BAM!
BAM! (Because Academics Matter) is Central Catholic’s Academic Summer Enrichment Program for boys entering the 7th and 8th grades. The two-week camp ties the rigorous academics of Central Catholic with a fun and engaging environment for the young men who are considering Central for their future. The courses and activities are designed to show students what high school is like in a college preparatory setting while creating excitement and curiosity for deeper learning at a higher level.
Join us for our BAM! Saturday Workshops this summer.
Unfortunately, due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we made the decision to cancel the traditional week-long BAM! Summer Enrichment Program.
In place of the traditional BAM! Workshops, we will offer two day-long Summer Enrichment Courses:
BAM! Workshop: Lessons in Lyricism and Poetics
What do music and poetry have in common? Everything! This course will focus on reading and looking closely at lyrics and how they function as poetry. We will listen to various types and forms of music, study the lyrics, movements, and beats of several genres, and discuss the similarities, differences, and evolution of both music and poetry and how the two art forms have grown together. All students will leave having written either a song of their own or a poem of their own.
- Date: Saturday, July 18
- Time: 8am – noon
- Who: Rising 7th and 8th grade boys
- Cost: $75
- Limited to 20 students to encourage social distancing
- Students may bring a snack!
BAM! Workshop: The Brains Behind Robots!
Build and develop your own creations while learning how robots operate through basic electronics and micro-controller programming, guided through exercises and design challenges.
From traffic light simulators to spaceship interfaces – you will have the foundations in electronics and programming in "C" and be invited to create further with other readily available materials. Each student will receive their own “Arduino Start Kit” which includes more than 10 unique projects for them to do and countless ways to expand on them.
- Date: Saturday, July 25
- Time: 8am – noon
- Who: Rising 7th and 8th grade boys
- Cost: $200 (includes the cost of the kit)
- Limited to 20 students to encourage social distancing
Students may bring a snack!
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