ART AND ACTIVITY
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art
2012 Summer Camp is now taking bookings. Camp is held Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm in July and August. Your children will be kept busy with creative activities including arts and crafts, outdoor water fun and visits in the Botanical Gardens.
Cost is $300 per week for members, and $330 per week for non-members. Space limited due to early registration.
Call now to avoid disappointment. For more information call 236-2950 or visit the website: www.bermudamasterworks.com. Registration forms can be downloaded from the website.
ON THE WATER
For kids who love the outdoors and especially love being on the water, then look no further than the various sailing camps offered by the island’s leading yachting establishments.
Some even offer additional aquatic activities too. Remember to pack sun screen, a hat and bottled water in your child’s back pack for all outdoor activities!
Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association
Learning to swim opens a whole new world of pure joy.
“Darrell’s Island Aquatic Programme Summer 2012” held by the BASA teaches swimming lessons for beginners and improvers in six-week sessions starting July 2 and ending the week of August 13 (Cup Match week off).
All Day Programme — the children travel by the ‘Friendship’ ferry from Albuoys Point to the Island at 8.35am and return at 5pm (these are the only boats to and from the island each day).
Swimmers must arrive at Albuoys Point 15 minutes before departure time. Swimmers must be picked up promptly once the ferry returns to shore, or have written permission to leave the dock.
A bbq lunch is provided each Friday. Cost of program: $120 per week.
Youngest swimmers must be at least in their sixth year of age.
Fees are required at registration. Register now, call 292-1713 or e-mail: admin@basa.bm
Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club
Offering kids summer programmes for both sailing and tennis; this is the ideal choice for sporty kids.
The sailing programme is broken into two sessions – mornings 9am until 12 noon, and afternoon 1pm to 4pm, for both July and August.
The classes are divided up by age, weight and/or skill from five years old to teenagers; the courses are in Optimist (children) and 420s (teens).
Each session is four weeks long and students are encouraged to attend all classes in order to successfully complete the programme.
Children can enrol for sailing all day or can split their time with the tennis programme.
The tennis programme is aimed at introducing kids to the sport of tennis.
The age limit is 7-10 years. All basic skills will be covered. Programmes start July 2 to 27, August 6 to 31.
After sailing care service available until 5.30pm.
Check www.rhadc.com for the complete schedule or call 236-3077, e-mail sailing@rhadc.bm for further details.
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
The RBYC offers after school and weekend Sailing Programmes during the spring, fall and winter terms both for junior and high school age children.
Call Nicole at the Sailing Office at sailingoffice@rbyc.bm or phone 294-6716 for registration forms and details or check the website www.rbyc.bm.
The National Sailing Programme 2012 — Presented by the Bermuda Sailing Association
Check the website for the most current information. www.bermudasail.bm.
MUSIC, DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Bermuda Drum Institute
If your child has dreams of becoming the next Phil Collins or Charlie Watts then you need to sign up for drum lessons at the Bermuda Drum Institute.
Welcoming novices or experienced drummers, students can sign up for individual lessons or commit to various courses which take years of dedication (two years basic up to seven years to become instructor certified).
Ideally seven years of age is the minimum age suitability to take classes, younger students may be considered but no younger than five years.
Tuition costs: $340 per month for one hour per week, $230 per month for one 30-minute class per week. Located in the Cedarparkade Mall, Hamilton. Call 295-1759.
Bermuda Guitar Institute
Alternatively if your child has dreams of becoming the next Jimmy Page or Steve Vai then you need to sign up for guitar lessons at the Bermuda Guitar Institute.
Welcoming novices or experienced guitarists, students can sign up for individual lessons or commit to various courses which take years of dedication (two years basic up to seven years to become instructor certified).
Ideally seven years of age is the minimum age suitability to take classes, younger students may be considered but no younger than five years.
Tuition costs: $340 per month for one hour per week, $230 per month for one 30-minute class per week. Located in the Cedarparkade Mall, Hamilton. Call 295-1759.
Somerset School of Dancing
The perfect camp for your aspiring ballerina or actress, this year the Somerset School of Dancing will again be running its Junior Camp for the month of July for students six to 11 years old.
Camp classes include ballet, musical theatre, make up and hair, drama, arts and crafts.
