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Summer Programs for 2025

Week of July 14, 2025

The Roman Arch

Rome has left a legacy that has captured the minds and imaginations of many. Most enduring may be the amazing feats of architecture and engineering that Rome spread throughout its empire. Many can still be seen today. At the center of these engineering...

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Week of July 14, 2025

Costume Design

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Week of July 14, 2025

A Broken Umbrella Theatre

Play with A Broken Umbrella Theatre and learn the building blocks of ensemble theater-making.

A Broken Umbrella Theater is proud to team up with the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop and C. Delari Johnston’s Costuming Camp again this summer. T...

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Week of July 21, 2025

The Factory: Mechanical Movements

Connecticut has a rich history of factories. From Eli Whitney’s Armory which was located on our site and built in 1798 to A.C. Gilbert’s factory Erector Square located 2 miles away in New Haven. In collaboration with Preservation Connecticut, the E...

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Week of July 21, 2025

Chess

This camp is for all skill levels.

In 1849 Nathaniel Cooke registered his design for a standardized Chess set. This set became known as the Staunton Chess Set after the English chess master Howard Staunton. The Staunton set is what you ...

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Week of July 28, 2025

Messing About in Boats: The Pond Yacht

Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
- Water Rat, Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Gramme 1908

Throughout history, it was customary for a shipb...

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Week of July 28, 2025

Blue Camp

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Week of July 28, 2025

Skate & Create

This camp is all about skateboarding. Learn how skateboards are made–starting with the trees we harvest to craft them. Design your very own skateboard shape and graphics. Learn how to use basic tools and image making techniques to convert your design...

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Week of August 4, 2025

Marble Madness

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Week of August 4, 2025

Analog Gamebuilder

Technology surrounds us and is so woven into our everyday lives. Even entertainment, like video games, has grown so much in popularity and accessibility becoming a driving force in our culture. Despite this, it is nice to take a step back and see whic...

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Week of August 11, 2025

Intergalactic Battles

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away… With those simple words, an entire universe was born. On May 25, 1977, a revolution began.

Join us as we draw from this fantastical universe and imagine the tools needed to travel and explore ...

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