Zeno, a non-profit organization, is offering its math camp adventures this summer that are super fun and help to combat that dreaded summer learning loss. Campers will use architecture to design and build their own city; build geometric Pirate Hats and learning to read treasure maps; play Blink while Measuring Monkeys with their Supermind; and learn money systems to barter like the Romans, Grecians, and Mayans. Learn more about our camp sessions and locations at our website.

Build a variety of mechanical creations and explore the fundamentals of simple mechanics. Use Lego Simple Machines, Lego WeDo, and Robotix kits to build and discover.

Charlie – Alpha – Mike – Papa – Echo – Romeo - Sierra! Do you have what it takes to become a pilot? Learn how pilots plan a flight, communicate with the tower, and navigate the skies. Meet with pilots and flight instructors and learn all about modern aviation.

Have you ever wanted to know why the sky is blue, how fast a worm can travel, or what makes our hearts beat? In this week of hands-on science, campers will do experiments, learn the process of scientific inquiry, and discover fascinating facts about the world’s most interesting scientific topics. During our field trip to the Kids in Medicine laboratory at the Seattle Science Foundation, we will dissect a pig heart in the bioskills lab to learn about body systems and medicine.

Camp BLAST OFF!: What does it take to get into space? Lots of rocket power! Test out different ‘rockets’ to see which ones will climb the highest. Design your custom space cruiser and then build it. Make and launch a different rocket each day.

Travel back through time as we uncover the mysteries left behind by dinosaurs. We’ll study these magnificent prehistoric beasts, dig for dinosaur bones and create our own dinosaur fossils. Become a paleontologist in no time!

Have you ever dreamed of building a robot from the ground up and then making it move and follow your instructions? Then this camp is for you. This is a STEM based camp where you will explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math as you design and build robots that use machines, gears, levers and pulleys. The possibilities are endless. Come test your own imagination. Morning and afternoon care is available for a small fee (7:30-9:00 am and 3:30-5:30 pm).

It’s time to say hello to the amazing world of robotics! Learn about the robots that you have in your home and use every day. Make different rovers that can pick up objects, complete an obstacle course, or engage in exciting tournaments.

Explore traditional materials and methods used by early settlers and first people. Learn the lore and medicinal uses of common weeds and native plants. Create a naturalist's journal to keep recipes and memories. This theme-based weeklong day camp is a great way to have summer fun while learning about the fascinating world of the garden. Spend five days developing practical garden skills, exploring plants and discovering animals that live in Seattle Tilth's community learning gardens and Meridian Park. This camp is intended for those entering grades 1-4 in fall 2013.

No matter where your child goes to school during the rest of the year, we welcome you to a Summer at Seabury! Our camps this year are, if possible, even more fantastic! Whether your child is interested in art, science, crafts, cooking, or technology, Seabury offers a fun and enriching camp that fits every taste. Our campers are divided into two age groups to maximize learning and play throughout the whole summer.

Camp FLYING ANIMALS: (new in 2013) It's a bird! It’s a plane…No, wait...it really is a bird! Join us for a week of things with wings as we discover the many amazing flying animals in the world around us. Campers will learn about the many wonderful adaptations that our feathered and furry friends use to take to the air!

Tighten your Kuiper belt as you make an intergalactic passport from Sol all the way out to the Oort cloud! At each stop you learn about how we explore our Universe. Hands-on activities and crafts include making a miniature green-house to understand why Venus is so hot and building robotic rovers to see how we learn about Mars.

Zeno, a non-profit organization, is offering its math camp adventures this summer that are super fun and help to combat that dreaded summer learning loss. Campers will use architecture to design and build their own city; build geometric Pirate Hats and learning to read treasure maps; play Blink while Measuring Monkeys with their Supermind; and learn money systems to barter like the Romans, Grecians, and Mayans. Learn more about our camp sessions and locations at our website.

Zeno, a non-profit organization, is offering its math camp adventures this summer that are super fun and help to combat that dreaded summer learning loss. Campers will use architecture to design and build their own city; build geometric Pirate Hats and learning to read treasure maps; play Blink while Measuring Monkeys with their Supermind; and learn money systems to barter like the Romans, Grecians, and Mayans. Learn more about our camp sessions and locations at our website.

This week we’ll put you in the cockpit of the Blackbird! The Museum is home to the only MD-21 left in the world and you can learn the secrets of a supersonic spy! Learn how to crack codes and send secret messages to help solve the mystery of the missing Museum moon rocks!

Follow the development of space exploration from early rockets to the latest programs of companies like Blue Origin and SpaceX. Test out different rocket designs to see which can soar the highest and go the fastest. Design and create the spaceship of your dreams!

