by Assistant | Jul 9, 2014
Happy Wednesday! The first field trip of the program was today and it sure was fun! We bussed to the University of Wisconsin campus in downtown Madison to visit the UW Geology Museum. The kids learned a lot about geology and paleontology from our wonderful tour guide....
by Coordinator | Jul 8, 2014
We continued our mad scientist themed-week today with a day dedicated to astronomy. As the kids arrived, however, we had a project to finish up from our chemistry day. We started downstairs in the Community Building making silly putty. (I’m sure your kids have...
by Assistant | Jul 7, 2014
What a day! Welcome to Week 3… Mad Scientists! Today was a whirlwind of colorful crafts. We started the session by walking to the park to tie dye our Summer Youth Recreation tee shirts. If you can imagine, 15-some kids and 6 bottles of dye made for an interesting...
by Coordinator | Jul 4, 2014
First of all, I want to wish everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July! We had an excellent end to our week at Summer Recreation, playing games and doing activities that were all red, white, and blue! The first activity of the day was to make an American flag using...
by Assistant | Jul 2, 2014
We had a full day at the park learning all about the Constitution and formation of the American government. We started with a brief lesson in constitutional IQ. The kids learned about the Articles of Confederation, the constitutional convention in 1787, and the three...
by Coordinator | Jul 1, 2014
Continuing with our “America the Beautiful” theme this Tuesday, we focused on iconic American symbols. First thing in the morning, Sophie led the campers through a brainstorming session on American symbols and then we shared some interesting facts about...
