Description:

Come explore the world of mysteries with plenty of "who did it?" twists! You will begin your journey by researching information about the mystery. You will become an Expert Investigator as you study the events and people associated with this crime. Expert Investigator responsibilities will include reading information about the crime, writing scripts concerning the events and characters, re-enacting the event by pretending to be a character at the scene, and solving the mystery! You will prove your level of expertise by deciphering clues, solving puzzles, playing mystery games, and unraveling mysteries throughout the week. Your exploration will conclude with a dramatic re-enactment of the mystery...and yes! parents are invited! Come read, write, think, create, and have fun!

Sample Script:

Last night in the library, when many characters were out of their books enjoying a sojourn in the night air, a crime was committed, grim and grave, right in our own library. When Mrs. Bookworm, the librarian, opened the fundraising cookie cupboard this morning she was shocked. The cupboard, where the fundraising cookies had been kept, was empty.

Gathered in the library are the characters who were present at the time of the nasty deed. Fortunately Master Sherlock Holmes is here to investigate, so the perpetrator of this heinous crime will no doubt be revealed as the week proceeds.

Sample Character Descriptions:(parts will be randomly assigned on the first day of camp)

Master Sherlock Holmes (from Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conlan) I am a man with such superior detective skills that I have become world famous. Nothing goes unnoticed by me.

Mrs Bookworm (the librarian responsible for the cookie cupboard) Although I try to be helpful, a lot of the children are afraid of me. I think it is because I am always telling them to be quiet in the library.

Peter Pan (from Peter and Wendy by Sir James Matthew Barry) I am the little boy who never grew up. I live in Never Never Land and I can fly. Sometimes I teach other children to fly with me.

Tinkerbell (from Peter and Wendy by Sir James Matthew Barry) I am a fairy and I am always around to help Peter Pan. Sometimes I use my magic fairy dust to help people to fly.

Snow White (from Snow White by The Brothers Grimm) I am a young lady with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood and hair as black as ebony. I am friends with a bunch of dwarfs.