Students will have a blast painting with acrylics and watercolor. They will create paintings on canvas and watercolor paper and learn about color theory and different painting techniques. Students will also learn best studio practices, including how to choose and protect supplies. Your young artists will fill your home with unique and beautiful artwork by the end of this week.

This is a fascinating class that, with computer games, will introduce the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city. No more messing with paper, scissors and glues. Through simulation, Students will engage in urban planning by controlling your own roads, public services, transportation and more. You're only limited by your imagination, so take control and reach for the sky!

Students team up to customize their own Adventure Maps and shape their own gameplay experience. Students strategically tailor unique biomes that provide players with challenges and rewards, utilize Redstone to create secret passageways, traps, access points, build safe havens with resources that help players move successfully throughout the game, and install mods that allow Students to create very distinct qualities within their Minecraft game.

Get creative and bring your jewelry designs to life in this dynamic class! Students will learn to craft unique necklaces, bracelets, and earrings using tools such as wire, pliers, and string. They'll explore various techniques, including working with different wire gauges and shaping designs with pliers. By selecting charms and designing bead patterns, participants can personalize their pieces, making each creation truly special. This class offers a perfect blend of skill-building, artistic expression, and fun!

In this class the students will be introduced to digital photography. They will learn basic skills such as composition, focus, exposure and styles. They will practice with assignment in portrait, landscape and events photography. They will also learn and exercise photo editing skills using Photoshop or similar image editing software.

Artists will explore various ways to create with clay. They will explore projects such as pinch pots, Pueblo pots, animal sculptures, and more. All without the use of a pottery wheel or a kiln.

Join us for a field trip through the human body! Learn about the major body systems by exploring structure and function of the human body at multiple levels. This class will for sure stimulate students' interest and confidence in human anatomy and physiology through interactive learning activities.

Students will learn scale and size and proper use of microscopes. Students will examine and compare one-celled and multi-cellular organisms. One of the topics will include cell structure, nutrient needs, and growth. Students will learn to appreciate the complexities of familiar things such as newsprint, fibers, or blades of grass. They develop laboratory skills including staining, and DNA extraction. They will also explore the various ways microscopes are used in the fields such as forensic science..

Jumping into the magical world of Harry Potter, students will engage in writing exercises, and fun activities based on the world of Harry Potter.

Explore the interesting world of 3D Modeling. In the class, you'll learn the basics of perspective scale drawings and how to use 3D software to design. You will also learn how this technology is revolutionizing social progress from rapid innovation in business to formerly unprecedented breakthroughs. This class will engage students in conceptual and practical spatial problem solving and precise geometric formulation.

Outdoor sports camps take place in the Canyon Crest Academy fields. Activities include: Capture the Flag, Basketball,Soccer, Bocce Ball, Rugby, Yoga, Over the Line. Rotation Games: Park Ranger, Sharks and Minnows.

Campers will learn to become Crime Scene Investigators during actual crime scene setups! Campers will learn how law enforcement professionals solve crimes. Campers will learn how a crime is actually solved and learn how Biology, Chemistry, and Physics play a major role in the investigation! Some of the focuses will be on Fingerprinting, Fiber Analysis, Hair Analysis, and Handwriting Analysis.

Students develop and improve their graphic design skills while mastering professional design tools. Students develop the skills necessary to research and compose digital image projects. They are encouraged to be creative, but are also taught to think of each project as a concise statement of artistic, documentary, and/or journalistic intent.

We will teach Computer Science through games and puzzles with cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. These activities will introduce students to Computational Thinking through concepts such as binary numbers, algorithms and data compression. Importantly, no coding is needed.

Students will learn to build their own video game characters, art, stories, and layouts with brainstorming techniques, storyboards, grid sheets, and planning guides. They will also study both programming concepts and principles of design in an intuitive and rich development environment.

Learn the basic stitches of knitting and how to read a pattern. Learn a quick project: a scarf or dish towel.

