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Water STEM
with Betsey Bradley
Ages: 4 - 7
Get ready to splash into learning! In this hands-on Water STEM class, young learners will explore the amazing world of water through play, discovery, and simple science experiments. Using fun activities like pouring, measuring, building, and experimenting, learners will build early skills in science, problem-solving and critical thinking all while having fun!
STEM Crafts
with Betsey Bradley
Ages: 7 - 11
Where creativity meets curiosity! In STEM Crafts, students will design, build, and create while discovering the science behind how things work.
Each class combines art and hands-on engineering as students explore:
Building bridges, towers and simple machines; Experimenting with materials to see what's strong, flexible or waterproof; Designing projects that mix creativity with problem solving; and much more.
This class encourages creative thinking, teamwork, and growth mindset because sometimes the best part is figuring out how to fix something that didn't work the first time!
Everyday Engineering
with Snapology of Chapel Hill & Holly Springs
Ages: 7 - 12
In this program, students will work to complete a variety of vehicle themed Engineering Challenges. Some lessons will challenge students to follow existing instructions to build a predetermined creation while learning about an engineering or physics concept. Most lessons will challenge students to build a vehicle of their own design that meets specific criteria. Their teamwork and STEAM knowledge will be challenged during each lesson, while their creativity has time to shine!
Castles & Kingdoms
with Snapology of Chapel Hill & Holly Springs
Ages: 7 - 12
Who wouldn’t want to escape and play in the world of magic, fairytales, and royalty? In Snapology’s Castles & Kingdoms program, students will have the opportunity to use LEGO® bricks to design their medieval fantasies while also bringing the real history to life! Yes, your student will do more than just build with LEGO® bricks, they will build their historical understanding of the unique elements that make the medieval time period such a fascinating point in human history.
Please Note: Lunch is required for all who have 2nd & 3rd period classes. Please add the correct lunch to your cart before checking out. If we notice that it is not added, we will add it as a separate invoice to you.
Santa's Workshop
with Tony Pender
Ages: 8 - 12
The students will use small powered and hand-held tools to design and create age-appropriate wooden toys and gifts suitable for gifting. The skills include light drawing, planning, geometry, math, use of measurement devices and tool and workshop safety.
Middle School Physics
with Jim Mueller
Ages: 11 - 13
Join Science Jim for an excellent and fun introduction to the amazing world of Physics. We will be covering Newton's Laws of Motion and much more as we run, pull, build and throw our way to a deeper understanding of a core science. The focus of the class will be to expose the students to the fact that science is happening all around them. It's not just something that takes place in labs or universities. Physics is the science of the every day. Riding bicycles, walking, playing sports, Physics is right in front of you if you know how to find it.
This class will have weekly homework as well as regular quizzes and a final exam. Part of the reason for homework and quizzes is to teach the student how to organize their study time and improve their study skills.