Contact Us: 415.221.6161 Hours: 9am-4pm
140 Balboa Street @ 3rd Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118
Science Summer Camp 2013SPACES FILLING UP!!
Each year our programs change almost entirely. We therefore suggest that if you see a program you like, that you sign up for it early as it may not be offered again for another 2-4 years or perhaps never again. |
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Surgery! 
It’s no fun getting hurt, but it is loads of fun to repair the body with surgery. Come learn how injuries to the bones, organs and skin are repaired. To keep things simple we will not practice on humans but rather on chickens and on pig and cow organs. You will be using real life surgery techniques such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, scalping, suturing, drilling and more. We will master suturing techniques, fracture plating, and ACL knee reconstructions--even use a simulator to perform spine repair and practice other interesting surgeries such as a lung transplant and removal of cancerous growths. At the end of the week we will officially open our own ER room and invite parents to watch their future surgeons in action!
Images of real life surgeries will be shown at this camp. We carefully chose images that are not too dramtic. If you feel that such images or the activities will still be overwhelming for your child, it may be best to wait to enroll them until they are older.
Co-led by Alicia Adams and Glen Wakam, both are medical students at UCSF and previously taught children. Alicia graduated with a M.S. in molecular and cell biology from UC Berkeley and Glen graduated with a BA in sociology from Princeton University.
LEGO Robotics
Introduction / 1-3
Get a head start and learn the foundations of building and programming. We will have too-much-fun building cars, grabbers, tops and catapults and learn through them basic concepts such as lever, wheels, axle, incline plane and pulley. Using physics concepts of momentum, balance, centrifugal forces, traction and energy we will experiment and improve our designs. We will complete our creations by doing basic computer programming that will move them without us touching them.
LEGO Robotics Mindstorm NXT
Beginners / 4-6
Build cars, catapults, spaceships and more using the LEGO Mindstorm® NXT system. You will learn how to write basic computer software programs using a child-friendly application that will control your robot wirelessly through its sound, touch and light sensors. We will create several robots a day incorporating new daily skills learned and your imagination.
LEGO Robotics Mindstorm NXT
Advanced / 4-9
Take your Lego Mindstorm LEGO skills to a new level challenging yourself to build sophisticated robots. You will learn advanced programming and elaborate designs. Small groups and personalized instruction will bring the best out of you and being with like-minded kids will get your creative juices going!
Pre-requisite: previous attendance of a Mindstorm Beginners camp – OR - ability to program a robot to move forward, backwards and turn as well as loops and switches programming.
Led by Jaemin Seo. Jae has been teaching robotics and leading FIRST Lego League for the past 6 years. His teams have won many awards during this time. Jaemin attends UC Irvine where he majors in Economics.
San Francisco Forests
Our teacher for this class is amazing - kids love her and learn so much! Step into local forests to experience firsthand one of earth’s most magnificent and crucial forces. Visit the redwood forest at Muir Woods, the rainforest and the undersea kelp forest at the Academy of Sciences, oak woodlands at the Presidio and the urban forests of San Francisco streets. Personally meet the impressively diverse life of the forest by directly observing and by looking through binoculars and microscopes. Use professional foresters’ scientific tools to measure the effects of forests on humans and vice versa. Let the fragrant fresh forest air into your lungs, and learn and experience the science behind our earth’s glory.
Students will be transported to Muir Woods by mini-van run by a local transport company. All other sites will be reached by either foot or public transportation.
Led by Nicole Boriski; a youth and staff leader at the Catalina Island Environmental Leadership program. She also coordinates the Restoration Ecology Project on the island. Nicole grew up on a ranch and graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.A. in environmental studies.
Top Chef - Sugar 
We are born loving sugar! We grow up needing sugar! And yet, too much sugar and especially some types of sugar can actually harm us. Get to know the difference between glucose, fructose and sucrose. Learn about their chemical structure and the different ways our body processes them. Go on a hunt for sugars in popular processed foods to discover where sugar is hidden. Conduct sugar experiments while reviewing delicious pastry recipes. You will develop a new attitude about sweets and about eating them while having fun making chocolate from cocoa beans, cooking sweet savory dishes, baking everyday scrumptious pastries, learning professional decorating techniques and taking them home at the end of the day to share with your family.
Forensics
Hairy Joe, a notorious criminal on the Most Wanted List, was found dead. With so many enemies, the police cannot figure out who committed the crime. In desperation they are asking the Celsius Forensic Squad (CFS) to help them solve the mystery. Using scientific techniques our squad will study fingerprints, hair, fibers, footprints, blood type and other evidence. As the crime scene investigators (CSI), we will analyze the events, interview suspects and consider their motives. With each step, campers will learn the science behind the different techniques used and will see how biology, anthropology and forensic chemistry come together in aiding the investigation. Each weekly session will lead to a different criminal so don’t bother trying spilling the beans!
Led by Gordon Sanford. Gordon has 25 year experience working for county, State, Federal and International agencies as a Biologist, culminating with a specialty as a forensic investigator enforcing the Endangered Species Act. He also has 13 year experience teaching forensics, most recently at the Milpitas High School. Gordon earn a BA in biology, an MBA in Organization Development and holds California Teaching Credentials in Life Sciences/Biology and Career Technical/Biotechnology (Forensics).
