Summer camp 2023

National Museum of Health and Medicine
Silver Spring, MD

Eat right! Move more! Campers will spend the week learning the guidelines for a healthy diet. Hopefully, campers will take what they have learned about nutrients and use it to develop as young athletes throughout the summer. Each team will make a meal plan designed for an athlete. The best plan wins!

Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Washington D.C.

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Did someone say safari season? Get ready for a roar-some week as campers explore the African safari and its predators. They will use what they have learned to make a diorama modeling the different habitats of the animals.

NO SUMMER CAMP THIS WEEK

It’s not Roblox but it’s robots. Campers will utilize their knowledge of computer software skills to program a robot using Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0. Those robots will then battle each other at the end of the week.

National Museum of American History
Washington D.C.

Mo’ money mo’ problems. Campers will become miniature business moguls. They will learn the importance of budgeting and acquire essential money management skills. The campers will create their own product and develop an advertisement to endorse it.

Make it work, make it right, make it fast! Campers will spend the week coding personalized obstacle courses using Ozobot Bit Coding Robots. Campers will present their course to a live audience at the end of the week.

National Gallery of Art Washington D.C.

Imagine. Draw. Paint. Create! Campers will become true creatives, learning sketching and painting techniques to craft masterpieces and works of art. At the end of the week, there will be an art show displaying the campers’ creations. 

Ro, ro, ro, your bot! Campers will learn MIT Scratch programming in order to use the Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots. They will work in teams and at the end of the week compete in a robot challenge. May the best bot win!

National Geographic Museum in Washington D.C.

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Oh, the places you’ll go! Campers will become mini geographers as they explore different ancient cultures and destinations around the world. Campers will be placed in teams and assigned an ancient topic to present on.

Calling all Romeos and Juliets! Campers will learn about the elements of the theatre and important playwrights. At the end of the week, each team will write and perform their own play.