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Celebrating 16 years of youth science outreach at the University of Lethbridge

2018 Summer Camp Descriptions

July 3 – 6 (Short Week) $205 Extended care available COLOUROLOGY Ages 6 – 8Why is the sky blue and grass green? How is a rainbow made? Colours are a huge part of our lives! Study how colours are made and how our eyes perceive the beautiful world around us.

SCIENCE OF SOUND Ages 9 – 11Music and science combine in an amazing way! Discover how soundwaves are made, code your own instrument with Sonic Pi, make a song using Scratch and record a song in Audacity!

CODEMAKERS: TECH MAKER Ages 8 – 11Build, design, create, program and DIY with various sorts of technologies. Delve into electronics, robotics and 3D Printing. A focus on using and learning practical skills.

LEADERS IN TRAINING Ages 12 – 16This program is packed with emergency first aid certification, safety orientation (WHMIS), how to manage behavioural problems, planning and coordinating activities. Students must also complete a week-long practicum during one of the summer camp weeks to be eligible for their certificate and reference letter. As this camp is in collaboration with Sports & Recreation, students can complete their practicum in either Destination Exploration’s Learning Quest camps or Horns Summer camps.

July 9 – 13 $225 Extended care available GROSSOLOGYAges 6 – 9Grossology is the study of all things gross! Slimy, sneezy, snotty, eewey, gooey and the things you can’t talk about at the dinner table will be the topic of this week!

MAKER GIRL Ages 8 – 11This girls-only space is a great place to design create, problem-solve and learn new sciences & technologies. Learn coding and combine crafting with tech. Get messy with science experiments!

CODEMAKERS – Code BreakersAges 11 – 13Computer coding is all around us! Students will learn the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python coding to build their own website, program a computer game, and develop life-long tech skills.

ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY Ages 8 – 11How did our ancient ancestors survive? What kind of tools did they need to live? You will get to build primitive tools, make ancient dyes, and learn early engineering practices. July 16 – 20 $225; ½ day $112.50 Extended care available ½ DAY STORYBOOK STEMAges 5 – 7Can you help the pigs engineer a house to stop the big, bad wolf from blowing it down? Or build a raft to help the Billy Goats Gruff escape the troll? Combine your love of stories with problem solving and creativity! Join us from 9am – 12noon OR 1 – 4pm (afternoons are a repeat of the morning session). Campers must have completed kindergarten in order to attend.

STEM CHALLENGE Ages 8 – 11Science, technology, engineering, and math challenges throughout the week keeps everyone busy and learning.

CODEMAKERS – ROBOTS ALL THE TIME Ages 8 – 11From Edisons to Ozobots to Lego Mindstorms learn about building and programming robots.

July 23 – 27 $225 Extended care available ANIMALS THROUGH THE AGES Ages 6 – 8From dinosaurs to ligers, learn about how animals have changed, evolved, adapted, and have been influenced by humans!

FARM CAMPAges 8 – 11How does science help feed us? Learn about plants and what makes a good urban farm. Visit a real ranch south of Lethbridge to see a farm in action!

CODEMAKERS: TECH MAKER ADVANCED Ages 11 – 13Do you have an understanding and love of learning about technology? This week is focussed on going deeper into the world of design, build-ing, creating, and programing with various technologies. Delve deeper into electronics, robotics and 3D printing.

COMICS & CARTOONS Ages 8 – 11Do you like to draw? Tell stories? Share ideas with others? Come and get your ideas down on paper and cartoon around! Tell stories with emotion and personality as you create your own comics and cartoons.

July 30 – Aug 3 $225 Extended care available STRUCTURES & BUILDINGS Ages 6 – 8 From the tallest towers, to the deepest submarines, learn how to make engineering structures that will survive the trials of summer camp!

ELECTRIFYING ENGINEERING Ages 9 – 11 Learn about circuits, electricity, and electronics. Then, take that a step further and build your own equipment experimenting with a variety of methods and materials!

CODEMAKERS: TECH MAKERS II Ages 8 – 11 Build, design, create, program and DIY with various sorts of technologies. Delve into electronics, robotics and 3D Printing. A focus on using and learning practical skills. This camp will repeat the same activities as the first Tech Makers camp.

August 7 – 10 (Short Week) $205Extended care availableSCIENCE MAGIC Ages 6 – 8 Love wizards and witches? Learn science magic at our mini-Hogwarts camp. Make your own wand, mix some magic potions, and cast some awesome spells!

