S.E.T School - Summer Schedule for students entering grades 4-8

Daily schedule:
9:00-10:30AM 1st class
10:30-10:45AM Snack
10:45-12:30PM 2nd class
12:30-1:00PM Lunch
1:00-2:00PM Outside games
2:00-4:00PM Afternoon activity

2020 Summer Schedule for students entering Grades 4-8

Dates	Morning classes	Afternoon Activities	Availability
6/22-6/26	Microbe Hunter Scratch	Makerspace	Available
6/29-7/3	Ecosystem Adventures LEGO Robotics	Secret Science	Available
7/6-7/10	Slime Lords Stop-Motion Animation	Dungeoneers' Guild	Available
7/13-7/17	Life Through the Ages LEGO Robotics	Monsters of Myth and Magic	Available
7/20-7/24	Electronics Lab Stop-Motion Animation	Med School	Available
7/27-7/31	Candy Lab LEGO Robotics	Vet School	Available
8/3-8/7	CSI Detective Scratch Programming	Dungeoneers' Guild	Available
8/10-8/14	Molecule Masters LEGO Robotics	Beyblade Physics	Available
8/17-8/21	LEGO M.O.C. LEGO Robotics	Mind's Eye: Illusion	Available
8/24-8/28	Atomic Cooking LEGO Robotics	Rollercoasters and Marble Mazes	Available

Summer Program Description

6/22 - 6/26 (Week 1, GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Microbe Hunter: Bacteria are the oldest forms of life on Earth, and live everywhere, including on and inside us! But no one knew they existed until the invention of the microscope 430 years ago. We'll study bacteria and other microscopic organisms as we go on a microbe safari.

Scratch Programming: Create and code your own games and animations while applying logic and mathematical concepts such as Cartesian coordinate, variables, subroutines and broadcasting. Publish your creation on the Internet and share them with your friends!

Afternoon

Makerspace: Learn to use tools safely as you build things using wood, PVC, foamcore and other materials. Work together on advanced designs as well as on your own to make projects to take home.

6/29 - 7/3 (Week 2, GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Ecosystem Adventures: Learn about plants, soil, and ecosystems by making miniature biomes each day to take home, from underwater aquascape to a dinosaur terrarium showcasing the evolution of plant life. Then after making our miniature ecosystems, we'll take a nature walk to experience the real one behind the school.

LEGO Robotics: Use Lego Technic and the MINDSTORMS programming system to build and program your own robotic inventions! Using motors, sensors and imagination, we'll work on projects like art-bots, maze-runners, sumo-bots, robo-soccer, and others!

Afternoon

Secret Science: How do you keep a secret? We'll learn the science behind invisible ink, ciphers, locks and other security devices. Make and take home your own secret message ink!

7/6 - 7/10 (Week 3, GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Slime Lords: It's slime time at SET! We'll discover the polymer chemistry behind all things gooey and then make our own oozes, slimes, mucus, and snot. Once you know the basics, you can make your own super slime formulas, and teach a non-Newtonian fluid to dance on a speaker!. You'll even take home some edible slime to gross out your friends and family!

Stop-Motion Animation: An egg-shaped blob of clay transforms into a fire-breathing dragon! Learn how to create the illusion of motion with everyday materials like LEGOs, toys, clay, and paper cutouts. Bring your creative ideas to life with stop-motion animation software and your imagination.

Afternoon

Dungeoneers Guild: You are searching old ruins by the light of a flickering torch. Suddenly a giant troll steps out of the shadows, and he looks mad! What will you do? Run, fight, cast a spell? The choice is yours as you and your friends play heroes in a fantasy world using the Dungeons and Dragons rules. Search dark dungeons, solve insidious riddles, fight monstrous evil and finally escape with the fabulous treasure. Make sure to bring your imagination!

7/13 - 7/17 (Week 4, GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Life Through the Ages: How did we get from tiny bacteria to mighty dinosaurs to clever humans since the early days of Earth? We'll explore 4.5 billion years of life on Earth, and look at how evolutionary trends and global disasters shaped the life on our planet.

Afternoon

Monsters of Myth and Magic: From the evil whales of Iceland and shapeshifting foxes of Asia to the airplane gremlins and Bigfoot, every culture across the globe loves stories of wierd monsters. Learn about the history and true indentity behind the beasts of myth like the Loch Ness monster, and then make up your own tales as well!

7/20 - 7/24 (Week 5, GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Electronics Lab : Learn about circuilts and electronic components like transistors, diodes and LEDs. You will learn safe soldering techniques using lead free solder as you make your own electronic devices to take home.

Afternoon

Med School: Be a student doctor! How do doctors know what to do when someone is sick? What causes disease? What do broken bones look like in X-rays? Dissect a fetal pig to see how organ systems interact in the body. Learn about the human body and how it functions, and find out why doctors scramble when they hear the words “Code blue!”

7/27 - 7/31 (Week 6, GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Candy Lab: There's a lot of chemistry that goes into making candy. Discover the secrets behind your favorite sweets and learn to control the chemistry of sugar to make your own candy.

Afternoon

Vet School: Do you love animals? As a vet in training you'll learn about how to care for pets, diagnose illness and how to treat injured animals in an emergency. Look at X-rays of different kinds of pets and study animal physiology. We'll also have guest visit from a real Tufts Vet School student.

8/3 - 8/7 (Week 7, GRADES 4-8)

Morning

CSI Detective: There's been a crime at SET School! It's up to you, Detective, to investigate the crime scene, collect clues, analyze the evidence and catch the criminal. How do police use forensic techniques to solve crimes? You'll learn chemical tests, how to lift and read fingerprints, what to do with microscopic evidence, and how to hone your powers of observation when conducting a Crime Scene Investigation.

Afternoon

8/10 - 8/14 (Week 8 - GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Molecule Master: Be the master of the chemical universe! Mix chemicals to make new compounds. Test acids and bases with a color-changing potion. Cross-link sulfur atoms with boron atoms to make gooey slimes. Finally get the Chemistry Cat jokes!

LEGO Robotics:Use Lego Technic and the MINDSTORMS programming system to build and program your own robotic inventions! Using motors, sensors and imagination, we'll work on projects like art-bots, maze-runners, sumo-bots, robo-soccer, and others!

Afternoon

Beyblade Physics: A remarkable amount of science underlies the humble top. Torque, momentum, weight, mass… What makes for the best spin, and what really is the best when you’re making them slam into each other and seeing which one lasts longest?

8/17 - 8/21 (Week 9 - GRADES 4-8)

Morning

LEGO M.O.C.: In Legospeak, M.O.C. stands for My Own Creation. Let your imagination loose in this fun class. We'll check out some awesome M.O.C.s created by Master Builders, then we'll build our own fabulous creations.

LEGO Robotics:Use Lego Technic and the MINDSTORMS programming system to build and program your own robotic inventions! Using motors, sensors and imagination, we'll work on projects like art-bots, maze-runners, sumo-bots, robo-soccer, and others!

Afternoon

Mind's Eye: What is the science behind illusions? Learn how the eye and brain work together to perceive the world around us, and how you can exploit gaps and nerve glitches to hack that system and see the impossible.

8/24 - 8/28 (Week 10 - GRADES 4-8)

Morning

Atomic Cooking: Did you know that cooking is chemistry? Learn about how molecules interact and make delicious food at the same time!

Afternoon

Rollercoasters and Marble Mazes: Learn the physics behind roller coasters and theme park rides as we build our own using paper, cardboard, and our imagination!

Summer Tuition

Dates & Daily Schedule:	June 22nd - August 26th. Program hours: 9:00am-4:00pm. Each morning includes a science class (1.5 hours) and a robotics or technology class (1.5hours) with a snack break in between. After lunch and recess is the afternoon program.
Extended hours:	Extended AM hours are offered from 8:15am to 8:45am at an additional cost of $8. Extended PM hours are offered from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at an additional cost of $8 per half hour.
Cost:	Per week tuition: $445 Some weeks have and additional materials fee. Kids get a free t-shirt with the first week's tuition and a bonus educational toy for every additional week.
Tuition payment:	A $50 non-refundable deposit per week is due at registration. The remaining $395 can be paid at any point between registration and the first day of enrollment. You can sign up by downloading and printing this form.
Discounts:	Early bird special! Sign up by March for 10% off. 10% discount for siblings. Refer a friend for a 10% discount.