G3-5 Camp Themes & Details

Mandarin Camp

Week 1 (June 17-18, 20-21): Maker’s Paradise (4 day camp)

Get your creativity ready, this is maker's paradise! Students will have the opportunity to brainstorm, tinker, prototype and more this week, bringing their maker mindsets to the forefront. Identifying a problem and designing a solution, students will focus on something that could help change the lives of those around them for the better!

Week 2 (June 24-29): Game Show Jiayou!

Get your mics ready! Players enter the stage. Each day, students learn about a classic pop-culture game show, then create their own mandarin rendition. Friday will be game day, where students act out the show of their choice as small groups.

Week 3 (July 1-3, 5): Escape Room (4 day camp)

Sleuths welcome! This week students will be working on ciphers, codes and clues in order to create an escape room! They will be learning about time management, brainstorming ideas with their friends and more to create an amazing experience to try at the end of the week. Can they make it out in time?

Week 4 (July 8-12): Robotics

Welcome back to Dot and Dash, our newest members of our summer camp team! Throughout this week campers will have the opportunity to train our robots and create fun obstacle courses for them as well as teach them how to play music! Join this fun-filled camp as we explore the joys and wonders of robots.

Week 5 (July 15-19): Math Madness

Bring your thoughts, creativity, open minds, and be wowed by the amazing world of math! Throughout this week students will explore new and familiar math concepts, collaborate, share, and be encouraged to take new risks. They will be able to apply math to real life problems, finding solutions. Math comes alive as the campers explore the world around them through the lens of a mathematician!

Week 6 (July 22-26): Crazy Chemistry

Bring your labcoats! Students will become scientists this week, working with solutions, making slime, and learning about a variety of scientific topics. They will collaborate with their classmates to plan, hypothesize and experiment with new concepts across the chemistry board. Using the scientific method, scientists will see firsthand how chemistry fundamentals work right before their eyes.

Week 7 (July 29-August 2): Carnival

Welcome to the carnival week of camp for 2023! Join us for a fun-filled camp as we all work to create a fun carnival for our fellow campers and our preschool students. Campers will work to create tickets, games, stations, and other fun activities for our carnival extravaganza!

Week 8 (August 5-9): Camp-Lympics

Students in each cohort come together as teams to learn about the history of the olympics. Students help in creating events that everyone will participate in at the end of the week. The objective is to promote student participation, movement and fun! Each student will earn a medal upon completion of the camp.

Week 9 (August 12-16): Survivor Island

Castaways put their survival skills to the test! These islanders face daily challenges and have to work together to see who can survive to the end of the week, when a rescue team saves them.

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Week 1 (June 17-18, 20-21): Superstar Scientists (4 day camp)

Hey there, Superstar Scientists! We’re excited to invite you to our Inventors Incubator for a wild week of creative challenges like never before - create unbreakable plaster casts, build mini vertical farms, design wearable LED tattoos and more. It’s time to teleport into the future to role play next-gen doctors, designers, and developers to invent the coolest gadgets and gizmos!

Week 2 (June 24-29): Zippy Zoologists

Calling all reptile lovers! Transform into Zesty Zoologists to race live tortoises, design critter traps, cure faux venom and more. Our extraordinary reptile crew of African ball pythons, bearded dragons, blue tongued skinks, and more can’t wait to meet you! Get ready for a wacky week of scales, slithers, and science!

*All animals are handled by skilled reptile professionals running animal shows with zero safety incidents in 30+ years.

Week 3 (July 1-3, 5): Expedition Explorers (4 day camp)

3-2-1, magnifying glasses out! Our countdown begins to tackle treasure hunts, map quests, and survival challenges. Step into the shoes of Expedition Explorers to excavate pearls from oozy oysters, unveil invisible ink messages, fossilize resin insects and more. Venture into uncharted territories where every step is full of thrill, triumph, and treasure!

Week 4 (July 8-12): Spooky Science

Knock, knock. Who’s there? Creepy crawlers and eerie eruptions coming your way! Join us for some Spooky Science as we brew invisible ink, spin sticky spider webs, swirl puffy pumpkin slime and more. Get ready for your favorite haunted holiday filled with fizzing fun and crazy chemistry!

Week 5 (July 15-19): Phunky Physicists

Ready, set, go! Race across the globe as Phunky Physicists to conquer mighty missions and epic escapades. Tackle the prosthetic leg challenge in France, create fingerprint scanners in Korea, attempt a 50 foot egg drop in England and more. Put your courage and curiosity to the test on a daring journey around our planet!

Week 6 (July 22-26): Kitchen Chemists

Did you know scientists believe bugs are the meat of the future? Dive into the world of savory science as Kitchen Chemists to whip up strawberry matcha boba, air fry cricket flour brownies, wrap edible flower dumplings (from scratch!) and more. Tickle your taste buds with some futuristic foods and mouthwatering munchies!

Week 7 (July 29-August 2): Outrageous Oceanographers

Psst! Did you know there are more than 2 million sea creatures swimming in our oceans? Grab your scuba gear as Outrageous Oceanographers to design lush habitats for hermit crabs, sizzle tasty takoyaki balls with savory science, engineer water-proof sand and more. Get ready to uncover ecosystems, safeguard biodiversity, and dive into the splash-tacular underwater universe!

Week 8 (August 5-9): Roblox Robotics

Get ready to bring Roblox to life with Roblox Robotics! Traverse to Adopt Me to build automata pets, hack into Jailbreak to design beeping burglar alarms, light up your favorite Super Hero Tycoon with neon wire art and more. Unleash your incredible imagination on the world of gears and games!

Week 9 (August 12-16): Safari Scouts

Stop! Do you spot those sneaky animal tracks? Get ready to trek through the desert dunes as Safari Scouts. We’ll unearth fluorescent “scorpions,” tackle quicksand quests, dissect cactus fruit and more. Ready Ranger? It’s time to greet the witty wildlife and some prickly plants!