Session 1: June 12 - June 30

Morning Classes (9:00 am - 12:05 pm)

Lady Bugs, Dragnoflies -- Amazing Insects! Session 1
Grades TK-1 (Morning Class) Session 1
Session 1: Please note grade level refers to the grade
entering in the Fall
Oserberg

Investigate the amazing world of insects! As junior entomologists we’ll take a look at the life cycles and habitat of dragonflies, butterflies, lady bugs—to name a few. We’ll venture outdoors, observe our small friends, and use our magnifying glasses and collection nets. We’ll practice our letters. We’ll produce our own insect field guides illustrated with our art creations, which will assist us in studying these intriguing creatures.

Nature Science -- Through the Eyes of Young Writers Session 1
Grades 2-3 (Morning Class) Session 1
Ewert

The outdoors serves as our classroom at Lucas Valley Elementary School to provide inspiration for us. We'll do field work studying the environment -- plants, trees, birds, insects. We'll record our findings, write short paragraphs, poems, limericks, and more, with nature as our prompt. As good naturalists, we'll develop illustrated field journals and make them available to our fellow classmates.

Makers' Challenge - 2023ession
Grades 4-6 (Morning Class) Session 1
Constanzo

Join our team of STEAM enthusiasts. Become familiar with basic engineering concepts and scientific strategies as you use recycled materials to design and build varied projects. Building your math skills, applying engineering principals, and collaboration with your team will be key to success in your projects.

Afternoon Enrichment Classes (12:30 -3:00)

Session 1: June 12 - June 30

Afternoon Rotation Session 1,2
Grades TK -1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-6 -

Campers rotate through a variety of classes in the afternoons: Arts and crafts, Brain Games, Math Practice, Coding, Keyboarding, Outdoor Games and Sports.

Art Studio Session 1, 2
Grades TK-1, Grades 2-3; Grades 4-6

Young artists, use your imagination and develop your artistic skills! Draw, paint, work with mixed media explore re-purposing as you create personal art treasures.

Brain Games Session 1, 2
Grades 2-3; Grades 4-6

Meet the challenge and strengthen your brain! Use logic, solve puzzles, play games, unravel brain teasers as you master a variety of brain games!

Math Games Session 1, 2
Grades TK-1, Grades 2-3; Grades 4-6

Keep up your math skills this summer through puzzles, individual practice, and games! Give yourself a heads up in September.

Scratch: Beginning Coding/Keyboarding Session 1, 2
Grades TK-1 children will be exposed to very basic computer functions, Grades 2-3; Grades 4-6

Practice Keyboarding skills, and be introduced to computer coding and animation in game design using the Scratch Program.

Team Building/Outdoor Games Session 1, 2
Grades TK-1, Grades 2-3; Grades 4-6

Step outdoors and develop cooperation and team skills as you engage in active outdoor games and challenge.

Session 2: July 5 - July 21

Morning Classes (9:00 am - 12:05 pm)
Session 2: Please note grade level refers to the grade
entering in the Fall

Tide Pool Treasures Session 2
Grades TK-1 (Morning Class)
Costanzo

Explore the wonders of Tide Pools and its ever-changing nature. Learn about the fascinating sea creatures – sea snails, barnacles, starfish, small fish, and more, and the birds and plants, that make the tide pools their home. As junior oceanographers, we’ll make a classroom tide pool mural, packed with our artwork and we’ll practice our letters and make our tide pool books for us to share with our families and fellow oceanographers!

Ocean Explorers Session 2
Grades 2-3 (Morning Class)
Ewert

Explore our incredible oceans. Travel through kelp jungles, be careful of coral reefs, and discover underwater volcanoes. As marine biologists we’ll investigate ocean creatures such as humpback whales, sea turtles, sharks, jelly fish and more. Using teamwork, we’ll examine their habitats, identify their predators, and discover how these creatures survive in the ever-changing ocean environment. Join our expedition!

Cycling In The French Alps
Grades 4-6 (Morning Class) Session 2
Osterberg

Our biking trip to the French Alps (Virtually, of course!) might be the journey for you. . We’ll start from the Normandy coast on a route through France that is challenging, fun, and full of new experiences. We'll begin by getting our bikes into shape; we'll examine French geography, so we don't encounter surprises along the way. We will practice French phrases that we’ll need throughout our trip -- and then we can begin our ride. Once we begin, we'll make a record of our experiences each day in our travel journal. We'll also find a little break time to sample some French desserts! At the successful end of our ride, we will make a video to share of our experiences of our remarkable journey with family and friends.

Afternoon Enrichment Classes (12:50 - 3:00pm)

Session 2: July 6 - July 23

Primary Potpourri Session1, 2
Grades TK-1 (12:45-3:00)-
Colberg

Join in for an enriching afternoon of arts and crafts, science, a little cooking, and reading, writing and math practice. Games and play will round out the afternoon!

Afternoon Rotation Session 2
Two Groupings: Grades 2-3, Grades 4-6 (12:45-3:00)-

Lots of variety in the afternoon enrichment program! All three classes: Art Studio, Math Games, and Outdoor Games & Sports make up our rotation each afternoon.

Math Games
Grades 2-3; Grades 4-6

Keep up your math skills this summer through puzzles, individual practice, and games! This class will give you a heads up in Fall!.

Art Studio

Draw, paint, work with mixed media, expand your style with color, as you turn up your creativity and create fabulous art projects.

Outdoor Games and Sports

Step outdoors and develop cooperation and team skills as you engage in active outdoor games and challenges.