Explorers Courses 2024
Trips & Travel
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Grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Strand: Travel
Session: Warm Up Week (June 17-21, no programs on June 19)
Instructor: Branches Staff
Description: 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 Jr.
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Grades: 1,2,3
Strand: Travel
Session: Warm Up Week (June 17-21, no programs on June 19)
Instructor: Branches Staff
Description: 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]
Viking Multisports Camp
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Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Warm Up Week (June 17-21, no programs on June 19)
Instructor: Viking Sports
Description: 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.
Exploring Photography
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Warm Up Week (June 17-21, no programs on June 19)
Instructor: CinemaKidz
Description: Explore the world around you through the lens of a camera! In this interactive week, children will learn to utilize manual DSLR cameras, while practicing various still photography techniques. In this workshop-based camp, each activity may include: exploring outdoor photography, using light boxes and graphic design programs to create an ad for something they love, taking photos of their friends in the CK indoor studio, long exposure photography, learning all about composition and style, and much more! Creativity and technology come together in this camp for a truly fun learning experience. Kids will then frame their photos and the week will culminate in a photography show to celebrate!
Ready, Set, School!
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Grades: PreK, K
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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.
Cooking Around the World
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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.
Minecraft Adventures
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: 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.
Viking Multisports Camp
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Viking Sports
Description: 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.
eSports: Roblox Rumble
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Fleming Tech Camp
Description: Prepare to face the ultimate test at Roblox Rumble - Junior Gauntlet! This adrenaline-pumping esports adventure is tailor-made for rookie champions and young gladiators in 1st to 4th grades, eager to showcase their skills and valor in a series of exhilarating challenges and build battles within the dynamic world of Roblox. Junior Gauntlet offers a thrilling fusion of creativity, resilience, and triumph, as each competitor embraces the spirit of competition, crafting unforgettable experiences, and ascending towards legendary status in the realm of Roblox.
Graphic Novel Production
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Jonathan Todd
Description: Develop your own graphic novel characters, create fiction and non-fiction stories and start the first chapter of a new graphic novel! In Graphic Novel Production, Scholastic graphic novelist Jonathan Todd, the author/illustrator of TIMID, Target’s April 2024 Middle Reader Book Club Pick, will coach you on story plotting, an autobiographical approach to comics-making, visual comics planning, lettering, drawing, and inking your comics. At the end of the week, you’ll have the opportunity to paste-up reproductions of your comics pages into a mini-comic.
Lego Brick Builders
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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!
Woodshop & Woodworking
Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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
It's Rocket Science 2.0 (Explorers+)
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 1 (June 24-28)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: Following the high demand from last summer, It's rocket science returns in a new and expanded explorers+ format. Students will 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 alike! Branches will supply computers, but students who already have a windows or mac notebook are welcomed and encouraged to bring their own to the program. If your rocket successfully returns, you'll leave with your own custom designed rocket! Explorers+ price: $999
Lego Brick Builders
Grades: 1,2
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 2 (July 1-5, no programs on July 4)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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!
Sewing
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 2 (July 1-5, no programs on July 4)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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, 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. Enroll now and explore the exciting possibilities of this timeless craft. Get ready to stitch, create, and unlock endless creativity!
Viking Multisports Camp
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 2 (July 1-5, no programs on July 4)
Instructor: Viking Sports
Description: 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.
Cooking Around the World
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 2 (July 1-5, no programs on July 4)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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.
Minecraft Modding
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 2 (July 1-5, no programs on July 4)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: Students 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. They will be introduced to key mods that extend the base functionality of Minecraft to make it the immersive world that children love to be lost in, learn and socialize with friends and co-designers. Expanding their imagination, extending their creativity and helping them hone their skills and learning is the perfect gateway to strengthening the student’s confidence, competence and collaborative muscles! Building their own basic mods is an unparalleled way to allow them to express their creative skills.
YouTube Production
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 2 (July 1-5, no programs on July 4)
Instructor: CinemaKidz
Description: Always wanted to be a YouTuber and have 10,000+ followers? Want to take your videos to the next level by learning from professional filmmakers? This camp steps away from narrative filmmaking, and focuses on content and techniques that your kid is passionate about. From how-to videos, product reviews, and cooking shows, to tv series, news broadcasts, and gamer videos, the CK team will teach your child the tools necessary to create content for their favorite social platforms. Professional teaching artists work closely with your child, building skills to create videos that they care about. We will answer your child's technical questions one-on-one, and set them up for success on their channel! For those interested, we will cover branding, making your videos searchable, and the steps to gaining thousands of followers. CinemaKidz will also spend a good deal of time discussing online presence, responsibility, privacy concerns, and general safety. A great camp for beginners as well as the more advanced influencer.
