Gr. 1-3 Camps: Art, Engineering, Cooking, Science & Technology
2025 Summer STEAM CAMPS
CAMP REGISTRATION Opens February 9th, 8:00 pm!
Early Bird Registration: $25 off per camp from February 9th- February 23rd.
Register for more than one camp at the same time and receive multi-camp discount of $10 per camp! Sibling discount is an additional $10 off.

Camp Dates for Grades 1-3: June 16-August 8th, 2025.
Location: Bishop Diego School, 4000 La Colina Rd.
Bishop Diego School: Morning drop off is between 8:40-8:55. Camp pick-up is from 3:30-3:45pm. Aftercare Monday-Thursday, 3:30-5:00pm.
HOT lunch is available with both vegetarian and meat options…must register for the week.
Campers bring water, snack, and lunch or order lunch. Please do not bring candy, sodas or other high sugar desserts. Thank you!
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CHART for Gr. 1-3 Summer STEAM CAMPS
These Camps are for RISING 1st-3rd graders. Please do not enroll your child for a camp that requires a higher grade level than your child is entering. All Camp descriptions are below but not offered every year.
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Note: SEW 4 Fun is held at the Art Explorers Studio, 5330 Debbie Rd. Suite 100
2025 Weeks | June 16-20 | June 23-27 | June 30 – July 4 | July 7-11 | July 14-18 | July 21-25 | July 28-Aug 1 | Aug 4-8 | |
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Gr.1-3 LOCATION: Bishop Diego School (BD), 4000 La Colina Rd, Santa Barbara. Sew4Fun held at Art Studio. | |||||||||
Creative Works | |||||||||
Art Bazaar Gr. K-2 | BD | BD | |||||||
Art Rocks Gr. K-2 | BD | BD | |||||||
Enchanted Creatures Gr. K-2 | BD | BD | |||||||
Mini-Masters Gr. K-2 | BD | BD | |||||||
Sew for Fun Gr. 2-4 | AE studio | AE studio | |||||||
Famous Faces/Places. 2-6 | BD | ||||||||
Star Wars Galactic Gr. 2-6 | BD | ||||||||
Great Masters Gr. 2-6 | BD | ||||||||
Pirates Adventure Gr. 2-6 | BD | ||||||||
Art Expedition II Gr. 2-6 | BD | ||||||||
Art Potpourri Gr. 2-6 | BD | ||||||||
Stop Motion Animation Gr. 3-6 | AE studio | ||||||||
Pokemon Stop Motion Gr. 3-6 | BD | ||||||||
Art & Science of Superpowers Gr. 2-4 | BD | ||||||||
Fantastic Beasts Gr.3-6 | BD | ||||||||
All Things (Harry Potter) Gr. 3-6 | BD | ||||||||
Cooking | |||||||||
Mini-Chef Gr. 1-3 | BD | BD | |||||||
Engineering & Robotics | |||||||||
Little Toy Maker Gr. K-1 | BD | ||||||||
Jr. Robot Maker Gr. 1-3 | BD | BD | |||||||
Spike LegoRobotics Gr. 1-3 | BD | BD | |||||||
Young Robot Builder Gr. 1-3 | BD | BD | |||||||
Space Engineer Gr. 2-4 | BD | BD | |||||||
Coding, Digital Games | |||||||||
Little Bot Programmer Gr. K-2 | BD | BD | |||||||
Scratch Code & Design Gr. 2-5 | BD | ||||||||
Beginning Minecraft. Gr. 1-4 | BD | BD | BD | ||||||
Minecraft Supreme Gr. 3-8 | BD | BD | BD | BD | BD | BD | BD | BD | |
Science | |||||||||
Starry Night Gr. 1-3 | BD | ||||||||
Young Scientist Gr. 1-3 | BD | ||||||||
Sea Adventures Gr.1-3 | BD | ||||||||
Can U Dig It? Gr.1-3 | BD | ||||||||
Weather Wizards Gr. 1-3 | BD | ||||||||
Secret Agent Gr. 2-4 | BD |



Creative Works (Art, Sewing, Movie Making)
New! Art Bazaar! – Gr. K-1
Our outrageous art activities include whacky birds, creepy crawlers, jungle dwellers, safari animals, and goofy, quirky art creatures that are bound to please our creative minded campers. Expect this camp to be a roaring good time as we draw, paint, craft and sculpt using watercolor, paint, soft pastels, clay, illustration markers, Art Stix, and AquaStic. LOTS of artsy fun, stories, and make-believe. Art Explorers guides young children in the transition from random scribbling to intentional drawing and helps them see how lines and shapes fit together to create recognizable forms.
ART ROCKS! K-1
Come rock out to ART! Explore to your heart’s content as we draw, paint, and craft animals, instruments, vehicles, people, and 3D art while listening to music. Create fun pieces of artwork while using a mixture of artist quality materials: watercolor, paint, soft pastels, clay, illustration markers, Art Stix, and AquaStics. Art Explorers guides young children in the transition from random scribbling to intentional drawing and helps them see how lines and shapes fit together to create recognizable forms.
Enchanted Creatures of the World – Gr. K-2
Welcome boys and girls to our fantasy world of enchanting creatures like a Niffler, Elves, Fairies, Hobgoblin, Dragon, Narwal & Merpeople, Sea Serpents, Gnomes, Pixies, Will-o-wisp, and Unicorn! Projects include creating magical wands and good luck potions, sculpting clay creatures and creature houses; making goblin slime, painting, drawing, and dressing up as fantastic beasts. We will read stories, make masks, and use a variety of mixed media to create a magical world! LOTS of artsy fun, reading, and make-believe! Art Explorers guides young children in the transition from random scribbling to intentional drawing and helps them see how lines and shapes fit together to create recognizable forms.
Mini Masters – Gr. K-2
Discover our fun and playful art camp with whimsical animals, people and nature, still life, simple landscapes, and 3-D projects. Learn about Great Artists like Matisse, Kusama, Ringgold, Picasso, Kahlo, Warholl and more. Campers gain self-confidence as they learn to draw, paint, sculpt, and collage. Create wonderful pieces of artwork while using a mixture of artist quality materials including clay, watercolor, paint, soft pastels, oil pastels, Art Stix, illustration markers, AquaStics, and more! Art Explorers guides young children in the transition from random scribbling to intentional drawing and helps them see how lines and shapes fit together to create recognizable forms.
Sew For Fun! – Gr. 2-4
Campers will learn to translate an idea to a design on paper, sew by hand and on a machine under carefully managed sewing machine time. They will learn basic pattern making skills, safety skills and how to create patterns for their designs. Once patterns are made campers will construct their designs using hand-sewing techniques and simple sewing machine stitches (straight and zig-zag). At the end of the week they will create a custom project from start to finish. Examples of projects include: plush toy, tote bag, house shoes, apron, play cape and mask, pillowcase, and more! Sewing machines, fabric, and all sewing tools are provided. Students will take home their own personal sewing kit. Maximum of 10 students per camp.
New! The Art & Science of Superpowers! – Gr. 2-4
The world of comic books is full of heroes, villains, challenges and triumphs — and the heroes need help! Ready to see just what it takes to be super? In this camp, we combine your favorite heroes (and villains!) into a week full of art, science and engineering projects: fly alongside Superman, sling webs with Spiderman, use the Lasso of Truth like Wonder Woman, make a diorama of the Bat Cave, or construct a glove with claws like Wolverine. paint a mask to keep your identity a secret, create magic weaponry. Discover our own Superhero training camp and Hall of Fame and learn how to pencil and ink like professional comic book artists! Whether you’re an amazing avenger or an uncanny mutant, this camp is sure to be a lot of fun. Dive headfirst into the comic universe where student character development, art, science, creative thinking and community awareness reign supreme.
Great Masters of the World! – Gr. 2-6
Design, draw, build, paint, construct, engineer and sculpt as you explore the great artists, designers and architects of the world while creating your own distinctive flair! Travel throughout time as you experiment with thick paints like Van Gogh, go wild with clay a la Pablo Picasso, design 3D Nevelson sculptures, experience first-hand the challenge of doing Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings, discover the playful art of Matisse, and create the amazing works of Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keefe. Learn design engineering skills to build architect Julia Morgan’s Hearst castle and imaginative fairground rides, construct a prototype flying machine like Leonardo da Vinci, create 3D abstract architectural designs, and fashion rescue bots via Robin Murphy. This camp offers hands-on projects while combining art, architecture and engineering!
Star Wars Galactic- Gr. 2-6
Join us for a Star Wars adventure! Let your imagination run wild as you create a model of BB-8, sew a Baby Yoda, design an R2-D2 tote bag, and build a light saber. Team up to play our Star Wars Trivia Game, Zentangle the legendary Darth Vader, create your own space creatures, make alien slime, construct a death star, and join the Rebellion effort with projects such as painting AT-ACT combat walkers and drawing K-2SO empire security droid. Come dressed as your favorite character on the last day of camp! So many projects and so much fun in only 1 week!
Famous Faces & Places- Gr. 2-6
Grab your passport and explore your way through the world of ART that spans the globe! From the Eiffel Tower, to deserts, igloos, the Colosseum, windmills, and famous cities, travel throughout time and location, as well as, create artwork in the style of famous artists like Rivera, Höch, Kandinsky, Dali, Klimt, Monet, Warhol, and Delaunay! Using clay, watercolor, acrylics, charcoal, oil pastels, scratchboard, illustration markers, and soft pastels, we will draw, paint, sculpt, photomontage and construct 2D and 3D masterpieces. Inspired by work from France, Germany, North American, Mexico, Holland, India, Japan, and Italy, campers create exciting projects that bring together art and architecture from around the world!
Art Expedition II – Gr. 2-6
Grab your passport and head out on a bold art adventure! Using clay, watercolor, acrylics, charcoal, oil pastels, sand art, scratch art, foil and metal, wood and paper, we will draw, paint, sculpt, and construct 2D and 3D art projects that span the globe. Inspired by prehistoric cave drawings as well as Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Pre-Columbian, African, North American and Australian cultures, campers create fun and exciting projects that bring together art and history from around the world!
Some examples include: Stonehenge sculpture, Inuit wood burning, Aboriginal animal paintings, Mayan metal masks, Egyptian Scarabs and lots more!
Art Potpourri – Gr. 2-6
Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture! No theme, just great fun creating wonderful pieces of artwork while using a mixture of artist quality materials including clay, watercolor, paint, soft pastels, oil pastels, Art Stix, illustration markers, AquaStics, and more! Try your hand at Zentangle patterns, printmaking, sewing, and collage to create mixed media and 3D designs. As students work in these different media components, they will culminate in self-discovery and creation of original art projects with a distinctive flair!
Pirate Adventures – Gr. 2-6
Ahoy Matey! So, ye Lads and Lassies want t’ be like a pirate aye… well then…sign ‘er up quick! We will spend the week training our young sprogs in the way of piracy, painting, drawing, sculpting clay, carving, collage, map making, knot typing, ship building, and learning pirate lingo. Through the course of the week young pirates can be found playing pirate games, singing sea shanties, or telling tales of the high sea. Shiver me timbers…we have an exciting week! Our counselors shed their landlubber stories and don “Captain Names” during the week. Come get yer swagger on an’ share some o’ yer favorite piratical ramblin’s with yer mates!
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Gr. 3-6
Grab your suitcase, catch the train, and join the hunt to find the fantastic beasts who await your arrival! Explore our guide to Mythical Creatures and learn where to find them. In this special wizard camp away from the muggles of the world, you will design your own suitcase, construct a Bowtruckle, paint an Occamy egg and Merpeople, draw a Phoenix and Doxy, sew a loveable Niffler, make a Deathly Hallows necklace, sculpt the wild Erumpent, and invent your own incredible creature! Throughout the week, take notes, create a map and draw sketches in your special journal. When our travels come to an end, take home your suitcase of beasts and note-worthy journal.
Pokémon & Stop Motion – Grades 3-6
Welcome Trainers! Do you love the world of Pokémon and animation? Learn to draw, paint, and create your favorite Pokémon characters, sculpt them to life from clay, and make your own Pokémon stop motion video. Stop motion animation is a fun filming technique in which objects (such as clay figures) are photographed in a series of slightly different positions so that the objects seem to move. Using ZU3D software and webcams, campers create their own video full of action and suspense, learn storyboard techniques, character development, film angles, lighting, special effects, and methods to add titles and rolling credits!
Pokémon Characters you create in this camp include: Lugia, Alolan Vulpix, Poké Ball, Leafeon, Ditto, Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur and Pikachu. For extra fun, we encourage you to bring your own Pokémon cards and battle with other trainers at break or lunch times.
Take home ZU3D Stop Motion Animation Kit: software licenses, webcam, green screen, modeling clay, mini-set background, and handbook. A flash drive for camper’s video creations is also included.
Stop Motion Animation – Gr. 3-6
Embrace the art and science of animation and let your creativity shine as you bring inanimate objects to lifeusing ZU3D software and webcams to create your own Stop Motion Animation movie! Stop motion animation is a hands-on technique used to create the illusion of movement by taking a series of still images and playing them back in sequence. Using clay figures, puppets, paper cutouts, LEGO mini-figures, and other everyday materials, the journey of stop motion animation is filled with endless possibilities. Whether you’re making a simple story or a complex adventure ZU3D makes the process easy and enjoyable, including frame-by-frame capturing, onion skinning, and a simple interface for adding sound, titles, and special effects to give your animation a polished, professional look.
Camper Projects: Animate a Story, Space in Motion, LEGO Party, The Dragon Who Came to School, and much more!
All Things (Harry Potter) Magical – Gr. 3-5
The legend lives on…come join us for the time of your life as we celebrate Harry’s Birthday this week! Let your imagination run wild! From hippogriffs, dragons, house elves, basilisk, and owls, to sorting hats, dementors, potions, spells…and all things magical, come join us for the time of your life! Search for Horcruxes throughout the week, team up for our Harry Potter Trivia Game, and design a broom. Paint Hogwarts castle, sculpt Dobby or Kreacher house elf, draw mythical creatures, make a Marauder’s map, brew up Butter Beer, create your own wand and Death Eater’s mask, patronus, chocolate frogs, and lots, lots more! Bring your favorite HP book(s) to camp to freshen up on spells, characters, and discuss analogies to the muggle world today. So much magic to do!
Cooking & Food Science
New! Mini-Chef Gr. 1-3
This camp is for young kids who love to help in the kitchen. Our Mini-chefs will try different foods, eat what they prepare, and learn some basics of cooking and kitchen safety! With a focus on yummy, nutritious foods, campers will prepare healthy snacks and dishes, cook, make finger-foods, blend smoothies, and discover low sugar desserts. We will explore the science behind cooking, test out experiments, learn how to set a table and clean-up, mix, measure, shake, and enjoy the taste of our own creations! On the last day of camp, our Mini-chefs take home their recipe cards for future cooking!
Engineering, Robotics & Technology
Little Engineer – K-1
Little engineers will figure out “how” to create something that solves a real-life problem. Using familiar everyday materials: create a shady roof for a dog, save a duck from a polluted pond, build a raft that can support a toy, design a wrecking ball that can knock down blocks and a fan to move a ball. Engineer a trash collector and design a program for a robot to take trash to the right recycle bin. Learn circuitry to create a water alarm, doorbell, lights, or sirens. As kids build 3D models to solve everyday problems, they learn about structural, design, electrical and environmental engineering, and increase their problem-solving abilities and design thinking.
Little Toy Maker Workshop- K-1
Dive into our Little Toy Maker’s workshop as you create different projects like a kaleidoscope, pocket rocket, musical instrument, sailboat, and a ring toss game to take home. Create your own monocular and lava lamp, build structures with marshmallows, and discover why kaleidoscopes produce such beautiful colors! Learn about engineering and design thinking as you create a marble run, experiment with a cartesian diver, understand how electricity works using Snap Circuits, and use KEVA planks to build structures and contraptions.
Little Tynker – Gr. K-1
This is the perfect maker camp for the 5-year-old girl or boy that loves to tinker, build, create new things, take things apart, and learn how things work. With fun make & take-home projects and creative construction materials such as Lego STEAM Park, Simple Machines & Tech Machines, KEVA, K’NEX, and Cublets, your little Tynker will create and tinker to their heart’s content. Add to our maker camp great stories, like Intersteller Cinderella, Rosie Revere, Engineer, and Iggy Peck, Architect that encourage “thinking outside the box.” Whether it is building towers, mazes, or a zoo, learning about levers, gears, axles, and gravity, or letting their imagination transform ideas into models, this camp is sure to spark curiosity and creative thinking.
New! SPIKE Essentials Robotics – Gr.1-3
Using the latest LEGO SPIKE Essential Robotics, discover what you can create, build, and code. Combine Lego bricks with intelligent hardware, a 2-Port Hub, Motors, Light Matrix, and Color Sensor, block coding and Lego Mini-fig characters and their story to construct space rovers, helicopters, catapults, a snow mobile, crazy carnival game, swamp boat or a battle bot. Next create a virtual background scene to enhance the character’s story. Add in moreLEGO bricks and KEVA planks to create ziplines, Plinkoboards, marble mazes, buildings, bridges and vehicles, along with Scratch programming to code projects. Students learn the fundamentals of engineering, robotics and architecture.
Jr. Robot Maker – Gr.1-3
Entry-level robotics and programming. Entry-level robotics and programming. Using LEGO® WeDo2™, our young creators are introduced to robotics and coding by building Milo the Science Rover and other creations such as an Alpine Skier, a glowing snail, a space satellite, and a T-Rex dinosaur that roars! All with Lego bricks! Students will then program their creations using visual drag-and-drop software. Throughout the week, campers make robots that move and discover how to add sounds, use sensors and motors, and when ready, create more advanced building and programming projects such as a Spirograph, a cooling fan, a goal kicker, or even challenge other bots to a Sumo wrestle!
Jr. Robot Imagineering Gr. 1-3
Required: Jr. Robot Maker or experience with WeDo2. This camp takes WeDo2 to the next level. Campers learn coding, invent machines, construct 3D models, and apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture. Using Lego WeDo2™, KEVA, and KNEX, campers will design a bot to assist persons with limited abilities, create a rover to explore space, and construct motorized sculptures and towers like a Ferris wheel and carousel to create their very own miniature amusement park! Imagineers progress through a set of challenges that prompt design thinking, communication, and teamwork. Build a robot to play your favorite sport or create a mythical creature that dances across the table! The possibilities are endless!
Space Engineer – Gr. 2-4
Five, four, three, two, one…Blast Off! Have you ever wondered how rockets get into outer space? Or maybe you’re curious about how rovers and robots are used on Mars and in space exploration? Then this is the camp for you! Throughout the week campers will be tracking the International Space Station while learning about the Solar System, design and launch stomp rockets as they learn about propulsion, friction, force, gravity, and aerodynamics, and build two beginner-level Estes model rockets that they get to take home! Using Lego WeDo2, they will create brick models of a Satellite, Mars Rover, Lunar Lander, Spaceship, and lots more! Campers will also make their own “space gloves” and investigate how space suits are made safe from the environments astronaut’s encounter. Make way for the final frontier… this is a camp your child will not want to miss!
Young Robot Builder – Gr. 1-3
Do you know how robots actually work? In this camp, you will discover the mechanics of how robotic machines work and move. Using snap circuit technology, build your own remote controlled “Mars -like” RC Snap Rover which can perform up to 23 activities and explore the world with you! Learn the physics behind conductivity and circuitry and the principles that allow robots to function with Makey Makey. Design complete electrical circuits with unexpected items – like playdough, bananas, or liquids and explore the science behind this phenomenon! Using K’NEX Exploring Machines, create simple machines and discover how they are incorporated into more complex machines. Wrap up the week by designing your own Roll-A-Robot project! This camp is packed with engineering concepts, fun and excitement! Campers take home the Mars RC Rover and Roll-a-Robot project created in camp.
Game Design & Coding/Programming
Little Bot Programmer – Gr. K-2
Yes, 5 year-olds can learn to code through fun and engaging play! We use KIBO, Dash & Dot Robots, Puzzlets, Scratch Jr., Snap Circuits, and KEVA Planks to introduce beginning programming and engineering to young children. By snapping together graphical programming blocks: kids create characters in interactive games and stories, add voices and sounds, make their characters move, jump, dance, and sing. They discover electrical circuits, create mazes, build 3D models, code robots with light, sound, sensors, and movement, and learn about structural, mechanical and electronics engineering. Kids increase logical thinking, visual processing, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. This camp appeals to both technically minded kids and those that connect to art and stories! Warning! Be prepared…your child will not want to leave camp at the end of each day!
Code, Design & Animate with SCRATCH- Gr. 2-5.
Love coding? Kids discover SCRATCH, a coding language designed for young kids that uses colorful programming blocks, quirky graphics, and fun sounds to drag and “snap” together blocks to make a character (sprite) walk, speak, play music, or interact with other sprites. With a rich library of built-in features createanimated stories, interactive movies, games, and use the art block to create images, illustrations, and sculptures. Campers learn fundamental coding concepts such as sequences, loops, conditionals, variables, and functions as they learn to think creatively and reason logically.
Scratch never ends, students can take it continually and develop more skill and sophisticated projects!
Beginning Minecraft Adventures – Gr 1-4
(no experience needed)
Think Minecraft is just a video game? Think again. Create, explore, and put your problem-solving skills to the test in Survival or Creative Mode adventures. In Survival Mode there are many hidden dangers, and you have only minutes to find food and shelter before darkness falls and the monsters come looking for you. What do you do? What we teach you might just save your life! Learn how to find resources; make a shelter; craft tools, armor, and weapons, and protect yourself from monsters. In Creative Mode there are no monsters, and you will be able to fly around and have unlimited resources to build amazing creations and buildings. Campers create their own adventure map as design, production, and test playing guide them. What kind of adventure will you choose?
NO Minecraft account is needed for THIS CAMP as we have licenses ready for in class use. Just come and learn the basics, as well as techniques and strategies of this great game!
Minecraft Supreme – Gr. 3-8
Minecraft™ has taken the world by storm with its block-building, digital game design that allows players to build, explore, create, collaborate, and even survive. Students take on the real-world jobs of programmer, game designer, artist, and architect. With no set rules, you can build anything you can possibly imagine. Students learn Creative and Survival modes of playing. They use cool mods as they escape monsters, build amazing structures, create maps, mine the world under their feet, climb the tallest mountains, and utilize robotic “turtles” to manipulate the vast world around them. They will learn real coding techniques to program their turtles to accomplish tasks while working as a team with other campers to unleash their creativity!
NO Minecraft account is needed for THIS CAMP as we have licenses ready for in-class use. With our licenses, campers can work in groups and interact with each other in their game.
Minecraft Dungeons & Stop Motion Animation Gr 3-5.
Minecraft Dungeons is an action-adventure game inspired by classic dungeon crawlers, where you’ll constantly discover new tools and items that will help you defeat a ruthless swarm of new-and-nasty mobs. You’ll fight or flee through canyons, swamps and – of course – mines! Campers gather movie inspiration from Minecraft Dungeons to create their own Stop Motion Animation video using Minecraft Movie Creator kits. Stop motion animation is a fun filming technique in which objects (such as mini figures) are photographed in a series of slightly different positions so that the objects seem to move.Then using ZU3D software and webcams, campers will create their own Stop Motion Video with mini-figures Steve, Alex, Creeper, Charged Creeper and Enderman, full of action and suspense. Learn storyboard techniques, character development, film angles, lighting, special effects, and methods to add titles and rolling credits!
Take home ZU3D Stop Motion Animation Kit: software licenses, webcam, green screen, modeling clay, mini-set background, and handbook. A flash drive for camper’s video creations is also included.
Science
New! Little Zoologist – Gr. K-1
Welcome future zoologists! Join us on an exciting tour of the animal kingdom. Did you know that new types of animals are found every year? From spiders, bees and stick bugs to koalas, sloths, alligators, and birds of prey, your little zoologist will discover a variety of animals, what they eat, where they live and what makes them unique through a variety of fun art and science hands-on projects and activities. Campers will paint, draw, sculpt, mix and measure throughout the week as they learn cool facts about mammals, insects, reptiles and birds, and maybe even answer the age-old question… why did the chicken cross the road?
Jr. Chemist–Gr. K-1
Explore the fun of Chemistry with all that is ooey, gooey and just plain slimy! We have chosen our favorite chemistry activities from our stockpile of recipes and formulas to bring you the best of the best. Campers will love digging into and examining the results of these crazy chemical concoctions! Among the many wacky, wild and crazy concoctions, your Chemist will discover Blob Explosions, Funny Putty, Magic Bubble Paint, and Chewing Gum, as well as learn the importance of measurement and sequencing while cleaning pennies, observing fruit changes, and investigating candy chromatography.
Jr. Paleontologist -Gr. K-1
Campers explore the wondrous world of pre-historic creatures and fossils! Learn what life was like back when dinosaurs, giant reptiles and bugs ruled the earth. Campers will meet a variety of dinosaurs and learn about their habitats and food supply. Sample projects include a Pteranodon model, panning for gems and minerals, building a volcano, casting a seashell model, and a dinosaur egg dig. Special emphasis is placed on observation, inference, data collection, and just plain old fun!
