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In astronomy camp, kids will learn details about our solar system and our galaxy. We’ll talk with Astrobiologists about their research to find life on other planets. We’ll figure out ways to get humans from Earth to Mars, and how we can sustain life there, which involves some chemistry. Students will learn how a telescope works. They will build one of two different types of simple telescopes—an astronomical and a terrestrial telescope—each with a magnification of 5X. They then experiment with the different telescope designs and determine how the lens combination in each telescope works to magnify an object’s image. At the end of the week, students can take their telescope home so that they can look at the stars.  Or, if students choose, we will build an age appropriate rocket.

WHEN:  This afternoon STEAM camp (1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) will be held on June 17th through June 21st, 2024  AND July 22th through July 26th and is for ages 8 and up, Monday through Friday.  All sessions have a take-home product from their week with us!

Cost:   $190 / week for a 1/2 day.  The morning session for these weeks is Ceramics.  You can sign up for a full day camp for $360 (see Full Day Summer STEAM Camps found HERE). If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.

Refunds:  As we only offer 12 students per camp, we cannot offer a refund once you sign up and pay.  Your payment secures your spot, which is completely reserved for you.  You can, however, transfer to a different camp if there is a spot open.

Location:  11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, CO

Biology is all about the language of science, what things are called and how they work.  We offer individual or group 1-hour sessions to help you or your child achieve their highest grade possible, and more importantly, to help them believe in their abilities to understand something challenging.  They become leaders in their classes, helping others understand ecology, ecosystems, evolution, genetics, physiology, molecular biology and more.  Tutoring for high school students is can be done individually or in small groups.  Michelle will lead these session, as she has taught Biology, IB Biology and has a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Science.  We will answer questions from your classes, help you with writing quality answers to questions as well as doing the math involved. We will provide homework help to get that done early in the weekend so that you can have fun the rest of it. This class can be done in person or virtually, depending on your needs and location.

Location: 11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, Colorado  OR  Virtually via Google Meet

Small groups: (2 to 6 students) $45 per class or $40 per class for 10 session package

Individual:  $100 per session or $180 for 2 session (1 hour each).  If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.

Please call or text 720-466-0152 to schedule your Biology tutoring session.

Ignite The Mind is now offering our venue for birthday parties!

We are located in Conifer, Colorado:  11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road

There are three options:  you may just rent out our space per hour, have us also provide a fun STEAM activity per your theme, or choose an all-in option, where all you do is make the decisions, and we do everything for you.

You must sign up and pay for your party to reserve a space/time.  While we will do everything we can to make sure you can use our space during the date/time you want, we cannot guarantee it if it is already reserved.  If we cannot agree on a time/date, we will refund 95% of your fee (5% being held for credit card fees that we pay).

Option 1 - Rent the space per hour.  The cost is $45/hour and includes us setting up the space (tables/chairs), provide music, videos and clean up after your event.  Make sure to choose the number of hours you will need for your party, including your set-up and take-down time.

Option 2 - Includes a 3-hour party where we provide one STEAM activity, such as mermaid jewelry making or outer space adventure activities.  The cost is $180 which also includes us setting up the space (tables/chairs), provide music, videos and clean up after your event.  You will need to provide your own decorations, food, drinks, cake, paper products and any other party favors beyond what we will be doing during the activity.

Option 3 - Includes a 3-hour party where we provide one STEAM activity, set up, decorations per your specifications, music, videos, pizza, drinks and clean up after your event.  You will need to provide your own cake and any other party favors beyond what we will be doing during the activity.  This package has us doing all the work, and you showing up with your cake and birthday kid for $295.

Pottery is a physical form of art. We will be working with self-drying clay to make things such as plates, bowls, mugs, jewelry holders, and anything else the students can imagine. We will be learning about different techniques such as throwing clay, pinching, slipping, coiling and glazing. At the end of the week, students will be able to take their pieces home along with the ability to use their knowledge to make more pieces on their own.

This morning STEAM camp (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) will be held on June 17th through June 21st, 2024  AND July 22nd through July 26th and is for ages 8 and up, Monday through Friday.  All sessions have a take-home product from their week with us!

Cost:   $190 / week for a 1/2 day).  The afternoon session for these weeks is Astronomy.  You can sign up for a full day camp for $360 (see Full Day Summer STEAM Camps found HERE). If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.

