2026 Summer Learning Academy: "From Pages to Prototypes"
Where students step into immersive story worlds and transform fairy-tale challenges into kid-engineered solutions!
5 week, Full Day Program (4 daily Class rotations)
serving Current 2nd-6th Graders
Program Dates: 5/26/26 - 6/26/26
Program Times: 8:30am - 3:30pm
(Early Drop off/Late Pickup Available)
Location: Gym (Eleven Sixteen Church)
1116 Furys Ferry Rd Evans, Ga 30809
Elevate Your Child's Summer Experience With Proven Results!
First, please be aware that this is not a traditional summer camp. We offer a Summer Learning Academy. The difference being one of our top priorities is to prevent what has become known as the “Summer Slide”. Research shows that students can experience significant learning loss during this long vacation, resulting in a decline in academic skills and knowledge retention. We combat this phenomenon through the use of our academic system that is proven to send students back to school, more prepared for success than when they left. Nothing brings us greater joy than being able to showcase the 535 new skills mastered by students who attended a previous program, in the adjacent chart!
First of all, please be aware that this is not a traditional summer camp. We offer a Summer Learning Academy. The difference being one of our top priorities is to prevent what has become known as the “Summer Slide”. Research shows that students can experience significant learning loss during this long vacation, resulting in a decline in academic skills and knowledge retention.
We combat this phenomenon through the use of our academic system that is proven to send students back to school, more prepared for success than when they left. Nothing brings us greater joy than being able to showcase the 535 new skills mastered by students who attended a previous program, in the chart below!
In "From Pages to Prototypes", students step into Career roles such as Civil engineers, architects, and Interior designers to bring story-inspired structures to life using real building practices. In fairy tales, castles appear with magic. In the real world, engineers make them possible through design, math, and technology. Through hands-on construction and design, students will turn imagination into real-world creations and begin to see themselves as future builders of homes, cities, and communities.
Class #1
Fairy Tales Under Construction
Where creativity becomes construction.
In this class, students will dive into beloved fairy tales and reimagine the worlds within them. Using engineering design principles and hands-on building materials, they will construct, test, and improve structures inspired by the stories we all know and love. They will learn to think critically and creatively as they devise new possibilities for the characters inside the stories.
Class #2
Bricks to Blueprints
Where imagination becomes infrastructure.
In Bricks to Blueprints, students will explore what it takes to design strong, stable, real-world structures through hands-on building experiences. This class has been thoughtfully differentiated by our team to meet a wide range of ages and skill levels. While younger students will work to develop foundational skills using plastic building blocks, our older students will advance to working with more authentic construction materials for a deeper, more immersive experience. Working in collaborative teams, students will plan, test, and refine their designs just like professionals in the field. Along the way, they will gain insight into careers that shape the built world while building confidence, teamwork skills, and a strong understanding of how structures are designed and constructed.
Class #3
Carnival Creators
Where imagination becomes celebration.
In Carnival Creators, students will step into the roles of designers, engineers, and storytellers as they build their own magical carnival experience from the ground up. Inspired by fairy tales and classic stories, students will transform storybook moments into interactive carnival-style games and imaginative environments. Through sketching, prototyping, testing, and improving their ideas, they will learn how real engineers and designers turn creative concepts into engaging experiences. As students bring their ideas to life, they will practice essential engineering skills such as brainstorming solutions, working within constraints, analyzing results, and redesigning for improvement. Along the way, they will collaborate in teams to plan carnival booths, build themed props and settings, and create playful challenges that invite others to step into the story worlds they have imagined.
Where stronger skills build brighter futures.
Class #4
Academic Enrichment & Lifelong Skills
Our Personalized Approach: The primary reason for the proven success mentioned above is because we understand that one size does not fit all when it comes to education. Therefore, our system crafts a tailor-made academic plan for each individual student based on a skills assessment.
The first example below was of a 2nd grader that lacked some vital 1st grade reading skills and the plan that was generated on the child’s behalf. The second image was of a 5th grader that was assessed above grade level in Language Arts. As a result, this student was provided a plan, in this subject, designed to propel them forward with the introduction of more challenging 6th grade skills!
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