Class Descriptions
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- Leapfrog (Ages 4-6)
- Stepping Stone (Entering Grades 1-3)
- Play-Well Legos & Coding with Kids (Ages 5-12)
- Mosaic (Entering Grades 2-5)
- Soaring (Entering Grades 3-6)
- Dragon Team (Ages 7-15)
Leapfrog (Ages 4-6)
JULY 6-10
Magic School Bus®: The Human Body
Ms. Frizzle and her young scientists will journey into our bodies. We will make blood, create working lungs, learn about fire safety and much more!
July 6-10
Instructor: Ellen Kipnis | Cost: $280
Puppet Theatre: Imaginative Storytelling
Join in on some summer storytelling as we create small and large scale puppets, learn how to bring them to life through theatre, and share our experiences through storytelling.
July 6-10
Instructor: Hannah Guglielmana | Cost: $280
PJA Kids Kitchen: Eat the Rainbow
Join us in a colorful kitchen adventure! Kids will practice cooking skills, embark on a journey to explore fruits from around the world, and craft their culinary creations. Recipes will focus on fruits, vegetables and whole grains, while encouraging a lifelong love of wholesome and delicious foods.
July 6-10
Instructor: Bess Nation | Cost: $280
JULY 13-17
Magic School Bus®: The Human Body
Ms. Frizzle and her young scientists will journey into our bodies. We will make blood, create working lungs, learn about fire safety and much more!
July 13-17
Instructor: Ellen Kipnis | Cost: $280
Puppet Theatre: Imaginative Storytelling
Join in on some summer storytelling as we create small and large scale puppets, learn how to bring them to life through theatre, and share our experiences through storytelling.
July 13-17
Instructor: Hannah Guglielmana | Cost: $280
PJA Kids Kitchen: Sweet Summer
Join us in a colorful kitchen adventure! Kids will practice cooking skills, embark on a journey to explore fruits from around the world, and craft their culinary creations. Recipes will focus on fruits, vegetables and whole grains, while encouraging a lifelong love of wholesome and delicious foods.
July 13-17
Instructor: Bess Nation | Cost: $280
JULY 20-24
Magic School Bus®: Unicorns, Rainbows and Narwhals
Join Ms. Frizzle and explore the magical and mystical "Land of Unicorns and Rainbows." Our journey includes unicorn tales, rainbow science, art, and more.
July 20-24
Instructor: Ellen Kipnis | Cost: $280
Feathered Explorers
Come meet birds big and small and learn what makes a bird a bird! Explore Oregon’s native birds, and travel to tropical rainforests to see the mesmerizing Birds-of-Paradise. Build nests, and learn how we can best protect our feathered friends!
July 20-24
Instructor: Hannah Guglielmana | Cost: $280
World Music
Explore the foundations of music while learning about a variety of traditions, instruments, and ways of experiencing sound! We will be dancing, drumming, exploring small instruments, and talking about the music of different cultures. Get ready to make music, move your body, and have tons of fun as we discover sounds from all around the world!
July 20-24
Instructor: Claudia Sneathen | Cost: $280
JULY 27-31
Magic School Bus®: Unicorns, Rainbows and Narwhals
Join Ms. Frizzle and explore the magical and mystical "Land of Unicorns and Rainbows." Our journey includes unicorn tales, rainbow science, art, and more.
July 27-31
Instructor: Ellen Kipnis | Cost: $280
Adventures on the Nile
Come meet the ancient Egyptians. Meet the Ba and the Ka. Open gifts from the Nile. Buy a spell in the marketplace. Learn why it was so important for every ancient Egyptian to do thousands of good deeds. Learn about the pyramids and more!
July 27-31
Instructor: Hannah Guglielmana | Cost: $280
Stepping Stone (Entering Grades 1-3)
JULY 6-10
Wizarding
Potions, Care of Magical Creatures, Transfiguration-
Spend a week steeped in the magic of PJA. Each day will focus on a different magical speciality through stories, magic tricks, illusions and chemistry. A professional magician will visit the class. Abracadabra!
July 6-10
Instructor: Susanna Perrin | Cost: $280
Music of Southern Africa
Experience the excitement, complexity, and beauty of Zimbabwean and Southern African music. Learn about traditional mbira, modern marimba, and polyrhythmic drumming. Listen, discuss, and play this unique music.
July 6-10
Instructor: Claudia Sneathen | Cost: $280
Nurtured by Nature
Be kind to yourself by joining us as we connect to the great outdoors! Enjoy peaceful walks, create nature-inspired crafts, and reflect mindfully, all while discovering calm, confidence, and self-love. Celebrate the beauty of the outdoors and the amazing you!
July 6-10
Instructor: Livy Knight | Cost: $280
Minecraft Models
Create miniature models of your own minecraft base! Using a variety of cardboard, paint, and cubes, make your own minecraft playset filled with mobs and items.
