Search Description: Brain Power
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Zeno Summer Math Camps (Bellevue)
Date: 06/15/2013 - 08/16/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1-4 p.m.
Location: 13131 N.E. 20th St., Bellevue, WA 98005 | Map It
Ages: Grades 1-5 Cost: $150/session
Event Info: 206-325-0774 | Web site | emailZeno, 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.
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Soundview Mad Science Camp
Date: 06/17/2013 - 06/21/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Soundview School, Lynnwood | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $215 (discounts available)
Event Info: 425-355-5237 | Web site | emailHave 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.
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Lakeside Summer High School Courses
Date: 06/24/2013 - 08/02/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (times vary)
Location: 14050 1st Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98125 | Map It
Ages: Grades 9-12 Cost: $225-$1735/course (finacial aid available)
Event Info: 206-440-2700 | Web site | emailHigh school courses open to students entering grades 9 - 12; offering a range of 6 and 3-week courses for credit in math, science, arts, history, English and languages. and 1 to 3-week skill strengthening courses. Skill strengthening courses in writing, research, design thinking and engineering, service learning, and SAT and college prep are also available.
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Lakeside Summer Middle School Academic Camps
Date: 06/24/2013 - 08/02/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (extended care available)
Location: 14050 1st Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98125 | Map It
Ages: Grades 5-8 Cost: $790/2-week session (financial aid available)
Event Info: 206-440-2700 | Web site | emailTwo-week academic camps for students entering grades 5 - 8. Students will take two classes in the morning, and after lunch spend the afternoon in outdoor activities with camp counselors. A variety of hands-on, project based classes are available, and students may take as many sessions as desired.
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Mathnasium Summer Math Camps
Date: 06/24/2013 - 08/29/2013
Time: Schedules vary by age
Location: 3820 N. 27th St., Tacoma, WA 98407 | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-18 Cost: $209-$229 (discounts available for multiple weeks)
Event Info: 253-761-2022 | Web site | emailMathnasium offers summer programs for students of all ages and skill levels. Math camps are a great way to keep the summer slump from happening and are all about helping our students get ready for what lies ahead. For some students that means a comprehensive review of previous material; for others that may mean a preview of what will be coming next year. We provide Jump Start Workouts, Intensive Review, High School Math Prep, and the Early Learners/First Steps programs.
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Michael Adam's Game Designer Workshop at TOPS
Date: 06/24/2013 - 06/28/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: TOPS at Seward, 2500 Franklin Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102 | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $235
Event Info: 206-427-4539 | Web site | emailProfessional game designer Michael Adams has over 20 games on the market with publishers including Cranium, Mattel, Hasbro, and Gamewright. Students will learn to think like an inventor while exploring and playing many genres of games including, dice, deck building, targeting, social, and strategy. Assisted by Michael's guidance and expertise, each child will invent, prototype, play-test, and refine at least one game during the week. Parents will be invited Friday afternoon to a game party to show off all the inventions.
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Summer Camps @ TAF
Date: 06/24/2013 - 08/16/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Technology Access Foundation, 605 S.W. 108th St., Seattle, WA 98146 | Map It
Ages: Grades 3-8 Cost: $350/week
Event Info: 206-725-9095 | Web site | emailSummer @ TAF is a summer day camp for youth. Weekly programs are project-based learning experiences focused on STEM enrichment. Summer @ TAF runs weekly all summer, except there is no camp during the weeks of July 1st and July 15th. Themes include Video Game Design, Robotics, Computer Programming, Forensic Science, and Aviation. See website for full details!
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Young Writers' Academy Summer Camp
Date: 06/24/2013 - 06/28/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1-4 p.m.
Location: Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, Redmond | Map It
Ages: Ages 7-13 Cost: $149
Event Info: 206-390-6876 | Web site | emailInspire your child to write! Young Writers' Academy is offering Creative Writing Camps this summer. These fun and engaging camps are dedicated to helping students increase their love for and skill in writing. Come join us and create a bound short story, staged play, an unsolvable, plot-twisting mystery, and more! Register today for half-day or full day camps! Early bird special for summer camp is through May 31.
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Zeno Summer Math Camps (Bellevue Square)
Date: 06/24/2013 - 08/23/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: 116 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA 98008 | Map It
Ages: Grades 3-5 Cost: $150/session
Event Info: 206-325-0774 | Web site | emailZeno, 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.
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Zeno Summer Math Camps (North Seattle)
Date: 06/24/2013 - 08/23/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: 2624 N.E. University Village, Seattle, WA 98105 | Map It
Ages: Grades 3-5 Cost: $150/session
Event Info: 206-325-0774 | Web site | emailZeno, 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.
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LWGMS Inside Insects Summer Camp
Date: 07/08/2013 - 07/12/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Lake Washington Girls Middle School, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Girls ages 8–11 Cost: $300
Event Info: 206-709-3800 | Web site | emailExplore 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!
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The Northwest School Summer Camp
Date: 07/08/2013 - 08/16/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: The Northwest School, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 10-16 Cost: $640-$2200 depending on program
Event Info: 206-816-6070 | Web site | emailThe Northwest School offers a welcoming and engaging summer program for youth from across Seattle and around the world. With integration at all levels, from the classroom to the dorm room, we are a truly international camp; English becomes a passport to new friendships and understanding for both American and International students as they learn together in class and play together outside of the camp day. Join us this summer and start creating your own global connections.
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TOPS Chess Camp
Date: 07/08/2013 - 07/12/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: TOPS at Seward, 2500 Franklin Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102 | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $235
Event Info: 206-427-4539 | Web site | emailA week of chess that will delight any young chess player. Puzzles and challenges will be available for all levels of play. Appropriate for any level from beginner to experienced tournament players! Packed full of fun puzzles, serious challenges and with plenty of time for bughouse and other fun games too.
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Engineering Fundamentals With Lego Camp at Magnuson Park
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: 1-4 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Community Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 7-12 Cost: $190
Event Info: 206-684-7026 | Web siteFrom racecars to Battletracks, this is a hands-on and minds-on camp suitable for LEGO® novices to "maniacs." Designed by engineers, the curriculum challenges both new and returning students to reach the next level of engineering comprehension all while having fun. Search SPARC for course # 97384. Camp Directors: Play-Well TEKnologies Staff.
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Pre-Engineering With Lego Camp at Magnuson Park
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Community Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 5-6 Cost: $190
Event Info: 206-684-7026 | Web siteWith access to over 100,000 pieces of LEGO®, your child will have the opportunity to build what they have only dreamed of with the support of an experienced Play-Well Engineering instructor to guide them. Search SPARC course #97386. Camp Directors: Play-Well TEKnologies Staff.