Design it. Print it. Power it up! Learn to 3D model in Tinkercad and build two working robots - a sketchbot and a drive bot! Perfect for beginners, this hands-on camp blends 3D printing, circuits, and creativity for a week of tech-powered fun.

Start your engines and imagination! Explore how engineers design and test vehicles using 3D printing. Create a self-powered car (using stored mechanical energy) and a DC motor powered car, while learning the basics of 3D modeling, motion, energy, and aerodynamics. Use the engineering design process to test, refine, and improve your creations from concept sketch to final race.

Become a Pokémon master of 3D design by creating your very own Pokémon characters with Tinkercad. Explore CAD modeling, experiment with shapes and features, and bring your digital creatures to life with 3D printers. Experiment with Sim Lab and design Pokémon-themed video games, combining creativity with hands-on technology. The class introduces the basics of CAD modeling and design software while encouraging imagination and exploration. Each student will have two small printed designs sent home.

This interactive camp is for young thespians interested in performing on stage. The camp will include an introduction to theater games and activities, popular musical theater songs and short scenes. Students will learn to act, sing and dance as well as participate in making their own prop pieces for the show. A half-hour performance will take place on Thursday.

Advantage Educational Programs gives students the option of preparing for the ACT exam in two different ways: in-person or online. Both courses are designed for students who want to maximize their ACT exam score, as well as those who feel uneasy about their test-taking skills, or those who have taken the exam and aren’t satisfied with their results. The course includes diagnostic testing, instruction in time management, overcoming test anxiety, science reasoning, English strategies and review, essay writing, reading comprehension, math strategies, and review. Please bring notebook paper, pencils, calculator and a small 3-ring binder or folder to class. Students enrolled in these classes not only benefit from personal instruction provided by our experienced instructors, but also have free access to our online course. For more information, call Advantage Education Programs at 612-222-5108. Any students who are registering as repeat students who have previously paid should register for the self-paced virtual class at no charge.

This course is an excellent alternative for any student unable to attend an in-person class, but still prefers the interaction with an instructor. The live virtual ACT prep course is the same as the in-person ACT course, but from the comfort of your own home. Our instructors teach live via Zoom and are available to answer questions if needed. You will need an internet connection and a computer/tablet/smart phone. Instruction for all areas tested will be provided with focal points on diagnostic testing, science reasoning, math review and strategies, reading comprehension improvement, English strategies, writing essays, overcoming test anxiety and time management. Please have notebook paper, pencils and a calculator available. Once enrolled, students are sent a link via email for their class. For a complete list of ACT prep class locations, go to www.AdvantagePrep.net or call 612-222-5108.

Register for the self-paced online course and have access and complete preparation for the ACT at your own pace. Register for this section through August 31, 2026. Instruction for all areas tested will be provided with focal points on diagnostic testing, science reasoning, math review and strategies, reading comprehension improvement, English strategies, writing essays, overcoming test anxiety and time management. Please have notebook paper, pencils and a calculator available for class. Students may repeat the course as often as they desire for no additional cost. Once enrolled, students are sent an access code for their class via email and can begin preparing right away. For a complete list of ACT prep class locations, go to www.AdvantagePrep.net or call 612-222-5108. VERY IMPORTANT - you must have a Google account with a @gmail.com email address in order to access the Online ACT Prep Course through Google Classroom. Remember, the Gmail account that you use to join the online course is the ONLY email address that you will be allowed to use during the online course. Please Note - If you have a school-issued email address, even if it is a Gmail address, it is blocked for access to Google Classroom.

If you're curious about how computers can learn, make decisions, and even think like humans, this is your gateway to the world of AI. Discover what AI is all about and explore its various applications in today's world. Python is a text-based language, so students should have good keyboarding skills. Bring a USB drive to save your games.

Bring your own basketball. All players must enter through the Orono Activities Center and check-in at the front desk. For ages 18+. Season Pass: $47 purchased online only (June - August) Drop In Fee: $5 cash (paid at the front desk upon arrival) Orono Activities Center Members: Free

Bring your paddle. Balls provided. Courts are separated by level of play and all levels are welcome. All players must check in at the Orono Activities Center front desk. For ages 18+. Season Pass: $ purchased online only (June - August) Drop In Fee: $5 cash (paid at the front desk upon arrival) Orono Activities Center Members: Free

Build. Discover. Have Fun! Step into a world of indoor adventure where young engineers will create, explore, and play. Design shelters, make solar ovens for s’mores, build bridges, and tackle exciting hands-on challenges inspired by nature - all inside! With teamwork, problem-solving, and lots of creativity, every day is full of discovery and fun. Leave with cool projects, new skills, and big smiles - no hiking boots required!

Young engineers, big ocean adventures! Explore the shore indoors with hands-on STEM fun! Dig for fossils, make sand slime, craft coral reefs, explore tide pools, and uncover ocean treasures.

Spend the week learning all about dinosaurs! Join us to find out what characteristics dinosaurs have, make your own fossil, discover what a paleontologist does, and create your own dino!

Step into the paws, wings, or scales of your favorite creature to run the world's wildest social media account! As animal influencers, students will research their animal to "post" personality-driven updates about their daily lives. From writing product reviews for the best birdseed to drafting travel blogs about migration routes, campers will turn animal facts into a digital adventure.

Join us for a low impact, double benefit workout. This class will benefit your joints and overall health by working on cardio and resistance training. Participants should be comfortable in the water. You Exercise: Swim, Strength, Stretch! Fitness punch cards cannot be used for this class.

Start each day with yoga poses followed by art projects where we’ll draw, paint, collage, and sculpt. We’ll play yoga games, use breathing and mindfulness techniques, and unleash our creativity! Join us for a week of art and relaxation!

Prepare yourself to stay home on your own safely and responsibly. You will learn about first aid, safety procedures, what to do during severe weather, and how to handle other emergencies. We will review phone skills, explore fun snack ideas, and review basic babysitting skills through fun games and activities.

Get job training to transform your once-in-a-while babysitting job into a summer and after school business. We’ll cover the information and skills necessary to become a Red Cross® certified babysitter. Learn about the basics of child development and how to be safe and responsible when caring for children in the absence of parents or guardians. Take home a babysitter handbook. You must attend all classes to receive your certification.

Head outside and get the buzz on bugs! This kit is packed with educational prompts and activities to encourage junior naturalists to spot insects while on a walk in the woods, playing in a park, or searching right outside their front door. Interactive field guides help young seekers identify fliers, crawlers, and pollinators. Project ideas such as Weave a Web or Make a Bug Hotel, and cool bug facts, boost the insect intrigue. Includes a one-handed bug catcher with thumb operated trapping slider and 5x magnification, a perfect companion to catch the fastest specimens in a safe and humane way.Kit available to order through August 1.Kits will be available for pickup at Orono Community Education at Door E24 (705 N. Old Crystal Bay Rd.) beginning May 15. We will send an email reminder about pick-up dates and times.