Summer Programs Parent Orientation Packet

Parent Orientation Packet

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Summer 2015

#MCDSummerLove

History before there was a school, there was a camp.

Miami Country Day School was founded in 1938, but its origins are closely tied to the world of Summer Programs.

In 1926, L.B. Sommers and Doc Abele took over a defunct summer camp formerly run by the YMCA. The camp was situated atop Lookout Mountain, near the point where Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama touch. The staff at Cloudmont became legendary, and the success of the camp was phenomenal.

The key was simple enough: total involvement for eight weeks in a world of nature, sports, creative activity, superb food, and the instinctive knowledge of the needs and desires of the growing boy.

The men who were campers and teachers at Cloudmont who went on to national prominence in varied fields are legion. Hundreds of parents of Cloudmont boys came to realize what the Sommers-Abele team were capable of in the teaching and development of young boys of school age. And somewhere along the way, these two men also began to realize it. Camp Cloudmont would become the mother-lode of Miami Country Day School.

Now, 76 years after the school’s founding and 89 years since the start of Camp Cloudmont, our summer opportunities include coed sports, specialty camps, travel programs, academic courses, and, of course, our everpopular Day Camp. But, one thing remains the same, summers at Country Day rock!

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Table of Contents 4.

Key Contact Information

5.

Social Media

5.

Business Policies

6.

Campus Map and Room List

8.

Safety and Security

10. Calendar 10.

Lunch Times and Menu

12.

Program Information a.

Aquatics Program

b.

Basketball Camp

c.

Chess Camp

d.

Day Camp i.

Letter from the Day Camp Director

ii.

Meet the Fungineers!

iii.

Day Camp Theme Weeks

iv.

Day Camp breakdowns of special days, dress-up days, games, etc.

v.

Important Reminders

e.

Simple Soccer Camp

f.

SpartanTV Broadcasting Camp

g.

Summer Academies

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Key Contact Information business office

campus security

Christian Martell, Director of Auxiliary Programs & Corporate Operations Location: Business Office Rm. 201

Phone: 305.779.7286 Email: MartellC@miamicountryday.org

Allen Tongue, Director of Campus Security

Location: 1st floor – Bldg. 17

Phone: 305.505.5926

Email: TongueA@miamicountryday.org

Jacqueline Niang, Auxiliary Programs Coordinator

Location: Business Office Rm. 203 (2nd floor)

Phone: 786.899.2819

Email: NiangJ@miamicountryday.org *Handles all summer programs registrations and payments

summer camp office Christopher Polite, Summer Programs Coordinator

Location: Summer Camp Office, LS Rm. 102

Phone: 305.586.8119

Email: PoliteC@miamicountryday.org *Handles bus routes, drop off/pick up, and campus safety

program directors Alisha Wynn & Adam Madarassy, Aquatics Staff

Location: Pool Office

Phone: 305.779.6778

Email: Aquatics@miamicountryday.org Ochiel Swaby, Basketball Camp Director Location: Gym

Phone: 305.779.6775

Email: SwabyO@miamicountryday.org Ron Henley, Chess Camp Director

Location: Franco Center Rm. 205

Phone: 917.612.4716

Email: rwhadvisors@gmail.com

Ruth Robert, Office Manager

Location: Summer Camp Office, LS Rm. 102

Phone: 305-779-7350

Email: SummerCamp@miamicountryday.org

Carroll Kelly, Day Camp Director

Location: LS Room 104

Phone: 786.449.4564

Email: KellyC@miamicountryday.org

Playhouse 90: After- and Before-Care Lenora Holmes & Sandy Villamizar, Playhouse 90 Staff

Location: Drama Room

Phone: 786.899.2818

Email: Playhouse90@miamicountryday.org *Before and after camp program. Runs 7:30 – 9 AM and 3 – 6 PM.

Jeff Watson, Simple Soccer Director

Location: Koch Athletic Complex – Soccer Field

Phone: 305.779.6775

Email: WatsonJ@miamicountryday.org

health room

Karen Davis, SpartanTV Broadcasting Director

Location: Broadcasting Studio/Franco Center 204

Phone: 626.318.4847

Email: Karen.Davis@miamicountryday.org

Kimberly Arredondo, Summer Academies Director Fran Oppedisano & Tammy Carey-Verdin, School Nurses Location: Business Office Rm. 201

Location: Health Room

Phone: 305.779.7321

Phone: 305.779.7261

Email: ArredondoK@miamicountryday.org

Emails: FOppedisano@miamicountryday.org & Carey-VerdinT@miamicountryday.org

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Business Policies registration Keep in mind that every camper must be fully registered and paid before he or she can attend camp. Registration for each week closes at midnight on the Saturday prior to its commencement. Registration re-opens on Tuesday morning for additional weeks. Call our Auxiliary Programs Coordinator Jacquie Niang at 786.899.2819 if you have any questions about registration or payments.

refunds No refunds will be awarded after Monday, June 1st. For more information, contact your camper’s program director.

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Campus Room List Summer Camp Office: LS 102 Day Camp Registrations & Payments: Business Office Rm. 203 PK 1: LS 101 Aquatics

Pool / 2nd floor balcony of Franco Center (weather emergency area)

Basketball Camp

Gym / Outdoor Basketball Court / Pool

Breakthrough Miami

Smurfit Hall and various US rooms

Chess Camp

Franco Center Rm. 205

Simple Soccer Camp

Koch Athletic Complex Soccer Field / Gym Student Activities Center (weather emergency area)

SpartanTV Broadcasting Camp

Broadcasting Studio / Franco Center Rm. 204

Summer Academies

ACT Prep: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 3 Academic Tutoring: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 4 AP Calculus AB Warm-Up: US 224 Dance/Frozen: TBD – See Camp Office *Excel: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 10 ESOL: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 1 *ESOL: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 11 & 12 Fiesta Fun Spanish: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 5 Graphic Design: Franco Center Rm. 205 *Graphic Design: Franco Center Rm. 206 HFC I to AP Calculus AB Bridge: US 224 iPhone App: LS Mac Lab & Foreign Lang. Bldg. 8 Lego: Franco Center Rm. 206 (June 1 – 5 only)

Foreign Lang. Bldg. 6 Photography: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 9 Redesigned SAT Prep: Whitman Library Study Room Robotics: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 7 SAT Prep: Whitman Library Study Room *Summer Workout: US 122 Tackling the College Essay: US 105 Tinkering: Foreign Lang. Bldg. 2

PK 2: LS 104 K1: LS 106 K2: LS 105 K3: LS 107 K4: LS 108 1st Grade Girls: LS 109 1st Grade Boys: LS 110 2nd Grade Girls: LS 112 2nd Grade Boys: LS 111 3rd Grade Girls: MS 210 3rd Grade Boys: LS 116 4/5 Grade Girls: MS 203 4/5 Grade Boys: MS 204 CIT Girls: MS 201 CIT Boys: MS 202 ACES: ACES Lab Art: Art Room Bouncy: Playground in Amphitheater Quad Breezeway: Outside LS Office Canal Cruise: Waterfront Canoe/Fish: LS 117 Chess: MS 205 Computers: Lower School Media Lab, Franco Center Cooking: LS 103 Drama: Drama Room Fashion Design: MS 206 Games Room: MS 206 Gymnastics: Garner Center Stage Hip Hop Kidz: Dance Room Jump Rope: Garner Center Stage Legos/Robotics Room: LS 115 Make It Room: MS 209 Martial Arts: Garner Center Stage Music: LS Music Room Playground Time: LS Playgrounds Playhouse 90: Drama Room Science: LS 114 Scratch DJ Academy: MS 207 Softball: Softball Field Swimming: Pool / 1st floor balcony of Franco Center (weather emergency area) Yoga: Chickee Hut

*Classes marked with an asterisk are only available to adults.

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Safety and Security safety is our #1 priority! weather emergency during arrival or dismissal

permission for pick-up form If someone besides the parent or guardian on file will be picking up your camper, you need to present a Permission Form. Forms are located on our website at:

We keep the campers under cover if there is lightning within a 3-mile radius. If this occurs during drop-off or pick-up, parents will be required to wait in their cars until summer.miamicountryday.org/summer-safety the threat subsides or park and go to each child’s program location (cabin for Day Campers) to pick up their child.

Note that it may seem like a sunny day where we are, but if lightning is anywhere in the area, we will be keeping the Complimentary bus service is available weekly on a firstcome, first-served basis from two different locations. The campers safely under cover. pick-up time is 8:15 AM and drop-off time is 4:30 PM. You will be notified if there is a weather emergency via • Aventura Mall (by the outside Food Court entrance) email. It will also be on the Miami Country Day School • Muss Park on Miami Beach Summer Programs website:

bus routes

Interested families must add Bus Transportation to their online Camp Registration for each week they plan to ride the bus. Camp counselors ride with the campers to and from the school. Any camper who is not registered for the bus will not be allowed to board. If your camper misses Summer is storm season in South Florida. Inclement the bus in the morning, please call our camp office (305weather can prevent us from running our summer 779-7350) immediately. Late pick-ups at the end of the programs. In the case of severe weather alerts, please check our website for the most updated information. If we day will be assessed a $15 fee and may lose their spot on should have to close the campus, you will receive a phone the bus. call or email from your camper’s Program Director. summer.miamicountryday.org

hurricane/severe weather

visiting campus Miami Country Day prides itself on putting the safety and security of our students and staff first. The gated campus requires all visitors to identify themselves and go through a quick background check before entering. All parents and visitors are required to report to the Camp Office. No adults should be on campus without an escort.

If you decide to park and walk your camper onto campus, please note you will be required to park in the North Parking Lot and must show a Miami Country Day-issued ID or Driver’s License at the security guard station. In order to save time, we recommend you get a Miami Country Day ID before camp begins. Please visit our Director of Campus Security Allen Tongue at his office located next to the Health Room anytime between 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday.

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arrival and dismissal

Most of our drop-off and pick-up takes place in the North Parking Lot (see pg. 6 for exact location), except for Day Camp, which uses the turnaround at the end of 107th Street. If you have a camper in the Day Camp, you may drop all of your children off on the 107th Street turnaround and a Summer Programs staff member will unite your non-Day Camper with their corresponding group.

swimming pool policy There are certified lifeguards who are trained in CPR on the pool deck at all times. We employ a large and welltrained Aquatics Staff. The ratio of campers to swimming instructors is not greater than 1:5. It is 1:2 with our youngest campers.

Cabin counselors who are not in the pool are assigned specific campers to watch during pool time. They are each responsible for counting, re-counting, and counting again their specific campers.

Unless a camper has a doctor’s note and a legitimate reason to not get in the pool (a broken limb, illness, etc.), we expect that campers will go swimming when swim is on their schedule.

Every new camper will be required to take a preliminary swim test at the beginning of the week. Campers will be assigned a level and given a colored bracelet to indicate their swimming ability: Green: Passed swim test and can participate in pool activities.

Red: Did not pass swim test. Will participate in an alternative activity during pool time.

Yellow: Registered for lessons. Please read more below.

Your children need to wear their bracelets all week.

Please do not take them off. Multi-week campers can expect to receive a new bracelet at the start of every week.

If your child is given a red bracelet, he or she has not met the required swim level to swim during camp. We strongly encourage you to register him/her for swim lessons with our Aquatics staff, which can be set up as small group instructional swim lessons during the scheduled swim activity or as private lessons before or after camp. Students who have signed up for swim lessons will be given a yellow bracelet and allowed to swim with instruction during the camp’s scheduled pool time. Call the Aquatics Office at 305-779-6778 to arrange these swim lessons. You may find more information on pg. 12.

playhouse 90: after- and before-care Playhouse 90 offers play-time and fun for campers and parents who want a little more time in the morning or in the afternoons. Our professional before and aftercare staff offers a safe and educational environment for campers from 7:30 – 9:00 AM and from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Students attending Playhouse 90 must be accompanied to the classroom and picked up in the classroom by a parent. Playhouse 90 is held in the Drama Room, directly across from the Camp Office.

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Calendar Check out our online calendar for all important program dates. You can even subscribe to the RSS feed to stay on top of everything going on this summer! Scan the QR code to the right or visit: summer.miamicountryday.org/calendar

Lunch Times and Menu Lunch from Sage Dining Services is included in the price of all day-long camps and courses more than three hours long. There are three 30-minute lunch sessions throughout the day (11:30 AM – noon, noon – 12:30 PM, and 12:30 – 1:00 PM), and the lunch menu for the summer is as follows. Daily lunch also includes a variety of fresh fruit. Beverage choices include assorted juices, 2% milk and lowfat chocolate milk and water.

june 1 – 5, june 22 – june 26, july 13 – july 17, & august 3 – august 7 monday

tuesday

wednesday

thursday

friday

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Chicken Tenders

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Grilled Cheese

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Mashed Potatoes

Hot Dog or Hamburger or Cheeseburger

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Cheese, Pepperoni, or Vegetable Pizza

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Tater Tots

Spaghetti Plain or with Meat Sauce

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Gravy

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Fresh Spinach

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French Fries

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Fresh Carrots

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Fresh Broccoli

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Kernel Corn

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

Fresh Baked Rolls Fresh Green Beans

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Grilled Chicken Breast

Grilled Chicken Breast

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Frosted Yellow Cake

Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Grilled Chicken Breast

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Ice Cream Novelties

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Grilled Chicken Breast

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Grilled Chicken Breast Chocolate or Vanilla Pudding

