After Care runs from 4PM – 5:30PM

At the end of your child’s daily program, your child may remain on the BCC campus to participate in supervised activities until 5:30 p.m. Your child may enroll in any or all of the weeks during which your child is attending a program. Participants are not permitted to stay on campus following the end of their regularly scheduled day without authorized supervision. A LATE FEE of $50/hour will be charged if the child is not picked up by 5:30 pm.

Week 2: Grades 2 – 6; Week 3: Grades 5 – 8; Week 5: Grades 2 – 6; Week 6: Grades 5 – 8 runs 1PM – 4PM  

Architecture and engineering are the focus of this program. You will work to design and build towers, balsa bridges and a wide array of Lego and K’nex™ architecture projects. Have fun building famous architectural designs from around the world including Adam Tucker Reed’s famous brick structures including the Empire State Building, Imperial Hotel, Whitehouse, Flat Iron Building, Seattle Space Needle, and more. You will also build bridges, towers, and other structures using a variety of materials, and learn about structural engineering principles and forces that act on structures. Develop science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills in a fun, hands-on environment.

Week 2: Grades 1 – 6 runs from 1PM – 4PM 
Week 3: Grades 1 – 6 runs from 1PM – 4PM 

Have fun making and creating as we explore a wide variety of arts and craft projects that will bring out the artist in you and put the “A” for Art in our STEAM camps! Projects include sand art, friendship bracelets, painting, making a rain stick, 3D pens, CD spinners, mosaic Sun crafts, and even an introduction to CAD drawing and 3-D printing on our Makerbot 3D printer. Most projects can be taken home!

Before Care runs from 7:30AM – 9AM

BCC’s staff ensures your child’s prompt check-in at their regularly scheduled programs. Your child may enroll in any or all of the weeks during which your child is attending a program.

2 week course

This introductory course covers all the basics that a beginning guitar player needs to get started.  Students will develop playing skills such as picking and strumming and learn scales and chords in the context of the songs they enjoy. Some elementary music theory will be introduced, as well as some of the terms that guitar players need to know. Students must bring their own guitar to class. 

Cloud gaming is the way of the future! Build games you can play everywhere and anywhere using a web-based development tool. Learn in-demand skills like programming events and coding controls for a touch screen or keyboard and mouse. Finish by personalizing levels and characters with your own design. Now you are ready to upload your games to the Black Rocket cloud arcade and play on any mobile device or computer. Games can easily be shared with friends and family!

Cloud gaming is the way of the future! Build games you can play everywhere and anywhere using a web-based development tool. Learn in-demand skills like programming events and coding controls for a touch screen or keyboard and mouse. Finish by personalizing levels and characters with your own design. Now you are ready to upload your games to the Black Rocket cloud arcade and play on any mobile device or computer. Games can easily be shared with friends and family!

This engaging course introduces young writers to the art of crafting compelling short stories. Through interactive exercises and prompts, students explore the elements of storytelling, including character development, setting, and plot construction. By nurturing their creativity and honing their narrative skills, participants will leave the course equipped with the tools to pen imaginative and captivating short stories. 

By popular demand Chef It Up 2 Go will once again offer the international tour around the world where our Jr. Chefs will be making a different dish daily from a different region such as: Lamington Dessert from Australia, Empanadas from Latin America, Irish Soda Bread and more. This was a huge hit last summer so we’re bringing it back! Peanut and Tree Nut Free. 

Week 3: runs from 9AM – 12PM 
Week 6: runs from 9AM – 12PM 

Get ready to learn science concepts in a fun and unique style. Campers will perform magical physics demonstrations involving Newton’s laws of motion, electricity, air pressure, ultraviolet light, optics, and much more. Students will build a solar-powered car; experiment with spinning tops, gyroscopic motion, discover principles of flight, construct a working fountain, catapult, and much more. Campers will take home solar-powered cars, and many of the projects made in class. 

Students will learn Spanish vocabulary by using the context of the movie Encanto. This beginner course introduces basic dialogue of the Spanish-speaking world and its culture. Through various fun activities, you will learn the basics of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in the Spanish language. You will also learn about common Hispanic traditions and styles of life, which will strengthen your connection to the Spanish language. 

