2021 Summer Program
- Mon, Jun 14 - Jun 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Designed for ages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
- 324.00 per child
- By Kiran Zaman, Director of Programming
The wisest and noblest teacher is nature itself. - Leonardo daVinci
We begin our Summer exploring Invention and Nature guided a master of that art. Leonardo reveled in nature's gift for instructing the senses Construct artful
projects and experiments drawn from his Notebooks.
Light
collect sunlight with a lens
divide sunlight with a water prism
capture sunlight in a box (camera obscura)
make art with shadows
Earth
collect rocks; read their secrets and stories
capture the architecture of leaves with wax
draw the perfume from flowers
construct a perfect sphere with clay
Air
construct and spin a feather helicopter
construct and float a micro-kite
invent and test a parachute
sculpt and launch a balsa glider
Water
construct and float canal boats
construct and spin pumps
squirt, bubble and splash for distance or accuracy
with a waterwheel, capture energy and make it dance
And more. With Ryan Paxton & Andrew Sargent
