Summer 2025 Weekly WORKSHOP Schedule:
The K2 Enrichment Summer Program offers weekly sessions, each session lasting one week and taking place from Monday to Friday. Families can enroll their child for as many sessions as needed. For each session, families can choose whether their child will attend only in the morning or for the full day. The program provides a range of hands-on and computer-based projects for children to work on. These projects cover different topics, which are subject to change based on the interests and skills of the group.
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Typical Session
Monday -Friday Indoor and Outdoor Projects (weather permitting) |
Morning Workshop
(9:00- 12:00pm) Indoor and Outdoor Projects (weather permitting) |
Lunch (12-1pm)
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Afternoon Workshop
(1:00-4:00pm) Indoor and Outdoor Projects (weather permitting) |
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Sample 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 such 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) |
Sample 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, Scratch Jr, Code.org, and Makers Empire. 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 modify 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 design on TinkerCAD and 3D printer 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 2025 Weekly Workshops:
Summer Sessions (Subject to change without notice)
Session 1*: June 24th - June 27th (updated)-FULL
Session 2*: June 30th - July 3rd (CLOSED on July 4th)-Prorated to 4 days -FULL
Session 3*: July 7th - July 11th-FULL
Session 4*: July 14th - July 18th-FULL
Session 5*: July 21st - July 25th-FULL
Session 6*: July 28th - August 1st-FULL
Session 7*: August 4th - August 8th- FULL
Session 2*: June 30th - July 3rd (CLOSED on July 4th)-Prorated to 4 days -FULL
Session 3*: July 7th - July 11th-FULL
Session 4*: July 14th - July 18th-FULL
Session 5*: July 21st - July 25th-FULL
Session 6*: July 28th - August 1st-FULL
Session 7*: August 4th - August 8th- FULL
*If a session does not meet the minimum participant requirement, the session will be canceled
*Dates subject to change without notice.
*Dates subject to change without notice.
Fees:
Morning ONLY (9:00am-12:00pm) -$365.00
All Day (9:00am- 4:00pm) -$675.00
Sample Daily Schedule:
Morning ONLY (9:00am-12:00pm) -$365.00
All Day (9:00am- 4:00pm) -$675.00
Sample Daily Schedule:
- 9:00- 9:15- Drop off
- 9:15-10:45- Group discussion and work on the project
- 10:45-11:15- Snack/break
- 11:15-12:00- Choice time or continue with the project
- 12:00- Pick up for those in the morning program
- 12:00-1:15- Clean up, lunch and head to park (weather permitting)
- 1:15- 2:30- Group and individual projects
- 2:30-3:30- Choice time or continue with the project
- 3:30-4:00- Snack/break and clean up
Snacks & Lunch:
- To minimize food handling, we are asking parents to bring all snacks and lunch.
- For lunch, please pack foods that do not need to be heated up in the microwave, again to minimize handling as much as possible.
- Please bring a water bottle. We have a water dispenser to refill the bottle when needed.
- We have individually sealed snacks available as a back-up in case they get hungry.
- Please apply sunscreen on your child before drop off or have sunscreen available since we plan on visiting the playground during lunch break.
- Please bring a hat or cap.
- Each child will be working at an individual workstation with all the materials needed at his/her station to minimize sharing tools and materials.
- Limited enrollment ranges from 8-10 students per session.
- Children will wash their hands often, especially before and after snack, lunch, and coming back from the playground.
- Highly touched surfaces will be cleaned and sanitized throughout the day.
- Toys, tools, and materials used during the day will be cleaned at the end of the day.
- The bathroom will be cleaned regularly through out the day.
- If your child is not feeling well or gets sick at K2E, you will be notified and asked to pick them up within the hour.
- Please keep your child home if he/she is not feeling well the night before or during the morning.
- Please notify us of any absence.
- Please call 781-494-0911 or email: [email protected].
K2 Enrichment Program Location: 307 Watertown Street, Newton, MA 02458
Tel: 781-494-0911 or Email: [email protected]
Tel: 781-494-0911 or Email: [email protected]
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