Adventures

WonderWorks is designed around two-week "adventures" each focused on an exciting theme. On registration, campers select their top choices for each camp session, then we will schedule the most requested adventures and notify you the first week of June.

Camp Dates: June 21-Jul 1 / July 6-16 / July 19-30 (3 sessions).

Wonka Camp

candyWhat's it like to be Charlie and live in the amazing chocolate factory? Join us and be a candy inventors, create sweet formulas and creative confections. Step through the gates of this delectable imagination factory into a fantastical world of sweets. Through an exciting blend of fantasy play and science, campers will discover the enticing mysteries of Wonka. (parent note: although sugar is a predominant theme of this camp very little will be consumed!)

Learning Outcomes:

  • Language Arts (reading, writing)
  • Art and Creativity (make, build, draw, imagine!)
  • Negotiate social problem solving (treating others with kindness)
  • Science (chemistry,measurement, inquiry based learning)
  • Physical Ed (cooperative and competitive games)
  • Nutrition Studies (food pyramid, organic foods)

Medieval Times

medievalHark the herald!  You have been summoned to the Round Table with King Arthur and Lady Guinevere.  Take up your rightful place as loyal companion in this world of dragons and quests. Step into an imaginary world and learn what life was like as we build our own medieval village. Quests include bread baking, dragon building, castle sieges and royal feasts. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Language Arts (reading, writing)
  • Art and Creativity (make, build, draw, imagine!)
  • Negotiate social problem solving (treating others with kindness)
  • Science (chemistry,measurement, inquiry based learning)
  • Physical Ed (cooperative and competitive games)
  • Nutrition Studies (baking, organic foods)

facepaintFairy Forest

Enter a magical realm where fairies live. We'll create our own fanciful village in the woods, leave notes for the creatures that dwell there, take hikes to magical locations, hunt for fairy treasures and make enchanting crafts with natural fibers. Join us as we feast on thimbleberries, sip honeysuckle tea and nibble on honey biscuits in the dappled sunlight.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Art and Creativity (make, build, draw, imagine!)
  • Environmentalism (care for and love the forest)
  • Learn about community (roles & responsibilities)
  • Negotiate social problem solving (treating others with kindness)
  • Health & Nutrition (make healthy food choices)

Roxaboxen

What would you do if you could change the world? Step into that possibility when kids create their own town made from cardboard boxes, rocks and fantasy. This imaginative children's book comes to life on the mountain as kids build homes, open businesses and work through social dilemmas of town management. (based on the book Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran and Barbara Cooney)

Learning Outcomes:

  • Economics (entrepreneurship, business planning, currency, barter)
  • Art and Creativity (make, build, draw, imagine!)
  • Environmentalism (build with the environment in mind)
  • Social Studies (community roles & responsibilities)
  • Negotiate social problem solving (treating others with kindness)

Buccaneer's Cove

Join this merry band of peacekeepers on the high seas! Hired by the Queen to seek treasure far and away-this group of hearty swabs form crews, design new sailing vessels, explore uncharted territory and have a jolly good time. So hoist your sails for the adventure of the season!

Learning Outcomes:

  • Language Arts (reading, poetry)
  • Art and Creativity (make, build, draw, imagine!)
  • Negotiate social problem solving (treating others with kindness)
  • Health & Nutrition (make healthy food choices)
  • Geography (compass/GPS skills, Mapmaking)
  • Music & Dance (learn, create, and perform)

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