July 6-10
Instructor: Rae Hill | Cost: $280
JULY 13-17
Canine Characters
Bluey, Gromit, Snoopy and more. Get up close and personal with some of your favorite dogs from comics, books, and cartoons. Learn to draw them, make cool crafts and even invent your own new puppy pal. A dog will visit the class so give a woof!
July 13-17
Instructor: Susanna Perrin | Cost: $280
Music of Southern Africa
Experience the excitement, complexity, and beauty of Zimbabwean and Southern African music. Learn about traditional mbira, modern marimba, and polyrhythmic drumming. Listen, discuss, and play this unique music.
July 13-17
Instructor: Claudia Sneathen | Cost: $280
Nurtured by Nature
Be kind to yourself by joining us as we connect to the great outdoors! Enjoy peaceful walks, create nature-inspired crafts, and reflect mindfully, all while discovering calm, confidence, and self-love. Celebrate the beauty of the outdoors and the amazing you!
July 13-17
Instructor: Livy Knight | Cost: $280
Magical World of Fairies
Explore the tiny, magical world of fairies and create your very own miniature fairy garden! Learn from fairies about reusing materials creatively and taking care of our planet.
July 13-17
Instructor: Rae Hill | Cost: $280
JULY 20-24
Magical Creatures: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix
Stretch your imagination exploring the worlds and ways of magical and mythical beasts. Draw, sculpt, craft with them and even invent your own. The class will enjoy a visit with a "real unicorn." Dream big!!
July 20-24
Instructor: Susanna Perrin | Cost: $280
Art Oasis: Origami, Painting & Paper Crafts
Unleash your true colors at PJA's Art Oasis. Whether young artists love painting, origami, drawing, or creating a complex masterpiece, this is the place to let their creative spirits soar. This fun and inspiring class encourages artists to explore new mediums and techniques, while they build confidence and have a blast.
July 20-24
Instructor: Bess Nation | Cost: $280
Our Big World of Music & Art
Come sing, play, and create as we explore music and art from around the world. Together, we’ll celebrate different cultures, use our imaginations, and discover how art and music bring people together. Come make new friends, and have fun expressing yourself every day. Get ready to move, make, and explore as we travel the globe together!
July 20-24
Instructor: Livy Knight | Cost: $280
K-Pop: Rising Stars!
Calling all young heroes! Inspired by the world of K-Pop Demon Hunters, students will explore music, dance, and visual art while working together as a team. Perfect for grades 1–3, this class encourages self-expression, movement, and creativity in a fun and supportive environment.
July 20-24
Instructor: Rae Hill | Cost: $280
July 27-31
Horses, Ponies & Unicorns
Learn amazing facts about horses real and imaginary through stories, activities, non-fiction and crafts. Each day we will focus on a different aspect of horse life and care. Enjoy a visit with a "real unicorn." Let your imagination fly!
July 27-31
Instructor: Susanna Perrin | Cost: $280
Our Big World of Music & Art
Come sing, play, and create as we explore music and art from around the world. Together, we’ll celebrate different cultures, use our imaginations, and discover how art and music bring people together. Come make new friends, and have fun expressing yourself every day. Get ready to move, make, and explore as we travel the globe together!
July 27-31
Instructor: Livy Knight | Cost: $280
Pokémon: Gotta Craft Them All
Calling all trainers and artists! Create a 3D Pokémon card habitat, design Poké Ball shrinky dinks, and make even more fun projects in this arts-and-crafts camp inspired by your favorite pocket monsters!
July 27-31
Instructor: Rae Hill | Cost: $280
Play-Well Legos & Coding with Kids (Ages 5-12)
JULY 6-10
Pokémon Engineering with LEGO© (ages 5-8)
Calling all Pokémon trainers! With the Pokémon Championship approaching, join us as we build and catch our favorite Pokémon, rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket, take a ride on the S.S. Anne to uncover rare and mystic Pokémon, and battle to see who will hold the title of Pokémon Master.
July 6-10
Instructor: Play-Well | Cost: $280
JULY 13-17
Learn Coding with LEGO© (ages 6-9)
Dive into the world of dinosaurs in this LEGO®-powered STEM course! You will apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to design and build secure habitats for herbivorous dinosaurs and discover elusive species. Collaborate, innovate, and deepen your understanding of biology, engineering, and prehistoric ecosystems, all while bringing the Jurassic world to life.
July 13-17
Instructor: Play-Well | Cost: $280
JULY 20-24
Minecraft Coding with LEGO© (ages 6-9)
Venture into the world of Minecraft while learning to build and program robots in this introductory Robotics class using the LEGO® Spike Prime® system. Learn basic programming skills while traveling through biomes, harvesting resources, and battling the Ender Dragon. Work in pairs to build LEGO® based projects incorporating motors, sensors and lights.
