Community Connection

 

In and Around the Neighborhood

This page provides links to events and happenings that may be of interest to the JSIS community.  If you would like to share information about an event, please email detailed information to the web team at jsis.seattle@gmail.com.  Publication must meet Seattle Public School District guidelines and JSIS administration approval.

 

Events

 
 
Join GSA members, their friends and family, Seattle Schools staff, School Board members as well as senior leadership on the Safe Schools Coalition “parade float,” a big ol’ yellow school bus. Come ride or march with us! You can ride on the bus or you can march alongside the bus. You can carry signs, tape signs to the bus, and even enjoy snacks on the bus! We will have some fun items you can hand out to the crowd too! Also, the parade ends at the Seattle Center where a rally will be going on most of the day. You’ll find music, food, information booths, etc. there. Plan to come for the day!  The actual parade starts at 11am, but come early.   Look for us in the parade staging area on 4th Avenue. near Seneca. Come find the big school bus! For more information, check out the official website or call Lisa at 252-0982.
UW Summer Youth Programs offer 2 and 3 week full-day programs for both elementary and middle school students, including a 3 week Middle School Girls Academy.  In addition, middle school students also have the option of enrolling 2 week half-day short courses on a variety of topics (e.g., Robotics, Computer Game Design, Young Writers Workshop, Dance).  Parents and students are encouraged to visit our website at: www.summeryouth.washington.edu for more information.
 
 
NW Services PEACE Program
Enrich your family – help a teen
You can bring the culture, country and language you love right into your own home by hosting a high school exchange student. NW Services PEACE Program has students from Japan, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain and many other countries who need host families for the coming school year. To learn more about hosting and see student profiles visit www.nw-services.com or contact Nancy Roberts 1-866-675-3977 ; treez@tds.net . Please consider hosting an international teen and enriching his/her life and your family.

 

 
June 27-30 (Session 1)
August 8-11 (Session 2)
Come join the Seattle Pacific University Mens Soccer players and coaching staff for a week of soccer this summer. Coaches will work with the players to improve their technical, tactical, physical and mental skills needed for soccer. No soccer experience is necessary for our youth camps. The SPU Soccer Camps will expose as many players as possible to great coaching. We have chosen a curriculum that integrates a mixed-ability teaching approach. Our coaching staff consists of people who have played and coached at the very highest level and have broken down the training regimen into workable modules for all ages and abilities. Current College players will demo all drills and small-sided games so that all campers can watch players at the highest level perform. Our goal at SPU Soccer camp is to provide great role models for the campers, help each camper build a road map for future success, and most importantly, have FUN!
 
Free Summer Meals and Snacks for Teens and Kids 18 and Under
The Summer Food Service Program feeds kids and teens 18 years and under.  Sites are located at places such as schools, parks and community centers.  To find the location, dates and times for the meal service sites nearest you:

 

Phinney Ridge Summer Safari Day Camps
Calling all kids ages 5-12 years old! Come and experience a summer full of fun, hands-on education, excitement, and adventure. PNA Kids! Summer Safari offers children a bountiful array of daily activities that they can choose from including:  field trips, swimming, arts & crafts, science, drama, dance, cooking, and outdoor recreation.  Summer Safari is easily tailored to fit your family’s schedule with early morning, core, and late afternoon options available. Register your child for one week, or the entire summer.
 
Registration is now open for new enrollments at our Phinney Neighborhood Association location and spaces are filling up quickly. For more information, please visit our website www.phinneycenter.org/pnakids or call us at 206-783-0851.
 
PNA Kids! Summer Safari 2011 Weekly Themes:
June 22 & 23: Games Galore
June 27 - July 1: Kids in the Kitchen
July 5– 8: The Briny Deep
July 11 -15: Cabinet of Curiosities
July 18 - 22: Goin’ Green
July 25 - 29: Animalia
August  1 - 5: Take Flight!
August 8 - 12: Artistic Adventures
August 15 - 19: Go! Go! Go! In the H20
August 22 - 26: The Great Outdoors
August 29 - Sept. 2: Variety Show

 

Summer Chess Camp
July 11-15, July 18-22 Students in grades K-6, from beginners to advanced players.

Single days, ½ day-week registration is available. Registration and details www.chessplayer.com,(206) 387-1251 or e-mail chess64@comcast.net call. For  scholarship information, please email: chessmates@earthlink.net.
This is a great opportunity to learn chess in a structured and fun environment with local chess masters, and improve fast during summer. Students will learn strategy, openings, tactics and checkmating attacks.