Camping Season in Almost Here!

Summer camps are filling up. Please register now to guarantee your child's spot. 

Wacky Kitchen Science Camp

July 8-12  
Instructors: Tanya Albert & Lisa Truesdell
Can you walk on eggs? Get plastic from milk? Make a lemon battery? Put on your chef’s hat and come explore the world of science in the kitchen. We'll study properties of matter and chemical reactions while conducting crazy experiments using everyday kitchen supplies. From junk food to veggies, liquids to eggs, each day we’ll play with food and eat some too!

Write On! Writing Camp

July 29-August 2  
Instructors: Tanya Albert & Lisa Truesdell
Write On! Writing Camp is the perfect place to nurture budding young authors.  Children will engage in interactive activities with friends to explore the elements of effective non-fiction writing.  Write On! Writing Camp will provide children with the ability to connect to authentic audiences and become more confident writers.  An Authors’ Tea Party will be held at the end of the week to celebrate the children’s writing.

Learning From the Masters Art Camp (NEW OFFERING)

August 5-9
Instructor: Kelli Park

Children will have the opportunity to discover and develop their artistic talents with projects based on famous artists, including Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Van Gogh, and Matisse.  We will work with different mediums everyday and explore our creativity with painting, collaging, pastel drawing, design, and much more!  Children will learn technical skills after a daily discussion of historical influences, and create two projects based on the style of each artist.  Join us for a week of creative endeavors!

Secret Agent Academy Camp (ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT!)

August 12-16
Instructors: Tanya Albert & Lisa Truesdell 
Your child’s mission, if they choose to accept it, would be to scientifically explore the world of forensic science and espionage.

• Ransom Note Analysis (chromatography)
• Exploring Invisible Ink (chemical reactions)
• Building Periscopes (optics: reflection of light)
• Fingerprinting (dusting for and locking prints)
• Encrypting and Decrypting Messages (history of cryptography)
• And Much More

Please Note: 

 All camps are Monday-Friday from 9am-noon at Scout Hall in Wiscasset. The fee for one week of camp is $125 ($115 sibling discount).

Getting Wacky at Seeds

Can you walk on eggs? Get plastic from milk? Make a lemon battery? Children will attempt these and many more crazy experiments during Wacky Kitchen Science Camp, July 8-12. From junk food to veggies, liquids to eggs, each day we’ll play with food and eat some too! Sign up now for this unique and fun-filled science camp. Cost is $125. Go to our Registration and Payment page to reserve your child’s spot now.

Go to our Summer Camps page for more information about this camp and other camps being offered this summer.

Boy on eggs drawing by Deborah Derr McClintock

Wiscasset Early Release Workshop

WISCASSET PRIMARY
EARLY RELEASE DAY SESSION (3 hr. Workshop)
Fun With Physics: What's the Matter?
Course #PHY01W
Wiscasset Primary School
Wednesday, May 1
11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 
$25 (includes all materials)
Is light matter?  Does air take up space?  Children who attend this workshop will engage in hands-on investigations to answer questions like these, sparking a new fascination with matter. Children will work through the process of scientific inquiry as they learn about the different states of matter, their molecular structures, and physical/chemical changes.  Each child will enjoy making a paper rocket that launches, an instant balloon inflator, and a mysterious substance called “gak” that has properties of both a solid and liquid.  

Register now for this workshop.
Click here to print a registration and health forms. 

May Classes

Register now for our 4-week workshop series that begin in May. 
Click here to print a registration form. See details below.

Natural Disasters
Course# ND01G
Great Salt Bay School
Tuesdays, May 14, 21, 28 and June 4
2:45-4:45 p.m.
Fee $95 ($85 for additional sibling)
Workshop Description:
Earth's natural disasters impact the lives of people throughout the world every year. They are destructive and frightening, yet fascinating at the same time. This four week session will focus on Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes. Students will explore the science behind each type of disaster using hands-on investigations and experiments. They will also explore the history of some of the most famous natural events.

Secret Agent Academy
Course# SA01E
Edgecomb Eddy School
Mondays, May 6, 20, June 3, 10
2:45-4:45 p.m.
Fee $95 ($85 for additional sibling)
Workshop Description:
Your child's mission, if they choose to accept it, would be to scientifically explore the world of forensic science and espionage.

