SET School April vacation camp and Summer Camp at 600 Central St, Holliston: STEM academics in the morning, fun activities in the afternoon! Hours 9 AM to 4 PM.
We offer 10% sibling discount and extended day at 8:15 AM and afternoons 4:15 to 6:00 PM.
Summer tuition is the same as last year: $450/week, $100/day, $60/half day.
Invite a friend! If they join a camp you get a $20 bonus!
No camp on Monday due to the Marathon. Tuition: $360 for the full 4-day week, $100/day, $60/half day.
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or other ideas.
Kitchen Chemistry: Did you know you can do science with stuff found in your kitchen? We’ll investigate some chemical reactions, make interesting mixtures, and investigate the properties of matter found in our own homes!
Afternoon
Animation: A blob of clay transforms into a fire-breathing dragon! Learn how to create the illusion of motion and bring inanimate objects to life. Combine your creative ideas and a variety of materials like LEGOs, toys, clay, paper cutouts, and stop-motion animation software to tell your story.
Full day, $100 (click a day):
Half day, $60 (click a day):
Summer vacation
June 29 to July 3
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or fight a sumo-bot battle.
Atomic Cooking: Did you know that cooking is chemistry? Humans are the only animals that cook their food. We’ll learn about the chemical changes that happen when fire meets food, and cook up some fun snacks to eat.
Afternoon
Electric Boss: How does electricity work? What can you make with wires, batteries, motors and LEDs? What are circuits? Make your own electric creations and build like a boss!
Full day, $100 (pick a day):
Half day, $60 (pick a day):
July 6 to 10
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or other ideas.
Med School Specialist: How do doctors know what to do when someone is sick? What causes disease? Some doctors get extra training and become specialists, studying all they can about a body system, like the heart. Learn about the human body and how it functions, and why hospitals want specialists on their teams.
Afternoon
Molecule Master: Be the master of the chemical universe! Mix chemicals to make new compounds. Test acids and bases with a color-changing potion. Cross-link sulfur atoms with boron atoms to make gooey slimes. Finally get the Chemistry Cat jokes!
Full day, $100 (pick a day):
Half day, $60 (pick a day):
July 13 to 17
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or other ideas.
Ancient Art: Ancient people worked hard, but they always found time for art and music. We’ll blend science, art and history as we make our own paper and paint, mold clay into bowls, draw with prehistoric tools, make simple musical instruments and other fun projects.
Afternoon
Secret Agent Academy: It’s spy vs. spy as we dive into the shadowy world of espionage and secret plots. Learn cryptography to make secret codes. Use disguises to fool the enemy and pick locks to escape if captured. Construct your own spy gadgets, disarm laser security systems, and save the world!
Full day, $100 (pick a day):
Half day, $60 (pick a day):
July 20 to 24
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or other ideas.
Pokemania: Love Pokemon? We’ll delve into the strange origins of the many Pokemon species and legendary types. We will work out the ecology and physics of the Pokemon world, create some pokemon crafts, and play Pokemon!
Afternoon
Animation: A blob of clay transforms into a fire-breathing dragon! Learn how to create the illusion of motion and bring inanimate objects to life. Combine your creative ideas and a variety of materials like LEGOs, toys, clay, paper cutouts, and stop-motion animation software to tell your story.
Full day, $100 (pick a day):
Half day, $60 (pick a day):
July 27 to 31
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or other ideas.
Not an Insect: We call lots of things “bugs”. Some are insects, but some are not. What’s the difference? We’ll sort them out and look at the fascinating creatures that are NOT insects.
Afternoon
Action Contraptions: What contraptions can you build using things like tin cans, cardboard, wood, and other stuff you find around the house? For older kids there will be extra challenging builds.
Full day, $100 (pick a day):
Half day, $60 (pick a day):
August 3 to 7
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or other ideas.
Medieval Makerlab: They didn’t have electricity in the Middle Ages, but they still had some cool technology. Why did shields have unique designs? How did they make castles with just simple machines? We’ll learn about how people lived back then as we make some cool stuff!
Afternoon
Dungeons & Dragons: You are searching old ruins by the light of a flickering torch. Suddenly a giant troll steps out of the shadows, and he looks mad! What will you do? Run, fight, cast a spell? The choice is yours as you and your friends play heroes in a fantasy world using the Dungeons and Dragons rules.
Full day, $100 (pick a day):
Half day, $60 (pick a day):
August 10 to 14
Morning
Robotics: Learn to build and program robots using the LEGO MINDSTORMS system. Add motors to make it move and sensors to let it interact with the environment, then let your invention loose to shoot a basket, run a maze, or other ideas.
School of Wizardry
Afternoon
Dungeons & Dragons: You are searching old ruins by the light of a flickering torch. Suddenly a giant troll steps out of the shadows, and he looks mad! What will you do? Run, fight, cast a spell? The choice is yours as you and your friends play heroes in a fantasy world using the Dungeons and Dragons rules.