Your favorite quarterback is out with a concussion. Will he return for the 4th quarter? You’re playing tennis and you feel your shoulder pop. What’s going on? Get the answers in this course on sports medicine. We’ll focus on 3 common injuries—ACL tear, shoulder dislocation and concussion. Plus, you’ll learn about traumas and treatments of star athletes. This online course is a must if you seek a future career in the field—from orthopedic surgeon to athletic trainer.

Your favorite quarterback is out with a concussion. Will he return for the 4th quarter? You’re playing tennis and you feel your shoulder pop. What’s going on? Get the answers in this course on sports medicine. We’ll focus on 3 common injuries—ACL tear, shoulder dislocation and concussion. Plus, you’ll learn about traumas and treatments of star athletes. This online course is a must if you seek a future career in the field—from orthopedic surgeon to athletic trainer.

Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe is an introductory survey of the universe, its formation and evolution, the nature and origins of stars and galaxies, the origins of solar systems including our own, and how humans have come to our current understanding by applying the process of science. You will develop an understanding of basic principles and methods used in astronomy and astrophysics to study the universe through observation, measurement, evaluation of data, and development and testing of scientific theories. This is an introductory course that does not assume a science and mathematics background.

Discover the world around you as you investigate everything from the earth below to the skies above. Explore nature around you and find out how science can help us to protect our planet. Contemplate communication as you converse in codes. Experience how Newton's laws are at work in your favorite sports and join the ranks of space scientists examining the mysteries of the solar system! Formally called Space Alien Travelers. Before and After-care is available at an additional cost through the Brentwood Parks and Recreation.

Join us this summer for one (or two) residential high school camps that focus on a variety of content areas. Students choose one subject area to study for the entire week and enjoy academic sessions led by experienced faculty and talented college students multiple times each day. Students will get a five-day, college-like experience that includes all food, lodging, supplies, evening activities and hands-on exploration of an academic area in the context of a Christian community. We can’t wait to explore with you this summer!

Become a purr-fect veterinarian! Camp participants adopt a plush feline patient and learn how vet help take care of pet cats. These future veterinarians will learn how to perform a tip- to-tail exam, suture lacerations, to set up a litter box and safe areas for their pet, make cat toys, and more!

This course is for the absolute beginner, who most likely has had no prior exposure to coding. No prior coding experience is required but basic QWERTY keyboarding skills are helpful. The goal of this camp is to bring students from beginning concepts, develop basic skills, to acquiring a foundational familiarity with the Java programming language and development environment(s), Upon completing this camp the student should • Have a clear ability to gauge their own personal interest in developing further coding skills and knowledge • Have established a strong knowledge base for extending their coding ability either via further coursework or self-directed study • Have gained direct technical experience with fundamental programming structures; sequence, selection (if’s or decisions) and repetition (loops), variables and data types • Have gained direct technical experience with basic object oriented concepts and terminology (objects and classes, methods, etc.) This is a great, low-stress opportunity for students to encounter technology and program development for the first time. No prior programming experience required – basic keyboarding ability (QWERTY) and nothing more. Camp attendees must bring their own computer; Windows or Apple / Mac work equally well. iPads/tablets will not work.

Python is one of the most versatile programming languages today, used not only by developers, but also data scientists, data engineers, researchers, and business professionals at all levels. Applications include back-end ecommerce and web development, scripting solutions to business problems, and as perhaps the most valuable / heavily relied upon data analytics and visualization language today. Students in this camp will learn Python from two key perspectives. First, we will use Python to explore foundational programming concepts such as structures (iteration, decisions) and structured program techniques versus object-oriented programming (objects, classes, methods) variables, data types, memory management, error detection and debugging, and more. Secondly, we will use Python and its rich libraries of data analytics functionality to conduct basic data analyses, explore Python data visualization tools, discuss Big Data and Python’s ability to analyze Big Data. Learning Python from these two different perspectives – program development and data analytics – is perhaps the best possible exposure to coding schools that a high school student can receive. It develops parallel “how to” (programming) skills and “how to apply” (analytics) skills into one cohesive camp experience. No prior programming experience required – basic keyboarding ability and nothing more. No prior programming experience required – basic keyboarding ability and nothing more. Camp attendees must bring their own computer; Windows or Apple / Mac work equally well. iPads/tablets will not work.

Just the 2 of us is a camp where girls can make lasting memories with their dad, uncle, grandfather or adult brother

Focused on girls entering grade 7th-12th

An art camp for aspiring middle school writers who want to advocate for change!

Be Your Baby’s First Doctor! Students will roleplay the key responsibilities of a pediatrician and learn how to care for a baby. Participants adopt their own adorable plush and learn how to change, bathe, burp, swaddle, and bottle feed a baby. These future doctors will explore the different parts of the brain and spine, perform a physical exam, administer first aid, and discover the functions of the heart and lungs.

Visual, “block” based programming has arrived, and in this experience campers will be able to get a simple app up and running on their iPhone or Android mobile devices within 30-60 minutes of their first camp experience. But don’t let the quick start fool you – MIT’s ingenious App Inventor supports the creation of complex, high-impact apps. This block-based visual programming environment combines sophisticated logic with a great visual environment easing young learners into application development. Upon completing this camp the student should • Complete multiple apps ready for use and deployment on their own mobile devices (or mom and dad’s!) • Acquire logic and decision making skills • Gain an understanding of app development processes and the “architecture” required to build apps (client / server / development environment / deployment / networks, etc) • Imagine games, code games, play games and have fun with programming! No prior programming experience required – basic keyboarding ability and nothing more. Camp attendees must bring their own computer; Windows or Apple / Mac work equally well. A mobile device (phone or tablet) is advisable, but apps will work on a simulator without the mobile device.

Artificial intelligence has exploded and the skills needed to master these technologies have never been more in demand and productive for learners at every age. In this camp students will learn about AI (generative and traditional), and tightly related topics in Machine Learning (ML) on multiple levels; conceptual, ethical and logical (actually coding algorithms to demonstrate how Machine Learning analyzes data to produce results). This camp introduces students to one of the most exciting new technology frontiers in the past twenty years. Students will first spend time understanding exactly what AI, ML and Generative AI are, and discuss a brief history of how we arrived here. Next, we will introduce basic skills and models related to AI/ML, including how to break down complex problems into simpler sub-tasks. Then camp attendees will code algorithms to generate results, using plots and other data visualization tools. This exposes students to basic analytic coding (no prior experience required). Finally, we will apply this foundational learning to experimenting with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard and others. Upon completing this camp, the student should • Have a clear understanding of fundamental concepts related to AI, ML, Generative AI • Have established a knowledge base for extending their learning and development via further coursework or self-directed study in the areas of AI and ML • Have gained direct technical experience with fundamental skills such as problem analysis, through coding solutions and presenting results (data visualization) • Have gained/enhanced their direct technical experience with Generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Bard. No prior programming experience required – basic keyboarding ability and nothing more. Camp attendees must bring their own computer; Windows or Apple / Mac work equally well. iPads/tablets will not work Students must have registered for a Google ID prior to camp.

Come Invent with Us! A confidence-boosting STEM summer camp where kids build creative inventions and lasting friendships. Led by certified local educators, our camps offer new and exciting hands-on activities every year.