Cooking Adventure Class

Class Description:

We want to share the joy of cooking with children. We hope they’ll have fun while cooking and learning to cook. They’ll learn cooking basics, such as reading recipes and using measuring cups and spoons, to make some American and ethnic foods.

Instructor: Hae-young Chun, Joyce Jo, Jungwon Lee, Joanne Kim

Hae-young considers herself a foodie and loves perfecting her recipes!  Formerly a management consultant, she loves spending time with kids and has served in children’s programs at her church in various capacities for many years.

Joyce will teach our camp's cooking class for the first time in 2024. She loves cooking and has cooked for many people at church events. Joyce also has work experience teaching students for college prep courses. She'll be teaching ACT college prep courses on Sundays at Hanaim. 

Jungwon has served as a Sunday School teacher, a VBS program art director, and a cooking class teacher for summer camps at Hanaim. She has an exceptional flair for presenting food!

Joann is a professional photographer who loves being in the kitchen and trying different recipes.  Learn simple recipes to share with your loved ones!

Styrofoam Printmaking

Class Description:

Students will become familiar with the printmaking process and be able to create images of their choice on Styrofoam.

Instructors: Sungjae Ellen Lee

Ellen is an elementary school teacher at an NYC public school and has taught for many years.  She also has served as a Sunday school teacher at Hanaim Church.  Ellen loves spending time with her husband and three children when not working.  She is excited to have the opportunity to get to know students from the Elmwood Park community.

STEM Crafts

Class Description:

We have fun STEM craft classes to keep our kids thinking and learning while having creative outlets. Students will make cool objects using everyday household goods or recycled items. They can display their artistic talents while learning about the scientific principles behind these crafts.

Instructors: Jongbin Ym

Jongbin is currently a cloud architect working in the defense industry. He is an engineer with over 30 years of software development experience.

Build Your Website

Class Description:

Students will receive an introduction to building their website using Google Sites. They can use images from the summer camp (ex., craft class) to present their work from other classes or showcase their interests.

Instructor: Hehjun Lim

Hehjun is an honors student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology studying Web and Information Systems. An active student senate member at her school, she is also very passionate about technology and education and has taught STEM classes to elementary students as a volunteer.  

Digital Arts

Class Description:

Students will use a Scratch drawing tool and coding platform to design and create digital art, such as emoji icons, birthday cards, and drawings.

Instructor: Mihee Kang

Mihee has 18+ years of computer and coding experience. She taught computer science as a high school teacher in South Korea and has been teaching coding in the U.S. for the past ten years.   a high school teacher in South Korea and has been teaching coding in the U.S. for the past nine years.   

Sports & Games

Class Description:

Would you like to play lots of fun team sports and games with other kids in the camp? Wear your favorite player’s or team’s jersey or hat!!   

Instructors: Clement Skirpan, Henry Kwon,

Clement has an extensive coaching experience with children’s sports programs in Garfield. For the Boys and Girls Club of Garfield and the Garfield Little League, he volunteered as an assistant coach for baseball for five years and basketball during the last basketball season. In his university days, Clement was even a founding Marywood University Tennis Team member. He enjoys helping children learn sporting skills they didn’t know they could possess and build upon them into something greater.

Henry is a sports-loving teacher. He loves Philadelphia sports teams (sorry, NY team fans), especially, Philadelphia Sixers, Eagles, and Phillies. He is so excited to play soccer, volleyball, basketball, and some other fun games with you.