Two sessions will be offered, each two weeks in length running from 9am til 2pm Monday through Friday.
Session Two will feature new themes and is a not a repeat of Session One.
Dates: Session One is Monday, July 4 to Friday, July 15. Session Two is Monday, July 18 to Wednesday, July 27.
Cost of camp Session One is $500 (non refundable deposit of $200 is required at registration).
Session Two is $400. Space is limited. Contact 234 2164 or e-mail: ssod@northrock.bm.
In Motion School of Dance
for budding dancers
There are a variety of choices, with a Summer Camp for boys too.
Summer Dance Intensive: August 13 to 24, Monday to Friday. Dancers aged seven to 15 years will be inspired and given the opportunity to flourish artistically in a challenging, yet nurturing environment.
Students will learn new styles and perspectives from world-class international instructors: ballet, modern, jazz, creative movement, stage makeup, choreography, nutrition and more.
Space is limited, so call 292-7615 or E-mail inmotion@northrock.bm today to register.
In Motion Princess Camp
Introduce your child to dance in a fun way this summer at In Motion’s Princess Camp.
Open to children ages four to six years. Your child will enjoy classes in: dance, arts and crafts, nutrition, creative expression, performance and more.
Your child's daily dance class is supplemented with music, dance history, creative expression, mime, nutrition, anatomy, arts and crafts and professional dance videos which help them to see dance in a much broader light.
Most importantly, these classes are taught by caring and qualified dance teachers with an emphasis on learning by playing.
July 9 to 13 and July 16 to 20 daily Monday to Friday, 9 to 12 noon.
In Motion Heroes Camp
Introduce your little hero to performance and dance in a fun way this summer at In Motion’s Heroes Camp.
Open to children ages four to six years. Your child will enjoy classes in: performance, dance, arts and crafts, nutrition, creative expression and more.
Students will make their own hero costume, create their own comic book, learn to move like their favourite heroes, and much more.
July 9 to 13 and July 16 to 20 daily Monday to Friday, 9 to 12 noon.
Register early to avoid disappointment.
For further details call 292-7615 or e-mail inmotion@northrock.bm or check out the website at www.inmotion.bm.
Sophia Cannonier’s Classical Ballet and Summer Fun Camp for Young Dancers
(Five to seven years old).
Session 1: Monday July 2 through Friday July 13
Cost: $500
Session 2: Monday, July 16 through Wednesday, August 1. Cost: $400.
*Session 2 will feature new themes and will not be a repeat of Session 1.
A non-refundable deposit of $200 is due at time of registration.
Camp placement by audition.
Contact 799-6330 or e-mail: sophiacannonier@gmail.com.
Jackson School of Performing Arts
Jackson School of Performing Arts End of Summer Dance Camp
Two weeks of dance/crafts/outings/end performance. August 13 to August 24, Monday through Friday 9 to 5pm.
You may sign up for one, two or three weeks. Ages six to 10 years.
Offering jazz/modern/hip hop. Full day $200 per week, half day $100, each day will have a different theme.
Please contact the Jackson School for more information, 292-5815 or e-mail jacksons@northrock.bm.
DanceSations
Allow your children to express themselves through fun and creative movement.
DanceSations Summer Dance Programme offers pre-ballet, ballet, hip-hop, jazz, adult dance, boys’ hip hop/break dancing, and much more.
Begins June 23 until August 25 (Saturdays only). Location: New Berkeley Institute Dance Studio. Call 335-3271 or visit the website www.dancesations.bm.
FAITH
The Evangelical Church of Bermuda
The Evangelical Church is offering VBS 2012 “IncrediWorld Amazement Park”.
At IncrediWorld, we want to give God the glory He deserves for who He is and what He has made.
Your kids will go wild as they experience God’s incredible world of wonders and learn that the Bible tells the truth in Genesis about God creating all things in six actual days.
They’ll find out that true science supports the biblical account.
And they’ll be amazed to discover the incredible design features in animals that showcase the handiwork of the Creator.
Of course, the most important reason we want to encourage kids to trust the Bible is so that they’ll embrace the salvation message woven throughout each book.
Our desire is that they’ll understand that their sin separates them from a loving God but that He has provided a way to heaven through His Son Jesus Christ so that they’ll receive the gift of eternal life.
