3rd & 4th Grade Catalog

This camp exposes students to a wide range of mediums, including painting, drawing, 3-dimensional art, and mixed media. Campers will experiment with the different mediums, as they all allow for different types of expression. As the week goes along, we will consider new possibilities that emerge as we mix mediums. No experience necessary, let's create!

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This full-day camp stretches the mind in the morning and the body in the afternoon. In Building and Design, campers will collaborate and tackle fun problems with a variety of tasks and challenges. Throughout the week, we will work together to solve different building challenges using a variety of materials and strategies, including building and animating creations with LEGOs. During the afternoon, we’ll get active with a variety of sports that help campers become well-rounded athletes. Campers will learn the fundamentals of several sports and will also learn strategies that overlap across sports.

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This full-day camp uses Overlake’s campus as its inspiration for games in the morning and photography in the afternoon. Games Galore includes games such as capture the flag, sharks and minnows, and hide and seek. These games are a great way to get outside, discover the campus, exercise, and make new friends. In the afternoon, campers will explore the campus through a different lens (pun intended), learning about nature and photography along the way. Campers will walk easy trails and snap photos as they go. Campers will enjoy Overlake’s beautiful campus with an eye for perspective, lighting, and effects. Come join the fun!

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This full-day camp has something for everyone. Outdoor Skills and Navigation provides campers with an introduction to outdoor skills, with a specific focus on shelters and navigation. The morning will also include physical challenges that get the body moving. In the afternoon, campers will switch gears and learn about mythology through the lens of storytelling and art. Campers will explore myths in a variety of mediums and learn about the essential elements of any mythological story. Campers will then write and illustrate their own myth in the medium of their choice – painting, photo stories, or video creation; whichever way the muse strikes!

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This camp marries outdoor activities and science. We will explore the campus as scientists and naturalists, discovering Overlake’s plants, animals, and trees. There will be experiments and projects where the participants will utilize their general knowledge and learn new facts and information in a hands-on and interactive way.

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This full-day camp inspires campers to create, collaborate, and solve complex problems. During the morning, campers will ignite their imaginations and sharpen their writing skills, pursuing a variety of creative writing exercises each day. Campers will play word games, examine family photos, write about special memories, and go on scavenger hunts, honing their voice and storytelling capacity each step along the way. In the afternoon, campers will compete in 4-5 different competitions that will test their ability to use and understand technology. The challenges mostly come from the Technology Student Association: Some challenges will focus on engineering (building the strongest bridge) and some on technology in general (tech bowl). Come join the fun!

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This full-day camp involves lots of physical activity and creativity. Wilderness Survival focuses on essential skills and tools you need to survive in the outdoors. Campers will make fires, design shelters, and navigate around campus as they learn how to use a map and compass. In the afternoon, campers will shift gears and pursue a variety of unique challenges. Campers will learn what the process of setting a world record is and how records are measured and recorded. Throughout the week, campers will attempt as many world records as they can and will also have the opportunity to attempt a world record that they create. Our culminating project will be to attempt several records, competing with fellow campers, for the Overlake Summer Program Records Champion.

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Into The Woods is an opportunity to discover Overlake’s natural beauty and learn survival skills along the way. Campers will explore the campus as scientists and adventurers, learning how to make shelters, cook food, and navigate back to a home base. There will be experiments and projects where the participants will utilize their general knowledge and learn new facts and information in a fun and exciting way.

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This full-day camp is for campers who love physical activity and adventure. During the morning, campers will learn some of the fundamental physics concepts behind rollercoasters. After studying speed, acceleration and, Newton’s laws of motion, campers will create their own working rollercoasters! In the afternoon, the camp will shift gears to non-traditional sports, an activity and movement-based program that puts creative spins on different physical challenges. Campers will play a variety of games that are popular in Overlake’s physical education program, including circus arts, fistball, and GOLA. Buckle up, hold on tight, and get ready for some fun!

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