7 Hour Courses – Tuition $10.00/hr per person

Life Science

Critter Creations
(Ages 3-7)
Language Arts workshop where students use K’nex® to build and learn about basic characteristics & attributes of Vampire and Tube Nosed Fruit Bats, Trapdoor, Ogre-faced & Bola Spiders, Owls, Scorpions, and the Life Stages of a Firefly

Engineering

Early Machines
(Ages 3-7)
Nurture natural curiosity to learn about and create Inventions, Machines & Devices to solve Real world problems, and apply Mathematical and Scientific principles for concrete, practical purposes

Fun Time Gears
(Ages 3-7)
Investigate movement in Gears, Gear Boxes, Levers & Pulleys while learning to name Mechanical Elements used in fascinating machines including the popular Paper Crimper & Pattern Maker

Gears Galore
(Ages 3-7)
Explore Gear Ratios, Direction & Speed while building simple models that transmit power using Gear Trains, Pulleys, Springs and Crown Gears

Pulley Power Plus
(Ages 3-7)
Promotes problem solving skills and creativity as imaginations are set in motion while students construct various machines to learn about Single & Double Pulleys, Belts, Gear Ratios, Axles and Worm Gears

Super Solvers
(Ages 3-7)
Use Problem Solving skills learned in Fun Time Gears and Pulley Power Plus to create possible solutions and meet criteria to conquer a variety of “Design Challenges”

Mathematics

Mind Masters Math
(Ages 3-10)
Addresses 2 & 3 Dimensional shapes, Lines, Segments, Rays, Angles, Rotational symmetry, Congruence, Patterning, Rounding & Estimation, Measurement, Perimeters, and Fractions

Build To Learn

Build To Learn courses provide hands-on learning experiences for children 3-7 years of age

Concepts: learn the alphabet, vocabulary, early reading skills, recall, sorting, patterns, and numbers
Physical & Tactile: develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills
Cognitive: problem solve, plan, design, imagine, invent, and produce objects from start to finish
Social: cooperative learning, communication and taking turns
Emotional: gain confidence by completing projects and developing a sense of self expression
Language Skills: alphabet, vocabulary, describing projects to a peer, cooperative communication and storytelling

Alpha Adventures
(Ages 3-7)
Build to learn the beginning letters in the alphabet A through M while participating in a unique combination of hands-on activities that naturally integrate cooperative learning, sequencing, number and letter recognition, vocabulary building, counting and storytelling

Omega Adventures
(Ages 3-7)
Build to learn the ending letters in the alphabet N though Z while participating in a unique combination of hands-on activities that naturally integrate cooperative learning, sequencing, number and letter recognition, vocabulary building, counting and storytelling