It’s excitement galore as we head to Answers in Genesis’s IncrediWorld Amazement Park, where kids take a thrill ride through God’s creation. So strap yourself in and get ready for the ride of your life!
Ages: Preschool: 11 years.
Date: July 2 to 6, 6 to 8:30pm.
Director: Dinah Corrie e-mail: office@ecb.bm.
MARTIAL ARTS
Expose your kids to the mental and physical discipline of the marital arts.
The Bermuda Small Circle Jujitsu Academy
Will be holding a summer break day camp including martial arts between July 2 through to September 7 (no camp during Cup Match week).
Our summer break day camp is a hit with everyone. Kids love the high-energy games and fun, excitement, movies, swimming and snacks.
Parents love the bonus of martial arts lessons that teach personal protection and develop confidence and character.
Contact 292-9234, www.BermudaMartialArtsCamp.com or bscja@tbinet.bm for more information.
GET SPORTY
For kids with huge amounts of energy and a passion for sports, and then check the following energy zapping programmes.
The Bermuda Squash Racquets Association Summer Squash & Action Camps 2012
It’s fun and active with sports activities including: squash, raquetball, squicket, squgby, squockey, passball, soccer, badminton, pool and beach visits and lots more.
Kicking off July 2nd for eight weeks through to August 31 at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association, Devonshire.
Places are limited to 24 children per week so book early.
BSRA Members: $250 per week. Non BSRA members $295 per week. Call 292-6881 or e-mail patrickf@bermudasquash.com.
Zoë’s Tennis Camp
Zoë’s tennis camp will be held at Coco Reef Hotel tennis courts.
Week 1 – Monday July 2 to Friday July 6
Week 2 – Monday July 9 to Friday July 13
Week 3 – Monday July 16 to Friday July 20
Week 4 – July 23 – Friday July 27
Week 5 –August 6 to Friday August 10
Week 6 – Monday August 13 to Friday August 17
Beginner and intermediate tennis players welcome from the ages 6 to 12 years.
Full Day Programme: 9am to 5pm. Drop off can be as early as 8:15am. Tennis: 9am to 12pm. Afternoon Activity: 1pm to 4.30pm. Pick up: 4.30pm to 5pm. After Care: 5pm to 5.30pm ($10 per day).
Price per week: $275 (all costs for afternoon activities are included.
Zoë’s Tennis Camp has been running for eight years and is a SunSmart accredited camp! We pride ourselves on being the most organized, safe and fun camp on the island.
Morning tennis: learning the basic strokes, fun games, tennis trivia and mini tournaments.
Afternoon activities: bowling, snorkelling, mini golf, pool parties, trip to the movies and more!
For more information e-mail Zoë Kempe: zoetennis@hotmail.com.
Cheer Camp
Cheer Camp presents ‘Bring It On Summer Fun’, hosted by Tenel Frost, Andrea Isaac and Makeila Ming.
July 2 to 20 at West Pembroke Primary School 8.45am to 5pm, ages 8 to 12. $30 registration fee included camp T-shirt and pom poms, $150 per week included camp fees, art supplies, some transportation and field trips. Please e-mail: tfrost@moed.bm.
Port Royal Golf Academy
For all your golfing refinements. Tuition programmes available covering all aspects of the game. Junior group lessons available weekends.
Ladies group lessons. Individual tuition half hour and one hour lessons. Plus video. Our aim is to infuse not confuse. Phone for details: 234-0974.
Bermuda Gymnastics Association
Register early for your spot in this popular summer programme. Join Bermuda Gymnastics for nine fun-filled weeks. Kids are guaranteed a wonderful time of gymnastics for boys and girls aged four to 11.
Weeks one to eight are held at the Warwick Academy Gym, and week nine is held at our National Training Center in St David’s.
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm for full days, half days are available.
Beginning July 2 through to August 31 (sign up is done by weeks).
The morning session is filled with gymnastics and group games.
The afternoon includes swimming, group activities, and fun outings around the island.
Cost per week for half days is $160 and cost per week for full days is $270. Online registration begins March 12. Register early to secure your child's spot.
Spring term sign up: Sessions start April 17 (registration is still open).
We offer recreational classes for all experience levels at our gym in St David’s, at Whitney Institute, and at Sandys 360.
We also offer classes at many preschools and primary schools around the island.
Find out about all of our programs at www.bermudagymnastics.com.
Play Gym
Ages 0 to 4 years, Wednesday mornings 9:30-11:30 at the National Training Center in St. David’s. Drop in and try Play Gym.
This an “open gym” programme for parents/caregivers and children up to four years.
We offer preschool sized equipment for your little one. One hour of play is just $5 per child — no need to register — just attend.
Visit our website to learn more or to register for a program: www.bermudagymnastics.com.
ANIMAL FRIENDLY
Windreach
WindReach Bermuda “Explorers Camp” will be held August 6 to 31 on their four-acre facility which includes a fully accessible playground, Petting Zoo, Stables, Environmental Zone, and an air-conditioned Activity Center. Camp hours are 8am to 5pm.
The camp will be divided into two age groups five to eight years, and nine to 12 years, and will have no more than 25 campers per group.
Our integrated camp is for campers of all abilities, whether they are children with or without special needs.
Campers will have the opportunity to explore aspects of Bermuda’s environment and history through fun hands on activities. Some of those activities include adaptive sports, arts and crafts, music enrichment, water days, outings and petting zoo visits.
For more information please contact Natasha Dowling by calling 238-2469 or e-mail ndowling@windreach.bm. Information is also available on our website www.windreachbermuda.bm.
ETIQUETTE & BEAUTY
The Executive School of Protocol
“There is no better preparation for life than having and knowing how to use social skills to your advantage. You can give this gift to your child.”
Classes in etiquette, diplomacy, contemporary international social skills and culture, for today’s young person.
Children’s Etiquette and Diplomacy Camp (Camp I- July, Camp II-August).
Miss Perfect and Mr Manners.
Miss Sophisticate (July)
Academy For Young Ladies
The Sarah Catherine Tea – May 15 (for girls)
For more information on these and other programs call 505-8358, e-mail: tsnaith@ibl.bm or visit our website www.esop.bm.
UNDER THE WATER
Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI)
Continuing their popular “Dabble in” themed camps, these educational camps are hands-on, involving labs, experiments, specimens, videos, interactive computer activities, scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, play-acting and competitions.
Conducted in the Sea Below Classrooms, Exhibits, Link Wet Lab, and Lobbies, the camps are mainly science in nature, but the activities incorporate other disciplines and emphasize the role Bermuda plays in these areas where possible.
The programmes integrate literacy and numeracy, and are designed to inform, motivate and excite children.
Dabble in Seashells: June 28 and 29. This two-day educational camp explores the world of molluscs. Using the Jack Lightbourn Shell Room and hands-on specimens, students learn the major classes of molluscs, how to use shell keys in identifying specimens, shell conservation, discovering interesting characteristics, such as shells that are edible venomous, used in making dye, used in jewellery, protected in Bermuda, exotic and invasive, etc.
What are the biggest shells in the world? What are the different types of pearls and how do they form? What are the many different, surprising ways humans have used shells through the ages and up to modern day?
Students discover the answers and have the opportunity to dissect a clam, do a deep-water pteropod shell lab and assemble a mini-micro shell collection.
Dabble in the Deep 1 – Giant Squid/Bioluminescence: July 2 to 6. This exciting educational camp included topics such as bioluminescence, Bermuda’s denizens of the deep, Bermuda fluorescence, giant and colossal squid and other interesting cephalopods, and deep-sea technology via Cable and Wirelss/Global Marine.
A wide variety of activities include squid dissection, bioluminescence experiments, constructing squid bean babies and the utilization of interactive computer programmes and websites involving submersibles and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).
Dabble in Prehistoric Seas: July 9 to 13.
This five-day educational camp ‘starts’ at the birth/creation of earth over four and a half billion years ago.
Travelling through simulated time, students get up close and personal with the variety of life in the savage prehistoric seas ranging from the Cambrian to the Quaternary periods of the geological time scale.
Through videos, computers, fossil labs, and other unique hands-on activities, students learn about the dominant inhabitants of each major period, what survived and what caused major extinctions, and where Bermuda fit into the scheme of the prehistoric seas.
Students will make moulds/casts of some of the “key” marine fossils of the past such as mosasaur teeth, ammonites, and trilobites, as well as excavate, analyze and interpret real fossil remains like palaeontologists.
Dabble in Frozen Seas – global warming/global extremes: July 16 to 20.
Discover the coldest, driest environment on earth, Antarctica and how it compares to the North Pole, the Arctic.
This five-day educational camp immerses the students in cold icy waters, to icebergs and ice floes of this extreme climate.
What is the extreme conditions of both of these environments? What makes them the same or different concerning marine life? How does the various marine life adapt to the extreme cold?
From penguins to polar bears, narwhals to leopard seals, students will have fun learning about the amazing inhabitants and their complex behaviours.
Historically, which men and expeditions explored and survived these extreme environments?
How did they survive, and overcome the many dangers? What do we learn from their expeditions? What current research is being conducted now?
Could Bermuda ever get as extremely cold? What are the consequences for these environments with increased Global Warming, and their effect on the rest of the earth?
Students will study recent future predictions and find out what they can do to make a difference.
Dabble in Dissection: July 23 to 27.
A five-day educational camp introducing six very different unique invertebrate creatures: sponge, Hydra, segmented worm, clam, sea star, and crayfish.
Students learn how special and well adapted these creatures are to their environment and the important role they play in the ocean. As they get “up close and personal” to each specimen they are taught safe and proper lab skills utilizing microscopes and dissecting tools.
An overview is given of each organism’s phyla inclusive of alerting the students of the related dangerous or venomous members. Due to the nature of this camp, students must be nine to 13 years old.
Dabble in Pirates: July 30 to August 1.
This three-day educational hands-on camp dwells in the realm of piracy as it deals with the different types of pirates, the most famous ones, and the pirates that were involved with Bermuda’s early history.
From the past days of the Spanish Main and the Barbary Coast to today’s pirate havens of the world, students have fun as they are immersed in the pirate’s code of conduct, shipboard life, Jolly Rogers, gold doubloons, and pieces of eight.
Among the many camp activities are “Divide the Booty” and “How Did the Pirate Ship Sink?” where students work with real artefacts and treasures as well as play an authentic pirate game of chance.
The camp culminates with the students having an opportunity to compete as they dress as their favourite “swashbuckler”.
Dabble in Sharks: August 6 to 10.
“Sharks”, a word that will make you scramble out of the water when at the beach, is the focus of this camp which will cover everything one needs to know about sharks from a shark dissection, shark attack behaviour, sharks past and present, current shark research to shark conservation.
It will entail an in depth dissection, identifying various prehistoric shark teeth, painting large 3.5 inch cast, Carcharodon megalodon teeth, and constructing a take-home 6-gilled shark “beanie” baby.
Dabble in Bermuda: August 13 to17.
This five day educational camp focuses on the beautiful waters and their relationship to a unique, special, island, Bermuda!
Utilizing hands-on activities and videos, students learn about Bermuda’s violent birth, its past as told by recently found ancient submerged cedar forests, marine fossils and where Bermuda might be going in its geological future.
From a shipwreck-caused inhabitation, what was maritime Bermuda like in the 17th century?
What hardships did the first settlers endure?
What were some of the most famous and valuable shipwreck finds and what did they do for Bermudians?
Students conduct a shipwreck simulation and paint their own Teddy Tucker Cross-mould replica.
Is Bermuda's sand all pink? What lies among its grains?
Students receive their own micro-paleontological slide, collect their own micro-critters and make their own sand collections.
Comparisons are made as to which creatures once lived in Bermuda's waters to which creatures live here now.
From whales, sharks, seashells, flotsam and jetsam, Sargasso Sea and Bermuda Triangle, students learn about the mysteries of Bermuda, its beaches and surrounding ocean!
Dabble in Abyss/ Titanic: August 20 to 24.
This five day educational camp delves in the deep, dark, cold, highly pressurized, remote areas of the ocean of which only 5 per cent has been explored.
Students experiment with the principles of deep-water oceanography, discover state of the art methods of deepwater exploration, and observe recently discovered unusual, new abyssal life forms including ones found recently off Bermuda.
Unique communities are revealed involving extinct seamounts, cold seeps, hydrothermal vents, whale falls and newly explored areas such as the Celebes Seas.
