The DDC’s Summer Camp begins June 14th.

by Jeff June 1, 2010 Camp

There is still time to register for our popular K-6 school age summer camps. The Digital Discovery Center’s school age program has a half day or full day (9:00-3:00) option.  Both before and after camp extended care is available as early as 7:00 a.m. and as late as 6:00 p.m. DOWNLOAD Registration forms and full [...]

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10,000 Caps!

by Jeff April 23, 2010 News

Good news! We have packed our 7th box of caps and it is all ready to be shipped off to the Aveda Cap Collection. This box brings our grand total to over 10,000 caps! Each cap collected helps protect the wildlife near our ponds, rivers, streams and Lake Erie. Visit the Ohio Department of Natural [...]

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Stop-motion Animation Tools of the Trade

by Jeff March 19, 2010 Movies

If you are interested in learning more about Stop-motion animation and what you need to get started, check out this article on Macworld.com. In the DDC we use iStopMotion, iMovie and inexpensive camcorders to create our films. Here is a sample, Bob and The Bubble Wrap, from our Youtube Channel ddc2000.

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ECBI at The DDC – Open House April 14

by Jeff March 18, 2010 News

Want to learn more about the Elyria Comic Book Initiative? Check out this article in the Morning Journal. And plan on signing up for an 8-week “Make your own comic book” workshop at The DDC, Tuesdays and Thursdays,  April 20 – May 20 from 4:30-6:00pm. Grades 5 and up. The cost is $79. Get details [...]

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Gone Fishin’

by Jeff March 16, 2010 News

Spring is in the air, so that means it’s time to get out of the DDC and into the field, creek and woods at Pembroke Kids. Parents please send some old shoes and a change of clothes for our excursions in wild.

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Create Your Own Comic Book at The DDC

by Jeff March 16, 2010 Comic Books

The Digital Discovery Center and the Elyria Comic Book Initiative have teamed up for a fun new program this spring! Would you like to create your own comic book? The Elyria Comic Book Initiative is bringing its “make a comic book” process to you.  A team of trained comic book enthusiasts will guide you through [...]

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Michelangelo and the 16th Apple

by Jeff March 11, 2010 News

MICHELANGELO DI LODOVICO BUONARROTI SIMONI (b. March 6, 1475, Caprese, Republic of Florence [Italy]–d. Feb. 18, 1564, Rome), Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Michelangelo took the commission to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–1512). This was how I introduced the [...]

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Picture This: Storytelling & the Arts

by Jeff March 2, 2010 News

On Monday, March 1st, I had the pleasure to accompany Ms. Kelly and represent Pembroke Kids and the DDC at the Cleveland Museum of Art‘s mini-conference Picture This: Storytelling and the Arts. The mini-conference was developed for early childhood educators to learn how to help students grow up great through the art of telling stories [...]

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Summer Camp at The DDC: Sign up Now!

by Steve February 28, 2010 Camp

It’s time to start thinking about the summer of 2010. The DDC has a great 8-week summer camp program for kids in Kindergarten through Grade 6. We’ve just posted our camp schedule and registration forms. Technology, Arts and Crafts, Legos, Robotics, filmmaking, scrapbooking, webkinz film studio – there is something for everyone! Flexible scheduling and [...]

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We’re Making Some Changes ‘Round Here

by admin February 27, 2010 Uncategorized

We’re transitioning to a WordPress blog at the moment. Some of the links above already have content: About Contact Us Before and After School Summer Camp Pembroke Kids More to come

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