Summer Camp 2023
At 4200 McKee Road, Charlotte, NC 28270
Future Leader
Future Leader Medley
Afternoon Camp Dates: June 19 - 23, July 17 - 21, July 24 - 28
As a Future Leader, our young students will receive a personalized week to gain experiences in public speaking, teamwork activities, and escape rooms. Each week will be unique but include a wide variety of activities to keep each student engaged and interested. We will give them the attention and assistance required to see growth with presentation and teamwork skills. Continue reading below to see the topics that will be covered during out Future Leader weeks:
Public Speaking
Students will develop the great habits and strategies of public speaking including timed eye contact, projection, effective body language, art of inflection and enunciation. They will develop the art of organizing and pacing their thoughts in a more effective delivery. They will also dip into the art of improvisation and learn to think quick on their feet.
- Multiple public speaking games, planned speeches (short and long), tv anchor interviews, and more.
- We create comfortable and friendly environments with tons of encouragement for each student to expand their comfort level in public speaking.
- Students grow with continuous feedback from coaches and their peers.
- Tons of smiles, laughter, high fives, and growth.
Escape Rooms Medley
Custom and age-appropriate digital escape room games where students have to put on their best logical thinking and problem solving hat to crack codes, interpret clues and work as a team to chart their escape from the room.
A digital platform with challenges in
- Science: Space, Biology, Laws of Motion, Chemistry & More.
- Code breaking with written, audio, video clues.
- Geography: America and the World, Mountains, Rivers, Oceans.
- History: Of computers (e.g. do you know which is the 3rd model in the Apple Computer series)
Blast Off Summer STEAM
August 14 - 18 | Afternoon
Have a blast with us! During the Blast Off Summer STEAM camp, we will have a wide variety of activities to play games, use creativity, and most importantly, recharge before school starts. We will also make our resources available to students one last time before summer ends. Other activities may include:
- Play indoor and outdoor games
- Create 3D designs to print
- Code and construct robots
- Recharge at the end of summer!
Public Speaking
June 19 - 23 | Afternoon with Escape Rooms
Students will develop the great habits and strategies of public speaking including timed eye contact, projection, effective body language, art of inflection and enunciation. They will develop the art of organizing and pacing their thoughts in a more effective delivery. They will also dip into the art of improvisation and learn to think quick on their feet.
- Multiple public speaking games, planned speeches (short and long), tv anchor interviews, and more.
- We create comfortable and friendly environments with tons of encouragement for each student to expand their comfort level in public speaking.
- Students grow with continuous feedback from coaches and their peers.
- Tons of smiles, laughter, high fives, and growth.
Escape Rooms Medley
June 19 - 23 | Afternoon with Public Speaking
August 7 - 11 | Afternoon with Secret Agent Science
Custom and age-appropriate digital escape room games where students have to put on their best logical thinking and problem solving hat to crack codes, interpret clues and work as a team to chart their escape from the room.
A digital platform with challenges in:
- Science: Space, Biology, Laws of Motion, Chemistry & More.
- Code breaking with written, audio, video clues.
- Geography: America and the World, Mountains, Rivers, Oceans.
- History: Of computers (e.g. do you know which is the 3rd model in the Apple Computer series)
Stock Trading Game
July 17 - 21 | Afternoon with Entrepreneurship Simulation
Students will learn the discipline of investing in stocks in a live trading game platform where they will go through the ups and downs of an investor's journey. They will learn about spreading risks, researching companies, and have the opportunity to closely replicate the day to day thinking and operations of investment professionals.
Students will learn:
- How to research companies including reading balance sheets, income statements, analyst reports, Stocks vs ETFs.
- Setting Buy and Sell triggers.
- Different type of orders and nuances therein: Limit, Stop, Stop-Limit, Trailing Stops.
- Spreading risk between industries, stocks, and ETFs.
- There will be discussions every day as a simulated trading floor.
Entrepreneurship Simulation
July 17 - 21 | Afternoon with Stock Trading Game
NEW THIS YEAR! Interested in owning or running a business someday? Now you can with this week full of Entrepreneurship activities and simulation. Become an entrepreneur and build your business from the bottom up! Learn business skills and tactics to apply in a virtual simulation. Play in a realistic market environment and gain confidence in the business world. Other skills and topics include:
- Learn about business development and operations
- Gain skills and confidence to build successful business
- Compete with the market and other players in your group!
