Animal Advocates

Visual Arts

Over the next two weeks, campers in Animal Advocates: Save the Red Pandas are learning to take action and think critically about real-world issues that impact endangered Red Pandas and other wildlife species across the globe. They are lucky enough to work side by side with Zoo educators and experience several animal encounters a day. Continue reading

Flight School

CGI

3,2,1, blast off! Campers are in full throttle this week as they launch into their first day of flight school. This week, these aerospace engineers in training will learn how to rise off the earth and fly through the sky while gaining an understanding of the principles of lift, thrust and control. The focus is on the science and technology behind flight.

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Mess Fest with The Franklin Institute

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That’s right, this week at CGI, messiness is encouraged! Young scientists have gotten messy in the science lab with a variety of experiments. They have mixed, poured and slimed their way through chemistry and biology experiments. Continue reading

Invention by Design

CGI

Calling all inventors! This week in CGI, campers in Invention in Design are experiencing invention design first hand. They are using their brains and working in teams to build creations of their own.

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Creative Problem Solving

CGI

CGI campers launched their creativity into full gear today during the first day of Creative Problem Solving. Working in teams and individually, campers will spend the week stretching their imaginations and using creative thinking skills. Continue reading

Fab Lab

CGI

Today, the creative campers in CGI’s Fab Lab showed off their work to family and friends. Fab Lab is an afternoon program for campers interested in innovative ideas in technology. Their main focus was learning how to program technology to react according to the environment. Continue reading

Literacy Boost

CGI

CGI campers this week have been hitting the books! Literacy Boost campers have been working hard in the classroom to polish their reading skills before heading back to school in the fall. Continue reading

Rocking Roller Coasters

Visual Arts

Everyone knows how exciting roller coasters are. This week in Roller Coaster Design: The Science & Engineering of Thrill Rides, campers have explored the excitement of designing their own coasters!

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Ooey, Gooey Rainbow!

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Little scientists invaded CGI this week in Ooey, Gooey, Kablooey! This program is designed young campers who want to explore some hands-on science fun with entertaining and educational experiments. Continue reading

In a LEGO Galaxy Far Far Away…

CGI

This week in CGI some of our youngest creators are spending time learning the fundamentals of engineering concepts and space travel in Sci-Fi Galactic Engineers: LEGO Master Builders! Continue reading