Camp FANTASTIC FLYING TOYS: Learn about aviation by playing with stomp rockets, rubber band-powered propeller planes, and mechanical birds. Make different paper airplanes and figure out which ones fly the farthest and glide the longest. Use flying toys from around the world like kites, boomerangs, taketombos and more.

The challenges of navigation have confronted explorers from the beginning of time. From observing the stars, to reading compasses, to radio direction finders and GPS, campers will learn about the ways navigators are able to get from here to there without getting lost!

Believe it or not, scientists spend a lot of time outdoors. We’ll follow in their footsteps as we investigate the mysteries behind the world we live in and learn what makes it tick. Our creeks, ponds, wetlands, forests, meadows, and fully-stocked laboratory will be our classroom. You’ll get to meet some of the scientists behind the Brightwater Treatment plant and learn how Brightwater helps keep the Puget Sound clean. We’ll integrate games, art, and free exploration as well to round out the week and make sure that you’ll leave with a new understanding of what it means to “do science.”

How did people reach for the skies before they had airplanes? From the giant man-lifting kites of the ancient Chinese to Montgolfiers’ balloon, campers will explore all the ways people explored the skies centuries before the Wright brothers were ever born.

Explore the wonderful world of insects at Lake Washington Girls Middle School. Together, we will delve into the world of insects through 3 dimensional art projects, scavenger hunts through our neighborhood, educational games and hands on dissections of a grasshopper. Whether your girls are afraid of creepy crawlies or fascinated by arthropods, they will love this week of STEAM-focused fun. STEAM Camp is an exciting and hands-on learning opportunity for young people with a special emphasis on the STEAM curriculum areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics). As educators, we must provide educational opportunities that endeavor to integrate the arts, sciences, and technology for this to happen. LWGMS already embraces this educational model, and is currently in the process of developing curriculum for our students that is cutting edge, and that integrates the arts into the STEM model: STEAM. STEAM design classes incorporate problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, presentation, prototyping, and response to critique (resilience). Here at LWGMS, in summer camps and the school classroom, we are celebrating the STEM to STEAM initiative. Sign up today!

Camp Beginner 'Bots: Learn how we use robots every day! See how scientists are using robotics to explore our universe. Using Lego WeDo and Robotix parts, explore the basics of robotics, including gears, levers, and more.

From the first aviators to modern astronauts, people have been fascinated by the view from above. This week campers will examine the various ways in which the Earth is observed from on high. From spy planes to drones to satellites; the evolution of aerial reconnaissance will be explored.

Step into the KidsQuest laboratory and become a Forensic Scientist! We will discover why certain substances glow, bubble or even change color. We’ll also investigate food crimes and extract DNA.

Can robots think? How do they know what to do? Campers this week will begin to answer these questions as they explore the world of robotics! Campers will spend the week learning to build and program robots to perform simple tasks using Lego kits and BeeBots.

Camp What's That in the Sky?: (new in 2013) The skies above us are full of many wondrous and amazing objects! From galaxies to stars to moons to satellites, this week campers will learn about the things they can see when they turn their gaze upward. They will also explore the various methods we use to see further and further into the cosmos.

From the electronically controlled airships of the late 1800s to more modern drones like the DarkStar, the development of pilotless aircraft has advanced in leaps and bounds! This week campers will explore all of the various technologies that make these remarkable machines possible.

You’ve been hired as one of the new employees of the Brightwater Nature Detectives Agency. Your mission is to work each day with your fellow detectives to solve the nature mystery posed to you by your instructor through experiments, games, exploration, and art. By the end of the week – if you’ve done the job well – you and your team will be officially certified Sr. Nature Detectives, ready to tackle all of the mysteries of the world around us. Along the way you’ll no doubt have an amazing time and make new friends, whether they’re human, frog, snake, or beaver.

Camp Weather Wonders: (new in 2013) Where do rain and snow come from? What makes the wind blow? How is lightning formed? These are some of the questions that campers will answer as they spend the week discovering new things about weather and our environment.

Tighten your Kuiper belt as you make an intergalactic passport from Sol all the way out to the Oort cloud! At each stop you learn about how we explore our Universe. Hands-on activities and crafts include making a miniature green-house to understand why Venus is so hot and building robotic rovers to see how we learn about Mars.

Zeno, a non-profit organization, is offering its math camp adventures this summer that are super fun and help to combat that dreaded summer learning loss. Campers will use architecture to design and build their own city; build geometric Pirate Hats and learning to read treasure maps; play Blink while Measuring Monkeys with their Supermind; and learn money systems to barter like the Romans, Grecians, and Mayans. Learn more about our camp sessions and locations at our website.

