on application.

Learn the basics of Spanish conversational skills in this intro level class! We will cover basic "survival" phrases and words, as well as begin to explore this valuable language through vocabulary, grammar, simple phrases, and conversations.

The light, graceful, fluid movements of this form of dance is wonderful for creating strength, balance,and a feeling of self-confidence. Whether you are a beginner or former student, you will enhance your physical strength and posture while enjoying the grace and beauty of this beautiful art form.

Life is better with a dance partner! Enjoy learning the cha-cha, waltz, and swing while enhancing your dancing skills and making your dancing experience more exciting. This class is specifically designed for couples and the registration fee covers both individuals. Please wear shoes with nonmarking soles.

BANJO MAINTENANCE

Learn the type of banjo to buy, picks to buy, how to wear picks, types of tuners, and muting your banjo. It will also include: adjusting your bridge, tightening the head, changing strings, adjusting truss and coordinator rods, installing a 5th string capo, and tuning your banjo.

BANJO: BEGINNING BLUEGRASS-SCRUGGS STYLE

Learn the basics of playing the banjo using the 3-finger picking style made famous by Earl Scruggs. No prior musical background needed. Banjo Maintenance must be taken before this course. Please bring your banjo. See website for supplies.

Learn the type of banjo to buy, picks to buy, how to wear picks, types of tuners, and muting your banjo. It will also include: adjusting your bridge, tightening the head, changing strings, adjusting truss and coordinator rods, installing a 5th string capo, and tuning your banjo.

Learn the basics of playing the banjo using the 3-finger picking style made famous by Earl Scruggs. No prior musical background needed. Banjo Maintenance must be taken before this course. Please bring your banjo. See website for supplies.

Celebrate movement as you gain a sense of beauty, grace, control, and strength with this ancient Middle Eastern art form. Veils and Hip scarfs will be provided for in class use, if you have your own please feel free to bring them. Comfortable yoga type clothing recommended.

Enrich your life with friends, fun, and exercise! Master the basics of Rodeo Swing, the Cowboy Cha-Cha, and Country Two-Step. Be sure to wear non-marking shoes or boots.

Come join us while we learn, practice and apply fundamental concepts on the guitar. Learning to use chords that help us to create and play songs will be first and then moving on to simple improv techniques that will unlock your creativity on the instrument. Please bring your guitar.

Hip Hop is an upbeat Urban style of dance that is forever evolving. This high-energy class consists of hip hop and pop sounds, focusing on musicality and rhythm. It is an extremely artistic style of dance and lots of fun!

Join this upbeat class to gain strength and flexibility while releasing your creative inner self to the beat of contemporary music. This fun and exhilarating dance form is popular in dance videos, Vegas, and current dance shows. There will be stretching and warm up to get you ready to perform at your best.

Come and experience the fun of Latin dancing! You will learn the basics of the cha-cha, rumba, salsa, samba and become confident to join the pros of Dancing with the Stars. Singles or couples are welcome but must register individually.

Whether you tap danced as a kid or never put your foot in a tap shoe - come join us for this upbeat, fun way to gain strength and rhythmic capability! Expect a high energy exhilerating aerobic workout. More benefits are toned leg muscles, improved balance, and tightened glutes. And of course, so much fun!

Do you sometimes feel like you're about to explode? Are you looking for reliable anger management skills to use at home and in the work place? Come to recognize and manage your own trigger thoughts. Also, develop the conflict resolution skills essential for successful personal and professional relationships.

Do you sometimes feel like you're about to explode? Are you looking for reliable anger management skills to use at home and in the work place? Come to recognize and manage your own trigger thoughts. Also, develop the conflict resolution skills essential for successful personal and professional relationships.

Do you sometimes feel like you're about to explode? Are you looking for reliable anger management skills to use at home and in the work place? Come to recognize and manage your own trigger thoughts. Also, develop the conflict resolution skills essential for successful personal and professional relationships.

Need to freshen-up your marriage a bit? Wanting more fondness and admiration between you and your better half? Or maybe you just want to learn to fight right? As a couple, come and explore time-tested relationship principles and participate in activities that can strengthen your marriage. Workshop is for married or engaged couples only. Please no individuals.

If you have an advanced camera and want to learn how to take advantage of all it has to offer, this class is for you! Learn about lenses, ISO, light, composition, depth-of-field, aperture and shutter speed. Bring a camera with manually adjustable settings. Photo shoot October 12th.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: BEGINNING

Learn about lenses, ISO, light, composition, depth-of-field, aperture, shutter speed, and more. Access to a DSLR camera or other digital camera that has manual settings is required.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: INTERMEDIATE

Explore in-depth application of design, aperture, shutter speed, creativity, lighting, lens choice, and problem solving. Camera with manual settings, a basic understanding of aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and composition required.

Learn about lenses, ISO, light, composition, depth-of-field, aperture, shutter speed, and more. Access to a DSLR camera or other digital camera that has manual settings is required.

Explore in-depth application of design, aperture, shutter speed, creativity, lighting, lens choice, and problem solving. Camera with manual settings, a basic understanding of aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and composition required.

Learn to fly at the state-of-the-art UVU flight facilities at the Provo Airport. Begin with basic ground school and then fly a plane with an FAA-certified instructor in the world's safest training aircraft. Bring a lunch and photo ID.

