Academic & Exploratory Camps-2023
Tip: If there are specific weeks for which you need your child enrolled, view the descriptions in the weekly schedules:
ABC's, It's as easy as 123! (Entering Grade K)
W1: June 5-June 9
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K
Prepare your child for kindergarten through reading, rhyming, and word games, math activities that build number sense and pattern knowledge. Learn kindergarten routines, while developing friendships and confidence.
Cost: $435
Instructors: TBD
Adventures of Reading Intervention (Entering Grades 1-3)
W1-W4: June 5-June 30 (4 week program)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grade 1-2
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-3
In this four-week, multi-sensory intervention camp, you’ll work on essential components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency. Campers will have large group lessons, as well as break into small groups to practice various skills based on needs. Instructors are trained in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Lively Letters reading programs.
Cost: $1200 for four weeks
Instructors: Penny Best & Tiffany Fitzwater
Adventures of Reading Intervention (Entering Grades 2-5)
W5-W8: July 3-July 28 (4 week program)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grade 2-3
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
In this four-week, multi-sensory intervention camp, you’ll work on essential components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency. Campers will have large group lessons, as well as break into small groups to practice various skills based on needs. Instructors are trained in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Lively Letters reading programs.
Cost: $1140 for four weeks
Instructors: Penny Best & Tiffany Fitzwater
Adventures of Reading Intervention (Entering Grade 1)
W5-W8: July 3-July 28 (4 week program)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grade 1
In this four-week, multi-sensory intervention camp, you’ll work on essential components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency. Campers will have large group lessons, as well as break into small groups to practice various skills based on needs. Instructors are trained in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, and Lively Letters reading programs.
Cost: $1140 for four weeks
Instructors: Brenna Elizondo
Animal Explorers & Discovering Dinosaurs (Entering Grade K)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K
Students learn about animal’s habitat, then about the prehistoric era. Through stories, games, and building animals with DUPLO blocks, gain critical social and developmental skills without even realizing it!
Cost: $230
Instructor: Snapology
Artificial Intelligence: Adventures (Entering Grades 2-5)
W3: June 19-June 23
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-5
In this 100% live, online program held on campus, Stanford, MIT, and other top university AI experts help elementary students explore the foundational logic of artificial intelligence to understand how humans and computers learn. No coding experience required! Think growth mindset exercises, coding, programming, project-based team hack-a-thons, and more.
Cost: $525
Instructor: Inspirit AI
Artificial Intelligence: Pioneers (Entering Grades 6-8)
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 6-8
In this one-week immersive program, learn how to create AI projects for social good with Python programming language. Learn how computers use data to solve complex problems like natural language processing and computer vision. Explore ways to use AI to predict heart disease, create social robots, and navigate autonomous vehicles. No coding experience required.
Cost: $1,050
Instructor: Inspirit AI
Artificial Intelligence: Scholars (Entering Grades 9-12)
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 9-12
In this 100% live, online program held on campus, Stanford, MIT, and other top university AI experts help elementary students explore the foundational logic of artificial intelligence to understand how humans and computers learn. No coding experience required! Think growth mindset exercises, coding, programming, project-based team hack-a-thons, and more.
Cost: $1,050
Instructor: Inspirit AI
Bash ‘Em Bot’s Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades 2-6)
W8: July 24-July 28
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Design your custom LEGO bot to take on any challenge. Mix and match chassis designs using wheels, treads, or walking legs. Combine those with tools like drills, hammers, and battering rams as you refine your masterpiece by sparring with friends and overcoming obstacles. Apply real-world engineering and physics concepts to help you bash and crash your way to victory!
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Basic Minecraft (Entering Grades 1-5)
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 1-5
Travel to the Nether with Snapology—but watch out for those creepers! Come join us as we bring Minecraft® to life using LEGO® bricks. Create your own world and your very own LEGO® Minecraft® character!
