2011 Summer Programs Check out exciting athletic, arts, and academic programs for Preschool, Lower, Middle, and Upper School students!
SUMMER SPORTS PROGRAMS MUSTANG BOYS’ BASKETBALL CAMP June 6-10 9 am-3 pm Cost: $220 Rising grades 7-12 eligible
MUSTANG BASEBALL CAMP July 25-29 9 am-3 pm Cost: $220 Rising grades 2-8 eligible
June 20-24 9 am-3 pm Cost: $220 Rising grades 2-8 eligible
Location: Glenn Campus Baseball Complex Coach: Head Coach Mike Turner Contact: mturner@mountvernonschool.org
Location: Glenn Campus Gymnasium Coach: Head Coach Curtis Berry Contact: cberry@mountvernonschool.org Skills covered daily will include basic fundamentals of the game from team to individual performance, mental development, footwork improvement and offensive breakdown of skills including passing, shooting and dribbling. To enhance the learning process, games will be incorporated in the teaching process. With a small 8:1 ratio, campers will receive personalized attention. All instructions will be given by former professional and college players. MUSTANG GIRLS’ BASKETBALL CAMP July 18-22 9 am-3 pm Cost: $220 Rising grades 2-8 eligible Location: Glenn Campus Gymnasium Coach: Head Coach Sharon Burnette Contact: sburnette@mountvernonschool.org Instructional camp for young players interested in developing individual skills and game fundamentals. With a small 8:1 counselor to camper ratio, players receive individual instruction including ball handling and shooting skills, and work in game situations.
Designed for players wishing to play at the high school level, this camp stresses improving individual hitting, throwing and catching skills. Instruction provided by certified coaches with college experience, as well as student counselors. MUSTANG CO-ED SOCCER CAMPS June 6-10 9 am-3 pm Cost: $220 Rising grades 1-8 eligible Location: Glenn Campus Athletic Stadium Coach: Garry Sullivan Contact: gsullivan@mountvernonschool.org Featuring an all professional coaching staff, this soccer camp will train players how to make faster and better decisions in game situations and teach players the skills to execute those decisions. Technical exercises in all aspects of play will be put into game situations. Most importantly, the staff will coach players on how to work on their own to improve so that long after it is over, this camp will continue its impact on their game.
VOLLEYTOTS July 11-15 8 am-11 am Cost: $130 Rising grades K-3 eligible
Players will work on hand eye coordination and balance as well as speed and agility, in addition there will be game play each day.
Location: Glenn Campus gym Coach: June Burney Contact: jburney@mountvernonschool.org
MUSTANG FOOTBALL CLINIC July 18-22 4 pm-8 pm Cost: $220 Rising grades 1-8 eligible
Introduction to volleyball as well as hand-eye coordination and balance. This will be a high energy and fun interactive way to experience the game of volleyball.
Location: Glenn Campus Football Stadium Coach: Head Coach Reggie Burnette Contact: rburnette@mountvernonschool.org
OUTDOOR GRASS VOLLEYBALL CAMP June 6-8 9 am-12 pm Cost: $80 Rising grades 7-12 eligible
This camp is for players to learn the outdoor volleyball game, and will be played on grass. Players will learn the different skills and rules for the outdoor game. They will play in fours, triples, and doubles formats. Experience playing indoors is required, intermediate to advance skills necessary.
The Mustang Football Fundamental Camp is a “non-contact� evening camp that provides students with instruction and activities that inspire a love of the sport and the confidence to fully participate in organized or informal football activities. This camp is designed to challenge all, regardless of whether they have experience in organized football programs. The MVPS staff and players provide individual and small group instruction to participants. Young men attending the clinic will take part in non-contact drills; receive instruction in gross and fine motor skills involved in offensive, defensive, and special teams play. The camp fee includes camp T-shirt and the personalized instruction described above. Ten percent team discount for groups of 6 or more!
