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 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.

Our artists will spend the week exploring a variety of 3-dimensional art methods and mediums.  We will use paint, plastics, wood, clay, wire, and other materials to create a unique set of sculptures and art projects.  

Throughout the course students will study the Qin and Han dynasties through story-telling and creative group activities. The class will cover the policies and achievements of the emperor Shi Huangdi, the construction of the Terracotta Army and The Great Wall and Han culture and society. Through engaging videos and collaborative in-class projects students will develop an appreciation for the rich history of early imperial China. This camp is taught by SDSU Chinese Cultural Center.

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.

Interested in Greek and Roman Mythology? Ever read the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus book series by Rick Riordan? Then look no further. This creative writing course for 4th through 7th graders, will engage students with the fantastical mythological worlds, adventures, and characters of Greek and Roman Mythology, alongside the fantastic book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and the Heroes of Olympus, written by author Rick Riordan.

To spend or to save? Creating a budget — and sticking to it — can be a challenge for a household or a business, but also for California or the United States government. In this weeklong course, students will experience how to measure income and revenue, anticipate costs, and end with a net gain. Each day will focus on a different budget challenge, from the individual level to the national level, allowing students to apply their knowledge of tradeoffs and the benefits of saving to a multitude of scenarios. This course is a great follow-up to ‘Money Sense’ from the InGenius Grades 3-4 program.

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.

Using the engineering design process, students will explore basic mechanics and learn how to use them in their own designs. Using simple machines, cams, and linkages, students will build their own working automata out of cardboard.

Students discover key 3D game development concepts including game planning, character movement, collision detection, in-game dialogue and playability. They will learn Object-Oriented programming principles in a Java enabled environment. Following topics will be introduced: Variables, Data types, Conditions, Loops, Lists (Arrays), Multi-threading, Events, Classes, functions, Alice Methods. This is a perfect preparation for our Java classes.

In this class, students will assume the roles of lords, knights, and craftspeople of medieval history while working together to complete a series of challenges. Students will explore the medieval castle, the physics and construction of machines and engineering gadgets to build their own Battleship machines, in particular, Catapults. They will gain valuable skills in engineering, creativity, and collaboration.

Entrepreneur Boot campgives students the opportunity to develop and practice their entrepreneurial skills. It will provide young people with an entrepreneurial experience using the activities and business simulation as a platform towards discovering their own personal qualities, characteristics and attitudes as an entrepreneur.

Are you ready to take your cartooning to the next level? Bring a comics project to our camp and we will help you do just that! Through a series of lectures and in-class exercises our instructors will teach you methods for developing characters, environments and a variety of inking techniques. Each day will have dedicated studio time for students to apply these concepts to their own work.

This course provides an introduction to the Python programming language with a focus on procedural programming and brief instruction to object-oriented concepts. Students will learn: Variables, Conditions, Loops, Arrays, String processing, Nested conditions, Nested loops, Functions and Classes.

Students will use the Scratch program to create original computer games with focus on Mechanics, Game Play, User Control and Balanced Play. The types of games covered include (a) Collection, (b) Maze, (c) Avoidance, etc. The games will incorporate scientific thought applied to themes such as fire, ocean and gravity. The class requires working knowledge of Scratch (no exception).

The Siu Nim Do sequence of movements will be the main focus for this introductory session. Students will learn more about this traditional martial arts system, work on body control, and improve their self-control skills. This camp is taught by SDSU Chinese Cultural Center.

This fun and brief course will lightly introduce some Chinese music and songs, ranging from folk music to popular ballads and music. We will discuss and explore the movement from traditional instruments and music towards the contemporary, and create some music together. All students, regardless of whether they play instruments or sing or are interested in learning either, are encouraged to bring their talents and interests to class! This camp is instructed in English by SDSU Chinese Cultural Center.

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.

It is time for Glues, Brews and Goos! From our stock pile of hundreds of recipes and formulas, we have chosen our top favorite chemistry activities. Campers will love digging into and examining the results of these crazy chemical concoctions! In addition, campers will create several other wacky, wild and crazy concoctions! Campers will also realize the importance of measurement and sequencing, especially as they create some edible experiments.

Students will crucially examine the hero and villain across cultures and time. Students will investigate the hero and villain's journey and explore the cultural purpose such characters. Activities includes close reading, group discussions, and writers' workshops. students will practice analytical skills and critical thinking skills to read and respond thoughtfully to a variety of texts.

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.

This course provides an introduction to the Java programming language with a focus on procedural programming and brief instruction to object-oriented concepts. Students will learn: Data types, Variables, Conditions, Loops, Arrays, String processing.

