Middlesex Community College keeps kids active and learning during the summer with College for Kids courses. The summer programs provide children and teens ages 8 to 17 with exciting opportunities to have fun, discover new interests, and learn new skills. Registration is now open.
“This summer, our programs are bursting with creativity and fun,” said Ellen Wright, MCC’s Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning. “Campers can code their own big ideas, explore the basics of aviation, dive into hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) projects, edit films, and decorate delicious cakes and cupcakes. Every day brings something new to explore, new friends to meet, and confidence to build – all in the safe, supportive, and welcoming environment of our Bedford campus.”
MCC’s College for Kids courses are taught by public school teachers and expert professionals. Programs cover a wide variety of topics, including art and theater, game design, public service, writing, STEM, baking, aviation and more.
Gloria Smay, of Tewksbury, enjoyed exploring her artistic skills in MCC’s College for Kids Cake Decorating program. In the course, students learn cake and cupcake icing decoration tips and techniques.
"I really loved how I learned to decorate a cake and bring my decorated cake home for the family,” Smay said. “My favorite cake to make was the hamburger-themed cake."
AJ Tupaj, of Billerica, learned about planes and flying from a professional pilot in the ACE: Aviation and Simulation course. The program teaches students about flight by having them design, build and test their own model aircrafts.
“I liked getting to play on the flight simulator,” Tupaj said. “I learned about runway signals and that the [plane] wings are designed to create suction and lift.”
New College for Kids classes this year include Creative Crafts, Play Production: The Story of the Revolutionary War, Fun with Fitness, and Science Discovery Lab. In Creative Crafts, students will make pompom rugs, self-portraits, under the sea pictures, bejeweled masks, and more. Play Production: The Story of the Revolutionary will allow students to create and perform a play about the events leading up to the Revolutionary War.
The Fun with Fitness program combines indoor and outdoor conditioning with mindfulness exercises to help students stay healthy. Science Discovery Lab will go over how to make hypotheses and theories by having students conduct science experiments.
Programs are offered in Bedford featuring five weeks of full- and half-day programs from July 13 to August 13, Monday through Thursday. Full-day programs run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and half-day programs run 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students who take two half-day programs to make a full day can stay on campus for lunch between the two sessions.