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Fun and engaging classes for 5-7 year olds, like Carnival Design, Toy Making, Advanced Block Building, Backyard Ninjas, and more.

Unique courses in computer science, architecture, fashion technology, potions, designing playscapes, theater, and more for kids ages 7+. Tackle enticing challenges individually and in groups!

Young Investigator Series: College-level, mini-courses in gene editing, marine biology, entrepreneurship, history, and philosophy for 12-17 year olds.

SUMMER STEAM CAMP

JUNE 10 – AUGUST 23, 2019

UNLEASH YOUR CURIOSITY. FOLLOW YOUR PASSION. INVENT YOUR FUTURE.

168 engaging, creative, unique and fun offerings for children ages 5-17!

SUMMER STEAM CAMP SCHEDULE (Ages in parentheses)

Class descriptions and registration at aceraschool.org/summer-camp Classes start at $305/week (half day)

WEEK

16/10 - 6/14

Live Action Role Play (LARP) (10+)

• Food Systems: Farm Cooking (7-10)

• Invisible Interactions: Wind Propulsions (7-10)

• Marine Biology and Coastal Communities (7-10)

• SEEDS: Naturebots (5-7)

• Animation Lab (7-10)

• Food Systems: Kelp Forests (8+) • Jr. Carnival Design (5-7)

• Survival Engineering (7-10)

WEEK

26/17 - 6/21

• Augmented Reality Game Design (8-12)

• Backyard Jr. Ninjas (5-7)

• Engineering with Found Objects (7-10)

• Flying Machines & Snotbot (9+)

• Food Systems: Kelp Forests (8+)

• Linocut Stamps (10-15)

• Nature Journaling (8+)

• Woodshop: Wall Sconces (7-10)

• Games for Strategic Thinkers (8+)

• Investigator Series: Deep Ocean Explorers (12-17)

• Not a Box (5-7)

• Physics Design Challenges (7-10)

• Playscapes (7-10)

• Toy Making Jr. (5-7)

• Woodshop: Pet Homes (7-10)

WEEK

36/24 - 6/28

• Advanced Printmaking (10-15)

• Jr. Fantastical Miniworlds (5-7)

• Marshmallow Crossbows (11-15)

• Musical Makers: Learn, Jam, Tinker (5-7)

• Physics of Projectiles (7-10)

• Playground Game Design (7-10)

• SEEDS Start Making! (7-10)

• Advanced Block Building (5-8)

• Chemistry Lab: Edible Experiments (7-10)

• Investigator Series: Entrepreneurs for Social Good (12-17)

• Magic the Gathering (8+)

• Patterns & Prints (5-7)

• Renewable Energy: Solar Harness (7-10)

• Visual Narrative (10-15)

• Woodshop: Inlay Painting (7-10)

WEEK 4 7/1-7/5 | No Camp Week of July 4

WEEK

57/8 - 7/12


• Field Science: Ornithology (7-10)

• Food Systems: Art & Science of Cooking (7-10)

• Forts, Fantasy, and Friends (7-10)

• Mini-Med School (6-9)

• Musical Makers: Learn, Jam, Tinker (5-7)

• Political Satire and the Media (10-15)

• Stuffed Animal Studio (7-10)

• VR Messenger (10-15)

• Woodworking Jr. (6-8)

• Backyard Ninjas (7-10)

• Biology Lab: Comparative Anatomy (8-11)

• Design and Build a LEGO World (5-8)

• Film Making Club (7-10)

• Jewelry and Clay Sculptures (7-10)

• Make Your Own Gondola (10-15)

• Poetry & Picnics (5-7)

• SEEDS: Wearable Designs (10-15)


WEEK

67/15 - 7/19

• Chess Camp (7-10)

• Food Systems: Global Cuisines and Culture (8+)

• Investigator Series: Gene Editing (12-17)

• Not a Box (5-7)

• Physical Computing Clubhouse (8+)

• STEAM Challenger (7-10)

• Woodshop: 6 Hour Canoe (11-15)


• Advanced Physical Computing (11-15)

• Backyard Jr. Ninjas (5-7)

• Become Your Own Potion Master (7-10)


• Make it Sci-Fi (8+)

• SEEDS: Supersuits (12-17)

• Theater: Finding Your Voice (10-15)

• Woodshop: Build Your Own Skateboard (11-15)

• Woodshop: Wooden Games (7-10)

Full Day Program Morning | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Afternoon | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

WEEK

77/22 - 7/26

Woodshop: Int Woodworking (11-15)