Refunds:  As we only offer 12 students per camp, we cannot offer a refund once you sign up and pay.  Your payment secures your spot, which is completely reserved for you.  You can, however, transfer to a different camp if there is a spot open.

Location:  11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, CO

Chemistry is so challenging, but is truly the most interesting STEM topic once students understand and feel confident with it.  Michelle will support these sessions, as she has taught IB Chemistry and has a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Science from the College of Veterinary Medicine.  These sessions will answer questions from your classes, help you with writing quality answers to questions as well as doing the math involved, which can be extensive. We will provide homework help to get that done early in the weekend so that you can have fun the rest of it.  Challenging Chemistry concepts include stoichiometry, organics (nomenclature, physical and chemical properties, biological macromolecules), isomers, polymerization, redox and much more.  You can get the support you need either in person or virtually, depending on your needs and location.

Location: 11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, Colorado  OR  virtually via Google Meet

Individual:  Session price decreases the more sessions your purchase.

Please call or text 720-466-0152 to schedule your Chemistry tutoring session.

This camp helps students discover a passion for the amazing world of energy alternatives to fossil fuels.  This is the direction of our world's future!  We'll understand combustion and learn about alternative ways to power our homes and transportation.

WHEN:  This afternoon STEAM camp (1:00 to 5:00 p.m.) will be held on June 22-26 and August 3-7.  We also offer a 12+ only option for the second session, Monday through Friday.  All sessions have a take-home product from their week with us! 

Cost:   $190 / week for a 1/2 day.  The morning session for this week is "Pottery".  You can sign up for a full-day camp for $360 (see Full Day Summer STEAM Camps found HERE). If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.

Refunds:  As we only offer 12 students per camp, we cannot offer a refund once you sign up and pay.  Your payment secures your spot, which is completely reserved for you.  You can, however, transfer to a different camp if there is a spot open.

Location:  11485 Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, CO 

We'll provide the fun, you spend some quality time with your sweetie!  We'll take care of your little ones.  Sign up for your time slot here - only 15 available.

Let us take care of your little ones while you have an enjoyable evening.  Just drop you kids off after school, and we'll take exceptionally good care of them.  We'll start at 4:30 p.m. at the earliest and please pick them up by 9:00 p.m.  We'll provide pizza (cheese and pepperoni) and Capri Sun drinks.  If you'd like something else, please feel free to bring it.  We'll watch a movie on the big screen and do an art project.  Two adults will support a maximum of 15 kids.  If you are inclined to provide a donation toward our costs for crafts and food, we are happy to accept it, but it is NOT required.

For our new families, our address is 11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer (the same building as Conifer Gutter).

The All Day STEAM Camps with Ignite the Mind inspires young minds to think, plan and create with the arts in the morning and STEM in the afternoon. Mornings start at 8:00 a.m. and end at 12:00. We will have your child eat a packed lunch brought from home with us between 12:00 and 1:00, supervised free time. The afternoon sessions start at 1:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. For the All Day STEAM Camp, you will receive a reduction in the rate of signing up for two camps. Camps are generally for children 8 and older.

WHEN:  All-day camps include the morning sessions, which are art-based (photography, drawing & painting, ceramics or soap/candle making) and afternoon session, which are STEM based (veterinary medicine, astronomy, robotics, nature's medicine and our new camp this year, Energy Alternatives).  Your child will produce TWO products for the week that you choose, one for each 1/2-day camp.  

Cost:   $360 / week for a full day ($460 for (morning)/robotics).  All sessions have a take-home product from their week with us!  If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.  If you need  to drop off or pick up earlier or later by 1 hour, (7:00 earliest, 6:00 latest), there is a $15 fee per child per day ($75).  Please choose that option at check out.

Refunds:  As we only offer 12 students per camp, we cannot offer a refund once you sign up and pay.  Your payment secures your spot, which is completely reserved for you.  You can, however, transfer to a different camp if there is a spot open.

Full-day camps:  Bring a water bottle, snack and lunch

Want to move forward in your career or have always wanted to get your high school diploma?  This is the class for you!  It is for adults who did not receive a high school diploma or high school students looking for another way to graduate.  We will provide specific support for the GED and HiSET exams, including practice tests and individual areas of need to pass the test.  We will help you sign up for the test, and support you throughout the process even after our formal sessions are completed.

