ARE YOU READY FOR THE SUMMER? USE IT OR LOSE IT ACTIVITIES ABOUND FOR NEWLY FREED KIDS.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer School in L.A. ends today and summer begins Friday - a combination that means it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for kids to slather slath·er tr.v. slath·ered, slath·er·ing, slath·ers Informal 1. To use or give great amounts of; lavish: slathered gifts and attention on their only child. 2. a. on the sunblock sunblock Public health An opaque substance, usually formulated from zinc or titanium oxides, designed to completely prevent solar radiation from reaching the skin. See SPF rating. Cf Sunscreen. , grab their swimsuits, warm up their pitching arms and get out of the house. The floodgates have opened for summer activities, with a variety of public and private day camps offering everything from sports and dance to crafts and field trips - and just about every other kind of activity in between. The city's 36 seasonal pools will open Saturday, including 11 in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , offering families an inexpensive way to keep cool during the blistering days of summer. ``Kids love to swim,'' said parks Aquatics Director Richard Godino, a Los Angeles lifeguard for 34 years. ``Swimming is a popular pastime, especially in the Valley.'' California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , offers day camps and a variety of other summer activities, while the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , is kicking off its arts program in July, offering young people ages 12-18 professional training in theater, musical theater and dance. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge also has more than a dozen spots open for a weeklong wheelchair sports event that will begin Monday, offering sports exhibitions and more for $250. Even though Marquise Brown has cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. , the 9-year-old is already planning the days he'll get to wheel around the court and dip his toes into the pool. ``I'm excited,'' he said. ``I'm gonna do everything. I have two trophies on the mantel. Basketball's my life.'' For information on CSUN summer programs, call (818) 677-3333. For the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Arts Camp, call (310) 206-6879. Internet site KidsCamps.com details a variety of private camps, which offer activities for just about every age and interest. ``We've got Go Karts, swimming, video games, carnivals, computer classes, barbecues,'' said Betty Monello, campus director of Pinecrest Schools in Woodland Hills, which offers day camps, weekly camps and full summer programs for youngsters in preschool through sixth grade. Like most other kids, Marquise has spent the past few weeks dreaming about the day that school finally lets out and his vacation begins. ``Summer's my favorite time,'' he said. ``I get to go to sports camp. I get to play basketball. Summer's fun.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Michael Wong-Sasso, 5, has a corner of the pool all to himself during family swimming lessons Wednesday at CSUN. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer (2) Laura Agueros, 22, of Pacoima leaps from the diving board Wednesday at the Hubert H. Humphrey Memorial Recreation Center's pool. All of the city's pools will be open Saturday. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer Box: WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE |
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