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"Explore Under the Sea" at St. Timothy's Pre-School Summer Camp in Herndon. A two-week session for children ages 4-5 will begin July 19. Call Helen Guest at 703-437-4767 for more information.
<lst>The Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) is kicking off its 18th Annual Summer Art Program, offering five sessions of art education for young people who have completed grades K-6. All sessions will offer two-dimensional and three-dimensional experiences in a variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and more. Each session will end with a final student exhibit Friday, open to parents, family and friends. Fees for the program are $160 per session with discounts available for GRACE members. For more information about the Summer Art Program, call GRACE at 703-471-9242. The schedule is:
* Session I: Animals in Art. July 6-9, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., for students who have completed grades kindergarten-third.
* Session II: Art Essentials. July 12-16, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., for students who have completed grades kindergarten-third.
* Session III: Art Essentials. July 12-16, from 1-4 p.m., for students who have completed grades kindergarten-third.
* Session IV:ÊAround the World. July 19-23, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., for students who have completed grades third-sixth.
* Session V: Great Escapes. July 26-30, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., for students who have completed grades third-sixth.
Camp Abroad. For 12- to 15-year-old boys or girls living in the U.S. will have a chance to spend two weeks in Japan in the Nagano Mountains with Japanese peers. In celebration of 150 years of Japanese-American Relations, the Manjiro Society and the camp in Japan, "Canadian Farms" are underwriting this opportunity. A bilingual guide will be with the group all the time. Depart Dulles Airport with ANA July 19 and return Aug. 2, after spending two nights in Tokyo. Cost, including airfare, will be $1,990. For more information contact Walle Hargreaves, president of Manjiro Society, at 703-471-5466 or e-mail manjiro@manjiro.org.