Above: Rec is offering two educational camps in August. (images from social media for Chess Wizards and Top Secret Science)
I’ve written about Southborough Recreation’s summer day camp, sports camps, and arts camps, and more. Now, I’m highlighting camps that focus on the right side of the brain — chess and science camps.
Both specialty camps will run for one week, Monday – Friday, at the Rec Department’s activity rooms in the South Union Building at 21 Highland Street.
Summer Chess Club — for 6-12 yr olds
August 5th – 9th, 9:00 am – noon
The camp is put on by Chess Wizards, which promotes:
Chess Wizards has been teaching the game of chess since 2002. Join us this summer for tons of challenging chess lessons, exciting games, and cool prizes. You’ll improve your chess skills, meet new friends, and work out your most powerful muscle – your brain! Our camps include fun team chess games (like Corner Chess), recess time (of course), snacks, tournaments, and puzzles. Each camper receives a T-shirt, trophy, and puzzle folder. We include all the materials necessary for your child to participate. Unleash your brain power and spend part of your vacation with Chess Wizards!
The program costs $225 per child. To register, click here.
Top Secret Kids: Amazing 100 Experiments Hands on Science — for kids entering grades K-5
August 19th – 23rd, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Come join this very cool and fun elementary school summer program!? Over the past 30 years, Top Secret Science (www.TopSecretKids.org) has worked hands-on with over 1.5 million local children. Each day the kids will explore up to 20 weird and wacky hands-on science experiments and will make and take home at least 10 different projects. The scientists are fast paced and funny and your kids will be thoroughly entertained (they’ll even learn some interesting things too). We will explore weird motions and flying things, air and water pressure; crazy chemistry, light and sound, science magic, electricity, magnets, astronomy and more.
Each child receives a Top Secret Science T-Shirt.
The fee is $315 per child. To register, click here.
I can’t tell you which experiments they have planned for campers in our town. But I am sharing some of their cool instagram posts spotlighting past experiments that fit the themes described:
Chemical reactions:
Magnets:
