What you'll do
Get ready for a roaringly good time in this weeklong dinosaur adventure. Travel into the past to meet some prehistoric pals as you practice paper crafting and printing skills to create a whole dino household, including a realistically textured grownup, hatching eggs and predator-protected nest.
Start with a paper printing project, using everyday objects to stamp feathery or scaly skin patterns and a textured nest base. Learn to fold your printed paper to fashion a fiercely protective adult dino with pointy teeth, spikes or horns. Be determined as you take steps to guard your nest, fortifying the walls against the force of a mighty landslide and crafting tissue-paper plants to camouflage it—and the eggs inside—from hungry predators. Be visionary to draw your baby dinosaur ideas into reality, then cover them with “cracking” paper pockets that hatch open to reveal your egg inhabitants.
Note:
This weeklong class is more than just innovation-igniting projects—it’s an immersive experience full of delightful details, including interactive games, silly traditions, snacks (see Materials, below) and dress-up days designed to build community, bolster confidence and deliver loads of camp-away-from-camp fun.
What you'll need
Materials
- 8-10 sheets of standard-size paper
- 1-3 sheets of tissue paper
- 1 set of drawing tools
- 1 ink pad
- 1 thin cardboard box (cereal box or similar)
- 1 piece of corrugated cardboard (from a shipping box)
- 1 circular object 7-9″ across
- 1 paper or plastic cup
- 1 plastic fork
- 1/2 cup of dried grains
- 1 small zipper bag
- 1 paper grocery bag
- 1 pencil
- 1 glue stick
- Tape
- Scissors
- Snack: Please have a snack and drink ready for your child approximately one hour into class.
- See your welcome email after enrollment for more detailed material lists broken out by day.
Technology
- Computer or tablet with speaker and camera
- Internet access
- Zoom application installed
- Signed in with your child’s name
- Unmuted (the instructor will manage class muting/unmuting)
What you'll take away
- Paper construction and printing techniques
- The skills to be determined and persevere until you reach your goal
- The skills to be visionary and turn your ideas into reality
- A delightful dinosaur family and a strong, safe nest
Join the community
The last step in the Galileo Innovator’s Process is share. Great learning can come from sharing successes and failures—to solidify your own experience as an innovator and to inspire others.
ELL
Some bilingual staff & support for multilingual families.
Special Needs
Support for Students with Special Needs (Oakland Camp Director has a Masters in Special Education).
Deals
Yes. Every year, we award thousands of weeks of specially priced camp through our financial assistance program. Apply on our Financial Assistance page. Scholarships available.