Description: Does your child live for the game-winning buzzer-beater? Do they spend their weekends analyzing stats or practicing their "announcer voice" in the living room? It’s time to take those talents to the airwaves! In this high energy course aspiring broadcasters will step into the shoes of their favorite sports personalities. From the high-octane energy of Play-by-Play to the deep-dive storytelling of Podcasting, students will master the art of the "Big Three" roles: the Narrator, the Storyteller, and the Investigator.

Lab/Experience: Students will learn about the different parts of announcing and will call their own game.  Students will also get into podcasting and make their own podcast.

Session Offered: Session 1H & Session 2H

Teacher: Jeff Herkimer

Session 1H_Mandatory Dates:

Live Virtual Kick Off: 6/24, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

In Person Lab/Experience: 7/8, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, RFH 

Live Virtual Wrap-up: 7/15, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2H_Mandatory Dates:

Live Virtual Kick Off: 7/9, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

In Person Lab/Experience: 7/14, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, RFH

Live Virtual Wrap-up: 7/29, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Description: Do statistics actually matter in sports? In this course, you’ll use real data from popular sports to analyze players, predict outcomes, and debate strategies — all with math as your evidence. If you like sports, competition, or proving your point with numbers, this course is for you!

Lab/Experience: Field Trip to the Lakewood Blueclaws Game to analyze real-time player stats and data trends.

Session Offered: Session 1H & Session 2H

Teacher: Megan Rizzitello

Session 1H Mandatory Dates:                                               

Live Virtual Kick Off:  6/23, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM     

In Person Lab/Experience: 6/30, 6:30 PM - 8:30PM, Blueclaws Stadium, Lakewood

Live Virtual Wrap-up: 7/14,  9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2H Mandatory Dates:                                                  

Live Virtual Kick Off: 7/7, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

In Person Lab/Experience:  7/21, 6:05 PM- 8:05 PM, Blueclaws Stadium, Lakewood

Live Virtual Wrap-up: 7/28,  9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Description:This course turns adulthood into a strategy game where students use math to navigate real-world decisions about careers, housing, loans, and long-term goals. Through hands-on, interactive scenarios, they explore how choices like renting vs. buying or borrowing money actually play out. It’s practical, engaging, and designed to help students learn the rules of the game before it gets expensive.

Lab/Experience: Build Your Life Blueprint (In-Person Lab)

Session Offered: Session 1H & Session 2H

Teacher: Jeff Herkimer

Session 2H_Mandatory Dates:

Live Virtual Kick Off: 7/9,  9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

In Person Lab/Experience: Tues. 7/14 , 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, RFH

Live Virtual Wrap-up: 7/29,  9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Description: Virtually explore the Baja desert and Mexican marine ecosystem through an active scientific field station in Bahia de Los Angeles. This course will explain how the environment is shaped along the Vermilion Sea. Topics will include cactus forests, marine ecology, plastic pollution, sea turtles, and even whale sharks!. 

Lab/Experience: Students will conduct a virtual field trip and participate in data collection of the Baja coastal and desert ecosystems. Students will virtually experience life at a working field station and have the opportunity to interact with scientists that work there and local school children.

Session Offered: Session 1H and Session 2H (sessions are exclusively virtual)

Teacher: Michael Haughwout 

Session 1H Mandatory Dates: 

Live Virtual Kick Off: 6/23, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM     

Virtual Lab/Experience: TBD 

Session 2H_Mandatory Dates:                                                  

Live Virtual Kick Off: 7/7, 10:00AM - 11:00 AM

Virtual Lab/Experience: TBD

Description: Ever looked at your phone and thought, "I wish there was an app for that"? Most people stop there because they think they need a Computer Science degree to build one. Spoiler alert: You don’t.Welcome to the App Architects course. This isn't about memorizing brackets and semicolons; it’s about the "Low-Code" revolution. We use visual builders and drag-and-drop logic to help you build functional, beautiful apps at lightning speed. If you can move a mouse and have a great idea, you’re already qualified.

Lab/Experience: Students will be able to make their own app.  No coding experience required!

Session Offered: Session 1H & Session 2H

Teacher: Jeff Herkimer

Session 1H_Mandatory Dates:

Live Virtual Kick Off: 6/24, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

In Person Lab/Experience: 7/8, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, RFH 

Live Virtual Wrap-up: 7/15, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Description: This course will provide an opportunity to learn about basic principles of inheritance through experimentation with Brassica rapa plants, and explore various laboratory techniques used in genetic research such as DNA extraction, PCR, and gel electrophoresis. Students will engage with a variety of digital & interactive resources to learn about the basics of genetics and several laboratory techniques. Students will also explore current topics in genetic research.

Lab/Experience: Students will conduct a lab at RFH using our genetics equipment, which will include DNA extraction, PCR, and gel electrophoresis. Lab materials will be available for pickup two weeks prior to the start of the course.

Session Offered: Session 2H

Teacher: Valerie Kilar 

Session 2H_Mandatory Dates:

Live Virtual Kick Off: 7/6, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM   

In Person Lab/Experience: 7/22, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, RFH

Live Virtual Wrap-up: 7/30, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM   

Description: Don’t just use AI; control it. This summer, move beyond basic chatbots and go under the hood of the world’s most powerful tech. In this immersive lab, you’ll step into the role of an AI Strategist. You’ll learn the high-level prompt engineering secrets used by Silicon Valley pros, explore how LLMs actually "think," and tackle the massive ethical questions that will define your generation. Build the skills that will make you the smartest person in any room (and any future job).

Lab/Experience: A field trip to Bell Works to explore the history of computing and a VR session at oasisVRX to experience SLAM technology.

Session Offered: Session 1H & Session 2H

Teacher: Jessica Olszewski

Session 1H_Mandatory Dates:

Live Virtual Kick Off: 6/23,10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

In Person Lab/Experience:  7/9, 11:00 - 1:00PM, OasisVRX at Bellworks, Holmdel

Live Virtual Wrap-up:  7/14, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM