2025 Classes
Campers Choose Classes on Sundays
Discovery Week: July 6th to July 12th (Ages 10-12)
Telescope Talk: is a STEM-oriented examination and exposure to this most amazing tool, transforming our perceptions of the Universe.
Genetics and Microbiology: Students explore the basics of genetics and microbiology by extracting DNA from fruit and investigating the origins of germs.
Amusement Park Engineering utilizes Space Engineers to design and create amusement park rides that incorporate rotors, pistons, and hinges.
Sensory Science: explores how sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound affect the way you experience and enjoy food.
Intro to Programming: uses the Processing language to teach the basics of computer programming.
Introductory Chemistry: Soda balloon, Soda bubble, Floating ink, lemon volcano, Exploding sandwich bags, Elephant toothpaste.
Calculus in a Week: This class is aimed at the age group and will introduce some basic concepts and have fun activities as examples.
Space Week: July 13th to July 19th (Ages 12-14)
All Systems Go!: offers hands-on experience in model rocketry with a deep dive into rocket aeronautics.
Blast Off: uses air-pressure rocket activities combined with physics calculations to make predictions.
Exploring Space: students investigate the sky and learn about the constellations, Earth's moon, and visible light by making DIY spectrometers and telescopes.
Orbital Physics: will program a to-scale solar system simulator with a controllable spaceship.
Lunar Chemistry: Sulfur moon, Baking soda rocket, iodine clock reaction, fire under water.
Terra Week: July 20th to July 26th (Ages 12-14)
Saving the Dark: examines the growing nuisance and dangers of light pollution as an environmental threat.
Earth, Wind, and Fire: makes seed bombs, a wind-powered generator that can use solar power as well.
Renewable Energy: students explore how to protect our earth with different types of renewable energy, like making paper and creating a solar oven to roast s'mores.
Digital Mapping: involves satellite imagery/lidar, classification of features, geospatial data sources, surveying/editing, querying.
Advanced Chemistry: Fizzy lava lamp, hot ice, DIY solar water purifier
Tech Week: July 27th to Aug 2nd (Ages 12-14)
Computing Astronomy: introduces students to engaging astronomical software that builds a cosmic framework at the keyboard.
Bot Talk: uses Sphero Bolt robots to communicate with each other, explore sensors, and navigate obstacle courses.
Game Design: will program a game as a class, including advanced concepts.
Tech & Chemistry: pH of Cabbage, egg in vinegar, DIY Slushie, carbon sugar snake.
Bioinformatics: students learn how to use a variety of bioinformatics tools and websites like PECAAN, HHPred, and BLAST by completing an escape room and designing the ultimate phage.