July 20-24
Instructor: Play-Well | Cost: $280
Robotics: Intro (ages 8-12)
Learn the basics of programming a robot and how to use code along with hardware to open up so many possibilities with technology. Through a block-based, visual programming platform, learn introductory concepts, such as code structure, variables, and loops to complete robot mission challenges. Note: Additional $10 added maintenance fee for the use of robots.
July 20-24
Instructor: Codng with Kids | Cost: $359
JULY 27-31
Learn Coding with LEGO© (ages 6-9)
Build and program robots in this introductory Robotics class using the LEGO® Spike Prime® system. Learn basic programming skills using a simple and visual block coding system to grasp new and diverse coding challenges. Build robots using motors, sensors and lights that will make for a fun experience that incorporates both building with LEGO® and coding.
July 27-31
Instructor: Play-Well | Cost: $280
Scratch: Intro to Game Development (ages 8-12)
Learn coding using Scratch, a fun drag-and-drop coding environment and practice coding fundamentals like Variables, Loops, and Conditionals while designing characters, creating scenes, and adding sounds. Build exciting games, stories, and animation projects, including Pet and Ball, Shark and Fish, and Snowman Maze.
July 27-31
Instructor: Coding with Kids | Cost: $349
Mosaic (Entering Grades 2-5)
JULY 6-10
Board Game Bash
Set the board, draw your cards, roll the dice, and dive in! This class blends strategy, teamwork, and creativity as students explore a variety of classic and modern games. Along the way, they’ll sharpen critical-thinking skills, practice good sportsmanship, and learn how to work together, all while sharing lots of laughter. Build confidence and lasting friendships, one epic game at a time.
July 6-10
Instructor: Ben Stolberg | Cost: $280
Doodle Club
Welcome to the Doodle Club! Practice your sketching skills and learn to draw original/existing characters, pictures, and more! Go home with a sketchbook and artist's pencils and more confidence in your doodle abilities.
July 6-10
Instructor: Cody Hall | Cost: $280
P.E. Palooza
Do you miss P.E. class so much over the summer and can't wait until the fall? Jump right back into class as we run through all your favorite P.E. games and some new ones. Get ready to be active and moving! Most importantly, come to have fun.
July 6-10
Instructor: Elliott Saunders | Cost: $280
JULY 13-17
Chess: Make Your Move
Chess is the greatest board game! Chess is thousands of years old and still one of the most popular games around. Learn the basics from pieces to positions and a little bit about the history of the game. Students will go home with a chess board of their own. All levels are welcome.
July 13-17
Instructor: Ben Stolberg | Cost: $280
PJA Musical
Warm up your vocal cords and tighten your dancing shoes. We will make costumes, sets, and props in this class! Learn about developing a character and putting on a show! No experience is necessary; just come to have good fun!
July 13-17
Instructor: Cody Hall | Cost: $280
String Arts
Spend the week perfecting friendship bracelets, making cool lanyards, building bead animals, weaving on a loom, sewing, and more! Weaving and string arts help with planning, organization, fine motor skills, and creativity. All skill levels are welcome!
July 13-17
Instructor: Lucy Leo | Cost: $280
JULY 20-24
Garden, Create, Share!
Start your day in the garden tending to our little piece of this wondrous world! Pull weeds, plant seeds, explore flowers, and harvest fresh vegetables. Then, create something new with the harvest: Cook healthy food, make pickles, flower art, and nature crafts! Cook, eat, be outside, make gifts for your family and get your hands dirty! All food made is kosher and vegetarian.
July 20-24
Instructor: Sean Bartlett | Cost: $280
Beading
Explore the many different types of crafts and activities created with beads like jewelry, decorations, keychains, art, and more! Spend the week using many varieties and sizes of beads, and creating lots of fun projects to keep, gift, or share! Beading is a great way to unleash our creativity, practice our fine motor skills, hone our ability to stay organized, and practice planning ahead by creating patterns. All skill levels are welcome!
July 20-24
Instructor: Lucy Leo | Cost: $280
JULY 27-31
Backyard & Household Science
Wonder, question and experiment with friends in PJA's backyard! Experiments you will do will all relate to things you may find in your house or outside in your own backyard. If you’ve ever wondered how to make soda, how to see over a fence, or how that thing makes that noise, then this is the class for you! All food made is kosher and vegetarian.
July 27-31
Instructor: Sean Bartlett | Cost: $280
Can You Solve It? Puzzles & More
From word puzzles to math puzzles to shape puzzles to brainteasers, there are limitless amounts of puzzles to grow and stretch our brains! Compare, create, solve, and invent a wide variety of puzzles, including magic squares, tangrams, Rubik’s cubes, rebus, jigsaw, and more! Each day, we will add to our portfolio of puzzles and build our very own puzzle books to bring home at the end of the week!
