Camp STU Brochure 2015

SUMMER 2015

STAUNTON & VERONA MIND♦BODY♦HEART♦SPIRIT

Stuart Hall’s summer programming is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Area students can enjoy a variety of summer opportunities on both campuses. Stuart Hall

School is where smiles, laughter, investigation and discovery fill your child’s summer days.

This is summer as it’s meant to be!

STAUNTON CAMPUS - 235 W. FREDERICK STREET: Summer Enrichment & Sports – Students can explore a diverse range of academic and recreational interests that vary from year to year. In addition to enrichment camps designed for older students, this campus will host 2 sports clinics, which are open to students ages 7-15.

VERONA CAMPUS - 74 QUICKS MILL ROAD: CAMP STU – a unique blend of enrichment camps and traditional summer recreation. Held at our lower school, elementary aged children, PreK through grade 5, will enjoy different weeks of investigation, innovation, invention and amusement. Each week, campers will encounter exceptional camps filled with new experiences and opportunities for self-expression, team building, discovery and laughter. Mornings are when enrichment camps are held. Afternoons are filled with traditional day camp activities, such as swimming, field trips, and an assortment of indoor and outdoor recreation. Campers may be enrolled for Mornings-Only, Afternoons-Only, or All-Day. Extended Care packages may be added on, for an additional fee, enabling campers to arrive early and stay late.

CONTACT: Debra Schmid 540-213-8756 [email protected]

2015 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Register early! Class sizes are limited. First come, first served. Reserve space with a non-refundable deposit of $100 per child on or before April 15, with the remaining balance due on or before May 15. Beginning April 16, all registrations will require full payment. Availability is based on minimum enrollment requirements and is subject to change without notice. In the event that a camp or clinic is cancelled, tuition will be refunded. For no other reason will refunds be granted.

Camp STU - Staunton & Verona

Weekly Calendar Grades indicated for the ’15 - ’16 school year

WEEK OF LOCATION /CAMPUS SESSION CAMPS GRADES/

AGES

June 9 - 11 Staunton 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Ages 11 up

June 15 - 18 Athletic Fields 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Corner Kick Soccer Clinic Ages 7 - 15

June 15 - 19 Staunton 12:30 – 3:30 pm Beginners Lego Robotics Grades 5 up

Verona 8:00 - 8:45 am Early Arrival (Extended Care) PreK – grade 5

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm World Travel PreK – grade 1 (ages 4-6)

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Math Carnival Grades 2 & 3

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm A Culinary Journey Through Spain Grades 4 & 5

Verona 12:00 – 12:30 pm The Lunch Bunch All-Day campers

Verona 12:30 – 3:30 pm Afternoon Activities PreK – grade 5

Verona 3:30 – 5:30 pm After-Care (Extended Care) PreK – grade 5

June 22 - 26 Staunton 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Advanced Lego Robotics Grades 8 - 12


Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Junior Theatre PreK – grade 1 (ages 4-6)

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Archery, AND Minecraft, More Than Screen Time

Grades 2 & 3 Grades 4 & 5




July 6 - 9 Staunton Gym 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Hot Shots Basketball Clinic Ages 7 – 15

July 6 - 10 Verona 8:00 - 8:45 am Early Arrival (Extended Care) PreK – grade 5

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Amazing Animals PreK – grade 1 (ages 4-6)

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm

STU-warts Summer Session, v3 AND The Chemistry of Cooking




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Weekly Calendar (continued)

WEEK OF LOCATION /CAMPUS SESSION CAMPS GRADES/

AGES

July 6 - 10 Verona 3:30 – 5:30 pm After-Care (Extended Care) PreK – grade 5


Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm I Love Art! PreK – grade 1 (ages 4-6)

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Rhythm Playground Grades 2 & 3

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm The Art & Science of Nature Journaling Grades 4 & 5

Verona 12:00 – 12:30 pm The Lunch Bunch All-Day campers ONLY




Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Let’s Play! (Sports) PreK – grade 1 (ages 4-6)

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Brick By Brick (Lego Exploration) AND Flags, Birdies, and Discs (Sports)





July 27 - 31 Staunton 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Outdoor Wilderness Adventures Grades 6 - 9


Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Movin’ & Groovin’ PreK – grade 1 (ages 4-6)

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Let’s Move! (Music & Movement)

Grades 2 & 3

Verona 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Good Eats (Cooking & Nutrition) Grades 4 & 5




