Explorers Courses 2025

Trips & Travel Elementary

Grades: 1,2,3,4,5

Strand: travel

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: Branches Staff

A different field trip every day! Parents still pick up and drop off at the Meadowbrook campus at the same times, and lunch is still included. [insert link for field trip dates]

Trips & Travel Middle School

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: travel

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: Branches Staff

A different field trip every day specifically designed for Middle School Age Campers! Parents still pick up and drop off at the Meadowbrook campus at the same times, and lunch is still included. [insert link for field trip dates]

Viking Multisports Camp

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: sports

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: Viking Sports

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Art Safari

Grades: Pk,K

Strand: creative-arts

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: Little Scholars

We are going to take a safari around the world. Visit a new country each lesson and learn about animals native to that location with a sprinkle of literature, dabble of games, and a whole lot of art. Grab your passport and discover the thrill of the hunt without ever leaving camp!

Mini Master Chef

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: CinemaKidz

Come play with your food at the CinemaKidz cooking show. Kids design the look and feel of the show, make an apron for the series, create cooking teams, and work in the test kitchen experimenting with various recipes to feature in each episode: from yummy favorites like vegetarian sushi and dumplings, to making homemade pastas, molecular gastronomy and food art.

Intro to Comics Camp

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: Jonathan Todd

Get a crash course in the creation of funny and realistic comics. We’ll start with practicing drawing cartoony people and animals doing almost anything. Then, you’ll create your own characters, which you can use in short comic strips or longer graphic novels. We’ll get practice writing comic strips as well as a longer graphic novel story for your character. Also during the camp, we’ll get practice turning something that really happened to you into a comic. You’ll leave our time together with finished comic strips or pages from your own graphic novel that have been thoughtfully written, penciled and copied in ink.

Camp Couture: Intro to Fashion

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: creative-arts

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: Spark Business Academy

Explorers will gain knowledge of the fashion industry and develop skills in branding, marketing, fashion journalism and design. Explorers will look at successful popular brands, analyze industry trends, design various articles of clothing, define their own brand and work on a presentation for families at the end of the week.

Woodshop & Woodworking

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: creative-arts

Session: warm-up-week

Instructor: Ted Vasallo, Meadowbrook Faculty

Join Meadowbrook woodworking faculty at the school's amazing woodshop to learn and improve woodworking skills and knowledge, all while working on and completing individual take-home projects.

Art Safari

Grades: nursery

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-1

Instructor: Little Scholars

We are going to take a safari around the world. Visit a new country each lesson and learn about animals native to that location with a sprinkle of literature, dabble of games, and a whole lot of art. Grab your passport and discover the thrill of the hunt without ever leaving camp!

Ready, Set, School!

Grades: PreK, K

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-1

Instructor: Barbara Campbell & Carly Orhan, Meadowbrook Faculty

Kindergarten bootcamp! Learn from Meadowbrook early education specialists about the expectations and joys surrounding the transition to Kindergarten! This program is non-academic but builds comfort, familiarity and confidence.

Minecraft Adventures

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-1

Instructor: iCode Wellesley

Calling all Artists, Engineers, Creators, Gamers and Coders! In this camp, students get introduced to Minecraft (an extremely popular creative world-building platform) by Microsoft. This is a platform where engineers and artists can show their creativity. Students explore art and architecture and plan to create basic and complex designs. Students will learn to explore the world by walking, swimming and flying! They will build the world, starting with basic structures, all the way to the most complex designs. They will also learn about materials starting with simple to compound metals. Students will build different types of worlds and work as a team in a shared world.

Viking Multisports Camp

Grades: k,1,2

Strand: sports

Session: week-1

Instructor: Viking Sports

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Sewing

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-1

Instructor: Vineyard App

Unleash Your Creativity with Sewing! Join this exciting Sewing class to design and create unique projects. Beginner or experienced, you'll develop essential sewing skills and unleash your imagination. No experience or unique materials are needed; we’ll provide everything. Discover various techniques, stitches, and decorative embellishments. Craft stylish garments, accessories, and home decor items. Combine learning with fun and become a sewing enthusiast. Get ready to stitch, create, and unlock endless creativity!

Video Game Design

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-1

Instructor: ICode of Wellesley

Explorers will go beyond playing games, and get a behind-the-scenes experience, learning the art and science of game development. With hands-on projects, students will be exposed to game creation tools. Explorers will learn to create fun and exciting games like Asteroids, snake, Super Mario, Pong, etc. Explorers will present their games to the group.

