Colorado Academy Summer Programs

Academic & Exploratory Camps 2021

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ABC’s, It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!!! (Entering Grade K)

W2: June 14-June 18

W5: July 5-July 9

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering kindergarten

Prepare your child for his/her upcoming year in kindergarten. We engage the students through shared reading, rhyming, alphabet, and word games, along with math activities that build number sense and pattern knowledge. The children learn the rituals and routines of kindergarten, while developing friendships and practicing their social skills. Campers will also enjoy outdoor activities and daily snacks. Help build your child’s confidence and prepare him/her for the wonderful world of kindergarten! $380 (Week 5: $305)

 Instructor: Eliza Spear

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Action Stop Motion Flix (Entering Grades 2-5)

W7: July 19-July 23 

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 2-5

Use stop motion tricks to create fires, explosions, and even floods, as your characters can battle it out or work together to save the day in this action packed stop motion class.. You'll work in small groups to storyboard, create the action, film, and voice-over these exciting movies. *All flix downloadable within a month after camp ends.  $230

Instructor: IncrediFlix

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Advanced Action Stop Motion Flix (Entering Grades 5-9)

W7: July 19-July 23 

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9

Use stop motion tricks to create fires, explosions, and even floods, as your characters can battle it out or work together to save the day in this action packed stop motion class.. You'll work in small groups to storyboard, create the action, film, and voice-over these exciting movies. In this advanced class, students are given more instruction on how to create compelling stories and more independence to try ideas that may be more difficult. *All flix downloadable within a month after camp ends.  $230

Instructor: IncrediFlix

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Advanced Lego Flix (Entering Grades 5-9)

W1: June 7-June 11

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 5-9

In this advanced class, students are given more instruction on how to create compelling stories and more independence to try ideas that may be more difficult. Bring Lego worlds to life! We provide the Legos. You provide your imagination. Work in groups to create a Lego set with Lego characters for a stop-motion movie that you storyboard and shoot, and add voice-overs, too. *Flix downloadable within a month after camp ends. $230

Instructor: IncrediFlix

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Adventures in Star Wars (Entering Grades 1-3)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 1-3

If you love Star Wars®, this is the camp for you! Come participate in Star Wars-themed activities, build scenes from the movie, build spaceships, lightsabers, you name it. May the Force be with you... $285

Instructor: Snapology 

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Aerodynamics & Rocketry (Entering Grades 3-5)

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only) 

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-5

Build a bottle rocket that can soar 200-300 feet high! Applying the principles of aerodynamics and Newton’s Laws of Motion, participants will learn how objects, such as a rocket, move through the air can be stabilized and enhanced. They will personalize their own bottle rocket with a theme of their choice, such as Superman or Apollo, and take it home! We will also discuss how space travel works and the possibility of being the first humans on Mars!  $224

Instructor: Thanh Luong

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Amusement Park Adventures (Entering Grades 4-6)

W4: June 28-July 2

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 4-6

Amusement Park Adventures: Every child loves to go to the amusement park and ride their favorite rides, but have they ever thought about how to build one and the people who design them? In Snapology’s Amusement Park Adventure, students become designers of their own amusement park rides. While designing, they learn physics and engineering concepts as well as problem solving skills, all while having a blast! $285

Instructors: Snapology

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Arcade Game Design (Entering Grades 4-8)

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 4-8

Have you ever wanted to develop your own video game? Then 2D Arcade Game Design using FlowLab Game Creator is the camp for you ! This is where 2D game creation gets real. Learn how to make arcade-style games of your own creation similar to Mario Bros, Space Invaders, Frogger and much more. Learn logical skills used in the tech industry including variables, controls, and functions. Students will be able to share their games to iOS, Android, and Windows platforms for friends to play. $305

Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy

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BattleBots Camp (Entering Grades 3-6)

W8: July 26-July 30

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-6

In this engaging, hands-on robotics camp, students learn to program the powerful Edison robot to perform a variety of autonomous tasks. Chock-full of sensors, this small, but mighty robot can be trained to respond to lights and sounds, follow lines, avoid obstacles, and even work interactively with other Edison robots. The week culminates in exciting BattleBots elimination rounds! $305

Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy

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Camp Math & Read (Entering Grades 2 & 3)

W7 & W8: July 19-July 30 (Two-week program) 

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-3

Math: Achievement oriented, this program provides an opportunity for younger students to improve their academic skills in math. Instruction is tailored to the needs of each student and offers pre-testing and development of an individualized academic plan, with a final report of goals achieved and areas needing further attention. 

