2024 Vacation Week Program Dec 26th - 27th, 30th-31st
Dates | Morning classes | Afternoon Activities | Availability |
Thursday Dec 26th | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry
LEGO Robotics |
D&D Carnival/Lego Zoo | Available |
Friday Dec 27th | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry
LEGO Robotics |
D&D Carnival/Lego Zoo | Available |
Monday Dec 30th | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry
LEGO Robotics |
D&D Carnival/Lego Zoo | Available |
Tuesday Dec 31st | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry
LEGO Robotics |
D&D Carnival/Lego Zoo | Available |
Vacation Program Descriptions
Tuesday (Dec 26th) |
Morning | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry: Love shimmering things? We'll explore what glimmers. Day 1: Bend pipecleaners to grow diamond-like Borax crystals as well as discover seemingly impossible bubble shapes. | 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 | D&D Carnival: Go on a whirlwind Dungeons and Dragons adventure of monsters, mayhem, mystery, and magic cupcakes. or Lego Zoo:Build animals and a zoo habitat using Lego. |
Friday (Dec 27th) |
Morning | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry: Love shimmering things? We'll explore what glimmers. Day 2: Grow crystals in a bottle and on paper, too! Then make some edible bubbles! | 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 | D&D Carnival: Go on a whirlwind Dungeons and Dragons adventure of monsters, mayhem, mystery, and magic cupcakes. or Lego Zoo:Build animals and a zoo habitat using Lego. |
Monday (Dec 30th) |
Morning | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry: Love shimmering things? We'll explore what glimmers. Day 3: Get any coal for Christmas? Make a crystal garden! Then we'll see just how massive a bubble of slime can be. | 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 | D&D Carnival: Go on a whirlwind Dungeons and Dragons adventure of monsters, mayhem, mystery, and magic cupcakes. or Lego Zoo:Build animals and a zoo habitat using Lego. |
Tuesday (Dec 31st) |
Morning | Bubble and Crystal Chemistry: Love shimmering things? We'll explore what glimmers. Day 4: How to make, and NOT make, ice crystals in ice cream. Then we'll explore creating plastic bubbles you can bat about. | 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 | D&D Carnival: Go on a whirlwind Dungeons and Dragons adventure of monsters, mayhem, mystery, and magic cupcakes. or Lego Zoo:Build animals and a zoo habitat using Lego. |
Vacation Tuition
Location & Dates: | 600 Central Street, Holliston, MA 01746 Dec 26, 27, 30, 31. 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: |
Single day: $110. Half day: $70. Three or more days: $95 per day 10% discount for siblings. Refer a friend and get a $20 bonus if they sign up. |