Spartan Academy
Science Technology Engineering Art Math Athle7cs Summer2017ProgramGuide
Grades1-8(asofFall2017)
www.marianchs.com/spartan-academy.php
708-996-4636
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GeneralInformaIon
STEMAcademy:Educa&onisaverb,notanoun!
TheSTEMAcademyisdesignedtobringscience,technology,
engineeringandmathtoLIFE!Phraseslike“&nkering”;“failing
forward”;and“trialanderror”arekeyandwillbeusedoFenin
ourprogram.
Classroominstruc&on,experiments,andresearchwilloccur
MondaythroughThursdaywithFridaysdedicatedtoafieldtrip
AthleIcAcademy:Compe&&onandbeingonateamis
fun…..butitsevenmorefunwhenyouimproveyourskills!Come
learnfromsomeofthebestcoachesandsportsprogramsinthe
state!
Studentscanchoosetopar&cipatein:
1.  Academicsonlytrack(fullday)
2.  Academicswithweeklysportsac&vity(fullday)
3.  Sportsonly(Nofulldayop&onavailable.Op&onsvaryby
week)
Bothfullandpartdayop&onsavailable.Camphours:8:30amto
4:30pm.BeforeandaFercarealsoprovided.
Fullregistra&onanddetailsavailableat:
www.marianchs.com/spartan-academy.php
STEMAcademy
FulldayAcademic;8:30amto4:30pm
Cost:$225perweekallinclusive
Visitwww.marianchs.com/spartanacademy.php formoreinformation
Week1:June12- June16
TheGreatOutdoors
CourseDescription: You’relostinthemiddleofaforest…nowwhat?Learn
themostimportantskillsforsurvival:shelter,water,fire,andfood.Master
theidentificationprocessforplantspecies,buildwaterfiltrationdevices,
andengineersolarpoweredovens.
FieldTrip:
Week2:June19- June23
TopCrop:FarmingfortheFuture
CourseDescription:Onlineandmobilegamesputstudentsrightinthe
middleoffiguringoutsolutionstoreal-worldchallenges.Throughutilizing
theTopCropapp,studentswilllearntobalancecropyieldsand
sustainabilityalongwithhowfarmsfeedtheworld.
FieldTrip:
Week3:June26- June30
LegoRobotics:AnimalAlliesChallenge
CourseDescription:JoinFirstLegoLeague’s2016competition– Animal
Allies.Thinkofpeopleandanimalsasalliesinthequesttomakelifebetter
foreveryone.Studentswillpickasituationwhenpeopleandanimals
interact,thenidentifyaspecificprogramtheywanttosolveusingaLego
EV3RobotorWeDo kits.
FieldTrip:
STEMAcademy
Week3.5:July5- July7
LegoRobotics:AnimalAlliesSupercharged
CourseDescription: Howcananabandonedcar,devoidoflicenseplatesor
otheridentifyingmarks,helpdetectivessolveajewelryheist?Inthis
course,studentsdiscovertheanswerstothesetypesofquestionsasthey
explorethesciencebehindforensicinvestigation..Inlabexercises,
studentsdrawupontechniquesemployedbyforensicscientiststoanalyze
fingerprints,hair,fibers,impressions,anddocumentsleftatthesceneofa
crime.
FieldTrip:
Week4:July10- 14
Outbreak!InfectiousDiseases
CourseDescription:Explorethecharacteristicsofdifferentdiseasesand
howtheyaffectmankind.Howexactlydoesapersoncatchacold?Are
cowsreallymadanddotheyspreadMadCowdisease?Examinethe
scienceofhowmicroorganismsspreadfromanimalstopeople,from
persontoperson,andfromplacetoplace.
FieldTrip:
Week5:July17- July21
CreatingaMovieBlockbuster
CourseDescription:Lights,Camera,Action!ItstimetocreateaStop
Motionanimationfilm.Afterbeingintroducedtotheconceptsofdigital
storytelling,studentswilldreamupafictionornon-fictionpiece,createa
storyboard,buildaset,andfilma30secondpiece.
FieldTrip:
STEMAcademy
Week6:July24- July28
SportsEngineeringandDesign
CourseDescription:Let’sdesign,create,and3Dprintourowngolfcourse!We’ll
learnaboutballdesignandmaterials,measuringthereboundofsportsballs,
investigatingenergyabsorption,andresearchsportsmaterialstodesignamini-golf
course.
FieldTrip:
Week7:July31– August4
MarineLifeExploration
CourseDescription:70%oftheEarth’ssurfaceiswater.95%ofthatwater
hasn’tbeenexplored.Comeandlearnaboutthealienworldoftheoceans
andthecreaturesthatlivebeneaththesurface.Fishandsquiddissections
aplenty!
FieldTrip: