Class Descriptions

We look forward to welcoming you for Summer Quest 2025 and summertime fun!

  1. Summer Quest
  2. Class Descriptions

Online registration begins April 2, 2025 8:00 a.m.

Here are descriptions of classes that will be offered in 2025

  • Week 1: 6/3 - 6/6
  • Week 2: 6/10 - 6/13
  • Week 3: 6/16 - 6/20 (Holiday 6/19)
  • Week 4: 6/24 - 6/27

Soups, Salads & Sandwiches- mix it up!

Come to this class to learn a variety of soups, salads & sandwiches!  Liven up your palate with this class and take your sandwiches to the next level…not your average PBJ's.

  • Location: Rockwell Campus
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

OHHH The Pastabilities

MaMa Mia! Learn how to make handmade Pasta! Capunti, Cavatelli, Orecchiette, Garganelli, and Gnocchi along with delicious sauces to accompany your creations.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-3

Baking & Pastry Bootcamp

Learn the proper methods to bake and decorate your favorite sweets! In this class you will produce different categories of baked goods to include biscuits, cookies, quick breads, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, yeast bread, cheesecake, decorated cake and a specialty dessert!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Gingerbread House & Charcuterie Chalet Creations

Calling all young architects and food artists! In this hands-on culinary adventure, young chefs will dive into the delicious world of edible construction. From whimsical gingerbread houses to stunning charcuterie chalets, this class is all about creativity, craftsmanship, and, of course, tasty treats!
By the end of the class, you will have built your own unique and completely edible houses. Whether you lean sweet or savory, this class is sure to be a flavorful adventure full of creativity, teamwork, and, of course, delicious fun!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 2 & 4

HIGH TEA

This class will cover what one needs to prepare for the " high tea gathering." Learn to create hors d'oeuvres that will delight the pickiest palate and tantalizing treats!  Students will create their own tiered risers for displaying their delish creations!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1 & 3

Medical Spanish: Future Healers in Action

In this course, students will dive into the world of Medical Spanish through hands-on activities, role-playing as doctors and nurses, and engaging in fun games that teach essential medical vocabulary. From basic anatomy to first-aid terms, students will gain confidence in communicating in Spanish while exploring healthcare topics. Perfect for future doctors, nurses, or first responders (EMT, Firefighters)

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Week 1

Spanish for Law Enforcement

In this dynamic Spanish course, students will learn essential law enforcement vocabulary, practice giving directions and asking questions in Spanish, and role-play real-life scenarios such as helping a lost person or solving a mystery. Through interactive games and activities, students will build confidence in using Spanish in public safety situations. Perfect for future police officers, detectives, or security professionals.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Week 2

Spanish and Culinary Arts- A Tasty Adventure

This Spanish course combines language learning with culinary arts, allowing students to explore Spanish-speaking cuisines while learning essential kitchen vocabulary. Campers will prepare simple Latin American dishes, read and follow recipes in Spanish, and even host a mini "Top Chef" competition! Perfect for future chefs, foodies, restaurant owners, travelers, and anybody that would love to learn about the Spanish language, gastronomy and culture

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 3 & 4

Intro to Police Academy

A hands-on exploration of all of the facets you will face in the academy. Topics will include: Patrol Techniques, Traffic Stops, Fingerprinting, Defensive Tactics, Physical Fitness, Handcuffing, Pat Searches, Latent Prints, Basic Investigations, Street Law, Gang Identification, and Narcotics Investigations. Each participant will come away ready for the next step towards a productive career in policing.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Week 3

Oooh La La French Patisserie

Explore the exquisite pastries that the French are known for. This class will span from flaky croissants to Canneles to Apple Tartin to Madeleines and more!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Junior Surgeons: Inside the Operating room

Campers will be able to step into the exciting world of Surgical Technology in this hands-on summer camp course. In this class students will learn about the world inside the operating room, explore the world of surgery in a fun and interactive way, build teamwork and problem-solving skills. They will explore real-life surgical tools, practice sterile techniques, and even "perform" a mock surgery (on models, of course)

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 2 & 3

Creative Escape

It is time to look beyond everyday objects and see the clues that are within. We will look at various ways of hiding clues, many in plain sight. Throughout the week there will be many challenges. You will use skill, logic, and clues to defeat the challenges. Will your team have what it takes to “escape” them all?

