Play & Learn

Summer Camps @ Neighborhood North

9 weeks of STEAM camps from June-August!

From June-August, we offer Summer STEAM, nine workshop series –  three days of activities on a particular topic -- each running for 1-2 hours each day. Topics included drumming, painting, podcasting, creating instruments, gardening/food, and more. Our Teaching Artists and instructors focus on exploring and building one skill area through hands-on participatory activities that aim to foster curiosity in the subject matter.  Check out examples of our offerings below.

3-Day Theatre Workshop

Description

This series explores the art of the theatre through theatre games, improv, and experimenting with fun scripts and monologues. Geared towards rising 3rd-5th graders.

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 Body Movement

Description

This dance class will provide the fun and unique opportunity for kids to learn how to create rhythmic patterns with their bodies. 

Using a music-based approach and accented cadences, students will learn the relationship of syllables and rhythm as a way to engage language building, physical fitness, and coordination. At the end of this series students will be able to create new accents, and expand their overall rhythm and language comprehension skills.  Geared toward rising 4th- 8th graders.

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Let’s Paint with Marlon Gist!

Description

Learn the basics of painting and create your own masterpiece with Beaver County artist, Marlon Gist!  This class is geared toward rising Pre-K-2nd graders and their grown-ups to enjoy together.

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Drums Alive

Description

The Drums Alive rhythm class will assist students in the development of rhythm and language skills in a way that yields an exciting and fun experience! Rhythm Sticks and drum pads will be used to become familiar with applied syncopation physical extension. By incorporating the "rudiment numerical" approach while drumming, students will learn the "connective tissue" between rhythm and mathematics & vocabulary building skills. At the end of this series students will be able to create their own grooves, and expand their overall rhythm, math, & English comprehension skills.  Geared for rising Kindergarten- 3rd Graders.

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Parenting Musically

Description

In this three- playdate music series for pre-K children together with their grown-ups, learn about ifferent musical tones and sounds and create your own instruments.

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Be a Biologist!

Description

The Franklin Institute and Glaxo-Smith Kline brings a focus on Biology and Biology STEM careers through interactive workshops and amazing experiments facilitated by educators from the Carnegie Science Center. 

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Cooking Camp!

Description

Have fun exploring food in this gardening and cooking workshop for kids and their grown-ups.  Come prepared to eat!  Geared toward Rising Kindergarten- 5th graders.

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Podcasting for Kids!

Description

Have fun while learning about the communication and technology skills you need to run your own podcast!  Geared for rising 3rd-6th graders.

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Play with Clay!

Description

Explore the world of clay in this fun process art workshop.  Geared for rising Kindergarten- 2nd Graders and their grown-ups.

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Afterschool Programs

Trail Ministries Tuesdays @ Neighborhood North

  • Strengthening Reading and Math skills as well as supporting social skills, problem-solving, stress management, and self-expression through the arts, gardening, STEM, and movement.
  • For K - 5th Graders enrolled in Trail Ministries
  • Tuesdays from 3 - 6 p.m., September - May
  • Transportation and snacks provided for all participants
  • Space is limited; Advance registration required
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Reading Labs

  • Geared toward PreK - 2nd Graders in Beaver County who desire additional focus on Phonics and Reading
  • Qualified staff and volunteers provide individual and small group tutoring to help strengthen ELA skills and confidence
  • Thursdays 3:00-5:00 pm, from January - May 5, 2022
  • Free, but space is limited; Advance registration required
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Our schedule may change - check out our Event Calendar for updates on all space activities

Education

NEIGHBORHOOD LEARNING PODS

In the summer of 2020, in response to COVID-19, Neighborhood North was the driving partner in offering the Community Summer Learning Program, which provided tutoring, STEM activities, and family engagement programs to students and their parents living in local public housing. Trails Ministries would normally have offered summer camp activities to this population, but instead we worked together to help these vulnerable students. The other partner was Big Beaver School District, which provided teachers for tutoring. This same trio of partners supported students in Learning Pods throughout the 2020-21 academic year.  Neighborhood North opened a physical space during COVID to provide a space to host our Learning Pods to serve students in the Beaver Falls school district who needed academic and structural support during COVID.  NN worked with educators and researchers to develop a plan for evaluating our work to demonstrate change in children’s learning. (With this current programming, staff was able to review changes in students’ DIBEL reading scores to determine the effectiveness of our models.).  NN hired a teaching artist and integrated arts and STEM programming into the academic structure of our Learning Pods, serving nearly 100 at-risk students in our Learning Pods during the 2020-21 academic year.

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General Admission Hours

  • Tuesdays: 10 am until 5 pm
  • Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 10 am until 2 pm

General Admission Prices

  • Daily Single Child Play Pass (17 and under): $5 
  • Daily Single Adult Play Pass (18+): $5  
  • Seniors/Veteran (50+): $3
  • Access (EBT or SNAP, up to 5 people): $3
  • Daily Family Play Pass: $25
  • Infants (12 months and under): Free
  • Annual Memberships:
    • Family Plan (3 people): $55
    • Group Plan (4-5 people): $75
    • Neighborhood Plan (6+ people): $115
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