July 27-31
Instructor: Lucy Leo | Cost: $280
Soaring (Entering Grades 3-6)
JULY 6-10
Garden, Create, Share!
Start your day in the garden tending to our little piece of this wondrous world! Pull weeds, plant seeds, explore flowers, and harvest fresh vegetables. Then, create something new with the harvest: Cook healthy food, make pickles, flower art, and nature crafts! Cook, eat, be outside, make gifts for your family and get your hands dirty! All food made is kosher and vegetarian.
July 6-10
Instructor: Sean Bartlett | Cost: $280
Dungeons & Dragons With Adrianne Sharrock
Adventure awaits! During our journey we will learn to build characters, practice the basic rules of DnD, work as a team to solve puzzles, and defeat (or befriend!) monsters! Students will discover a realm of endless possibilities, build lasting friendships, and learn the magic of cooperative storytelling.
July 6-10
Instructor: Adrianne Sharrock | Cost: $280
Winter in July: A Crochet Adventure
Embrace the coziness of winter in the summer months as we learn the art of crocheting scarves and hats! Crafters will crochet their way to making stylish, warm accessories while having fun in the sun. Students will end the week with their very own beginner crochet set that includes a hook, stitch markers, patterns, extra yarn, and a yarn needle.
July 6-10
Instructor: Luc Leo | Cost: $280
JULY 13-17
Backyard & Household Science
Wonder, question and experiment with friends in PJA's backyard! Experiments you will do will all relate to things you may find in your house or outside in your own backyard. If you’ve ever wondered how to make soda, how to see over a fence, or how that thing makes that noise, then this is the class for you! All food made is kosher and vegetarian.
July 13-17
Instructor: Sean Bartlett | Cost: $280
Dungeons & Dragons With Adrianne Sharrock
Adventure awaits! During our journey we will learn to build characters, practice the basic rules of DnD, work as a team to solve puzzles, and defeat (or befriend!) monsters! Students will discover a realm of endless possibilities, build lasting friendships, and learn the magic of cooperative storytelling.
July 13-17
Instructor: Adrianne Sharrock | Cost: $280
Dungeons & Dragons With Eitan Miller Feder
Welcome to the dungeon, we have fun and games! Join in on an exciting custom-made adventure, battling monsters, solving puzzles, talking your way out of sticky situations, real-life challenges, and forming lasting friendships. You’ll need teamwork, determination, and your sense of adventure!
July 13-17
Instructor: Eitan Miller Feder | Cost: $280
JULY 20-24
Flat Football & Football History
Come find out why football is the most popular sport in the USA! We will learn some football history, look at how plays are designed and executed, and, of course, we will play some ball. Students will have a chance to try out playing different positions and designing their own plays.
July 20-24
Instructor: Ben Stolberg | Cost: $280
Dungeons & Dragons With Eitan Miller Feder
Welcome to the dungeon, we have fun and games! Join in on an exciting custom-made adventure, battling monsters, solving puzzles, talking your way out of sticky situations, real-life challenges, and forming lasting friendships. You’ll need teamwork, determination, and your sense of adventure!
July 20-24
Instructor: Eitan Miller Feder | Cost: $280
JULY 27-31
PJA Rocks & Gems
Dig into a world of adventure with us as we uncover the wonders of the Earth. Each junior geologist will start their own rock collection or organize their existing one. Discover the secrets under the earth through digging for dazzling gems and ancient fossils, crafting stunning birthstone jewelry, and building a giant erupting volcano!
July 27-31
Instructor: Bess Nation | Cost: $280
Dungeons & Dragons With Eitan Miller Feder
Welcome to the dungeon, we have fun and games! Join in on an exciting custom-made adventure, battling monsters, solving puzzles, talking your way out of sticky situations, real-life challenges, and forming lasting friendships. You’ll need teamwork, determination, and your sense of adventure!
July 27-31
Instructor: Eitan Miller Feder | Cost: $280
Dragon Team (Ages 7-15)
Join the Dragon Team!
Ages 7 - 15
Are you ready to take on a leadership role and make a difference? Would you like to help and inspire younger students while gaining valuable skills? If so, we’d love to have you on our Dragon Team! As a Dragon Team member, you’ll join classroom activities and develop leadership skills while assisting instructors and younger students.
Here’s how to get started:
• Choose a younger age group and a class topic that excites you.
Note: Contracted classes are not available (LEGO/Coding/Robotics)
• When registering online, look for class titles that include “Dragon Team” (e.g., Fairytale Mix-Up/Dragon Team, ages 7-15).
• Register and pay.
Every member receives a t-shirt and a certificate of participation.
