Course
DESCRIPTIONS
(Summer '25)
BCSTEP offers an intensive three week summer program that allows students to explore, learn and be immersed in activities that encourage curiosity and broaden their horizons. Class offerings evolve and rotate every year as our program grows.
Summer classes are FREE to BCSTEP students; all materials and snacks are provided.
Science Explorers
(7th & 8th graders only)
This course brings important science concepts to life. Daily hands-on activities and experiments focus on creativity and generating an interest in science. Students will apply aspects of the scientific method to the different tasks and challenges posed. Working on these tasks will allow students to develop teamwork and collaborative skills, while also learning the importance of science in our everyday lives and the future.
Chain Reaction Creations
(7th & 8th graders only)
This course combines engineering, design and physics as students create structures, starting with simple maze-like constructs, leading to the ultimate goal of a collaborative Rube Goldberg machine. New course!
Elementary Robotics
This course is a broad introduction to robotics and elementary robot programming. Students will use Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot kits to build, program and explore principles of robotics, construction, actuation, perception, control, and communication, running their creations through mazes, over obstacles and competing in timed trials.
Thinking in Code/ Game Design
An introductory coding class using block-based programming to allow students to start the process of understanding the pillars of computational thinking. Students will build expressive and interactive computer applications and media, engage their creativity and strengthen 21st century skills with Minecraft education.
Laboratory Techniques
This popular course focuses on skills used in the research laboratory such as microscopy, visualizing DNA from humans and food, bacterial transformation, and dissections. New labs this summer!
Drone Obstacle Challenge
Students learn how to fly and program small, camera-enabled drones to navigate simple to complex obstacle courses, explore the current use of drones and consider how the expansion of drone use in the future will impact our daily lives.