During our two weeks of camp, we will explore working with clay. We will learn the technical aspects of creating hand-built work, as well as the steps to throwing on the potter’s wheel. Clay students will learn about the firing process and have some of their work glazed and fired. Through all of this, we will let our creativity flow! One of the project options will involve architectural themes. Be prepared to get dirty, create, and play with clay!

Start your summer with chess, strategy, role-playing, and active games! Challenge your brain with chess from beginner to intermediate levels. Play multiplayer strategy or role-playing games, and enjoy physical games like racket sports.

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Elevate your chess to intermediate or tournament level, exploring standard chess and variations.

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Learn and play new tabletop games with unique mechanics and themes. Engage in trading, negotiating, cooperating, and competing.

Improve as a Dungeon Master, bring imaginary worlds to life, and learn fantasy cartography. Join our chess tournament on Friday, June 21, noon to 4 p.m. Enjoy a summer of learning, playing, and staying active!

Learn to cook Minnesotan with locally sourced ingredients from various ethnic traditions. Minnesota has a unique and delicious food culture, featuring tater tot hotdish, lefse, wild rice soup, fry bread, fresh salsa, spring rolls, and more. After mastering these dishes, students will run their own Cafe & Snackery for the Open House on Thursday, June 20, from 4-6:30 p.m.

Students will learn food preparation, health, and safety standards. A field trip will include visits to local ethnic markets, a community farm, and possibly a restaurant.

Students can also learn business operations, such as managing inventory, tracking sales, and ensuring customer satisfaction. They'll use spreadsheets, track revenue and expenses, calculate profit and loss, and develop marketing skills.

In addition to food prep, students may manage a daily concessions stand using business simulation software. Design students will learn graphic design principles, create marketing materials, logos, and more for the MN Cafe & Snackery and other SEA programs.

If you want to have fun engaging and enhancing your performance skills, "The Sleight of Hand Performers" are looking for those who want to start their journey in stage performance through magic. Learn the secrets of magic as a challenging way to show off something cool at your next family get-together, school function, or wherever a stage presents itself and you want to be the star attraction! Your new magic troupe will be creating a live magic show to perform their tricks for a live audience at the SEA Showcase on Thursday, June 20, at 5 p.m. Magic can be an excellent way to gain self-confidence, develop social skills, and improve communication. Not to mention, magic is really fun!

For young students who enjoy building and solving, our youngest scientists and engineers will choose a solar system location to deploy a robot for exploration. Design your robot to survive and complete its mission, and build a rocket to transport it! Learn visual “scratch” coding techniques to create or enhance games, with a mobile account to share your work. Gain a competitive edge in coding, problem-solving, and innovation! Students will also run the SEA concessions stand, handling customer service, inventory, and sales.

If you want to assist an instructor in the classroom or support the academy outside the classroom, this is for you. Gain skills working with younger students and adults, and in SEA communication and administration.

Tell a story from SEA through video and written word. Explore platforms to share your work. Practice composition, camera angles, and storyboarding to bring your videography project to life. Give a voice to a program or person at SEA that needs to be heard and bring a little more good to the world.