Summer 2019 Weekly WORKSHOP Schedule:

K2 Enrichment Summer Program consists of week-long sessions (Monday through Friday) in July and August. Sign up your child for as many sessions as you want.  For each session, you can also choose morning only, afternoon only, or full day (combined morning and afternoon with lunch break). There are several different hands-on and computer-based projects which your child can work on (see below). 
Typical Session
Monday -Friday 
Indoor and ​Outdoor
​Projects (weather permitted)
Morning Workshop
(9:00- 12:00pm)
Indoor and ​Outdoor Projects (weather permitted)
Lunch (12-1pm)
Full Day Students ONLY
Please bring lunch.
Afternoon Workshop
(1:00-4:00pm)
Indoor and ​Outdoor Projects (weather permitted)
Hands-On Projects 

Aircraft/Flying things
Launch vehicles that you make. Create model aircrafts to carry what you want to where you want.  Explore buoyancy and aerodynamics in everyday objects. Record your flight to show your friends and family.

Electric Circuits
Build your own switches, attach motors and lights, and connect batteries into your circuits.  Make useful circuits as alarms and doorbells.  Invent toys that run around and move things.  Make electronic quiz games that light up. 

Build-it
Construct a bridge that you can walk over.  Make models of buildings using Legos.  Cut and put together wood parts with easy to use tools.  Use your imagination to design future cities in wild places.

Fossils
Dig out fossils from excavation blocks.  Assemble bones into dinosaurs.  Create prehistoric scenes with creatures and plants that you make.  Make casts of dinosaur footprints. Test for living parts in bones and egg shells.

Chemistry
Create mixtures of slime, oobleck, and silly putty. Make lotions with a personalized scent.  Explore acids and bases in volcanic lava.  Cook up tasty science with ice cream, butter, cotton candy, and more.

Solar Power
Energize circuits with solar cells.  Experiment with different light sources, solar cells, motors, and toys.  Use solar power for heating things up, growing plants, and powering electrical devices.

(Project topics subject to change)
Computer-Based Projects

Website Production 
Use Weebly to make a webpage for your science and engineering projects.  Add images from your experiments and pictures from online resources.  Share your webpage with your friends and family at home.

Computer Programming
Use Scratch, Alice, and Kodu to code sprites to dance on the computer screen.  Make games that you and your friends can play together.  Tell stories using pictures and images that you make and add sounds and music into your stories. 

Video Production 
Shoot and edit videos using green screen technology and animations using ipad, HUE Animation, GoPro camera, and Movie Maker software. Create a storyboard and script and add music and on-screen text to your final show.

Robotics Programming 
Learn about the capabilities of the Edison robot using the barcode scanning programming, then modufy the code using a computer to change the behavior.  Create your own programs and build physical systems that attach to Edison.

2D and 3D Physical Printing
Use the Cameo Silhouette digital cutter to create 2D art and functional pieces.  Start with pre-made designs and then make your own.  Move onto the 3D printer, XYZprinter Da Vinci Mini W, using models that you find or make.

Virtual Reality Experiences
Put on VR headsets to experience roller coaster rides and space launches.  Make 360 degree videos for Youtube. Learn how to make digital models on Cospace that can be viewed on ipads and VR headsets. 

(Project topics subject to change)

Schedule and Fee for Summer Weekly Workshops:

Session 1*: July 1st - July 3rd (Prorated 3 days only)
Session 2*: July 8th - July 12th
Session 3*: July 15th - July 19th
Session 4*: July 22nd - July 26th
Session 5*: July 29th - August 2nd- CLOSED for Professional Development
Session 6*: August 5th - August 9th- CLOSED for Professional Development
Session 7*: August 12th - August 16th- CLOSED for Professional Development
Session 8*: August 19th - August 23rd
Session 9*: August 26th - August 30th
*If a session does not meet the minimum participant requirement, the session will be canceled.
Morning ONLY (9:00am-12:00pm)  $250.00
       9:00-10:30       Project (indoor and outdoor projects)
       10:30-11:00     Snack break
       11:00-12:00     Project (indoor and outdoor projects)

Afternoon ONLY (1:00pm- 4:00pm) $250.00
       1:00-2:30       Project (indoor and outdoor projects)
       2:30-3:00       Snack break
       3:00-4:00       Project (indoor and outdoor projects)

All Day (9:00am-4:00pm) $500.00
       9:00-10:30       Project (indoor and outdoor projects)
       10:30-11:00     Snack break
       11:00-12:00     Project (indoor and outdoor projects)
       12:-00-12:30   Lunch (Please bring bag lunch)
       12:30-1:00       Board games or video or outside time
       1:00-2:30         Project (indoor and outdoor projects)
       2:30-3:00         Snack break
       3:00-4:00         Project (indoor and outdoor projects)
K2 Enrichment Program Location: 307 Watertown Street, Newton, MA 02458
Tel: 617-916-0433 Email: k2enrichment@gmail.com
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