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School's Out Science CampsSchool's Out Science Summer Camps, June 6-August 19
WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT, SCIENCE CAMP IS IN!
Want a fun, hands-on experience for your kids this summer? The Science Center School’s Out Science Camps offer exciting & educational experiences for children in grades PreK-8 all summer long! Join us for unique topics each week that are designed to inform, engage and entertain! Camps are designed as full week experiences. FULL-DAY CAMP HOURS ARE 8 A.M. – 5 P.M. (Drop-off is from 8 to 9 a.m. Camp activities last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pick-up is between 4 and 5 p.m.) *Please make sure your camper has a sack lunch and snack each day. More details will be included in your registration packet.
HALF-DAY CAMP HOURS ARE 8 A.M. - 12 P.M. (Drop-off is from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Camp activities last from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Pick-up is between 11:30 a.m. and noon.)
COSTS:
HALF-DAY: $90/WEEK MEMBERS, $105 NON-MEMBERS FULL-DAY: $175/WEEK MEMBERS, $200 NON-MEMBERS SPECIALTY CAMPS: $225/WEEK MEMBERS, $250 NON-MEMBERS 6TH-8TH GRADE CAMPS: $275/WEEK MEMBERS, $300 NON-MEMBERS PLEASE CALL 502-561-6100 EXT. 6111 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
TO REGISTER, CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW.
TO DOWNLOAD A SUMMER CAMP FLYER, CLICK HERE.
*Choose a summer camp based on the grade your camper will be entering in the fall.
Week 1 – June 10-14 Week 2 – June 17-21 Week 3 – June 24-28 Week 4 – July 1-5 Week 5 – July 8-12 Week 6 – July 15-19 Week 7 – July 22-26 Week 8 – July 29-August 2 Week 9 – August 5-9 Week 10 – August 12-16 GRADES PREK-K *HALF-DAY CAMP (AGES 4-5)
LET’S BUILD (WEEKS 1 AND 6) Encourage your little builder with tubes, cubes, blocks and more while they discover the science and math of building. Purchase Week 1 here . Purchase Week 6 here. SIZZLING SENSES (WEEKS 2 AND 7) Learn about our senses and how they work. Investigate why your eyes play tricks on you and test your echolocation skills. Purchase Week 2 here. Purchase Week 7 here. SEUSS ON THE LOOSE (WEEKS 3 AND 8) Discover the science of Dr. Seuss as we investigate his silly contraptions and imaginative creatures. Purchase Week 3 here. Purchase Week 8 here. SPROUTS (WEEKS 4 AND 9) Investigate the hidden secrets of the world around us as you explore rocks, trees, plants and water. Purchase Week 4 here. Purchase Week 9 here. PLANES AND TRAINS (WEEKS 5 AND 10) Explore with your favorite flying and racing machines in a camp that’s all about transportation. Purchase Week 5 here. Purchase Week 10 here. GRADES K-1 *FULL-DAY CAMP (AGES 5-6)
MESSY SCIENCE (WEEKS 1 AND 6) Explosions, concoctions and glorious goo: science is more fun when it’s messy! Purchase Week 1 here. Purchase Week 6 here. OUT OF THIS WORLD (WEEKS 2 AND 7) Discover constellations and supernovas, explore alien life forms and try your hand at launching a rocket that is out of this world! Purchase Week 2 here. Purchase Week 7 here. LEGO ADVENTURES (WEEKS 3 AND 8) Design! Construct! Create! Develop engineering skills while building with these classic construction tools. Purchase Week 3 here. Purchase Week 8 here. TALL TALES (WEEKS 4 AND 9) Build toppling towers, grow a beanstalk fit for Jack and check out the chemistry behind your favorite fairy tales. Jump further into the fairy tale world as we participate in interactive drama workshops with Drama by George and StageOne Family Theater! *Please note some portions of this camp may take place offsite. Purchase Week 4 here. Purchase Week 9 here. A BUG’S LIFE (WEEKS 5 AND 10) Do you have what it takes to be a bug expert? Observe some of nature’s coolest crawling critters up close as we explore the life of an insect. Purchase Week 5 here. Purchase Week 10 here. GRADES 1-2 *FULL-DAY CAMP (AGES 6-7)
