2018

Our summer program begins with a deep respect for each child as an individual. We use Montessori methods to educate and inspire interest in learning and the exploration of science, nature, global awareness, and most of all...to have FUN!

Our ChildrenWe welcome children between 3 and 12 years of age for the summer sessions. Many Montessori students attend, but Montessori experience is not required. Once you experience Montessori learning, you may want to look at our school year programs for the future. For more information, please call (518) 283-5400, or visit our website at woodlandhill.org.

ScheduleRegular Hours 9 am - 3 pmExtended Day 8 am - 5:30 pm

About Woodland Hill Montessori School

WHMS is entering its 54th year of exciting and engaging programs for children in the Montessori Philosophy and Method. Our beautiful 11-acre wooded campus is conveniently located in the Capital Region: north of I-90 (Exit 9), off of US Route 4.

Summer Program Co-Directors Cassandre Hall & Lourdes Ortega

Director of Auxiliary ServicesMeghan Johnson

Head of SchoolSusan Kambrich

100 Montessori PlaceRensselaer, NY 12144woodlandhill.org

JUNE 25 - AUGUST 24Five sessions

Campers will become engineers as they explore, build and learn about how things are made. There have been so many inventions big and small that have changed the world we live in today. Students will learn about the inventors and how their inventions work. Join us as we build and test toys and learn the science behind them. We will learn about pneumatics and hydraulics, build rockets and hydraulic machines. Campers will be immersed in our toy makers workshop as they construct and take home several different toy projects throughout the camp.

JULY 9-20 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E2a Fiber Arts From fancy fabrics to skeins of yarn, we’ll explore all the things we can do with fiber arts in this unique maker camp. We’ll learn the basics of felting, dye fabrics, learn batik, and start sewing. With fabric, yarn, felt, and more available at our fingertips, we’ll be able to let our creativity flow!

SESSION E2b Music and Lyrics Who doesn’t love a good song? Come discover how songs are made, and write your own original lyrics! We will learn how lyrics are like poetry…set to music! As we explore our poetic sides, we’ll make our own paper and practice calligraphy to present our work. We’ll learn about different poetry styles and forms. We’ll explore how some of our favorite musicians create the hits we love. We’d be surprised if there wasn’t some dancing involved as well!

SESSION E2c Coding and Electronics Camp Anytime you use a phone, computer, or play a video game you are sending electronic codes. The buttons you push on a keyboard, smartphone screen, or video game controller send coded electrical signals. Programs, apps, and games determine what that button means on your phone, computer or video game system. In this camp, we will be exploring both the devices that send codes and how codes work. In addition, we will be using interactive

robots, electronic building blocks, breadboards and more to explore the wonderful world of electricity and electronics.

SESSION E2d Survival Skills In this camp we’ll learn

how to survive in the outdoors. We’ll learn to use a compass,

follow a map, and to trust our five senses in our wooded surroundings.

We can identify plants and animals, as well as look for the tracks animals leave

behind. We’ll have cooperative shelter-building challenges as we connect with our natural surroundings, and learn about how primitive people survived the elements.

JULY 23-27 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E3 Traveler Camp Woodland Hill Campers are off on another great trip around the Capital Region for our most popular, field-trip-based camp! Each summer we visit museums, historical sites, and other areas of interest. In the past we’ve gone berry picking, explored on nature walks, visited farms, and enjoyed hand-on learning throughout the area we love! Join us for another great week of fascinating trips!

JULY 30-AUGUST 10 –––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E4a Starting from Scraps There is so much wonderful work we can do when we use our hands to build, create, experiment, and play with materials. In this camp, we’ll transform ordinary items into works of art, or functional pieces we can use at home. We’ll upcycle old objects, work with paper, wood, and other materials to build whatever our imaginations allow!

SESSION E4b Culinary Creations Let’s work with our favorite kind of palette: our sense of taste! In this camp we’ll get in the kitchen to learn all about good food and the skills we need to make delicious dishes. We’ll explore local ingredients and cook with the summer’s fresh food, harvest fresh veggies from the Woodland Hill garden beds, and learn gardening skills as we plant our favorite ingredients. Join us on our journey to become a mini master chef!

SESSION E4c DIY Puzzles & Board Games Do you like challenging people to rock, paper, scissors? Does the sound of rolling dice excite you? Do you look forward to matching your wits against an opponent not because you like winning, but just because it’s fun to be challenged? In this camp, you will be building your own puzzles and board games, solving elaborate breakout-box competitions against

other teams of campers, playing board games and learning about the mathematics of probability. Take a chance on having a great time and sign up for DIY Puzzles & Board Games Camp!

