Chess, Math & Science
For Grades K–12
Chess: Beginner
Tony Hann
Chess beginner is for those students new to chess or just starting to learn the rules. Small class sizes and our experienced coaches will teach kids to start off playing the right way. Have fun learning the basic principles, tactics and opening themes of this great game.
Session A: June 25–30 • 1:00–4:00
Session B: August 6–10 • 1:00–4:00
Grades 1–8 • Cost: $150
Chess: Intermediate
Tony Hann
Students learn about various chess openings, typical middle game strategies, frequent tactics, and endgame techniques to improve their game. Students apply these techniques playing real games that are reviewed by coaches to help them improve and build on lessons learned each day. Students will also have fun playing chess variants and giant chess.
Session A: July 2–6 • 9:00–12:00 • Cost: $125
Session B: August 6–10 • 9:00–12:00 Cost: $150
Grades 1–8
Crime Scene Camp
Kiah Johnson Mounsey
When there is a mystery to be solved, when the job is tough, when no one else will do, OES turns to the gumshoes of the Crime Scene Detective Squad. For the past two years, the elite minds of this squad have been cracking the cases that no one else could. Now we need you! We will give you the tools to explore with dirt and fiber analysis, chromatography, fingerprinting, coding, and other CSI techniques. The challenge will be great; the reward will be greater. Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of the West Coast’s top crime-fighting unit?
July 9–13 • 1:00–4:00
Grades 3–5 • Cost: $175
Decimal Number System
Christine Dreier
Our decimal number system is a unique number world based on only 10 digits but able to perform an infinite number of mathematical operations. In this class, students will be guided to look at place value from inside and outside of our decimal system. We’ll explore what makes this system unique by comparing it to other systems like Roman Numerals, the Babylonian System based on the number 60, and the Binary System. Along the way, we’ll play with specific types of numbers within our decimal number system, such as natural numbers, prime numbers, and square numbers.
June 25–29 • 1:00–3:00
Grades 6–7 • Cost: $125
Engineering Design
Kelly Leonard
Do you like to plan, design, and create? Try on different engineering hats using hands-on projects that will leave you clamoring to become a real engineer. Get ready to explore chemical engineering through making lip balm and bubbles; electrical engineering by creating your own flashlight; civil engineering by designing kinetic sculptures and spaghetti bridges; and general engineering by building things for competitions like the Naked Egg Drop.
June 18–22 • 1:00–4:00
Grade 3–5 • Cost: $175
Flight School
Cameron Jack
This exciting, hands-on class is designed to explore and illustrate the science that makes flight possible. Utilizing the latest DSM (Digital Spectrum Modulation) remote control systems and lithium polymer battery technology students will learn to fly aircraft that they will construct in teams. Basic structural and electrical engineering principles will be put into practice as students build aircraft out of balsa wood and install servos, digital receivers, electronic speed control chips, and electric motors. Students will train on R/C flight simulator software and hardware in order to develop an understanding of the principles of flight in addition to the motor skills necessary to pilot their own bird. Once all the pieces are in place, then it’s out to the flying field to test the young pilots’ skills against that relentless beast called GRAVITY!
Each student can keep the airplane they build, which includes the motor, ESC, receiver, servos, and two batteries.
July 9–13 • 9:00–12:00
Grade 5–7 • Cost: $250
Garden Explorers
Andy McGee
Warning—bees up ahead! Notice how they are collecting pollen and pollinating other plants. Study tiny seeds and how they grow into big, beautiful plants. Sprout and grow your own seeds. Garden games, songs, exploration, and fun will fill our time together as we frolic in the garden.
July 23–27 • 9:00–12:00
Grades K–2 • Cost: $175
Geometry
Bill Diss
This course covers a full year of geometry. Students will study coordinate geometry, angles, geometry of measure, and much more. The course also includes sections on trigonometry, logic, and the theory of proof. Algebra I skills are a necessity. Students should expect a couple of hours of homework a day, and they must get a recommendation from their current math teacher. The textbook is not included in the price.
