Summer Camps in Solon, IA

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Preschool Day Camp ~ Imagine & Invent - The Evergreen School
What is the meaning of the word invention? Well discuss this big word, some famous inventions, and the process how to invent. When children are given the freedom to play and imagine… you never know what magical inventions can come about! 206-957-1533

Leather Wallet (After Workshop) - Manhattan Studio
In this class, students will learn how to create a small, basic leather wallet, while learning about rivets and professional stitching techniques that look machine made! -- Instructor: Kat Roberts The After Workshops are a series of high quality hands-on classes, at low cost and low commitment. Materials, skills and fun supplied. And its BYOB. 718-369-0222

Mad Science: Advanced Robotics - Barrett Ranch Elementary
*NEW Robot for 2016* Great Scott! We need you to control our robots before they get the upper hand and take over the world! In this camp you will learn about robotic control and also program the amazing Parallax ?Scribbler 2? robot with its Graphical User Interface programming language. A series of increasing challenges are designed to earn you mastery of this sinister mechanical menace! If you are victorious and there is time you will employ light sensors and program flags to follow lines, avoid obstacles and navigate mazes. Get ready to fire up your skills of deductive reasoning and problem solving. By the end you?ll be convinced that you have a new super-power! An additional materials fee of $40 for a robot kit is due at the first day of camp. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rooms are on Southeast part of school near Caycous Drive. An additional materials fee of $40 for a robot kit is due at the first day of camp. LOCATION Barrett Ranch Rooms at Barrett Ranch Elementary INSTRUCTOR Mad Science Staff

Girls in STEM April: Maximizing Momentum - Keystone Science School Campus
At Keystone Science School, STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) is an integral part of every experience. The Girls in STEM program dives even deeper by exploring not only the STEM concepts in an empowering girls-only environment, but also highlighting real women currently working in STEM careers. This program builds leadership and collaboration between the girls involved as they engage in fun, hands-on activities that impart new skills and confidence in science, tech, engineering, and math - areas in which girls are inclined to be wallflowers. A key element of the program is a teaching technique called positive growth feedback in which "failure" is viewed as a necessary and even welcome step on the path to success. Research has shown that girls are especially receptive to this teaching technique and the scientific method is the ideal process for applying this technique to valuable learning. Girls in STEM will: Motivate and encourage participation and leadership in young females in STEM related fields. Incorporate the engineering and scientific process into interactive, engaging activities, while promoting positive growth feedback. Inspire collaboration between students of different ages and grades. Create reflective conversation and journaling to stimulate inward thought and consideration of leadership and academic... 970-455-4228

Spanish Language Precita Week 3: Wild, Wild, West - California Natural History - Precita Park
Wild, Wild, West: California Natural History Are you ready to follow in the path of Lewis and Clark and Sacajawea? Explorers and Adventurers wanted to help discover new plants, new animals, new ways of living in the Wild West frontier. From grizzly bears to towering redwood trees and wild rivers to snow capped mountains we will adventure far and wide describing all that we see. We will learn how to press a plant, draw a map, build a fort, noose a lizard and catch a fish. Look up look around is that a California Condor gliding through the clouds? San Francisco Scientist 415-876-3764