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Beginning Speech & Debate (Entering Grades 6-12)
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 6-12
Speech and Debate beginners learn the fundamentals of extemporaneous speaking and public forum debate. In Extemp, you are given a contemporary topic and have 30 minutes to prepare a 5-7 minute speech about it. Learn the basics of organizing a speech, varying vocal delivery for effect, using hand gestures effectively, and presenting with proper speech stance and movement.
Cost: $280
Instructor: Jon Vogels & Heidi Chelsey
Camp Math & Read (Entering Grades 2-3)
W6 & W7: July 10-July 21 (Two-week program)
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-3
Improve math and reading skills with pre-testing and the development of an individualized academic plan. A final report details goals achieved and areas needing further attention.
Cost: $560 (Two weeks)
Instructor: TBD
Camp Math & Read (Entering Grades 4-5)
W6 & W7: July 10-July 21 (Two-week program)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 4-5
Develop computation skills and basic math processes. Then focus on vocabulary development; book analysis and discussion; summary writing and more. A final report details goals achieved and areas needing further attention. Cost: $520 (Two weeks)
Cost: $560 (Two weeks)
Instructor: TBD
Camp Polite (Entering Grades 1-3)
W8: July 24-July 28
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grade 1-3
Camp Polite uses fun, hands-on, age appropriate activities to teach campers important skills like making and keeping friends, getting along at home, meeting and greeting adults and friends, mealtime manners and more.
Cost: $335
Instructor: Christy Porter
Camping at Camp (Entering Grades K-3)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-3
There’s not a better place to camp than at camp! Learn to set up a tent, roll up a sleeping bag, and sing some camp songs. We’ll take hikes around campus, and learn survival techniques if you see a bear or wolf. A camping trip is never complete without a s’more, so we’ll finish each daily “campout” with a sweet camp treat!
Cost: $270
Instructor: Isabella Ubertone
Chess-Beginning & Intermediate (Entering Grades K-8)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-8
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-6
W4: June 26-June 30
W6: July 10-July 14
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades K-6
Open to beginner and intermediate players. Learn strategy, tactics, and etiquette. A new topic is taught each session, and each week. Taught by National Master and five-time Denver Chess Champion Todd Bardwick.
Cost: $355
Instructor: Todd Bardwick
Coding 101 (Entering Grades 5-9)
W2: June 12-June 16
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9
W8: July 24-July 28
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9
This is where coding gets real! Develop problem-solving skills using hands-on command-line coding in a fun and interactive way. Learn the fundamentals of all programming languages, including syntax, code commenting, control structures (loops, if/else statements) and efficient code structure. Good keyboard skills are recommended.
Cost: $350
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Creative Writing Camp (Entering Grades 6-8)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 6-8
In this week-long writer’s workshop, writers entering grades 6-8 will stretch their creative muscles and explore writing poetry, fiction, and memoir. During our time together, we will try a variety of writing exercises and techniques with plenty of time for collaborating on pieces and sharing our work. We’ll take inspiration and guidance from mentor texts as well as nature, art, and even food. Focus skills will include characterization, descriptive language, and plot devices. By the end of the week, students will have at least one piece ready to publish in a format of the group’s choice. Any level of creative writing experience is welcome!
Cost: $270
Instructor: Meghan Jordan
Creative Writing Exploration (Entering Grades 3-7)
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 3-7
Stories, poems, plays, character portraits, movies & memoir - oh my! These are just a few of the ways your creative ideas can take shape when wandering into the expansive territory of creative writing! Join us for an imaginative investigation into every major creative writing genre, from fiction and poetry to memoir and playwriting, in this weeklong (half-day) summer camp. We’ll engage in artistic exercises within each genre to learn foundational concepts, while applying new techniques to make our writing more artistic, unique and imaginative. This camp is sure to invigorate the imaginations and writing practices for writers of all skill levels!