INDIVIDUAL SKILLS VOLLEYBALL CAMP June 13-17 9 am-3 pm Cost: $220 Rising grades 7-12 eligible
MUSTANG CHEERLEADING CAMP June 6-10 9 am-3 pm $220 Rising grades K-8 eligible
Location: Glenn Campus Gym Coach: June Burney Contact: jburney@mountvernonschool.org
Location: Glenn Campus Football Stadium Coach: Katina Long Contact: coachklong@gmail.com
Intermediate and Advanced skills required. Will focus on all skills as well as strategy and different positions. Lots of reps and game play with great instruction. Players will be divided by age and ability.
All girls ages 5-12 are invited to attend. The camp is designed to introduce and/or improve cheerleading skills, dance routines, team cheering and spirit activities. Both novice and experienced cheerleaders will benefit from this camp.
Location: Glenn Campus Baseball Complex Coach: June Burney Contact: jburney@mountvernonschool.org
BEGINNERS VOLLEYBALL July 11-15 12 pm-4 pm Cost: $130 Rising grades 4-6 eligible Location: Glenn Campus Gym Coach: June Burney Contact: jburney@mountvernonschool.org Introduction to the sport of Volleyball, Including rules of the game, and basic skills. Players will get lots of instruction and repititions in serving, passing, setting and hitting.
CONTACT PERSON: Mark Heiser
mheiser@mountvernonschool.org
DRESS/ATTIRE: The camper is to dress appropriately for their respective activities.
* For Full Day Camps, bring a bagged lunch. Snacks are provided for Half Day Camps. REGISTER HERE ONLINE
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND UPPER SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS SUMMER CREDIT COURSES
ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS
EUCLIDIAN GEOMETRY (1.0 CREDIT)
STUDY STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP
June 6-July 22 Monday – Friday 8 am-12 pm Cost: $800 Rising grades 9 and 10 eligible
Euclidean Geometry provides a visual approach to conceptualizing. It uses informal and formal logical reasoning processes including deductive and inductive reasoning, synthetic, coordinate, and transformational approaches to study congruence, similarity, parallelism, symmetry, and perpendicularity. The integration of algebraic skills and concepts to solve geometric problems is stressed. (1.0 credit) Instructor: Ms. Danielle Heintz
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (0.5 CREDIT) June 6-June 24 Monday – Friday 8 am-12 pm. Cost: $400 Rising grades 10,11, and 12 eligible US Government is a course that is integral to understanding the American system of governance. The course will include instruction on the various forms of government, with particular attention to our system of government as defined by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. (.5 credit) Instructor: Mr. Mike Edmonson
ECONOMICS (0.5 CREDIT)
June 27-July 15 Monday – Friday 8 am-2:30 pm (includes ½ hour lunch) Cost: $400 Rising grades 10,11, and 12 eligible This course focuses on the American economic system and covers fundamental economic concepts, comparative economic systems, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economic interdependence. It stresses the ability to analyze critically and to make decisions concerning public issues. (.5 credit) Instructor: Mr. Mike Edmonson
June 20-22 9 am-11 am Cost: $165 Rising grades 7, 8, and 9 eligible Maximum of 16 students per session
During the workshop students will receive an introduction to several different study strategies. These strategies will assist students with organization, time-management, reading, vocabulary development, note-taking, research, and test preparation. The students will also be introduced to numerous forms of educational technology. These tools will include recommended educational websites, programs, and applications for their phones and computers. The students will also have an opportunity to apply what they have learned utilizing content from different subject areas. Instructors: Samantha Flowers and Amanda Stavropoulos
WRITE ON! WORKSHOP
July 25- 27 9 am-11 am Cost: $200 Rising grades 7, 8, and 9 eligible Maximum of 16 students per session This course was designed to help students improve their written expression skills. During the Write On! Course, students will be guided through the writing process utilizing two innovative educational software programs. First, they will be employing Draft: Builder for the planning, organizing, and drafting of their essays. The students will be taught to write outlines, add supporting information, and draft their essays. The program also includes several graphic organizer templates appropriate for note-taking, research papers, summer reading, and many other types of essays. The second instructional software program, Write: Outloud, contains a talking word processor that provides assistance with the revising and editing of their writing. This includes a talking spell checker, homophone checker and dictionary to help your students confirm their word choice. These software programs will be included on all school computers and students will also have an opportunity to load this software to their home computers! Instructors: Maggie Menkus and Samantha Flowers
