SUMMER PROGRAM

 

"The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination."

                 - Dr. Maria Montessori

 

 

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A summer program is also offered for enrolled primary and elementary students their siblings, alumni and rising primary students.  Each session revolves around a theme.  Concepts are explored through daily science experiments, art projects, cooking and outdoor activities.  An extensive variety of activities will span the weeks of the program.  The daily routines and work time of the school year will continue and the children will have the opportunity to receive lessons and progress through the classroom materials.

Our summer program features a wide range of flexible scheduling options to suit each family’s unique needs, including:  

  • The choice of number of weeks to attend, from one to seven
  • Half day program (9 am to 12:30 pm) or full day (9 am to 3:30 pm) options
  • Before care beginning at 8 am available each day

We strive to inspire, challenge and excite students as they explore their talents, develop new friendships, or simply adjust to a new classroom.  Our camps include something for everybody!

This summer, our Primary children will exploring a different science or geography topic each week that will reveal facts about the land, air and water around us. These will include land and water forms, experiments with air, volcanoes and earthquakes, weather, oceans, and much, much more. We will be making our own snacks each day and our own lunch every Friday using foods from our own land! Come join the fun for just one week or all seven weeks.
 

Elementary students can participate in one or both of the following sessions:

  • Our Kitchen Garden.  Join us as we cook our way through our kitchen garden. Students will learn how to prepare and cook food using ingredients that we grow at school. We will also incorporate ingredients from nearby farms. We will make our own tomato sauce, kale chips, granola and much more. The students will also learn how to read and follow a recipe. We will create a cookbook including the recipes we use in class as well as recipes created by the students. Join us June 18 - 22 and June 25 - 29 for one or both weeks as we cook up some fun! 

  • MathMagicians and the Science Behind it All.  We will explore the scientific and mathematical background of everyday experiences.  Come and learn about a variety of amazing mathematicians, scientists and engineers that have given the world a range of mind-blowing and delicious creations.  Everything from groundbreaking architecture and musical composition to baking secrets sand wild experimentations will be tested throughout this two-week session.  Join us for one or both weeks July 16 - 20 and July 23 - 27.
     

2012 Dates 

Week 1 - June 18 – 22
Week 2 - June 25 – 29
*Week 3 - July 9 – 13
Week 4 - July 16 – 20

Week 5 - July 23 - 27

*Week 6 - July 30 - August 3

*Week 7 - August 6 - 10
 

*Primary only