MAKER SPACE Ages 9 – 11 Get ready to make, create, craft, code and more! Develop your maker mindset this summer and gain lifelong skills.

August 13 – 17 $225; ½ day $112.50 Extended care available ½ DAY SCIENCE SAMPLER Ages 5 – 7 Anything is possible in this fun, interactive week. Explore the various sciences through hands-on activities, experiments, games and crafts. Join us from 9am – 12noon OR 1 – 4pm (afternoons are a repeat of the morning session). Campers must have completed kindergarten to attend.

SCIENCE FUN-DAMENTALS Ages 8 – 11 Travel through science’s past and find out how we got to the present. You will complete hands-on science experiments in physics, biology, chemistry and more!

CODEMAKERS: TECH GIRL (Girls Only) Ages 8 – 12 This girls-only space is a great way to experience and learn new technologies. Build, design, create and program your way through the week. Try your hand at coding, robotics and 3D printing.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 5 DAYS Ages 8 – 11 Travel around the world and partake in various challenges and experiences from different countries. Learn about different cultures, foods, dances, arts, languages and neat facts.

August 20 – 24 $225 Extended care available MAD SCIENTIST Ages 6 – 8 Put your mad science skills to the test through hands-on activities, experiments, games and crafts.

CHEMISTRY CHAOS Ages 9 – 11 Chemicals make up everything in the world around us! Learn about matter and how it can interact, combine, and change in interesting ways. Get your lab coat on and into the lab to learn through hands-on experiments!

CODEMAKERS: TECH SAMPLER Ages 11 – 13 Spend the week sampling a variety of technologies including, but not limited to, coding, Minecraft, robots, microcontrollers, programming, 3D printing and the list goes on...

Additional Camp Information 2018

Camp Ages: Campers must be the required camp age on the first day of camp. Half day campers must have completed kindergarten.

Regular Camp HoursRegular camp hours are 9AM – 4PM with drop off and pick up between 8:30AM and 4:30PM. Short term parking is available and each camper must be checked in & out every day. Please leave valuables and electronics including – cell phones, tablets, video games, or music players at home. Extended Care is available for drop off and pick up between 8:00AM – 5:00PM. The additional cost is $40/5 day week and $32/4 day week. Registration for Extended Care is in addition to camp registration.

Lunch & Snacks We are a NUT-SAFE camp and ask that campers do not bring nuts in their lunches and snacks. We have 2 snack breaks during the day. We will do our best to monitor but cannot guarantee the absence of any allergens at camp. Campers must bring a water bottle (no glass please) with them to camp. Please put the camper’s name on the bottle and lunch bag.

Swimming & Spray Park• Campers swim on Tuesday & Thursday at the University Pool. The youngest camp each week only swims in the shallow end. The older campers must

take a swim test to be eligible to swim in the deep end (use the diving boards/platforms). Please label towels and swimsuits. ½ day camps do not swim.• On nice days we will visit the Spray Park/Nicholas Sheran Playground for games and water activities. Please pack a swimsuit, towel, and sunscreen

every day for your camper.• We recommend a back pack to carry personal items and running shoes or sturdy sandals (no flip-flops) as we will be walking to the park or pool and

playing outdoor games.

Camp Cancellation Policy• A $20 cancellation/$10 transfer fee is charged for each activity/program cancellation or transfer.• The administration fee is not applicable on refunds due to enrolment quotas.• All cancellations/transfers must be received in writing, by Sport & Recreation Services before consideration.• Cancelling within 7 working days and 1 working day prior to the commencement of the activity/program will result in a 50% refund of original

registration fee – materials portion of registration will not be refunded.• Refunds/transfers will not be considered from 1 day prior to the commencement of the activity/program.• Refund requests received after the start of the activity/program will be considered on an individual basis. These requests need to go to the

appropriate program supervisor for approval.

Lost and Found We will put all lost and found items out for display daily during your child’s camp week. After that we will hold the items until the end of summer. At that point all unclaimed items will be sent to a local charity.

Please visit ulethbridge.ca/destination-exploration/summer-camps for additional information about camps and expectations.

Oki, no ko saak: Welcome our children. We wish to acknowledge that the University of Lethbridge sits in the Treaty 7 territory and the traditional territory of the Niisitapi (Blackfoot), Nakoda (Stoney) and Tsuu’tina. Lethbridge is home of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

Actua provides training, resources and support to its national network of members across Canada in the delivery of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education outreach programming. www.actua.ca

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