Class Schedule and Descriptions (in alphabetical order)
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ABC Ocean Book (ages 7 – up)
Using the popular ABC book series as a model, you will learn all about the ocean, pick important information about ocean objects, and illustrate a page or two. You’ll leave with your pages and a plan to finish your own ABC Ocean book. Cost $20, June 16th 9:00-11:00, June 29th 10:15–12:15
ABC Rainforest Book (ages 7 – up)
Using the popular ABC book series as a model, you will learn all about the rainforest, pick important information about rainforest objects, and illustrate a page or two. You’ll leave with your pages and a plan to finish your own ABC Rainforest book. Cost - $23, June 7th 9:00-11:30, July 5th 9:00-11:30
Amazing Architecture (ages 8 – up)
Explore the wonder of creating houses, buildings, and bridges. Learn how architectural principles works and put these ideas into practice in your own designs. Cost $23, June 21st 1:00-3:30, August 4th 9:00-11:30
Become an Illustrator (ages 8 - up)
Discover the world of illustrators by examining the work of famous illustrators and then create your own style of illustration. Cost - $23, June 23rd 9:00-11:30, August 2nd 9:00-11:30
Cartooning (ages 8 – up)
Silly scenes and funny phrases are the focus of this class in which you will learn tips for coming up with ideas for and drawing cartoons. Cost $23 – June 10th 1:00-3:30, July 19th 1:00-3:30
Colonial Times (ages 8 and up)
Explore Colonial America through reproduction artifacts from daily life and the Revolutionary War. Make some colonial crafts to take home. Cost $20 – June 17th 10:15-12:15, July 7th 9:00-11:00
Create Your Own Game Board (ages 9-up)
Learn the steps of creating a board game and, using a professionally manufactured board, make your own game to take home and play with your family and friends. Cost $25 (includes game board) – July 1st 1:00-3:30
Dinosaurs (ages 4 – 6)
T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and all the gang are the topic of this fun class in which you will learn all about dinosaurs and make a Mesozoic masterpiece to bring home. Cost $10 – August 5th 9:00-10:00
Egyptology (ages 8 – up)
Uncover the secrets of the Ancient Egyptians as you study “artifacts” to learn about their language, art, culture and more. Cost $20 – June 9th 9:00-11:00, July 1st 10:15-12:15
Exploring First Americans (ages 4 – 6)
Take a hands-on trip through the tools and other items of the Eastern Woodland Indians and discover what it was like to be a Native American years ago. Make a Native American craft to take home. Cost $10, July 1st 9:00-10:00
Fabulous Flight (ages 8 – up)
Principles of flight are easily learned through hands-on activities including making paper airplanes, testing rocket “propellants,” and launching a “rocket.” Cost $23 – June 14th 9:00-11:00, July 29th 1:00-3:30
Fashion Design (ages 9 – up)
Learn the elements of design and information about types of clothes, style and fabric in this class in which you get to create an outfit of your choice. Cost $20 – June 30th 9:00-11:00, August 5th – 10:15-12:15
Flower Power (ages 4 - 6)
Have fun with flowers for an hour as you learn about their parts and what makes them grow. Make special flower fancy to take home. Cost $10 – July 22nd 9:00-10:00
Go Buggy (ages 4 – 6)
Creepies and Crawlies and more in this class about the bodies and behaviors of bugs. Participants will make a crafty critter to bring home. Cost $10 – June 17th 9:00-10:00
Inventing (ages 8-up)
Get your creative juices going as you learn how famous inventors worked and apply the steps of inventing to your very own ideas. Cost $23 – July 28th 1:00-3:30
Kitchen Chemistry (ages 6 – 7)
In this class, you will work with common household “chemicals” to make a variety of fun and interesting concoctions. Cost $20 – June 24th 10:15-12:15
Life on the Beach (ages 4 - 6) - Explore the world of animals that live on the beach and craft a special surprise to take home. Cost $10 – July 29th 9:00-10:00
Make a Claymation Movie (ages 9 – up)
From storyboarding to a short movie, you will learn to create your own Claymation movie. Bring a jump drive to download your masterpiece and take home. Cost $23 – June 28th 9:00-11:30
Make Pop-Up Cards (ages 8 – up)
Learn three methods for making pop up cards and make some to take home. Cost $20 – June 17th 1:00-3:00, July 22nd 10:15-12:15
Math Mania (ages 7 – up)
Designed to reinforce math facts and skills, strategy and problem solving development through the use of fun math games. Cost $23 – June 30th 1:00-3:30, July 26th 1:00-3:30