SESSION E4d Comic Writers In Comic Writers, we’ll learn about storytelling through graphic novels, comic books, and comic strips, both new and old. Starting with the basics of illustration, we will create characters and craft scenes of their dramatic stories. We will work on collaborative projects, and create scenes through the eyes of unusual characters. Get to work on your writer’s craft in this creative camp!

AUGUST 13-24 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E5a Natural Crafters The world around us is full of raw materials to make beautiful works of art, wonderful crafts, and even tools! In this camp, we’ll spend time outside to learn about our surroundings as we manipulate leaves, twigs, and more to make many projects. We’ll learn about artists who incorporate natural materials, and enjoy exploring the outdoors as we exercise both ourselves and our creativity!

SESSION E5b World Rhythms In this camp, participants will travel on a musical journey through international cultures. We will “travel” to Africa, Indonesia, India, and the Middle East to learn about each through their musical expression. We will explore ethnic scales, rhythms and songs through movement, singing, composing, and playing both traditional and “created” instruments. We’ll focus on our individual creativity as well as working together as a team.

SESSION E5c Basketball Camp In this camp, we’ll work on skills and drills in basketball. We’ll spend our time practicing our plays and putting our skills to the test. We’ll have special guest coaches from both men’s and women’s teams from local colleges, and explore how fun basketball can be for both boys and girls! We’ll play games and practice good sportsmanship as we shoot hoops in this fun camp!

SESSION E5d Lives of the Mohicans Join us in learning about the lives of the Mohicans who inhabited the part of the Hudson River Valley that we now call home. In this camp, we’ll discover how the Mohicans built their dwellings, how they obtained food, and investigate the tools they made and used. We’ll also immerse ourselves in the stories, traditions, and foods of the Mohicans through hands-on activities. We’ll become a part of the clan as we spend time in the replica Mohican wigwam and dugout canoes that are part of the WHMS campus.

Ages 6-12Elementary

JUNE 25-JULY 6 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––

* There is no camp on July 4 SESSION P1a Master Builders Explore all kinds of building materials, from Legos to Plus Plus, to creations made from natural elements and recycled items. We’ll use creativity and focus to create structures and playscapes that we can integrate into our dramatic play. We’ll learn about building techniques to make our structures strong and tall, as well as knock a few down!

SESSION P1b Creatures Great and Small The earth is full of a wide variety of animals, from the big Blue Whale, the largest animal on earth, to the Jaragua Lizard, the smallest of all reptiles, birds, and mammals. There are many species to learn about! We will learn about those who are fantastically decorated, those who live in extreme habitats, and those who live right in our back yards! Do you have a creature that’s interesting to you? In this camp, we can explore all you’d like to know about the animal world around us.

Ages 3-5PrimaryProgramsJUNE 25-JULY 6 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

* There is no camp on July 4

SESSION E1a The Little Theater Join The Little Theater for an exploration of your theatrical side! Over the course of two weeks, we’ll work on a production that brings out our expressive natures. We’ll focus on the teamwork it takes to put on a show, and practice the actor’s craft. We’ll employ exercises that are silly, serious, dramatic, and improvisational. Each day we’ll work on getting in touch with the emotions we need to truly inhabit a character, all while having fun along the way!

SESSION E1b Ready, Set, Paint! In this camp, we’ll learn different painting techniques and artistic styles to develop our artistic skill. We’ll work with acrylics and canvasses of all sizes to unleash your creativity! We’ll paint still lifes, animals, landscapes, portraits and more! Explore the wonderful world of the artists and becomes a painter.

SESSION E1c Dig It Camp (Exploring Archaeology, Paleontology, and Soil) In this camp we’ll dig into soil. In the first week, students will explore soil through a variety of scientific experiments. They’ll learn about the composition of soil by making a shake jar;

they’ll discover how water travels through different types of soil through percolation, and they’ll explore how water can even travel against the gravitational pull through capillary effect. In the second week, campers will rotate through fossil and archaeology stations. These stations are self-exploratory and include: building pyramids, making fossils, constructing mummies, digging for dinosaurs, using stone tools...to name a few. We will also create an archaeological grid on the sand box, complete treasure hunts, and explore the rock cycle.

SESSION E1d Engineers and Inventors Sir Isaac Newton never had this much fun!

