COLLEGE FOR KIDS:

NEW! *APPAREL SEWING FOR KIDS (AGES 10-12)

This camp is taught by Omaha’s very own high-end fashion designer, Denise Ervin. Discover the basics of apparel sewing, textiles and how to operate a sewing machine. We’ll explore serger sewing, reading and cutting from a pattern and construction of a simple garment. Bring 2.5 yards of pre-washed flannel fabric (no plaid), fabric scissors and a $30 supply fee to class.

Sarpy Center, 9110 Giles Rd., La Vista, NE

*AUGMENT ART WEEK (AGES 9-13)

Make your art come to life. This class encompasses drawing and converting your artwork into digital art, as well as adding a layer of augmented reality.

Yates Community Center, 3260 Davenport St.

NEW! BATTLE ROYAL GAMERS (AGES 8-11)

Fans of Fortnite and Rumbleverse, this course is for you. Instead of just playing a multiplayer game, develop your own with Unity, a professional 3D game development software. Design your own unique magical level, build 3D models and cast spells with custom-created wands.

MCC North Express, 2112 N. 30th St. (third floor)

NEW! *ART AT THE ZOO (AGES 8-12)

Discover animals’ wild wardrobes. Explore patterns and colors using a variety of mediums at the zoo. Find your creativity using gesture drawing, color pencils and watercolor. Bring a sack lunch and water bottle.

Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, 3701 S. 10th St.

NEW! ENRICHMENT MACHINING FOR ANIMALS (AGES 8-12)

Join us as we discover just what “enrichment” means. Learn how to make enrichment and learn about the countless benefits for animals, including the basics of sewing. Explore how to operate a sewing machine to make a blanket for a zoo animal. Please bring a sack lunch and a water bottle.

Henry Doorly Zoo and

3701 S. 10th St.

NEW! CREATING BIRDHOUSES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (AGES 8-12)

Discover how the zoo designs an exhibit. We will construct a variety of exhibits and discover how to create amazing 3D objects that can be brought to life with a 3D pen. You literally have technology at your fingertips. Bring a sack lunch and water bottle.

Henry Doorly Zoo and

3701 S. 10th St.

NEW! BEATS AND JAMES: DIGITAL MUSIC CREATORS (AGES 8-11)

Design your own beats or remix a mashup of your favorite songs to become a digital composer and sound engineer. In this course students will learn to produce digital music, record sound, make sound effects and mix their own tracks. No prior music experience is necessary.

Sarpy Center, 9110 Giles Rd., La Vista, NE

NEW! CODE EXPLORERS (AGES 6-8)

Curious young minds can take the first steps into the world of programming in this course. Student explorers will use their creativity to solve a series of web-based coding challenges. Each lesson builds fluency in essential digital skills needed for the future. At the end of the class, students will receive access to the interactive learning platform to continue their coding journey at home.

Elkhorn Valley Campus, 829 N. 204th St., Elkhorn, NE

NEW! *CULINARY DISCOVERY CAMP (AGES 8-12)

From soups to ice cream sandwiches, this camp is filled with delicious recipes and important skill lessons for young chefs. There will be trips to the garden and pantry to discover the ingredients of the day and lessons about food and cookery sprinkled with tidbits of nutrition information to fill each session.

Fort Omaha Campus, Building 22, 5300 N. 30th St.

NEW! *FARM TO FORK ADVENTURE (AGES 8-14)

Get hands-on experience in a productive garden with fruits and vegetables and a bustling farmyard with animals. Learn about new plants, experience the tastes and smells of the garden and use each day’s harvest to prepare lunch. Experienced MCC Horticulture staff will lead you through a fun-filled week of playing in the soil and experiencing the bounty of the harvest.

Fort Omaha Campus, Building 29, 5730 N. 30th St.

*CODE BREAKERS (AGES 9-11)

Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript and CSS through a series of web projects and design challenges each day, and be on your way to becoming the next tech star.

Fremont Area Center, 835 N. Broad St., Fremont, NE

FARMING FOR KIDS (AGES 6-9)

What’s it like to be a real-life farm kid? Come on down to Gifford Farm where we will guide you through the up-close and hands-on experience of farm life. We will gather and process eggs, create with farm products, take a hayride and interact with fascinating animals. It’s a morning you won’t soon forget.

Gifford Farm Education Center, 700 Camp Gifford Rd., Bellevue, NE

*FASHION DESIGN BOOT CAMP FOR KIDS (AGES 8-12)

Discover what it takes to become a fashion designer. Explore fashion illustration techniques, create a mood board and even design your very own line. This camp is taught by Omaha’s very own high-end fashion designer, Denise Ervin.

Sarpy Center, 9110 Giles Rd., La Vista, NE

NEW! FILMMAKING BOOT CAMP (AGES

8-14)

In this weeklong course of teens, the entire filmmaking process will be compacted into one week. From development to writing and production to editing, students will create their own films, each of them rotating through different positions: writers, editors, actors, directors, cinematographers and sound engineers. The course will conclude with a screening of your final product for friends and family. This course is taught by professional comedian, writer and filmmaker, Timmy Tamisiea.

FIT KIDS: FITNESS, FUN AND FOOD (AGES 6-8)

Using thematic instruction, students will work on age-appropriate gross and fine motor skills, balance and hand-eye coordination with fun games, equipment, music and stories. After they work up a sweat, your child will learn cooking basics, including following a recipe to create healthy snacks.

