ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT

Fun Fact #105: A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/60th of a second

Elementary Calendar (click here to download)

ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT WORKSHOPS*

Send your child's brain into orbit with Fairmont's fun line-up of enrichment classes designed to present learning in a creative, hands-on way. From beginners to advanced students, our workshops provide individualized instruction on subjects that peak students' natural curiosity.

*Students may enroll in enrichment workshops separately from camp/school or as add-ons to any Fairmont summer program.

PRE-ENGINEERING WITH LEGOS & ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOPS

Anaheim Hills Campus Pre-Engineering (Grades 1-3)
Anaheim Hills Campus Engineering FUNdamentals (Grades 4-6)

Edgewood Campus Pre-Engineering (Grades 1-3)
Edgewood Campus Engineering FUNdamentals (Grades 4-6)

Mable Campus Pre-Engineering (Grades 1-3)
Mable Campus Engineering FUNdamentals (Grades 4-6)

Anaheim Hills Campus Pre-Engineering (Aug. 4-7 / Mon-Thurs. 9am - 12pm)
Anaheim Hills Campus Engineering FUNdamentals (Aug. 4-7 / Mon-Thurs. 1-4pm)

Edgewood Campus Pre-Engineering (June 16-19 / Mon-Thurs. 9am - 12pm)
Edgewood Campus Engineering FUNdamentals (June 16-19 / Mon-Thurs. 1-4pm)

Mable Campus Pre-Engineering (Aug. 11-14 / Mon-Thurs. 9am - 12pm)
Mable Campus Engineering FUNdamentals (Aug. 11-14 / Mon-Thurs. 1 - 4pm)

One week workshop: $175

Take a "crash course" in Demolition Derby. Design a Mighty Metropolis. Challenge the Battle Track. Build and race a Locomotive faster than a speeding Worm Drive. Students in both the Pre-Engineering and Engineering FUNdamentals workshops will explore concepts in physics, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and architecture through design challenges and competitions using over 100,000 LEGO Technic and System components. This is a hands-on and minds-on opportunity suitable for any student, from LEGO novices to "LEGO maniacs." Workshops are not affiliated with the LEGO Group. For more information, visit www.play-well.org.

SCIENCE DETECTIVE - BUILD A DETECTIVE KIT

Anaheim Hills Campus
Edgewood Campus

June 16 - 20

Get ready to spy on science by building your very own detective suitcase complete with a microscope, a flashlight, and a Morse code door alarm. Then, put your tools to the test as you explore the science mysteries behind magnets, phosphorescence invisible ink and more. Stay for the full day of fun and use forensics to track down the culprit of the missing ice cream recipe. Solve the clues to make ice cream and win your Science Adventures Detective Badge.

GIZMOS, GADGETS & GOOP - INVENT WITH ELECTRONICS

Anaheim Hills Campus
Edgewood Campus

August 4 - 8

Calling all ingenious inventors! Join Gizmo as he throws open the doors to his secret lab where science and imagination mix to create amazing contraptions. Explore the science of batteries, bulbs and buzzers with an electrifying electronics kit and discover what puts the glow in glow slime. Full-day campers enter the Invention Dimension to design and build motorized K'Nex racers, roller coasters, planes and more. Become a certified Gizmo Inventor and explore gizmos, gadgets and goop!

SPACE & ROCKETRY 2008 - LAUNCH THE SCREAMER ROCKET!

Anaheim Hills Campus
Edgewood Campus

August 11 - 15

Join a mission through space on an amazing journey to the stars! Ready the high-flying, solid-fueled Comet rocket for Launch Day and watch it return to Earth! Make a working telescope and chart the solar system. Full-Day campers explore the secrets of the Red Planet, create a motorized K'nex Mars Rover, touch a falling star and more in Science Adventures' spectacular space adventure!

