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Summer of Service

Looking for something to do in the summer?

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose invites you to join this innovative community service program.

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Registration Form: Download

  • Make new friends
  • Meet fun challenges
  • Make a difference

Check out a short SOS Video!

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What are your interests?

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!

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.

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!

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!

When are you available?

Session Number

Dates

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

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

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.

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!

When?

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

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.

Cost per 2-week session?

Members: $400.00
Non-members: $425.00
$25.00 multiple session discount
Extended Care: $150.00 per two week session
Deposit: $100.00

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.

2005 Evaluation Report - Summer of Service

Evaluator: John Nash
E-mail: john@openeyegroup.com
Web: www.openeyegroup.com

Executive Summary

Full Evaluation Report




For information, contact:

Ryan Smith
Youth Educator
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
408-298-5437 ext. 243
408-298-6826 (Fax)
sos@cdm.org

SOS Forms