Majors: By Category | Alphabetically
Minors: By Category | Alphabetically
Pee Wee • Ages 5-7 - CLASS FULL
This class is an introduction to the Sun Foundation. Children will develop an appreciation for nature’s beauty and an understanding of their connection with the environment. Students will complete many fun art projects learn about nature, hike play games, visit the marsh and look for fossils in the dry creek bed.
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This class provides an introduction to a fascinating world that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Children will learn how to use several different types of microscopes. They will learn to sample, identify, and develop microscopy skills while studying the samples brought back from different sites.
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In this class we will work on and complete a LARGE mural as a group. We will draw our inspiration from nature and the life around us using bright colors and vivid expressions that capture the artist/explorer in each of us. Get ready to get messy and creative and leave this class with the knowledge to make a painting of any size.
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Have you ever wondered if Fairies, gnomes, bigfoot or other mythological creatures really exist? In this class we believe! Campers will make art in clay, painting and found objects. They will also be learning basic skills of tracking, camouflage and wild edible herbs through games and stories. Of course camp wouln’t be complete without some games, songs and creating a mythological creature of their own.
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Children will spend their week finding and making rhythms as we explore the Sun Foundation. We will learn about the forest, marsh and creek environments and practice science skills like observing, classifying and communicating. We might even get wet and messy as we create art based on the discoveries we make! Stories, music, rhythm and DRUMS will all play an important part in our week.
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The youngest among us often notice the WONDER-full details of the natural world. This major is for those who love to make amazing discoveries right before their eyes! Join us as we explore the forest, marsh, grassland and creek. We’ll draw big inspiration from small wonders, like a caterpillar’s stripes or water flowing over pebbles – to sketch, paint and sculpt artistic treasures. There’ll be lots of games too. Come play and create with us!
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Fish, Birds, Bugs Bones & Boulders! Every day is an adventure! Spend Monday with John James Audubon catching, drawing and banding migrating birds. Tuesday we will meet Charles Darwin and catch bugs, explore geology and evolution. Wednesday is a day of fishing with Louis Agassiz. Thursday we will track animals, learn medicinal herbs, play Native Games and eat wild plants with Meriwether Lewis. Friday we will put it all together publishing our findings in an instant book that celebrates the wild life of the Sun Foundation!
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