EDUCATION YOUNG CHEFS ACADEMY: CAMP CAN-ICOOK An immersive culinary adventure for young chefs, introducing cooking skills and trends in baking, cooking and more. Ages 7+. Sessions (three days) offered June 18-Aug. 15. At Young Chefs Academy, CdA. $150-$165. coeurdaleneid.youngchefsacademy.com SPOKANE VIRTUAL LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL Spokane Virtual Learning (SVL), is a Washington state-approved program that provides instructor-led online courses to middle and high school students. Grades K-12. Courses offered June 19-Aug 31. $120-$185/credit. spokanevirtual.com APP ATTACK! Take the first step in the world of mobile app design and customize your own game app. Using a specialized app/game development tool, students explore the world of web-based (HTML5) mobile apps. Ages 8-12. June 24-28 from 9 am-noon. At NIC Workforce Training Center, Post Falls. $185. bit.ly/ NICcamps2019 208-769-2413 BATTLE ROYALE: MAKE YOUR OWN FORTNITE-STYLE GAME Using professional 3D game development software, build levels and assets inspired by popular battle royale game like Fortnite. This course includes cartoonish action and
battle sequences. Ages 8-12. June 24-26 from 1-4 pm. At NIC Workforce Training Center. $185. bit.ly/NICcamps2019 EARTH SCIENCE ROCKS Explore how rivers flow to oceans and lakes and why tsunamis, hurricanes and typhoons occur in this camp combining science and art. Ages 6-11. June 24-28 from 9 am-3 pm. At Corbin Art Center. $135. spokanerec.org LEGO ROBOTICS CHALLENGE CAMP A LEGO Pentathlon/FLL Challenge with an emphasis on programming robots using EV3 bricks (Engineers, grades 4-6) or designing motorized/simple machine models that can meet a challenge (Builders, grades 1-3). Grades 1-6. June 24-28, meets from 9 am-2:30 pm. At Westminster Congregational UCC Church, Spokane. $145. discoveryrobots.org SUMO BRAWLER ROBOTICS CAMP Learn the fundamentals of programming so your robots can navigate on their own and battle other robots in a competition at the end of the week. Receive two Arduino robot kits and a playing field for competition at home. Registration due May 25. Grades 5-8. June 24-28 from 9 am-3 pm. At St. George’s School. $350. sgs.org/summer KIDS’ COOKING CAMP Kids learn how to cook, improve knife skills, kitchen safety and cleanliness. Campers eat what they make and take home recipes. Ages 8-12. Sessions June 24-28 and July 15-18; meets from 2-4 pm. At Second Harvest. $100/session. secondharvestkitchen.org GONZAGA PREP ROBOTICS CAMP During the first hour of the day, students work with an Arduino and a PC to build electronic circuits. The second hour involves building a motorized part to control and compete in a challenge with. Students with any level of knowledge are
encouraged to join. Grades 3-8. Sessions June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19 and July 29-Aug. 2. (Times vary by grade.) At Gonzaga Prep. $100/session. gprep.com SPACE EXPLORATION Explore space with hands-on activities by Mobius Science Center. Some programs include the planetarium for even more space discovery. All ages. June 24-Aug. 22; times/branch locations vary. Free. scld.org LEGO WEDO 2.0 SUMMER ROBOTICS CAMP Team up with friends to build and program a LEGO robot. In the process of building, students learn basic programming and collaboration. Grades 2-4. June 27-28 from 9-11 am. At Spark Central. Free. spark-central.org RASPBERRY PI CAMP Spend three days learning how to use the power of this small computer to learn to code, make things light up and even take pictures. Ages 12-15. July 1-3 from 9:30 am-3 pm. At Gizmo CdA (NIC campus). $100. gizmo-cda.org 208-929-4029 CURSIVE WRITING CAMP Kids hone their longhand writing skills, learning proper technique to write in cursive. Ages 7+. July 8-11. At SpoLang. $80. spolang.com LITTLES LOVE MATH AND SCIENCE Chemists, chefs and paleontologists love math and science; so will your preschooler after they spend a week in this camp. They’ll make predictions, measure, sort and more. Ages 4-5. July 8-11 from 8 am-1 pm. $100. spokaneschools.org/ summerSTEMcamps 354-4648 CODE BREAKERS Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript and CSS through a series of web projects and design challenges each day. Ages 8-12. July 8-12 from 9 am-noon. At NIC Workforce Training Center, Post Falls. $185. bit.ly/NICcamps2019
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or this year’s Summer Camps Guide, the Inlander partnered with the graphic design program at North Idaho College to create the cover. The project offered the students a real-life design assignment. Our chosen cover was created by LYDIA HERRING, who strives to be a successful visual storyteller. Before enrolling at NIC, Herring dabbled in painting and sketching, but writing was always her creative passion. She shied away from graphic design at first, but eventually realized the opportunities it provided. “I remember how it felt to start learning everything that is possible in this field, E X P L O R E and I’ve never looked back,” Herring says. She always loved the idea of summer camps as a kid, but it wasn’t until her family moved to North Idaho when she was 12 that she was finally able to go. Her first summer camp experience was Ad ve nt ur e Aw ait s at Camp Four Echoes, where she got to take a multi-day canoe trip around Lake Coeur d’Alene. Herring says she still has all of her little souvenirs from that time, like crude craft projects consisting of bits of string and pine needles. “It’s a definite feeling of nostalgia, looking back, and it’s what I wanted to capture with my cover,” she says. “The spirit of adventure and the thrill of possibility.” (DEREK HARRISON)
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