Shark Tank
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Business
Session: Week 2 (July 1-5, no programs on July 4)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: Campers will learn how to think like a creative entrepreneur and compete in a crowded marketplace with unique solutions to tomorrow’s problems. Working with professional tools will give campers a competitive edge and help them learn what it takes to take an idea to market. Campers will collaborate with other campers in completing group and individual projects. These entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to build a startup with their friends, create sophisticated websites, develop marketing plans, and 3D print prototypes. At the end of this busy week, these new start-ups will pitch their projects to a panel of iCode’s top sharks and learn how to negotiate funding!
Ready, Set, School!
Grades: PreK, K
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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.
Arts & Crafts: Summer Celebrations
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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
Chess
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Lawyer Times
Description: Learn basic chess skills taught in a fun and interactive way
Minecraft Adventures
Grades: 1,2
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: 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: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp
Description: 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.
Graphic Novel Production
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Jonathan Todd
Description: Develop your own graphic novel characters, create fiction and non-fiction stories and start the first chapter of a new graphic novel! In Graphic Novel Production, Scholastic graphic novelist Jonathan Todd, the author/illustrator of TIMID, Target’s April 2024 Middle Reader Book Club Pick, will coach you on story plotting, an autobiographical approach to comics-making, visual comics planning, lettering, drawing, and inking your comics. At the end of the week, you’ll have the opportunity to paste-up reproductions of your comics pages into a mini-comic.
Robotics
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: Unleash your creativity in our Robotics class! Discover the exciting world of robotics, engineering, and coding as you work with your own robot. With provided materials (SmartKiddo robots), you'll learn engineering and programming skills while crafting programs of varying complexity that help robots move and interact with the world. No previous experience is needed; just bring your passion for innovation, problem-solving skills, and an engineering mindset. Join us for an exhilarating journey into the realm of robotics and embrace the endless possibilities of technology and creativity!
Elementary School Math Contest Prep
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Academic Fun
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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!
Cooking Around the World
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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.
Curtains Up (3-Week Camp)
Grades: 3,4,5,6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 3 (July 8-12)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: Look out! DRAMA! Actors, performers, creatives, and theater-loving humans of all types are invited to join our first-ever Branches Theater Extravaganza! During this three week program we will explore the wonderful world of the stage using games, creative play, and other fun activities. We will develop new skills while learning to work together as a cast, culminating with the performance of an original play! Come create and discover with us!
School Garden
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Grades: K,1
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: Have you ever wanted to be a scientist? Or to increase your understanding of the natural world? Well, you’re in luck! In this class, we’ll be learning about physics and 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 club if you love science or engineering or just want to get a little messy in afterschool.
Summer Celebrations
Grades: 1,2
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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
Cooking Around the World
Grades: 1,2
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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.
Lego Brick Builders
Grades: 1,2
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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!
Multisports
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp
Description: 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
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: 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.
Sewing
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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, 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. Enroll now and explore the exciting possibilities of this timeless craft. Get ready to stitch, create, and unlock endless creativity!
Math - Bar Modeling
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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!
Photography
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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!
eSports: Minecraft Bed Wars (6-8)
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Fleming Tech Camp
Description: Bed Wars is one of Minecraft's most popular team survival games and we take it to the next level as a competitive esports program. The goal of Bed Wars is to be the last player (or team) standing. Gamers must destroy their competitors' beds so that they cannot respawn. Once the competition is eliminated the game is over and the remaining individual/team wins. Participants will focus on competing in both solo and team based challenges using Minecraft Education Edition.
Curtains Up (3-Week Camp)
Grades: 3,4,5,6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 4 (July 15-19)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: Look out! DRAMA! Actors, performers, creatives, and theater-loving humans of all types are invited to join our first-ever Branches Theater Extravaganza! During this three week program we will explore the wonderful world of the stage using games, creative play, and other fun activities. We will develop new skills while learning to work together as a cast, culminating with the performance of an original play! Come create and discover with us!
Super Hero Training Camp
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Grades: K, 1
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Little Scholars
Description: 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.
School Garden
Grades: 1,2
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: Have you ever wanted to be a scientist? Or to increase your understanding of the natural world? Well, you’re in luck! In this class, we’ll be learning about physics and 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 club if you love science or engineering or just want to get a little messy in afterschool.