Camp Descriptions - Verona Campus All grade levels indicated are for the upcoming ‘15-‘16 school

VERONA CAMPUS DAILY SCHEDULE 8:00 - 8:45 Early Arrival (Extended Care) 8:45 - 9:00 Arrival/Morning Meeting

9:00 - 12:00 Enrichment Camp 12:00 Dismissal for Mornings-Only campers

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch/Recess for All-Day campers 12:30 Arrival for Afternoons-Only campers

1:00 - 3:30 Afternoon Activities 3:30 - 5:30 After-Care (Extended Care)

Jenna Matthews, Stuart Hall PreK assistant and AfterSchool Coordinator, will lead this group each week. Mornings are filled with different weekly enrichment topics with an emphasis on creative expression and good ole-fashioned summer fun. Themed activities involving games, song & dance, arts & crafts, sand & water play, and creative movement will provide the framework for the social, emotional, intellectual and physical development as well as the overall well-being of the young camper. See below for descriptions of weekly enrichment camps.

JUNE 15 – 19: WORLD TRAVEL - This week, campers

discover what life is like for children who live in different parts of the world. They will spend a day in each "country," making and tasting traditional foods, learning songs, and experiencing that region’s customs and traditions. At the end of the week parents will be able to look at their child's "passport" to see where they traveled.

JUNE 22 - 26: JUNIOR THEATRE - Campers will

help write their own play. Whether your child loves to be center of atten-tion or a backstage helper/scene de-signer, there will be a spot for them. Come see our show on Friday!

Activities on this campus are geared toward pre-K and elementary age students. Campers will spend each morning with their own age group enjoying that week’s enrichment program designed specifically for them. Some campers will leave at noon or arrive after lunch, while others will stay all day. For Afternoon Activities, campers will join together to enjoy field trips, swimming and traditional day camp fun. Optional Extended Care packages are available for an additional fee.

CAMP STU ~ Cottage Campers ~

PRE-K – GRADE 1 (AGES 4 – 6)

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JULY 27 - 31: MOVIN’ & GROOVIN’ (Music &

Movement) - Campers will be exposed to different types of music, songs, instruments, and dances. Each child will find his/her inner muse and share this discovery at Friday’s performance!

JULY 20 - 24: LET’S PLAY! (Sports) - Young campers

will learn the skills and basic rules for a different sport each day. In addition to having fun and finding the sports easy for beginners to learn, campers will recognize what it means to “be a good

JULY 6 - 10: AMAZING ANIMALS - The children will

identify, classify, and explore vocabulary related to different types of animals. From what they eat to where they live, campers will learn what are the similarities and differences between wild, farm, domestic, water animals and more. On Friday, parents are invited to come see a special presentation of what they have learned.

JULY 13 - 17: I LOVE ART! - This week campers will

encounter the varied world of visual art. Each day, they will create a different art project using a variety of media, including paint, pencil, printing, collage and more. On Friday, parents are invited to a display of their work.

COTTAGE CAMPERS (CONTINUED)


CAMP STU ~ Summer Dragons ~

GRADES 2-3 & GRADES 4-5

Each week, campers will encounter unique opportunities for novel experiences, self-expression, team building, and personal growth. Campers will be divided into 2 groups – one comprised of students in grades 2 & 3 and the other of students in grades 4 & 5. Some weeks, they will rotate between 2 enticing enrichment topics. Other weeks they will spend the entire morning deeply immersed in the activities related to a single subject.

JUNE 15 - 19: This week, campers will participate in the enrichment camp designed for their age group. MATH CARNIVAL with Sandra McGrath

Grades 2 & 3 How does creativity and entrepreneurship connect to mathematics, literacy, and geography? Come enjoy a week of STEM/project-based learning that will culminate in an arcade-based cardboard challenge. Your child's imagination and problem-solving ability will be pushed to a whole new level!

A CULINARY JOURNEY THROUGH SPAIN with David Hutchings Grades 4 & 5 Join us as we take our taste buds on a trip through Spain. Learn the basics of Spanish food,

taste its most quintessential flavors, and get your hands dirty as we cook our way through Spain. Sample dishes include: tortilla de patata, garbanzos con espinacas, and paella.

JUNE 22 - 26: This week, campers will be divided into 2 groups, spending half their morning with Mr. Adkins and the other half with Mr. Dance.

