A Program of Schools for Children

Junior Discoverers

Junior Discoverers features two different themes each week. Campers have fun making new projects, learning new games and forming new friendships. Whether attending for one week or all summer, your child will have a fun and rewarding experience.

DAILY SCHEDULE

8:00 – 9:00 Arrival, choice time.
9:00 – 9:30 Meeting.
9:30 – 12:00 Activities, snack, outdoor time.
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 3:45 Activities, snack, outdoor play.
4:00 Dismissal.
4:00 – 5:30
Late Afternoon Fun (optional).


Themes

WEEK 1
June 12 – 16
Blast Off To Summer
This week is all about space! We will learn about different planets and make our own telescopes. We will make slime, create suncatchers, and model rockets!

Chalk Gallery
From hopscotch games to Monet masterpieces, chalk has always had a wide variety of uses. Come join us for a week of chalk adventures, both inside and outside.

WEEK 2
*June 20 – 23 (four day week)
Shipwrecked
We will write messages and put them in a bottle, build our own boats, go on a treasure hunt to find a treasure chest and test our balance when we walk the plank!

Bookmaking
Bring your pictures and words to life as we put them down on paper.

WEEK 3
June 26 – June 30
Where The Wild Things Are

Throughout the week, students will read Where The Wild Things Are. We will make Wild Thing sculptures and masks, make our own crowns and dress as our favorite jungle animal!

Backyard Games
Put away the video games and have fun with our own energy burning backyard games.

*WEEK 4
July 5 – July 7 (three day week)
Super Splash Week
Splashing and getting wet will be the best hydration. Be prepared to get wet!

Making Mandala Art
Spend quality time outside creating personal mandala art.

WEEK 5
July 10 – 14
Figure It Out
Catapults, Lego engineering, marble runs, and cardboard fort building.

Enchanted Forest
Spend a tree-mendous time exploring the wee folk of the forest. Use bark, twigs, clay and other elements of nature to design a fairy garden, hobbit habitat or gnome home.

WEEK 6
July 17 – 21
Ultimate Survivor
Coding, minute to win it, puzzles, team challenges, scavenger hunts, and more as we challenge ourselves while competing with and against friends.

Art Masters
Learn about artists like Cezanne, Picasso and Calder. Create your own art in their style with paints, paper and more.

WEEK 7
July 24 – 28
Imagination Station
Explore the fields of science, engineering, and design. Work on inventions throughout the week and have a Thingamajig Invention Convention.

The Leader in Me
Let’s be a team as we learn to play well with others, share the load, work together, and celebrate as we accomplish together as a team.

WEEK 8
July 31 – August 4
Top Hats and Acrobats
Tune into your silly side by learning crazy circus tricks and putting on a funny clown show! We’ll make balloon animals, get creative with face paint, and perfect our sportsmanship.

Kitchen Chemistry
Come explore chemistry experiments with everything but the kitchen sink!

WEEK 9
August 7 – 11
Books and Buildings
Join us for humor, imagination and fascination as we explore and test engineering feats through children’s storybooks.

3D Art
Create and explore art in three dimensions.