July 2024
If you are looking for a fun and educational camp for your child this summer, Cedar Crest College has you covered! Our hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, & mathematics) camp offers three distinctive sessions: Electrical Tinkers, Coding Galore, and Green Screen Mania. Each session has a $250 fee. Designed for children entering grades three through five, our HOLA Friends program runs Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please bring your lunch.
9:30 a.m.
Drop Off and Open Makerspace: Exploring and creating!
9:45 a.m.
Circle Meeting: Explore the morning challenge and the building project with special emphasis on how it is built, the STEM concept, and where we will see this in the real world. Plus, we’ll break for snacks.
Noon
Break for lunch and physical play that includes games, water balloons, and more.
1 p.m.
Afternoon project/ challenge. Creating and collaborating with peers.
2:30 p.m.
Circle Debrief: We reflect upon creativity and collaboration.
3 – 3:30 p.m.
Parent/ Guardian Observation and Open Makerspace: Parents may observe while picking up. Pick-up is at 3:00 p.m. By 3:30 p.m. all campers have been picked-up.
The HOLA Friends program and the curriculum are designed for two purposes: provide career awareness and empower the leaders of tomorrow. The program is built on the following anchors:
STEAM
HOLA Friends connects social learning and the engineer design process to solve STEM/ STEAM challenges. Intertwining skills, such as effective communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creative thinking, problem-solving, cultural awareness, and effective use of technology with STEM/ STEAM activities promotes cognitive and interpersonal skills.
21st Century Skills
21st Century skills such as effective communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, cultural awareness, and effective use of technology will be gained, but also resiliency, determination, perseverance, and intrinsic motivation.
Cognitive Skills
STEAM activities develop cognitive competencies such as critical thinking, effective communication skills, logical reasoning, active listening, and clear interpretation of thoughts, and interpersonal competencies such as collaboration, cooperation, leadership, responsibility, social influence, and assertive communication.
Hands-On Learning (HOLA)
Children working in STEAM activities will combine creative and critical thinking skills with the use of the engineer design process model, which enhances collaboration skills, promotes problem-solving and evaluative skills through a series of steps to design unique prototypes.
Growth Mindset
HOLA Friends promotes a Growth Mindset by creating a learning space that promotes self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-concept when engaging in STEAM activities. Children learn to view challenges as opportunities to enhance learning and develop the understanding that skills improve and thinking can change.
Social-Emotional Learning
Children develop language skills, social interactions, and behavioral actions to communicate ideas. We promote a learning space where children work together to achieve an outcome.