Ice Cream Pops

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june 8 – 12, june 29 – july 3, & july 20 – july 24 monday

tuesday

wednesday

thursday

friday

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Cheese, Pepperoni, or Vegetable Pizza

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All Beef Hot Dogs

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Chicken Patty Sandwich

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Macaroni and Cheese or

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Fresh Zucchini and Summer Squash

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Potato Chips

Penne Pasta Plain or with Meat Sauce

White Rice

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Plain Pasta

Celery and Carrot Sticks

Fresh Baked Rolls

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Fresh Carrots

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Fresh Broccoli

Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Fresh Spinach

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Grilled Chicken Breast

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Grilled Chicken Breast

Ice Cream Novelties

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Ice Cream Pops

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Assorted Jell-o

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Grilled Chicken Breast

Grilled Chicken Breast

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Grilled Chicken Breast

Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Frosted Chocolate Cake

Assorted Cookies

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june 15 – 19, july 6 – july 10, & july 27 – july 31 monday

tuesday

wednesday

thursday

friday

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Salad Bar

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad

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Grilled Chicken Strips or Corn Dogs

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Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

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Beef Tacos

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Fresh Spinach

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Refried Beans

Fish Sandwich or Chicken Patty Sandwich

Spaghetti Plain or with Meat Sauce

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Kernel Corn

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Potato Chips

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Fresh Carrots

Fresh Baked Rolls

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Fresh Green Beans

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Grilled Chicken Breast

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Ice Cream Novelties

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Fresh Broccoli

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Tater tots

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Cheese, Ham & Cheese, and Jelly Sandwiches

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Ice Cream Pops

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Grilled Chicken Breast

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Chocolate or Vanilla Pudding

Grilled Chicken Breast

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Grilled Chicken Breast

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Frosted Yellow Cake

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Program Information aquatics

chess camp

What to Bring Swim suit, goggles, shorts, shirt, sneakers, water bottle, towel, and sunscreen.

Hours Campers who want to be dropped off earlier or picked up later for a little more fun can participate in Playhouse 90.

If for whatever reason a camper is not picked up by 4:10 PM or arrives before 8:45 AM, he or she will be taken to Playhouse 90 for supervision. A $15.00 Playhouse 90 fee will be charged.

Swimming Pool Policy Please refer to pg. 8 for a detailed policy description.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Our drop-off and pick-up takes place in the North Parking Lot (see pg. 6 for exact location). If you have a camper in the Day Camp, you may drop all of your children off on the 107th Street turnaround and a Summer Programs staff member will unite your non-Day Camper with their corresponding group. Late campers should report to the Summer Camp Office for attendance purposes.

basketball camp

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Drop-off is from 8:40 – 9:15 AM and pick-up is from 3:40 PM – 4:10 PM. Our drop-off and pick-up takes place in the North Parking Lot (see pg. 6 for exact location). If you have a camper in the Day Camp, you may drop all of your children off on the 107th Street turnaround and a Summer Programs staff member will unite your non-Day Camper with their corresponding group. Late campers should report to the Summer Camp Office.

Hours Camp begins each day at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:00 PM.

What to Bring Water bottle, sunscreen, towel, swimsuit, and sneakers.

Campers who want to be dropped off earlier or picked up later for a little more fun can participate in Playhouse 90.

If for whatever reason a camper is not picked up by 3:10 PM or arrives before 8:45 AM, he or she will be taken to Playhouse 90 for supervision. A $15.00 Playhouse 90 fee will be charged.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Drop-off is from 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM and pick-up is from 2:50 PM – 3:10 PM. Our drop-off and pick-up takes place in the North Parking Lot (see pg. 6 for exact location). If you have a camper in the Day Camp, you may drop all of your children off on the 107th Street turnaround and a Summer Programs staff member will unite your non-Day Camper with their corresponding group. Late campers should report to the Summer Camp Office.

What to Bring Water bottle, sunscreen, towel, swimsuit, and indoor/ court shoes.

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day camp Letter from the Day Camp Director My name is Carroll Kelly, and it’s my great privilege to be the Day Camp Director at Miami Country Day School. I have been an Upper School Spanish teacher at Country Day for 14 years and a member of the Day Camp for 12.

This is my third year as the Day Camp Director, and I’m happy to combine two of my passions – children and fun – to create a magical summer experience for our campers.