Math with Manipulatives – Level III (ages 10 – up)
This class features a fun and effective hands-on approach that makes learning the basic rules of algebra easy. Recommended for children sixth through eighth grade and advanced students in fifth grade. This is a two-session class (Wednesday and Friday). Cost $40 – Wed/Fri June 14th/16th 1:00-3:30, Wed/Fri August 2nd/3rd 1:00-3:30
Mystery Powders (ages 8 – up)
As a junior chemist, you will run tests on five mystery powders and analyze them as a scientist to uncover the mystery to name each one. Cost $23 – June 24th 1:00-3:30, July 26th 9:00-11:30
Navigation (ages 9 - up)
Discover how sailors found their way around the globe in days of yore by trying out several navigation tools and make one of your own. Cost $23 – June 23rd 1:00-3:30, July 28th 9:00-11:30
Paper Bag Puppets (ages 5 – 7)
Choose from a variety of paper bag puppets to create with your very own spin and learn to make it come alive. Cost $10 – June 10th 9:00-10:00
Poetry (ages 8 – up)
Come to this class, to learn about rhyme, write a poem or two, and have a great time! Cost $23 – July 7th 1:00-3:30
Puppet Making (ages 8 – up)
Design, sew, and put the finishing touches on a professional looking puppet from your own imagination. Cost $26 – June 7th – 1:00-4:00, July 5th 1:00-4:00, July 22nd 1:00-4:00
Rock Hound (ages 7-up)
Nose around all kinds of rocks and learn to identify and classify them. You will leave class with the beginning of a rock collection and a system for organizing it. Cost $23 – June 28th 1:00-3:30, July 21st 9:00-11:30
Slimy Science (ages 4-6)
Discover principles of science while making slimy concoctions. Take some of your creations home with you. Cost $10 – June 24th 9:00-10:00
Straw Structures (ages 8-up)
Discover the basics of engineering and construction using straws. Leave with a model of a house or other structure. Cost $23 – June 21st 9:00-11:00, July 21st 1:00-3:00
Visual Illusions (ages 8 – up)
Boggle your mind as you explore different types of visual illusions, learn how they work, and create some of your own. Cost $20 – June 10th 10:15-12:15
Word Play (ages 8 – up)
Join us for fun and entertainment as we play a variety of games designed to build vocabulary and knowledge about words and leave with a game to play at home. Cost $23 – June 9th 1:00-3:30, July 19th 9:00-11:30
Using the popular ABC book series as a model, you will learn all about the ocean, pick important information about ocean objects, and illustrate a page or two. You’ll leave with your pages and a plan to finish your own ABC Ocean book. Cost $20, June 16th 9:00-11:00, June 29th 10:15–12:15
ABC Rainforest Book (ages 7 – up)
Using the popular ABC book series as a model, you will learn all about the rainforest, pick important information about rainforest objects, and illustrate a page or two. You’ll leave with your pages and a plan to finish your own ABC Rainforest book. Cost - $23, June 7th 9:00-11:30, July 5th 9:00-11:30
Amazing Architecture (ages 8 – up)
Explore the wonder of creating houses, buildings, and bridges. Learn how architectural principles works and put these ideas into practice in your own designs. Cost $23, June 21st 1:00-3:30, August 4th 9:00-11:30
Become an Illustrator (ages 8 - up)
Discover the world of illustrators by examining the work of famous illustrators and then create your own style of illustration. Cost - $23, June 23rd 9:00-11:30, August 2nd 9:00-11:30
Cartooning (ages 8 – up)
Silly scenes and funny phrases are the focus of this class in which you will learn tips for coming up with ideas for and drawing cartoons. Cost $23 – June 10th 1:00-3:30, July 19th 1:00-3:30
Colonial Times (ages 8 and up)
Explore Colonial America through reproduction artifacts from daily life and the Revolutionary War. Make some colonial crafts to take home. Cost $20 – June 17th 10:15-12:15, July 7th 9:00-11:00
Create Your Own Game Board (ages 9-up)
Learn the steps of creating a board game and, using a professionally manufactured board, make your own game to take home and play with your family and friends. Cost $25 (includes game board) – July 1st 1:00-3:30
Dinosaurs (ages 4 – 6)
T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and all the gang are the topic of this fun class in which you will learn all about dinosaurs and make a Mesozoic masterpiece to bring home. Cost $10 – August 5th 9:00-10:00
Egyptology (ages 8 – up)
Uncover the secrets of the Ancient Egyptians as you study “artifacts” to learn about their language, art, culture and more. Cost $20 – June 9th 9:00-11:00, July 1st 10:15-12:15