Puppet Show Project

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-1

Instructor: CinemaKidz

This course is all about creative building, storytelling, and working together to make a TV show! During this hands-on course, Explorers will build several types of puppets, and utilize film technology to bring their characters to life in a series of fun short skits.

Theatre & Improv Games

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-1

Instructor: Vineyard App

Do you love acting and want to learn how to improvise like a pro? Our Theater and Improv (Yes And) class is the perfect place to start! In this course, students will explore the fundamentals of improvisational theater and learn how to think on their feet. You'll develop your acting skills through fun exercises and games, as well as learn the art of "Yes And" – a technique that encourages collaboration and creativity. Whether you're a seasoned actor or a beginner, this class will help you develop your confidence and creativity on stage. We'll also get to do some stage design. No previous experience is necessary – just bring your willingness to play and have fun!

Whitehat Hacking & Cybersecurity

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: academic-fun

Session: week-1

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp

Have you ever wanted to be a hacker? Or wanted to learn how to code? On the Internet these days, it's important to understand how hackers work, so you can stay safe from them. In this specialty class, you will learn how to hack through fun coding (and code-breaking) games. You’ll learn about the three main methods hackers use, hack fake websites we set up, and learn how to stay safe online. Get ready to have fun breaking things!

Bug Bonanza

Grades: nursery

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-2

Instructor: Little Scholars

Are you ready to bug out? Explore the world of bugs as you sing songs, create buggy crafts, and crawl through math and reading activities focused on the lives of these cool crawly creatures.

Little Engineers: Creative Builders

Grades: PreK, K

Strand: steam

Session: week-2

Instructor: Little Scholars

Bang, Bang, Build, Build…is building things your jam? Construct some awesome creations with us using interlocking building blocks and many other interesting items. Learn the importance of communication, problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork, just like real engineers.

Olympic Fun

Grades: 1,2

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-2

Instructor: Barb Campbell & Carly Orhan, Meadowbrook Faculty

Celebrate all things Olympic Fun with sports, arts, and stories. Explorers will learn teamwork while having fun.

AI Playhouse

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-2

Instructor: Vineyard App

Join our exciting AI course designed for students to dive into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence (AI)! In this engaging program, you'll learn how to interact with AI by simply talking to it, uncovering the magic behind how AI "thinks." Students will explore their creativity using AI to craft pictures and stories, discover the wide range of applications for AI, and gain the skills to use this cutting-edge technology responsibly. You’ll get introduced to coding by creating your own video games and chatbots with AI-generated content. This course will empower scholars with AI skills that are valuable today that will shape their future and, importantly, understand when and when not to use this powerful new tool.

Filmmaking Fundamentals: Monsters & Mythology

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-2

Instructor: CinemaKidz

Embark on a captivating journey through Greek and Roman mythology with CinemaKidz. Gods, heroes, and mythical creatures come alive through stop motion and live action films. Explorers will dive into a classic myth of their choice to remake: building props, ruins, characters, costumes, and monsters. Please note this is a full day class; Explorers will still be given an opportunity to swim.

Lego Robotics

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-2

Instructor: ICode of Wellesley

Lego Robotics is a cool camp where students learn how technologies like programming, sensors, gears, and mechanics work, all while having fun! They will start with the simplest devices and build more complex models and program them. Campers will learn the fundamentals of mechanical engineering as they team up to build robotic systems and compete against one another in tasks such as sumo-wrestling, tug-o-war, head-to-head combat, and much more! By the end of the week, campers will put their skills to the test and see who can build the best battle bot.

Coding App and Games Lab

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: steam

Session: week-2

Instructor: Vineyard App

Have you ever dreamed of creating a video game? In this course, we’ll dive into game development. Students will learn the fundamentals of game design, starting with HTML programming and building to more advanced concepts. We will use AI technology for storytelling and image creation during the course, infusing unlimited options into game creation. We’ll also work on enhancing writing skills by coding trivia challenges and immersive choose-your-own-adventure games. Learners will have the opportunity to collaborate on a group game. Together, you'll practice the techniques learned throughout the course to craft a game that can be shared with friends and family.

Dino Discovery

Grades: nursery

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-3

Instructor: Little Scholars

Take an adventure back to the Jurassic Era, where we will learn about dinosaurs who roamed the Earth millions of years ago. Uncover fascinating dinosaur facts and explore the world of dinosaurs in Dino Discovery. You will become a paleontologist faster than Ornithomimids running from T-Rex!

