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Enrichment / Youth Enrichment / Summer Enrichment Camp -
Summer 2025

Secret Agent Lab: The following camp description is classified as TOP SECRET! Ever dream of becoming a secret agent? We'll start with the basics, from decoding messages to metal detectors and night vision. Campers will have the opportunity to check out spy tech equipment and take-home lots of gadgets like spy glasses! Step into the shoes of a detective as you uncover the science involved in evidence gathering and analysis! Figure out the science of forensics in a hands-on look at crime scenes! Become a super spy and learn clever ways of performing tasks as we take a hands-on investigation of the science that spies use!

Underground Explorers: Kids learn about archaeology and the techniques scientists use to excavate long lost cities! They discover ancient civilizations and the tools and artifacts they used in everyday life! They also study bone fragments, pottery shards, amber deposits, and fossils to understand what they can tell us about history! What's more, each class includes a make and take-home project, like a fossil reproduction, an amber time capsule, and coins from around the world! Offered in partnership with Mad Science.

Make It!:  Roll up your sleeves, put on your makers cap, and get ready to create! This is our most hands-on camp! Who can build the strongest bridge? Can your bridge withstand the shake rattle and roll challenge? Explore the world of birds and bests. Can you discover what Hooty the owl had for dinner? Kids will dissect owl pellets and reconstruct Hooty's dinner. Enter the Mad Science chemistry lab and mix, mash, and brew concoctions! Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults, simple machines, and mega pinchers! Campers will discover the wonders of light and photography. It's a week packed with non-stop science fun! Offered in partnership with Mad Science. Please bring a sack lunch, snacks, and water bottle.

Mad Inventors: Creative Contraption Warning! This is a camp designed by you -- the Inventor! Each day you'll be given a series of challenges which must be overcome using basic materials, simple machines, tips from the world of famous inventors, and the most important thing of all -- your mind. With a little bit of ingenuity, you'll construct catapults and forts and then lay siege, construct a mini boat and make it sail. While Thomas Edison said invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration, this camp is 100% fun! Offered in partnership with Mad Science. Please bring a sack lunch, snacks, and water bottle.

Wings & Things: From the earliest flying machines to the first rocket flights, this week long, hands-on program will give children a bird's eye view of the history and science of flight. Your child will build many different flying devices and explore the science of aerodynamics and flight with the help of Newton's laws. We don't stop there, though, because we're heading out of the atmosphere with a look at rockets and our Galactic neighborhood! Offered in partnership with Mad Science. Please bring a sack lunch, snack, and water botle. Note: Your child will bring home a working model rocket. However, If your child would like to continue his/her interest in launching rockets outside of camp, you will need to purchase a launch kit from Walmart or a hobby shop.

The Nuts & Bolts of Robots: Embark on 4 days of exhilarating robot exploration made just for kids! Get ready to be awed as we delve into the fascinating world of robotics. Get hands-on as you make gears and set things into motion. Unite as a team to craft your very own circuits, unveiling the intricate web of connections that power robots. Delve into the mesmerizing world of sensors and witness how robots use them to navigate and interact with their surroundings. Discover the countless roles robots play in our daily lives. Experiment with sound-sensing marvels, master line-tracking wonders, and so much more! Throughout the week, you'll accumulate a wealth of knowledge and skills which you’ll use to create your own working robot to take home with you. It's a week filled with exploration, excitement, and the chance to become a budding robotics expert! Offered in partnership with Mad Science. Please bring a sack lunch, snacks, and water bottle.

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A) Secret Agent Lab
Dressel Elem School
Mon Jun 2 - Thu Jun 5
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Grades   1st - 6th

B) Underground Explorers
Dressel Elem School
Mon Jun 9 - Thu Jun 12
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Grades   1st - 6th

$ 199.00
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C) Make It!
Dressel Elem School
Mon Jun 23 - Thu Jun 26
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Grades   1st - 6th

D) Mad Inventors
Dressel Elem School
Mon Jul 7 - Thu Jul 10
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Grades   2nd - 6th

E) Wings & Things
Dressel Elem School
Mon Jul 14 - Thu Jul 17
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Grades   1st - 5th

F) The Nuts & Bolts of Robots
Dressel Elem School
Mon Jul 21 - Thu Jul 24
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Grades   1st - 6th