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Civil Engineering & Architectural Design

Students in this class will learn how civil engineering & architecture shape our world through a series of hands-on activities. They will gain an understanding of basic forces and building principles through designing EARTHQUAKE TOWERS and other structures.  Learn what its all about and why structures like houses, buildings and parking garages stay upright!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Engineering Adventure

Have you ever wondered how things work? Take an adventure through the world of engineering using various simulations to see just how things come to life by building your creations in a virtual design web-based reality. Explore circuits, glider flight dynamics, drones, dragsters, energy-efficient car designs, wind generators and more. 
Students will complete four projects during the week. They will use white box learning to create gliders, dragsters, water-bottle rockets, and drones. With each project students will build, analyze, simulate, test, and improve their design in “Whiteboxlearning”. The students will compete through the White box learning simulations and their balsa wood models of their creations.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

CAD Creations

Sketch, Design, and Create! Enter the world of Computer Aided Drafting. From puzzle cubes to buildings, all creations must start with a design. You will go through a three-step creation process resulting in the skills it takes to turn your creations from plain wooden blocks to a computerized 3D design that can be modified with pictures, engravings, and animated.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Aerospace Adventure

Have you ever thought of flying for fun, or as a career? During the first half of course, students will be introduced to the principles of flight. They will examine the effects of the control surfaces of airplanes; ailerons, flaps, rudders, and elevators, by using the X-Plane 9 Flight Simulator. Students will learn about the different forms of navigation (VOR, ILS, GPS) used in flight. The students will have a chance to practice basic navigation skills in a cross-country flight using the X-Plane 9 Flight Simulator.
Are you curious about the Mission to Mars? Are you interested in working in a place like NASA, or SpaceX? In the second half of the course, students will be introduced to topics related to space. The Kerbal Space Program will be used to cover the rudimentary principles of orbital mechanics. The interactive software will help students “play” with some of the details involved in launching a rocket into orbit, along with the effect of different orbital parameters of satellites. On the final day students will have a chance to work Quad-drones. They will be introduced to the physics of how drones fly, get a chance to fly a drone, and get acquainted with the elementary principles of programming drones.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

VEX Robotics Fun

The students will work with VEX Robotics kits. They will be introduced to the extensive VEX Hardware and the programming language- RobotC. The students will build a recreational robot vehicle and learn to program it to drive autonomously with closed loop programs using feedback from the sensors. The students will then add a robotic claw and program the robot to work with a joystick. Finally, the students will compete in a series of challenges against each other using their robots to race and claw their way to first place.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Digital Drawing & Painting Techniques

Do you like to draw? Just like professional animators at PIXAR, learn techniques the pros use for drawing and rendering using a Wacom tablet. Students will stretch their artistic skills by drawing and painting various subject matter using techniques that will help them harness their creativity and hone their craft. We'll print and frame your best artwork so you can take it with you!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Week 3

Concept Art & Drawing

Are worldbuilding and character design your favorite? Would you like to learn how to brainstorm story concepts and then create the concept art that shows others the story world of your vision? For this class, we'll be using the popular app "Procreate" on our iPad Pros to focus our visual storytelling on this important first phase of developing any show, film, or video game! We'll print your concepts so you can take them with you.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Week 4

Adventures in Megatronics

Love Legos? Love automation? Well, this for class for you! In this class you will get to put those two worlds together. You will be creating stuff from Training trackers to solving engineering  problems for  all types of processes.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

SPA DAY Camp

This class is a FUN introduction into skin care, nails, and hair (styling & braiding) Students will learn the science behind what they use on their skin, hair & nails and what works best for them.  Most importantly they'll learn how to utilize all these elements for future clients and for themselves!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1 & 2

