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Animal Homes Camp
In trees, under the ground, and in ponds—animal homes are all around us! Campers learn about animals’ adaptations, defenses, and nesting behaviors by holding gentle animals from the Animal Discovery Room, exploring the LHS pond, and hunting for small creatures hiding under rocks and leaves. Campers create a classroom “forest” made of cardboard boxes and act out stories about the animals that live there.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
July 27–August 7
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Animals and Their Young Camp
Some animal babies ride on their mother’s back, some sit on their father’s feet, and some never see their parents at all! From a 300-pound baby elephant to a nest of tiny newborn mice, to a tadpole that turns into a frog, animals and their young are truly amazing. Join us as we explore some intriguing parenting behaviors in the animal world through stories, games, dramatic play, and craft projects, as well as by holding live animals.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
July 6–10
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonJuly 20–24 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 10–14 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies Camp
Did you know that there are more than one million different kinds of insects? Learn to recognize some insect friends—and enemies—of your garden, and follow their life cycles from egg to adult. Their shapes, color patterns, behavior, and growth will amaze you. We’ll watch insects crawl, hop, fly, wiggle, and swim; and we might even let some tickle us!
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
June 15–19 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 17–21 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Dinosaur Detectives Camp
A hundred million years ago, dinosaurs wandered the earth. What were these ancient creatures like, and how did they compare to animals alive today? Dig for fossil bones, use toy models to make footprints in clay, act out dinosaur stories, and make dinosaur projects to take home. Compare dinosaurs to modern-day animals, and try to unlock some of the mysteries of prehistory.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
June 22–26 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonJuly 6–10 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 17–21 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonEntering Grades K–1
June 22–26
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 17–21 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Fizzy, Foamy Camp
Join us as we mix safe chemicals together and learn why things bubble, fizz, and foam. Campers investigate foamy foods and bubbling solutions, and discover the fun fizzing action that happens when “mystery” tablets are dropped into water. They experiment with hands-on chemistry activities that develop important skills for later science learning.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
July 13–17 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonAugust 10–14 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.Entering Grades K–1
July 13–17 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 20–24 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Playing with Potions Camp
Do you like mixing ingredients together to make potions? Then this is the camp for you! But wait—our cupboards are empty. First, we must collect and sort different ingredients by using scientific tools. Then, using the ingredients we collect, we’ll invent our very own potion recipes. Experiment, observe, discover, and play!
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
June 29–July 2 Full
four meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonJuly 27–31
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonAugust 3–7
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonEntering Grades K–1
June 29–July 2
four meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 27–31 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 3–7 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Pollywogs Pond Camp
Get to know the LHS pond and its summertime inhabitants. Try your luck at catching crayfish with a fishing pole! Learn how various pond animals live together, and discover the wonders of their wet world. Watch and hold the water animals of the Animal Discovery Room, including fish, frogs, turtles, salamanders, and snakes. Use collage materials to make a big book of pond life.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
June 15–19 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonJune 29–July 2
four meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 13–17 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 20–24 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonEntering Grades K–1
June 15–19 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 10–14 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Storybook Science Camp
Time for a story—and science too! Each day a different story sets the stage for activities and investigations to spark campers’ creativity and to bring out the scientist within. Experiments with shadows and light, bubble blowing, nature explorations, and handling live animals are integrated with children’s literature, folktales, and dramatic play.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Ages 4–5
June 22–26 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.Entering Grades K–1
July 20–24 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Buzzing a Hive Camp
Find out what goes on inside a honeybee hive. Learn to dance like bees, discover real pollen and nectar in flowers, make and eat “beebread,” examine and taste real honeycomb, and role-play bee jobs. Campers create a “bee-utiful” mural with paper bees, flowers, and bee enemies. Families are invited to a bee party on the last day of camp.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Entering Grades K–1
July 6–10 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 13–17 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Physical Science for Curious Kids Camp
A variety of simple games and activities introduce children to topics such as electricity, magnetism, and properties of air and light. Young scientists make kites, magnetic toys, and light circuits to take home. These activities stimulate questions in youthful minds and foster an intuitive framework for later science learning.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Entering Grades K–1
June 15–26 Full
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.June 29–July 10 Full
nine meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Animal Math Camp
How long is a boa constrictor? Who’s really faster, the tortoise or the hare? Measuring, counting, sorting, graphing, and making patterns are more fun than ever when animals come to math class! Animals’ shapes, sizes, weights, colors, and locomotion inspire intriguing mathematical investigations. Each day features live animals as well as games, stories, and art projects that reinforce math concepts.
Enrollment: 14 campers
Entering Grades 1–2
June 22–26 Full
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonAugust 10–14 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Hard Hat Camp
Using prepared and original plans, construct projects of all sorts with a variety of building materials. Learn about the mathematical shapes and concepts that make for strength and design in building. Assemble a strong foundation for a graham-cracker house, and detail it with sweets.
Enrollment: 14 campers
Entering Grades 1–2
June 15–19 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonJuly 6–10
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 27–31 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Math Adventures in Storyland Camp
Children’s literature opens the door into the land of mathematics and imagination. Each session begins with an engaging story that invites playful exploration of mathematical concepts. Fun activities feature measurement, money, shapes, and patterns. Among the favorite stories are “Grandfather Tang’s Story,” which introduces ancient and intriguing tangram puzzles, and “Flat Stanley,” which tells of a boy’s amazing adventures being two-dimensional.
Enrollment: 14 campers
Entering Grades 1–2
July 6–10 Full
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
August 10–14
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Whales, Seals, Sea Lions, and Otters Camp
Learn what sea lions eat, how otters keep warm, and why whales sing. Examine real whalebones and whale teeth, make paper and clay animal projects to take home, and compare yourself to life-size models of marine mammals. Hold animals from the Animal Discovery Room, and find out what they have in common with the large animals of the sea.
Enrollment: 14 campers
Entering Grades 1–2
July 13–17 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 20–24
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Crime-Fighting Superhero Camp
Become a hero who fights the bad guys in our crime camp for junior detectives. We will analyze evidence such as footprints, fingerprints, and ink stains to solve puzzling crimes. Each day’s mystery includes a story, a mystery guest, and a chance for your camper to be the detective. Group games, chemistry, art, and cooperative-logic activities round out the camp.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 1–2 Full
July 13–17
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.Entering Grades 2–3
July 13–17
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Art of Math Camp
Let your creativity loose as we explore the art of mathematics! Math is more than just numbers—it’s also shapes, patterns, and representation. Explore geometry, symmetry, patterns, and more; then apply these ideas to make beautiful works of art. Use a variety of art supplies and building materials to create your own interesting mathematical art, and get inspired to make more at home. Along the way, solve a few puzzles and see how much fun it is to mix art with math.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
June 29–July 2
four meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 27–31 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Blocks, Beams, and Bridges Camp
If you love building, join us as we construct bridges and buildings with a variety of materials such as geoblocks, constructo-straws, toothpicks, and even marshmallows. Find out how the Golden Gate Bridge stands up, by testing a 4-foot-tall model. Experiment with strength, structure, and geometry. Become a skilled builder!
Enrollment: 14 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
June 29–July 2
four meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonJuly 20–24 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 17–21
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Creepy Crawly Camp
Explore the mysterious lives of tiny animals that creep through tall grass and crawl across leaves. Use nets and bug boxes to collect—from the LHS lawn and pond—living specimens to touch and observe. Learn where spiders get the silk for their webs; and, if you’d like, hold a real live tarantula. Put together a take-home environment so you can raise and observe your own creepy crawlies. Each day includes some of the following: group games, hikes, artwork, and storytelling.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
June 22–26
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 10–14
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Pond Camp
Take the plunge into the world of water animals, and learn about aquatic animals and plants. Handle and feed gentle animals, conduct experiments to learn more about their needs and behavior, and look through microscopes and magnifying lenses to compare the structures of tiny pond animals. Each day includes some of the following: group games, hikes, artwork, and storytelling.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
June 15–19
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 17–21
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Quantum Camp
Leap into some cool science on these hot summer days. Discover the secrets of light, color, electricity, and magnets by doing experiments and making a project to take home. Devise a camera that uses no film, and take a picture that needs no camera! Build a solar oven, and cook a snack using the sun. Launch a rocket using a chemical reaction. For dessert, explore the science behind making ice cream.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
June 15–26
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 10–21 Full
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Sandy Shores Camp
Come take a close look at one of the more dynamic ecosystems on our planet! Campers will explore many aspects of the sandy shore, from the grains of sand themselves to the plants and animals that live where the water meets the land.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
July 20–24
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Secret Formulas Camp
Have you ever wanted to invent the best toothpaste or fizzy juice drink? You now have the chance to mix, measure, test, and compare in your search to discover the secret formulas used in products you buy at the store. What makes that ice cream perfect for scooping on a cone? Can we mix the best soil in which to grow a cactus or a rose? We’ll explore temperature, properties of various ingredients, and the science of packaging.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
July 6–10
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Stirring Up Science
Become a mad mixer and turn everyday substances into your own weird concoctions. Change solids to liquids and back again, and experiment to discover the identity of alien goo. Get ready for some science surprises as you explore familiar and mysterious substances. Make crystals, soap, and a density rainbow, and other creations to take home.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
June 29–July 10,
nine meetings Full
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Treasure Boxes Camp
Delve into boxes filled with such “treasures” as shells, stamps, and tiny toys; and then sort, classify, and graph these treasures. Use maps and a coordinate grid to find buried treasure, and discover ways to share the “loot” among friends. Create a special treasure box of your own to start your collections!
Enrollment: 14 campers
Entering Grades 2–3
August 3–7 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Ancient Egypt Camp
Travel back to the time of mummies, pharaohs, and pyramids. Learn how the architects, scientists, and mathematicians of ancient Egypt built their amazing civilization. Write secret mes-sages with hieroglyphics, make papyrus and cast sun-dried bricks, build model pyramids, and learn the scientific secrets of ancient mummification.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 3–4
July 20–24 Full
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.August 17–21
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Lego Engineering
Discover your inner engineer as you design, build, and create with Legos®! In this class you will build simple machines, like levers, pulleys, gears, and wheels, and will explore ways to use them to solve challenges and do the work for you. You can apply your new engineering skills to combine these simple machines and to build your own creations.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 3–4
June 29–July 2 Full
four meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 6–10
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Zoom, Twirl, and Fly Camp
A push and a pull and away they go! Campers build rubber band–powered cars and balloon rockets, and figure out the best way to make them take off. They construct and tweak their catapults and trebuchets (medieval rock hurlers) to make them hit the mark, and discover the best parachute design for keeping an egg safe. Through different projects they get the chance to explore principles of force and motion, as well as their own creativity as engineers.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 3–4
July 27–August 7
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Creature Camp
Join us in Creature Camp, and interact with the animals of our Animal Discovery Room. Everything from rabbits to chinchillas, doves to lizards, and turtles to toads will fill your camp day as you use these animals to learn about the creatures that share our planet. Discover animal adaptations and how they survive in their habitat. Become a scientist who investigates animal behavior and is allowed to work with our gentle animals.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 3–5
June 15–26
ten meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonAugust 10–21
ten meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Chem-Artistry Camp
Get creative with chemistry as you discover which ingredients you can use to make your own art supplies. As a scientist, make and experiment with paints, papers, clays, and more; then, as an artist, use those materials to design your creations. Discover which liquids to use to make a plaster cast of your face. Experiment with acid and bases to prepare an array of colors from cabbage juice. Show off all your creations in an art show on the final day.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 4–5
June 15–26 Full
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Science Theater Camp
Lights! Sound! Action! Campers look to science to make their performance. They experiment with mixing light and creating shadow, find out about the physics of sound, and see which science is involved in costuming and special effects. All along, campers create their own show; we invite families and friends to be the audience on the last day of camp.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Summertime Crime Camp
Enjoy a good mystery? Wonder how detectives and scientists solve crimes and mysteries? Campers learn to identify clues and draw conclusions to solve crimes daily. They conduct laboratory experiments to analyze ink, powder, and DNA evidence. They crack secret codes and help some famous storybook detectives solve their toughest cases.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 4–5
August 10–21
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Geology Camp
Get to know planet Earth, from its tiny rock crystals to its massive, changing crust. Create and explore models that illustrate the physical processes responsible for earthquakes, volcanoes, and the formation of three different types of rock that make up our planet’s crust. Step into the shoes of a geologist in our “cookie mine” and our mock archeological excavation.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 4–6
July 27–31
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Life through Time Camp
How did animals and plants on Earth get to be the way they are? Travel back in time to see how plant and animal life has changed, and observe how animals today are adapted to their environment. In this fun-filled camp we’ll delve into evolution with live animals and plants, games, and computer simulations.
Formerly offered under the title Adapt or Die Camp.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 4–6
August 3–7
five meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Build It Up, Take It Apart new!
How would you design a bridge or a skyscraper? What can you figure out from looking inside a fan or a computer? In this camp you will build and explore the inner workings of machines, devices, and structures that we use every day. Working in a team to design unique creations and solve challenges, you will practice your skills as an architect and engineer and will be amazed at what you can make…and take apart!
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 5–7
June 29–July 10
nine meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 27–August 7
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Electric Gadgetry
Whether your camper is a curious tinkerer or a future engineer, this camp lets them get their hands and minds working with a variety of electronic experiments and projects. Campers explore the relationship between electricity and magnetism by building motors, loudspeakers, and even a simple radio. They also use their creativity and their newfound knowledge to design and build their own electronic creations.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 5–7
August 10–21
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Lego Technology Camp
It’s alive! Bring out the Dr. Frankenstein in your child with Lego® technology! Students build humanoid robots, roving vehicles, and mechanical beasties of increasing complexity. Then they learn how to program their ’droids to walk, talk, and even see! And it’s all done with Mindstorms NXT, the cutting-edge robotics kit just released by Lego®. Take your child’s creativity to the next level with Lego® technology!
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 5–7
July 13–24
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 27–August 7 Full
ten meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Web Weavers Camp
Web sites are a way for students to express themselves through creative writing and design, and are a great introduction to the world of computer scripting and programming. In Web Weavers Camp, campers will learn computer languages like HTML and CSS to create Web sites from scratch using pure code. Lines of code will transform into stylized text, hyperlinks, viewable images, and animations to create a website that will highlight one of their many interests. The whole family will be able to view your child’s online masterpiece from home. And your camper will learn a skill that will prove very useful in this Web-wired world.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 5–7
August 10–21 Full
ten meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonEntering Grades 6–8
July 13–24
ten meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
For the Love of Animals Camp
Discover or reinforce your love of animals. This is a hands-on experience to feed, groom, handle, and care for a variety of our gentle animals while exploring their behavior, adaptations, and habitat needs. Activities include comparing the habitat requirements of snakes, lizards, and various kinds of mammals; and designing the best indoor habitat for each.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 6–8
June 29–July 2
four meetings
(No camp on Friday, July 3)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noonAugust 3–7
five meetings
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Food and Plant Chemistry Camp
What makes pancakes fluffy or flat? What gives flowers their color and odor? It’s all in the chemistry! Discover how the combination of chemicals, time, temperature, and physical manipulation can affect food experiments (some of which may even be edible). Experiment with plants used as foods and turned into other strange and useful products. See how people throughout history have used chemistry in their food and medicine, and continue the experiments at home.
Enrollment: 16 campers
Entering Grades 6–9
June 15–26
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Roller Coasters to Rockets Camp
What makes things go or stop? Fly or fall? Campers will learn the concepts of energy, force, and motion; and will experiment with using a variety of forces to make things go. After experimenting they will apply their knowledge by building gadgets such as roller coasters, rockets, trebuchets (rock hurlers), and other projectile-launching devices.
Enrollment: 12 campers
Entering Grades 6–9
June 29–July 10
nine meetings
(No camp on Friday July 3)
1:00–4:00 p.m.July 13–24
ten meetings
1:00–4:00 p.m.