*Ransom Note Analysis (chromatography)
*Exploring Invisible Ink (chemical reactions)
*Building Periscopes (optics: reflection of light)
*Fingerprinting (dusting for and locking prints)
*Encrypting and Decrypting Messages (history of cryptography)
*And Much More

Come Camp With Us!

Spring is just about here, and summer is just around the corner. Here at Seeds of Knowledge Education Center we'll be hosting three exciting day camps for kids in grades 1-6. These camps are wonderful opportunities for children to develop new skills and grow their love for learning through engaging, thoughtful activities.

Wacky Kitchen Science Camp

July 8-12  
Who knew milk and eggs could be so cool! Put on your chef’s hat and come explore the world of science in the kitchen. Children will study properties of matter and chemical reactions while conducting fun experiments using everyday kitchen supplies.

Write On! Writing Camp

July 29-August 2  
Write On! Writing Camp is the perfect place to nurture budding young authors.  Children will engage in interactive activities with friends to explore the elements of effective non-fiction writing.  Write On! Writing Camp will provide children with the ability to connect to authentic audiences and become more confident writers.  An Authors’ Tea Party will be held at the end of the week to celebrate the children’s writing.

Secret Agent Academy Camp

August 12-16
Your child’s mission, if they choose to accept it, would be to scientifically explore the world of forensic science and espionage.

• Ransom Note Analysis (chromatography)
• Exploring Invisible Ink (chemical reactions)
• Building Periscopes (optics: reflection of light)
• Fingerprinting (dusting for and locking prints)
• Encrypting and Decrypting Messages (history of cryptography)
• And Much More

Please Note: 

 All camps are Monday-Friday from 9am-noon at Scout Hall in Wiscasset. The fee for a week of camp is $125 ($115 sibling discount). To download your registration form now, click here. Payment is due at time of registration. Thank You!

A Wild Warm Wind

Warm ocean water and consistent wind speed and direction are perfect ingredients for creating hurricanes. Children in the workshop today learned all about these violent storms.

By using a bowl of swirling water and a paperclip, students could observe how the strongest winds in a hurricane are in the eyewall. 

They used water and food coloring to imitate the bands of clouds that form in a hurricane.

Children also learned how the phenomenon called the Coriolis effect causes hurricanes in the northern hemisphere to spin counterclockwise while hurricanes in the southern hemisphere spin clockwise. This was easily demonstrated with a spinning globe and an interactive game we played outside with a ball.

Thanks to extreme weather chasers, children were able to view some amazing video footage of storm surge. This led into a discussion about how wave height increases as it reaches shallow water. Children used straws to blow wind across pans of both shallow and deep water and compared the height of the waves they made.

Children also learned how scientists name hurricanes and categorize them by wind speed.

March Classes

March means mud in Maine, but here at Seeds of Knowledge it means  meteorology madness! Registration is open for the following classes:

Meteorology: Hurricanes  
Students will learn about:  
*Humidity and tools to measure it  
*Coriolis Effect that creates the spin of a Hurricane  
*The factors that create higher wave  
*How Hurricanes are form  
*Strongest and Weakest parts of a hurricane  
*Hurricane Tracking

 

EARLY RELEASE DAY SESSION 

(3 1/2 hr. Workshop)
Course # MET02er 

Wiscasset Primary School

Wednesday, March 6 (11:30 am-3 pm)

Fee: $25

Natural Disasters

Earth's natural disasters impact the lives of people throughout the world every year. They are destructive and frightening, yet fascinating at the same time.  This four-week session will focus on Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes.  Students will explore the science behind each type of disaster using hands-on investigations and experiments.  They will also explore the history of some of the most famous natural disaster events. 

 

Select our homeschool or afterschool session. 

4-WEEK HOMESCHOOL SESSION

(3 hr. Workshops)
Course #ND01h

Wiscasset Scout Hall

Tuesdays, March 12, 19, 26 and April 2 (9 am-12 noon)

$115 for 1st child (Sibling discount:  $105 for additional child)

4-WEEK AFTERSCHOOL SESSION

(2 hr. Workshops)
Course #ND01g

Great Salt Bay Community School

Tuesdays, March 12, 19, 26 and April 2

3:00-5:00 pm

$95 for 1st child (Sibling discount:  $85 for additional child)