Themes

Designed by expert curriculum directors. It’s hands-on, using real tools and simple materials to make something extraordinary.
Spark
Grade 1 – 5
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Electron Extravaganza
Circuits and magnets will be front and center this week. Buddy up to complete fun projects full of light, movement, and sound. Pull it all together in the form of a fully active town!
- Learn the basics of magnetism and circuits, and use this knowledge to complete projects and challenges.
- Design and build a city … Electro City, an interactive miniature town, complete with a showcase of camper projects.
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Medieval Engineering
Castles don’t have to just be made out of stone and iron. Use medieval era technology to build a cardboard or wood castle and many of the things you might find in one! Make your own paper and ink to create a tome for secrets, or just fun pictures!
- Learn about simple mechanisms like pulleys and use this knowledge to build a kid-sized castle.
- Make ink, quills, and stamps. Then put them all together to create a personalized book.
- Look out! Mini-catapults might be on the menu. Watch out for flying ping-pong balls!
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PVC Madness
So you’re a master with LEGOs. How about giving PVCs a try and make fun, useful creations? PVC is like LEGOs for adults, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Your imagination is the limit and we are here to get you started.
- Build a periscope to look around corners and over objects, and a marshmallow shooter.
- Work as a team in PVC marble run challenges.
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Mimicry of Life
We will explore how humans can mimic the designs of nature in order to create seamlessly functioning, easily integrative and useful technologies.
- Make strong objects out of fragile materials.
- Collaborate on a “hive’ project.
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Playscapes
- Design, build, and run your own carnival including all of the booths, games, and prizes.
- Investigate the meaning and importance of play and find opportunities to incorporate systems of play into everything you do.
- Explore why logic and rules are needed to create structured play (sports and games) versus non-structured play.
- Offered the week of 7/3.
Primo
Pre K – K
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Exploring Light and Shadow
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Sound and Movement
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Myths and Legends
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Marvels of the Natural World
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Building and Engineering
- Learn the basic engineering design process as you experiment with balance, gravity, measurement, symmetry, and spatial relationships.
- Develop your divergent thinking as you prototype different three-dimensional designs in different environments.
- Play with different combinations of materials including rocks and logs, metal and magnets, and new and recycled materials as you test their impact on your structures.