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"Creative exploration opens us up to the profound uniqueness within God's Creation, allowing us to share - through artistic expression - a deep understanding of and empathy for the world around us."
"I've seen the clubs and the other programs become places where kids have really been able to grow into themselves and see how God can use them now and especially in the future."
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Get ready for adventures in cooking, horseback riding, exploring Chattanooga, or fly fishing. This summer, we are excited to offer a variety of coding camps for engineering design enthusiasts!
LEGO Adventure Camp will be engaging, creative, and active. Children will build and act with LEGOs. Your child will play games and do activities that will keep them moving throughout the day. Each day is a different theme. Children are encouraged to dress up each day with the following themes: Superhero LEGOs, Ninjago LEGOs, City LEGOs, Minecraft LEGOs, and Star Wars LEGOs. This camp will be led by Ms. Jennifer Brackett. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come be a world traveler! We will travel to 5 continents in 5 days! During our explorations we will discover the food, language, art, and culture of various places on each of the continents. This camp will be led by Ms. Ginny Moore. The cost of this camp is $150.
Explore God's creativity as you explore his created world through hands-on science experiments and activities! Learn the science behind each phenomenon. With a focus on a different field of science every day, this camp is sure to be a blast! This camp will be led by Ms. Melanie Ray. The cost of this camp is $175.
This camp will take campers off campus to a local horse farm to learn how to care for and ride horses. The farm consists of 3 arenas with indoor and outdoor spaces. Riding helmets and gear are provided by the farm. Campers are dropped off and picked up at CCS. Transportation to and from the camp is provided on CCS buses, and a CCS staff person will be at the farm with campers all day. The camp will be led by Bayview Academy. The cost of this camp is $400.
In this camp, you will have an amazing time exploring, experimenting, building, and designing with LEGOs! Students will enjoy STEM activities that include recreating local landmarks and historical buildings, making a habitat for an animal, printing and painting with LEGOs, designing and building a tiny home and the furniture that would go in it, participating in a vehicle challenge, making a stop-motion animation, creating a 3-D design of a school, and much more! This camp will also incorporate problem-solving, mathematics, and architectural design that will both challenge and facilitate creative design. This camp is great for those who enjoy building, testing their creative design and vision, and using their imagination to have fun with LEGOs! This camp will be led by Mr. Craig Lubbers. The cost of this camp is $150.
Come explore Chattanooga with Mr. Josh Green. This camp will be a full day of discovery and learning about the amazing places in Chattanooga. Campers will leave campus each day on a different adventure. They will hike beautiful mountains and explore new places in the Chattanooga area! The cost of this camp is $250.
Explore God's creativity as you explore His created world through hands-on Science experiments and activities! Learn the science behind each phenomenon. With a focus on a different field of science every day, this camp is sure to be a blast! This camp will be led by Ms. Melanie Ray. The cost of this camp is $175.
LEGO Adventure Camp will be engaging, creative, and active. Children will build and act with LEGOs. Your child will play games and do activities that will keep them moving throughout the day. Each day is a different theme. Children are encouraged to dress up each day with the following themes: Superhero LEGOs, Ninjago LEGOs, City LEGOs, Minecraft LEGOs, and Star Wars LEGOs. This camp will be led by Ms. Miriam Arnold. The cost of this camp is $175.
This camp will allow your daughter to focus on a different princess each day. Monday: Ariel - The Little Mermaid, Tuesday: Jasmine - Aladdin, Wednesday: Tiana - Princess and the Frog, Thursday: Rapunzel - Tangled, and Friday: Snow White. This is done with crafts, songs, dress-up, games, and much more. This camp will be led by Ms. Jenny McCreary. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come experience what it is like to work in the CCS Woodshop. You will have a great time learning how to safely build a project that you will be able to take home at the end of the week. Let's build something together! This camp will be led by CCS Woodshop paraprofessional, Mr. Austin Nicely. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come learn the art of creating cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. Each day campers will learn the art of baking, decorating, and creating displays of yummy treats! This camp will be led by Ms. Robin Hyland. The cost of this camp is $175.
During fly fishing camp, students will learn the basics of fly fishing including technique, fly tying, knot tying, fly identification, hook setting, and the basic fly cast. Little to no experience is required; this is for beginners who want to learn how to fly fish. Students will be able to practice at local ponds and safe sections of rivers around the area catching bluegill, bass, trout, and perhaps some other interesting local fish. Fly fishing is a beautiful, calming, and peaceful activity that can provide students with a chance to be still and experience the beauty of God’s world. A fly rod (and reel) rigged with floating line and tippet is required for this camp. If you do not have one, or need recommendations for one, please contact us. The cost of this camp is $175.
Do you have a kid who loves dinosaurs? This is the camp for them. Campers will play, create, and learn all about dinosaurs. This camp will be led by Ms. Anita Meznar. The cost of this camp is $175.
Join Ms. Jenny McCreary for a fun week of menu planning, preparation, and cooking! All materials are provided and are nut-free. Students will learn to plan, shop, prep, and create favorite items using safe prep and cooking skills. Parents will be invited to a tasting on the final day of class. There will be a maximum of 12 kids per session. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come enjoy a week of tea parties and pampering. Led by Ms. Clara Wolfe, this camp will be sure to make you relax and have fun! The cost of this camp is $175.
Experience digital filmmaking or learn basic photography and photoshop techniques with hands-on instruction. Explore the art of digital filmmaking by shooting and editing your own unique video. Learn to write a script, operate a camera using manual functions, and make edits! Are you ready to create a movie? This camp will be led by Mr. Cortez Stokes. The cost of this camp is $150.