Reading: Achievement oriented, this program provides an opportunity for younger students to improve their academic skills in reading. Instruction is tailored to the needs of each student and offers pre-testing and the development of an individualized academic plan with a final report of goals achieved and areas needing further attention.  

Instructor: Eliza Spear $495 (Two weeks)

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Camp Math & Read (Entering Grades 4 & 5)

W7 & W8: July 19-July 30 (Two-week program) 

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 4-5

Math: Developing computation skills and understanding basic math processes are the major components of the math program. At the first class meeting, students are tested and a personalized plan is developed for each student. Upon completion, a final report is prepared that includes goals achieved and areas needing further attention. 

Reading: Students learn to be active participants in the reading process while focusing on comprehension and decoding skills. The program includes: vocabulary development; book analysis and discussion; summary writing and main idea identification; conclusion, and inference skills. $495 (Two weeks)

Instructor: Eliza Spear 

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Camp Polite (Entering Grades 1-3)

W6: July 12-July 16

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 1-3

Shh—don’t tell your children this is a manners camp! Camp Polite uses fun, hands-on, age appropriate activities to teach campers important skills like making and keeping friends, getting along at home, meeting and greeting adults and friends. Other basic etiquette such as conversation skills and mealtime manners are part of this interactive camp. You might not recognize your children at the end of the week.  $305

Instructor: Christy Porter

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Chess-Beginning & Intermediate (Entering Grades K-8)

W3: June 21-June 25; W4: June 28-July 2

W6: July 12-July 16; W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Entering Grades K-8

This camp is open to beginner and intermediate players. Students learn chess strategy and tactics, as well as etiquette. Sign your budding chess player up for multiple sessions, because a new topic is taught during each session, and each week, throughout the summer. Depending on your child's ability and knowledge of the game, the instructor individualizes lessons so that all chess players are learning, being challenged, and playing at their level. The class is taught by National Master and five-time Denver Chess Champion Todd Bardwick . $310

 

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Creative Journaling (Entering Grades 1-3)

W4: June 28-July 2

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 1-3

What are you waiting for?! Join the craze of journaling, calligraphy and hand lettering. Perfect your own style of writing while creating a one of a kind journal and writing utensils. Our camp will spark your creative writing juice and ignite your inner artist! $220

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Creative Writing Boot Camp (Entering Grades 6-9)

W4: June 28-July 2

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 6-9

In this week-long writers’ workshop, beginning and experienced writers alike will learn new techniques for crafting poetry and fiction, and all will present their work aloud at a daily Open Mic event. Through writing games, exercises, and revision techniques, participants will build skills to help them craft plot, character, and dialogue, as well as sharpen their ability to use tone, description, and figurative language. Young writers will conclude the week with a collection of prompts, drafts, and polished pieces, and we will compile a literary magazine featuring the best of the week’s work! $216

Instructor: Jason Digioia

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Design the Runway (Entering Grades 1-6)

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only) 

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 1-3

W6: July 12-July 16

W8: July 26-July 30

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 4-6

Design your very own fashion line with us! Budding designers will keep a fashion portfolio, create a one of a kind piece with recyclable goods and end the week with a Runway Show to rival Fashion Week! We will participate in several design challenges too. Come design the runway with us! $255 (Week 5: $205)

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Detective Science (Entering Grades 4-7)

W7: July 19-July 23

W8: July 26-July 30

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 4-7

Come join us for a weeklong mystery extravaganza during which student detectives conduct hands-on forensic science tests on evidence found at the “crime scene.” Students perform tests on clues in the forensic laboratory, including thread comparison tests, chromatography, pH tests, and powder tests. Through observation, experimentation, and discussion, we attempt to solve the mystery of the Case of Felix. $230

Instructor: Shelley DeRock

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Dolls & Dresses (Entering Grades 3-5)

W8: July 26-July 30

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5

Join us as we tap our inner designers and dress up with our dolls! Bring your favorite doll so that you can make her a new outfit. It can be an American Girl doll, Barbie Doll, or any other doll. We will draw dress designs, sew new outfits by hand, and finish the week with a tea party. The esteemed guests? Our dolls in their new outfits! $236

Instructor: Jennifer Gelvin

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Fabulous Phonics (Entering Grades K-3)

W2: June 14-June 18

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades K-3

W7: July 19-July 23

12:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades K-2

Let’s move & groove with sounds & syllables! This bopping, non-stopping, multisensory class includes games, sidewalk chalk, two-color sand, goofy plays, and silly songs. Students learn lowercase cursive, beginning with their name. No matter the level of your little reader or writer, this class enhances their understanding and helps them fall in love with sounds, syllables, and words. $240

Instructor: Danielle Corriveau

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Fairies, Unicorns, and Mermaids, Oh My! (Entering Grades K-2)

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only)

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades K-2

Step into the magical lands of the fairies, unicorns, and mermaids! Embark on a magical adventure…drawing, painting, sculpting, and crafting your way into imaginary worlds. Design fairy houses and mystical landscapes, create fairy crowns and magic wands. $190

Instructor: Jessica Krueger

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First Steps to First Grade (Entering Grade 1)

W3: June 21-June 25

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grade 1 

Get your child excited and ready for the big leap into first grade. Through activities, games, and crafts, we will brush up on skills learned in kindergarten and introduce new skills that children will learn their first few weeks in 1st grade. We will cover reading, writing, and math workshops to prepare your child for the rituals and routines he/she will encounter in their new school year. It is a wonderful week for children to build confidence, reconnect with old friends, and meet new classmates. This fun-filled week helps build the confidence of your first graders and prepares them for their year to come. $380

Instructor: Eliza Spear

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Frozen (Entering Grades K-3)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 

Entering Grades K-3

Make Olaf's dream come true and help him discover all the fun you can have in the summer! Join us for crafts, activities, and games that are all inspired by the hit movie and the characters it introduced us to. We learn about snow to create our own snowmen, play games to celebrate Elsa's coronation, and explore the kingdom of Arendelle. (Note: Watching Frozen movies and short films will be part of our immersion into the wonderful world of Frozen.) $230

Instructor: Sadie Christlieb & Lisa Dresselhaus

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Future Preneurs (Entering Grades 4-6)

W3: June 21-June 25

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 4-6

Are you a natural born leader? Do you want to experience the thrills of creating a ‘company’? Don’t miss out on this camp where you will create and sell handmade products at the Sale- A-Thon. This camp will dabble in the world of stocks and current events as they relate to businesses. $220

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Gaming with Bloxels (Entering Grades 2-6)

W1: June 7-June 11

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 2-6

Love to play video games? How about creating one? Using Bloxels, create your own video game by designing and building characters, terrain, enemies, obstacles, and many more features. Publish your game for the global Bloxel community to experience and see where your game ranks! A personal tablet is required to use the App. $290

Instructor: Thanh Luong

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Harry Potter: Magic, Movies, Muggles, and More (Entering Grades 4-8)

W3: June 21-June 25

W4: June 28-July 2 

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 4-8

Crack! Welcome to the wonder-filled world of Harry Potter, where you can become the wizard you have always known you are. Discover which house you belong to, find the wand that chooses you, and become a master potion maker—all while competing for the house cup. (Note: Watching the Harry Potter movies will be part of our immersion into the magical world of Harry Potter.) $400

Instructor: Sadie Christlieb 

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Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (Entering Grades PreK-K)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades PreK-K

S-T-R-E-T-C-H, WIGGLE and MOVE! Get your body moving through movement, fitness, music and yoga. Our games and creative play are designed to strengthen the core muscles, balance and coordination as well as improve gross and fine motor skills. Come on and get moving with us! $520

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Infinity & Beyond (Entering Grades PreK-K)

W6: July 12-July 16

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades PreK-K

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off! to a galaxy far, far away to learn about Earth and the amazing solar system. Discover all things galactic, such as comets, planets, shooting stars, rockets, and more. Learn about flight, the adventures of space travel, and participate in a rocket launch! $520