Ages 6-12ElementaryElementary level camps include morning and afternoon classes. When registering, please indicate which TWO camps your child would like to participate in for each session, with the exception of session three which has only one option for a field-trip based Traveler Camp. There are no half-day options.

JULY 9-20 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P2a Crazy Concoctions The world is made of mixings! Many things we use and enjoy are made of other ingredients combined. We’ll learn about how ingredients blended together make new things and cause interesting reactions We can mix things to eat, mix things that are fantastic to watch, and make things that are fun to combine with our hands. Let’s see what we can concoct together!

SESSION P2b Fantastic Folklore If you love stories, Fantastic Folklore is the place for you! We’ll learn about folktales from America, European, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. We’ll explore Aesop’s fables and other classic parables that feature characters on fantastic journeys learning valuable lessons. We’ll create projects related to the folklore we’ve explored, enjoy story time, and work on writing and illustrating our own wonderful stories, perhaps even creating our own classroom fable!

JULY 23-27 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P3a Fabulous Fibers It’s never too early to start learning how to work with fabric and fibers! Try your hand at weaving and sewing, felting and dying! We’ll delve into many ways to use fiber to create beautiful items that hone our fine motor skills and display our hard work and attention to detail.

SESSION P3b Prehistoric Times Learn about the animals and people of prehistoric times! We’ll explore the world through the lens of the first humans and learn about the

interesting animals that roamed the map. We’ll learn about the dinosaurs that came before us and the way the earth changed to create new habitats for creatures across the earth.

JULY 30-AUGUST 10 –––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P4a Autobiographical Art Learn about yourself and your community through art. Using different mediums, we’ll create self-portraits, both silly and serious. We’ll create images of our families, drawings of our homes, and set scenes from our favorite moments! Using art, we’ll learn not only about ourselves, but about each other! We’ll explore our similarities, and the wonderful things that make us unique. We’ll paint, sculpt, draw, and create during this dynamic camp!

SESSION P4b All Around Town The town around us is always bustling with activity! There are people going to work, and children going to school. There are shops, offices, and businesses all around us to help people in the community. In this camp, we’ll learn about different parts of our town through dramatic play, projects, and from visiting experts. We’ll learn about firefighters, the vet clinic, the doctor’s office, and other things we see all around town!

AUGUST 13-24 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P5a Around the World In 10 Days We know it’s a tall order, but we will explore the magic of each continent on our trip around the world. During our adventure, we will learn about different cultures, languages, traditions, cuisine, wildlife, and more! We’ll learn what makes those cultures different from ours, and what makes them similar as we explore the customs and landmarks that make all the parts of the world special.

SESSION P5b Awesome Experiments Scientists make discoveries by conducting experiments, and so will we! In this camp will learn how things work by setting up experiments. We’ll learn about magnets, static, electricity, chemical reactions, and more! What experiments would you like to try? In this valuable class, we can investigate the things you are wondering about.

Every day will include activities that promote learning in a fun and peaceful environment. Each session will include theme-based activities as outlined in camp descriptions.

Daily activities may include music, movement, gardening, games, arts & crafts, and time in nature. A morning snack time is set aside, with lunch at approximately 12 pm.

Extended Day is offered before and after the Summer Program (8 am - 9 am and 3 pm - 5:30 pm) and consists of more outdoor playtime fun, which may include arts & crafts, stories, and games.

“The child, making use of all that he finds around him,

shapes himself for the future.” – Maria MontessoriSummertimeLearning and

A 50% deposit is due with registration form. Registrations are not guaranteed without deposit. Payment in full is due by June 15, 2018. Cancellations made two weeks or more prior to the camp start date will receive a full refund, less a $50 administrative fee per session. No refunds will be issued for cancellations later than that. There is $20 charge for change to sessions. Changes to sessions will not be accepted unless submitted in writing. Children absent from camp will not be entitled to a refund or exchange of dates. There will be a $50 charge for any half session, and half sessions must be indicated on registration form. There are no drop-ins for extended day, children who use extended day will be charged for the week. Changes to sessions must be requested before start date of each camp, as requests may not be able to be accommodated once camp is underway.

SUMMER CAMPS Regular Rates Early Bird Rates*

Two Week Day Program $400 $370

Two Week Extended Day $500 $470

One Week Day Program (session three) $200 $185

One Week Extended Day (session three) $250 $235

Traveler Camp (session three, elementary) $250 N/A

Traveler Camp Extended Day (session three, elementary) $300 N/A

* Discount if registered by April 20, 2018

Summer Program Fees

fun

JUNE 25-JULY 6 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––

* There is no camp on July 4 SESSION P1a Master Builders Explore all kinds of building materials, from Legos to Plus Plus, to creations made from natural elements and recycled items. We’ll use creativity and focus to create structures and playscapes that we can integrate into our dramatic play. We’ll learn about building techniques to make our structures strong and tall, as well as knock a few down!

SESSION P1b Creatures Great and Small The earth is full of a wide variety of animals, from the big Blue Whale, the largest animal on earth, to the Jaragua Lizard, the smallest of all reptiles, birds, and mammals. There are many species to learn about! We will learn about those who are fantastically decorated, those who live in extreme habitats, and those who live right in our back yards! Do you have a creature that’s interesting to you? In this camp, we can explore all you’d like to know about the animal world around us.

Ages 3-5PrimaryProgramsJUNE 25-JULY 6 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

* There is no camp on July 4

SESSION E1a The Little Theater Join The Little Theater for an exploration of your theatrical side! Over the course of two weeks, we’ll work on a production that brings out our expressive natures. We’ll focus on the teamwork it takes to put on a show, and practice the actor’s craft. We’ll employ exercises that are silly, serious, dramatic, and improvisational. Each day we’ll work on getting in touch with the emotions we need to truly inhabit a character, all while having fun along the way!

SESSION E1b Ready, Set, Paint! In this camp, we’ll learn different painting techniques and artistic styles to develop our artistic skill. We’ll work with acrylics and canvasses of all sizes to unleash your creativity! We’ll paint still lifes, animals, landscapes, portraits and more! Explore the wonderful world of the artists and becomes a painter.

SESSION E1c Dig It Camp (Exploring Archaeology, Paleontology, and Soil) In this camp we’ll dig into soil. In the first week, students will explore soil through a variety of scientific experiments. They’ll learn about the composition of soil by making a shake jar;

they’ll discover how water travels through different types of soil through percolation, and they’ll explore how water can even travel against the gravitational pull through capillary effect. In the second week, campers will rotate through fossil and archaeology stations. These stations are self-exploratory and include: building pyramids, making fossils, constructing mummies, digging for dinosaurs, using stone tools...to name a few. We will also create an archaeological grid on the sand box, complete treasure hunts, and explore the rock cycle.

SESSION E1d Engineers and Inventors Sir Isaac Newton never had this much fun!

Ages 6-12ElementaryElementary level camps include morning and afternoon classes. When registering, please indicate which TWO camps your child would like to participate in for each session, with the exception of session three which has only one option for a field-trip based Traveler Camp. There are no half-day options.

JULY 9-20 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P2a Crazy Concoctions The world is made of mixings! Many things we use and enjoy are made of other ingredients combined. We’ll learn about how ingredients blended together make new things and cause interesting reactions We can mix things to eat, mix things that are fantastic to watch, and make things that are fun to combine with our hands. Let’s see what we can concoct together!

SESSION P2b Fantastic Folklore If you love stories, Fantastic Folklore is the place for you! We’ll learn about folktales from America, European, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. We’ll explore Aesop’s fables and other classic parables that feature characters on fantastic journeys learning valuable lessons. We’ll create projects related to the folklore we’ve explored, enjoy story time, and work on writing and illustrating our own wonderful stories, perhaps even creating our own classroom fable!

JULY 23-27 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P3a Fabulous Fibers It’s never too early to start learning how to work with fabric and fibers! Try your hand at weaving and sewing, felting and dying! We’ll delve into many ways to use fiber to create beautiful items that hone our fine motor skills and display our hard work and attention to detail.

SESSION P3b Prehistoric Times Learn about the animals and people of prehistoric times! We’ll explore the world through the lens of the first humans and learn about the

interesting animals that roamed the map. We’ll learn about the dinosaurs that came before us and the way the earth changed to create new habitats for creatures across the earth.

JULY 30-AUGUST 10 –––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P4a Autobiographical Art Learn about yourself and your community through art. Using different mediums, we’ll create self-portraits, both silly and serious. We’ll create images of our families, drawings of our homes, and set scenes from our favorite moments! Using art, we’ll learn not only about ourselves, but about each other! We’ll explore our similarities, and the wonderful things that make us unique. We’ll paint, sculpt, draw, and create during this dynamic camp!

SESSION P4b All Around Town The town around us is always bustling with activity! There are people going to work, and children going to school. There are shops, offices, and businesses all around us to help people in the community. In this camp, we’ll learn about different parts of our town through dramatic play, projects, and from visiting experts. We’ll learn about firefighters, the vet clinic, the doctor’s office, and other things we see all around town!

AUGUST 13-24 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION P5a Around the World In 10 Days We know it’s a tall order, but we will explore the magic of each continent on our trip around the world. During our adventure, we will learn about different cultures, languages, traditions, cuisine, wildlife, and more! We’ll learn what makes those cultures different from ours, and what makes them similar as we explore the customs and landmarks that make all the parts of the world special.

SESSION P5b Awesome Experiments Scientists make discoveries by conducting experiments, and so will we! In this camp will learn how things work by setting up experiments. We’ll learn about magnets, static, electricity, chemical reactions, and more! What experiments would you like to try? In this valuable class, we can investigate the things you are wondering about.

Every day will include activities that promote learning in a fun and peaceful environment. Each session will include theme-based activities as outlined in camp descriptions.

Daily activities may include music, movement, gardening, games, arts & crafts, and time in nature. A morning snack time is set aside, with lunch at approximately 12 pm.

Extended Day is offered before and after the Summer Program (8 am - 9 am and 3 pm - 5:30 pm) and consists of more outdoor playtime fun, which may include arts & crafts, stories, and games.

“The child, making use of all that he finds around him,

shapes himself for the future.” – Maria MontessoriSummertimeLearning and

A 50% deposit is due with registration form. Registrations are not guaranteed without deposit. Payment in full is due by June 15, 2018. Cancellations made two weeks or more prior to the camp start date will receive a full refund, less a $50 administrative fee per session. No refunds will be issued for cancellations later than that. There is $20 charge for change to sessions. Changes to sessions will not be accepted unless submitted in writing. Children absent from camp will not be entitled to a refund or exchange of dates. There will be a $50 charge for any half session, and half sessions must be indicated on registration form. There are no drop-ins for extended day, children who use extended day will be charged for the week. Changes to sessions must be requested before start date of each camp, as requests may not be able to be accommodated once camp is underway.

SUMMER CAMPS Regular Rates Early Bird Rates*

Two Week Day Program $400 $370

Two Week Extended Day $500 $470

One Week Day Program (session three) $200 $185

One Week Extended Day (session three) $250 $235

Traveler Camp (session three, elementary) $250 N/A

Traveler Camp Extended Day (session three, elementary) $300 N/A

* Discount if registered by April 20, 2018

Summer Program Fees

fun

2018

Our summer program begins with a deep respect for each child as an individual. We use Montessori methods to educate and inspire interest in learning and the exploration of science, nature, global awareness, and most of all...to have FUN!

Our ChildrenWe welcome children between 3 and 12 years of age for the summer sessions. Many Montessori students attend, but Montessori experience is not required. Once you experience Montessori learning, you may want to look at our school year programs for the future. For more information, please call (518) 283-5400, or visit our website at woodlandhill.org.

ScheduleRegular Hours 9 am - 3 pmExtended Day 8 am - 5:30 pm

About Woodland Hill Montessori School

WHMS is entering its 54th year of exciting and engaging programs for children in the Montessori Philosophy and Method. Our beautiful 11-acre wooded campus is conveniently located in the Capital Region: north of I-90 (Exit 9), off of US Route 4.

Summer Program Co-Directors Cassandre Hall & Lourdes Ortega

Director of Auxiliary ServicesMeghan Johnson

Head of SchoolSusan Kambrich

100 Montessori PlaceRensselaer, NY 12144woodlandhill.org

JUNE 25 - AUGUST 24Five sessions

Campers will become engineers as they explore, build and learn about how things are made. There have been so many inventions big and small that have changed the world we live in today. Students will learn about the inventors and how their inventions work. Join us as we build and test toys and learn the science behind them. We will learn about pneumatics and hydraulics, build rockets and hydraulic machines. Campers will be immersed in our toy makers workshop as they construct and take home several different toy projects throughout the camp.

JULY 9-20 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E2a Fiber Arts From fancy fabrics to skeins of yarn, we’ll explore all the things we can do with fiber arts in this unique maker camp. We’ll learn the basics of felting, dye fabrics, learn batik, and start sewing. With fabric, yarn, felt, and more available at our fingertips, we’ll be able to let our creativity flow!

SESSION E2b Music and Lyrics Who doesn’t love a good song? Come discover how songs are made, and write your own original lyrics! We will learn how lyrics are like poetry…set to music! As we explore our poetic sides, we’ll make our own paper and practice calligraphy to present our work. We’ll learn about different poetry styles and forms. We’ll explore how some of our favorite musicians create the hits we love. We’d be surprised if there wasn’t some dancing involved as well!

