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Courses for students entering grades 2-3
Period 1 Options:
Storytime STEM and Crafts
Is there anything better than storytime? How about having a Create-And-Build session inspired by the story!
Rocketry I
Learn the basics of Jet Propulsion by building, decorating and launching your own rocket!
Period 2 Options:
Young Detectives
Someone stole the Teddy bear! Who would do such a thing? Using science and logic, can you follow the path of clues to solve the mystery?
Lego Architecture I
Build and create using your favorite building system while learning how great structures are designed.
Period 3 Options:
Travel around the Continents!
Pack your imaginations and fasten your seatbelts! Campers will "fly" around the world learning about destinations from every continent on the globe.
Junior Programming and Game Design
Campers will be introduced to coding through both unplugged and device based coding activities. These interactive activities will have the campers working through challenges, creating animated characters and beginning to understand the world of block coding!
Courses for students entering grades 4-5
Period 1 Options:
Native Americans
The Haudenosaunee of what is now New York left an enduring legacy that changed the shape of history. But what shaped their lives? Take this imaginative journey into their world to find out.
Toy Company
Everyone loves great toys, but where do the ideas for them come from? In this course campers will brainstorm an awesome toy, design and test a "prototype" of their idea, and role-play forming a company to bring their creation to market!
Lego Architecture II
Follow the blueprints or create your own to reconstruct some of the world's great architecture.
Period 2 Options:
Rocketry II
Learn the physics behind the launch by building, decorating and launching your own rockets!
Programming II
Using block coding, such as Scratch, campers will create a variety of games, interactive stories and simulations. Whether new to coding or very familiar with it, campers will find themselves challenged to learn and grow in this session.
Tales of Walt Disney
Fall in love with these unforgettable characters and cherished stories. Walt Disney created an enduring legacy of Magic and Joy. Take a closer look to see what made these tales so enchanting.
Period 3 Options:
Magical Stories
Campers will immerse themselves in classic stories through reading, sketching, crafting, and acting from a selection of literature featuring endearing animal characters, including Winnie The Pooh and Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Follow the Clues!
Can you figure out who committed the crime?!? You will need all of your powers of observation, questioning and connecting ideas to investigate a crime and solve the mystery!
Beginner Claymation
Students will work together to develop an original scene to animate. Using clay and other materials, they will create the scene. Together they will use technology to animate these scenes, telling an original story.
Courses for students entering grades 6-7
Period 1 Options:
Courtroom Drama
The judge. The prosecution and defense. The jury. Witnesses. Get a first-hand idea of what it’s like to be in a courtroom as we explore the justice system through a series of court cases. Excitement from gavel to gavel!
Programming III
Campers will continue their exploration in block coding and begin to learn aspects of text based coding languages, such as Python. Taking their knowledge of coding, campers will work with the BBC Micro:bit - a mini computer - to help solve a problem.
Cartooning
Do you like reading comics? Which are your favorites? Why? Well, let’s look at some famous comics, see what they are really saying and then create some of our own. We all have something to say… Why not say it with comics?
Period 2 Options:
Murder Mystery
The year is 1906 and a crime has been committed. Unfortunately, forensic science was relatively new then and the case was never solved. What would happen if the case was reopened today and modern crime scene investigation methods are used. Can you crack the case?
Advanced Claymation
In this course, campers will create a story to animate, and use various forms of media and voice-over techniques to bring their tales to life.
Short Story Writing
Edgar Allen Poe. Roald Dahl. Jack London. These great writers and others produced stories that would curl your hair or even make you go bald. Let’s read some of them and write a few of our own and see who’s hair we can, ummm… alter.
Period 3 Options:
Cooking Chemistry
Throw on your chef hats and aprons and get ready to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math in the kitchen! We’ll be serving up a daily special of knowledge, fun, oh, and a lot of food too!
Rocketry III
Campers will learn Newton's 3 Laws of Thermodynamics while building, decorating and launching your own rockets!
Mythbusters
Did you know that soldiers walking in military step can collapse a bridge? Don’t believe it? Look it up. Let’s examine some other myths, put them to the test, and see if they are true or not.
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