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Land Before Time (Entering Grades K-2)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades K-2

Travel back in time with us as we explore a land where dinosaurs ruled the world. Our young paleontologists excavate dinosaur bones and construct their own dinosaurs with different materials. We learn about the different types of dinosaurs and how each of them survived. We also investigate what makes the three different time periods in which dinosaurs existed, special. The week wraps up with students building their own dinosaur terrarium. Join us for a week of roaring fun! $400

Instructor: Joy Chi 

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Lego Flix (Entering Grades 2-6)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.  Entering Grades 2-6

Bring Lego worlds to life! We provide the Legos. You provide your imagination. Work in groups to create a Lego set with Lego characters for a stop-motion movie that you storyboard and shoot, and add voice-overs, too. *Flix downloadable within a month after camp ends. $230

Instructor: IncrediFlix

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LEGO®: Adventures in STEM (Entering Grades K-2)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades K-2

Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Build engineer-designed projects such as: Tunnel Boring Machines, Stilt Houses, and Teacup Rides. Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment.  $230

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies 

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LEGO®: Animal Architects (Entering Grades K-2)

W4: June 28-July 2

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2

Let your imagination run wild as we design and build leaping dolphins, buzzing beehives, and towering giraffes. Play, create, and learn in a world inspired by the animal kingdom. Design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas. $230

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies

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LEGO®: Animal Master Architects (Entering Grades 2-6)

W4: June 28-July 2

12:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6

Be inspired by the natural innovation and engineering of the animal world. Design and build fluttering butterflies, stomping elephants, and fierce Tasmanian devils. Apply real-world mechanical engineering concepts as you design, build, and explore your craziest ideas. $230

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies

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LEGO®: STEM Challenge +Jedi w/ LEGO Materials (Entering Grades K-4)

W2: June 14-June 18

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-4

The Force Awakens in this introductory engineering course for young Jedi! Explore engineering principles as we construct the Ewok Village on Endor, fly through space on our X-Wings, and defend the Echo Base on Hoth. Create motorized and architectural projects with imagination and engineering to defeat the Empire!  $460 

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies

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LEGO®: STEM Challenge + Minecraft w/ LEGO Materials (Entering Grades 2-5)

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only)

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.. Entering Grades 2-5

Bring Minecraft to life using LEGO®!  Resourcefulness, creativity, and cooperation come together in this unique building adventure game. Campers can roll the dice to mine for resources, craft tools, and watch out for Creepers! This ultimate LEGO® Minecraft experience uses gameplay elements and characters inspired by the popular Minecraft video game. Students will have a blast, even without any prior experience with Minecraft or LEGO®.  $340

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies

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LEGO®: STEM Explorations (Entering Grades 2-6)

W1: June 7-June 11

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6

Refine your construction skills as you tinker with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts though projects such as: dizzying Teacup Rides, customized Cuckoo clocks, and the historic Wright Flyer. Design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas. $230

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies

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LEGO®: Transportation Engineering (Entering Grades K-2)

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades K-2

Break the sound barrier on a supersonic jet, deliver cargo by train, and explore a swamp in your airboat. Build and create different modes of transportation out of more than 20,000 pieces of LEGO®, all while learning about the engineering concepts that make vehicles and vessels work. $230

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies

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LEGO®: Transportation Master Engineering (Entering Grades 2-6)

W7: July 19-July 23

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 2-6

Take a double decker bus ride through London, pilot a hovercraft over land and sea, and make important deliveries in a cargo plane. Learn about STEM concepts as we explore the various ways that we transport goods and people from place to place.  $230

Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies

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Magic School Bus (Entering Grades K-3)

W2: June 14-June 18

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades K-3

To the bus! Just like in Ms. Frizzle's class, we spend each day immersing ourselves in our topics. We learn about everything from the ocean to space, dinosaurs to humans, and so much more! Join us as we craft, learn, and explore our way through subjects we all find fascinating. (Note: Watching episodes of the Magic School Bus will be part of our daily routine.) $400

Instructor: Sadie Christlieb

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Math Boost 101 (Entering Grades 1-3)