Cost: $320
Instructor: Azar Kohzadi
Creature Creator Robotics (Entering Grades 2-6)
W7: July 17-July 21
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Create animal-inspired robotic models. Learn about gear ratio, sensors, simple machines, and programming, as they build insects, dolphins, gorillas, and much more!
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Detective Science: The Case of Felix (Entering Grades 4-7)
W6: July 10-July 14
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 4-7
Conduct hands-on forensic science tests on evidence to solve the mystery of the Case of Felix. Perform tests on clues in the forensic laboratory, including thread comparison tests, chromatography, pH tests, and powder tests.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Shelley DeRock
Detective Science: The Case of the Missing Money (Entering Grades 3-4)
W6: July 10-July 14
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-4
Conduct hands-on forensic science tests on evidence to solve the mystery of the Case of Felix. Perform tests on clues in the forensic laboratory, including thread comparison tests, chromatography, pH tests, and powder tests.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Shelley DeRock
Fairies, Unicorns, and Mermaids, Oh My! (Entering Grades K-2)
W2: June 12-June 16
W8: July 24-July 28
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Draw, paint, sculpt, and craft your way into imaginary worlds. Design fairy houses and mystical landscapes, create fairy crowns and magic wands.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Jessica Krueger
Fantasy Book Club (Entering Grades 6-8)
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 6-8
This camp is for voracious and imaginative fantasy readers entering grades 6-8! We will celebrate and discuss our favorite fantasy series and titles for children and young adults, read a new book together or with a small group, and participate in daily discussions and activities around our book. When we’re not reading or sharing our thoughts about what we just read, we’ll play around with fanfiction, fanart, and mythology and folklore connections. At the end of the week, we’ll share our opinions in a vlog book review.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Meghan Jordan
First Steps to First Grade (Entering Grade 1)
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grade 1
Brush up on skills learned in kindergarten and introduce new skills to build confidence, reconnect with old friends, and meet new classmates. Prep students for their year to come.
Cost: $435
Instructors: TBD
Fizz, Glow & Heat it UP! (Entering Grades 5-8)
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 5-8
Brand new for 2023, middle school chemistry: Explore your favorite chemical element. Conduct experiments with teammates that create heat, and then cool them down. Create your own battery. Make things glow, fizz, and explode. Lab aprons and goggles provided!
Cost: $380
Instructor: Science Matters
Frozen (Entering Grades K-3)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades K-3
Join us for crafts, activities, and games inspired by Frozen. Create our own snowmen, play games to celebrate Elsa's coronation, and explore the kingdom of Arendelle. We will watch Frozen movies and short films.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Shelly Arnold
Harry Potter: Magic, Movies, Muggles, and More (Entering Grades 4-7)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 4-7
Discover which house you belong to, find the wand that chooses you, and become a master potion maker—all while competing for the house cup. (Note: Watching the Harry Potter movies is part of camp.)
Cost: $435, W5: $350
Instructor: Shelly Arnold
Harry Potter with Snapology (Entering Grades 1-5)
W1: June 5-June 9
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 1-5
Explore the magical world of Harry Potter and design ways to bring their imagination to life. Riddikulus, there’s nothing scary here, just creative fun that will open doors to new possibilities . Leviosa!
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Intermediate Speech and Debate (Entering Grades 6-12)
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 6-12
Prior experience with Speech and Debate is a prerequisite for this program, as it builds on skills learned in the Beginning camp. Here you’ll learn more fundamentals of Extemp debate, including preparing and delivering speeches. Instructors are Jon Vogels, Director of Speech & Debate at Colorado Academy, and former attorney Heidi Chesley-Vogels.
Cost: $280
Instructor: Jon Vogels & Heidi Chelsey
Jedi Masters (Entering Grades 1-5)
W4: June 26-June 30
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 1-5
If you love Star Wars®, this is the camp for you! Come participate in Star Wars®-themed activities, build scenes from the movie, build spaceships, lightsabers, you name it. May the Force be with you….
