Minimize Screen Time With These Fun Activities First of all - I hope everybody is staying safe and warm in these crazy arctic temperatures! While the kids couldn't be happier for this snow/ice/cold day, they don't have to just play video games inside all day, and they don't have to miss out on learning! Are they already "bored"? Are you wondering what you're going to do with them... inside... for the next couple of days? We've got you covered with these fun enrichment activities, with … [Read more...]
Encouraging Children to Teach Each Other: The Benefits of Mixed Classroom Ages
When it comes to our child's comfort, we are all worried about how they will adjust to a new situation or meeting new kids. We ask ourselves questions like how much will the other kids influence our child? Will my kid be too shy or too obnoxious when trying to get to know other students? Or the dreaded, what awful habits or bad words will my child learn from his or her classmates? It turns out, these are all completely normal worries. And while some of the unwanted is inevitable, there is a … [Read more...]
Get Charged!
Do your kids leave all the lights on in the house? In Get Charged!, students learn about all kinds of electrical devices, from toys to smart phones, and how and how much electricity is used. Students gain full understanding of what kind of work Electrical Engineers go through to design helpful devices the use energy efficiently, in Get Charged! Kids learn what goes on inside electronic devices, including how circuits, switches and batteries all work together to create light, movement and … [Read more...]
Amazing Architects
Have you ever wondered what goes into designing a building or bridge? These structures are used every day, and must be strong enough and efficient enough to help us get our tasks done. In Amazing Architects, kids explore our structurally engineered world through model builds and a pretend economy. Each week, students will learn, discuss and think about how the world's structures are used and what goes into designing and building them. Kids build unique models of skyscrapers, suspension … [Read more...]
Camp of the Week: Video Game Design Arcade Generation
Is your son or daughter always on the computer playing games? Take it to the next level by putting that passion for video games to use. At Classroom Antics, we're all about turning consumers into creators! Transform your child's love for video games into a future education or career path with Video Game Design Arcade Generation. Campers will get their own laptop for the week, provided by us. They'll learn the entire video game creation process, including development of characters, making rooms, … [Read more...]
