Enrichment Courses

Ready to take your robotics knowledge to the next level? Students will learn how to use Computer-aided design (CAD) tools to design custom parts and mechanisms. They’ll see their designs brought to life...

A futures-thinking course that helps students step back from the present moment and learn how to think systematically about what comes next. Using tools from futures studies, systems thinking...

This course introduces students to the foundations of working with clay through handbuilding techniques, including pinch, coil, and slab construction. Students will create...

Students who have already completed the first five weeks of the LCSP’s Best Self curriculum return to continue their journey of self-reflection through the lens of leadership. Participants will examine their leadership traits...

Photography has become second nature in our highly digitalized world. It constantly transforms the way we take and share pictures. In this course, students will review the fundamentals...

DNA Science introduces curious students to the rapidly evolving world of molecular biology and the molecule at its heart, DNA. Through authentic laboratory experiments and hands-on practice with current molecular biology tools and techniques, students will...

This course builds basic drawing skills, which form the foundation for later creative work in drawing as well as other media. Classwork introduces students to observational drawing and to techniques used to represent the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional surface. 

Students will learn about and gain experience in the process of Design Thinking and how it can be applied to problems related to the business world and social entrepreneurship. Students will...

Fun fact, we share around 60% of our DNA with bananas and fruit flies. If you are curious about why it is that we share DNA with fruits and flies, this is the best course for you. We will start by explaining evolution...

Crack the case in this crime scene investigation course! Students will focus on the application of various science techniques used to solve crimes, including: blood typing, fingerprinting, nutrition testing, hair analysis, DNA analysis, ink analysis...

An immersive, discussion-rich course focused on helping students understand artificial intelligence as a powerful force shaping society, opportunity, and responsibility. Through hands-on work, case studies, and project-based learning...

How do you design a chair out of an old contacts case? How might you design a marble run with items around your house, and what would you use for the marble? This course will introduce students to the process of design thinking through...

Are you curious about robotics and computer science? If so, then this is the course for you! This hands-on course teaches students how mechanical components, electronics, and programming combine to create machines that...

Perhaps you've already traversed the Underworld with Percy Jackson, or escaped from the Cyclops' cave with Odysseus, or battled the Midgard Serpent with Thor. Perhaps you're still waiting to...

Have you ever looked out at the ocean and wondered, “What really goes on down there?” Then this is the class for you! We discuss the physical environment of the ocean, how the ocean and atmosphere are linked, why the ocean is...

This course will introduce students to working with both oil paint and acrylic. Students will work from still life, landscape, and Photoshop-manipulated found images as subject matter. The focus will be...

This course will introduce students to fundamental concepts and theories regarding topics such as personality traits, group dynamics, conformity, prejudice, group think, gender roles, norm of reciprocity, stereotype, altruism, and...

This hands-on, inquiry-based chemistry course invites students to explore the fascinating world of matter and chemical change. Over four weeks, students will investigate a wide range of chemistry topics...

From the glaring spotlight of a Main Stage production to the glowy ring-light right before we upload a TikTok, for some, performance loudly shouts our names. Even a story at the dinner table with a group of best friends engages with elements of...

Get your “stories” out there! In this dynamic writing workshop, students will experience the benefits of creative expression through crafting and revising their own short stories and poems. All writers will be full participants in the “workshop” process...

Your words create a universe of possibility. For writers who already have a command of the building blocks of good sentences, this second level Writing Workshop course takes those tools out for a drive, exploring the world around us…

This course is for writers who are interested in diving deeper into the craft of poetry. How do we take our human experiences, impressions, wants and express them through poetic forms? What constitutes a piece of “poetry”? How do...

How do we interpret meaning in visual form? In this course, students engage with art from ancient to contemporary contexts, examining how choices of form, material, and composition communicate...

Back in the 1950s, acclaimed journalist and news anchor Edward R. Murrow hosted a radio program called “This I Believe” where influential and well-known individuals, from various walks of life, read essays that articulated the “guiding principles by which they lived” their lives*. Since then, this same program has...

Your words create a universe of possibility. For writers who already have a command of the building blocks of good sentences, this second level Writing Workshop course takes those tools out for a drive, exploring the world around us…

Dream of becoming an author, screenwriter, or journalist? Conquering the intricacies of English writing conventions is the first step toward achieving your goals. Spend a summer mastering the tools that are in the belts of all great writers…

Writing and Human Expression is a course about finding your voice in conversation with others. Engaging with texts across different expressive media, from art and music to prose and poetry, students will write and read actively in...