SESSION E2c Coding and Electronics Camp Anytime you use a phone, computer, or play a video game you are sending electronic codes. The buttons you push on a keyboard, smartphone screen, or video game controller send coded electrical signals. Programs, apps, and games determine what that button means on your phone, computer or video game system. In this camp, we will be exploring both the devices that send codes and how codes work. In addition, we will be using interactive

robots, electronic building blocks, breadboards and more to explore the wonderful world of electricity and electronics.

SESSION E2d Survival Skills In this camp we’ll learn

how to survive in the outdoors. We’ll learn to use a compass,

follow a map, and to trust our five senses in our wooded surroundings.

We can identify plants and animals, as well as look for the tracks animals leave

behind. We’ll have cooperative shelter-building challenges as we connect with our natural surroundings, and learn about how primitive people survived the elements.

JULY 23-27 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E3 Traveler Camp Woodland Hill Campers are off on another great trip around the Capital Region for our most popular, field-trip-based camp! Each summer we visit museums, historical sites, and other areas of interest. In the past we’ve gone berry picking, explored on nature walks, visited farms, and enjoyed hand-on learning throughout the area we love! Join us for another great week of fascinating trips!

JULY 30-AUGUST 10 –––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E4a Starting from Scraps There is so much wonderful work we can do when we use our hands to build, create, experiment, and play with materials. In this camp, we’ll transform ordinary items into works of art, or functional pieces we can use at home. We’ll upcycle old objects, work with paper, wood, and other materials to build whatever our imaginations allow!

SESSION E4b Culinary Creations Let’s work with our favorite kind of palette: our sense of taste! In this camp we’ll get in the kitchen to learn all about good food and the skills we need to make delicious dishes. We’ll explore local ingredients and cook with the summer’s fresh food, harvest fresh veggies from the Woodland Hill garden beds, and learn gardening skills as we plant our favorite ingredients. Join us on our journey to become a mini master chef!

SESSION E4c DIY Puzzles & Board Games Do you like challenging people to rock, paper, scissors? Does the sound of rolling dice excite you? Do you look forward to matching your wits against an opponent not because you like winning, but just because it’s fun to be challenged? In this camp, you will be building your own puzzles and board games, solving elaborate breakout-box competitions against

other teams of campers, playing board games and learning about the mathematics of probability. Take a chance on having a great time and sign up for DIY Puzzles & Board Games Camp!

SESSION E4d Comic Writers In Comic Writers, we’ll learn about storytelling through graphic novels, comic books, and comic strips, both new and old. Starting with the basics of illustration, we will create characters and craft scenes of their dramatic stories. We will work on collaborative projects, and create scenes through the eyes of unusual characters. Get to work on your writer’s craft in this creative camp!

AUGUST 13-24 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

SESSION E5a Natural Crafters The world around us is full of raw materials to make beautiful works of art, wonderful crafts, and even tools! In this camp, we’ll spend time outside to learn about our surroundings as we manipulate leaves, twigs, and more to make many projects. We’ll learn about artists who incorporate natural materials, and enjoy exploring the outdoors as we exercise both ourselves and our creativity!

SESSION E5b World Rhythms In this camp, participants will travel on a musical journey through international cultures. We will “travel” to Africa, Indonesia, India, and the Middle East to learn about each through their musical expression. We will explore ethnic scales, rhythms and songs through movement, singing, composing, and playing both traditional and “created” instruments. We’ll focus on our individual creativity as well as working together as a team.

SESSION E5c Basketball Camp In this camp, we’ll work on skills and drills in basketball. We’ll spend our time practicing our plays and putting our skills to the test. We’ll have special guest coaches from both men’s and women’s teams from local colleges, and explore how fun basketball can be for both boys and girls! We’ll play games and practice good sportsmanship as we shoot hoops in this fun camp!

SESSION E5d Lives of the Mohicans Join us in learning about the lives of the Mohicans who inhabited the part of the Hudson River Valley that we now call home. In this camp, we’ll discover how the Mohicans built their dwellings, how they obtained food, and investigate the tools they made and used. We’ll also immerse ourselves in the stories, traditions, and foods of the Mohicans through hands-on activities. We’ll become a part of the clan as we spend time in the replica Mohican wigwam and dugout canoes that are part of the WHMS campus.

Ages 6-12Elementary