Battle Bots using LEGO®
2–4 grade • July 7–11 • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
2–4 grade • Jul 14–18 • 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Students learn to design and build their own motorized battle cars and other vehicles. By using principles of
simple and complex machines, gearing, and mechanical advantage, students try to flip, push, or smash their
opponent’s battle vehicles. It’s brain over brawn through applied physics. Each team attempts to exploit the design weaknesses or the incidental mechanical advantage of their opponent’s bot. Lessons demonstrate the use of mechanical lifts, nets, drills, ramps and more. This is the type of activity our students seem to universally love.  Though they may outgrow their love of LEGO®s (but don’t count on it), this insight into physics will stay with them forever.
Tuition: $180 includes all fees.

Computer Whiz Kids
2–4 grade • July 28–Aug 1 • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Do you wish you could look inside a computer just to have a chance to probe around? Do you know what the
inside of a monitor looks like? Go beyond just the basics of computer technology in this computer exploration class.  Learn to install hardware, find out what makes software work and how to install it. Discover what is cool on the Internet and what to avoid. Be the computer whiz kid in your family or class!
Materials fee: $15 collected on the first day of class (Cash or check made out to instructor).
Tuition: $99

Digital Photography with Photoshop
5–8 grade • July 28–Aug 1 • 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Students must bring a digital camera.
A digital camera allows everyone to take decent pictures.  This class helps students move beyond the basics of
digital photography. Students learn important concepts like composition, lighting, and movement. They will also
learn cropping, color correction, and other photo altering effects within Photoshop. Due to the nature of this class, students will spend time both inside a computer lab and outside taking pictures of objects, people, and landscapes.  It is important that students have a basic knowledge of their digital camera and bring their manual to class throughout the week.
Materials fee: $10 collected on first day of class (Cash or checkmade out to instructor).
Tuition: $125

Robotics Academy NXT                 
5–8 grade • July 14–18 • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
5–8 grade • July 21–25 • 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Are you ready to create a robot that will do your bidding?  Students will not only build a robot that is only limited by their imagination, they will program it through wireless communication with software on a computer. Learn
to program your robot in order to control light, touch, rotational sensors and motors.
Tuition: $180 includes all fees.

Video Game Making “Invaders”
5–8 grade • July 7–11 • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
5–8 grade • July 21–25 • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Learn how to design and modify your own exciting arcade style video games. You’ll learn how to control characters, objects and outcomes in your game, then increase the difficulty level and add more features. Graphics design and graphics animation topics will also be covered. Learn how to design your own version of Invaders and several others. This course is an online computer course, but is instructor facilitated. Each child will have 6 additional weeks to play and improve their video game at home!
Tuition: $180 includes all fees.

Web Master
5–8 grade • July 7–11 • 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Students will create and design their own web pages. In this hands-on course, students will build simple pages
with hypertext links and animated graphics. The course includes instructions on protecting personal information
when publishing on the web.
Materials fee: $20 collected on the first day of class. (cash or checks made out to instructor).
Tuition: $125