W8: July 26-July 30

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 1-3

Come build numeracy and reasoning in a fun and supportive environment. Students participate in hands-on activities and games that allow them to solidify number sense and practice early mathematical reasoning. Concepts developed include basic number sense (counting and representing numbers), mathematical patterns, put together-take apart, and problem solving and reasoning. $216

Instructor: Heather Goeddel 

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Math Munch (Entering Grades PreK-K)

W4: June 28-July 2

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades PreK-K

Math Munch is for all budding mathematicians! We immerse the children in rich and multi-sensory activities using manipulatives and hands on activities to build your child’s math skill set. Through our activities students will learn about basic addition and subtraction, graphing, telling time, fractions, word problems and money. $520

Instructor: Little Scholars

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MindDance Coding: Creating with Computers (Entering Grades 2-8)

W3: June 21- June 25

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

W8: July 26-July 30

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Entering Grades 2-8

Kids learn to code by creating their own animated stories, music, and interactive art. Each participant works with a school laptop and with Scratch, an MIT-developed computer programming language for young people. Participants enjoy becoming creators rather than just consumers of digital content. Three MindDance teachers provide inspiration and support as kids create and share their work. Participants experience a warm and social learning community that is hands-on, challenging, and fun. The Scratch programming language is free and web-based, allowing campers to work on their projects from home, long after camp is over, and to publish their work to the Scratch website. The camp is great for beginning and experienced coders. $210

Instructors: MindDance Team

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MindDance Coding: Inventing with Computers (Entering Grades 2-8)

W1: June 7-June 11

W6: July 12-July 16

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-8

Kids experience the fun of combining coding and engineering. Each participant works with a school laptop and with Scratch, an MIT-developed coding language for young people. Campers use Scratch to create their own video games, musical devices, and interactive art. Next, they use craft materials to build physical devices to control their digital creations. For example, they build their own joysticks out of egg cartons, tin foil, wire, and popsicle sticks, or they build their own keyboards out of mat board, tinfoil, and clothespins. Finally, they get friends and teachers to try out their games and devices. To connect Scratch with the physical world, campers work with the PicoBoard from SparkFun Electronics. Three MindDance teachers provide inspiration and support as kids create and share their work. Participants experience a warm and social learning community that is hands-on, challenging, and fun. The camp is great for beginning and experienced coders. $210

Instructors: MindDance Team

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MindDance Coding: Video Game Design with Scratch (Entering Grades 2-8)

W1: June 7-June 11

W3: June 21-June 25

W6: July 12-July 16

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

W7: July 19-July 23

W8: July 26-July 30

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Entering Grades 2-8

Kids learn to code by creating their own video games. Each camper works with a school laptop and with Scratch, an MIT-developed computer programming language for young people. Participants begin by creating classic games like Pong, Pac-Man, and Brick Breaker. Then they invent new games of their own. Three MindDance teachers provide inspiration and support as kids create and share their work. Participants experience a warm and social learning community that is hands-on, challenging, and fun. The Scratch programming language is free and web-based, allowing campers to work on their projects from home, long after camp is over, and to publish their work to the Scratch website.The camp is great for beginning and experienced coders. $210

Instructors: MindDance Team

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Minecraft Modding: Character Customizations (Entering Grades 5-9)

W2: June 14-June 18

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9

Calling all Minecrafters! If your camper loves Minecraft, then this camp is the one! Students learn how to create their own “mods” (short for modifying) to use in their Minecraft worlds. Using Java programming, campers create and design their own ores, tools, game weapons, and armor with Adobe Photoshop. This camp provides a stepping-stone to the World Creations Modding Camp. $355

Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy 

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Minecraft Modding: World Creations (Entering Grades 5-9)

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only) 

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9

W7: July 19 -July 23

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9

Minecrafters Unite! If your camper loves Minecraft, then this camp will take their skills to the next level by teaching them how to create and design their own “mods” (short for modifying) to use in their Minecraft worlds. Using Java programming, campers learn how to customize their Minecraft games by designing their new foods, blocks, and biomes with Adobe Photoshop. This camp meshes perfectly with the Character Customizations Modding Camp. $355 (Week 5: $290) 

Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy 

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Mini Medical School (Entering Grades PreK-K)

W3: June 21-June 25

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades PreK-K

Is there a doctor in camp? Join us this summer as we bring Mini Med School to camp! Our little doctors will use stuffed animal patients to take blood pressure readings, give “stitches,” put on a cast and make their own first aid kit, all while learning lots about what doctors, dentists, EMTs and other medical professionals do on a daily basis. Join us in this fun filled camp. $520

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Moana (Entering Grades K-3)

W6: July 12-July 16

9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 

Entering Grades K-3

Does the line where the sky meets the sea call you? If so, join us and find out how far you'll go on our journey across the sea with Moana, Maui, and Hei Hei. We make jewelry, ocean crafts, and discover more about the ocean and volcanos. (Note: We will celebrate the end of our adventure with a Luau while we watch Moana.) $230

Instructor: Sadie Christlieb 

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Money Mystery (Entering Grades 2-3)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 2-3

W2: June 14-June 18

W3: June 21-June 25

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-3

Work to solve the mystery of the stolen funds and determine the guilty party. Lessons have students collect evidence from the crime scene and examine evidence using real forensic techniques such as forensic fiber analysis, lifting lip prints, and exploring genetic markers. $230

Instructor: Shelley DeRock

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Nature Explorers (Entering Grades K-2)

W3: June 21-June 25

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2

We nurture your child's sense of curiosity and exploration with activities that help them connect to nature! We observe trees, flowers, plants, insects, birds, clouds, and animals through walking, exploring, open-ended art, nature games, and crafts. $230

Instructor: Jessica Krueger 

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Next Stop, Kindergarten (Entering Grade K)

W8: July 26-July 30

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grade K

Practice letter identification, name writing, number recognition, and basic math skills. Develop social skills through play, practice gross motor development and refine fine motor skills using various tools such as pencils, markers, paintbrushes, scissors and MORE! They’ll have so much they won’t even realize they’re learning! $216

Instructor: Jessica Krueger

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Oh, The Place You’ll Go! (Entering Grade K)

W3: June 21-June 25

W6: July 12-July 16

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grade K

Are you ready for Kindergarten? This camp is taught by a current Kindergarten teacher to prepare in-coming students for the school year. Using Dr. Seuss books and rhymes, the new kindies begin to learn their alphabet, sight words, and have the endurance to be in school for the whole day. Reading is a skill that takes time to be built; reading fun Dr. Seuss books encourages students to enjoy reading and begin to recognize patterns and sounds, skills necessary to be ahead in Kindergarten. The camp is filled with reading and fun crafts to reinforce their learning. As Dr. Seuss says, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” $400

Instructor: Joy Chi

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Paper Airplane Making (Entering Grades 3-8)

W2: June 14-June 18

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-8

Paper airplanes have ignited the imagination of young people the world over. Flying their planes farther, higher, and for longer are recurring goals for many children, and we hope this camp keeps that spark alight! Campers learn various folding techniques and plane designs, from which they conduct test flights and friendly competitions. Campers learn the value of details such as a "snub nose" or the "Nakamura lock" in their planes, with the ultimate goal of acquiring several plane-folding designs that are sure to entertain for days on end! $230

Instructor: Austin Harvey

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Pay it Forward (Entering Grade 1-6)

W1: June 7-June 11

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-5

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 1-3

W7: July 19 -July 23

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 4-6

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-5

Pay It Forward is a unique opportunity for students to learn how to impact the world around them. Our leaders will learn about public speaking, civic involvement and community outreach opportunities with an engaging curriculum to channel their desire to have a positive impact on the world around them. $220

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Pokemania (Entering Grades 1-3)

W1: June 7-June 11

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 1-3

In Snapology’s Pokémania program, students explore the Pokémon world and practice their Pokémon training skills! They create their own training gyms, unique battles, and even their very own generation of Pokémon. Your student also explores some real-world science as they examine the habitats, characteristics, and needs of different Pokémon. They do more than catch ‘em all, they build and examine them all very closely and have a blast doing so! $285

Instructor: Snapology

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Prince and Princess Party Camp (Entering Grades K-2)

W4: June 28-July 2 

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades K-2

We invite you to join us for a week of princess fun. Celebrate your favorite Prince & Princesses with-themed crafts, games, and more. $230

Instructor: Jessica Krueger

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Reading Adventures (Entering Grades 1-2)

W3: June 21-June 25

W4: June 28-July 2

W6: July 12-July 16

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 1-2

During Reading Adventures, campers spend the week working on the five essential components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, based on the Orton Gillingham approach. Campers have large group lessons, as well as breaking into small groups to practice various skills. The reading instruction is tied together through the use of book adventures, activities, crafts, games, and fun projects. $440

Instructor: Lesa Deland 

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Reading Adventures (Entering Grades 3-5)

W3: June 21-June 25

W4: June 28-July 2

W6: July 12-July 16

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-5

During Reading Adventures, campers spend the week working on the five essential components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, based on the Orton Gillingham approach. Campers have large group lessons, as well as breaking into small groups to practice various skills. The reading instruction is tied together through the use of book adventures, activities, crafts, games, and fun projects. $440

Instructor: Penny Best 

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Robopets (Entering Grades K-3)

W4: June 28-July 2

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-3

Children begin to explore the world of robotics as they build simple animal models that teach the fundamentals of robotic design. Whether learning about sensors while building a fish or alligator, or discovering ways that gears and wheels and axles create movement while building robotic dogs or frogs, your child is sure to have a great time! $285

Instructor: Snapology

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Roller Coaster Science (Entering Grades K-5)

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only) 

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Entering Grades K-5

The Physics and Chemistry of the amusement park come alive in this half day camp. Start by building roller coasters and then design and build other mini rides like a Merry Go Round or Ferris Wheel. Help EggMo survive the Tower of Doom. Then enter our Glow Lab and explore all things glowy and creepy, explore alchemy and make a Golden Penny. You’ll smile from end to end when you join us for this Carnival of Fun. $230

Instructor: Science Matters 

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Slimy Science (Entering Grades K-4)

W1: June 7-June 11

W7: July 19-July 23

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Entering Grades K-4

Get messy investigating the science of our world. We learn about colloids, polymers, solvents, solutions, and chemical reactions, by making ice cream, slime, crystals, lava, and the ultimate bubble recipe. Students have the opportunity to explore the science of color, pigments, and chromatography. Using kaleidoscopes and microscopes we explore the science of light and later delve into the physics of flight. There are also many opportunities to venture outdoors and enjoy nature. $240

Instructor: Megan Zitron

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Slimy Science & More (Entering Grades K-4)

W2: June 14-June 18

W8: July 26-July 30

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Entering Grades K-4

Yes, we still make slime and get messy. But there’s more! Let’s explore the connection between magnetism and electricity, learn about potential and kinetic energy using roller coaster tracks, and investigate forces and motion. We also go back in time and explore the Geologic Time Scale, create fossils, identify rocks in the rock cycle, and crack open a few geodes. There are also many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and explore the campus. $240

Instructor: Megan Zitron

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Social Leadership Camp (Entering Grades 4-7)

W7: July 19-July 23

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 4-7

We know that social skills are a strong determinant of success and it's never too soon to start developing young leaders through these skills. Leadership Camp helps your child become more confident by helping them be more comfortable in social situations. Topics include first impressions like shaking hands, introductions, eye contact and conversation success. Plus, instructors will explore table manners, party manners, gifts, thank you notes, minding your technology manners, making and keeping friends, and even a few ballroom dance steps. A final instructional meal puts new skills into action. $315

Instructor: Christy Porter

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Space the Final Frontier (Entering Grades K-5)

W3: June 21-June 25

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-5

Blast off and reach beyond the sky to explore the Final Frontier on an AMAZING ADVENTURE through SPACE!  Build and launch a solid fuel rocket that goes over 100 feet into the stratosphere.  (Local restrictions may apply)  We will be visiting Planets in our Solar System as well.  Visit the 4th Rock from the Sun, Mars, and design a spaceship capable of landing on the Martian surface.  See the Rings of Saturn.  To join us in our travels, design your own alien as a traveling companion.  Make a comet and play Comet Golf.  We’ll build a telescope that helped us bring the stars closer to us.   Join us and blast off on a fun journey among the stars! $285

Instructor: Science Matters

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Sphero Programming with Swift Playgrounds (Entering Grades 6-9)