Leadership Camp is where The campers will learn the characteristics of a good leader while being team players. We encourage our campers to become strong independent leaders and thinkers through challenging activities. Through friendship, workshops and encouragement, we help build positive values and to provide growth to prepare them for roles as leaders. Through our programs we aim to help children develop: Responsibility, self-respect, curiosity for learning and an eye for caring for others.

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 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.

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!

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

The abacus is a calculating instrument that uses beads that slide along a series of rods set in a frame to represent the decimal places. Before Hindu-Arabic numeral system was invented, abacus was widely used by merchants. Learning to use abacus helps learn a new way of counting and come up with alternative solutions to all sorts of problems. The ultimate goal for this course is to have students learned how to use mental math to do a calculation, have a clearer logical reasoning, and heighten stronger mental visualization skills. This camp is instructed in English by SDSU Chinese Cultural Center.

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.

Students will learn the art of verbal combat! Students will learn how to construct persuasive positions, defend against and attack each other's arguments, and cross-examine effectively. Students will debate a variety of age- and experience-appropriate topics, form teams, and pit themselves against their co-campers.

Color guard is a unique combination of dance, theatrics, and hand-eye coordination. Guard members perform choreographed dance routines while also manipulating tall flags in perfect unison with their fellow performers, all while entertaining an audience, playing a character, and telling a story. Students will learn what it means to be apart of a team as well as confidence and perseverance.

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. Sample problems include how to design a bridge using craft sticks, how to design a bridge using only paper in a limited amount of time, how to design a flight-worthy aircraft, and how to design a flight-worthy spacecraft.

This course builds on Java A and continues with a more in-depth coverage of procedural programing. Students will learn nested Conditions, nested Loops, multi-dimensional Arrays. It will also introduce basic sorting, linear and binary search.

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.

Who doesn’t love vacations? Could you plan a more exciting trip than your parents? Let’s find out! In this course, students will choose their dream destination and work within a budget to plan their dream trip. They will have to consider how to get from city to city, how much money to spend on hotels, flights, and fun activities. At the end of the week, students will present their travel package ideas to the class and accept ‘mock reservations’ from peers.

Artists will explore various ways to create with clay while learning about other cultures. They will explore projects such as gilded pinch pots, Pueblo pots, Roliquery balls, create their own signet ring, and more. All without the use of a pottery wheel or a kiln.

This class provides students with the basic conceptual tools and vocabulary of film aesthetics and criticism. By the end of this course, students will be familiar with the concepts of mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound, genre, film acting, and narrative. We will explore these concepts by looking at examples from different film traditions, national cinemas, and artistic movements. By studying the basics of film form and film style, students will learn to analyze and write about films.

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.

There’s no question that Harry Potter has changed the world of children’s literature. In this class students will learn about what makes a simple novel so good—and potentially so important and enduring, using the Harry Potter series as a reference. Students will then apply this new knowledge in their own writing to create a short story based on a magical school of their own design. Throughout this class, students will learn about the Latin roots behind the magic spells, explore the mythology behind magical creatures, be introduced to some of the real historical inspirations of some of the characters.

Equipped with the sophisticated Robotics Design System and sensors, learn to command your bot by discovering the coding fundamentals. Confronted by a series of challenges, your small team will continually re-engineer your mechanical creation and fine-tune its coded instructions, assessing performance and implementing effective design. STEM principles of hands-on mechanics, critical thinking, and collaboration are featured.

Do you wish you could change something at your school? What would you change if you had a magic wand? Now is your chance! In this class, students will learn about design thinking, a view that focuses more on ideas and improvements than costs. By the end of the week, students will present the idea of their perfect school.

This is an introductory one-week class for students who plan to participate in USACO contests. All new participants in USACO contests start out in the bronze division, and those who score particularly well in their current division will be promoted to the next division for future contests. The workshops will build on top of our regular computer classes and are problem solving-based. This class is designed to get students STARTED to work at Bronze level for the competition. The curriculum is aligned with USA Computing Olympiad (USACO). Eligibility Requirements (meet one of the following requirements): - Took Java/C++ Programming Level A & B - Took AP Computer Science course

Mosaics have a rich history going back to the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia. Students will explore some of this history while exploring various mosaic techniques. Artists will then have the opportunity to design and create a mosaic of their own.

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.

How did the Wright brothers learn about flying machines? They used scientific thinking, conducted experiments and collected data. By observing birds, experimenting with flying toys and creating model airplanes, campers will get it right like the Wright brothers! Learn all about the amazing Wright brothers as you build your own powered plane. Experiment with other flying devices such as those that don't have wings.

