Summer “Camps-in-a-Box” 2020 – Registration now closed.
In addition to our Outdoor Athletic Summer Camps and Virtual Spanish Tutoring we are also now offering these Summer Camp-in-a-Box opportunities.
We’re sorry, but orders closed on June 25 at 11:59 p.m. for summer camps-in-a-box. We appreciate your interest.
There are six Summer Camp-In-A-Box options for kids from grades Kindergarten to 12th. Each box includes the supplies and instructions for students to explore a new interest fully self-paced from home. Boxes must be ordered by Thursday, June 25 and picked up on Monday, June 29 between 9 a.m. – 12 noon at the Rutt Building, Lancaster Campus (2176 Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster). Alternate pick up date of Monday, July 6 for all boxes EXCEPT Garden Camp in a Box due to perishable items.
- Cost per box: $40
- All proceeds from boxes will go toward Student Financial Aid
- All boxes must be paid for in advance by credit card through the online registration form
Camps in a Box – Summer 2020:
- Garden Camp in a Box (grades K-5)
- Musical Instruments Camp in a Box (grades K-5)
- Vamos a Explorar Camp in a Box (grades 2-5)
- ¡DINOSAURIOS! Spanish Camp in a Box (K-6)
- Zine-Making Camp in a Box (grades 1-6 and 7-12)
- Unplugged STEAM Camp in a Box (grades K-5)
Camp #1: Garden Camp in a Box (Grades K-5)
- All supplies and ingredients included, some items need to be refrigerated
- No computer/internet needed, but optional daily read aloud videos are included
- Need outdoor access
- Snack included for each day
- 40-60 minutes per day
Day 1: Plant Parts Salad
- Make a salad of plant parts
- Make a mini-book
- Read aloud video “Tops and Bottoms”
Day 2: Herbs
- Herbal playdough
- Mix-and-match loose leaf tea bags
- Read aloud video “The Gardener”
Day 3: Eco Arts
- Make terra-cotta mosaic pot
- Plant a seed
- Read aloud video “ ______”
Day 4: Planting a Rainbow
- Outdoor scavenger hunt – build a collecting box
- Bingo game and prize
- Read aloud video “Planting a Rainbow”
Day 5: The Tiniest Seed
- Making seed-balls
- Read aloud video “The Tiniest Seed”
Camp #2: Musical Instruments Camp in a Box – some online components (Grades K-5)
- All supplies included except scissors
- No computer/internet needed, but optional daily videos are included
- Snack included for each day
- 30-60 minutes per day
Day 1: Build Maracas – Latin American Instruments
Around the world music video #1
Day 2: Build Castanets – Latin American Instruments
Around the world music video #2
Day 3: Build a Pu’ili Hawaiian Rhythm Stick
Keep the beat video #1
Day 4: Build a Bolung Gu – Chinese Pellet Drum
Keep the beat video #2
Day 5: Build a Kente Cloth African Drum
Keep the beat video #3
Camp #3: Vamos a Explorar Camp in a Box (Grades 2-6)
- A trip to 5 Spanish speaking countries in the American Continent.
- In this box you will find activities to boost your Spanish skills!
- Engagement time between 40-60 minutes or more depending on the choice of activities
- A viajar y explorar
Day 1: A explorar Puerto Rico
- Read a Puerto Rican folktale and a fact sheet about Coquis.
- Learn some fun facts about Puerto Rico
- Color a postcard
- Do a craft
- Try out a recipe
- Add a star to the map indicating the place you explored
- Learn a song and watch a video clip (found on a google slide created by Sra. Kaczor) *optional
Day 2: A explorar Cuba
Follows the same format from above
Day 3: A explorar Guatemala
Follows the same format from above
Day 4: A explorar Honduras
Follows the same format from above
Day 5: A explorar Costa Rica
Follows the same format from above
Camp #4: ¡DINOSAURIOS! Spanish Camp in a Box (Grades 1-6)
This box includes all the supplies and instructions for five days focused on learning about dinosaurs for grades 1-6.
- 5 Days of Fun
- All activities in Spanish
- Engagement time approximately 30-60 minutes per day
- Dinosaur reading plan
- Dinosaur-themed activity or craft
- Bonus: dinosaur-themed creative writing prompt
- Dinosaur mask included
Camp #5: Zine-Making Camp in a Box (Grades K-6 and 7-12)
- Papers in a variety of colors
- Tape
- Glue
- Colored pencils
- Instructions (including links to videos)
- Prompts for art and writing
Day One: Mag-Maker’s Monday
Folding a Zine (one style–8 pages from one sheet) and creating a storyboard/outline for your zine. Zine 1: Who Am I?
Day Two: Teeny Tiny Tale Tuesday
Short Short fiction, and a few other Zine style ideas. Zine 2: Teeny Tiny Tale
Day Three: Wordless Wednesday
Mostly Art, but words are actually always okay. Zine 3: Telling a Story in Pictures
Day Four: Thoughtful Thursday
What do you want to tell the world? Zines as messaging. Zine 4: World-Changer’s Zine
Day Five: Friendly Friday. Zines as Greeting Cards and Pick-me-ups
Also prompts and Ideas for doing your own thing when Camp is over. Zine 5: Hello There
Camp #6: Unplugged STEAM Camp in a Box (Grades K-5)
- 5 Days of Unplugged Fun
- All Supplies, Instructions and Daily Snacks Included
- Fully self-paced: about 30-60 minutes per day
Day 1: Build a Roller Coaster
- Using your knowledge of gravity and friction, design and test a roller coaster that will carry a marble from top to bottom without falling.
- Kit includes: instructions, marble, disposable plates, disposable cups, tape, snack
Day 2: Make Straw Rockets
- Using what you know about forces of flight (thrust, drag, gravity, propulsion), design and test a paper and straw rocket that flies the farthest distance.
- Kit includes: instructions, plastic straw, paper, rocket illustration, tape, snack
Day 3: Waterproof Critter Houses
- Using your knowledge of waterproof materials and critter habitats, design and test a waterproof home for a critter that includes all the necessary things for that critter’s survival.
- Kit includes: instructions, box, paper products, plastic products, critter illustrations, snack
Day 4: Pool Noodle Party
- Using your engineering knowledge, design and test a structure from pool noodle pieces and toothpicks.
- Kit includes: instructions, pool noodle pieces, toothpicks, snack
Day 5: Handheld Pollen Collector
- Using what you know about pollination, design and test a “handheld pollinator”.
- Kit includes: instructions, coffee filter, cotton balls, markers?, drink mix (Kool-aid or lemonade), large popsicle stick, pom-poms, pipe cleaners, q-tips, masking tape, snack