EXTREME SPORTS SCIENCE - BUILD A FITNESS KIT

Anaheim Hills Campus
Edgewood Campus

August 18 - 22

On your marks! Get Set! Go! Join us as we unlock the science of sports. Discover the amazing capabilities of the human body as you build a fitness kit complete with stethoscope, pedometer and lung capacity meter. From nutrition to skeletons we take a tour of the human body and discover the science behind keeping fit. Stay full day and delve to some extreme sports science as explore the buoyancy of swimming, the tricks to good balance and the aerodynamics of racing. From learning about wellness to understanding the human body's amazing capabilities, this camp delivers a healthy dose of fitness and science.

DESTINATION SCIENCE - TECHNO ROBO TRANSFORMERS

Mable Campus

June 16 - 20 & August 18 - 22

Are you ready to rumble and race your very own Robot Transformer? Will yours be a racing auto-bot or a fierce battling robo hero? You decide. Then, join the RC Madness Cosmic Crazy Car Quest. You design a 3D game to save the world by gathering power crystals and defeating the alien spaceship. This terrific techno-camp includes kid's room security alarms, touchable giant bouncing bubbles, techno ice cream makers, human grossology experiments and an electro laser light show for your room.

DESTINATION SCIENCE - ZERO G ROCKET SCIENCE

Mable Campus

July 28 - August 1

The amazing power of rocketry is in your hands as you countdown, pull the trigger and launch the all new Hypersonic Rocket Blaster skyward! Create Astroworld, the first “kids rule” space station. Experiment with space candy, crazy space ball polymers and toys in space. Then, blast-off in Xcellerator, Astroworld's own land rocket space station transporter that you design and launch. This out of our world camp includes meteor craters, marshmallow launchers and much more.!

DESTINATION SCIENCE - WILD ANIMAL PHYSICS FUN PARK

Mable Campus

August 4 - 8

Welcome to our Fun Park, where you can design and build Scream Machine, our all new rollercoaster powered by gravity and magnetism. Your Fun Park needs a flashing light-up carnival. Join the fun by creating a mini carnival of games that includes flashback target ball, cosmic bowling, shockwave mini hoops and electro lizard operation. Then, go wild with Animal Kingdom Park. Come face to face with Freaky Foober, a real live frog. Let Milli Vanilli the millipede tickle your finger and Sebastian the crab show you the power of his giant claw. Your wild animal kingdom includes an arctic encounter with a giant growing polymer penguin and a rainforest rally monkey mammal that hangs on your arm.

DESTINATION SCIENCE - CRAZY-E COOL ELECTRO INVENTORS

Mable Campus

August 11 - 15

Enter the Craz-E-Cool Physics Invention Zone, where you are The Master Inventor. Use your physics electro lab to build crazy cool electronic games that buzz, bounce and flash. Have a crazy cool time finding real pirate treasure, making super sonic sounds and exploring mysterious magic sand. Then, get movin' and invent your own crazy cool electro powered motorized boat. Use the power of an air pressure storage tank to race in the movin' machine grand prix. Experiment with magic popping bags, silly slime makers, high flying kites and much more.

CHESS WORKSHOP

Edgewood Campus
Mable Campus

Edgewood Campus: June 30 - July 3, 1 - 3:30pm, Monday - Thursday
Mable Campus: June 23 - 26, 1 - 3:30pm, Monday - Thursday

JK - 6

One week workshop: $175

Considered one of the greatest games ever invented, chess requires keen mental skills and a good imagination. Fairmont's Chess workshop will help campers develop problem solving and critical thinking skills, increase concentration, foster good sportsmanship and much more. Campers will receive exclusive worksheets and mini-workbooks and may continue to pursue their passion for chess afterschool during the regular academic year through chess classes and clubs.

MATH WORKSHOP

Anaheim Hills Campus

July 21 - 31, 1-3pm, Monday - Thursday

1 - 4

One week workshop: $300

Help halt the mental math meltdown with Fairmont's Math Workshop designed to build confidence and skill in fundamental mathematical concepts. Fairmont teachers use Fairmont's Accelerated Math computer program to help ensure students master the key mathematical concepts vital for their grade.

