Create your own magical works of art—in miniature! Using a variety of techniques, design miniature 3D sculptures, drawings, and paintings. Whether you dream up a magical creature, or a secret garden, this open-studio class gives you the freedom to choose what you want to create using a huge selection of supplies.

Use paint, pencil, marker, clay, and collage to create art that’s all about you. Experiment with realistic and abstract styles while designing self-portraits inspired by your interests and imagination. Projects include clay portraits, bold cubist faces, playful collages, and selfie artwork that drops you into a favorite scene. Mix materials, get creative, and see yourself in a whole new way.

Turn simple tasks into wild chain reactions. Inspired by the zany world of Rube Goldberg, you’ll design and build machines where one thing leads to another—and another! Use marbles, ramps, and everyday objects to explore momentum, timing, gravity, and force. Embrace your inventive side and see how creative your contraptions can get.

Prepare for adventure and mayhem as you meet mythological “monsters” like vampires, dragons, witches, werewolves, and more. Discover their origins, the cultures that shaped them, and what makes them truly monstrous. Research through classic stories, movies, and historical accounts; create models and crafts; and document your findings in your own monster magazine. By the end, you’ll be equipped to outsmart, outwit, and maybe even slay (or tame!) the most fearsome creatures of myth and legend.

Using a wide selection of pre-cut colored glass pieces, beads, iridized and dichroic glass, you’ll create four stunning pieces featuring mini mosaics set inside deep pendants. Once the glass pieces are glued to the metal, we’ll grout our pendants with one of the many colors available and string them on black leather cords.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane—it’s a Superkid! Invent and design your own awesome superhero movie star. Plan your character’s powers, create an epic costume, and build super accessories to match. Team up to write and illustrate storyboards that bring your heroes to life. Use a green screen to add dynamic backgrounds and special effects as you produce your action-packed movie.

Bring science and engineering to life through hands-on experiments and challenges. Younger students will investigate chemical reactions with magic milk and elephant toothpaste, explore balance and design with robots, and test buoyancy by crafting aluminum boats. Older children will uncover the unique properties of oobleck, tackle physics concepts in the egg drop and paper airplane challenges, and engage in other STEM activities. Each experiment inspires problem-solving, fosters critical thinking, and nurtures a lifelong love for discovery.

Discover the world of music making and composition through digital games. Explore rhythm, melody, harmony, and sound design with an innovative video game-based curriculum. Learn to keep a steady beat, read music, and use digital instruments to create your own songs. Build rich chords, identify instruments by their sound, and shape your musical ideas with feeling. Piano keyboards will be used to enhance your learning.

Designed for singers, guitarists, pianists, and electronic musicians at any level, this hands-on course shows you how to make your tracks sound fuller, richer, and more professional. We’ll cover composition and arrangement techniques, recording basics, mixing and mastering workflows, vocal enhancement, and creative effects like reverb and delay. Explore drum machines, beat-making, virtual instruments, and plug-ins, with a brief look at analog synths. Learn common production pitfalls and simple strategies for sharing and promoting your finished music.

Bring your favorite songs to life on screen as you make your own music video. Work in small groups to plan your concept, choreograph moves, make props, and learn basic filming and editing techniques using iMovie. At the end of the week, we’ll celebrate by premiering everyone’s music video masterpiece in a fun class showcase.

Bring your favorite musicals to life through a mix of dance styles. Learn choreography inspired by Broadway shows and movie musicals from different genres and eras, such as Matilda, Anastasia, and High School Musical. Strengthen your skills with warm-ups focused on foundational ballet and jazz techniques, then explore creative movement and storytelling through improv and choreography games.

Ignite your creativity through singing, acting, and dancing. Explore your favorite musicals by writing reviews, reimagining scenes, and asking “what if?” Warm up your voice, practice projection, and work on choreography. Play fun theater games, create group skits, and step into the spotlight. Every day brings a new way to grow as a performer.

Please note: Students who are enrolled in Stratton's after school program (APTG), should enroll in Session 2 Known for its fun games and teamwork-oriented environment, Nathan’s Ninjas is a mix of traditional Kempo Karate with elements of sport karate, tumbling, and grappling. This course will give you a true self-defense perspective, all while having fun and building confidence.

Explore nature’s colors, forms, and textures with painting, oil pastels, and mixed media. Find inspiration in landscapes, plants, and organic patterns as you experiment with layering, blending, and bold mark-making. Each project lets you observe, interpret, and bring your own vision of nature to life.

Jump, hang, climb, and balance as you train to be a ninja warrior. We’ll play games, complete drills, and tackle an obstacle course. Each time we meet, we’ll add additional pieces of equipment and learn new skills that build upon the previous week’s accomplishments. Scale up cargo nets on a truss, walk across balance beams, climb over an A-frame, and hang on monkey bars as you build strength, endurance, and coordination.

Catch a wave of creativity with this beach-themed adventure full of crafts, stories, and ocean-inspired fun. We’ll create sand art, make an ocean in a bottle, explore the beauty of seashells, craft an ocean sensory bin, and more. It’s the perfect way to visit the beach without getting sand in your shoes!

Explore the rich history of the Old State House and Old South Meeting House with a knowledgeable and friendly guide. Discover the pivotal moments that unfolded within these iconic buildings and hear the stories of the people who shaped Boston and the nation. This walk offers a unique opportunity to step back in time and connect with the Revolutionary era in a personal, engaging way.

Create mind-bending optical illusions using just pencil and paper. Learn how to trick the eye into seeing movement by overlapping lines and silhouettes, combining clashing vibrant colors, and varying pencil line gradation. Experiment with patterns, explore visual rhythm, and sharpen your drawing skills as you create images that leap off the page.