Discrete math is the mathematics of computing. It is the foundation of modern computer science. This course will introduce students to some of the topics such as combinatorics, number theory and set theory. This course will help build a solid foundation for computer algorithms and competition.

Students will use the Scratch program to create original computer games with focus on Mechanics, Game Play, User Control and Balanced Play. The types of games covered include (a) Collection, (b) Maze, (c) Avoidance, etc. The games will incorporate scientific thought applied to themes such as fire, ocean and gravity. The class requires working knowledge of Scratch (no exception).

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 discover key 3D game development concepts including game planning, character movement, collision detection, in-game dialogue and playability. They will learn Object-Oriented programming principles in a Java enabled environment. Following topics will be introduced: Variables, Data types, Conditions, Loops, Lists (Arrays), Multi-threading, Events, Classes, functions, Alice Methods. This is a perfect preparation for our Java classes.

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.

Our society lives in the commercial space age. In 2015, it was speculated that, "the first person who will walk on Mars is currently in 3rd grade." Humans are developing systems for space tourism, asteroid mining, reusable rockets, nuclear propulsion, and self-assembling structures for colonizing the moon and other planets. 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 and they will explore rocket building and space travel using the rocket simulation software.

Students learn to design and program Roblox games. Students will learn the principles of design in an intuitive and rich development environment. They will learn Roblox studio editor and work with assets and game levels. They will also learn programming concepts such as loops, variables, conditionals, and functions to create game mechanics.

Myths helped the early Greeks understand puzzling events in nature and in human life. The actions and adventures of gods and goddesses (including Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, and Athena) taught important values to future generations. In this camp, students will learn about Greek mythology and the Olympian gods and goddesses, create maps of their activities and study their key features and legends.

Students will learn how to write persuasive essays. Essay writing is an important skill that students will use throughout their school years. In this class, students will begin by coming up with an idea or a thesis statement. Students get to choose a subject they are passionate about! From there, students will come ups with reasons and examples to support their ideas. Through this process, students will learn how to write a well organized essay that is focused on a central idea. Over the course of a week, students will engage in the writing process; planing, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing. Each stage is a new learning opportunity!

Would you like to invest in companies? Can you outperform professional investors? What do you know about GameStop, Robinhood, and Bitcoin? Let's see! During this week, students will discover the basic functions of the stock market and keep track of their favorite companies' recent performance as we compete as mock investors in our simulated investment firm. Come ring the closing bell!

This course provides an introduction to the Java programming language with a focus on procedural programming and brief instruction to object-oriented concepts. Students will learn: Data types, Variables, Conditions, Loops, Arrays, String processing.

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

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!

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.

Students learn to research, design, develop, and pitch mobile app prototypes without prior coding experience. Students create smart phone apps as an introduction to programming, and also as a gateway to entrepreneurship in the digital economy. Students will learn: Understanding Local and Global Variables, Using Lists, Commands and Expressions, Control Flow, Arranging Components on the Screen, Manipulating Component State: Getters and Setters, Using Conditional Blocks, Events and Event Handlers, Using Multiple Screens in One App, Pseudo Random Number Generator and Random Set Seed, Data and Databases, Blocks with Dropdowns, Working with Images and Sounds. Before class starts, please help your child to create a Gmail account, go to http://www.appinventor.org and use the Gmail to login.

Author Ray Bradbury once wrote, “In science fiction, we dream.” Where a history book can tell us what happened in the past, our future remains a shadowy mystery. It is in this shadow that science fiction has grown and evolved. It was and is our way to imagine a life and time beyond where we are now. Over the years sci-fi has adapted to our ever changing world, growing and adapting. Whether it includes robots, space exploration, aliens, or traveling through time, science fiction remains a gateway for our imagination. This course is for students that have a desire to study and create their own brand of science fiction.

In this class the students will be studying digital photography. They will learn basic skills such as composition, focus, exposure and styles. They will practice with assignments in portrait, landscape and events photography. They will also have a chance to edit their photos using Photoshop or similar image editing software to create a portfolio.

Reasoning, logic, and critical-thinking skills are the studies of valid argumentation. They serve as the building blocks of intellectual inquiry. This camp focuses on developing these skills through hands-on problem-solving activities. Students will learn how to analyze argumentative structure. They will learn to use inductive and deductive reasoning to solve problems in mathematics and their daily life.

This course builds on Java A and continues with a more in-depth coverage of procedural programing. Students will learn nested Conditions, nested Loops, multi-dimensional Arrays. It will also introduce basic sorting, linear and binary search.

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 the process and settings of 3D printing. Models created in this class can be printed on the 3D printer at the local libraries.

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.