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Brainstorm STEM Education
This amazing new course is loaded with tons of fun and engaging hands-on experiences. Each day students will explore different mysterious science principles through awesome experiments. Create a sailboat that floats on air using magnetic levitation. Unlock the mystery of air and flight by using powerful scientific vacuums and learning about Bernoulli’s Principle of flight through amazing experiments. This course will excite and ignite the mind of your young scientist!
Aliso Viejo Ranch
BST002 6/12-6/16 M-F 9am-Noon 6-9yrs
BST003 7/31-8/4 M-F 9am-Noon 6-9yrs
Bionerds
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing bugs around us such as beetles, butterflies, fruit flies, ladybugs, grasshoppers, and more. Get up close with live/preserved bugs and perform cool biology experiments.
Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503
BIN001 6/12-6/16 M-F 9am-Noon 5-12yrs
Bionerds
Come and join us on a journey where we learn about some creepy and crawly topics, from animals like bats and spiders to things like skeletons. Your child will be up close and personal with the live/fresh/preserved organisms, perform some dissections and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503
BIN002 6/12-6/16 M-F 1-4pm 5-12yrs
Bionerds
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the microscopic world, such as bacteria, protozoa, sea monkeys, yeast, and more. Your child will be up close and personal with the live organisms using a microscope and perform cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503
BIN007 7/3-7/7 M-F 9am-Noon 5-12yrs
No camp 7/4
Bionerds
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about how amazing your body is and how its systems work, from your brain to your skin. Your child will be up close with fresh/preserved organs, perform many dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503
BIN008 7/3-7/7 M-F 1-4pm 5-12yrs
No camp 7/4
Bionerds
Come and join the fun to become a Forensic Scientist – Bionerds way! Your child will learn forensic and biology techniques, experiments, and activities to further deductive reasoning to uncover the truth following in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard. Topics will include fingerprinting, DNA, trace evidence, dental forensics, and more.
Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503
BIN004 7/24-7/28 M-F 9am-Noon 5-12yrs
Bionerds
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing marine animals from the tiny planktons, sea stars, to the great white sharks, and many more. Your child will be up close with the live/preserved/fresh organisms, perform many dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
Aliso Viejo Middle School-Room 503
BIN005 7/24-7/28 M-F 1-4pm 5-12yrs
Silly Science $203/$225
Parker-Anderson Enrichment
This science program for preschoolers will delight and astonish young children encountering the wonders of nature for the first time! Experiment with a bit of chemistry, paleontology, physics, and so much more in this exciting camp. Young children will develop a passion for learning about the world around them!
Aliso Viejo Ranch
PAE001 6/5-6/9 M-F 9am-Noon 4-7yrs
PAE002 6/26-6/30 M-F 9am-Noon 4-7yrs
PAE003 7/24-7/28 M-F 1-4pm 4-7yrs
PAE004 8/7-8/11 M-F 9am-Noon 4-7yrs
Chem Kidz!
Parker-Anderson Enrichment
Have you ever wondered what it means to think like a chemist? Just add an ounce of curiosity with a cup of enthusiasm to learn what makes the world tick. In this electrifying camp, students will create Elephant Toothpaste, create extreme bubbles, make five-minute ice cream, and learn the difference between chemical reactions and physical changes while completing a variety of hands-on chemistry experiments!
Aliso Viejo Ranch
PAE056 6/5-6/9 M-F 9am-Noon 5-12yrs $207/$230
PAE057 7/3-7/7 M-F 9am-Noon 5-12yrs $167/$185
PAE058 7/31-8/4 M-F 9am-Noon 5-12yrs $207/$230
PAE059 8/7-8/11 M-F 9am-Noon 5-12yrs $207/$230
No camp 7/4
Inventive Scientists
Parker-Anderson Enrichment
Have you ever wondered what it means to think like a scientist? In this camp, students will explore a wide variety of scientific fields including astronomy, paleontology, engineering, chemistry, invention, and physics. Students will conduct hands-on projects and experiments including exploring magnetism, building rockets, creating inventions, and more as they practice the Scientific Method. Science is all around us so let's jump in and have some fun!
Aliso Viejo Ranch
PAE060 7/3-7/7 M-F 1-4pm 5-12yrs $167/$185
PAE061 7/31-8/4 M-F 1-4pm 5-12yrs $207/$230
No camp 7/4