Multum in Parvo 2011

Summer Returns to Gunston Summer activity is not new to Gunston, as camps have existed here many times over the school’s one hundred year history. In 2010, Headmaster John Lewis, trustees, administration and staff made a commitment to bring summer programs back to our 32-acre waterfront campus. With Summer Program Director Amy Gross-Kehoe on board through the winter, plans began. For nine weeks through June, July and August, Gunston hosted over two hundred local children and teens who participated in various exciting programs. Options ranged from Honors Academy academic courses in Math, Writing and SAT Prep for teens to activity-oriented camps teaching 9-14 year olds sweep and scull rowing on Gunston’s Varsity equipment in Pulling Together Rowing Camp.

Popular with younger campers was Water, Wonder & Wetlands, an environmental science program designed around the school’s direct access to the Corsica River and well-equipped Biology lab. Campers ages 6-14 observed, collected and scrutinized flora and fauna from the river and the shore. Wet feet were required, as enthusiastic children spent their time canoeing, collecting, releasing and learning to measure oxygen levels in the river.

Also popular were the technology camps: Claymation & Stop Action Films, Make your First Video Game, and Junkyard Warriors. Since many camps were half-day programs, campers often mixed programs, adding a half-day of Summer Fun & Sports, where counselors led children in games and activities that took advantage of all Gunston has to offer on campus, from the gym and fields to the canoes at the waterfront. Heralded as a huge success, Gunston is proud to bring summer programs back to campus and looks forward to seeing smiling faces and hearing laughter all summer long, for years to come.