Metalsmithing - Construction with Metal
Challenge yourself in combining tough metals with the softer stuff. Create a ‘message in a bottle’ charm made of fragile glass and hard copper. Construct a small bronze treasure box with hinges and delicate stones. Manipulate brass to create hollow balls charms. You will measure, cut, anneal, and polish. Engineering doesn’t get any prettier than this!
Co-led by Killean Evans and Sharon Ratton co-owners of Grime Jewelry. Killean holds a MFA from Academy of Art University and BFA from Memphis College of Art. Sharon is a BFA candidate at the Academy of Art University. Both are awards winning metalsmiths.
Da Vinci's DNA
The intersection of science, art and engineering
Science, like art, always depended on imagination, creativity, keen observation and analysis. We will exercise these important faculties as we explore the amazing structure of DNA, the stunningly beautiful forms of neurons, the mechanics of ATP, the crazy world of viruses and other wonders of the Universe. We will learn the science behind these wonders of nature and ask big questions about what they mean and why it is relevant for us. Through art projects, storytelling, poetry reading, building models and using technology, we will gain a new prospective about science, like many artists and scientists, Da Vinci and Newton, did before us. Come for a unique opportunity to observe, learn, create and invent.
Led by Erica Warp, Ph.D.. Erica has taught neuroscience at UC Berkeley. She studied art at the Rhode Island School of Design and at Goldsmiths College. She received her PhD in Neuroscience from UC Berkeley, an MSc from Kings College London and a BA from Brown University
Botany! 
- NEW! Special price of $395
Beautiful flowers are the result of sophisticated systems. As we delight in the sight of flowers, we will learn about these systems including energy cycles, hormones, symbiosis, communication and reproduction. Focusing on flowering plants, we will make our own live “medicine cabinet”, create flower-based dyes to dye fabrics, extract perfume, prepare salad using wild plants, build a terrarium and more. Not only will you find out why plants are green, you will never look at flowers the same way again!
Eco-Evo-Devo
Why do humans have only two hands? Why don’t we have three eyes? Why do we live on land and not in the ocean? In recent years, scientists using advance genetics technology, revolutionized our understanding of these questions by bringing together genetics, evolutionary biology and ecology in a new science discipline known as Eco-Evo-Devo. We will investigate different scientific models. Growing and looking at the eggs of zebra fish, frogs, chicks and C. elegans, we will assume the role of environmental forces silencing some genes and manipulating others. Analyzing our observations we will consider the interconnectedness between an organism’s environment, its developmental responses and its ecological interactions in natural populations. We will dissect earthworms, fish, frogs and rats to see how outside forces manifested themselves over hundreds of million years.
This in-depth program is designed for children who enjoy philosophical discussions and are ready to further develop their abstract and analytic thinking. If you believe this program is a strong fit for your child please register early as there are limited sessions and it will fill up quickly.
Led by Jessica Maxfiled M.S., a teacher and a doctoral researcher of fish reproduction at the University of Hawaii. She previously conducted research at UC Berkeley and taught at the San Francisco State University, where she earned her M.S. in Biology.
Endangered Species
You don’t share your meals with Polo bears, play ball with seabirds, or take baths with frogs, but these animals are very much part of your life. Even if you live in the big city, when they start to slowly disappear from the planet, your life is very much affected. For this camp, we will visit the California Academy of Science to meet with a scientist who studies endangered frog and then go to Golden Gate Park to investigate local frogs and even dissect a one to learn how its body deals with pollution. We will go to the San Francisco Zoo to meet with polo bears and other endangered species. At Ocean Beach we will watch seabirds and play games to help us understand how they help humans keep their environment healthy.
Students will either walk or take public transportation to the San Francisco Zoo, Ocean Beach, Stow Lake, and the California Academy of Science.
Led by Reina Heinz. Reina conducted research on sea turtles in Guinea on endangered seabirds and the endangered Bay Checkerspot Butterfly at UC Santa Cruz. She also conducted data analysis of endangered species of Palmyra Island. Reina earned her BS in biology at UC Santa Cruz.
Locations:
Balboa- Our year-round studio on 140 Balboa, San Franicsco, CA 94118 / @ 3rd Ave.
California- 2725 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 / @ Divisadero. It is the William Cobb Elementary School.
Commonwealth- 51 Commonwealth Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118 / @ California St.
Locations are 10 minutes driving distance from each other.