AHOY MATEYS! (WEEKS 1 AND 6) Uncover the science behind being a pirate as we decode secret treasure maps, build boats and walk the plank. We'll even get pirate lessons from the Frazier History Museum! *Please note some portions of this camp may take place offsite. Purchase Week 1 here. Purchase Week 6 here. LEGO ENGINEERS (WEEKS 2 AND 7) Are you a LEGO Architect? Test your building skills by designing skyscrapers, bridges and other cool creations! Purchase Week 2 here. Purchase Week 7 here. OCEANS (WEEKS 3 AND 8) Dive right in and investigate mysterious underwater world and the creatures that call it home. Purchase Week 3 here. Purchase Week 8 here. BUNSENS & BEAKERS (WEEKS 4 AND 9) Do you like making a mess? Experiment with chemistry as we make super slime, crystal candy and fizzy rockets! Purchase Week 4 here. Purchase Week 9 here. GLORIOUS GROSSOLOGY (WEEKS 5 AND 10) Explore the disgusting side of being human and learn to love the greatness of our grossness. Purchase Week 5 here. Purchase Week 10 here. GRADES 2-3 *FULL-DAY CAMP (AGES 7-8)
CASTLES & CATAPULTS (WEEKS 1 AND 6) Investigate engineering and architecture as we build marshmallow bridges, LEGO Castles and make our own catapults! Purchase Week 1 here. Purchase Week 6 here. POTTER’S POTIONS (WEEKS 2 AND 7) Board the Express Train to Wizard Science as we discover the “magic” behind our favorite wizarding world. Purchase Week 2 here. Purchase Week 7 here. MAGIC TRICKS (WEEKS 3 AND 8) Now you see it, now you don’t! You won’t believe your eyes as we uncover the secrets behind your favorite magic tricks. Purchase Week 3 here. Purchase Week 8 here. LEGO STAR WARS (WEEKS 4 AND 9) A long time ago in a Science Center not far from you…Become a LEGO Jedi master and build your own galactic creations to save the galaxy! Purchase Week 4 here. Purchase Week 9 here. SOAKING WET (WEEKS 5 AND 10) Water is in us and all around us! Roll up your sleeves and test your limits as we experiment with the wonderful world of water with help from The Louisville Water Company. *Please note some portions of this camp may take place offsite. Purchase Week 5 here. Purchase Week 10 here. GRADES 3-4 *FULL-DAY CAMP (AGES 8-9)
ECO EXPLORERS (WEEKS 1 AND 6) Travel the globe to some of the most amazing places. From the Great Barrier reef to the ice shelves of Antarctica! Even uncover the beauty of Kentucky's landscape as we canoe at Tom Wallace Lake in Jefferson Memorial Forest. *Please note some portions of this camp may take place offsite. Purchase Week 1 here. Purchase Week 6 here. SECRET AGENT SCIENCE (WEEKS 2 AND 7) Embark on a mission to solve a top secret KSC caper! Hone your spy skills and see if you’ve got what it takes to become a 007! Purchase Week 2 here. Purchase Week 7 here. INVENTORS LAB (WEEKS 3 AND 8) Gadgets and gizmos galore! Discover the ideas behind today’s technology and try your hand at designing something new. Purchase Week 3 here. Purchase Week 8 here. WEDO ROBOTIC ZOO (WEEKS 4 AND 9) It’s the wild side of robotic engineering! Learn about animal adaptations and robotics! Design and build your own robotic animals using WeDo LEGO Robotics. Purchase Week 4 here. Purchase Week 9 here. KABOOM! (WEEKS 5 AND 10) Fizz, BANG, BOOM! Pop in as we explore the wonders of explosions and chemical concoctions in this messy camp! Purchase Week 5 here. Purchase Week 10 here. GRADES 4-6 *FULL-DAY CAMP (AGES 9-11)
