Junior Fine Arts Camp

Instructor: Tina Reilley
Sessions June14-18 / 10am-12pm
Fee: $130

Children ages 5 to 8 will experiment with a variety of artistic materials while gaining experience in drawing, painting, and ceramics. A different project will be planned for each day of the week including their own Art Exhibit on Friday.

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Fine Arts Camp

Instructor: Tina Reilley
Sessions June14-18 / 1 - 3pm
Fee: $130

Camper will experiment with more advanced techniques in drawing, painting, and ceramics. This camp is designed for children ages 9 to 14.

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Camp Invention

Instructor: Mari Bender and HA Staff

Ages: 6 -12 rising 1st thru 6th grade

Time: 8:00am - 3:30pm

Week: June 21th - 25th

Fee: $255

The program is designed to inspire creativity and inventive thinking through loads of hands-on activities and F-U-N! Children will participate in 5 inventive modules each day.

The Innovate program features HATCHED where children rebuild a virtual world and act as entrepreneurs as they establish a new marketplace; Power'd where they explore alternative energy to power their robotic creatures; and SMART: Science, Math. and Art, where children explore the suprising mathematical connections between soap bubbles and lightning bolts. Every Camp Invention program features the I CAN INVENT III module, where younger children take apart discarded household appliances and create fantasy inventions, while older children use the pieces and parts to build Rube Goldberg machines. Also featured is all new GLOBAL GAMES module, where children explore ancient cultures and sports like lacrosse and soccer from civilizations around the world.
This year, the Camp Invention program is being hosted by Harrisburg Academy. Mari Bender our first grade teacher, will direct the program, and local, certified teachers will lead five modules each day. Enthusiastic high school and college students will serve as counselors. The program features a low staff to child ratio, with one staff member for every eight children.
The registration fee includes snacks and a Camp Invention T-shirt. Register before March 31st or bring a friend to receive $20 off the base registration price of $255; online registrants receive an additional $5 savings! Call 800.968.4332 today to inquire about savings opportunities for your family. Don’t let your child miss all the fun! For more in-formation or to register, visit www.campinvention.org

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Photography Shutterbugs

Instructor: Ashley Norwood

June 28th - July 2nd, 8am-Noon

Grades 6 and Up

Fee: $ 130

Have you ever wanted to be a photographer? Well here is your chance! This week Ms. Kruger will be making a photographer out of you. Correct use of cameras, learning the different types of cameras, and their parts will be explored in the first day. During the next day children will learn how to chose the correct ex-posure to ensure their pictures turn out, while talking about how you want the photo to look and picking a scene or thing to take a picture of. Different types of photography will be showed and practiced, along with shooting styles and positions objects and models in your pic-tures. Each day chil-dren will have a chance for shooting and a photo shoot will round out the week’s camp! Disposable cameras will be pro-vided, but it is recom-mended to bring your own too!

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Chess Camp at Harrisburg Academy

July 12th thru 16th

This summer USA Chess is offering a fun and entertaining chess camp at Harrisburg Academy. Children ages 5-16, from beginner to advanced are all welcome! USA Chess is the largest and premier chess camp organizer for children in the United States. Their staff is comprised of the finest children’s chess instructors in North Amer-ica. Registration options include mornings, afternoon and all-day sessions. Campers experience chess in-struction and play in a fun filled environment designed to improve their skills whether they are interested in cas-ual or competitive chess. Tuition includes trophy, chess set and much more. Please visit: www.chesscamp.com for program details. Registration must take place directly with USA Chess and not through Harrisburg Academy.

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Video Creation Camp at Harrisburg Academy

If your child, ages 8-16, loves playing computer games then we have just the camp for them. Imagine how much fun they will have designing and programming their very own professional looking video games. All that’s required is some computer know-how and a bit of imagination because there are no limits ! Tuition includes all instruction, software li-cense, camp T-shirt, trophy, certificate with group photo and daily snack . Our camp uses state of the art computers & software combined with expert instruc-tion.
For more information please visit: http://www.gamebuildercamp.com/video.htm
or call 888.652.4377. Registration must take place directly with USA Chess and not through Harrisburg Academy.

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Sciensational Mini Camps ~ NEW THIS SUMMER!!!

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The Rockit Robot -  Hyper Peppy Robotics

 A Look Into the Past and the Future 

August 2 - 6th / 9am - Noon

Ages 7 -14 years

Fee: $150.00

Build and take home your own Rockit Robot.  It's sound activated. Use the clap of your hands or the sound of your voice to get it moving. It has a very sensitive touch/sound sensor.  When it comes in contact with an object it will automatically go into reverse, and then turn left before embarking on a new course.  It’s fast!!! You're able to adjust it's sensitivity to  sound. You will see, first-hand, the many gears, circuit board, microphone, and it's easy to assemble mechanical drive system.  The completed project will help build self-confidence. You will also get to build other robots as a part of a small group.  Be a part of robotic technology and have fun investigating the future effects it will have on our lives.

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Can You Dig It? -  Fossil Hunt - Do you Dig Dinosaurs?  

August 2th - 6th /12:30 - 3:30pm

Ages 6 -11 years

Fee: $150.00

Archaeology and Paleontology seem like big words to kids.  Now Sciensational Workshops for Kids makes them come alive. Each child will partake in a simulated fossil excavation, uncovering the different bones of a dinosaur. Each child will then assemble the bones to form a completed 3-dimensional dinosaur to be taken home. We will bring the excavation tools, labels and specimen bags. We will use our geological time and fossil charts. You will make a plaster fossil replica of an ammonite, Tyrannosaurus rex tooth or choose from other molds. You'll identify 20-million year old shark's teeth and see other fossil replicas such as, a cave bear tooth, an ammonite, a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth or a dinosaur egg etc. See and work with our rock and mineral collection. Be a rock hound and identify different rocks and minerals. See and hold our giant pumice rock specimen - it’s from Mt. St. Helens.  Let’s grow some beautiful crystals for you to take home. Come join Sciensational Workshops for Kids. It'll be fun and educational.

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Maglev Cars - Magnetic Levitation for Future Transportation

August 9th - 13th / 9 am - Noon

Ages 7 - 14 years

Fee: $150.00

Build your own “futuristic Maglev” car to race and take home.  In 1999 a Japanese five-car maglev train set a record of 345 miles/hour.  Yours won’t go that fast, but we will have fun building it and learning how it operates.  Learn about the relationship between magnetism and electricity.  You will also get to build a simple maglev track as well as a cool electromagnet.  Learn how motors work, as well as generators.  Build and take home the world’s simplest motor.  Make your own compass and take part in many other magnificent magnetic activities!  Yes, Sciensational Workshops again starts with the Maglev car (magnetism - electricity - levitation) and goes in all directions to have fun and learn while doing hands-on activities.

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Please make sure to fill out the Mini-Camp Registration Form located in the Summer Catalog. A $50.00 deposit is required to reserve a place in a Mini-Camp.