WEEK 1: Grades 1 – 4 runs from 9AM to 4PM
WEEK 3: Grades 1 – 4 runs from 1PM to 4PM 
WEEK 4: Grades 5 – 7 runs from 1PM to 4PM

Have you ever wondered how they make those incredible rides you see at the amusement park? You will design and build working models of your favorite rides using K’NEX construction systems. Projects will include a motorized swing, Ferris wheel, roller coasters, and others!

Grades 1 -5 runs from 9AM – 12PM in Week 2 and from 1PM – 4PM in Week 4
Grades 5 – 8 runs from 9AM – 12PM in Week 2

LEGO enthusiasts, have fun building your favorite adventure from the many themes that Lego has to offer. We will offer projects from Lego Star Wars, City, Architecture, Friends, Creator, and many NEW themes. Projects will vary depending on availability from LEGO headquarters but will include age-appropriate new models. Campers will also build a wide assortment of LEGO Education technic machines and create their own projects that illustrate science concepts. Examples include cranes, remote controlled cars, a piano player, and many more. We will also have Lego Robotics. Students will bring home one Lego model at the end of the week.

Discover global issues, world diplomacy, and parliamentary procedure through role-playing. You become the delegate of a Model United Nations (UN) to explore ways of solving international crises using critical thinking skills, research, and debate. Gain a global vision of our world by taking part in this simulated UN experience. 

A week of an exploratory class designed to help improve students’ basic art skills in painting using acrylic and watercolor painting and blending techniques. Students will focus on creativity and self-expression, and recognize and use the art elements (line, shape, color, value, form). 

Week 2: Grades 2 – 6 runs from 9AM – 4PM 
Week 3: Grades 2 – 6 runs from 9AM – 4PM

A traditional art in Spanish culture is piñata making. This messy and long process craft is also fun and creative. This class will teach you the step-by-step process. During the week you will create simple to more complex piñatas. Once finished, projects are taken home for you to enjoy! Note: bring a smock or old t-shirt to use during class. 

This dynamic workshop invites budding poets to delve into the enchanting world of verse. Through exploration of various poetic forms, techniques, and themes, students refine their poetic voice and experiment with expressive language. By analyzing renowned works and engaging in writing exercises, participants craft their own evocative poetry, fostering a deeper appreciation for the art while honing their skills as accomplished poets. 

Unlock the power of ROBLOX® Studio, the world creation tool used by real-world ROBLOX® developers! Learn how to build 3D models and create an adventure in your ROBLOX® world. Bring characters to life with unique animations you design. Student-created projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. 

Unlock the power of ROBLOX® Studio, the world creation tool used by real-world ROBLOX® developers! Learn how to build 3D models and create an adventure in your ROBLOX® world. Bring characters to life with unique animations you design. Student-created projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. 

In this class you will learn how to repurpose materials into art. Addressing the importance of reusing items you would normally throw away and turn them into cool artwork. Explore 2D and 3D dimensional techniques by learning hands-on building. Create art out of miscellaneous objects to transform trash to treasure. Brainstorm ideas, problem solving skills, sketch plans, create and design characters, and more. 

2 week course

This course moves beyond the basics of songwriting to touch on such subjects as writing a good book, voice leading, recording, marketing and more. 

• Week 3: Grades 1 – 4 from 9AM – 12PM 
• Week 4: Grades 5 – 8 from 9AM – 12PM

Have fun building vehicles and other artifacts related to pirates and the Star Wars collection.

Grades 9 – 12 runs from 9AM – 12PM; Grades 6 – 8 runs from 1PM – 4PM

Learn to make your own personal web page for yourself, a special group or club. Get a basic understanding of the WordPress program. Build the web page with free templates, the Gutenberg block editor, Google fonts, awesome icons and more. Work in teams or on your own—share elements and learn some basic customizations. Class projects focus on creating logo headers, page sections, headings, subheads, feature copy, sidebars, footing copy and more. This class will focus on layout and design for creating websites. We will NOT cover the HTML or CSS code writing. Basic computer and mouse skills are required.