Learning Can Be Fun (LCBF) Summer Youth Program
(rising grades K-12)
Nature, Science, and Technology
Animal Adventure (rising grades K-1) NEW
Come with us on an exciting adventure that shows you all kinds of animals and the different ways they live. You will explore the kinds of animals that make good pets, live on a farm, and thrive in the wild. You will discover all kinds of new things about animals through books, songs, stories, and crafts.
19656; M-F, July 22-26, 9am-Noon $129
BRCC Weyers Cave – J Building, Room J102
Instructor: Jane Dekle
Bugs! (rising grades 2-4) NEW
Do you like insects? Creepy crawlies are fascinating to watch, study, and make! In this fun class, you will make bug-catcher nets and a house for them to crawl around and live in. You will also make all kinds of insects using a variety of different media: clay, papier mache, paint, and much, much more!
19640; M-F, June 17-21, 1-4 pm $129
BRCC Weyers Cave – Fine Arts Center, Room V205
Instructor: Jennifer Gutshall Rodriguez
Digital Photography (rising grades 7-9)
Do you love taking pictures? Would you like to learn some techniques that will make your photographs even better? This is the class for you! This interesting class will give you an overview of the history of photography and the evolution of the camera. You will also learn about photo composition and editing. You will become familiar with basic photographic terms and be able to apply new techniques to your own photography. Please bring your digital camera to class. By the end of the week, you will have created your own portfolio!
18375; M-F, June 17-21, 1-4 pm $129
BRCC Weyers Cave – Plecker Center, Room P100
Instructor: Lindsey Walters
How to Be an Inventor (rising grades 4-6)
Put on your thinking caps and join this class as we look at the theory and application of creativity in a fun and different way by becoming Learning Can Be Fun Inventors! We'll learn the basics of inventing as we develop the skills that make the development of a new product possible … then use our ideas to create gadgets, toys, designs and games … and share them with our parents and friends at the end of the week!
18352; M-F, June 17-21, 9 am-Noon $129
BRCC Weyers Cave – E Building, Room E106
Instructor: Sandra Carter
Introduction to Robotics (rising grades 2-5)
Have you ever watched a robot and wondered how it works? This summer, using electronics, you can help build a real working robot arm. You will be amazed at all the interesting stuff you will find out in this course! This class is a good introductory course to take before taking the Lego robotics course.
- 19591; M-F, June 17-21, 9 am-Noon $12919606; M-F, July 8-12, 9 am-Noon
- 19653; M-F, July 15-19, 1-4 pm
- 19657; M-F, July 22-26, 9 am-Noon
BRCC Weyers Cave – T Building, Room T210
Instructor: Jim Richerson
Lego Robotics (rising grades 3-8)
In this class you will be introduced to building and programming robots using the LEGO Mindstorms Robotic Invention System. You will work in teams to construct a robot, and control it using a computer. You will see the robot move about, react and make sounds based on your own programming.
- 19602; M-F, June 17-21, 1-4 pm $129
- 19604; M-F, June 24-28, 9-Noon
- 19613; M-F, July 8-12, 1-4 pm
- 19651; M-F, July 15-19, 9 am - Noon
BRCC Weyers Cave – T Building, Room T210
Instructor: Jim Richerson
Open the Door, Let’s Explore! (rising grades 1-3)
Did you know that science is more than facts and figures, errors and experiments? It can be really, really fun! You will experience fun things as we create milk rainbows, make bubble prints, map out constellations and more. So if you think there is nothing to do on those long summer days, then this class is for you, because it's all about summer!
18609; M-F, July 22-26, 9 am-Noon $129
BRCC Weyers Cave – E Building, Room E106
Instructor: Sandra Carter
Outdoor Adventures in Waterway Biology (rising grades 4-6)
This daylong class will be a fun blending of our "Water Adventure Week" activities (rafting, tubing, waterfall hike & swim, swimming holes, lake day) with hands on learning lead by a staff naturalist each day. Some of our learning experiences will include fish sampling and identification by the Va. Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries, net sampling and identification of river critters, water quality testing, and general ecology studies.
18358; M-F, June 17-21, 9 am-4 pm $325
BRCC Weyers Cave – Fine Arts Center, Room V208
Instructor: Derek Young or Outdoor Adventure Experiences staff
What Makes Animals Tick (rising grades 5-8)
So you like animals and want to know more about them? Take this opportunity to explore the animal world, both small and large, and discover what makes them tick. You will get to spend time in the lab, vet clinic and BRCC barn learning animal care, behavior, what makes animals sick and how to fix them. You will also witness an actual surgery and participate in a dissection! Be ready to learn lots about the animal kingdom.
- 19601; M-F, June 17-21, 9 am – Noon $149
- 19603; M-F, June 17-21, 1-4 pm
- 19610; M-F, July 8-12, 9 am-Noon
BRCC Weyers Cave – B Building, Room B114
Instructor: Dr. Joe Malcolm
Zoofari (rising grades 1-3) NEW
In this fun class, you will go on an African Safari, travel through the wild jungles of South America, journey down under to Australia, and explore new heights in the North Pole. You will learn about a variety of animals that live on each continent of the world. Using literary inspiration, you will use elements of art such as color, pattern, line, texture and shape while creating animal masterpieces. Come join us on this “wild” trip!
19654; M-F, July 15-19, 1-4 pm $129
BRCC Weyers Cave – J Building, Room J102
Instructor: Jane Dekle