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Junior Achievement: Economics for Success (Entering Grades 6-8)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 6-8
JA Economics for Success explores personal finance and students’ education and career options based on their skills, interests, and values. Key Concepts: Decision Making, Self-Knowledge, Credit, Credit Score, Risk, Budgeting, Career Clusters.
Cost: $TBD
Instructor: Junior Achievement
Junior Programmers with Scratch (Entering Grades 2-5)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-5
W7: July 17-July 21
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-5
Designed as an early introduction to coding, this camp teaches aspiring game designers and programmers how to code with Scratch, a dynamic drag-and-drop coding platform created at MIT. Learn how to build interactive games and animate fun stories using a visual block coding environment. No prior coding experience is required.
Cost: $325
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Junior Scientists: All About Animals (Entering Grades K-1)
W6: July 10-July 14
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-1
Analyze birds, build reptiles, and examine insects. Learn about gear ratio, sensors, simple machines, and programming as they build insects, dolphins, gorillas. Gain critical social and developmental skills.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Junkyard Robots (Entering Grades 3-5)
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
W6: July 10-14
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
Use the power of science to build a robot that navigates our obstacle course. Meet the electro-powered robo bug. Explore alternative energy to save the Earth with our green energy station. Create a draw bot. Get zapped with our shockingly fun nerve tester. Explore Newton's laws and wire up your wacky wild wheels.
Cost: $380
Instructor: Science Matters
Kinderbots (Entering Grades K-1)
W8: July 24-July 28
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-1
Build simple models that teach the fundamentals of robotic design, including sensors, by making drills and magic wands, or discovering ways that gears and pulleys create movement.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Learn American Sign Language (ASL) (Entering Grades 4-9)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 7-9
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 4-6
Come try out a new language using your hands. This beautiful language is not only fun but is one of the most used languages in the world. During the week we’ll explore how to communicate basic signs. Crafts, games, an excursion, and more are being used to help practice ASL! During our time we will create a performance to share at the of the week in ASL.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Kelly McCrary
Level Up Gaming Using Lego®(Entering Grades 2-6)
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Give the controllers a rest and put your LEGO building skills to the test as we bring your favorite characters from the virtual world to the real world. Here, you’ll build worlds for Mario to jump through and mechanisms to make Sonic spin to take down Robotnik, and battle in your own custom Smash Bros. arenas under the guidance of a Play-Well instructor. Are you game?
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Little Doctor School (Entering Grades K-5)
W1: June 5-June 9
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
Through role-play and activities, learn the key responsibilities of a doctor and explore the heart, lungs, and digestion. Use real medical instruments (stethoscope, reflex hammer, and blood pressure cuff) and practice scrubbing and suturing, like a real surgeon. Students get their own lab coat, working stethoscope, and lots more!
Cost: $325
Instructor: Little Medical School
Little Veterinarian School (Entering Grades K-5)
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
After adopting your very own plush puppy, role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian, including how to properly perform a nose-to-tail exam. As a future veterinarian, you’ll learn how to sew stitches, remove ticks, make healthy treats, and vaccinate your dog. Students get their own lab coat, plush dog, and lots more!
Cost: $$325
Instructor: Little Medical School
Little Wilderness School (Entering Grades K-5)
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
Explore some of the dangers in the wild such as bug bites, snake bites, and poisonous plants. As a future emergency medic, you will learn how to splint a broken leg, tie a tourniquet, and filter dirty water, plus the effects of hypothermia and 20 ways to use a bandana in emergencies.
Cost: $325
Instructor: Little Medical School
Lost in Space: Journey through the Solar System (Entering Grades K-5)
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
An accident has left you lost in space! You must find your way home to planet Earth. Learn about our Solar System, Planets and beyond. Explore strange planets. Battle asteroids. Explore planets. Build your own air burst rocket. Map the stars and constellations as you take an out-of-this-world sky tour in our homemade planetarium.
