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In Person: STEM Weather Explorer: Gr. 6-8Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn how meteorologists measure the weather! Use and create basic measuring tools for recording environmental data that scientists and reporters use to describe the weather and climate. Practice recording and reporting your own weather data. Observe, Record, Analyze, Predict, and Report your findings.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: War Gamer Workshop: Gr. 6-8Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn about history by recreating it! Learn about civilization’s “what-ifs” by simulating historical or future conflicts. These multiplayer games often take 6 hours to complete. Definitely a committed group that enjoys these games. Diplomacy, Time of Crisis, Twilight Struggle, and many more!Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Strategy Game & Card Design: Gr. 6-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn & play some of the latest multi-player Table Top Strategy Games! These include card games & board games. Introduce yourself to deck building, worker placement, and cooperative games. Participants will have some choice of what they want to learn and play, from Settlers of Catan to Exploding Kittens. We have lots of options! Students will also design, produce, & play test their own “card components” to modify an existing game or create their own.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Brains on Games: Gr. 3-5Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn & play some of the latest multi-player Table Top Strategy Games! These include card card games & board games. Introduce yourself to deck building, worker placement, and cooperative games. Participants will have some choice of what they want to learn and play, from Settlers of Catan to Exploding Kittens. We have lots of options! We will take a break each day and also incorporate games with physical activity.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Design Your World: Art Studio to Reality: Gr. 6-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentApply art to the things you want to communicate! “I just want to draw or sculpt my fantasy world but I don’t know where to start!?”, “I like my medieval castle, but it doesn’t look real enough. How can I make it better?”, “I want to make a place for my cool monsters to play!” “What is the Mars Space Station going to look like?” The art class that attempts to put students on the path of using art to express their ideas. Instruction is based on student inquiry. This offering has evolved from the observation that students love to create places that don’t currently exist, as far as we know. A little basic “studio time” to explore some practical art and model building. Instruction will be available as desiredYouth Summer 2021
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In Person: Civilization Building Gamers: Gr. 6-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn a society’s development by recreating it! Learn about development “what-ifs” by playing with the variables that influence the development of civilization. These can be competitive or cooperative games. This style of game mechanics is often referred to as “worker placement”. These games may include Settlers of Catan, Urban Sprawl, Scythe, Sunset City, Ticket to Ride, and many more!Youth Summer 2021
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Online: Personal Finance: Gr. 6-12Expand Your World & EnrichmentBy interacting with an online life simulation, students will learn how to problem solve and learn valuable personal finance lessons. Where should I live? Should I rent or own? Do I need a credit card? What determines my credit score? What is an investment? Personal finance questions are endless and they depend on your life goals. This camp is a great way to get a jump start on these skills before leaving home.Youth Summer 2021
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Online: Cooking Dinner in Real Time: Gr. 4-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentStudent cooks will be challenged with one cooking project each day. Ingredients lists will be sent out before class begins to give you time to stock up. Younger participants may need the assistance of an adult. The cooking projects will require between 30-45 minutes to create. Make It, Serve It, Eat It! “Dinner is served.”Youth Summer 2021
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Online: Cooking & Baking: Gr. 4-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentStudent cooks will be challenged with 1 cooking project each meeting. The next cooking project will be discussed 1 week prior for the next meeting in order to acquire the ingredients. Younger participants may need the assistance of an adult. The cooking projects will require between 30-45 minutes to create. Any cooking time may be required after the meeting.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Art Studio: Gr. 4-6Expand Your World & EnrichmentExplore art based on your desired medium! This offering has evolved from the observation that students want some basic “studio time” without the content requirements of “art class”. Here they can explore their own ideas with an expert standing by to help as needed. Instruction will be student directed through inquiry. There will be a material fee included.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Art Studio: Gr. 7-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentExplore art based on your desired medium! This offering has evolved from the observation that students want some basic “studio time” without the content requirements of “art class”. Here they can explore their own ideas with an expert standing by to help as needed. Instruction will be student directed through inquiry. There will be a material fee included.