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Let's sell lemonade! Young campers become "lemonade entrepreneurs" and learn how to make yummy lemonade and earn money selling it. From designing marketing flyers to estimating profits to experimenting with recipes, campers have fun all week while developing business savvy.
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Let's learn about Rube Goldberg machines! In this hands-on program, students build a variety of complex contraptions to complete a simple task—such as ringing a bell—while learning the basic physics concepts of work, gravity, force, and momentum.
Using simple machines like levers, wedges, wheels, axles, pulleys, and inclined planes, students learn to understand mechanical concepts in a fun way, while using their imagination!
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Do you like to shop till you drop? In this practical program, campers become savvy shoppers through games and hands-on projects. Experiential bartering and purchasing activities help campers internalize key concepts related to money choices, like needs versus wants. Campers analyze marketing power, put their cashier math skills to the test, and engage in dynamic marketplaces, taking turns as buyers and sellers.
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Campers select a food theme, choose an ideal location, identify target customers, design appealing menus, and form a comprehensive business plan covering strategy, marketing, operations, and finance, including capital raising needs. Activities include drafting mission statements, setting prices, estimating expenses, and learning key financial metrics. This program offers a tasty way to develop business savvy!
Note: No food will be handled at camp.
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This hands-on program is a great way to introduce future artists to art and innovation! Campers draw self-portraits, mold sculptures, and create captivating collages—cultivating essential creativity and risk-taking skills. As campers explore the world of art, from da Vinci to Kahlo, they'll show their creativity and grow their confidence by sharing their work with others.
Art Innovators empowers the next generation to envision, create, and inspire through the transformative power of art!
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Learn investing fundamentals and how you can start investing at a young age! Build your own $100,000 stock portfolio and trade stocks like Apple, Nike, or Amazon with a cool investing simulation tool. This hands-on experience empowers campers with the tools and mindset to face future investment decisions with confidence and buy low, sell high—a solid foundation for successful future investors!
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Earn, save, spend, donate! Let's learn about money! This innovative program provides a solid foundation in financial literacy for kids in a fun setting. Games and hands-on activities help campers internalize key concepts—including money, budgeting, and saving—in an engaging and supportive environment, fostering teamwork. Campers use their arts and crafts skills to make their own piggy banks!
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For the sports lover, future team general manager, sports team owner, or ESPN analyst, this unique program helps campers view the world of sports from a business perspective. Campers participate in fun mock drafts for various sports and analyze different sports topics, including player contracts, college sports, NIL, endorsements, the Nike versus Under Armour competition, sports agents, the Super Bowl, e-sports, and more!
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Let's get crafty! Young entrepreneurs will create handmade items to "sell" to other "vendors" at their very own craft fair! In this program, campers will learn about craft fairs and the ingenuity and creativity of the small business entrepreneur. They will produce goods and learn to create appealing advertising and displays.
Other related topics will be discussed, such as counting currency, budgeting, profit margins, buying and selling, and assessing the quality of goods.
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Campers learn the art of persuasion and help select debate topics they find interesting. In a public forum debate format, campers work in groups and practice their debating skills in a supportive environment, including developing arguments, issuing rebuttals, providing examples, rebuilding their case, and summarizing points of view. Campers learn to think on their feet and enhance their public speaking skills, gaining self-confidence in the process.
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Are you ready to innovate? Get your creative juices flowing in this project-based program, where you will identify the need for an invention, think on your feet, and create structures and solutions. Campers also learn about famous inventors and internalize how recent innovations improve our lives.
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Learn how to manage your money in this program promoting essential life skills! Set your financial goals, develop a budget from scratch, shop for a credit card, and calculate the monthly cost of your dream car. Campers also learn about mortgages, FICO scores, taxes, and the dangers of piling up debt. Through simulations and hands-on activities, participants gain confidence to explore financial decisions they will have to make in the future.