Do you like math when it is made to be fun? If so, come join us and travel around the United States having some math fun along the way. We will shop till we drop, buy a car to carry all our stuff in, make games to keep, and go on a math scavenger hunt that will have hidden treasures for all of those that play.

Students will take a Chef’s Asian Tour as they learn about China, Japan, India, and Korea. Each day students will study a different Asian country by learning about their different customs and foods. Children will then prepare a recipe and eat a taste of food from that country. Cooking safety and measurement skills will be emphasized. No peanuts or peanut products will be used.

Students will be traveling back in time to examine civilizations of the ancient world. We will study the Chinese and learn about Chinese inventions; many of which we still use today. Students will learn about the Egyptians and build pyramids. We will explore Greek Mythology and learn about Greek civilization and also examine the Aztec culture.

Color of music is a class designed to introduce children to music reading, through colors. The children will learn to play a variety of songs using boomwhackers (colored pitched tubes), resonators, and hand bells.

Let the creative juices flow and imaginations run wild. Experience what it would be like to be a fashion designer. By using recyclable items, participants will design an ensemble that exemplifies their inner personality. Remember, presentation is everything, so once your fashion item is created, prepare for the experience of a live show production. Create a narration for your self-designed clothing that will be read while you walk the runway in a mock-fashion show. Now you’re ready to participate in a fashion show production. Experience the vibe of the runway and stun the crowd as you model your uniquely designed masterpiece along with fellow fashion designers.

The Sinking of the Titanic, Pompeii, The Great Chicago Fire, and The California Earthquake of 1989 are all major disasters recorded in the history of our world. Let’s spend the week looking deeper into each of these profound disasters. Were these disasters natural or manmade? For each disaster we will make an informational pamphlet to record our findings. We will use computers to research and learn all we can about the people that were directly affected. Could these disasters have been prevented? Let’s try to make the Titanic unsinkable, help more people escape the lava of Pompeii, put the Chicago Fire out quicker, and make the buildings of California more durable. If we could go back in time what part of today’s technology could be taken to make all these disasters not so disastrous?

Students will use Legos to create unique structures to complete the challenge for the day. The challenges include marble mazes, water park adventure rides, balloon powered vehicles, bridges and more!

FUNdamentals of Cheerleading will be a class based on the basics of cheerleading, which involve cheers, chants, dancing, motions, jumps, tumbling, and stunts! It will be a fun and relaxed environment to either further your child’s skills, or start them off from the beginning!

Students will have the opportunity to ‘journey around the world in 4 days’ beginning in North America, to China, to Romania, to Tanzania, to Ecuador. Hands-on and visual artifacts will be used to teach students about cultural aspects of each location such as food, language, music, education and geography. Each day will provide a unique ‘travel’ experience as students are immersed in the culture of the country from the time they walk in the door of the classroom.

This class will teach kids about cooking safety and charcoal grilling techniques, including direct and indirect heat. Kids will have the opportunity to grill several different food items such as hamburgers, grilled cheese, pizza, kabobs, desserts, and more. Kids will get a Mulerider Cook Team member card at the end of the week.

Are you ready to become a MaD ScIeNtIsT?! Join us for a crash course in Science! Each day will involve a different hands-on, exciting experiment in the areas of Physics, Chemistry, Geology, and Biology! Let’s get excited about learning!

What does ice cream, candy, & cookies have in common with bar graphs, tally charts, line plots, & math questions? Come join us and see how much fun math can be when you combine learning with yummy treats! In this class, it’s okay to play with your food! You’ll eat up activities about math, as well as, learn skills to analyze, evaluate, & create items related to cross-grade Common Core math standards. What a delicious way to learn about math!

Instead of a day at the Spa, let’s make it a WEEK at the Spa. Enjoy making your own spa products and then have fun using them during this week of girly fun. It’s pampering at its best! “Spa services” include facials, nail painting, manicures, pedicures, and SO MUCH MORE!

This class will teach students basic sewing skills to ultimately create their own sock monkey Minion complete with goggles and overalls.

Calling all Princesses! Would you like to live your fairytale by making your dreams of becoming a princess come true? Then join your “fairy god-mother” for a week filled with stories, crafts, and enchanted tea parties! Dress up and learn to be the spunky girl that princesses are made of with refined tastes for the finer things in life. At the end of the week each princess will wear home their own personalized tiara.

Students will learn all about plants. We will paint and decorate a terracotta pot and plant our own flowers. We will learn the parts of a plant and construct own very own watering system. Lots of hands on fun each day!

Children are born with a fresh outlook on the world, a genuine and joyful curiosity, and the ability to focus their attention to examine life around them. Unfortunately, by the age of six or seven, this peaceful and joyous way of being is usually lost to the distractions of the world and their desire to fit in. Even worse, the most important life skills are usually not taught in schools, such as how to develop and maintain emotional intelligence, how to focus attention and complete tasks, and how to stay curious and grateful of the world around them. The 2015 film “Inside Out” introduced children to the idea of emotional intelligence, and this class will continue provide hands-on exercises to help children stay attuned to their senses and stay grounded, and focused, in the present moment (rather than staying in a constant state of distraction).

Math that moves is not your traditional math class! This is an interactive class that engages the strongest learning style of each student. This class will engage kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learners as well.

Students are welcomed in to a Crime Scene Investigation Unit where they become Sleuths. They will solve crimes and mysteries. No worries there won’ be any blood or guts to scare them away. The class is very engaging, full of science, math, spelling, mysteries, and puzzles. Students love the competition and excitement involved in this Top Secret Unit!

POW! SMASH! BAM! Join us for this interactive class where we will incorporate music, art, and group games to POWER UP your child’s ability to be a friend, stay safe and lead others. Children within this age group are just beginning to expand their social circles; the skill set offered in this course will help to set your child up for success as they VENTURE OUT into the world around them. So, bring on your SUPER KID! Let’s work together to CONQUER those teachable milestones and moments! SUPER FUN! SUPER HELPFUL! SUPER ENGAGING!

Many people, adults and children alike, have discovered how relaxing doodling can be. In this class for 5th and 6th graders, children will learn how to put some new doodling skills to work for fun, relaxation, and will even produce their very own works of art.

Robots are becoming more prevalent in today’s society. They are used in high level applications such as space exploration right through to commercial vacuuming robots found in everyday households. In this Robotics class, students will have the opportunity to build their own robots, learn how to make them move and respond to light, touch, and sound. Students will use problem solving, math, computer skills, and perseverance in programming their robots to complete a set of mazes. Students will even compete on the accuracy on completing the mazes.

Directed Drawing! Drawing is the foundation for art and one of the keys to unlocking the wonderful world of the imagination and creativity. Draw one quick line. Now what? In this hands-on class, students will develop their drawing skills by utilizing basic concepts of shapes & lines, along with following step-by-step directions to create their own masterpiece artwork. In addition, directed drawing is a great tool to enhance listening skills, language skills, fine motor skills, as well as visual motor skills.