Little Scientist -Gr. K-1
This unique camp will offer a collection of projects and experiments that will amuse and amaze your little scientist! Through hands-on activities, children will explore the basic scientific ideas that play a role in everyday life. Sample projects include: Rocketry, Glowing Firefly, Edible Oceans, Marshmallow Catapults, Life cycles and Metamorphosis, Growing Radish Head, Endangered Species, and Beeswax Candle. Campers learn how the scientific method helps us determine answers to our many questions and introduces noteworthy scientists in an engaging and fun way.
New! Starry Night – Gr. 1-3
Can U Dig It – Grades 1-3
Get ready to dig into the past and uncover the secrets of the earth! As a budding paleontologist, archaeologist, or geologist, you will learn about volcanoes, the layers of the earth, and archaeological digs of human artifacts, dinosaur bones and fossils. Through hands-on projects crack open a geode, build a dinosaur model, pan for gems and minerals, learn about mummies and pyramids, sort and classify arrowheads, shells, and animal tracks,and paint like the ancient indigenous tribes. Lots to take home and lots to talk about as you learn the secrets that our earth holds.
Weather Wizards – Gr. 1-3
Have you ever wished it would snow on a hot summer day? Or wondered what the weather will be like tomorrow, where rain comes from or why our weather changes? Become a Weather Wizard for the week and learn how to whip up a twister, make “snow” that never melts, create a mini ecosystem in a terrarium and build a multi-functional weather station. Other projects will include a wind vane, anemometer, rain stick and a portable water cycle. End the week with a yummy science experiment as you create ice cream using the three states of matter. Before you know it Weather Wizard, YOU will on the local 5 o’clock news doing the weather report!
Sea Adventures – Grades 1-3
Arrrrrrrg! Welcome Me Hearties! Dive into our hands-on ocean adventure as we explore the many facets of marine biology! Sea Adventures will explore the crystal blue oceans studying the structure of our ocean zones, marine life like jelly fish and sharks, and environmental issues. In addition to our oceanography experiments and activities, no sea adventure would be complete without some pirate escapades in search of gold, gems, and of course, map making for buried treasure or learning the skill of orienteering with a compass as your guide.
Sample Projects: Ocean Zones in a Jar, Map Making, Knot Tying, Ocean Wave Bottle, Shark Tooth Necklace, Urchin Wind Chime, Shark Survey and Orienteering just to name a few. An exciting week with lots of make and take projects!
Young Scientist – Gr. 1-3
Does your child enjoy doing hands-on experiments and learning how things work? Then Young Scientist is for you! Designed to meet the needs of children ages 6-8, this camp covers a broad range of fun and exciting science topics such as: Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Lab Process Skills. Sample Projects include a Grow–Beast Experiment, Wacky Window Paint, Super Bouncing Balls, Cosmic Rocket, Wurmz and Dirt, Diving Submarines and more! All activities meet or exceed the National Science Standards. Fun and excitement is fostered by great lessons and active involvement..
New! The Art & Science of Superpowers! – Gr. 2-4
The world of comic books is full of heroes, villains, challenges and triumphs — and the heroes need help! Ready to see just what it takes to be super? In this camp, we combine your favorite heroes (and villains!) into a week full of art, science and engineering projects: fly alongside Superman, sling webs with Spiderman, use the Lasso of Truth like Wonder Woman, make a diorama of the Bat Cave, or construct a glove with claws like Wolverine. paint a mask to keep your identity a secret, create magic weaponry. Discover our own Superhero training camp and Hall of Fame and learn how to pencil and ink like professional comic book artists! Whether you’re an amazing avenger or an uncanny mutant, this camp is sure to be a lot of fun. Dive headfirst into the comic universe where student character development, art, science, creative thinking and community awareness reign supreme.
Secret Agent– Gr. 2-4
Everybody loves a good mystery. Mysteries can take us out of ourselves and lead us to explore the far reaches of our imagination. But mysteries don’t just happen in books or movies, “Who Dunnit” investigations happen in real life as well. Our young detectives will collect evidence and facts to find the culprit of a devious plot.Through hands-on projects, we will learn about forensic science and how detectives and forensic scientists use science and critical thinking to do their job. We will search for clues, collect and analyze evidence, draw reasonable conclusions and leave no stone unturned! In no time at all, you will be thinking like a detective.
Sample Projects include: spy decoder and missions, maze obstacle course, footprints, invisible ink, DNA, special agent badges and disguises, fingerprinting, and lots more!