Creativity abounds

Learn from the masters, from Monet to Pollock, and apply their styles to create original works of art. Campers are introduced to a variety of artists, techniques, and art forms using media ranging from charcoal to oil pastels to clay.

A structural art

Design a Modernist home, create a retro-inspired baseball park or revamp an urban space. Campers solve architectural problems, plan and construct their own buildings. Learning principles of design, scale and structure, architects turn their two-dimensional sketches and blueprints into three-dimensional models.

Outdoor fun

Develop teamwork and physical skills through outdoor play. Games range from classics (soccer, Capture the Flag) to new favorites (Quidditch, Corral) to everything in between.

In their own voice

Campers freewrite, play games, and experiment with a wide variety of writing forms as they build a portfolio of work and publish a literary magazine. With an emphasis on sharing and revision, campers read, listen and give feedback.

Get up and move!

All genders are welcome to explore rhythm and movement through dance at Mazemakers. Campers learn and help to choreograph an original dance to be performed at the Open House for friends and family. Get up and move!

Mix your own beats

Explore the basics of making digital music. Using GarageBand, campers compose original songs, rhythms and grooves. Participants work both independently and collaboratively to create beats and melodies and develop critical listening skills. Campers may bring musical instruments during the recording process.

All the world’s a stage

Drama is first and foremost about acting. Mazemakers brainstorm ideas inspired through improv, then use the material to create a script which is then rehearsed and performed at the Open House for friends and family.

Cutting edge design

Create your own computer game using basic programming and animation techniques. Now one of our most popular classes, participants turn from game-players to creators as they create their own role-playing games, complete with interactive mazes full of challenges, riddles and conflicts.

Make something!

Tinker with all of the technology Mazemakers has to offer (including 3-D printing, laser cutting, circuitry, and robotics). After learning how to use the technology, campers turn tinkering into inventions of their own using any combination of the materials and tools available.

It all adds up to fun

Dive into the fun side of math! The Mazematics course focuses on math games, open ended problem solving and probability while allowing budding mathematicians to stretch and hone their skills.

Capture your world

Take your own pictures and turn them into works of digital art. Campers use both principles of photographic composition and Adobe Photoshop to shoot and manipulate their own work. While some campers choose to bring their own cameras, Mazemakers has digital cameras available for camper use.

Automate your imagination

Using Lego Mindstorms, campers design, build and program their own robot. Basic programming, simple machines and testing all come into play as teams move their robots toward completion. Through hands-on learning young people are introduced to the basic principles of robotics.

Inquiring minds

Observe, hypothesize and test your ideas about technology and the natural world. In Science, the premium is on "hands-on", fun projects that convey basic scientific knowledge and allow for participation in the scientific method (i.e., drawing conclusions through experiment and observation), all removed from the constraints of school.

Be a star

Write, direct, and star in your own cinematic masterpiece. Basic concepts of camera operation and visual storytelling prepare campers for the production of a 5-10 minute video that will premiere at the Open House. Mazemakers can harken back to a specific film for a spoof, apply the styles of a genre to a series of vignettes or create their own short with original characters and unexpected twists.

Creativity by design

Learn fundamental design techniques, and create your own web page. Mazemakers acquire the technical skills (using Adobe Dreamweaver), the aesthetic know-how and the knowledge of layout and information design to turn their concepts into a functional website.