Summer 2008 Day Camps Grades K–2
June 16–August 22
LHS Members Registration:
February 23 (Saturday): online registration starts 9:00 a.m.
February 25 (Monday): in person, mail/fax, phone
General Public Registration:
February 29 (Friday)
Animals and Their Young Camp
Some animal babies ride on their mother's back, some sit on their father’s feet, and some never see their parents at all. From a 300—pound baby elephant to a nest of tiny newborn mice, to a tadpole that turns into a frog, animals and their young are truly amazing. Join us as we explore some interesting parenting behaviors in the animal world through stories, games, dramatic play, craft projects; and by holding live animals.
Entering Grades K–1
July 7–11
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies Camp
Did you know that there are more than one million different kinds of insects? Learn to recognize some insect friends—and enemies—of your garden, and follow their life cycles from egg to adult. Their shapes, color patterns, behavior, and growth will amaze you. We’ll watch insects crawl, hop, fly, wiggle, and swim; and might even let some tickle us.
Entering Grades K–1
July 28–August 8
(ten meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$390 ($330 for LHS members)
Dinosaur Detectives Camp
A hundred million years ago, dinosaurs wandered the Earth. What were these ancient creatures like, and how do they compare to animals alive today? Dig for fossil bones, use toy models to make footprints in clay, act out dinosaur stories, and make dinosaur projects to take home. Compare dinosaurs to the Biology Lab animals, and try to unlock some of the mysteries of prehistory.
Entering Grades K–1 full
June 16–20
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1
August 18–22
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Fizzy Foamy Camp
In this camp, children enjoy mixing safe chemicals together as they learn why things bubble, fizz, and foam. They investigate foamy foods and bubbling solutions, and discover the fun fizzing action that happens when they drop “mystery” tablets into water. The campers experiment with fun chemistry activities while developing important skills for later science learning. This camp is fizzy foamy fun for everyone!
Entering Grades K–1
June 30–July 3
(four meetings)
Monday–Thursday
(No meeting on Friday, July 4.)
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$161 ($136 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1
July 28–August 1
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1
August 11–15
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Playing With Potions Camp
Do you like mixing ingredients together to make potions? Then this is the camp for you! But wait—our cupboards are empty. First, we must collect and sort different ingredients by using scientific tools. Then, using the ingredients we collect, we’ll invent our very own potion recipes. Experiment, observe, discover, and play!
Entering Grades K–1
July 21–25
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1
August 4–8
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Pollywogs Pond Camp
Get to know the LHS pond and its summertime inhabitants. Try your luck at catching crayfish with a fishing pole! Learn how different pond animals live together, and discover the wonders of their wet world. Watch and hold the water animals of the Biology Lab, including fish, frogs, turtles, salamanders, and snakes. Use collage materials to make a big book of pond life.
Entering Grades K–1 full
June 23–27
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1 full
July 14–18
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Storybook Science Camp
Time for a story—and science too! Each day a different story sets the stage for activities and investigations to spark campers’ creativity and to bring out the scientist within. Experiments with shadows and light, bubble blowing, nature explorations, and handling live animals are integrated with children’s literature, folk tales, and dramatic play.
Entering Grades K–1
July 21–25
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Buzzing a Hive Camp
Find out what goes on inside a honeybee hive. Learn to dance like bees, discover real pollen and nectar in flowers, make and eat beebread, examine and taste real honeycomb, and role—play bee jobs. Campers create a “bee—utiful” mural with paper bees, flowers, and bee enemies. Families are invited to a bee party on the last day of camp.
Entering Grades K–1
July 14–18
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1
July 21–25
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Physical Science for Curious Kids Camp
A variety of simple games and activities introduce children to topics such as electricity, magnetism, and properties of air and light. Young scientists make kites, magnetic toys, and light circuits to take home. These activities stimulate questions in young minds and foster an intuitive framework for later science learning.
Entering Grades K–1
June 16–27
(ten meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$390 ($330 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1
June 30–July 11
(nine meetings)
Monday–Friday
(No meeting on Friday, July 4.)9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$352 ($298 for LHS members)
Entering Grades K–1
August 11–22
(ten meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$390 ($330 for LHS members)
Animal Math Camp
How long is a boa constrictor? Who’s really faster, the tortoise or the hare? Measuring, counting, sorting, graphing, and making patterns are more fun than ever when animals come to math class! Animals’ shapes, sizes, weights, colors, and locomotion inspire intriguing mathematical investigations. Each day features live animals as well as games, stories, and art projects that reinforce math concepts.
Entering Grades 1–2
June 23–27
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 1–2 full
August 11–15
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Hard Hat Camp
Using prepared and original plans, construct projects of all sorts with a variety of building materials. Learn about the mathematical shapes and concepts that make for strength and design in building. Assemble a strong foundation for a graham—cracker house, and detail it with sweets.
Entering Grades 1–2
June 16–20
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 1–2
July 14–18
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 1–2
July 21–25
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Math Adventures in Storyland Camp
Children’s literature opens the door into the land of mathematics and imagination. Each session begins with an engaging story that invites exploration of mathematical concepts. For example, Rolf Myller’s “How Big Is a Foot?” leads to activities that involve measurement and problem solving. For geometry and patterns, we turn to the classic story “Caps for Sale.” “Grandfather Tang’s Story” introduces ancient and intriguing tangram puzzles.
