Summer Programs
summer 2024
SUMMER PROGRAMS
GRADES 6-9 | JULY 8 – AUGUST 16
FREE summer enrichment for current and new students of The Space. Offering programs for 6th grade through 12th grade students.
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OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS
Our goal is to provide continued access to educational opportunities throughout the summer months.
BILINGUAL SCHOLARS
The Space will support 16 emerging bilingual students three days per week so that they can engage with the English language during their time off of school. This summer we will have an arts-based curriculum, featuring dance, drama, music, and visual arts.
MATH DROP-IN
The Space will provide several highlighted math activities and games each session. Come in for spiral art, tesselations, optical illusions, an exploration of infinity, and beyond!
CREATIVE WRITING
Get your creativity flowing! Blast off with words, write a legend, try your hand at creating song lyrics, and rewrite your favorite story. There will be opportunities to share writing aloud and in a published format.
STEAM dROP-IN
The Space will offer a new activity each week and provide materials, instructions, and help from our staff. Some featured activities are building a life-size planetarium, launching hot air balloons, and making gummy bears.
COLLEGE PREP DROP-IN
Get ready for college application season! SAT prep, college application help, essay inspiration and more. No appointment needed.
Field Trips
The Space will offer a field trip every Friday. Some trips will be local (biking, swimming, fishing) and others will be further afield (Redfish Lake, Lava Tubes, Silver Creek Preserve, and rafting with White Otter). Students must sign up ahead of time. Bagged lunches provided.
Bloom Truck
This summer, The Space will again create and distribute Bags-Full-of-Science at the Bloom Truck in Bellevue. Students have the option to complete their activity at the park to take it home for some family fun. Look forward to Cartesian divers, paper airplane launchers and ice cream fun.
Library Hours
The Bellevue Library will host activity sessions with The Space for three weeks in July. Elementary students and older are invited to join us for a boat building challenge, tessellations, and popping boba balls.
outdoor games
The Space’s staff will lead active outdoor activities three times per week during lunch.
D&D
Hosted by The Space and led by students, our office will hold a weekly Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) game time. Rising 6th graders through seniors are welcome to join.
FIBER ARTS
Students will learn new skills using textiles and fibers each week. Knitting, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, and felting are all possibilities. Make an arm-knitted scarf, embroider your star sign, and kick around a felted soccer ball.
STORY TIME
Students will gather in the office to hear a story read out loud.
YMCA
Following a successful academic-year partnership with The YMCA, The Space will facilitate a weekly trip to the Y. More details to come!
COOKING
Students will work together to prepare a healthy lunch for The Space’s staff and students. Participants will be in charge of cooking and serving. Meals include pita and hummus, tacos, salad, sushi wraps and grilled cheese.
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summer calendar
Flip the cards to see what is scheduled for each section of the day. Scroll down to get more details for each week.
MONDAY
Morning
10 – 12
Bilingual Scholars
MONDAY
NOON
12 – 1:30
Bloom Truck @ Valley view apts.
STory Time
MONDAY
AFTERNOON
1:30 – 6
D&D
Drop-in Hours: STEaM Activity
College Prep Drop-In
TUESDAY
Morning
10 – 12
Bilingual Scholars
Fiber ARts
TUESDAY
NOON
12 – 1:30
Lunch
UPOWER
TUESDAY
AFTERNOON
1:30 – 4
CREATIVE WRITING DROP-IN hours
MATH DROP-IN hours
WEDNESDAY
Morning
10 – 12
College Prep DROP-IN hours
Cooking Activity
WEDNESDAY
NOON
12 – 1:30
Lunch
UPOWER
WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON
1:30 – 4
drop-in hours: Steam Activity
Bloom Truck Bellevue
Bellevue Library
THURSDAY
Morning
10 – 12
BILINGUAL SCHOLARS
FIBER ARTS
THURSDAY
NOON
12 – 1:30
Lunch
UPOWER
THURSDAY
AFTERNOON
1:30 – 4
CREATIVE WRITING DROP-IN hours
MATH DROP-IN hours
FRIDAY
all day
Field trips
BAGGED LUNCH FROM HUNGER COALITION
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Week-to-Week
Every week of our program features themes and unique activities to keep it interesting and engaging. Plans for each week are outlined below.
Click the date to see what is planned for the week.
July 8-12 | July 15-19 | July 22-26 | July 29 – Aug 2 | Aug 5 – 9 | Aug 12 – 16
Week One
July 8 – 12
Hot Air Balloons & Buoyancy
Planned Activities
STEAM
Hot Air Balloons
COOKING
Pita Bread & Hummus
Math
Mesmerizing Spiral Art
Creative Writing
Tech Tales: Narratives of the Future
Fiber Arts
Discover the Art of Danish Paper Weaving
Friday Field Trips
Bicycling: Safe Routes for Summer
Find us off-site
Bloom Truck
Cartesian Divers
Bellevue City Park
Wed 1 – 2
Bellevue Public Library
Boat Building Challenge
Wed 1 – 2
Week TWO
July 15 – 19
Planetarium
Planned Activities
STEAM
Beyond the Stars: Build a Life-Size Planetarium
COOKING
“Stellar” Salads
Math
Tessellations: Where creativity meets precision
Creative Writing
Legends and myths of the night sky
Fiber Arts
Sew your own indoor soccer ball
Friday Field Trips
Ecology Exploration @ Silver Creek Preserve
Find us off-site
Bloom Truck
Solar System Rings
Bellevue City Park
Wed 1 – 2
Bellevue Public Library
Tessellations
Wed 1 – 2
Week Three
July 22 – 26
planetarium take 2
Planned Activities
STEAM
Beyond the Stars: Build a Life-Size Planetarium
COOKING
Flying Saucer Tacos
Math
Infinity & Beyond
Creative Writing
Blast off with words
Fiber Arts
Zodiac Embroidery
Friday Field Trips
Mountain Biking @ Galena Lodge
Find us off-site
Bloom Truck
Paper Caterpillars
Bellevue City Park
Wed 1 – 2
Bellevue Public Library
Popping Boba Balls
Wed 1 – 2
Week Four
July 29 – Aug 2
Things that FLy
Planned Activities
STEAM
Epic ninja star boomerangs
COOKING
Sushi & rice wraps
Math
Create a 3D topo map
Creative Writing
Wonderful wordless books
Fiber Arts
Knit a scarf on your arm
Friday Field Trips
Float the day stretch with White Otter
Find us off-site
Bloom Truck
Paper Airplane Launcher
Bellevue City Park
Wed 1 – 2
Week Five
Aug 5 – 9
Optical Illusions
Planned Activities
STEAM
Infinity mirrors
COOKING
Grilled Cheese Cook-off
Veggie Soup
Math
Optical Illusions
Creative Writing
Music & lyrics
Fiber Arts
Yarn coil basket
Friday Field Trips
Creeks & Critters @ Redfish Lake
Find us off-site
Bloom Truck
Kaleidoscopes
Bellevue City Park
Wed 1 – 2
Week SIX
Aug 12 – 16
Polymers
Planned Activities
STEAM
Popping Boba Balls
COOKING
Cheesemaking & Lemon Meringue Pie
Math
Untangling knots mathematics
Creative Writing
Rewrite your favorite story
Fiber Arts
Braiding & friendship bracelets
Friday Field Trips
Lava tube spelunking with The ERC
Find us off-site
Bloom Truck
Ice Cream Math
Bellevue City Park
Wed 1 – 2