Along with abyssal exploration come discoveries of the skeletons of lost ships and the secrets they left behind.
From mapping ocean bottoms and locating wrecks, building vent boxes, to deciphering the last Morse code sent by the RMS Titanic, the mysteries surrounding sunken ships including the Marie Celeste, local shipwreck the Caraquet and others are revealed.
Dabble in the Sargasso Sea: September 4 and 5.
This two-day camp focuses on the amazing, special Sargasso Sea – “an ocean within an ocean” in which Bermuda is the only land mass.
What marine life thrives in this sea? Why is it important to Bermuda? What are its floating islands?
What conservation groups are uniting to protect it and why?
Students will find the answers to these questions as they hands-on labs with a variety of specimens, beach drift and beach analysis.
Camp hours are 9am til 3pm, after camp supervision until 5pm if required.
Camp enrolment is on a first come first served basis.
BUEI members are given preference but it is suggested that you call us to receive an application form or to be wait-listed as soon as possible.
Completed application and payment in full must be submitted in order to secure the applicant's place in the camp.
Food is not provided so please pack an ample lunch with drink in a thermos.
Applications, Camp Information Fliers and Waivers are available at the Oceans Gift Shop or check out www.buei.org.
Call Crystal Schultz, Education Coordinator, at 297-7296 if you have any questions.
Dolphin Quest
Join us this summer for an ocean of dol-fun! Offered weekly July 2 to August 31, camp includes five days of fun dolphin activities, learning games and sea life crafts.
Campers will make new dolphin friends and discover how we train, feed and care for our incredible bottlenose dolphins at Dolphin Quest Bermuda. Ages: seven to 12 years.
Price: $355 per weekly session. Sign up before June 17 and save $30.
To register and learn more visit us at www.dolphinquest.com or call 800-248-3316.
FACILITIES
Windreach
Planning a camping trip, picnic or party? Then call Windreach for further information about their 4-acre facility with picnic and playground area, petting zoo and sensory trail tours. For more information contact 238- 2469 or programs@windreach.bm or visit their web page www.windreachbermuda.bm.
Aunt Jan’s Home School Holiday Care Summer Camp
Fun Activities such as: arts & crafts, playground fun, morning devotions, reading & library time, cooking class, and movies, instructional lessons, educational trips.
June 28 to September 6, ages five to eight years.
Open: 8:30am to 5:30pm, weekly fees are $130 (incl), excluding movie fare plus $5 discount for siblings. Only six spaces available.
Contact: Janet Francis, phone: 295-1346 or E-mail: jfrancis@pray.bm
Outward Bound
These five-day residential courses are held on Paget Island, during July and August are aimed at 12 to 15 year olds.
More information and specific dates will be on the website in the very near future at www.outwardboundbermuda.org or pick up an application form from the Outward Bound office at Commerce Building, Reid Street j/w Chancery Lane, Hamilton. E-mail: outbound@logic.bm.
Camp Fun Fest
Camp Fun Fest is a thematic programme enhancing creativity, fun and partnership. The camp is held in a fully air-conditioned building, minutes from Hamilton.
A variety of structured activities and life skills are offered.
Your child is guaranteed a summer of non-stop fun.
Qualified camp leaders have over 30 years of experience between them, working closely with children in education and yearly summer programmes. Leader to camper ratio is 1:8.
Summer activities include: arts and crafts, cooking, field trips, nature walks, scavenger hunts, swimming, bowling, movies, creative play, story reading, and fun games and prizes.
Location: 43 First Ave., Devonshire DV03
Dates: July 2 to August 31. Camp hours: 8.15am to 3.15pm.
After Camp Care (A.C.C.) from 3.15pm to 5.30pm.
Ages: 3/4 years old (born 2008) to 11/12 years old (born 2000).
Camp fees: *$150 per week or $40 per day, and A.C.C fees: $30 per week or $10 per day.
*$150 non-refundable fee must be included with the registration, to confirm your child's space (*$125 applied to first week's camp fee - $25 registration fee). Outings are not included in fees.
10 per cent sibling rate (on second/third child)
For more information contact Karen Bramlett 232-7764(H)/735-1819(C) or Tonya Smith 331-3224.
E-mail: kabram@northrock.bm or tonyanickosmith@yahoo.com