Algebra is everywhere as a foundational branch of math. Students will be introduced to equations and inequalities, model and graph linear functions. They will investigate and solve real-world applications and apply your mathematical expertise to real-world problems.

Take a journey into the fascinating world of the brain! This class is packed with exciting activities like memory games, optical illusions, and hands-on experiments that reveal how your amazing brain powers your body and senses. It's a fun and educational adventure!

Outdoor sports camps take place in the Canyon Crest Academy fields. Activities include: Capture the Flag, Basketball,Soccer, Bocce Ball, Rugby, Yoga, Over the Line. Rotation Games: Park Ranger, Sharks and Minnows.

Too many students have something to say but do not have the tools to speak in public effectively and with comfort. Sharpening communication abilities helps students succeed in a world that demands confidence, articulation and the ability to clearly communicate ideas. By building superior speaking skills, students will be prepared to excel in school, attain their dream jobs, defend their beliefs and values, and become leaders in their communities. This camp will be an emphasis on oral communication as well as writing skills in this course, arguing the topics of the day.

Students will have a blast painting with acrylics and watercolor. They will create paintings on canvas and watercolor paper and learn about color theory and different painting techniques. Students will also learn best studio practices, including how to choose and protect supplies. Your young artists will fill your home with unique and beautiful artwork by the end of this week.

Let your imagination run wild in this multimedia adventure. Scratch is a fun and easy way for kids to learn the basics of programming using snap-together code blocks to build working programs. Before class starts, please help your child to create a Scratch account at home. The link is https://scratch.mit.edu.

This class will give students a chance to discover how things work around us. That includes understanding the forces and objects and the interactions between them. Students will discuss, disassemble, and examine the world around us. Each day the class will focus on a different machine, topic, or phenomenon to explore or even to take apart.

Students will learn what it means to become an engineer. They will understand the process of problem-solving through iterations, and they will learn to work within limited constraints. They will be introduced to various engineering disciplines, and look at classic examples of bridge architecture and design.

Let the cooking extravaganza begin! Create delicious food inspired by cuisine from around the world. Culinary campers have an absolute blast learning to cook. They gain the confidence to take their new skills and knowledge home to cook for their families and friends. Here is a taste of what our culinary campers will accomplish during this week: create appetizer, salads, entrees and desserts; learning to use a wide variety of ingredients; cook according to daily themes, learn basic Kitchen safety.

Why do I have brown eyes when my Dad has blue eyes? Why is my hair wavy when my sister’s is straight? Students will learn the relationship between genotype and phenotype, conduct Punnet squares to investigate the heritability of various physical traits, and address what problems in DNA look like when they are physically expressed. We will model DNA in multiple ways (origami & marshmallows!) and dive into bioethics and the future of science. 

Students will learn how to use words, images and color together to make art journal pages. Students will start with writing prompts, followed by background painting techniques. Then we add collage with a focus on composition, and finishing up with creative lettering. This is a wonderful class for creative young students who like to explore multiple mediums.

Outdoor sports camps take place in the Canyon Crest Academy fields. Activities include: Capture the Flag, Basketball,Soccer, Bocce Ball, Rugby, Yoga, Over the Line. Rotation Games: Park Ranger, Sharks and Minnows.

So exactly how do origami and math relate to each other? The connection with geometry is clear and yet multifaceted; a folded model is both a piece of art and a geometric figure. Just unfold it and take a look! You will see a complex geometric pattern, even if the model you folded was a simple one. The art of origami is truly hands-on learning. As students use their fine motor skills to fold and crease paper into fun shapes and structures, they build skills involving spatial reasoning, following precise directions in sequence, fractions, geometry, and more. That is our Origami Mathematics about!

This is a fascinating class that, with computer games, will introduce the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city. No more messing with paper, scissors and glues. Through simulation, Students will engage in urban planning by controlling your own roads, public services, transportation and more. You're only limited by your imagination, so take control and reach for the sky!

Get ready to design, build, and test the ultimate roller coaster in this thrilling hands-on class! Discover the science of motion, gravity, and energy as you create your own miniature coaster from start to finish. Learn how drops, loops, and curves affect speed and momentum. It’s a creative challenge where engineering and physics collide for an unforgettable adventure!