Designed around a fictional crime scenario at the Seattle Science Foundation, this STEM-focused camp bridges the summer gap for middle school students. Experienced instructors use video, activities and hands-on labs to teach the techniques associated with Crime Scene Investigation, forensic anthropology, fingerprint analysis, hair analysis, serology and DNA fingerprinting. Scientific data, coupled with critical thinking skills (and a few suspect interrogations) are used to solve the crime.

Explore the world of water through activities, exploration, art, games, and stories all week at Brightwater Center. You will discover how to track a river otter, search for red-legged frogs, catch crayfish, and build a beaver dam. Each day you’ll explore our creeks, ponds, and wetlands that are teeming with plants and wildlife and play games, conduct experiments, and have a great time learning about what makes our aquatic environment so special.

With Camp Invention’s new program, Geo-Quest, campers will use scientific tools and skills to explore a range of fields from astronomy, physics, and engineering. In Cache Dash, we will go on a journey around the world as we solve global challenges. Register online now at campinvention.org for an early registration discount!

The Spectacular Blue Angels: Everyone’s favorite flight demonstration team is back for another year of high flying excitement! Be here to experience the thrills of take-offs and landings firsthand.

Do you hear that roar of the engines? Can you smell the sweet scent of jet fumes? Hurray! It’s that time of year again! The Blue Angels are back for another week of high flying excitement!

Calling all future engineers! This week we’ll be designing and building our own creations using Lego kits. We will learn about some of the difficulties that real engineers, like Leonardo da Vinci, faced and the solutions they created in making real machines.

Get ready to experiment! Join your fellow budding scientists as we become junior biologists, chemists, physicists, paleontologists, and geologists!

Explore the mysteries of deep space! Can you see a black hole? What is an event horizon? Do you think there are extraterrestrials on other planets out there? Learn about planets in far off solar systems and the life forms that might live there. Consider the existence of wormholes and other ‘far out’ ideas.

Camp FANTASTIC FLYING TOYS: Learn about aviation by playing with stomp rockets, rubber band-powered propeller planes, and mechanical birds. Make different paper airplanes and figure out which ones fly the farthest and glide the longest. Use flying toys from around the world like kites, boomerangs, taketombos and more.

See the world through the eyes of a pilot! Meet different pilots as they share their stories of flight with you. Follow the footsteps of famous aviators who have changed the world. Take a tour of a working airport to complete this amazing week-long experience.

Design Thinking Camp at Lake Washington Girls Middle School uses academic and artistic concepts side by side, to create a stimulating, project-based curriculum. Spend a week learning about concepts such as symmetry, balance, and form that are found naturally in both art and math. Use different art materials and mediums to reinforce these concepts with building and sculpture! At LWGMS we use "design thinking" strategies, such as prototyping, data analysis, and creative problem-solving to create artistic and engineering masterpieces. STEAM Camp is an exciting and hands-on learning opportunity for young people with a special emphasis on the STEAM curriculum areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics). As educators, we must provide educational opportunities that endeavor to integrate the arts, sciences, and technology for this to happen. LWGMS already embraces this educational model, and is currently in the process of developing curriculum for our students that is cutting edge, and that integrates the arts into the STEM model: STEAM. STEAM design classes incorporate problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, presentation, prototyping, and response to critique (resilience). Here at LWGMS, in summer camps and the school classroom, we are celebrating the STEM to STEAM initiative. Sign up today!

Camp Making Machines: (new in 2013) This week campers will learn to build simple machines using Lego Simple Machine kits. They will also explore how machines can be programmed to perform certain tasks using BeeBots.

Warm and cuddly or wet and scaly, Animal Explorers love them all! We’ll get to know our four legged (and finned) friends as we explore safari animals, rain-forest critters and sea life.

It’s time to say hello to the amazing world of robotics! Learn about the robots that you have in your home and use every day. Make different rovers that can pick up objects, complete an obstacle course, or engage in exciting tournaments.

This week we’ll put you in the cockpit of the Blackbird. The Museum is home to the only MD-21 left in the world and you can learn the secrets of a supersonic spy. Learn how to crack codes and send secret messages to help solve the mystery of the missing Museum moon rocks.

Camp Blast Off!: What does it take to get into space? Lots of rocket power! Test out different ‘rockets’ to see which ones will climb the highest. Design your custom space cruiser and then build it. Make and launch a different rocket each day.

Learn the science behind fairy magic! Use chemistry to explore fairy flight and magic potions. Delve into mineralogy as we grow our own glittering crystals and probe the physics of fairy painting!

Camp Beginner Bots!: Learn how we use robots every day. See how scientists are using robotics to explore our universe. Using Lego WeDo and Robotix parts, explore the basics of robotics, including gears, levers, and more.