Students should be enrolled in a class that is the same grade level that they are currently enrolled in at school.

All grades
Matrix Chess
Come play chess. Whether you are a beginner or a budding chess champion, you will have the opportunity to improve your skills. Optimize your game by learning strategic moves and techniques.

PreK-K

Icky, Sticky, and Fun
We have messes to make and things to explore. I need only the most curious minds in my laboratory. Become the world’s most creative chemist or inventor of the gooiest gunk ever glopped.

Creepy Crawlers
Green, red, blue, yellow…These are all colors you can find among spooky spiders, foul flies, putrid parasites, and more. Are they able to talk? How do they protect themselves? Create your “creepy crawlers” to scuttle across the table and get to know their features!

Penguins and Polar Bears – Angela Beddingfield
Name a bird that can swim, but can’t fly: a penguin! Learn how penguins are adapted to survive the cold waters off the coast of Antarctica, and how polar bears get used to the Arctic Ocean. Come and join the polar exploration!

Crayon Art
Do you know that you can use crayons to do more than just color your drawing? Can you name some crayon artists around the world? Come and join the journey to creativity by learning principles of art and developing self-expression and your artistic talent with regular crayons!

Grades 1-2

Twisted Fairy Tales – Callie Richardson
What if the wolf was the real hero in the story of Red Riding Hood? Look at classic stories from different perspectives and see how the story can change depending on who is telling the tale. Write your own twisted fairy tale and show others your perspective on the world!

Physics with Toys
What does a yo-yo have in common with tops, bubbles and lasers? Why does a spinning top stand up? Here’s a hint: it’s the same reason you can ride a bicycle. Would you like to create a sonic boom? You can do it with a simple balloon! Come and examine the laws of nature through the use of common toys. 

Behaving Like an Animal – Lauren Brierley
Have you ever wondered what birds were saying when they sang or what elk use their antlers for? Did you know that bees do a dance to recruit other bees to food or that some fish will eat their own babies? In this class, you will explore the mysteries of the animal world by studying animal behavior. Come learn what scientists have discovered about the behavior of animals and make some new discoveries of your own.

Grades 3-4

Vet Med
Discover your inner veterinarian! Learn all about animal anatomy and physiology with dissection and other exciting hands-on activities. Explore the veterinary needs of animals of all shapes and sizes!  (Supply Fee $10)

Architectural Engineering
A gas station shaped like a tea pot. A hotel that looks like a Native American wigwam. Skyscrapers that stand against strong winds and even earthquakes. Do your own research and scale drawings to create your own architecture. We will see how unique and sturdy it is when you build your own project in this class.

Sculpting Recipe – Mary Hoover
Come join us as we explore the exciting world of sculpture! Have you ever wondered about ancient sculptures and how they were created? Have you ever wanted to create your own sculptures using paper, cardboard, clay and many other materials? Using the elements and principles of design, we will learn about existing sculptures and create our own! (Supply Fee $10)

Computer Animation – Brian Schalliol
Make a scene come to life without a video camera! You’ve seen movies where people, things, and animals move beautifully, all at the direction of a computer program. Learn how to create the right instructions for a computer to follow, in order to create movement that is limited only by your imagination!

Cool Chemistry – Chrystal Fendt
Mixing, measuring, pouring, and watching. These are just a few of the things we will be doing with a wide range of common and not-so-common items. Come prepared for extreme messes and cool chemical reactions you can do yourself.

Biomedical Engineering – Meghan Robinson
Want to know how new technologies are used to control diseases? How medical devices help the human body function? Be a biomedical engineer and do hands-on activities to see what you can do to improve the lives of people!

Ancient Math – Mark Harris
Having fun/trouble memorizing multiplication tables? Imagine a multiplication table for a number system that was base 60. Play around and know more about how math symbols and concepts change or remain the same over hundreds of years. You will have a new perspective in learning today’s math.

Grades 5-6

Botanical Science – Brittany Gasper
Believe it or not – virtually all foods eaten come from plants. Besides identifying edible plants, scientists have been working on making use of plants that have medicinal and poisonous functions. In this class, we will explore what botanical scientists do to benefit our daily lives.

Pharmacology – Eric Warrick
What will occur if a living organism consumes medicines that alter biochemical functions within the body? Did the medicine cure your cold, or did your body cure it with the help of the medicine? Learn how drugs interact with biological systems and affect their functions.

Journalism
Become an authentic journalist as you hone your writing skills, learn professional interviewing and reporting techniques, and create and publish your own stories. How has the Internet changed the way of mass communications? Learn about the freedom of the press and the research that goes into every newspaper article.
Computer Engineering
Explore the hidden world within your computer. Investigate current, circuits, components, as well as software programming, and how software interacts with this hardware!

Mythology – Eric Robinson
Explore how modern art and culture were influenced by the major characters and features of Greek and Roman mythology. Discover the major myths of Greece and Rome, including the creation of the cosmos, Olympians, and other deities, human heroes and their exploits.

Everything Art
Have you ever seen or made artwork that challenges the traditional definitions of art? Use everyday objects and turn them into art pieces. Join us to refresh your creative mind by turning everything into works of art.

Biochemistry – Nahyr D. Rovira-Figueroa
Learn about the many chemical reactions happening in our bodies every day. Explore how chemistry is present in every aspect of every living thing. Learn about amino acids, ATP, DNA, and other chemical compounds and their functions! (Supply Fee $10)

Grades 7-8
Electrical Engineering
Explore the internal workings of many common household electronics. In this electrifying class, you’ll learn about basic electronic circuitry, components that make electronics work. You will put together your own electrical gadget. (Supply Fee $10)

Physics of Flight
How does something denser than air fly? Learn about the principles of drag, thrust, lift, and weight, and how aircraft are designed using these principles to create denser-than-air flying machines!

Grades 5-8
Shakespeare – Hannah Sasser
Love, friendship, betrayal, plotting, and revenge! Find inspiration in the work of this historical figure and see how Shakespeare’s language is used on stage and in movies. Come join us and write dramas by yourself and with others, and put on the show! 

Rube Goldbergineering
Have you ever seen a Rube Goldberg design? Well…can you use a hammer, a pulley, and twelve rubber bands to put toothpaste on a toothbrush? Come join a design team to brainstorm and build creative contraptions to solve everyday problems in a complex way.  Use hands-on activities to focus on science, technology, and engineering concepts!