Exploring First Americans (ages 4 – 6)
Take a hands-on trip through the tools and other items of the Eastern Woodland Indians and discover what it was like to be a Native American years ago. Make a Native American craft to take home. Cost $10, July 1st 9:00-10:00
Fabulous Flight (ages 8 – up)
Principles of flight are easily learned through hands-on activities including making paper airplanes, testing rocket “propellants,” and launching a “rocket.” Cost $23 – June 14th 9:00-11:00, July 29th 1:00-3:30
Fashion Design (ages 9 – up)
Learn the elements of design and information about types of clothes, style and fabric in this class in which you get to create an outfit of your choice. Cost $20 – June 30th 9:00-11:00, August 5th – 10:15-12:15
Flower Power (ages 4 - 6)
Have fun with flowers for an hour as you learn about their parts and what makes them grow. Make special flower fancy to take home. Cost $10 – July 22nd 9:00-10:00
Go Buggy (ages 4 – 6)
Creepies and Crawlies and more in this class about the bodies and behaviors of bugs. Participants will make a crafty critter to bring home. Cost $10 – June 17th 9:00-10:00
Inventing (ages 8-up)
Get your creative juices going as you learn how famous inventors worked and apply the steps of inventing to your very own ideas. Cost $23 – July 28th 1:00-3:30
Kitchen Chemistry (ages 6 – 7)
In this class, you will work with common household “chemicals” to make a variety of fun and interesting concoctions. Cost $20 – June 24th 10:15-12:15
Life on the Beach (ages 4 - 6) - Explore the world of animals that live on the beach and craft a special surprise to take home. Cost $10 – July 29th 9:00-10:00
Make a Claymation Movie (ages 9 – up)
From storyboarding to a short movie, you will learn to create your own Claymation movie. Bring a jump drive to download your masterpiece and take home. Cost $23 – June 28th 9:00-11:30
Make Pop-Up Cards (ages 8 – up)
Learn three methods for making pop up cards and make some to take home. Cost $20 – June 17th 1:00-3:00, July 22nd 10:15-12:15
Math Mania (ages 7 – up)
Designed to reinforce math facts and skills, strategy and problem solving development through the use of fun math games. Cost $23 – June 30th 1:00-3:30, July 26th 1:00-3:30
Math with Manipulatives – Level III (ages 10 – up)
This class features a fun and effective hands-on approach that makes learning the basic rules of algebra easy. Recommended for children sixth through eighth grade and advanced students in fifth grade. This is a two-session class (Wednesday and Friday). Cost $40 – Wed/Fri June 14th/16th 1:00-3:30, Wed/Fri August 2nd/3rd 1:00-3:30
Mystery Powders (ages 8 – up)
As a junior chemist, you will run tests on five mystery powders and analyze them as a scientist to uncover the mystery to name each one. Cost $23 – June 24th 1:00-3:30, July 26th 9:00-11:30
Navigation (ages 9 - up)
Discover how sailors found their way around the globe in days of yore by trying out several navigation tools and make one of your own. Cost $23 – June 23rd 1:00-3:30, July 28th 9:00-11:30
Paper Bag Puppets (ages 5 – 7)
Choose from a variety of paper bag puppets to create with your very own spin and learn to make it come alive. Cost $10 – June 10th 9:00-10:00
Poetry (ages 8 – up)
Come to this class, to learn about rhyme, write a poem or two, and have a great time! Cost $23 – July 7th 1:00-3:30
Puppet Making (ages 8 – up)
Design, sew, and put the finishing touches on a professional looking puppet from your own imagination. Cost $26 – June 7th – 1:00-4:00, July 5th 1:00-4:00, July 22nd 1:00-4:00
Rock Hound (ages 7-up)
Nose around all kinds of rocks and learn to identify and classify them. You will leave class with the beginning of a rock collection and a system for organizing it. Cost $23 – June 28th 1:00-3:30, July 21st 9:00-11:30
Slimy Science (ages 4-6)
Discover principles of science while making slimy concoctions. Take some of your creations home with you. Cost $10 – June 24th 9:00-10:00
Straw Structures (ages 8-up)
Discover the basics of engineering and construction using straws. Leave with a model of a house or other structure. Cost $23 – June 21st 9:00-11:00, July 21st 1:00-3:00
Visual Illusions (ages 8 – up)
Boggle your mind as you explore different types of visual illusions, learn how they work, and create some of your own. Cost $20 – June 10th 10:15-12:15
Word Play (ages 8 – up)
Join us for fun and entertainment as we play a variety of games designed to build vocabulary and knowledge about words and leave with a game to play at home. Cost $23 – June 9th 1:00-3:30, July 19th 9:00-11:30