Law & Order

In “Law and Order” we will explore the world of criminal investigations on the Crime Scene investigator side, as well as the legal side! The mock crime scene and mock court room will create the atmosphere to delve in to law forensics.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Life Sciences in ACTION

We will explore life processes and concepts common to all living organisms and how they fit in to the world around us. Come join us to see cells, microbes, DNA, forensic skills, and dissection!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Becoming an AUTHOR-The writing experience & digital story telling

Fall in love with writing! Great writers use descriptions to create pictures in the reader’s mind.  In this course students will become immersed in the process of creating descriptive stories. We will cover the tools every writer needs make their reader engaged! A short story will be created and put together for a digital story telling experience!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Babysitting 101

Babysitting 101 combines the Babysitting Basics and Advanced classes to help you become the most prepared and busiest babysitter in the neighborhood! You will learn all you need to know to get your babysitting business started. You will create a resume, business cards, and learn tips for safety on the job. You will learn babysitting etiquette and how to interview for a babysitting job. You will have fun creating kid-friendly snacks and crafts to keep everyone entertained.  To advance your babysitting skills, you will make a babysitting pack full of games, activities, snack ideas, and a basic first aid kit. You will learn creative ways to tell stories to children, along with kid-friendly songs. This class is sure to make you the most sought after babysitter around! Upon completion, you will receive a certificate to add to your portfolio.

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Photography 101

This class is an introductory class for young learners interested in the basics of photography! (students can bring their own cameras or utilize the cameras on their phones) You will delve into camera settings, exposure & composing creative shots. In addition, you will learn about the ever important lighting, color, & perspective to create awesome images. Be ready to take on the world of photography and creation after you finish this course!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Drive into STEAM

Get ready for an exciting summer program where you’ll build awesome cars and learn all about how they work! Start by designing your very own Jousting Car and discover the basics of physics like motion and force. Next, you’ll create a Rubberband Car that can carry a load, exploring how energy can be stored and released. Finally, you’ll build a Mousetrap Car that will race to see how far it can go, all while learning about energy transfer and mechanics. It’s a fun and hands-on way to learn how science and engineering make cars move!

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1, 2 & 4

The Art of Teaching

Get ready for an exciting summer program where you’ll learn all the in's & out's of becoming a classroom teacher! In this fun program you get to learn how to create a fun learning environment for your students through lesson plans, classroom management skills and engaging activities!  

  • Location: Rockwell
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

The Science of Star Wars

In this course students will embark on a journey to explore the captivating science of Star Wars universe while engaging in hands-on projects and experiments. Throughout this immersive course students will delve into the realms of physics, robotics, exobiology and more as they discover how the fantastical elements of Star Wars relate to real-life scientific principles. Each day will be filled with interactive lessons, discussions & hands-on activities

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1, 2 & 4

Mission to Mars-A 3D printed colony

Students will explore 3D printing and design using TinkerCAD, a beginner-friendly CAD software. They’ll create custom models—keychains, game pieces, and more—based on their interests and bring them to life with 3D printing. Along the way, they’ll learn modeling basics, printing techniques, and the design process. By the end, students will have printed their own unique creations. No experience needed—just creativity!

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1-3

Digital Media Adventure

You’ll explore web design, game design, graphic design, and animation. Each day brings a new challenge as you build websites, code games, create awesome graphics, and bring characters to life with animation. This class is perfect for anyone who loves technology, art, or just trying something new. By the end of the class, you’ll have cool projects to show off and a head start on digital media skills.