Thank you so much for sharing your marvelous children with me and my fabulous team of Fungineers. It is our goal to make every day at our Day Camp safe, enriching, and adventurous. Our Camp is not a school. It’s not a Day Care. It’s an EXPERIENCE, and I promise you that in exchange for you sharing your most precious gifts with us, we will give your children the times of their lives.

Meet the Fungineers!

Check out our staff by visiting our website: summer.miamicountryday.org/meet-the-staff Day Camp Theme Weeks See calendar to the left (page 12).

Daily Activities See page 14.

Important Reminders: Every Day Announcements and Mail Daily pictures, schedules, and special announcements will be posted on the Day Camp Site every single day.

Make sure to check the site frequently so you and your campers don’t miss a moment of the fun!

Hours Camp begins each day with the Morning Blast-Off at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:45 PM. Campers who want to be dropped off earlier or picked up later for a little more fun can participate in Playhouse 90.

If for whatever reason a camper is not picked up by 4:10 PM or arrives before 8:45 AM, he or she will be taken to Playhouse 90 for supervision. A $15.00 Playhouse 90 fee will be charged.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Drop-off is from 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM and pick-up is from 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM. Our efficient drop-off and pick-up takes place in the Lower School turnaround at the end

of 107 Street (see pg. 6 for exact location). Late campers should report to the Summer Camp Office.

WHAT!?! No HUGGING and KISSING our CAMPERS GOODBYE!?!

Please – don’t consider us anti-hugging and/or kissing goodbye. We know your love your campers, and we do, too. That’s why we ALL need to HUG and KISS our campers BEFORE the car line. EVERYONE wants to hug and kiss their campers, so in the car line we need to be EFFICIENT. It takes a village, y’all!

In the morning, parents simply drop-off the campers with our staff. There is no need for parents to even un-buckle their seatbelts! As a matter of fact, parents are kindly reminded that they need to stay in their vehicles. In the afternoon, we will strap in your little ones for safety and you’ll be on your way!

Every car that enters the drop-off and pick-up line must display a yellow name-plate in the dashboard. YOU WILL GET THIS ON THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP. This yellow sheet also contains useful information for you about your campers.

If someone besides yourself is picking up your camper, please complete the “Permission for Pick Up” located on our website at: summer.miamicountryday.org/summer-safety Registration This year, Day Camp’s Multi-Week Discounts are only available in bulk purchases. The minimum number of discounted weeks is two. In other words, if you send your child to Day Camp for 6 weeks, he/she is eligible for the 6 week price, which is $375/week. If you should choose to then add a 7th week, you’d have to pay the single week price for that 7th week. Your best bet is to buy in bulk.

Uniforms Each camper will be given one Miami Country Day Camp T-shirt on their first day of camp. Additional T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats can be purchased in the Camp Office, room 102. You can wear last year’s shirts, too.

Closed-toe sneakers are a must, as we will be busy and active every day! Students also need pool shoes for swimming. continues on page 15...

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day camp daily activities (dress up days in grey) theme Week 1: All-Aboard World Cruise

monday

tuesday

wednesday

thursday

Aloha! Go Hawaiian!

¡Somos Latinos!

Caribbean and Latin America Ice cream from ¡Azúcar!

Benvenuti in Italia!

Represent your country! — Wear something that represents your country.

Scandinavian Snow Day!

Happy 89th Birthday to Day Camp!

X-Games!

Camp Series of Baseball — Wear your favorite team hat!

World Cup!

Olympic Field Day Parent Camper Game night (5:00 PM)

Animation Vacation Exploration!

Create a Camp Character/Ponies!

Face Painting

Cartoon Character Day — Dress like your favorite character

Water Slide!

Big Top Bowling Tournament

Bubble Trouble Tuesday

Wacky Wednesday — Wear your wackiest outfit

Circus comes to Country Day!

Pie in the Face Race!

Back to the Future — Dino-Rama

Mad Science!

Dress up like a mad scientist!

Coolest Camper Invention Convention

Experiment Gone Wrong! Counselor/ Camper Switch Day — Dress like your favorite campers/ counselors

Slippery Science Water Slide Celebrating our Stars Evening Show

Dolphin Day!

Art Deco Art Basel Animal Day!

Big Red Miami Fire Truck

Miami Madness!

Wear your favorite Miami gear

Jungle Island Obstacle Course

A Curious Incident at the Country Day Camp

CSI: Camp Scene Investigation

Police Visit our Scene

Clue: The Live Game!

