Welcome to Sarah's Science Summer Scrapbook!
While the Oakland and Berkeley sites were in full swing in their 4th weekly session of their 12th and 6th summer respectively, we cut the ribbon for the San Ramon location grand opening.
Situated in the beautiful Little Hills Ranch on Bollinger Canyon Road in San Ramon next to Las Trampas Regional Park, our newest location features 100 acres of open grassy areas and large shade trees, covered picnic tables for snack and projects, a fenced swimming pool where we swim twice a week, play structures and hiking trails for our bug safaris. Here, campers had a blast exploring nature, and learning the science behind cool, homemade projects and toys.
We started off the week with wonderful musician, Ben, who engaged us in fun camp songs, including the camp theme song, This Land is Your Land.
Sarah Shaffer (teacher, founder and CEO), led the morning meeting and explained the day to come.
This week, our projects got us "All Wires Up" as we learned about electricity, or "electrons on the move." One of our projects was an electric buzzing burglar box to safely store our treasures.
We also built a circuit box to test what materials conduct electricity. The materials that did conduct electricity caused our optical illusion tops to spin.
We lit up the forest with our electric headlight glasses.
And we also learned about the relationship between electricity and magnetism with our electromagnets.
We left our table laboratory to explore the natural phenomena that surrounds us. In the creek, we discovered fossils and bones.
And on bug safaris we discovered a variety wildlife and learned about their habitat.
Renowned naturalists Norm Kidder Jan Southworth-Kidder helped us view and connect with nature at a deeper level. Here, we got to see, catch, and hold lizards (some of us, for the first time)!
Our Counselors in Training (CITs) helped to prepare snack and assist younger campers with the projects, gaining valuable leadership skills. For more information about the CIT program, please see here.
Friday we cooled off with Freaky Friday Fun Time where we had a blast dunking our counselors in a dunk tank and splashing down the Slip 'n Slide.
We ended the week in San Ramon with our closing appreciation circle.
For more information about This Land is Your Land summer day camp or other programs offered by Sarah's Science, or to enroll in sessions at San Ramon, Oakland, or Berkeley, please visit our web site or call our office at (510) 581-3739 or send us an email.
