Bright Ideas Workshops

Hands-on Experimenting and Inventing

Be An Experimenter... We'll Show You How!

Experimenting is, without question, a fun and powerful way to gain knowledge. Great delight may be found from the discoveries made through one's own experimentation. There are many areas of science that intrigue and mystify us, areas that we would like to explore but never get around to, due to the lack of equipment or the necessary knowledge to even get started. Additionally, many Christian parents are concerned that certain secular values creep into the curriculum.

Bright Idea's Science Experimenters Labs take away these road blocks and give parents an adventuresome, fail-safe environment for their children to enjoy science. Specific discoveries are available from a broad menu of disciplines including anatomy, archaeology, astronomy, chemistry, ecology, electronics/electricity, energy, geology/fossils, meteorology, optics, physics, robotics, rocketry and telemetry. Children have their own menus scaled by ability groups, with third through fifth graders choosing "Imagineers" experiments and sixth through eighth graders choosing from an "Inventors" menu. It is also possible to have "Senior" sessions for retirees.

Churches and schools are invited to host these stimulating workshops, which are based on Christian values and are evolution-free. Fees cover tools, safety devices and instructors. Sessions are one and a half to two hours long depending on the subject with groups of twelve or less. Morning and early afternoons may be scheduled for home schoolers and late afternoon and early evening open for school children.

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"Say Cheese" - Photo Workshops

Kids universally desire to use a camera and make pictures. Many times however, their first efforts are discouraging because they don't know how to use the camera. In these workshops, each young person starts out taking a Polaroid picture. They learn how a camera works, and are taught the art of framing good pictures and selecting interesting subjects. Each child receives his own disposable flash camera and creates a photo story. Kids in scouting will learn everything needed for their photography badges.

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Lights, Camera, Action! - Video Production workshops

Kids love to make movies and when given opportunity are very creative.  Lights, camera action gives them the skills to make simple videos. In these workshops, they learn to make a story board, operate a TV camera, use a tripod, follow action by panning, properly frame subjects, establish good lighting, record clear sound, make graphics and edit tapes. Each group devises their own subject/story. They act it out together, film it and edit it. Every participant brings home their own copy of the final tape plus the expertise to make their own.

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The Great Outdoors

Bright Ideas also offers outdoor experiences for the uninitiated. Specialty weekend camp outs focused on the environment, natural wonders, and energy are available in the spring and fall. Likewise, there are video and photography week-ends at prime locations.

Invention Conventions