Keep boredom at bay this summer! Students entering 5th-9th graders – from any school! – are invited to join St. Ambrose Academy for a fun, educational workshop that will keep learners engaged and sharpen skills through hands-on activities, projects, and on-site learning. Questions? Email Carolyn Averill!
Showtime! A St. Ambrose Show Choir Program
June 23 – 27, 2025 | 10am – 2pm daily
Registration
$275/student or $475/student for both weeks
St. Ambrose music director Mrs. Emily Kwas will guide students in a workshop developing a show choir set to perform at the end of the program! Students will learn to sing and dance to popular songs, build teamwork, musicality, and get some exercise in too! This is a great way for students to work together to build an exciting performance for their friends and family!
What students will gain:
- Preparation for the St. Ambrose musical – Gain valuable experience for auditions and stage performances
- Vocal skills – Learn to sing with confidence, projection, and expression
- Dance & movement – Combine choreography with singing for a show-stopping performance
- Musicality – Develop a stronger sense of rhythm, timing, and harmony
- Teamwork & collaboration – Work with peers to create an exciting and polished routine
- Stage presence & confidence – Build comfort performing in front of an audience
Crack the Case: Logic, Mysteries & Escape!
August 4 – 8, 2025 | 10am – 2pm daily
Registration
$275/student or $475/student for both weeks
Calling all young detectives, scientists, and adventurers! This hands-on course introduces students to the art of logic, deduction, and problem-solving in a fun and engaging way. We’ll kick off with an exciting introduction to logic by Dr. Joy (Who says kids can’t read St. Thomas Aquinas?) before jumping into real-world applications—solving mysteries, cracking codes, and uncovering ancient secrets.
Think like a detective, reason like a scientist, and strategize like an escape artist!
Course Highlights:
- Logic & Reasoning with Dr. Joy – An entertaining introduction to the principles of logic, inspired by great thinkers like St. Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle. Spot common logic fallacies, debate effectively, and sharpen your reasoning skills.
- Forensic Science with Detective Frias – Learn how real detectives analyze. clues, fingerprints, and forensic evidence to solve crimes.
- Strategic Thinking Through Chess & Games – Master the principles of chess and other strategy games to hone your logical reasoning.
- Biblical & Ancient World Mysteries with Dr. Geoffrey Ludvik – Explore archaeological detective work, including biblical archaeology, to bring the distant past alive.
- Microbial Sleuthing with Dr. Denise Ludvik – Use scientific deduction to investigate the hidden world of microbes, like a detective solving an invisible mystery!
- Escape Room Challenge – Put your skills to the test in a thrilling escape room adventure, where teamwork and logic are the keys to success.
If your children loves mysteries, science, cracking codes, or just seems to like arguing with you and their siblings, this course will challenge and excite them while strengthening their logical thinking skills.