"He was captivated by building a marble maze out of scrap box materials – and the mouse trap car was a BIG hit!" - Barbara B.
Week 1: June 11-15
M-F, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, $240
Travel in the depths of the wild. We will learn to survive anywhere, track anything and move silently and stealthily throughout the forest. We will learn the skills of building a shelter, getting water, finding food, and building a fire. We’ll learn how to take care of our needs in sustainable ways, so that the harvest will help the land around us. Will you survive?
Week 2: June 18-22
M-F, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, $231
Gardens are magical settings filled with aromas, colors, and patterns that excite the imagination and awaken the senses. Grab your gloves! We will calculate ways to design our space, and discover the order and patterns of growth as we tend our plants. A trip to the Farmers’ Market will show us how the math of economics applies to garden produce.
Campers will learn how to plant a garden, measure growth, identify patterns, plant in shapes, graph observations, find weight, have ridiculous fun trying to calculate volume and surface area, and of course taste new fruits and vegetables.
Week 2: June 18-22
M-F, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, $231
Each time you cook a meal or bake a cake, your math skills kick in. Calculations, estimations, measures and equations all simmer in your brain as you whisk up the perfect soufflé or create asparagus au gratin. Hone your skills in the art of food as you bring math into the limelight: make a pie chart of real pie, translate your recipes into scientific language, divide with fractions and decimals as you feed your friends with delectable creations, and so much more! If you enjoy math and love to eat, this is the perfect camp.
Campers participating this week will practice math in many forms while they learn cooking skills. Math in the context of cooking is easy and fun to absorb, and the hands-on activities make concepts clear.
Week Two: June 18-22
M-F, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm, $240
The sun is shining, the weather is warm! Come and make waves at some of the wettest and wackiest water parks Michigan has to offer, from Rolling Hills to Turtle Creek. Water slides, lazy rivers, sprayscapes and wave-pools – with zero-entry areas for those who like to get their toes wet first!
Week 3: June 25-29
M-F, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm, $240
Get your body into the groove! Using your hands, minds and creativity is where it’s at! Creatopia for pottery, the teddy bear factory to make your own bear, berry picking to satisfy that taste sensation! And much more satisfaction for your active hands and brains.
Week 3: June 25-29
M-F, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, $291
For one special week, Summers-Knoll becomes the mysterious castle of Camelot. Come to King Arthur’s Court and live each day in the legendary adventures of Camelot’s knights and ladies. Learn the noble arts of archery and horse riding. Take part in exciting quests, make music with the minstrels and magic with the mages, joust and juggle, explore the mysterious enchanted forest—and act out your adventures with a group of traveling players. We will hold a Medieval Feast, presided over by the King himself—will there be a Wonder to see before the Feast begins? If you ever dreamed of living in the time of dragons and unicorns, if you ever yearned for the days of chivalry, step into the world of legend with us.
Week 3: June 25-29
M-F, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, $291
Where did that rabbit go? For one special week, Summers-Knoll becomes the mysterious court of the Queen of Hearts. Come and take part in the amazing adventures of Alice in Wonderland. Take part in quest to find who stole the tarts, get advice from a caterpillar, play the Queens croquet, and plan a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party…
There’ll be games, races, songs and poems, and wacky excitement for all.
Week 4: July 2-6 Please Note: This is a shorter week due to the 4th of July holiday.
M,T, Th, F 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, $184.80
Please Note: NO CAMP on Wednesday, July 4th.
First, you have to be dressed right. Lab coats, safety glasses, special mad scientist identities – and then the experiments begin! From the simply wacky (have a party with fizzy potions and volcano cakes) to things that grow, fly and explode, we will get messy and have amazing fun! Learn about bubbles, crystals and things that go whoosh!
Week 4: July 2-6 Please Note: This is a shorter week due to the Fourth of July.
M,T, Th, F 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, $184.80
Please Note: NO CAMP on Wednesday, July 4th.
From the simply wacky (have you ever made an eyeball cake? How can you make slime that looks radioactive?) to things that grow, fly, burn and explode, we will explore, investigate and create. Learn about why things happen and turn your knowledge to new inventions to inspire and amaze!
Week 4: July 2 - 6 Please Note: This is a shorter week due to the 4th of July Holiday.
M,T, Th, F 9:00 am - 3:30 pm, $192
Please Note: NO CAMP ON Wednesday, July 4th.
Shhhhhhhh! Creep along very, very carefully and quietly and look for clues to the mysteries of nature. Use your power of observation and experimentation to solve the tricky puzzles posed by the natural world. From animal tracking to studying insect camouflage, your binoculars and magnifying glasses will come in handy. Join us as we adventure to different wilderness areas in Southeast Michigan.
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