ALL CAMP HOURS ARE FROM 9:00AM TO 4:00PM
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| June 3-7 | Forests | Grades 1-4 | Balboa |
| Botany (new) | Grades 3-6 | Balboa | |
| Metalsmith | Grades 5-9 | Balboa (wait list) | |
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| June 10-14 | Da Vinci's DNA | Grades 1-3 | California |
| Top Chef | Grades 2-4 | Balboa (waitlist) | |
| Eco-Evo-Devo | Grades 5-9 | California (wait list) | |
| Botany (new) | Grades 1-4 | California | |
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| June 17-21 | Forests | Grades 1-4 | California |
| Top Chef | Grades 2-4 | Balboa (wait list) | |
| Robotics - Intro | Grades 1-3 | California(wait list) | |
| Eco-Evo-Devo | Grades 5-9 | California | |
| Da Vinci's DNA | Grades 5-9 | California (3 spots) | |
| Botany (new) | Grades 1-4 | California | |
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| June 24-28 | Da Vinci's DNA | Grades 1-4 | California (1 spot) |
| Robotics - Beginner | Grades 4-6 | California(wait list) | |
| Surgery | Grades 3-5 | California (wait list) | |
| Botany (new) | Grades 3-6 | California | |
| Metalsmith | Grades 5-9 | Balboa | |
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| July 1-3 (3 days) | Top Chef | Grades 1-4 | Balboa (1 spot) |
| Endangered | Grades 3-6 | Balboa | |
| Forests | Grades 5-7 | Balboa | |
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| July 8-12 | Forests | Grades 1-4 | California |
| Da Vinci's DNA | Grades 1-4 | California | |
| Robotics - Introduction | Grades 1-3 | California(wait list) | |
| Forensics | Grades 5-9 | California (2 spots) | |
| Endangered | Grades 5-9 | California | |
| Metalsmith | Grades 5-9 | Balboa (1 spot) | |
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| July 15-19 | Robotics - Beginners | Grades 4-8 | California |
| Forensics | Grades 2-4 | California (wait list) | |
| Surgery | Grades 3-5 | California (wait list) | |
| Forests | Grades 5-9 | California | |
| Metalsmith | Grades 5-9 | Balboa (wait list) | |
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| July 22-26 | Forests | Grades 1-4 | California |
| Top Chef | Grades 2-4 | Balboa (2 spots) | |
| Endangered | Grades 2-4 | California | |
| Robotics - Advanced | Grades 5-9 | California | |
| Surgery | Grades 6-9 | California (wait list) | |
| Forensics | Grades 5-9 | California (wait list) | |
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| July 29-Aug 2 | Robotics - Introduction | Grades 1-4 | Commonwealth (wait list) |
| Forests | Grades 1-4 | Balboa | |
| Forensics | Grades 5-9 | Balboa (wait list) | |
| Surgery | Grades 6-9 | Balboa (wait list) | |
| Endangered | Grades 4-6 | Balboa | |
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| August 5-9 | Forests | Grades 1-4 | Balboa |
| Endangered | Grades 2-4 | Balboa | |
| Surgery | Grades 3-5 | Balboa (wait list) | |
| Robotics - Beginners | Grades 4-8 | Commonwealth | |
| Forensics | Grades 5-9 | Balboa (wait list) | |
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| August 12-16 | Forensics | Grades 2-4 | Balboa (wait list) |
| Endangered | Grades 2-4 | Balboa | |
| Forests | Grades 5-9 | Balboa | |
| Surgery | Grades 6-9 | Balboa (wait list) | |
| Robotics - Introduction | Grades 1-4 | Commonwealth (1 spot) | |
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| August 19-23 | Forests | Grades 1-4 | Balboa |
| Surgery | Grades 3-5 | Balboa (wait list) | |
| Da Vinci's DNA | Grades 5-9 | Balboa (1 spot) | |
| Robotics - Beginners | Grades 4-7 | Commonwealth | |
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| August 26-30 | Da Vinci's DNA | Grades 1-4 | Balboa |
| Forests | Grades 2-5 | Balboa | |
| Top Chef | Grades 4-8 | Balboa |
Fees and Policies:
●Until April 1st: $410 per week or $260 for 3 day week sessions
● After April 2nd: $435 per week or $270 for 3 day week sessions
● Multiple Session Discount - Also applicable to siblings
- Sign up for 2 sessions: receive a total of $40 off
- Sign up for 3 sessions: receive a total of $75 off
- Sign up for 4 sessions or more: $140 off or more (at $35 per session)
● Refer friends who have never attended a Celsius camp ever before and receive an additional $40 off per referral. Further details can be found on registration site.●All camps on the week of August 26 can be offered on a daily basis at $90 per day. Also Forests camp the week of August 19th.
● Surgery camp: Add $35 materials fee per week.
● Extended Care: 8-9am/4-6pm.
- Advanced payments (prior to start of camp) for Extended Care are $10 per hour.
- Ad Hoc during the week of camp are billed at $15 per hour.
- Extended Care is billed in one hour increments after a 10 minute grace period.
● Any changes to previously confirmed sessions shall be assessed a $30 fee. Transfer subject to availability.
● Lunch Option: $30 per week or $7 per day. Options are listed in the online registration. Lunch not available for Forests, Endangered Species or Botany camp.
Cancellation Policy:
- Before May 1st- Refund less $100 cancellation fee or a credit for the price paid, less $50 cancellation fee. Credit is good towards any Celsius and Beyond camp or class for a year after date of initial registration.
- After May 1st up to one month prior to the start date of camper's session, a credit for 50% of the total price paid.
- more than 4 weeks notice = 40% credit of total price paid.
- more than 3 weeks notice = 30% credit of total price paid.
- less than 3 weeks notice = 20% credit of total price paid.
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