Chess
Grades: 1,2
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Lawyer Times
Description: Learn basic chess skills taught in a fun and interactive way
Multisports
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp
Description: 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.
YouTube Producer
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: Every minute, 500 hours of YouTube videos are watched. YouTube has become the premier (and de-facto) 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 come and learn the skills that will challenge and push their video editing skills to produce content that draws maximum viewership and pushes the content to the top of rankings. During the course campers will also get a working knowledge of digital cameras, editing audio, video, and producing content that is not just unique but desirable to a large or specialized audience. All campers will also get an introductory tutorial on what to be cautious about before posting their videos to YouTube and how to retain privacy and be safe while still being a superstar. Campers will need permission from parents prior to any videos being posted to a YouTube channel. Come to the YouTube Producers camp and access the secrets to creating content to create a fan following and become an online superstar!
Creative Writing
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: Do you have a story to tell? Want to learn how to express yourself through writing? Join our Creative Writing class! This course helps students who love stories express themselves through writing, develop their verbal skills, and learn how to craft compelling characters to build immersive worlds. Through guided exercises and personalized feedback, students will learn how to bring their ideas to life and create stories that will captivate readers. Younger learners will work on creating and illustrating their own cool chapter books. Regardless of age, all you need is a pen and paper, and you're ready to start writing!
Graphic Design
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: Interested in drawing, art, or design? In this class, you’ll learn how to use your doodling skills for real, by doing design projects for local nonprofits or small businesses. You will learn how to make professional posters and art that people want to pay for, and you’ll ultimately design posters and ads for real organizations with good causes. Our students' work has been used in ads and online Instagrams posts by the Special Olympics, Martha's Kitchen, and local shelters.
Elementary School Math Contest Prep
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Academic Fun
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: 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!
Adventures in Animation
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: CinemaKidz
Description: Come explore various techniques of stop-motion animation in our week-long animation-workshop! Campers create abstract and narrative tales with a wide range of materials including: legos, clay, architectural modeling materials, wire, foam, and so much more! Campers build mini-movie sets and learn how to light them, build camera rigs, use gels and create various on-set effects. We encourage children to experiment with different camera angles, add special effects, sounds and music. Children build their own props and use green screens to bring their ideas to life. Combine live action with stop-motion animation to make something truly unique and special. Kids will complete several projects over the course of the week. This is a fantastic class for kids with big imaginations!
Shark Tank
Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Business
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: Campers will learn how to think like a creative entrepreneur and compete in a crowded marketplace with unique solutions to tomorrow’s problems. Working with professional tools will give campers a competitive edge and help them learn what it takes to take an idea to market. Campers will collaborate with other campers in completing group and individual projects. These entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to build a startup with their friends, create sophisticated websites, develop marketing plans, and 3D print prototypes. At the end of this busy week, these new start-ups will pitch their projects to a panel of iCode’s top sharks and learn how to negotiate funding!
Curtains Up (3-Week Camp)
Grades: 3,4,5,6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: Look out! DRAMA! Actors, performers, creatives, and theater-loving humans of all types are invited to join our first-ever Branches Theater Extravaganza! During this three week program we will explore the wonderful world of the stage using games, creative play, and other fun activities. We will develop new skills while learning to work together as a cast, culminating with the performance of an original play! Come create and discover with us!
WOW Lab
Grades: K,1
Strand: Academic Fun
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: Little Scholars
Description: Hypothesize, observe, and watch in wonder over the crazy science reactions in our WOW Lab. Each lesson will focus on a scientific experiment and the science behind the experiment. Grow your science knowledge and have a few wow moments along the way. Come join us for this exciting journey into the world of science experiments!
Lego Brick Builders
Grades: 1,2
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: Business
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: Spark Business Academy
Description: 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,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp
Description: 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.
School Garden
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: Have you ever wanted to be a scientist? Or to increase your understanding of the natural world? Well, you’re in luck! In this class, we’ll be learning about physics and 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 club if you love science or engineering or just want to get a little messy in afterschool.
Minecraft Modding
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: Students 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. They will be introduced to key mods that extend the base functionality of Minecraft to make it the immersive world that children love to be lost in, learn and socialize with friends and co-designers. Expanding their imagination, extending their creativity and helping them hone their skills and learning is the perfect gateway to strengthening the student’s confidence, competence and collaborative muscles! Building their own basic mods is an unparalleled way to allow them to express their creative skills.
Photography
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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!