Become a master of musical theatre while discovering the basics of vocal control, movement, and character development as you rehearse musical numbers and audition pieces to be performed at the end of the week. No audition required.

Shakespeare Acting (11-17 yrs) Learn how to interpret the characters in Shakespeare's plays, which are filled with intrigue, humor, love, and mystery. Master the vocal technique, character development, and movement necessary to perform monologues and scenes from his plays.

Discover how a 3D printer works. Design a 3D model for printing and gain the knowledge necessary to purchase a printer of your very own or upload one of several online 3D printers. Leave class with your 3D printed model, a thumb drive with your 3D files on it, a 3D program, and everything we cover in class. 3D modeling experience needed.

Jump into hands-on astronomy activities to learn about the wonders of the universe. Gain an understanding of the solar system, stars, galaxies, etc and enjoy a special planetarium show.

Learn Python by creating multiplayer adventure games and grasp the difference between clients and servers. Write code and customize your adventure game.

Dream of creating your own game? JavaScript is a great language to learn to do just that! Learn the basics of how to code computer games. Move through interactive lessons while coding your own games such as pong, a fish game and a platform-style Mario game.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a crime scene investigator, just like on TV? In our forensics camp, you will learn all about how physical evidence reveals the events of a crime. By the end of the day you will be able to solve the case using the skills you’ve learned. (Lunch provided)

Do you dream of becoming an engineer and changing the world? Take your first steps on that journey at the Future Engineers camp. Use one of a kind robots that utilize engineering concepts without programming (very unique). Experiment with circuits, LED’s potentiometers, the photoelectric effect, multiple sensors, tilts, motors and more!

Think Green! This renewable and green thinking robotics camp is for the future engineers. Using actual solar panels and windmills to harness the power of the sun and wind, students will build and power their own models cities. Lunch will be provided.

Examine the forces that drive nature and machines, electricity and magnets, light and sound. Enjoy hands-on exploration and develop the knowledge and concepts that make our world work.

Learn how to make things bubble, fizz and change colors! Participate in hands-on experiments and demonstrations that explore polymers, acids and bases, electrochemistry. Learn exciting methods to test hypotheses and design new solutions.

The worldwide phenomenon game Minecraft continues to intrigue kids and adults with its simple look yet complex game play. Minecraft is coded in Java, which is a powerful language that has been around for a long time. Use Java to add new code to Minecraft. Create your own items, blocks, weapons, armor, mobs and much more!

The worldwide phenomenon game Minecraft continues to intrigue kids and adults with its simple look yet complex game play. Minecraft is coded in Java, which is a powerful language that has been around for a long time. Use Java to add new code to Minecraft. Create your own items, blocks, weapons, armor, mobs and much more!

Program a robot to play soccer! Using multiple advanced sensors including infrared and compass, you will program a robot to chase an IR electronic ball (soccer ball) on a mini-soccer mat (field). There is nothing quite like watching a robot you built play soccer.

The best Engineers always try to solve a problem. Use what you know about building and programming to create a robot that can solve problems. Your engineered robot will be able to find its way through an obstacle course using sensors. Pre-requisite: Robot Engineers: Level 1.

Build advanced NXT robots. Using next level programming, sensors and data hubs, your robot will be able to think and react for itself. You will engineer a handfull of different robotic contraptions and sensors to have your robots do things you never thought possible. Pre-requisite: Robot Engineers: Level 2.

Learn fun engineering skills and explore robotics the fun way! Merge your creativity with WeDo LEGOs and create incredible models with real motors and simple programming that bring your creations alive!

Explore the next level in robotics by using LEGO construction kits with motors, gears and pulleys. Learn to combine your knowledge and imagination in real life applications. The first steps of programming and basic STEM will be introduced. Pre-requisite: Robot Explorers: Level 1.

Step up your experience! Use a more advanced Lego kit and gain advanced programming to inspire your creation of the ultimate invention. Pre-requisite: Robot Explorer: Level 2

Take the next step in your robotics journey. Learn and apply advanced tasks and programming to take your robotic inventions to the next level. Learn about new technologies and improve your building skills as you become the ultimate robot inventor. Pre-requisite: Robot Inventors: Level 1.

Like to take things apart? Learn the engineering behind robotic toys and how they work. Bring your own broken robotic toy to hack. We will take apart, learn about, and then fix a robot. Enter the exciting world of micro-processors. You will use a micro-controller to learn, test ideas, and invent something all your own! Pre-requisite: Robot Inventors: Level 2.

Build and create your very own robot and take it home to show off when the camp is done. Use advanced scratch software as you design and program your own robotic creation.

Expand your ability to create fun and exciting games by coding a fast-paced tower defense game! Learn about game physics and other JavaScript concepts to enhance your game making prowess.

Virtual Reality (VR) is an exciting developing field allowing you to interact with a digital environment! Discover your own world using JavaScript and 3D goggles! Learn how to transform a tablet or phone's browser into a whole new world. Students must have iPhone or Android phones up to 6 inch screen.

Create your very own Virtual World in UNITY 3D. Use Android Icon and Google Drawings to turn your world into an Android App. Explore your app through a VR headset, and compete to win a headset of your own! Thumb drive, Jr VR Diploma, and lunch provided. Parents invited for last half hour of event to see the final results. Registration ends July 15, 2019.