Call, text or send an email to get information about start and end dates.  Each session is 12 weeks with 12, 1.5 hour sessions (18 hours) for $630.

Maximum number of students is 15

Little Kids' Discovery Camp teaches kids ages 3-6 all about STEAM.  Each week, we will focus on a new topic for our half-day kiddos.  You can choose morning, afternoons or full-day camps (see Full Day Summer STEAM Camps found HERE).

WHEN:  Morning STEAM camps are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and afternoons are 1:00-5:00.  The full day option is from 8:00 to 5:00.  We'll have lunch from 12 to 1, a morning and an afternoon snack.  Sessions are Monday through Friday and will be held on June 8-12th, June 22-26, July 13-17 and July 27-31.  All sessions have a take-home product from their week with us!

Cost:   $190 / week for a 1/2 day.  If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.

Refunds:  As we only offer 12 students per camp, we cannot offer a refund once you sign up and pay.  Your payment secures your spot, which is completely reserved for you.  You can, however, transfer to a different camp if there is a spot open.

Location:  11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, CO

Many students throughout the world are either behind or struggling in Math due to pandemic. If this is the case for your child, this is what you need! We have designed these classes to both develop confidence and build standards-based skills using unique strategies, particularly for our kinetic and visual learners.

If you are interested in advancing your child beyond grade-level math, we can help with that too.  Michelle will provide tutoring for these sessions. We can offer both in person and virtual classes, depending upon your needs.  Michelle is a highly-skilled tutor who understands how to motivate, excite, empower, and build success, and is available evenings or weekends to serve your child. We offer this virtually or in-person.

INDIVIDUAL:  Does your child need some individual, one-on-one attention to get organized, caught-up, homework help and highly impactful STEM tutoring?  This is the option for you!  This Colorado licensed teacher in STEM can really help!  

Elementary Sessions & Middle School Math:  Sessions start at $75/session, but decrease the more session you purchase.

High School Math:  Sessions start at $100/session, but decrease the more sessions you purchase.

Location:  11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer CO 80433  OR  Virtually via Google Meet

When:  Call (720-466-0152) or email (michelle@ignitethemind.net) to schedule a session that works with your schedule

Plants are the foundation of our survival, as a food source for us and for the animals we can eat, and as medicines to reduce pain, calm nerves, reduce inflammation, soothe a sunburn, and many more. Some plants can also cause severe health issues to humans and our pets. Students will build a medicinal plant book, include pictures or pressed specimens, identify their common and scientific names as well as their uses to heal or harm. At the end of the week, they get to keep their book, and hopefully add to it.

WHEN:  This afternoon STEAM camp (1:00 to 5:00 p.m.) will be held on July 14-18, 2026 and is for ages 8 and up.  All sessions have a take-home product from their week with us!

Cost:   $190 / week for a 1/2 day).  The morning session for these weeks is Painting & Drawing.  You can sign up for a full-day camp for $360 (see Full Day Summer STEAM Camps found HERE).  If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.

Refunds:  As we only offer 12 students per camp, we cannot offer a refund once you sign up and pay.  Your payment secures your spot, which is completely reserved for you.  You can, however, transfer to a different camp if there is a spot open.

Location:  11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, CO

In this class we will learn different techniques of painting and drawing. We will learn what types of paint to use to create different pieces as well as what levels of graphite to use to achieve various styles of drawings. We will work with recreating objects realistically and abstractly using color theory. Students will be able to work alone or with another student to expand their knowledge and skills.

WHEN:  This morning STEAM camp (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) will be held on June 8-12th and July 13-17 and is for ages 8 and up, Monday through Friday.  All sessions have a take-home product from their week with us!

Cost:   $190 / week for a 1/2 day.  The afternoon class is Nature's Medicine if you'd like to sign up for a full day for $360 (see Full Day Summer STEAM Camps found HERE). If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families.  Please contact us for details.

Refunds:  As we only offer 12 students per camp, we cannot offer a refund once you sign up and pay.  Your payment secures your spot, which is completely reserved for you.  You can, however, transfer to a different camp if there is a spot open.

Location:  11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer, CO