TOTAL GOLF ADVENTURES WORKSHOP

Anaheim Hills Campus
Edgewood Campus

Anaheim Hills Campus: June 30 - July 3, 1 - 3:30pm, Monday - Thursday
Edgewood Campus: June 23 - 26, 1 - 3:30pm, Monday - Thursday

K - 6

One week workshop: $175

Fairmont is partnering with Total Golf Adventures to offer boys and girls ages 6 and up one of the best golf camps available. The program is conducive to all skill levels; from the beginning player just starting out to the more experienced player looking to hone his or her game at the tournament level. The highly trained and accomplished staff provides top-quality PGA golf instruction in a fun-filled environment. Each day, campers practice all aspects of their game: chipping, putting, driving, irons, woods, golf rules and etiquette and practice techniques. Our goal is to see today's junior golfer become tomorrow's champion!

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP (ENROLLMENT CLOSED)

Edgewood Campus

July 7 - 10, 1-3:30pm, Monday - Thursday

4 - 6

One week workshop: $175

This course will be taught by Denise Miller.

Taking a great picture requires thought, attention, and a few essential skills. In this class, students will learn how to properly care for and operate their camera, as well as how to take great photos of people, places and things. Fairmont teacher, Denise Miller teaches these basic photography skills as well as how to edit photos and create a digital story out of them. For the first class meeting, students must bring their own digital camera, spare camera battery and memory card. Students will be asked to practice uploading, digitally re-touching (via Adobe Photoshop or Picasa2), saving and printing their photos outside of regular class meetings.

SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP

Edgewood Campus

July 14 - 17, 1-3:30pm, Monday - Thursday

4 - 6

One week workshop: $175

This course will be taught by Diana Kaneski.

Here is your child's chance to document with photos a favorite vacation, sleepover or birthday party. Participants will leave class with a finished or nearly finished album as well as new ideas for scrapping. Students should bring 10-20photos (and their creativity) for the first class meeting.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

Anaheim Hills Campus
Edgewood Campus

Anaheim Hills: July 28-31, 1-4:00pm, Monday - Thursday
Edgewood: July 21 - 24, 1-4:00pm

Anaheim Hills: 2 - 6
Edgewood: 2 - 6

One week workshop: $175

Make a movie where you're the writer, director, and star! Students will learn how to write and storyboard their idea, organize all props and costumes, and venture out to scout for the perfect location. Once complete, filming begins!

KTV: MY FIRST MUSIC VIDEO

Anaheim Hills Campus
Citron
Edgewood Campus

Anaheim Hills: June 23-26, Monday - Thursday 2 - 4:00pm
Citron: June 30-July 3 & July 21 - July 24, Monday - Thursday 2 - 4:00pm Edgewood: July 7-10, Monday-Thursday, 2 - 4:00pm

Anaheim Hills: Kindergarten
Citron: Kindergarten
Edgewood: Kindergarten

One week workshop: $175

Students will choose the music, pick locations for filming, take part in a variety of movie-related activities, and yes, star in their own music video!

ADVENTURES IN ANIMATION

Mable

July 7 - 10, Monday - Thursday, 1 - 4:00pm

1 - 3

One week workshop: $175

Create, storyboard, and animate your own cut-out characters using the art of stop-motion animation. Students will operate digital video equipment, supply voices for their characters, and by the end of the week, they will have created an animated short film! We will mail home a finished DVD with all movies after the camp ends.

ACTION FILMMAKING!

Edgewood

June 30 - July 3rd, Monday - Thursday, 1 - 4:00pm

2 - 6

One week workshop: $175

Help write, direct, and produce your own action flick with costumes, sound effects, and of course some fake martial arts! Martial arts experts assist with all stages of training and film choreography. No martial arts experience needed, as MBK will help to unlock your inner Bruce Lee!

CLAYMATION CREATIONS

Edgewood

July 28 - 31, Monday - Thursday, 1 - 4:00pm

2 - 6

One week workshop: $175

Create, storyboard, and animate your own clay character using the art of stop-motion animation. You will operate digital video equipment, record a voice-over for y our character, and by the end of the week you will have created a short film!