Entering Grades 1–2
July 7–11
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 1–2
August 11–15
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Whales, Seals, Sea Lions, and Otters Camp
Learn what sea lions eat, how otters keep warm, and why whales sing. Examine real whalebones and whale teeth, make paper and clay animal projects to take home, and compare yourself to life—size models of marine mammals. Hold Biology Lab animals, and find out what they have in common with the large animals of the sea.
Entering Grades 1–2
June 30–July 3
(four meetings)
Monday–Thursday
(No meeting on Friday, July 4.)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$161 ($136 for LHS members)
Blocks, Beams, and Bridges Camp
If you love building, join us as we construct bridges and buildings with a variety of materials such as geoblocks, constructo—straws, toothpicks, and marshmallows. Find out how the Golden Gate Bridge stands up by testing a four—foot—tall model. Experiment with strength, structure, and geometry. Become a skilled builder!
Entering Grades 1–2
August 18–22
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3
June 30–July 3
(four meetings)
Monday–Thursday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$161 ($136 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3July 21–25
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Crime—Fighting Super—Hero Camp
Become a crime—fighting hero in our crime camp for junior detectives. We will analyze evidence such as footprints, fingerprints, and ink stains to solve puzzling crimes. Each day’s mystery includes a story, a mystery guest, and a chance for your camper to be the detective. Group games, chemistry, art, and cooperative—logic activities round out the camp.
Entering Grades 1–2
July 14–18
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 12–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3
July 14–18
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 12–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3
August 18–22
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 12–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Art of Math Camp
Let your creativity loose as we explore the art of mathematics! Make patterns and designs with a variety of materials. Learn about symmetry by creating interesting origami and a unique papel picado. Use a variety of art supplies and building materials to create your own interesting mathematical art, and get inspired to make more at home. Along the way, solve a few puzzles and see how much fun it is to mix art and mathematics.
Entering Grades 2–3
June 30–July 3
(four meetings)
Monday–Thursday
(No meeting on Friday, July 4.)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$161 ($136 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3August 4–8
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Creepy Crawly Camp
Explore the mysterious lives of tiny animals that creep through tall grass and crawl across leaves. Use nets and bug boxes to collect—from the LHS lawn and pond—living specimens to touch and observe. Learn where spiders get the silk for their webs; and get the chance to hold a real live tarantula. Put together a take—home environment so you can raise and observe your own crawly creatures. Each day includes some of the following: group games, hikes, artwork, and storytelling.
Entering Grades 2–3
June 23–27
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3
August 11–15
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Pond Camp
Take the plunge into the world of water animals, and learn about aquatic animals and plants. Handle and feed gentle animals, conduct experiments to learn more about their needs and behavior, and look through microscopes and magnifying lenses to compare the structures of tiny pond animals. Each day includes some of the following: group games, hikes, artwork, and storytelling.
Entering Grades 2–3
June 16–20
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3
August 18–22
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Quantum Camp
Leap into some cool science on these hot summer days. Discover the secrets of light, color, electricity, and magnets by doing experiments and making a project to take home. Make a camera that uses no film, and take a picture that needs no camera. Build a solar oven, and cook a snack using the sun. Launch a rocket using a chemical reaction. For dessert, explore the science behind making ice cream. This camp includes activities from the Physics in Action class (instead of Science Science Everywhere)
Entering Grades 2–3
June 16–27
(ten meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$390 ($330 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3
July 28–August 8
(ten meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$390 ($330 for LHS members)
Sandy Shores Camp
Come take a close look at one of the most dynamic ecosystems on our planet! Campers will explore many aspects of the sandy shore, from the grains of sand themselves to the plants and animals that live where the water meets the land.
Entering Grades 2–3
July 28–August 1
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Secret Formulas Camp
Have you ever wanted to invent the best toothpaste or fizzy juice drink? You now have the chance to mix, measure, test, and compare in your search to discover the secret formulas used in products you buy at the store. What makes that ice cream perfect for scooping on a cone? Can we mix the best soil in which to grow a cactus or a rose? We’ll explore temperature, properties of different ingredients, and the science of packaging.
Entering Grades 2–3
July 7–11
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–16 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Stirring Up Science
Become a mad mixer, and turn everyday substances into your own weird concoctions. Change solids to liquids and back again, and experiment to discover the identity of alien goo. Get ready for some science surprises as you explore familiar and mysterious substances. Make crystals, soap, a density rainbow, and other creations to take home. (This class contains activities from Weird Concoctions and Slime and Slippery Stuff.)
Entering Grades 2–3 full
June 30–July 11
(nine meetings)
Monday–Friday
(No meeting on Friday, July 4.)1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–12 campers
$352 ($298 for LHS members)
Treasure Boxes Camp
Delve into boxes filled with such “treasures” as shells, stamps, and tiny toys; and then sort, classify, and graph these treasures. Discover ways to share treasures among friends. Use a coordinate grid to find buried treasure. Create a special treasure box of your own to start your collections!
Entering Grades 2–3
July 21–25
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
Entering Grades 2–3
July 28–August 1
(five meetings)
Monday–Friday
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Enrollment: 8–14 campers
$200 ($169 for LHS members)