ARCHERY with Nate Adkins Ever want to be Katniss Everdeen or Robin Hood? Fascinated by medieval archers? This camp will teach you the basic skills of archery, as well as looking at historical and fictional archers. We will learn to shoot modern archery equipment and play games designed to help build those skills.

MINECRAFT, MORE THAN SCREEN TIME with Ian Dance Campers will excavate the science concepts buried

underneath this popular video game. They will take a deeper look at geography & mapping, and geology. Campers will work as a team to recreate a famous architectural site of their choosing. Camp activities will focus on team-building as well as developing spatial reasoning skills. At the week’s end, friends and family are invited to come see the finished structure that they have created.


SUMMER DRAGONS (CONTINUED)

JULY 6 - 10: This week, campers will be divided into 2 groups, spending half their morning with Ms. Quintero and the other half with Dr. & Ms. Caran. STU-WARTS SUMMER SESSION (A Harry Potter Style Camp) with Carol Quintero

(Back by popular demand.) Watch for your letter, and please be on time at the platform of 9¾ so that you can go to the wand maker to choose the proper wand. After the Sorter’s Hat chooses your house for this year, you can still go to the Dementor Kissing Booth and attend classes like Potions and Care of Magical Creatures. New this season, plan to visit the “Throw a Snowball at Malfoy” station and partake in other fun games and activities, which for now remain a secret. Also expect to help the house elves, go on a trip to Hogsmeade, and play quiddich in a new way. You will even have a chance to get the crown on the Ravenclaw Princess/daughter to celebrate Harry’s birthday.

THE CHEMISTRY OF COOKING with Kevin & Julie Caran How does cream turn into whipped cream when you mix it with a whisk? Why is a raw egg

gooey and translucent, while a cooked egg is stiff and opaque? Why does bread come out of the oven bigger than when it went in? What is the fastest way to make ice cream? We will explore the answers to these and other delicious questions as we delve into the science of cooking! No previous science or cooking background required.

JULY 13 - 17: This week, campers will participate in the enrichment camp designed for their age group. RHYTHM PLAYGROUND with Mike Deaton

Grades 2 & 3 This camp is full of rhythm games and fun instruments

that you get to touch and play. Instruments include small hand held drums and percussion, as well as Boomwhackers and probably at least a few pots and pans. We will be talking about music, making music, exploring the body drum and sound effects, movement, and voice. It’s all based around rhythm and FUN. Anyone can do it! No musical experience is needed and all instruments and equipment are provided during camp.

THE ART & SCIENCE OF NATURE JOURNALING with Julie Caran Grades 4 & 5 In a time long before Instagram, iPhones, and cameras, explorers authored journals filled with

precise descriptions and detailed sketches of the plants, animals, and people they encountered. In the great tradition of nature journaling, campers will hone their observation skills and learn to capture the world around them with the precision of naturalists. Campers will build a portable nature journaling kit that they can take into “the field” and learn about “natural science” artists like John James Audobon and local artist Betty Gatewood. They will read short excerpts of writing by nature writers like Henry David Thoreau and Annie Dillard, and explorers like Nathaniel Bowditch and Lewis and Clark, and study web cam broadcasts


by the National Zoo and/or the Wildlife Center in order to practice writing scientific observations. In addition to producing leaf rubbings and Japanese fish print paintings (“gyotaku”), campers will also participate in lessons and activities provided by a Smithsonian program called “Introduction to the Nature Journal.”

JULY 20 – 24: This week, campers will be divided into 2 groups, spending half their morning with Mr. Beatty and the other half with Coach Harms. BRICK BY BRICK (Lego Exploration) with Ray Beatty

Legos are a great way to investigate a variety of topics. From simple machines to bridges to spaceships, young builders can actively learn about physics, architecture, engineering and more. During this week, campers will realize that creativity is limitless and imagination is boundless. They may even notice that we snuck in a little learning while we were at it!

FLAGS, BIRDIES, & DISCS (Sports Camp) with Sarah Harms Spend the week exploring different types of

sports. Learn the different skills associated with each sport and participate in a small sided game. Sports will include: ultimate Frisbee, flag rugby, badminton, field hockey/hockey, and flag football.

JULY 27 - 31: This week, campers will be divided into 2 groups, spending half their morning with Ms. Harms and the other half with Ms. Abouzaid. GOOD EATS (Cooking & Nutrition) with Sarah Harms

Spend the week learning about nutrition in an active way! By cooking a variety of healthy foods, you will discover that food that is good for you can taste good, too.