W4: June 28-July 2

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 6-9

Learn to program the robotic ball, Sphero, to do tricks, complete obstacle courses, and create animations! Participants will be introduced to text programming through gaming and interact with Sphero in a 3D augmented environment using various iPad apps. Each participant will be required to bring his or her own iPad or loan one from CA. $290

Instructor: Thanh Luong

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STEM SuperHeroes Save the Earth (Entering Grades K-5)

W6: July 12-July 16  

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-5

Join the Science Matters SuperHero dedicated to Fun and Saving the Earth. Design your own cuddly Side Kick, Make Art from the Sun and create a Yummy Treat at the same time. We’ll create a Germinator that makes measuring plants a snap, and design your own Hide-a-Rock. Earth is our Home and we need SuperHeroes to protect it. $285

Instructor: Science Matters

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Tabletop Catapults (Entering Grades K-5)

W1: June 7-June 11

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-5

Throw things...really, really, really far with catapults, trebuchets, and cannons in this half day camp. Build a working tabletop wooden trebuchet to start an exploration of Newton's Laws of Motion, create games with the mini Basketball Catapult, float Flying Frisbees through the Firmament on our Science Matters Golf Course. Take some terrific target practice with a marshmallow gun. We’ll have things whizzing around the classroom for the whole camp. $285

Instructor: Science Matters

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Video Production: Become a YouTube Star (Entering Grades 5-8)

W4: June 28-July 2

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only)

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-8

Social media platforms are mere pastimes for a new generation of information consumers, but for the YouTube Star, communication platforms are powerful tools that can turn surfers into entrepreneurs and celebrities! In this exclusive one -week summer camp, students will create their own YouTube channel and use the latest in video edition tools (Adobe Premier) to learn the critical video editing skills necessary for uploading videos that get noticed. Don’t just be a social media user, become an online star, and show your ideas to the world. $355 (Week 5: $290)

Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy 

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Virtual Reality: Create Your Own Reality (Entering Grades 5-9)

W2: June 14-June 18

W4: June 28-July 2

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 5-9

W8: July 26-July 30

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.  Entering Grades 5-9

The use of Virtual Reality is changing the face of computing and user applications before our very eyes! This camp teaches one of the most advanced VR design applications in the industry, Blocksmith, which allows students to easily make VR/AR experiences, games, and more, for both desktop and mobile. Students design their own 3D environments and then immerse themselves directly into it with Google Cardboard headsets. This is a one-of-a-kind course offered exclusively by Silicon STEM. $355

Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy 

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Whiz Kids (Entering Grades 1-3)

W6: July 12-July 16  

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 1-3

Join us on a science discovery mission! We will explore the world of science through everyday objects, experiments and encounters. This camp will enhance the STEM education philosophies with a big punch of fun. Physics, biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy and zoology will all be covered in the camp. $220

Instructor: Little Scholars

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Wizardry & the Kitchen Sink (Entering Grades 3-5)

W4: June 28-July 2

W5: July 6-July 9 (4 days only)

W8: July 26-July 30

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-5

Get your craft on! Join the fun in this magical mix of making things from a random bunch of found stuff! We make magic tricks, puzzles, games, illusions, creatures, treasures, and art. Using everything from tin foil to dough, socks to cereal boxes, we conjure up things that spin, things that fly, things that rhyme, or trick the eye! $230 (Week 5: $184)

Instructor: Lori Worthman

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Word Nerds (Entering Grades 6-9)

W1: June 7-June 11

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 6-9

Word Nerds! Do you love words? Come explore the word-verse! We’ll look into the history of the English language, its relationship to other languages, and explore the unexpected origins of everyday words. Plus you’ll learn secret tips of cruciverbalists (crossword puzzle solvers) and play lots of word games. $216

Instructor: Stephanie Turner

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World of Wizards (Entering Grades 1-5)

W2: June 14-June 18

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 3-5

W8: July 26-July 30

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Entering Grades 1-3

Calling all wizard fans! This is like no other camp you have experienced. We will take a magical journey into the world of wizards. We will design wands, make magic potions, go on a magical creature hunt, play Quidditch, and participate in activities that will astound all Muggles. $220

Instructor: Little Scholars

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