Cost: $380
Instructor: Science Matters
Magic School Bus (Entering Grades K-3)
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades K-3
Learn about the ocean, space, dinosaurs, humans, and more, with Miss Frizzle at our side! Craft, learn, and explore and watch episodes of the Magic School Bus.
Cost: $270
Instructors: Shelly Arnold
Mandalorian Missions Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades 2-6)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Master The Way of the Mandalorian in this Star Wars inspired LEGO Engineering experience. Venture through the galaxy in your custom gauntlet fighter to rescue Baby Yoda, build grappling hooks to pull yourself to safety, or rescue an ally from the treacherous Sarlacc Pit. Get ready to complete multiple missions all over the galaxy, with help from a Play-Well instructor.
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Mandalorian Training Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grade K-2)
W3: June 19-June 23
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grade K-2
Master The Way of the Mandalorian in this Star Wars inspired LEGO Engineering experience. Venture through the galaxy in your custom gauntlet fighter to rescue Baby Yoda, build grappling hooks to pull yourself to safety, or rescue an ally from the treacherous Sarlacc Pit. Complete multiple missions all over the galaxy, with help from a Play-Well instructor.
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
MARVELous Engineering Using LEGO® (Entering Grades 2-6)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Use LEGO® to build our Avengers to defeat Thanos, help Thor retrieve Mjolnir, swing through the city with Spiderman, and tell Hulk to...Smash! Our journey takes us to battles on this world and beyond.
Cost: $180
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Math Bunch (Entering Grades 1-2)
W8: July 24-July 28
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades 1-2
Math Bunch is for all budding mathematicians! We immerse the children in rich and multi-sensory activities using manipulatives and hands on activities to build your child’s math skill set. Through our activities students will learn about basic addition and subtraction, graphing, telling time, fractions, word problems and money.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Shelly Arnold
Mega Machine Robotics (Entering Grades 2-6)
W2: June 12-June 16
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Create motorized vehicles to learn about gear ratio, sensors, pulleys, cranks, and programming as they build trucks, space rovers, helicopters, and much more. Your child is sure to have fun as they build, learn, and play.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Mickey's Fairytale Adventures using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades K-2)
W1: June 5- June 9
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Come join our fun and knowledgeable Play-Well Instructors as we use LEGO® materials to recreate our favorite animated friends and their worlds! After building our most beloved princesses, villains and sidekicks, get ready to rescue princes and princesses from towers, explore enchanted castles, and maybe even fly on a magic carpet or two.
Cost: $440
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
MindDance Coding: Creating with Computers (Entering Grades 2-8)
W1: June 5- June 9
W3: June 19-June 23
W6: July 10-July 14
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades 2-8
Beginner and experienced coders create animated stories, music, and interactive art. The Scratch programming language is free and web-based so campers can work on their projects from home and publish to Scratch website.
Cost: $320
Instructors: Nick Wolf
MindDance Coding: Inventing with Computers (Entering Grades 2-8)
W2: June 12-June 16
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Entering Grades 2-8
Beginner and experienced coders use Scratch to create video games, musical devices, and interactive art. Then integrate their projects with the physical world using a MicroBit, a controller, light and sound sensor.
Cost: $320
Instructors: Nick Wolf
MindDance Coding: Video Game Design with Scratch (Entering Grades 2-8)
W1: June 5-June 9
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
W8: July 24-July 28
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
W2: June 12-June 16
W4: June 26-June 30
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades 2-8
Beginner and experienced coders use Scratch to create their own video games. Scratch programming language is free and web-based so campers can work on their projects from home and publish to Scratch website.
Cost: 320, W5: $260
Instructors: Nick Wolf & MindDance Team
Minecraft Engineering Using LEGO® (Entering Grades K-2)
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Venture into the world of Minecraft in our unique LEGO experience. Build your base, craft your tools, use your Minecart to harvest raw resources, and battle to stop the Ender Dragon from ending the world. Come explore the endless possibilities of LEGO with a trained Play-Well instructor.
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Minecraft Master Engineering Using LEGO® (Entering Grades 2-6)
W6: July 10-July 14
12:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
In a Minecraft® world powered by LEGO® resources, build shelters to keep out creepers, craft mystical items that only true masters can wield, and perfect our crossbow skills to stop the Wither from taking over!
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Minecraft Modding: Character Customizations (Entering Grades 5-9)
W2: June 12-June 16
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9
Create “mods” (modifying) to use in their Minecraft worlds. Using Java programming, create and design ores, tools and game weapons with Adobe Photoshop. A stepping-stone to the World Creations Modding Camp.
Cost: $350
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Minecraft Modding: World Creations (Entering Grades 5-9)
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9
Create “mods” (modifying) to use in their Minecraft worlds. Using Java programming, customize their Minecraft games by designing their new foods, blocks, and biomes with Adobe Photoshop.
Cost: 350, W5: $280
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Minifigure Mania (Entering Grades1-5)
W8: July 24-July 28
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 1-5
Create special playgrounds, design unique flying tests, and see how well they do on our carefully engineered structures! Join us as we shrunk ourselves to minifigure size and explore the world of minifigures!
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
More Than Money (Entering Grades 3-5)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
More than Money introduces students to financial literacy and entrepreneurship, and to social studies learning objectives that include money-management skills, goods and services, and global markets.
Cost: $TBD
Instructor: Junior Achievement
Ocean Blue: Adventures Under the Sea (Entering Grades K-5)
W1: June 5-June 9
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Dissect a real shark, design your own fish, examine sea shells from the sea shore and make a cool design to take home. Finish the week by coming face to face with some unique sea creatures, such as squid.
Cost: $380
Instructor: Science Matters
Pokemania (Entering Grades 1-5)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 1-5
Create training gyms, unique battles, and their own generation of Pokémon. Explore some real-world science as they examine the habitats, characteristics, and needs of different Pokémon.
Cost: $230
Instructor: Snapology
Pokémon Engineering Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades K-2)
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Calling all Pokémon trainers! With the Pokémon Championship approaching, our enthusiastic Play-Well Instructors will help you build and catch your favorite Pokémon, rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket, and take a ride on the S.S. Anne to uncover rare and mystic Pokémon, and battle to see who will hold the title of Pokémon Master. Come along on our journey to catch 'em all!
Cost: $440
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Pokémon Master Engineering Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades 2-6)
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.. Entering Grades 2-6
LEGO Master, I choose you! In the race to be crowned the Ultimate Pokémon Champion, we need your help. Learn from Play-Well Pokémon Masters how to build your favorite Pokémon, level up by teaching them special moves, evolve them into more powerful versions, and come face-to-face with the current champion in an epic battle for the title.
Cost: $440
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Prince and Princess Party Camp (Entering Grades K-2)
W4: June 26-June 30
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
We invite you to join us for a week of princess fun. Celebrate your favorite Prince & Princesses with-themed crafts, games, and more.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Jessica Krueger
Ready, Set, Relax (Entering Grades K-4)
W7: July 17-July 21
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
W8: July 24-July 28
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-4
If your camper is needing some R&R to recharge for the rest of the camp day, this is the place! Campers will have the opportunity to decompress, watch an age-appropriate movie, eat, color, and just chill.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Caroline Simon
REDI LAB Summer Academy (Entering Grades 10-12)
Session 1: June 19 - June 30, 2023
Session 2: July 10 - July 21, 2023
Entering Grades 10-12
REDI Lab is an authentic and hands-on learning experience in any discipline you choose. You get to enjoy the freedom to explore and learn at your own pace and to find new passions, explore new
ideas, and execute a project. Additional details and registration at: coloradoacademy.org/redi-lab-summer
Cost: TBD
Instructor: Tom Thorpe
Roblox Game Designer (Entering Grades 3-6)
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 3-6
Learn the fundamentals of designing and coding your own games using a block-programming Game Creator. Develop a variety of new games with your own twist, and create whatever you can imagine! This camp is for Roblox enthusiasts, and for good reason: It’s fun! Students must have a Roblox account before coming to camp. This is one of the most popular camps!