Escape from Alcatraz Obstacle Course Magic Show

Rock It Out!

Pitch Perfect a capella Olympics

Annual Red Carpet Celebrity Day — Dress like your favorite celebrity!

Thriller Water Slide

Camp Show!

June 8 – 12 Week 2: Wide World of Sports June 15 – 19 Week 3: Cartoon Week June 22 – 26 Week 4: Under the Big Top

friday

June 29 – July 3 Week 5: Summer Science Spectacular July 6 – 10

Week 6: Miami Madness!

July 13 – 17 Week 7: “Whodunnit?”

Mystery Week July 20 – 24 Week 8: Campapalooza!!

July 27 – 31

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day camp, continued What to Bring Water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, bathing suit, towel, pool shoes, and big smiles. Pre-K and Kindergarten campers also need a change of clothes in case of emergency and a mat for resting A note about sunscreen: It is very important that you apply sunscreen on your campers in the morning and that you teach your children how to apply sunscreen.

A note about hair: While we strive to make our camp nature-like, we don’t need to share every part of nature.

Lice, while harmless, are not so very nice. We recommend spraying long-hair with hairspray and reiterating with your children the importance of not sharing hats and blankets with their classmates.

What to leave at home Jewelry, toys, candy, and electronic devices, including cell phones. We strongly discourage the use of electronic devices during the camp day. If a camper brings an electronic device such as a phone or a video game, we will hold it for him or her in the camp office.

You’ve got mail!

Make sure you check the Day Camp Site daily for updated pictures, schedules, and announcements. We also rely greatly on email to communicate with parents, so remember to check your messages daily to hear from us!

Movie Nights Every Friday night is Dinner and a Movie at Day Camp.

Watch your email each week to see what’s showing and to fill out the weekly permission slip. For the small fee of $10/per camper, your campers get dinner, snacks, games, supervision, and a movie, and YOU get a Date Night!

Campers stay after camp and pick up is between 8:30 – 9:00 PM. Movie Night permission forms are available online each week. Check the Day Camp web pages to register.

simple soccer camp Hours Camp begins each day at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. Campers who want to be dropped off earlier or picked up later for a little more fun can participate in Playhouse 90.

If for whatever reason a camper is not picked up by 3:10 PM or arrives before 8:45 AM, he or she will be taken to Playhouse 90 for supervision. A $15.00 Playhouse 90 fee will be charged.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Drop-off is from 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM and pick-up is from

2:50 PM – 3:10 PM. Our drop-off and pick-up takes place in the North Parking Lot (see pg. 6 for exact location). If you have a camper in the Day Camp, you may drop all of your children off on the 107th Street turnaround and a Summer Programs staff member will unite your non-Day Camper with their corresponding group. Late campers should be dropped off at the Summer Camp Office.

What to Bring Water bottle, sunscreen, towel, swimsuit, and court/ indoor shoes. All campers will receive: a camp T-shirt, a soccer ball, water bottle, and certificate of completion.

spartantv broadcasting camp Hours Camp begins each day at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. Campers who want to be dropped off earlier or picked up later for a little more fun can participate in Playhouse 90.

If for whatever reason a camper is not picked up by 3:10 PM or arrives before 8:45 AM, he or she will be taken to Playhouse 90 for supervision. A $15.00 Playhouse 90 fee will be charged.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Drop-off is from 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM and pick-up is from 2:50 PM – 3:10 PM. Our drop-off and pick-up takes place in the North Parking Lot (see pg. 6 for exact location). If you have a camper in the Day Camp, you may drop all of your children off on the 107th Street turnaround and a Summer Programs staff member will unite your non-Day Camper with their corresponding group.

What to Bring All campers will receive: a certificate of completion.

summer academies Behavior and Dress Code Students are expected to dress in a manner that will not disrupt the learning environment. Failure to do so may result in dismissal from the course.

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Our drop-off and pick-up takes place in the North Parking Lot (see pg. 6 for exact location). If you have a camper in the Day Camp, you may drop all of your children off on the 107th Street turnaround and a Summer Programs staff member will unite your non-Day Camper with their corresponding group. Late campers should report to the Summer Camp Office.

What to Bring Email communication the week prior to the start of class will contain information regarding what you or your child should bring for the course.

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SUMMER PROGRAMS

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simple soccer camp

summer academies

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comprehensive outdoor education program (coep)

spartan tv broadcasting camp

chess camp

aquatics

601 ne 107 st. miami, fl. 33161 | 305.779.7350 | summer.miamicountryday.org