Ready, Set, School!

Grades: PreK, K

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-3

Instructor: Brab Cambell & Carly Orhan, Meadowbrook Faculty

Kindergarten bootcamp! Learn from Meadowbrook early education specialists about the expectations and joys surrounding the transition to Kindergarten! This program is non-academic but builds comfort, familiarity and confidence.

Summer Celebrations

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-3

Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty

Come have fun with Meadowbrook teachers in a holiday-based arts & crafts week! Children will participate in various individual and group projects based on various holidays throughout the year.

Little Artists

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-3

Instructor: Spark Business Academy

Minecraft Adventures

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-3

Instructor: iCode Wellesley

Calling all Artists, Engineers, Creators, Gamers and Coders! In this camp, the students get introduced to Minecraft (an extremely popular creative world-building platform) by Microsoft. This is a platform where engineers and artists can show their creativity. Students explore art and architecture and plan to create basic and complex designs. Students will learn to explore the world by walking, swimming and flying! They will build the world, starting with basic structures, all the way to the most complex designs. They will also learn about materials starting with simple to compound metals. Students will build different types of worlds and work as a team in a shared world.

Multisports

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: sports

Session: week-3

Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Comic Journalism Workshop

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-3

Instructor: Jonathan Todd

Create comics that can raise awareness about important issues or interesting people! In Comics Journalism Workshop, Scholastic graphic novelist and former journalist Jonathan Todd (author/illustrator of TIMID) will coach tweens in the interviewing, reporting and drawing skills needed to create a comics journalism piece: news in the form of comics! You’ll get a chance to choose a modern issue to research and draw about, including interviewing people at camp or through Zoom, drawing caricatures and learning techniques to create comics from real life. At the end of the week, you’ll have the opportunity to scan your pieces and share them online or through zines you’ll create!

Survivor: Kidz Edition

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-3

Instructor: CinemaKidz

Explorers immerse in the natural world and test their survival, acting, and team skills. Learn all about making shelters, building fires, map making, orienteering, and rugged living. Explorers will test their wilderness skills, dream up fun personalities and personas for the show, and participate in awesome team-building indoor and outdoor games and challenges.

Elementary School Math Contest Prep

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: academic-fun

Session: week-3

Instructor: Kevin Christensen, Meadowbrook Faculty

This class will help prepare your child for success with elementary math contests. We will solve a variety of problems from multiple contests, including the Noetic and Math Olympiad. The goal will be to improve your child's ability to logically approach the problems, as well as increase their exposure to the contest math format. Practice contests will be given and explained in detail. Bring your thinking brains!

Dungeons & Dragons

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-3

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp

Have you ever wanted to play the nationally-known game Dungeons and Dragons? Stretch your imagination telling stories with your friends, and build useful creative skills? What about play the game they do in Stranger Things? Well this is your chance! In this class, we'll be exploring collaborative storytelling through Dungeons and Dragons. Along the way, we'll develop social and emotional skills that will serve us well outside of the RPG.

Infinity & Beyond: Space Camp

Grades: nursery

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-4

Instructor: Little Scholars

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, let's blast off to space for a super fun journey to our awesome solar system. We'll meet colorful comets, gigantic planets, twinkling shooting stars, speedy rockets, and so much more! Let's zoom through the galaxy and discover the wonders of space travel together!

Rock n' Roll Camp

Grades: Pre-k, K

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-4

Instructor: Little Scholars

We are looking for the next rock-n-roll star! We will jam out with handmade instruments, learn hip songs, and rock the day away. Your rocking scholar will show off their social, gross, and fine motor skills at our final performance. Show us your rock star side!

Summer Celebrations

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-4

Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty

Come have fun with Meadowbrook teachers in a holiday-based arts & crafts week! Children will participate in various individual and group projects based on various holidays throughout the year.

Survivor: Kidz Edition

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-4

Instructor: CinemaKidz

Explorers immerse in the natural world and test their survival, acting, and team skills. Learn all about making shelters, building fires, map making, orienteering, and rugged living. Explorers will test their wilderness skills, dream up fun personalities and personas for the show, and participate in awesome team-building indoor and outdoor games and challenges.