Detectives & Lawyers: Mysteries and Mock Trial
July 24 - 28 | Afternoon
Have you ever wondered what it may be to play the role of a lawyer, a witness, or a judge? Perhaps learning about the complexities of a trial sound intriguing? During our Mock Trial, students will be given primary sources, roles, and instruction to participate in an age-appropriate trial! With teamwork and analytical skills, students will get the opportunity to defend their case and perhaps even win their trial. Other skills and topics include:
- Students play the role of lawyers (prosecution or defense), judge, and witnesses.
- They will research case materials, prepare and present arguments.
- Students will present their case and the audience will determine who made the most convincing argument.
Blast Off Summer STEAM
August 14 - 18 | Afternoon
Have a blast with us! During the Blast Off Summer STEAM camp, we will have a wide variety of activities to play games, use creativity, and most importantly, recharge before school starts. We will also make our resources available to students one last time before summer ends. Other activities may include:
- Play indoor and outdoor games
- Create 3D designs to print
- Code and construct robots
- Recharge at the end of summer!
Model UN
June 19 - 23 | Afternoon with Escape Rooms
Students will play the role of UN Representative from different countries. They will research, meet and discuss solutions to major problems including water, disease, etc. They will learn how to find reliable sources, organize ideas, and be able to present solutions during the Mock UN sessions. With Mock UN, your student will explore what it means to be a leader and representative. Other skills and topics covered include:
- Students will engage in negotiation skills to gain support from countries in both monetary and non-monetary forms.
- Problem solving skills and teamwork will be crucial to come up with resolutions between countries.
- All representatives will engage in independent research and create presentations to discuss their ideas and communicate.
- Variations of Model UN include:
- Super Hero committees where students choose the role of their favorite super hero in discussing inter galactic problems and solutions.
- Wizard World committees where students can choose their favorite magical character to discuss wizard morality problems and solutions.
Escape Rooms Medley
June 19 - 23 | Afternoon with Public Speaking
August 7 - 11 | Afternoon with Secret Agent Science
Custom and age-appropriate digital escape room games where students have to put on their best logical thinking and problem solving hat to crack codes, interpret clues and work as a team to chart their escape from the room.
A digital platform with challenges in:
- Science: Space, Biology, Laws of Motion, Chemistry & More.
- Code breaking with written, audio, video clues.
- Geography: America and the World, Mountains, Rivers, Oceans.
- History: Of computers (e.g. do you know which is the 3rd model in the Apple Computer series)
Stock Trading Game
July 17 - 21 | Afternoon with Entrepreneurship Simulation
Students will learn the discipline of investing in stocks in a live trading game platform where they will go through the ups and downs of an investor's journey. They will learn about spreading risks, researching companies, and have the opportunity to closely replicate the day to day thinking and operations of investment professionals.
Students will learn:
- How to research companies including reading balance sheets, income statements, analyst reports, Stocks vs ETFs.
- Setting Buy and Sell triggers.
- Different type of orders and nuances therein: Limit, Stop, Stop-Limit, Trailing Stops.
- Spreading risk between industries, stocks, and ETFs.
- There will be discussions every day as a simulated trading floor.
Entrepreneurship Simulation
July 17 - 21 | Afternoon with Stock Trading Game
NEW THIS YEAR! Interested in owning or running a business someday? Now you can with this week full of Entrepreneurship activities and simulation. Become an entrepreneur and build your business from the bottom up! Learn business skills and tactics to apply in a virtual simulation. Play in a realistic market environment and gain confidence in the business world. Other skills and topics include:
- Learn about business development and operations
- Gain skills and confidence to build successful business
- Compete with the market and other players in your group!
Detectives & Lawyers: Mysteries and Mock Trial
July 24 - 28 | Afternoon
Have you ever wondered what it may be to play the role of a lawyer, a witness, or a judge? Perhaps learning about the complexities of a trial sound intriguing? During our Mock Trial, students will be given primary sources, roles, and instruction to participate in an age-appropriate trial! With teamwork and analytical skills, students will get the opportunity to defend their case and perhaps even win their trial. Other skills and topics include:
- Students play the role of lawyers (prosecution or defense), judge, and witnesses.
- They will research case materials, prepare and present arguments.
- Students will present their case and the audience will determine who made the most convincing argument.
Blast Off Summer STEAM
August 14 - 18 | Afternoon
Have a blast with us! During the Blast Off Summer STEAM camp, we will have a wide variety of activities to play games, use creativity, and most importantly, recharge before school starts. We will also make our resources available to students one last time before summer ends. Other activities may include:
- Play indoor and outdoor games
- Create 3D designs to print
- Code and construct robots
- Recharge at the end of summer!