Come experience what it is like to work in the CCS Woodshop. You will have a great time learning how to safely build a project that you will be able to take home at the end of the week. Let's build something together! This camp will be led by CCS Woodshop teacher, Mr. Austin Nicely. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come join Mr. Clay Huffaker in discovering the adventures of Chattanooga. This camp will include half day adventures ziplining at Ruby Falls, climbing at High Point, hiking and team building on Lookout Mountain, and doing a day of river adventures; we will end on Friday with a full day of rafting the Hiwassee River. Campers are guaranteed a week of fun and adventure. Hours are 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Mon-Thurs and 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Friday. The cost of this camp is $225.
Campers will make handcrafted, customized accessories for their American Girl Dolls. All materials will be provided. Don’t have an American Girl Doll? No problem! Bring one of your favorite dolls with you to this fun and crafty camp. This camp will be led by Ms. Lauren Hilkert. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come join us in exploring the Magic World of Disney! Campers will spend the week making crafts, enjoying snacks, and playing games with Disney themes including Minnie and Mickey, Tangled, Toy Story, Incredibles and Finding Nemo/Dory. This camp will be led by Ms. Paige Turner. The cost of this camp is $175.
Learning from successful games and special guests (including the owner of a board game company and a graduate of SCAD with a degree in Interactive Design and Game Development), students will work to develop a game of their own throughout the week. Will it be a strategy game? A party game? A game for family game night? You decide! This camp will be led by Ms. Melanie Ray. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come join us for a week of messy games, crafts, and adventures. Campers will be guaranteed to get messy with shaving cream, paint, and many other creative activities. This camp will be led by Ms. Paige Turner. The cost of this camp is $175.
In this camp, you will unleash creativity and collaborate to create and design new inventions. Activities will encourage each camper to think creatively and use technology to solve real-world problems. What do you want to invent? This camp will be led by Mr. Cortez Stokes. The cost of this camp is $150.
Would you like to have fun, relax, and play games? Board Games Camp is a time to have fun with your friends and learn a different board game each day. Students have time up front to learn the game, and they spend the rest of the camp time actually playing and competing against other students. Come join us for a laid back afternoon! The board game schedule is as follows: Monday - Risk, Tuesday - Monopoly, Wednesday - Settlers of Catan, Thursday - Ticket to Ride, and Friday - Options Day: chess, various card games, etc. This camp is led by Mr. Clay Huffaker. The cost of this camp is $150.
Does your child like riddles and breaking codes? Join us this summer as we work together to "Escape the Room!" The kids will learn to break codes and solve problems as they work together as a team. The Gamemaster will help guide them as they race against the clock to escape the room. This camp will be led by Melanie Ray. The cost of this camp is $175.
After stretching their acting legs in a few pre-written skits, students will take up the mantle of playwright as they explore the process of turning a story idea into dialogue, stage directions, and a successful skit. Throughout the week, students will be drafting, acting, rewriting, improvising, and laughing. On the final day, students will act in each other's skits. This camp will be led by Ms. Melanie Ray. The cost of this camp is $150.
This week will include science, art, and crafting. We'll dig our hands in and learn about plants and nature. We'll make terrariums, grow things, craft things, and explore the wonders of our natural world. This camp will be led by Ms. Anna Yonkofski. The cost of this camp is $175.
Come learn the art of creating cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. Each day campers will learn the art of baking, decorating, and creating displays of yummy treats! This camp will be led by Ms. Robin Hyland. The cost of this camp is $175.
Do you like creating games, stories, or music? In this camp we will be very creative. Using Scratch coding, campers will have the opportunity to create games, stories, or music by coding characters to do things. Let's see what you can create! This camp will be led by Mr. Cortez Stokes. The cost of this camp is $150.
Robotics campers will be motivated to collaborate with one another to understand the basics of robotics construction and the programming language. In this robotics camp, we will have lots of fun programming the robots to complete challenges and battle in strategy games. Fun things we will do in robotics camp may include dressing up our robots for a dance party, creating a story using different robots, or battle racing the robots! This camp will be led by Ms. Kirsten Hyde. The cost of this camp is $175.
Join Ms. Jenny McCreary for a fun week of menu planning, preparation, and cooking! All materials are provided and are nut-free. Students will learn to plan, shop, prep, and create favorite items using safe prep and cooking skills. Parents will be invited to a tasting on the final day of class. There will be a maximum of 12 kids per session. The cost of this camp is $175.
Summer + Minecraft + Camp = FUN! Hang out with other Minecraft enthusiasts. In creative mode, we’ll be designing an amusement park, an underwater palace, and even a colony in outer space. Your imagination can run wild! Computers will be available for campers to use, or they may bring their own. This camp will be led by Ms. Ruth Barnes. The cost of this camp is $175.
Looking for a camp that will teach some of the important aspects of being an adult? This camp is the one for you. Campers will focus on things such as compound interest, taxes, balancing a checking account, changing a tire, and much more. This camp will be led by Mr. Cortez Stokes. The cost of this camp is $150.
Are you interested in getting a head start on the many steps of the college application process? CCS’s College App Boot Camp assists rising seniors with application essays, resumes/activities lists, and understanding each college or university's application submission systems and deadlines. Students with a 25+ ACT and those applying to selective colleges or honors programs will benefit most from the camp. This camp will be led by High School Academic and College Counselor Beth Kelle and Writing Center Director Camille Platt. For questions about whether this is an appropriate workshop for your rising senior, please contact your academic counselor. The cost of this camp is $150.