MYTHBUSTERS (WEEKS 1 AND 6) Does it really take seven years for your body to digest a piece of gum? Can a penny kill a pedestrian? Find out in this myth-busting camp. Purchase Week 1 - SOLD OUT. Purchase Week 6 here. SHRINKING SCIENCE (WEEKS 2 AND 7) See what the BIG deal is with the science of all things SMALL. Design your own invisibility cloak and explore snowflakes on another scale as you delve into the world of Nanotechnology. Purchase Week 2 here. Purchase Week 7 here. LEGO MINDSTORM ROBOTS (WEEKS 3, 8 AND 10) Learn about engineering, mathematics, design and problem solving methods in this hands-on robotics camp using NXT LEGO Robots. Week 3 - SOLD OUT. Purchase Week 8 here. Purchase Week 10 here. MARINE BIOLOGY (WEEKS 4 AND 9) From squids and sharks to gars and turtles, explore creatures of the deep and compare them to those found in our own rivers and ponds. Purchase Week 4 here. Purchase Week 9 here. SO…YOU WANT TO BE A SCIENTIST? (WEEKS 5 AND 10) Want to be a scientist some day? Each day we'll meet a different scientist and learn what it takes to become a crime scene investigator, engineer, even a zoologist! *Please note some portions of this camp may take place offsite. Purchase Week 5 here. Purchase Week 10 here. GRADES 6-8 *FULL-DAY CAMP (AGES 11-14)
MAKER MOVEMENT (WEEK 3) If you can think it, you can make it. Maker culture melts together skills such as soldering, programming, robotics, and circuit design then flex your creativity to hack your world. *Please note some portions of this camp may take place offsite. Purchase Week 3 here. MICROBIOLOGY (WEEK 7) Investigate the world from a microbiology perspective as you step into a real BioLab. Explore the mysterious world of these microscopic marvels. How do these tiny organisms help us solve crimes, make our food tasty, or cause deadly outbreaks? Purchase Week 7 here. HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL FX (WEEK 9) Learn how science can impact special effects used in some of Hollywood's hottest films! Campers will analyze age appropriate films and use chemistry, physics, math and more to recreate Hollywood's stunts and special effects. Purchase Week 9 here. ALSO OFFERING DAY LONG CAMPS - JUNE 6, JUNE 7, AND AUGUST 19
JOIN US FOR A DAY FULL OF CAMP FAVORITES AS WE KICK OFF AND CLOSE OUT OUR CAMP SEASON! CAMPERS WILL ENJOY FLASHY DEMOS, SCIENCE FILLED ACTIVITIES AND AN IMAX EXPERIENCE!
FULL-DAY CAMP HOURS ARE 8 A.M. – 5 P.M. (Drop-off is from 8 to 9 a.m. Camp activities last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pick-up is between 4 and 5 p.m.) *Please make sure your camper has a sack lunch and snack each day. More details will be included in your registration packet.
HALF-DAY CAMP HOURS ARE 8 A.M. - 12 P.M. (Drop-off is from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Camp activities last from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Pick-up is between 11:30 a.m. and noon.)
COSTS:
FULL-DAY: $40/DAY MEMBERS, $45 NON-MEMBERS HALF-DAY: $20/DAY MEMBERS, $25 NON-MEMBERS
*Activities will change daily with each camp but will remain focused around the theme of the camp GRADES PREK-K *HALF-DAY CAMP (AGES 4-5)
Click here to purchase JUNE 6. Click here to purchase JUNE 7. Click here to purchase August 19. GRADES K-1 *FULL-DAY CAMP (AGES 5-6)
Click here to purchase JUNE 6. Click here to purchase JUNE 7. Click here to purchase August 19. GRADES 2-3 * FULL -DAY CAMP (AGES 7-8)
Click here to purchase JUNE 6. Click here to purchase JUNE 7. Click here to purchase August 19. GRADES 4-6 * FULL -DAY CAMP (AGES 9-11)
Click here to purchase JUNE 6. Click here to purchase JUNE 7. Click here to purchase August 19. PLEASE CALL 502-561-6100 EXT. 6111 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
TO REGISTER, CLICK ON THE LINKS ABOVE.
TO DOWNLOAD A SUMMER CAMP FLYER, CLICK HERE.
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