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8 - 11 yrs
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025
8:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Discovery C.
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Class Experience
CHOOSE YOUR CAMP:
Explore two distinct camps designed to inspire creativity, innovation, and a love for exploration. Whether you want to design and build your dream city or immerse yourself in the great outdoors, these camps offer unique learning experiences that combine hands-on projects, teamwork, and discovery.
Step into the world of urban design and architecture! This camp challenges campers to think like engineers and city planners as they create their own miniature cities. From designing buildings to planning green spaces and transportation systems, campers will explore the art and science of city design.
Key Activities:
- Create blueprints and scale models of city buildings.
- Design eco-friendly city features like parks and renewable energy systems.
- Build a collaborative cityscape as a group.
Get ready to explore, play, and build in nature off campus at True Timber! This camp combines outdoor skills with fun games and challenges. From bushcraft to disc golfing, zip lining, and scavenger hunts, campers will develop teamwork, problem-solving, and an appreciation for the great outdoors.
Click here to see the full schedule.
Key Activities:
- Learn how to play disc golf or improve skills
- Learn survival skills like shelter building and fire-making.
- Engage in scavenger hunts and outdoor problem-solving challenges.
- Participate in group games and nature-based crafts.
Notes
Note: If Choosing the Outdoor Adventures Camp, it will be held at True Timber Arborists located at 4050 Transport Pl, Richmond, VA 23234. Parents will drop their camper off and pick up at this location instead of the Discovery Center.
Sample Class Format
- DesignLab: City Edition Schedule
- 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: City Design Briefing
Fun trivia, riddles, and warm-up activities introducing engineering and urban planning concepts.
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Exploration Hour
- Monday: Building Basics – Learn about architecture and create blueprints.
- Tuesday: Transportation Systems – Design roads, bridges, and transit lines.
- Wednesday: Green City Planning – Add eco-friendly features like parks and wind turbines.
- Thursday: Smart Cities – Explore technology’s role in modern city design.
- Friday: Camper Choice – Refine your favorite designs or complete your cityscape for the final showcase.
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Snack Break & Reflections
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Hands-On Challenges
- Monday: Create scale models of buildings using cardboard and recycled materials.
- Tuesday: Build bridges and transportation routes with LEGO or Rigamajig.
- Wednesday: Design and assemble green spaces with creative materials.
- Thursday: Incorporate technology with light circuits for smart city features.
- Friday: Final Showcase – Present your cityscape to peers and parents.
- 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: Lunch Break
- 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM: Discovery Hour
- 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM: Special Weekly Activities
- Monday & Wednesday: Pop Jet Splash Pad
- Tuesday: Cinebistro Movie Day – Architecture-inspired film
- Thursday & Friday: Gaga Ball and Outdoor Challenges
- 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Wrap-Up & Reflection
- FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES, PLEASE SEE ABOVE LINK
Other Things To Know
Reviews for Discovery Center at Stony Point
Katie Y.
Feb 17, 2025
Loved:
I asked my daughter what she thought of her day at camp and she said “it was amazing. the coaches are so nice.”
Improvements:
nothing! very happy with our experience
Problem Solver's Academy: Feb 17
Location: Discovery Center at Stony Point | Instructor: Discovery Center Team
Amanda B.
Dec 7, 2023
Improvements:
My son couldn't attend the class and I wasn't able to receive a refund.
STEAM Labs: Engineering
Location: Richmond Homeschool Collective | Instructor: Discovery Center Team
Discovery Center at Stony Point Location
Meet your Instructor
Discovery C.
About Discovery Center at Stony Point
Discovery Center at Stony Point (Discovery Chess, LLC) established in March 2021 by Rhonda Adorno, has quickly emerged as a leader in chess and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education in the Greater Richmond area.