KIDZ BIZ ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAMP (AGES 8-11)

Turn your passion into a real-life business this summer. Explore building a brand by creating a product, discover marketing strategies and receive expertise from different speakers. Students will have the opportunity to sell their goods at a public venue. Bring a $5 supply fee to class.

*KIDS MONEY MANAGEMENT (AGES 9-12)

Explore how money works, from personal savings to investing and why it is so important to plan ahead. In this interactive course, students will get a full introduction into financial literacy.

Sarpy Center, 9110 Giles Rd., La Vista, NE

*MAKE YOUR FIRST 3D VIDEO GAME (AGES 8-11)

In this Black Rocket classic, you will go well beyond the limitations of the traditional 2D game design classes and create an immersive 3D world. Students will learn the physics behind 3D games, explore beginner event scripting, level design, controlling the flow of gameplay and storytelling.

The Ashton Building, 1218 Nicholas St.

*MINECRAFT® REDSTONE ENGINEERS (AGES

9-11)

Take the next step beyond simply “playing” Minecraft is becoming a true Redstone engineer. Expand your Redstone knowledge by constructing your own carnival with a variety of mini games, roller coasters and attractions powered by Redstone. Learn how to use Command and Structure blocks to incorporate them into your builds. Activate your skills and take your Minecraft structures to the next level!

The Ashton Building, 1218 Nicholas St.

*PAMPERED

Plants

(AGES 6-9)

Students combine electronics, sensors and Arduino boards to build and code a plant-monitoring station that will indicate the “happiness level” of a plant. Along the way, students dive into biology and learn about plant science, as well as how each of the electronic components of the project function. Students will take home a potted plant, complete with their plant monitoring system.

Yates Community Center, 3260 Davenport St.

NEW! PARENT AND ME CLASS *INVESTIGATE OMAHA’S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND MORE! (AGES 8-17)

In this class we will travel to Omaha’s wastewater treatment plant to tour the current facilities and learn more about our wastewater. Directly following, we will visit Spring Lake to see green infrastructure and learn about stormwater runoff.

NEW! POKÉMON MASTER LEAGUE (AGES 8-11)

This Pokémon master camp will prepare trainers to be the next Pokémon champion. Each class will introduce fundamental skills for being a competitive trainer, such as finding the rarest Pokémon, how to train them properly and how to form the best team that can sweep the competition. Students must bring their own copy of a Pokémon game and a device to play it on.

The Ashton Building, 1218 Nicholas St.

NEW! PUSHES, PULLS AND PINS (AGES 5-7)

Students explore different aspects of forces while building an electronic tabletop puck bowling game. They test different materials, explore how force affects the movement of objects, experiment with light sensors and compose and code music and animations.

Elkhorn Valley Campus, 829 N. 204th St., Elkhorn, NE

*ROBLOX MAKERS (AGES 9-11)

Unlock the power of ROBLOX® Studio, the world creation tool used by real-world ROBLOX® developers. Learn how to build 3D models and create an adventure in your ROBLOX® world. Bring characters to life with the unique animations you design.

The Ashton Building, 1218 Nicholas St.

STEAM ACADEMY (AGES 5-7)

Using a circuit board, microcontroller, programmable LEDs and a speaker, students program their masterpieces into life with lights and sounds that enrich their artistic themes. Through exploratory and kinetic activities, students examine the science of light and sound, discover how electricity and circuits work and learn how echolocation can be mimicked with technology. This project supports social and emotional learning through activities that allow students to relate how sound and color affect how they feel.

Yates Community Center, 3260 Davenport St.

NEW! SUSTAINABILITY CAMP FOR KIDS (AGES 6-11)

Are you interested in learning ways in which you can help save the earth? In this class we will dive into sustainable and innovative farming at our Freight Farm using composting techniques and more.

Yates Community Center, 3260 Davenport St.

THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR (AGES 8-11)

You have a great product and a steady business plan, but do you have the right mindset to start and grow your business? In this course, we will explore how thinking like an entrepreneur will serve you and your business.

The Ashton Building, 1218 Nicholas St.

*TINKRBOT-MAKE YOUR OWN ROBOT (AGES 8-10)

Students design, build and program a robot from scratch. The class begins with the assembly of kitted robots from parts provided by TinkRworks. Students also use the block-based programming environment to program the robots to accomplish challenges provided by instructors. These challenges are designed to allow students to develop logic and programming skills fundamental to all robotics.

Fremont Area Center, 835 N. Broad St., Fremont, NE

*VIRTUAL REALITY: THE FUTURE IS NOW (AGES 8-11)

Embark on an epic adventure in virtual reality. In this cutting-edge class, learn the foundations of VR design by creating your own virtual worlds, exploring simulated environments, crafting 3D experiences and learning basic programming concepts. At the end of the week, take home your first cardboard VR headset to show friends and family the new worlds you created. VR projects can be viewed on a website or mobile device.

Elkhorn Valley Campus, 829 N. 204th St., Elkhorn, NE

NEW! YOUNG CODERS (AGES 6-8)

Every child has capacity to code. Develop skills as a young coder by exploring block coding, JavaScript and Python concepts while making your own playable mini games. This introductory coding course is designed to get elementary-aged students excited about technology through a series of hands-on and engaging learning challenges.

Sarpy Center, 9110 Giles Rd., La Vista, NE