Summer Academy

Level up your brainpower! In this camp, campers will unlock essential executive functioning skills like flexible thought, organizing and prioritizing materials and time, study methods and memory skills, self-monitoring skills, and self-regulation mechanisms. Campers will leave with several tools and templates that they can use to organize themselves and prepare for the upcoming school year.

This fun and engaging camp offers an exciting hands-on introduction to the world of computer science. Campers will dive into coding to solve puzzles, navigate maps, and learn about computational thinking. They'll develop problem-solving skills by breaking down complex problems into manageable steps and designing algorithms to find solutions. This camp provides an excellent foundation for campers interested in Advanced Computer Science Principles, with optional challenges around algorithms for those who want to explore more advanced concepts. It's a perfect starting point for anyone looking to build a strong understanding of computer science in a fun and interactive way.

Do you like to design things? Build or engineer things using everyday items? Test and modify designs to perfect their purpose? In this week-long camp, we will design, construct, and modify different building projects. It will be messy at times and some things won't work perfectly the first time (or the second time...). We will work to fix failed designs and improve working designs. In doing so we will collaborate with peers and think creatively and analytically. The projects we will work on are common build events in Science Olympiad competitions, such as mousetrap cars, miniature catapults, and marble runs.

In this interactive camp, you’ll experience a hands-on introduction to the science of Anatomy and Physiology. You’ll learn about the skeletal and muscular systems, the nervous system, the senses, and the circulatory system through cool activities, demos, and yes—dissections! While there will be some delivery of important information, most of the time will be spent in the lab, getting up close and personal with real biological specimens. On the final day, you’ll take part in the ultimate dissection—a fetal pig—where you’ll explore how all the body systems work together in one amazing specimen.

This introductory ceramics camp will expose campers to basic hand-building, including pinch, coil-building, slab-building procedures, and wheel-thrown techniques. Campers will construct a variety of utilitarian and non-utilitarian projects. Campers will also engage in fundamental glazing and basic electronic kiln firing techniques. All projects will include exposure to various tools, methods, and visual art elements and principles. Last but not least, campers will be introduced to a brief history and aesthetic appreciation of ceramics art via global lenses, as opposed to only European arts.

This Mindful Movement camp will boost your focus, improve your athletic performance, and feel more balanced. Through yoga in the gardens, calming meditations, and invigorating sensory walks, you'll discover the benefits of mindfulness. Learn practical tools to handle stress, improve concentration, and bring more awareness to everything you do – from schoolwork to sports and beyond. Get ready to move, breathe, and connect with yourself and the world around you.

This camp can be taken as a solo afternoon camp or as an extension to the Executive Functioning camp in the morning.

In this dynamic and creative camp, campers will discover the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. They'll learn how computers use data to make decisions and predictions, gaining insights into the power of AI in real-world applications. Campers will develop machine learning projects around real-world data and will have the opportunity to design their own machine learning app to solve a problem that is personally relevant to them. The camp blends creativity with technology, allowing campers to explore how AI is shaping the future while giving them the tools to build their own AI-powered solutions.

This program will give campers the opportunity to participate in inquiry-based hands-on chemistry experiments. Campers will separate dyes, turn copper into silver, determine how much blue dye is in sports drinks, make a potato clock, learn how to make ice cream (and then eat it!), solve a mystery and much more.

This camp is designed to make learning to code both fun and interactive. Campers will engage with Blockly Games, solving puzzles and navigating mazes while learning programming concepts like loops, conditionals, and functions in a visual and easy-to-understand format. As the camp progresses, campers will use Game Lab to create their own animations and interactive games, further developing their programming skills. This camp is perfect for middle schoolers and beginners who want a hands-on, creative introduction to coding, allowing them to make their own projects and share them with friends and family in a fun and engaging way. Optional : available for minecraft game design.

Do you like to design things? Build or engineer things using everyday items? Test and modify designs to perfect their purpose? In this week-long camp, we will design, construct, and modify different building projects. It will be messy at times and some things won't work perfectly the first time (or the second time...). We will work to fix failed designs and improve working designs. In doing so we will collaborate with peers and think creatively and analytically. The projects we will work on are common build events in Science Olympiad competitions, such as mousetrap cars, miniature catapults, and marble runs.

This program will give campers the opportunity to participate in inquiry-based hands-on chemistry experiments. Campers will separate dyes, turn copper into silver, determine how much blue dye is in sports drinks, make a potato clock, learn how to make ice cream (and then eat it!), solve a mystery and much more.

This camp will teach you all about design and fabrication giving you the opportunity to create custom projects using 3D printing, vinyl cutting, and sublimation printing. You'll learn how to solve creative challenges, use cool technology, and design your own personalized items to take home! Along the way, you’ll explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) principles while having fun with hands-on projects. By the end, you’ll have new skills and cool creations that show off your creativity and problem-solving abilities!