NOT THE SAME OLD SONG & DANCE (Music & Movement) with Julianne Abouzaid Show off your moves! Using different styles of music, we will explore how people and animals

use their bodies in a variety of environments and situations. Bring your energy and imagination to play fun creative movement games, such as Walk the Walk and Wrong Song. At the end of the week, parents are invited to come watch us move to the groove.

VERONA CAMPUS PRICING

Mornings Only

8:45 AM – 12:00 PM $125.00 per week

Afternoons Only

12:30 – 3:30 PM $125.00 per week

All Day

8:45 AM – 3:30 PM $200.00 per week

Extended Care

Early Arrival 8:00–8:45 AM = $25.00 per week After-Care 3:30–5:30 PM = $60.00 per week

SUMMER DRAGONS (CONTINUED)


JUNE 9 - 11: RED CROSS BABYSITTERS TRAINING COURSE

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Ages 11 up $175 This training provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly care for infants and children up to the age of 10, as well as manage a babysitting business. Students gain hands-on skills practice and additional training in Pediatric First Aid/CPR. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a digital certificate and a 2-year certification in Pediatric First Aid/CPR.

JUNE 15 - 18: CORNER KICK SUMMER SOCCER CLINIC

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Co-ed, Ages 7-15 $75 - CONTACT John Duncan 540/213-7421 [email protected]

Held at Stuart Hall School’s athletic fields, at the corner of Commerce Road & Statler Boulevard in Staunton. Players will be grouped by age and ability. Register by June 1 and receive a free soccer ball!

JUNE 15 - 19: BEGINNERS LEGO ROBOTICS with Kevin Carini

12:30 – 3:30 PM Grades 5-9 $150 Discover the exciting world of robotics! With Stuart Hall physics physics/robotics teacher, Kevin Carini, campers will work as a team using LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics kit to solve a “problem” through trial and error, thus reinforcing the scientific principles of hypothesis, experimentation, and analysis.

JUNE 22 - 26: ADVANCED LEGO ROBOTICS with Kevin Carini

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Grades 5-9 $150

Camp Descriptions - Staunton Campus All grade levels indicated are for the upcoming ‘15-‘16 school year.

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JUNE 22 - 26: ADVANCED LEGO ROBOTICS with Kevin Carini

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Grades 5-9 $150 Take your knowledge of Lego robotics to a new level! With Stuart Hall physics/robotics teacher, Kevin Carini, campers will work as a team using the new LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robotics kit to solve a “problem” through trial and error, thus reinforcing the scientific principles of hypothesis, experimentation, and analysis. This camp is excellent for campers who have had experience with Lego robotics or have taken the beginners Lego Robotics camp.

JULY 6 - 10: HOT SHOTS SUMMER BASKETBALL CLINIC

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Co-ed, Ages 7-15 $75 - CONTACT John Duncan 540/213-7421 [email protected] Held in Stuart Hall School’s Staunton campus gym. Players will be grouped by age and ability. Register by June 1 and receive a free basketball!

JULY 27 - 31: OUTDOOR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES with Ray Beatty & Ian Dance

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Grades 6 - 9 $325 Spend the week exploring the great outdoors. Challenge yourself on a JMU ropes course, go hiking to a local swimming hole, explore a local cave, and take a trip to Wintergreen where you can go summer tubing & zip-lining, jump on a bungee trampoline, and climb a rock wall. This is an all-day camp full of adventures!

STAUNTON CAMPUS DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUED)

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STUART HALL SCHOOL Verona Campus: PreK - 5th

grade 74 Quicks Mill Road Verona, VA 24482

Phone: 540-248-2404 Fax: 540-248-5323

Staunton Campus: grades 6 - 12

235 W. Frederick Street Staunton, VA 24401

Phone: 540- 885-0356 Fax: 540-886-2275

POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATION: Stuart Hall School does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in its hiring procedures or in its administration of its educational policies, admissions, financial aid, or other social programs. It affords all faculty, staff, and students the rights and privileges that are generally made available at the School.

CAMP STU summer as it’s meant to be!

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION REQUIRED REGISTRATION FORMS

GO TO www.stuarthallschool.org EMAIL: [email protected]

Debra Schmid 540-213-8756

http://www.stuarthallschool.org/shs/summer-camps

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Camp STU Brochure 2015