Junior Inventors: STEM Challenge

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-4

Instructor: Spark Business Academy

In this inventive program, Explorers design and create solutions to problems, teaming up to identify the need for a new invention, and producing real structures and solutions.

Multisports

Grades: k,1,2

Strand: sports

Session: week-4

Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Coding with Roblox

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-4

Instructor: iCode Wellesley

Roblox is one of the most popular online game platforms to play and create one’s own games. Roblox helps students socialize and expand their analytical and problem-solving skills while having fun with their friends. The games are easy to interact with, even for young children. In this course students will be introduced to concepts around game construction, with an introduction to Roblox Studio, where they can generate a random world or build on pre-fabricated themes, templates and storylines. In this course, students will also learn about Digital Citizenship, Internet Security, and other critical concepts and develop habits and practices for safe online interactions with others.

Cooking Around the World

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-4

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp

Does your child have a passion for cooking? In this cooking class, students will discover how to prepare delicious international and American dishes safely and skillfully. We'll explore diverse recipes from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America, all kid-friendly and perfect for after-school cooking. During our sessions, your child will play kids' games from other countries, learn food terms from around the world, and receive simple recipes they can use at home. This course is tailored for younger students and focuses on microwave cooking. Recipes include Italian Lasagna, Ghanaian Fufu Dumplings, Japanese Rice Balls (Nigiri), Mexican Quesadilla and Salsa, American Mug Cake, Chinese Chaofan, and French Fondue.

Math - Bar Modeling

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-4

Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty

Students will explore the powerful math problem-solving tool, bar modeling from the beginning. Bar modeling is used extensively in the Singapore Math program and allows students in grades 3 - 5 to solve problems often found in Algebra texts not by assigning variables, but by drawing the math relationships using bars. Your child will be amazed at their ability to solve complex, multi-step problems just by drawing!

Theatre & Improv

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-4

Instructor: Vineyard App

Are you passionate about acting and improving your theatrical skills? Join our Theater and Improv (Yes And) class, where students will be immersed in fun programs designed to work on all things acting. In this course, student actors will practice performing exercises to hone their craft and enhance their character portrayal skills. We'll delve into script analysis, stage movement, and blocking to discover the nuances of storytelling, character motivation, and movement. The pinnacle of this course will be live performances, where students can showcase their newly honed talents. Whether you're a seasoned performer or just starting, this class will empower you to become a versatile and skilled actor, ready to excel in every aspect of the theater.

Rock n'Roll Camp

Grades: nursery

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-5

Instructor: Little Scholars

We are looking for the next rock-n-roll star! We will jam out with handmade instruments, learn hip songs, and rock the day away. Your rocking scholar will show off their social, gross, and fine motor skills at our final performance. Show us your rock star side!

Super Science Stars

Grades: PreK, 1

Strand: steam

Session: week-5

Instructor: Little Scholars

Take a dash of engineering and a sprinkle of earth science, toss it together with some fun and games, and you have a STEAM-based program. Scientists will explore the different worlds of science through take-home creations.

Lego Creations Camp

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-5

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp

Do you love building and want to learn how to create your own Lego creations?! This course teaches students how to design and build their own Lego models. They'll cultivate both their creativity and an engineering mindset. As a student, you'll get hands-on experience with a variety of Lego sets and learn techniques for building sturdy and intricate designs. This class is the perfect way to develop your problem-solving skills and unleash your creativity. No previous experience is necessary – just bring your love of Legos and a willingness to experiment!

Junior Bots

Grades: 1,2

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-5

Instructor: ICode of Wellesley

For Explorers who are fascinated by robotics, we introduce a variety of Robots that allow them to explore robotic themes, create scenes and stories, explore topics and present their findings with their team. Explorers will do simple and intermediate builds while also preparing presentations similar to larger competitions.

Multisports

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: sports

Session: week-5

Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Little Bakers

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-5

Instructor: Spark Business Academy

Who has a sweet tooth? In this five-day interactive camp, students will immerse themselves in a culinary adventure! Each day, campers will gain self-confidence in the kitchen. SPARK Business Academy “Little Bakers” teaches a variety of skills, including baking basics (such as how to measure ingredients, follow recipes, and mixing). We will spend time exploring topics tailored to kids of this age group in a highly interactive and participative curriculum, while also providing plenty of time to engage in interactive team-building games that will foster new friendships! Campers will eat what they prepare each day! Although there will be lots of delicious sweets, this camp is also great way to build leadership skills, communication, critical thinking, teamwork and creativity. By the end of the week, campers will have developed the ingredients for success that take them well beyond the kitchen. This program is Vegan friendly.