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Week 1

Foley Lab- The sound of cinema

Discover the magic of sound in movies! Explore the fascinating world of Foley, where everyday objects create extraordinary sound effects. You will also dive into audio editing, mastering basic techniques to enhance and refine your creations. Perfect for creative minds and future filmmakers

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Week 2

Babysitting 101

Babysitting 101 combines the Babysitting Basics and Advanced classes to help you become the most prepared and busiest babysitter in the neighborhood! You will learn all you need to know to get your babysitting business started. You will create a resume, business cards, and learn tips for safety on the job. You will learn babysitting etiquette and how to interview for a babysitting job. You will have fun creating kid-friendly snacks and crafts to keep everyone entertained.  To advance your babysitting skills, you will make a babysitting pack full of games, activities, snack ideas, and a basic first aid kit. You will learn creative ways to tell stories to children, along with kid-friendly songs. This class is sure to make you the most sought after babysitter around! Upon completion, you will receive a certificate to add to your portfolio.

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

THIS is Rocket Science

We'll cover STEM concepts in Physics & Chemistry such as Forces, Vectors, Thermodynamics, Reaction Rates, & Solutions just to name a few along w/more computer applications. Activities include rockets (duh), bridges, mousetrap cars, egg drops & more. If you enjoy the 3 B's (building, burning, & blowing stuff up) , this class is for you!

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1-3

CyberOps: Protect, Defend, Secure

We will embark on an exciting journey into the world cybersecurity and IT in a week-long Cyber Course! Delve into hands-on activities to learn about privacy and password security, cryptography, signal interceptions, cybersecurity careers, AI, and capture the flag (CTP) activities. Each day, we will work on tasks to win CyberOps Challenge Coins. Join us for a fun-filled week of cyber and IT!

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1 & 2

Aerospace Adventure

Have you ever thought of flying for fun, or as a career? During the first half of this course, students will be introduced to the principles of flight. They will examine the effects of the control surfaces of airplanes; ailerons, flaps, rudders, and elevators, by using the X-Plane 9 Flight Simulator. Students will learn about the different forms of navigation (VOR, ILS, GPS) used in flight. The students will have a chance to practice basic navigation skills in a cross-country flight using the X-Plane 9 Flight Simulator.
Are you curious about the Mission to Mars? Are you interested in working in a place like NASA, or SpaceX? In the second half of the course, students will be introduced to topics related to space. The Kerbal Space Program will be used to cover the rudimentary principles of orbital mechanics. The interactive software will help students “play” with some of the details involved in launching a rocket into orbit, along with the effect of different orbital parameters of satellites. On the final day students will have a chance to work Quad-drones. They will be introduced to the physics of how drones fly, get a chance to fly a drone, and get acquainted with the elementary principles of programming drones.

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

CAD Creations

Sketch, Design, and Create! Enter the world of Computer Aided Drafting. From puzzle cubes to buildings, all creations must start with a design. You will go through a three-step creation process resulting in the skills it takes to turn your creations from plain wooden blocks to a computerized 3D design that can be modified with pictures, engravings, and animated.

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Engineering Adventure

Have you ever wondered how things work? Take an adventure through the world of engineering using various simulations to see just how things come to life by building your creations in a virtual design web-based reality. Explore circuits, glider flight dynamics, drones, dragsters, energy-efficient car designs, wind generators and more. 
Students will complete four projects during the week. They will use whiteboxlearning to create gliders, dragsters, water-bottle rockets, and drones. With each project students will build, analyze, simulate, test, and improve their design in “Whiteboxlearning”. The students will compete through the Whiteboxlearning simulations and their balsa wood models of their creations.

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Civil Engineering & Architectural Design

Students in this class will learn how civil engineering & architecture shape our world through a series of hands-on activities. They will gain an understanding of basic forces and building principles through designing EARTHQUAKE TOWERS and other structures.  Learn what it’s all about and why structures like houses, buildings and parking garages stay upright!

  • Location: Danforth
  • Duration: Weeks 1-4

Becoming an Entrepreneur (CAPPS MS)

Do you have dreams of starting your own business? Lawn mowing, baby-sitting, jewelry store?  Use your passion and entrepreneurship skills to make plans building your summer business! Let your passion thrive through product creation! You'll be creating logos, marketing materials, and a business plan!  Plan your future business here and GO FOR IT!

  • Location: CAPPS MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • Duration: Weeks 1 & 2