Technology is what makes the world go round and this summer, students currently in third through sixth grades in Evansville and the surrounding area can take advantage of the EVSC’s Summer Creativity Camp offered at Highland Elementary School.
The week-long camp includes ten different week-long pathways in which students can choose from to enroll. The Highland Creativity Camp is scheduled for June 13-18 from 8 to 11 a.m. each day. Parents will be responsible for transportation. Cost for the camp is $80 to $100, depending on the pathway selected.
- Beginning Photography
Students will learn basics of digital photography and photo editing using Apple iPads. We will experiment with composition and various lighting techniques. Student will learn basics in photo editing and enhancements using selection techniques/masks, adjustment layers, and color filters. Students will create and bring home a digital portfolio of their work to show family and friends all the great photos they took during the week. - Construction Zone: KEVA Planks and K’NEX
Students will choose which medieval siege engine to build with KEVA planks and blueprints-catapult, trebuchet, or a wrecking ball. Students will experiment with counterweights, adjust the arm recoil or the height of the flight deck, determine which travels farther (a marshmallow or a piece of macaroni), or turn cranks, a winding drum, or hoist rope to learn lessons on pendulums and the effects of energy and motion. - Creation Station
Your child can experience the feeling of their own DIY projects. We will complete 5 different imaginative projects during this week. We will paint a terracotta pot and plant your own flower, create their name out of cardboard and cover with fabric to make a great wall hanging in their bedroom, and make a piece of art out of melted crayons. Other projects will include a custom t-shirt and a photo/memo board. A good imagination will boost the outcome for their projects, but I will have many ideas for them to duplicate if they get stumped on an idea. - Creative Writing
Students will spend the week strengthening their writing skills while exploring their own lives and the world around them. We will determine why writers write and what great writers do. From personal narratives to poetry to short stories, we will have the opportunity to explore it all! We will also complete an author study and students will have the chance to communicate with a published author. To end the week, our writers will publish their writings in a real book to keep. - mine-CRAFTS
Do you like Minecraft? In this class, we will make a variety of Minecraft decorations. These do-it-yourself projects will be fun to make and be useful to decorate in any way you choose. During the week, we will paint canvas, create Décor Torches, Minecraft Masks, keychains, and desk organizer. At the end of the week, students will take their projects home. - Coding is Cool
Students will learn the basics of coding and programming. We will start with coding a virtual world introducing the concepts of scene setup, camera usage, events, objects, and more. Following this, students will explore coding for robotics application – both drag and drop and Javascript. Students will test their robotics code using Sphero robotic balls. At the end of the week students will have a better understanding of the language programmers use to “talk†to computers. They will leave with video of their virtual world and their Sphero running a maze. - Project Palooza
Boys and girls will push their creativity to the max in this project based session. They will enjoy creating a variety of fun make and take projects. We will be building birdhouses and book ends, creating art using stones, discovering how versatile felt can be, and creating bowls out of balloons and fabric. This session is sure to keep their creative juices flowing. Come join us for a week full of projects, fun, and friends. - Stop Motion Animation
Students will learn the workflow of creating a Stop Motion movie. Students will work individually or in a small group to write a story plot and animate it using an iPad Stop Motion app. Time will be spent storyboarding the scenes, building the scene background, taking LOADS of pictures with the iPad, recording sound effects and editing the movie. Students will enjoy a movie premiere on Friday where they will reveal their Stop Motion film to the class. - 3D Printing and Engineering
Students will get the opportunity to work through the engineering design process while working on their problem solving skills. Students will be presented with real world problems and create ideas to solve them. They will then use computers to design solutions. Did we mention that they will be able to print them on our state of the art 3D printer? Not only that, but students will have access to 3D scanning, which can allow them to scan and print themselves. - Terrific Tech Tools and Web Design
Have you ever wanted to create your own web site? Now is your chance! We will be designing individual web sites, with the help of Weebly. We will also become experts at using several creativity tools to enhance our web sites, including PowToon, Voki, Emaze, Padlet, and many more!
The Camp is sponsored by Highland Elementary School PTA.
Space is limited. To learn more about the camp, visit http://evscstudents.com/creativity-camp. To register, visit http://evscstudents.com/creativity-camp/highlandcc16/. Deadline for registration is May 27.