Cost: $350
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Robopets (Entering Grades K-1)
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-1
Build animal models that teach the fundamentals of robotic design. Learn about sensors while building a fish or alligator, or discover ways that gears, wheels, and axles create movement.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Robot Racers (Entering Grades 5-8)
W2: June 12-June 16
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-8
Circuits, buzzing lights, and motors galore in this super fun camp! Use your imagination and work with your teammates to build different mini bots that are up to various challenges. Your robot will do different things depending on how you construct it. Note: This is for older campers, includes an introduction to soldering, and campers will be using soldering irons.
Cost: $380
Instructor: Science Matters
Robotics with Sphero® Bolt (Entering Grades 3-7)
W4: June 26-June 30
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-7
Explore robotics with Sphero BOLT (from the same makers as Star Wars BB8). Use a personal tablet to control the robotic ball, its programmable sensors, and colorful LED lights. Compete in friendly races and test your skills in obstacle courses. Customize your display, play games, and communicate remotely to other Sphero BOLTs! This popular camp is pure hands-on fun!
Cost: $350
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Slimy Science (Entering Grades K-4)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades K-4
Get outside and get messy investigating solvents, solutions, and chemical reactions. How? By making ice cream, slime, crystals, lava, and the ultimate bubble recipe. Kaleidoscopes and microscopes unlock even more.
Cost: 270, W5: $220
Instructor: Megan Zitron
Slimy Science & More (Entering Grades K-4)
W6: July 10-July 14
W8: July 24-July 28
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Entering Grades K-4
Let’s make slime, get messy and explore magnetism and electricity. Learn about force, motion, potential and kinetic energy using roller coaster tracks. We will discover fossils, geologic formations and crack open a geode.
Cost: $270
Instructor: Megan Zitron
Snapology Bot Builders Robotics Camp with Cubelets® (Entering Grades K-2)
W1: June 5-June 9
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Explore the basic components of robotics by playing with modular cubes known as Cubelets. Snap cubes together to create a unique robot, and figure out the perfect robot recipe to solve a challenge. Work in small teams to create lighthouses, vehicles, astrobots, animals, and more with guidance from your Snapology instructor in this challenge-oriented program.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Snapology Superheroes (Entering Grades 1-5)
W3: June 19-June 23
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 1-5
Calling all Batcave LEGO® fans! Design your own superhero, create your own adventure, and build the cool new superhero sets. Have a blast as you create your own fantasy world of superheroes.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Snapology’s Responsive Robotics with Cubelets® (Entering Grades 2-6)
W3: June 19-June 23
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Explore the basic components of robotics by playing with modular cubes known as Cubelets. Snap cubes together to create a unique robot, and figure out the perfect robot recipe to solve a challenge. Work in small teams to create lighthouses, vehicles, astrobots, animals, and more with guidance from your Snapology instructor in this challenge-oriented program.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Social Leadership Camp (Entering Grades 4-7)
W2: June 12-June 16
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 4-7
Get the confidence to successfully navigate social situations. Learn eye contact, conversation skills, table, technology and manners, thank you notes, making and keeping friends. A final meal puts new skills into action.
Cost: $320
Instructor: Christy Porter
Space Wars Robotics (Entering Grades 2-6)
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 2-6
Build and program functional robots using LEGO® bricks in this super-fun program. Learn about space, space travel, and, of course, Star Wars®! Build different robots each day!
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
Super Hero Kids Club (Entering Grades K-2)
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Along with discussions on what it means to be a hero, kids will get to design their own superhero logos, make costumes, and create superhero-themed crafts, games, and more!