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Tinker and Print Design Studio: Gr. 4-6Expand Your World & EnrichmentChallenge your creativity by designing 3D objects using Computer Aided Design software and then printing your designs. Learn about scale when prototyping a design that is not at full size. Also design an object that is at functional scale and usable! We will be using 3D printers and CAD software.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Dungeon Adventures: Gr. 4-6Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn about role playing games by joining us on an entry level dungeon adventure. Will your group make it to safety and succeed in your quest? No experience will be required, your DM will be guiding you.Youth Summer 2021
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Online: Business Management Lab: Gr. 6-12Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn how business decisions are made from an online simulation. You will be given the opportunity to manage the production process of a business. Basically all the decisions you would need to make in real life will present themselves as you manage your simulated workplace. Who should you hire? Do I advertise? Should I analyze my workflow, inventory, and/or cash management to increase my profits? What happens when my employees go on strike? Did they feel unsafe, unappreciated, or just low paid? Are higher profits or bankruptcy in your future? Simulate it first before trying it for real.Youth Summer 2021
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Online: Cooking Breakfast in Real Time: Gr. 4-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentStudent cooks will be challenged with one cooking project each morning. Ingredients lists will be sent out before class begins to give you time to stock up. Younger participants may need the assistance of an adult. The cooking projects will require between 30-45 minutes to create. Make It, Serve It, Eat It! Go to your next camp!Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Story Time & Crafts: Gr. K-5Expand Your World & EnrichmentDo you like to create fun crafts? Come listen to a story and create a craft! Students will join story sessions in person, participate in a related craft, and learn to develop their own children’s story and craft as the camp evolves. Students will get a chance to talk about their story and create a way to tell their our children’s tale.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Cooking with Chemistry: Gr. 6-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn how basic things in your kitchen are actually real chemicals and compounds that react with each other for delicious results! Explore how time, heat and cold are used to affect the outcomes of recipes used in class. Eat your results...if you dare!Youth Summer 2021
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Online: Entrepreneurship Simulator: Gr. 6-12Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn the nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship before risking real money! You will be guided through the layers of decision making that bring a simulated idea to life. Discover what skills you already have and what skills you need to develop to make your idea a reality in the near future. A simulation is fun, engaging, and low risk to your real resources. Entrepreneurship is all about learning on the fly and applying the best information to a problem at the given moment. Practice juggling multiple variables all at once. Don’t have a venture in mind yet? Play the simulation as a game and have fun while you learn.Youth Summer 2021
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In Person: Games for Tycoons, Business Development Games: Gr. 6-9Expand Your World & EnrichmentLearn about business by running or creating on! Short run vs Long run investments are the core to these games. Will you play the short game strategy or will you be in for the long haul of deep investment? Beyond Monopoly, these games include Acquire, Power Struggle, Power Grid, and many more!Youth Summer 2021
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Starting SoonOnline: Fall/Winter/Spring chess Club Tournaments (Regional): Gr. K-5Expand Your World & EnrichmentWhether you consider yourself a beginner or intermediate player, this tournament format will place 2020-21 online club players from the fall, winter, & spring into experience level pools based on their performance during club activities. Recognitions will be based on Grade Levels, Schools, & Districts in each pool; Earth (developing players), Wind (some experience), & Fire (showing proficiency). Each pool needs a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 64 players. Rounds, Recognitions and Pools are based on the registration numbers for each tournament. Each competition will have 4-6 rounds in a SWISS or Round Robin format. In addition to Standard Chess 10+3, there will also be recognitions for online chess variations as time permits such as; (Chess 960/Anti-Chess/CrazyHouse/Horde@5+0), (Racing Kings/King of the Hill/Three Check@3+0) & (Atomic, Bullet, & Ultra Bullet 1-¼+0). Players must have participated in one of the above online clubs to participate in these competitions. **With the consideration of time constraints, some chess variant competitions may overlap and participants may not be able to compete in all the variants because they will occur at the same time. We will start the tournament with standard chess and then start the variants. You do not have to play in all the individual competitions.** Log-On/Check-In/Warm-Ups 8:15-9amYouth Winter/Spring 2021
