Phoenix Arising Summer Camps
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/05/2016
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The Martian
July 11th-15th, 8:30 am -4:00 pm (completed 1st- 8th grade)
Help is only 140 million miles away. Spend a week with us as we try to survive being stranded and alone on Mars. In this camp, students will form teams and create animations that show how they would survive alien encounters, rocket blasts, and asteroid bombardments. We will also study the Mars Rover’s mission, brainstorm ways a community might survive on Mars, and study the challenges the environment poses to human life. With only meager supplies, we must draw upon our ingenuity, wit and spirit to make it home to Earth.
Key Concepts: ingenuity, teamwork, astronomy, creativity, design, communication skill
Startup Labs
July 18th-22nd, 8:30 am -4:00 pm (completed 1st- 8th grade)
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Could you be the next big inventor? Join us for a unique summer camp experience where thinking outside the box is celebrated and failure is a learning experience. Students will form teams and build their own company to solve a real world problem. In this camp we will move from perfecting a business pitch, forecasting sales, developing marketing strategies, and negotiating and dealing with difficult people. We will not only learn the steps of being an entrepreneur but we will also leave with a finish product.
Key Concepts: problem solving, communication skills, public speaking, goal oriented applied learning, leadership, growth mindset
Architecting the Future
August 1st-5th, 8:30- 4:00 pm (completed 1st- 8th grade)
Dream it, build it. The future is in your hands. In this camp we will use creativity and ingenuity to brainstorm, design and create what the future will look like in our community. Students will understand city and regional planning, research and propose solutions with renewable energy and sustainable farming, learn how their communities work to become better citizens, and study interior and industrial design and landscape architecture. Each day will incorporate hands-on exploration of these fields and will emphasize the importance of living in an environmentally responsible way.
Key Concepts: renewable energy, urban farming, citizenship, design, creativity, ingenuity, research skills
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