Bright Minds Academy - College of the Mainland Campus

Unleash your creativity in this hands-on studio course as you explore drawing, painting, cyanotype printing, collage, and origami—bringing your ideas to life in both 2-D and 3-D art.

Jump into a creative studio setting where art comes alive through drawing, painting, cyanotype, collage, and paper crafts like kirigami—an energizing opportunity to spark the imagination.

Dive into the exciting world of production as you explore the magic of live performance and work together to plan, create, and stage a spectacular final-day showcase.

Discover how architecture shapes our world as you explore drafting, blueprints, and space design while creating your own scale model structures inspired by the buildings in your community.

Discover how architecture shapes our world as you explore drafting, blueprints, and space design while creating your own scale model structures inspired by the buildings in your community.

Travel back in time as you explore the history and design of castles—then use what you’ve learned about moats and turrets to design and build your own fortress to withstand epic sieges!

Travel back in time as you explore the history and design of castles—then use what you’ve learned about moats and turrets to design and build your own fortress to withstand epic sieges!

Discover the traditional Japanese art of origami as you transform a single sheet of paper—no scissors or glue—and kirigami into animals, flowers, and intricate geometric designs.

Discover the traditional Japanese art of origami as you transform a single sheet of paper—no scissors or glue—and kirigami into animals, flowers, and intricate geometric designs.

Explore the fascinating world inside you as you investigate how the human body works—measuring blood pressure, listening to heartbeats, and discovering the intriguing world inside you!

Explore the fascinating world inside you as you investigate how the human body works—measuring blood pressure, listening to heartbeats, and discovering the intriguing world inside you!

CSC is an immersive experience where students step into the role of crime-scene investigators—collecting, analyzing, and interpreting DNA evidence through labs, cases, & courtroom.

Become a Critter Coder as you team up to program playful robots with unique personalities—bringing them to life through imaginative coding challenges and storytelling adventures.

Get ready for a Python that doesn’t slither but sparks creativity and problem-solving skills! Python is perfect for coders eager to create their own games with cool animations.

Join a Coding Guild to tackle coding quests with Micro:bits and Sphero robots—collaborate, troubleshoot, and role-play through tech challenges and take home your own Micro:bit.

Want to create more than just an Instagram Reel? Learn hands-on film making skills using the device already in your pocket. Create trailers, shoot and edit a mini-documentary, develop a script and film a short movie. Come with your phone and leave knowing how bring your stories to life on screen.  Share your creations at the Friday Afternoon Film Festival!

Become a Robot Explorer by building bots like Crab Bots and Lawn Mower Bots while teaming up to bring your robots to life through hands-on missions and creative fun.

Become a City Engineer with MicroBlocks as you team up to design towers, bridges, and vehicles—solving challenges and building a creative city through hands-on invention and collaboration.

Become a Mecha Master as you team up to design, build, and test robots like the Elias Tank and Lawn Mower Bot while tackling exciting missions together.

Students form Robot Racing Teams to design, test, and upgrade their bots—cheering on teammates as they race toward faster, stronger robots in high-energy challenges.

Kids become Robot Hackers and Inventors, teaming up to rethink designs, brainstorm bold ideas, and engineer creative solutions to real-world problems—sparking big “A-ha!” moments.

For students of all experience levels, Debate teaches essential skills like public speaking, critical thinking, and collaboration along with argumentative and communication techniques.

Where the rubber meets the road for business and entrepreneurship! Kids negotiate, build products, make pitches, optimize factories, put money at risk loving every minute of it!

Embark on a journey that explores the fascinating history of architecture with LEGO® Architect! Construct several models, then apply what's been learned to build a unique creation!

Young writers will spark their imaginations and build confidence as they create stories, invent characters, and explore exciting writing adventures.  Through fun prompts, games, and creative activities, students will delveop writing skills while discovering the joy of self-expression and storytelling.

This writing studio is designed for those who may not think of themselves as writers - but secretly want to be.  Through fun creative activities and encouragement, students may surprise themselves with the stories and ideas they can bring to life.