Retro Videogame Hackers (Explorers+)
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 6 (July 29-August 2)
Instructor: Meadowbrook Faculty
Description: Leave with your own customized Nintendo (NES) cartridge, complete with box and label! We’ll learn how game cartridges work, hack the game by modifying the graphics and other aspects, then finally create our own physical cartridge you can play on any NES. Perfect for students looking for ways to dive even deeper into programming and game development. Students should have solid understanding of file management and basic tech skills. Previous expierence of coding will be helpful but not required! Branches will supply computers but students who already have a windows notebook are welcomed and encouraged to bring their own to the program. Explorers+ price: $959
World of Wizards
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Grades: K,1
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 7 (August 5-9)
Instructor: Little Scholars
Description: Calling all wizard fans! This is like no other program you have ever experienced. We will take a magical journey into the world of wizards. From designing wands to playing Quidditch, we will participate in activities that will astound all Muggles.
Minecraft Adventures
Grades: 1,2
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 7 (August 5-9)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: 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.
Photography
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 7 (August 5-9)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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!
Multisports
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 7 (August 5-9)
Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp
Description: 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.
Cooking Around the World
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 7 (August 5-9)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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.
Chess
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Games and Activites
Session: Week 5 (July 22-26)
Instructor: Lawyer Times
Description: Learn basic and intermediate chess skills taught in a fun and interactive way
YouTube Producer
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 7 (August 5-9)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: Every minute, 500 hours of YouTube videos are watched. YouTube has become the premier (and de-facto) 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 come and learn the skills that will challenge and push their video editing skills to produce content that draws maximum viewership and pushes the content to the top of rankings. During the course campers will also get a working knowledge of digital cameras, editing audio, video, and producing content that is not just unique but desirable to a large or specialized audience. All campers will also get an introductory tutorial on what to be cautious about before posting their videos to YouTube and how to retain privacy and be safe while still being a superstar. Campers will need permission from parents prior to any videos being posted to a YouTube channel. Come to the YouTube Producers camp and access the secrets to creating content to create a fan following and become an online superstar!
Science Palooza
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Grades: K,1
Strand: Academic Fun
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: Little Scholars
Description: Come discover, experiment, and create as we learn about the colliding worlds of art and science in this STEAM-based class. Create simple machines, dabble in the world of robots, and discover the magic of science. Put on your lab coat and grab your art supplies because this STEAM program will rock your world.
My First Lemonade Stand
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Grades: 1,2
Strand: Business
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: Spark Business Acadmey
Description: Learn how to make sweet and tangy lemonade – and make money by selling it! Experiment with recipes, design flyers, learn how to count money, make change and tally your profits. Then, in a showcase finale event, launch your lemonade stand and sell, sell, sell, and raise funds for a charity students select!
Cooking Around the World
Grades: 1,2
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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.
Multisports
Grades: K,1,2,3,4,5,6
Strand: Sports
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: Viking Multisports Camp
Description: 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.
Artist Studio: 2D & 3D Art
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: iCode Wellesely
Description: Art meets technology. Using a combination of 2-D and 3-D tools, campers will sketch and draw models and animations, and apply their own touches to stylize photos. Students will design 3-D models both in a tablet and by using 3-D tools that allow unlimited creative possibilities and will also learn to use code to make interactive art. Campers will learn to express themselves utilizing the digital tools of the art industry. Various pieces will be created throughout the week which will then be shared, and discussed as a group, giving these artists the crucial experience of personal feedback. Some of the areas that each new artist will explore include: photo manipulation, digital painting, 3D sculpting, and programming art! Campers will create an art gallery style presentation for audiences to experience and enjoy their projects.
Speech & Debate
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Academic Fun
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: Are you eager to improve your public speaking and argument skills? Join our Speech and Debate class! This course covers speech events, including public address events where you create your speeches on different topics and interpretive events where you perform published material, perfect for acting and theater enthusiasts. You'll also learn how to craft persuasive speeches and engage in debates on various subjects, enhancing your research, analysis, and communication abilities. This class will boost your speaking confidence and critical thinking, and no prior experience is required – just bring your curiosity and enthusiasm!
Lego Brick Builders
Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: STEAM
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: Vineyard App Camp
Description: 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!
Digital DJ
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Grades: 3,4,5
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: iCode Wellesley
Description: Campers go behind the sounds of our favorite tunes to see how science, technology, mathematics, and engineering are utilized to create music today. Using theory and programming tools like Sonic Pi, campers can express themselves like never before.
Comic Journalism Workshop
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Grades: 6,7,8
Strand: Creative Arts
Session: Week 8 (August 12-16)
Instructor: Jonathan Todd
Description: 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!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_journalism )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!