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Summer of Service
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Looking for something to do in the summer?
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose invites you to join this innovative community service program.
Flyer: Download
Registration Form: Download
- Make new friends
- Meet fun challenges
- Make a difference
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Children’s Discovery Museum offers a nationally-recognized Summer Day Camp for youth entering grades 7–10.
Children’s Discovery Museum (CDM) offers a unique and innovative summer program where youth can have fun, make new friends, meet new challenges, and make a difference in the community. Summer of Service (SOS) responds to the needs of young teens too old for the traditional day camp, but too young for full-time employment. SOS has been changing lives for twelve years, and is a recipient of the prestigious Promising Practices Award as an outstanding opportunity for youth.
The SOS program is an ongoing part of many young lives. Museum floor staff, volunteer staff, and SOS facilitators include a number of SOS graduates who have developed a bond with the Museum and wish to continue working to benefit their community.
The program offers a variety of opportunities addressing different interests. Participants attend one- or more two-week sessions serving on the team of their choosing. For example, Purple Team members prepare and facilitate activities for Museum visitors, and contribute to an SOS ‘zine and documentary video in the CDMedia.studio. Orange Team participants help out at local preschools – reading, playing games, and leading activities. Green Team members become Environmental Guardians by conducting water quality tests and cleaning the river, planting trees, and helping in CDM’s Kids’ Garden. The Striped Team is comprised exclusively of youth entering 10th grade. Striped Team members take on more in-depth service projects – designing and leading activities for younger SOS participants. Many entering 10th graders take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the Striped Team to get a head start on their high school community service requirements.
What are your interests?
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Purple Team: Prepare and facilitate arts, crafts, and science activities for museum visitors. Go behind-the-scenes to in the Museum to help out. Create a magazine and video in the CDMedia.Studio!
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Orange Team: Be a mentor a friend to a young child at Estrella Family Services and Gardner Elementary School. Share a lunch, read a book, lead a game, and teach a child.
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Green Team: Become an environmental guardian. Conduct water quality tests, clean a river, plants a tree, and grow organic vegetables. Spend two weeks of fun under the sun! |
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Just for 10th Graders!
The Striped Team: Join our veteran SOSers for this exciting leadership-focused team. We’ll choose a different service site each session and create a project that meets its needs. Available for all four sessions this summer!
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When are you available?
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Dates |
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Session 1 |
June 21, 2010 – July 2, 2010 |
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Session 2 |
July 5, 2010 – July 16, 2010
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Session 3 |
July 19, 2010 – July 30, 2010
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Session 4 |
August 2, 2010 – August 13, 2010 |
Come for one session or stay for all four! We travel to different Friday field trip destinations each session.
Registration Materials & Sign Up
Sign up now!
Contact Ryan Smith, Youth Educator, at (408) 298-5437 ext. 243, or sos@cdm.org.
To receive registration materials, leave your name, phone number and mailing address, or download the forms here.
Please mail the completed forms to
Ryan Smith
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
or fax the forms to (408) 298-6826.
Basic Information
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Who? |
Any youth entering grades 7, 8 or 9 in the Fall 2010 school year. Youth entering 10th grade are eligible for our Striped Team. |
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Where? |
We'll meet at Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose each day before traveling to service sites in our community . . . or to Bay Area field trip destinations on Fridays! |
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When?
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Session 1: June 21, 2010 – July 2, 2010
Session 2: July 5, 2010 – July 16, 2010
Session 3: July 19, 2010 – July 30, 2010
Session 4: August 2, 2010 – August 13, 2010
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Times? |
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Fridays only
Extended Care Hours available 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. and 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
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Cost per 2-week session?
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Members: $400.00
Non-members: $425.00
$25.00 multiple session discount
Extended Care: $150.00 per two week session
Deposit: $100.00
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Financial Aid/Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact the Youth Educator for more information.
A $100.00 per session, non-refundable registration deposit is required to reserve your place on a team. Remaining balance is due two weeks prior to session start date. A multiple session discount applies. Inquire about scholarship options and availability.
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