IMPORTANT REMINDERS: 1) The drop-off and pick-up location for College for Kids 2025 will be at the Catherine Dower Performing and Fine Arts Center which is #24 on the campus map linked HERE. Additional parking information will be available on the Drop off and Pick Up page. 2) After registering and paying online, please remember to complete the required online form found HERE. This form must be completed and submitted at least two weeks prior to your child's first class. 3) We encourage sending your child with a healthy snack and drink for each class. If your child is staying for lunch, they must bring a lunch with them. Due to allergies, we only ask that you refrain from snacks that contain nuts. If a class requires your child to wear certain clothes or bring certain items, it will be indicated in the class description. 4) All course pricing is inclusive of tuition and fees associated with the course. Applicable tuition waivers are calculated at $30.00 per course. Please contact us at collegeforkids@westfield.ma.edu with any questions.
5) Parents will be notified approximately 2 weeks in advance if a course may be cancelled due to low enrollment. In the event of a cancellation, we will do our best to place your child in another class or we will provide a full refund.
Ages 5 - 9
Become a junior scientist and join this science camp to learn all about the natural things found on Earth! This class offers a little bit of everything to introduce curious kids to the world of hands-on science. This class is offered for a younger age group in the mornings and older age group in the afternoons with different activities planned for both. Fun for all -indoors and out- with this hands-on science exploration camp!
Students will have fun making different recipes every day including ice cream cone cakes, pizza, tacos, cookies, and much, much more. We will discuss measurement, kitchen safety, sanitation, and learn how to follow recipes. Students will bring home a cookbook comprised of the recipes made during the week.
Ages 6 - 9
Magic Everywhere will teach you how to find magic in everyday life! As part of this class, you will watch samples of famous magicians performing incredible magic shows, spend time in a computer lab researching magicians of the past, and learn how to perform your own unique magic to amaze your family and friends! To cap off the week, you will even put on your own magic show to showcase all that you learned for your families!
Ages 8 - 12
Create your own comics during this jam-packed cartoon drawing class! Learn the techniques that the pros use. We will look into the history of cartooning and comics and learn about some of the greats both past and present. Various pens, papers, and brushes will be supplied. Let’s make some ‘toons!
Ages 10 - 14
The week will begin with Cake Decorating 101 - how to fill and hold a pastry bag to create borders, flowers, and also how to fill and frost a two-layer cake using a spatula and turntable. Students will learn all about cake and frosting ingredients and how they work together to create endless dessert variations. Students will then apply their learning to design and create their own cake based on their personal interests. Over the past years we have seen a variety of animals, sports, space creatures, and even the famous Harry Potter! Each student will receive their own decorating kit, everything they need to work with throughout the week and bring home to continue creating. Kitchen safety and cleanup will be part of class every day. Hopefully, they bring those skills home as well as a new passion for baking!
Do you love to get messy? Want to explore a different kind of art? In this class, we will work on a bunch of fun art projects that may be too messy for your parents to let you do at home! Get ready to finger paint, create pictures using bubble and foam paint, work on a fun collage and so much more!
Ages 5 - 8
Ages 9 - 13
Ages 10 - 14This class may include a walk or ride via campus shuttle to Stanley Park.
Everyone has a story to tell, and this class will help bring that story to life! As a result of this class, you will discover key elements that make stories work and how to use them in a way that is both creative and compelling. Along the way, you will learn games to unlock your creativity and experience story samples to inspire your imagination. At the end of the week, we will host a reading to share your stories with families and friends, and best of all, your story will be printed later this summer in a paperback book that you get to keep! This class will help you become a published author!
Ages 11 - 14
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