Prescott Community Center offers a six week, 9am- 3pm summer program called "Going Places" inspired by the book of the same name. In addition, Prescott has half-day morning classes 9am-12pm in maker, STEM, drawing animation, and CSI classes and Art-inspired classes including painting and drawing from 12:30pm - 3:30pm for ages 6-9.
Week One: The Great Race!
Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. This week, campers collaborate on the most amazing and imaginative go cart anyone has seen. We engineer unique racers, learn about propulsion, experiment with simple machines and design a challenging racecourse.
Week Two: Krazy Kinetic Parade!
Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. This week, campers create the Going Places Creative Problem-Solving Agency, based at the Eureka Public Library. Their challenge this week is to make the Eureka Town parade spectacular and they do this by building a kinetic parade float.
Week Three: Animal Adoption Match-up!
Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun This week, campers build an app that matches cute shelter animals to loving families. Campers use the power of imagination to merge the world of pet care with the tools of technology.
Week Four: Lights On!
Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun! Campers create solar powered lamps for hurricane victims who have no access to electricity. Campers investigate alternative forms of energy and have some fun with the sun.
Week Five: Ocean Rescue!
Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. In Ocean Rescue, campers invent the PlasticSuperScooper3000 to extract hazardous trash from the ocean. Campers become marine biologists with a mission to protect the wildlife that lives in our oceans.
Week Six: Take the Show on the Road!
Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. In this week, campers design a movable theatre to put on plays for the seniors around town. Campers write, direct, choreograph, stage and promote our own productions. We also design and build a scale theatrical set model like the pros. The week culminates in a theatrical presentation.
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"We love going to Prescott. All three of my children have pursued their own interests. They had something for each of them." Sarah Long in registration form for Prescott