YouTube Producers

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-5

Instructor: iCode of Wellesley

Every minute, 500 hours of YouTube videos are watched. YouTube has become the premier platform for creators of all kinds to film and produce content that reaches millions of people in an instant. The YouTube Producers camp is the stepping stone for future content creators to learn the skills that will challenge and push their video editing abilities to produce content that draws maximum viewership. Campers will also gain a working knowledge of digital cameras, editing audio and video, and producing content that is not just unique but desirable to a large or specialized audience. This course includes an introductory tutorial on privacy, safety, and responsible posting practices. Parent permission is required before any videos are published to YouTube.

Rocketry: Explorers +

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-5

Instructor: Jonathan Schmid, Meadowbrook Faculty

Following the high demand from last summer, It's Rocket Science returns in a new and expanded Explorers+ format. Students will understand the fundamentals of rocket flight and how amateur model rocketry can be used as a starting point to practice skills and techniques for building larger rockets while gaining fundamental engineering and science knowledge. Led by a Meadowbrook Faculty member, we’ll design rockets digitally, build them as a group, and ultimately celebrate our own launch day, gathering data on how our rockets performed after lift-off. This course will be a blast for students new to rocketry or those who took It's Rocket Science in 2023. Branches will supply computers, but students who already have a Windows or Mac notebook are welcome and encouraged to bring their own to the program. If your rocket successfully returns, you'll leave with your own custom-designed rocket!

Elementary School Math Contest Prep

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: academic-fun

Session: week-5

Instructor: Kevin Christensen, Meadowbrook Faculty

This class will help prepare your child for success with elementary math contests. We will solve a variety of problems from multiple contests, including the Noetic and Math Olympiad. The goal will be to improve your child's ability to logically approach the problems, as well as increase their exposure to the contest math format. Practice contests will be given and explained in detail. Bring your thinking brains!

Sports Broadcasting

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: business

Session: week-5

Instructor: Spark Business Academy

For the sports lover, future team General Manager, sports team owner, ESPN analyst or coach, this unique program helps students view the world of sports from a business perspective.

Students actively discuss and analyze different topics, including player contracts, mock drafts, college sports, endorsements, the Nike vs. Under Armour competition, the Super Bowl, e-sports and more!"

Green Thumb: Nature Explorers

Grades: nursery

Strand: steam

Session: week-6

Instructor: Little Scholars

Catch a ladybug, chase a firefly, and grow a garden, all while learning about nature and the world around us through stories, songs, art, exploration, and imaginary play. The Green Thumb Club will ignite your child’s passion for nature, recycling, and learning about the Earth through tactile activities and developmentally appropriate science investigations. It’s time to join the Green Thumb Club!

Superhero Training Camp

Grades: Prek, K

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-6

Instructor: Little Scholars

Do you have what it takes to save the earth? Do you have the sparkle to rule the world? Train to be the superhero you were meant to be! Save the world from evil-doers everywhere in this interactive and high-energy program. The training combines cooperative games, team-building activities, literature, educational enrichment activities, and craft projects to ensure your powers will be supreme.

Lego Brick Builders

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-6

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp

Do you love building and want to learn how to create your own Lego creations?! This course teaches students how to design and build their own Lego models, from simple structures to complex machines. They'll cultivate both their creativity and an engineering mindset. As a student, you'll get hands-on experience with a variety of Lego sets and learn techniques for building sturdy and intricate designs. This class is the perfect way to develop your problem-solving skills and unleash your creativity. No previous experience is necessary – just bring your love of Legos and a willingness to experiment!

Money Math

Grades: 1,2

Strand: business

Session: week-6

Instructor: Spark Business Academy

Designed for our youngest students, this program serves as a real-life math lab where students practice their computational skills and develop a foundation in financial literacy. Students participate in money math games and activities that help them internalize how they can use their math skills in everyday life.

Multisports

Grades: k,1,2

Strand: sports

Session: week-6

Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Junior Bots

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-6

Instructor: ICode of Wellesley

For Explorers who are fascinated by robotics, we introduce a variety of Robots that allow them to explore robotic themes, create scenes and stories, explore topics, and present their findings with their team. Explorers will do simple and intermediate builds while also preparing presentations similar to larger competitions.