NEXT STEPS: HOW TO TAKE ACTION WITH YOUR PSAT SCORE REPORT June 20-22 9 am-11 am Cost: $165 Rising grades 10 and 11 eligible Minimum of 5 students
This worksop will give students an opportunity to explore in depth all of the features included in the PSAT score report. Students will spend time working problems they had trouble with and reviewing answer explanations in each of the three sections of the test through CollegeBoard’s Quickstart. Students will also take a personality test through Quickstart and match the results to various college degrees and careers. Students will leave understanding what their own personalized SAT study plan should look like. Instructor: Heather Bradford
FINANCIAL PEACE FOR TEENS
June 13-17 12:30 pm-4:30 pm Cost: $165 Rising grades 10-12, recent graduates eligible The class is based on the Dave Ramsey principals for personal finance (emphasis on staying out of debt, creating and maintaining a budget, and learning how to balance saving, giving, and spending in a healthy lifestyle). Students will learn the Foundations of Personal Finance. The class would be a hybrid of an interactive DVD series by Dave Ramsey, intermixed with small group discussions and practical application. Instructor: Ashley Glover
CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR – LEARNING HOW TO PAINT WITH WORDS June 27-July 1 12:30 pm-4 pm Cost: $165 Rising grades 10-12
Students in this course will generate free-writing in a journal, study models of good writing, and experiment with poetry and prose. Students will develop a sense of speaker and audience. They will provide positive support for their fellow writers and learn to revise their work using concrete, sensory details and appropriate choice of diction, syntax, purpose, and audience. Students will also learn techniques for evaluating writing. Instructor: Ashley Glover
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS
ART PAINTING CAMP
June 6-10 9 am-12 pm Cost $165 – (this includes cost of all materials) Rising grades 7-9 eligible Interpret what you see and learn to look in a whole new way! Painting camp will explore individual visual experience through experimenting with mixed media. Materials will include paint, modeling compounds, paper, fiber, and collage materials. Be prepared to create sculptured surfaces, collage, dripping, and pouring while exploring textures, values, balance and contrasts found in nature and the imagination. Instructor: Hank Kunath
CLAY CAMP
June 6-10 1 pm-4 pm Cost $165 – (this includes cost of all materials) Rising grades 7-9 eligible Students will experience clay in a whole new way: coils, slabs, and wheel thrown vessels and tiles with a new look. Clay camp will explore the individual experience of creating objects that are beautiful to the eye, a pleasure to touch, and both functional and abstract. Materials will include stoneware clay, glazes, and tools used to create some visual magic. Be prepared to experience creating abstract sculpture in relief, tiles, jewelry, and functional ceramics. Experiment with glaze and embellished textured surfaces. Instructor: Hank Kunath
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY CAMP June 6-10
9 am-4 pm Cost: $300 Rising grades 8-12 eligible The Music Technology Camp is designed for students entering 8-12 grade to explore and enhance their learning and understanding of the world of Music Technology. Each camper will develop skill sets in music recording, mixing and sequencing, as well as live music technology. Topics will include recording a band, sound design, music for film, music creation through technology and enhancing performance with technology. Students will create original compositions that use digital audio and MIDI with the aid of specifically designed music stations. Instructor: Chris Moore
DANCE MOUNT VERNON SUMMER DANCESPORT CAMP June 6-10 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $165 Rising grades 8-12 eligible
The DanceSport Camp is designed for students entering 8-12 grade to explore and enhance their learning and understanding of the basic elements of Latin and Ballroom dancing. Each camper will learn the core step patterns of the rhumba, mambo, salsa, cha cha, samba, swing, and hustle. In addition to learning and differentiating the beat of these dances the students will also learn the interrelatedness of each of the dances and the history behind their roots. No prior dance experince is required but students are required to bring proper DanceSport shoes. Instructor: Nancy Eder
CONTACT PERSON: Don Sasso
dsasso@mountvernonschool.org
DRESS/ATTIRE: The camper is to dress appropriately for their respective activities.