• Become Your Own Potion Master (7-10)

• Biology Lab: Comparative Anatomy (8-11)

• Design and Build a LEGO World (5-8)

• Food Systems: The Story of Chocolate (11-15)

• Make Your Own Gondola (10-15)

• Printmaking Jr. (5-7)

• SEEDS: Choreography of Matter (10-15)

• Theater: Finding Your Voice (7-10)

• Woodshop: Build Your Own Skateboard (11-15)

• Fluid Dynamics (9+)

• Investigator Series: Gene Editing (12-17)

• Music Video Workshop (8-10)

• Not a Box (5-7)

• Physical Computing Clubhouse (8+)

• Scratch Studio (7-10)

• SEEDS: From Fibers To Form (7-10)

• Theater: Headlines to Punchlines (10-15)

• Woodshop: Longbow (11-15)

WEEK

87/29 - 8/2

Creative Reuse: Pallet Redesign (11-15) | Photography Intensive (10-15)

• Biology Lab: Unraveling Genetics (8-11)

• Design like Nature (7-10)

• Einstein’s Dreams: Theories of Time (8-12)

• Exobiology: Life in Space (8-12)

• Fairy & Troll House Construction (5-7)

• Investigator Series: Entrepreneurs for Social Good (12-17)


• SEEDS: Computational Critters (5-7)

• Theatrical Make-Up (7-10)

• Advanced Block Building (5-7)

• Animation Lab (7-10)


• Costume Designers Jr. (5-7)

• D&D Roleplay (10-15)

• Food Systems: You are What You Eat (11-15)

• Linocut Stamps (10-15)

• Producer’s Cut: Album in a Week (7-10)

WEEK

98/5 - 8/9

Raft Building (10-15)

• Biology Lab: Unraveling Genetics (8-11)

• Drawing & Sculpting in VR (10-14)

• Drums to Strings: Instrument Making (8-10)

• Film Making Club (7-10)

• Investigator Series: History on Trial (11-17)

• Theater: Costume Design (7-10)

• Toy Making Jr. (5-7)

• Field Science: Ornithology (7-10)

• Model UN (10-15)

• Patterns & Prints (5-7)

• Printmaking (7-10)

• Song Writing (7-10)

• Theater: Character Construction (7-10)

• Vlogging Studio (10-15)

WEEK

108/12 - 8/16


• Architecture: Hypernatural (8+)

• Carnival Design (8+)

• Debate Club (10-15)

• Drawing Experiments (7-10)

• Engineering with Found Objects (7-10)

• Food Systems: Archaeology (7-10)

• Marshmallow Crossbows (11-15)


• SEEDS: Naturebots (6-8)

• Jr. Fantastical MiniWorlds (5-7)

• Materials Science: Bioplastics (10-15)

• Mini-Med School (6-9)


• Political Satire and the Media (10-15)

• Printmaking (7-10)

• SEEDS: E-Fashion (7-10)

• Woodshop: Pet Homes (7-10)

WEEK

118/19 - 8/23

Live Action Role Play (LARP) (10+) | Video Game Design (8-12)

• Advanced Printmaking (10-15)

• Ancient Egypt (7-10)

• Drawing & Sculpting in VR (10-14)

• Investigator Series: Ethics and The Law (12-17)

• Jewelry and Clay Sculptures (7-10)

• Renewable Energy: Solar Harness (7-10)

• School of Rock (7-10)

• SEEDS: Computational Critters (6-8)

• Storybook Projects (5-7)

• Chess Camp (7-10)

• Fluid Dynamics (9+)

• Investigator Series: On Happiness (12-17)

• Jr. Carnival Design (5-7)

• Pirate Tales: Spices, Trade, Adventure (7-10)


• SEEDS Start Making! (7-10)

• Short Story Writing (10-15)

• Survival Engineering (7-10)

WHAT TO EXPECTCuriosity, creativity and innovation come alive at Acera’s Summer Camp! Immersed in STEAM-rich experiences, students (5-17) envision, design, build, experiment, code, problem-solve, make, innovate, film, paint, compose and perform. All while working with like-minded peers in our fully equipped Innovation Lab, led by experienced educators with backgrounds in engineering, science, architecture and the arts.

High school internships available.

SUMMER STEAM CAMP

JUNE 10 – AUGUST 23, 2019

Acera SchoolPhone: 781.729.34895 Lowell AvenueWinchester MA 01890

aceraschool.org

Regular camp hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early drop-off and late pick-up available.

No camp July 4th week.

Register online today! aceraschool.org/summer-camp

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