Cooking Around the World

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-6

Instructor: Vineyard App

Do you love to cook? Want to know more recipes? In this unique cooking camp for young kids, students learn all about kids' food from around the world: how to make it, how to make it safely, and how to make it well! Students will cook some (oven-less) recipes from different countries and learn about food safety while engaging in fun cooking games. Recipes include Italian Lasagna, Fufu (Ghanaian Dumplings), Japanese Rice Ball Sandwiches (Nigiri), Mexican Quesadilla, American Mug Cake, Chinese Chaofan, and French fondue.

Video Game Design

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-6

Instructor: iCode of Wellesley

Explorers will go beyond playing games and get a behind-the-scenes experience, learning the art and science of game development. With hands-on projects, students will be exposed to game creation tools and learn to create fun and exciting games like Asteroids, Snake, Super Mario, Pong, and more. Explorers will present their games to the group.

Shark Tank

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: business

Session: week-6

Instructor: Spark Business Academy

Campers will learn how to think like a creative entrepreneur and compete in a crowded marketplace with unique solutions to tomorrow’s problems. They will create startups, build sophisticated websites, develop marketing plans, and 3D print prototypes. At the end of the week, campers will pitch their projects to a panel of sharks and learn how to negotiate funding.

Minecraft Mods

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-6

Instructor: iCode Wellesley

Explorers will be introduced to the wonderful world of Minecraft, a realm where their imagination and creativity can be unfettered and take flight. They will learn concepts like engineering through hands-on building of structures and designing with different textured blocks.

Cardboard Creations (Explorers+)

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-6

Instructor: Jonathan Schmid, Meadowbrook Faculty

Unleash your creativity this summer in Cardboard Creations, an action-packed, hands-on camp where students design and build jaw-dropping cardboard constructions! Guided by Meadowbrook's Chief Innovation Officer, campers will learn engineering basics, structural design, and artistic techniques to create imaginative, life-sized projects. Together we'll craft whatever you can imagine, with possibilities such as a giant rocket, a medieval castle, or an elaborate maze. This week promises unforgettable fun and discovery. Bring your ideas to life with the simplest materials and walk away with skills and memories to last a lifetime. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this unique adventure!

Superhero Training Camp

Grades: nursery

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-7

Instructor: Little Scholars

Do you have what it takes to save the earth? Do you have the sparkle to rule the world? Train to be the superhero you were meant to be! Save the world from evil-doers everywhere in this interactive and high-energy program. The training combines cooperative games, team-building activities, literature, educational enrichment activities, and craft projects to ensure your powers will be supreme.

Art Safari

Grades: PreK-K

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-7

Instructor: Little Scholars

We are going to take a safari around the world. Visit a new country each lesson and learn about animals native to that location with a sprinkle of literature, dabble of games, and a whole lot of art. Grab your passport and discover the thrill of the hunt without ever leaving camp!

Weird Science

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-7

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp

Have you ever wanted to be a scientist? Or to increase your understanding of the natural world? Well, you’re in luck! In this camp, we’ll learn about the natural world through fun, easy science experiments in chemistry and physics. We’ll learn about states of matter, the animal and plant kingdoms, and how things we interact with in our everyday lives really work. This is the perfect camp if you love science or engineering or want to get a little messy.

Minecraft Adventurers

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-7

Instructor: iCode

Calling all Gamers! In this camp, explorers get introduced to Minecraft. This is a platform where engineers and artists can show their creativity. Explorers engaged in art and architecture learning and plan to create basic and complex designs. Explorers will work together to create amazing worlds.

Multisports

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: sports

Session: week-7

Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Behind the Mask

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-7

Instructor: ICode of Wellesley

This workshop is a chance to dive right in and get creative with one of the most basic mask forms. Students select papier-mâché mask blanks and decorate with a variety of materials including chenille stems, beads, faux jewels, feathers, and fabric. After gluing, masks are augmented with painted patterns and padded for comfort.

Coding with Roblox

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-7

Instructor: iCode of Wellesley

Roblox is one of the most popular online game platforms to play and create one's own games. In this camp, Explorers will be introduced to concepts around game construction, with an introduction to Roblox Studio, where they can generate a random world or build upon premade themes.

Sew Much Fun: Craft, Stitch, and Create

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-7

Instructor: Vineyard App

Unleash Your Creativity with Sewing! Join this exciting sewing class to design and create unique projects. Beginner or experienced, you'll develop essential sewing skills and unleash your imagination. No experience or special materials needed. Discover various techniques, stitches, and decorative embellishments. Craft stylish garments, accessories, and home decor items. Combine learning with fun and become a sewing enthusiast. Get ready to stitch, create, and unlock endless creativity!