* For Full Day Camps, bring a bagged lunch. Snacks are provided for Half Day Camps. REGISTER HERE ONLINE
PRESCHOOL/LOWER SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS
All summer camps must have a minimum of 6 campers.
ACADEMIC STUDY STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP June 27-29 9 am-11 am Cost: $150 Rising grades 4-6 eligible
During this workshop, students will receive an introduction to several research-based learning strategies that will assist them with organization, time-management, reading, and test preparation. In addition, their vocabulary development, note-taking, and research skills will be enhanced. The students will be introduced to numerous forms of innovative educational technology such as educational websites, programs, and applications for their phones and computers. Instructors: Samantha Flowers & Amanda Stavropoulos
WRITE ON! WORKSHOP
July 11-15 9 am-11 am Cost: $200 Rising grades 5-6 eligible
Instructors: Amanda Stavropoulos & Ann Plumer
July 18-22 9 am-11 am Cost: $200 Rising grades 3-4 eligible Instructors: Amanda Stavropoulos & Andrea McCranie This course was designed to help students improve their written expression skills. During Write On! Course, students will be guided through the writing process utilizing two innovative educational software programs. First, they will be employing Draft: Builder for the planning, organizing, and drafting of their essays. The students will be taught to write outlines, add supporting information, and draft their essays. The program also includes several graphic organizer templates appropriate for note-taking, research papers, summer reading, and many other types of essays. The second instructional software program, Write: Outloud, contains a talking word processor that provides assistance with the revising and editing of their writing. This includes a talking spell checker, homophone checker and dictionary to help students confirm their word choice. These software programs will be included on all school computers, and students will also have an opportunity to load this software to their home computers! Parents are encouraged to attend the software overview, so that they are able to provide assistance at home.
HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS! June 27-29 9 am-11 am Cost: $150 Rising grades 4-6 eligible Come join a group of friends to learn how to write in cursive! We will be using the Handwriting Without Tears program. This camp is dedicated to students who have little to no experience writing in cursive. Instructor: Nicole Martin
PHONICS
July 11-15 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grade 1 eligible July 18-22 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grade K eligible This camp will enable students to increase their understanding of phonics using the Orton Gillingham program. Instructor: Liz Dolan
ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND REVIEW August 1-5 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 1-6 eligible
August 8-12 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades K-6 eligible August 8-12 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Kindergarten eligible Students will review skills that they are expected to know in order to prepare for the upcoming school year. *Campers will be separated by grade level.
BRUSH UP SPANISH
August 1-5 1 pm-4pm Cost: $150 Rising 1st-3rd eligible This camp will give students the opportunity to learn and practice basic vocabulary through a variety of activities which include internet and board games, songs, and arts/crafts. Instructor: Angela Johnson
SPANISH FUN
August 8-12 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising 4th-6th eligible This camp will give students the opportunity to practice their Spanish and learn Hispanic culture through videos, readings and songs. Instructor: Angela Johnson
DANCE DANCE
August 1-5 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising 3s-K eligible August 1-5 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 1-3 eligible Let’s dance! Campers will learn a variety of fun dance steps during this exciting week long camp. Instructor: Elissa Harbuck
COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY WEB 2.0
July 11-15 1 pm-4 pm $150 Rising grades 4-6 eligible Campers will learn various Web 2.0 platforms such as Prezi and Wordle that will enable them to take their school projects to the next level. Please bring a jump drive with pictures to personalize projects. Instructor: Lisa Brady
KEYBOARDING
July 18-22 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 1-2 eligible July 18-22 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 3-6 eligible Campers will learn typing skills in a fun but effective way. Prizes will be awarded daily based on typing contests. Instructor: Lisa Brady