The camp is an adventure with lessons that explore connections between science, technology, engineering, and innovation. It connects students to inventors who changed the world and their impact across the centuries. Throughout high-energy and hands-on activities of inquiry, discovery, and problem solving, students explore not only the how and why of various discoveries and inventions, but also the entrepreneurship through innovation.

Learn the basic stitches of crochet and how to read a pattern. Learn to make a quick project: a hat, dish towel, or scarf.

Students team up to customize their own Adventure Maps and shape their own gameplay experience. Students strategically tailor unique biomes that provide players with challenges and rewards, utilize Redstone to create secret passageways, traps, access points, build safe havens with resources that help players move successfully throughout the game, and install mods that allow Students to create very distinct qualities within their Minecraft game.

Marketing is about to putting the right product in the right place, at the right price, at the right time. Students will utilize the Four P's of the marketing mix to best bring a new product or service to market. Student will learn to define marketing options in terms of price, product, promotion, and place so that their offering meets a specific customer need or demand. One of the activities will be to determine the target market for multiple ice cream brands.

Outdoor sports camps take place in the Canyon Crest Academy fields. Activities include: Capture the Flag, Basketball,Soccer, Bocce Ball, Rugby, Yoga, Over the Line. Rotation Games: Park Ranger, Sharks and Minnows.

Solving fun challenges using prebuilt Lego EV3 Robots and learn to code motors and sensors with LEGO MINDSTORMS! Use your programming skills to allow the robot to perform by itself in a simulation environment.

Explore the interesting world of 3D Modeling. In the class, you'll learn the basics of perspective scale drawings and how to use 3D software to design. You will also learn how this technology is revolutionizing social progress from rapid innovation in business to formerly unprecedented breakthroughs. This class will engage students in conceptual and practical spatial problem solving and precise geometric formulation.

Students will learn and study myths and legends from around the world and eventually writing their own personal myth.

Our children are potential authors with important stories to tell In this class, they will read and analyze various genres including poems, short stories, and essays. They will learn the structure and strategies used by other authors of fiction for children. They will receive step by step guidance to write original stories and write to various genres using experiences and/or pure imagination; Through the process of writing, critiquing, and revising, students develop confidence in their own writing and creative powers.

Students develop a fundamental understanding of probability and statistics through fun activities and real word examples. Students will work with both first-hand and second-hand data. They will learn to conduct experiments and surveys. They will also obtain data from newspapers and journals. Using the data, they will generate graphs, charts, and tables to discover patters, draw conclusions and make predictions.

In this class, students will learn about the history of animation and briefly explore the common types of animation. students will discover that no matter what type of animation it is, a good animation depends on good planning. Throughout the course, students will be engaging in techniques used by professional animators and will create storyboards for students' own animations.

Minecraft is a powerful open-ended platform to construct awesome structures. In this camp, students will learn the principles of architectural design and study some of the most exciting structures in the world such as Great Pyramid, Eiffel Tower, and Empire State Building. They will then build 3D replicas in Minecraft! Students will also challenge themselves to create their own dream structures!

Explore the beauty of Chinese tea and food traditions through the concept of "Li," one of the Six Arts of Confucianism, symbolizing etiquette and ceremony. This class introduces students to tea etiquette, the art of the tea ceremony, and the diverse cuisines of various Chinese regions. Taught in English, this enriching experience offers a window into the essence of Chinese culture. This is a mixed-grade class designed for a variety of age groups.

Students are fascinated by the value of money. But most aren't taught the power of saving and investing in school or at home. Money sense for kids' camp is a fun way to introduce important concepts such as opportunity cost and interests as well as the basics of saving and investing as a way of life. Teaching money skills to kids is more challenging in today's high-tech world that includes debit cards, ATM's, direct deposits, automatic deductions, credit cards, on-line bill paying, and more. Let camp help the kids get started.