YouTube Producers

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: steam

Session: week-7

Instructor: iCode of Wellesley

Every minute, 500 hours of YouTube videos are watched. The YouTube Producers camp is the stepping stone for future content creators to learn video editing, digital camera handling, and producing content. Campers will also get an introduction to privacy, safety, and responsible posting practices.

Rock Band!

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-7

Instructor: Kevin Christensen

Campers will learn how to play in a group by learning existing songs from the pop/rock genre. Instruments needed for the band are drums, bass, guitar, piano/keys, vocals, and anything else that can assist in making great music. Proper technique and the fundamentals of ensemble playing will be emphasized throughout the experience. Prior experience playing an instrument is required.

Creative Builders

Grades: nursery

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-8

Instructor: Little Scholars

Calling all inventors, creators, builders, and designers! Come build awesome creations with us! We will create our own designs and build structures using recyclable materials, interlocking building blocks, and many other interesting items. No skills are necessary!

Jumping Beans

Grades: PreK-K

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-8

Instructor: Little Scholars

Hop, skip, and jump to Jumping Beans! Let's wiggle, stretch, move our bodies, and play games. It's like a big adventure that helps us grow stronger and more confident. We'll learn to balance, jump, and do all sorts of cool moves together! So, let's get ready to bounce and giggle at Jumping Beans.

Digital Photography

Grades: 1,2

Strand: steam

Session: week-8

Instructor: Vineyard App Camp

Have you ever wanted to be a Photographer? Well, this is your chance! In this afterschool class, we’ll learn the basics of photography in all of its forms. We’ll learn about Composition, Lighting, and other core strategies that allow professionals to take incredible photos. We’ll also get to take pictures of campus, go on nature tours, and even create beautiful creations for local businesses!

Behind the Mask

Grades: 1,2

Strand: creative-arts

Session: week-8

Instructor:

This workshop is a chance to dive right in and get creative with one of the most basic mask forms. Working closely with master mask-maker Eric Bornstein and one or more co-facilitators, students select papier-mâché mask blanks with elastic straps and then choose from an array of tantalizing decorative materials including chenille stems, pony beads, faux jewels, feathers, fur, and fabric. After gluing, masks are augmented with painted patterns and textures and then padded to ensure a comfortable fit. Behind the Mask artists display samples, discuss techniques, and supervise creation.

Multisports

Grades: 1,2

Strand: sports

Session: week-8

Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp

All of Viking Multi-Sport Summer Camps include a fun variety of sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, dodgeball, kickball, capture the flag, floor hockey, team handball, watermelon, gaga ball, reindeer tails, and many other sports, gym games, and camp activities.

Minecraft Mods

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-8

Instructor: ICode of Wellesley

Explorers will be introduced to the wonderful world of Minecraft, a realm where their imagination and creativity can be unfettered and take flight. They will learn concepts like engineering through hands-on building of structures and design with different textured blocks.

Digital DJ

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: steam

Session: week-8

Instructor: iCode of Wellesley

Explorers go behind the sounds of our favorite tunes to see how science, technology, math, and engineering are utilized to create music today. Using theory and programming tools like Sonic PI, Explorers can express themselves like never before.

Chess: Road to Grandmaster

Grades: 3,4,5

Strand: games-and-activities

Session: week-8

Instructor: Vineyard App

Join our Introduction to Chess Class, where we offer captivating and age-appropriate chess lessons to engage students at all beginning skill levels. Our program covers the fundamentals, openings, and strategic thinking. We start with a free play session to gauge familiarity and comfort with chess, progressively introducing skills and encouraging their application in gameplay. We spice things up with variant chess games to maintain enthusiasm and playfulness. We work closely with your child throughout the class to help them internalize chess concepts and rules. Whether they're total beginners or looking to advance their skills, students will leave with newfound knowledge and a deep passion for Chess!

Python Game Design

Grades: 6,7,8

Strand: steam

Session: week-8

Instructor: iCode of Wellesley

Explorers are introduced to coding with Python, an easy, versatile readable language. It is used in a variety of industries and in many applications. Students will learn Python concepts and syntax. Explorers will learn the language using simple games such as Space Invaders, Snake, and Hangman.