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
July 25-29 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 3-6 eligible Campers will learn how to take, save, and crop pictures. They will also develop a website using the pictures they take during camp. Instructor: Lisa Brady
ROBOTICS
July 11-15 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 2-5 eligible Campers will design and program real Lego robots. Instructor: Lisa Brady
BEGINNING COMPUTER SKILLS July 25-29 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 1-3 eligible
Campers will learn basic computer skills and common computer programs. Please bring a jump drive with pictures to personalize projects. Instructor: Lisa Brady
MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE ART
July 11-15 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 2-4 eligible Campers will learn how to make buttercream icing and how to color it using food coloring. They will have the opportunity to use different techniques to decorate cupcakes and cookies. Instructor: Angela Johnson
“NO BAKE” COOKING CAMP July 18-22 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 2-4 eligible
Campers will learn easy recipes they can make at home and that will be safe for them to cook. They will begin by making their own apron and cooking hat in order to be properly attired for camp. Instructor: Angela Johnson
IMAGINATION STATION
July 25-29 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 4-6 eligible Campers will get hands on experience combining science and creativity. At Imagination Station, campers are inspired to express their creativity, work as a team, and create new things. Instructor: Mary Cantwell
July 11-15 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 2-3 eligible
FULL DAY CAMPS (MON-FRI 9:00-4:00)
July 18-22 1 pm-4 pm Cost: $150 Rising grades 4-6 eligible
MVPS DRAMA CAMP
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Campers will explore the great outdoors together. They will do various activities such as hiking, ropes courses, and more. Each day they will travel off-site to a new outdoor adventure. Instructor: Mary Cantwell
ART SCULPTURE
July 11-15 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising 1-6 eligible Campers will explore sculpture using diverse media such as food, clay, wire and papier mache, found objects, and recyclables. Instructor: Kat Mattimoe
PAINTING AND DRAWING July 18-22 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising 1-6 eligible
Campers will spend time drawing real and imaginary subjects using a variety of media including pastels, water colors, and acrylic. Instructor: Kat Mattimoe
All summer camps must have a minimum of 6 campers. $300 for all Full Day Camps.
July 25-29
Cost: $300 Rising grades 3-8 available Mount Vernon’s first ever intensive drama camp for Lower and Middle School students. We will spend the mornings learning new skills as a group, then divide into age groups to practice. We will prepare a production in the afternoons and perform for the community on Friday evening. Instructors: Chris Willoughby & Amanda Stavropoulos
ON THE RUN WITH SUMMER FUN Aug 1-5
Cost: $300 Rising grades Pre K-K eligible ($150 half day)
Aug 8-12 Cost: $300 Rising grades Pre K-K eligible ($150 half day) Ease back into the school mode with a fun summer camp designed just for young students! Each exciting day will feature a different theme and will include art, music, movement, literature, science and cooking (available as an all day camp or mornings only). This will take place in the Preschool building. Instructors: Maria Jenkins & Lynne Strickland
CAMP MUSTANGS ARTS AND CRAFTS
August 1-5
July 25-29 9 am-12 pm Cost: $150 Rising 1-6 eligible
Cost: $300 Rising grades 1-6 eligible ($150 half day)
Camp crafts are fun! We will work with basketry, clay, beading, and weaving as we make traditional summer camp crafts. Instructor: Kat Mattimoe
Cost: $300 Rising grades 1-6 eligible ($150 half day)
August 8-12
Parents — Remember those summer camp experiences when you were a kid? Well, Mount Vernon is bringing those experiences back! Campers will participate in traditional summer camp activities including (but not limited to!) campfire songs, s’mores, relay races, arts and crafts, and water events. Campers will be divided into teams and compete in challenges throughout the week in order to win points. At the end of the week, the team winner will be announced at the awards assembly. Instructors: Kat Mattimo, Lisa Brady, & Rebecca Miniscalco
DROP OFF: 8-9 am PICK UP (HALF DAY): 12-12:30 pm PICK UP (FULL DAY): 4-5 pm
CONTACT PERSON: Ann Plumer
aplumer@mountvernonschool.org DRESS/ATTIRE: The camper is to dress
appropriately for their respective activities. * For Full Day Camps, bring a bagged lunch. Snacks are provided for Half Day Camps. REGISTER HERE ONLINE