Hudson Community Services: Community Education, School Age Care, Summer Programs

Creative Coders learn to plan, solve problems, and think like a computer. In each course you will get a chance to level up your skills and create more awesome games and animations. Coding improves academic performance, makes math fun and creative, helps you be a better writer, and allows you to be creative while building your confidence through problem-solving. 

Do you like building with LegoⓇ bricks and KNEXⓇ? Then put your building skills to the test as an elementary engineer by designing and constructing simple machines. Build a hand-drill, balance, crane and more as you use your math and science knowledge to investigate and solve engineering challenges in this engaging, hands-on class.

Are you ready to get messy with some extreme chemistry experiments? Then step into the science lab to solve our mystery challenges. You will need to investigate polymers, rates of reaction, density, chemical indicators and more to help solve the mysteries. Our classes are hands-on...so be sure to dress for a mess!

New class with new builds and challenges! Take your engineering skills to a higher level. Students will be using the Mindstorm Robotics Systems, and special Lego Technic engineering components to build extreme competitive robots. Students working in small teams will control their robots with programs and will then have the chance to modify the programs and builds. Students will be challenged to morph their projects into better, stronger and faster robots to compete in a tournament on the last day. Please bring a drink and snack daily.

Fizzy Bath Bombs! Shimmering Lip Balm! Soaps! Shower Dough! Glam Goo! Exfoliating Salt Scrub! And many more fun science experiments. In this camp where science meets glam you and your besties will have a blast concocting all types of beauty and bath products and more while you learn the science behind them all. Add a pinch of imagination as you create super cool packages and ads to take home with your very personal creations. Please bring a peanut-free snack and beverage, towel and wear quick dry clothing.

Let the battles begin! Designed by the experts at M.I.T., LEGO WeDo Robotic’s unique system teaches students about simple machines, engineering, programming, and so much more. In this camp, students may construct a Catapult, Ninja Star, Tank, Battle Axe, Crossbow, and more! Please bring a drink and snack daily.

Solution Saturdays are hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and healthcare experiences for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. There are a total of four sessions--two designated towards STEM, and two towards Healthcare. Each is designed to increase students’ awareness of their lifestyle and further their passions for learning. Classes focus on the engineering design process, computer programming skills, exercise, and healthy eating.

Learn the science behind slime as we experiment with a variety of recipes, and create your own unique goo. This will be a fun afternoon of science and creativity as participants mix and match ingredients and add-ins. Participants will leave with several creations and a recipe booklet to take home. Participants will learn the science behind slime. Enjoy expressing your creativity. Parents can sign up too!

Explore the power of air like never before! Build a super cool hovercraft (to take home), have a blast experimenting with pressurized car launching, learn to harness the power of air in engineering, create pneumatic machines and much more. Please bring a peanut-free snack and beverage.