June 25–August 3 • 9:00–12:30 (no class July 4)
Grades 9–12 • Cost: $850
Insect Safari
Elizabeth Brown
Spend your summer on Safari, an Insect Safari! Come explore the great outdoors! Our campus is brimming with life. What makes a bug beautiful? Learn the difference between an insect and an arachnid. Each class will include stories, a craft, and an exploration of insects in our area. Students will track their findings in a journal and have lots of fun learning about little creatures and their habitats.
August 20–24 • 1:00–4:00
Grades K–2 • Cost: $175
Math Games for Math (and non-math) Brains! Class is full! Waitlist accepted.
Ari Sternberg
Number puzzles, cryptograms, logic puzzles, and word games! Ranging from easy logic challenges to more difficult math puzzles. This class will be hands-on and incorporate a range of approaches, including skill building, numerical manipulation, cooperative problem solving, spatial/visual exercises, and language arts exercises.
August 6–10 • 1:00–4:00
Grades 3–5 • Cost: $175
Microscopic Worlds
Elizabeth Brown
Enter a world right under our noses where insects are giants and entire colonies of mites live on a single eyelash! We will use microscopes and other forms of magnification as we investigate and document the various forms of life that exist all around, on, and within us. Prepare to be fascinated!
August 20–24 • 9:00–12:00
Grades K–3 • Cost: $175
Our Five Senses
Elizabeth Brown
All great scientists make observations, but how? With their five senses! Take time to discover the wonders of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste. Explore your senses and make observations about yourself and the world around you. Each day focuses on a different sense. Learn how to see in the dark and use sonar like a bat. Experience relative temperature, and see how taste and smell are linked. Students can expect experiments, activities, games and more.
August 13–17 • 9:00–12:00
Grades K–2 • Cost: $175
Our Solar System: A Galactic Art Quest
Kelly Leonard
OES is seeking young artistic astronauts who are eager to investigate and document our magnificent Solar System through art! We will be exploring Space and using different artistic processes to illustrate these mind-boggling events in nature. A wide variety of mediums will facilitate our galaxy quest including collage, paint, charcoal, drama, music, and more! Come have some fun in the sun (and meteors, planets, and stars) and learn about what makes our Solar System truly magnificent!
June 25–29 • 1:00–4:00
Grades 2 –5 • Cost: $175
Panda-monium: Everything Pandas!
Signe Hill
Don’t be afraid, our pandas are safe! Explore all things panda through books and multimedia. Learn what pandas eat, where they live, and how people can help the species survive. Make your own panda memory book so the fun can continue at home.
July 23–27 • 1:00–4:00
Grades 1–2 • Cost: $175
Puzzles, Problems, Patterns and Possibilities
Phil Bartsch
Engaging math activities will stimulate even reluctant mathematicians as well as challenge talented mathletes. We’ll play games and puzzles such as Sieve of Eratosthenes and One Dollar Words. Constructing Tetrahedrons, Pentominoes, and Moebius strips will increase your mathematical thinking. Exercise your brain as you solve hands-on problems and do estimation.
June 25–29 • 1:00–4:00
Grades 2–3 • Cost: $175
Pre-Algebra
Ann von Ofenheim
Look at mathematical properties, work with formulas, and play with integers. Get comfortable with these math concepts prior to starting Algebra. Learn to solve multi-step equations by incorporating a variety of math properties. Use triangulation to measure the height of trees as we practice the new skills outdoors.
Class A: July 30–August 3 • 10:00–12:00
Class B:
July 30–August 3 • 1:00–3:00
Grades 6–7 • Cost: $145
Roller Coaster Camp
Kelly Leonard
If you love roller coasters and engineering, this will be an exciting camp for you! Come learn about the laws of physics and use the discoveries of Galileo, Newton, and more to design and create different types of roller coasters. We will use a variety of different materials and designs to create the most thrilling roller coaster models! We will end the week on Friday at Oaks Park to compare our models with the real things! We will get to ride on the roller coaster, as well as some other fun rides.
July 9–13 • 1:00–4:00, (includes Oaks Park field trip)
Grades 4–8 • Cost: $215
Things That Go!
Elizabeth Brown
This class is an exploration of the many modes of transportation. Students learn about planes, trains, boats, automobiles and more! We will explore basic design, the physics of flight, wheels and axles, balance, and propulsion. Each class includes a story and a craft.
August 13–17 • 1:00–4:00
Grades K–2 • Cost: $175