Cost: $270
Instructor: Jessica Krueger
Sustainiblity Heroes (Entering Grades K-2)
W4: June 26-June 30
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 3-7
S.T.E.A.M. Survivor (Entering Grades 3-6)
W6: July 10-July 14
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 3-6
Snapology’s S.T.E.A.M. Survivor program puts your student’s design, building, and critical-thinking skills to the test! Students are challenged daily to learn and design functional engineering solutions with their teammates.
Cost: $285
Instructor: Snapology
The Toy Shop (Entering Grades 3-5)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
You make ’em! You play ’em! Puzzles, races, treasure hunts, illusions, games—we can create whatever tickles our fancy!
Cost: $220
Instructor: Lori Worthman
Transportation Engineering Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades K-2)
W8: July 24-July 28
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Break the sound barrier on a supersonic jet, deliver cargo by train, and explore a swamp in your airboat. Build and create different modes of transportation out of more than 20,000 pieces of LEGO®, all while learning about the engineering concepts that make vehicles and vessels work.
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Video Game Designer (Entering Grades 4-9)
W3: June 19-June 23
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
W7: July 17-July 21
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Entering Grades 4-9
Have you ever wanted to develop your own video game? Then 2D Arcade Game Design using FlowLab Game Creator is the camp for you! Create your own arcade-style games similar to Mario Bros., Space Invaders, Frogger, and more. Learn logical skills used in the tech industry including variables, controls, and functions. Then impress your friends with your creation!
Cost: $350
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Video Games Unplugged Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades K-2)
W2: June 12-June 16
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Level up your LEGO Engineering skills and make your favorite video game characters come to life. Learn Link’s signature moves to defeat enemies, build mechanisms to make sonic spin to take out Robotnik, and even build go-karts to challenge Mario and friends in a race for the Mushroom Cup. All the fun of a video game adventure without the screen!
Cost: $225
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Video Production: Become a YouTube Star (Entering Grades 5-9)
W1: June 5-June 9
W8: July 24-July 28
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-9
Create a personal YouTube channel and use the latest in video edition tools (Adobe Premier) to learn video editing skills necessary for uploading videos that get noticed. Show your ideas to the online world.
Cost: $350
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Virtual Reality: Create Your Own Reality (Entering Grades 5-10)
W1: June 5-June 9
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 5-10
W6: July 10-July 14
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 5-10
Offered by Silicon STEM, learn Blocksmith, an advanced VR design application. Make VR/AR experiences, games for desktop and mobile. Design a 3D environment and explore with Google Cardboard headsets.
Cost: $350
Instructor: Silicon STEM Academy
Wizarding World of Engineering Using LEGO® Materials (Entering Grades K-2)
W5: July 3-July 7 (4 days only)
12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades K-2
Master the magic of Harry Potter using LEGO! Visit Diagon Alley, play a game of Quidditch, and duel the evil Lord Voldemort. Hone your magical skills while learning about advanced Muggle (STEM) concepts.
Cost: $180
Instructor: Play-Well TEKnologies
Wizardry & the Kitchen Sink (Entering Grades 3-5)
W1: June 5-June 9
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Entering Grades 3-5
Join the fun and make magic tricks, puzzles, games, illusions, creatures, treasures, and art. Using everything from tin foil to dough, socks to cereal boxes, we conjure up things that spin, fly, rhyme, or trick the eye!
Cost: $270
Instructor: Lori Worthman
World of Wonders (Entering Grades 3-7)
W2: June 12-June 16
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Entering Grades 3-7
Calling all nature-loving young writers to explore the world of wonders offered up to the writer in June! Through an array of imaginative prompts and short readings we will use creative writing as our method and muse for exploring the unique delights of early summer. This 5-day workshop combines nature writing with an exploration of myriad creative writing genres, from fiction to poetry and playwriting. Along with engaging in diverse writing practices and prompts, we will fill our days with poetic garden walks, nature art and a good amount of play. On Thursday and Friday, we will travel to Denver Botanic Gardens to broaden our world of wonders and writing possibilities.
Cost: $695
Instructor: Azar Kohzadi