Outdoor sports camps take place in the Canyon Crest Academy fields. Activities include: Capture the Flag, Basketball,Soccer, Bocce Ball, Rugby, Yoga, Over the Line. Rotation Games: Park Ranger, Sharks and Minnows.

Unleash your child's imagination this summer! This camp provides student a wonderful introduction to several forms of visual art. Each day brings a new project that may include drawing and painting. Students will learn skills and techniques and also learn to think out of box and create your style.

Students will gain a deep understanding of some of the foundational principles of animation, including squash and stretch, follow-through, arcs, secondary action, timing and more. They will use the same techniques and workflows that professionals do, including the use of location and rotation keyframes, multiple cameras, and more.

Students explore around physical sciences core ideas dealing with forces and interactions, matter and its interactions, and with engineering design. Students will critically examine topics such as light, sound, electricity and force and motion through demonstrations and hands on activities. Emphasis will be on the physics in everyday life. Students engage in science and engineering practices to answer questions, and to define problems in order to develop solutions.

The class will have many hands-on experiments. It helps students connect real-world situations with science. It will explore mixing experiments and the periodic table that describes elemental science for our young chemists.

Students will learn narrative writing skills by writing their very own short stories! Over the course of the week, students will engage in the writing process; planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. By the end of the writing process, students will have a writing piece that follows a clear plot and has well developed characters. In addition, Students will learn editing skills, such as checking spelling and correcting grammatical errors.

Too many students have something to say but do not have the tools to speak in public effectively and with comfort. Sharpening communication abilities helps students succeed in a world that demands confidence, articulation and the ability to clearly communicate ideas. By building superior speaking skills, students will be prepared to excel in school, attain their dream jobs, defend their beliefs and values, and become leaders in their communities. This camp will be an emphasis on oral communication as well as writing skills in this course, arguing the topics of the day.

Students will learn to build their own video game characters, art, stories, and layouts with brainstorming techniques, storyboards, grid sheets, and planning guides. They will also study both programming concepts and principles of design in an intuitive and rich development environment.

Outdoor sports camps take place in the Canyon Crest Academy fields. Activities include: Capture the Flag, Basketball,Soccer, Bocce Ball, Rugby, Yoga, Over the Line. Rotation Games: Park Ranger, Sharks and Minnows.

Artists will explore various ways to create with clay. They will explore projects such as pinch pots, Pueblo pots, animal sculptures, and more. All without the use of a pottery wheel or a kiln.

This camp offers an exciting avenue into the oceans of our world. Through a blend of engaging education, kids will discover a passion for marine biology. Whether your child simply enjoys animals or thirsts for an adventure in the seas, a marine science camp could be just what you're looking for.

Capture your favorite summer moments! In this creative camp, you'll gather photos and write short descriptions to create a DIY scrapbook filled with cherish

This camp is designed to proliferate a student's imagination about the practice and theory of space exploration and the vehicles that will take us there. This course will teach students the vocabulary and math behind rocket thrust and orbital trajectory. Students will create and test motion hypothesis using model rockets.

Let the cooking extravaganza begin! Create delicious food inspired by cuisine from around the world. Culinary campers have an absolute blast learning to cook. They gain the confidence to take their new skills and knowledge home to cook for their families and friends. Here is a taste of what our culinary campers will accomplish during this week: create appetizer, salads, entrees and desserts; learning to use a wide variety of ingredients; cook according to daily themes, learn basic Kitchen safety.

Let your imagination run wild in this multimedia adventure. Scratch is a fun and easy way for kids to learn the basics of programming using snap-together code blocks to build working programs. Before class starts, please help your child to create a Scratch account at home. The link is https://scratch.mit.edu.

Students will learn scale and size and proper use of microscopes. Students will examine and compare one-celled and multi-cellular organisms. One of the topics will include cell structure, nutrient needs, and growth. Students will learn to appreciate the complexities of familiar things such as newsprint, fibers, or blades of grass. They develop laboratory skills including staining, and DNA extraction. They will also explore the various ways microscopes are used in the fields such as forensic science..