This summer camp provides an opportunity for students who are identified as gifted to participate in a summer camp designed specifically for their needs. Gifted students will benefit from the time spent with their intellectual peers in these fun and intellectually engaging courses created and run by gifted-trained teachers.

Enrolled DVUSD Students and non-DVUSD students are welcome to attend; a report with gifted scores is required. Gifted identification requires a psychologist's report or CogAT scores.  Siblings of gifted students are also welcome to attend. DVUSD Students: We will verify gifted identification for students who are enrolled in a DVUSD school after you enroll.

Non-Enrolled DVUSD Students (homeschooled, charter or private schools): Parents enrolling students who are not enrolled in a DVUSD school will need to provide gifted identification scores. Send documentation to giftedservices@dvusd.org for approval prior to enrolling in Gifted Rocks - Explore and Investigations. Please note that academic achievement scores and report cards are not gifted identification.

Students will rotate through all classes in their age-level groups. Our classes this year are:

CAMP INVESTIGATIONS:

DESIGN A CITY - Join us in STEM City, where students will master the art of measuring area dimensions using multiplication as they design and construct their dream city with building blocks and LEGOs. Get ready to unleash your creativity and mathematical skills in this hands-on building adventure!

PIONEER LIVING - What was life like for a pioneer child? We will explore and investigate to find out what daily life was like for a child traveling and helping to create a new life as a “pioneer”.

RUBIK'S CUBES - Students will learn the beginner, layer-by-layer method for solving the 3-by-3 Rubik's cube. Students with more experience will practice cubing, share tips, and build a community of problem solvers!

IMPROV -  Improvisation Acting/ Support Social Emotional Learning with improv games and dramatic/comedy skits.

ROBOTICS -  Unleash your creativity and investigate the world of robotics in this Freeze Tag Robotics class! Students will have a blast learning coding and building robots while playing the classic game of freeze tag with a high-tech twist.

EQUATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS  - Algebra Foundations / Building foundational skills for Algebra 1 and beyond: Solving Multi-Step Equations, Laws of Exponents, Polynomials, and Systems of Equations.

CIRCUTS & PROGRAMMING - Embark on your coding journey with Intro to Programming & Algorithms! This course introduces the fundamental building blocks of computational thinking using Sphero Indi robots, empowering students to explore the exciting world of programming and algorithms.

TAKE FLIGHT - Embark on an exciting journey to investigate the skies in the 'Taking Flight' class! Students will delve into the principles of flight and soar into hands-on activities

Breakfast and lunch included.  Questions? Please email giftedservices@dvusd.org.