SCF 2018

The Voice for Summer Camps within South Florida

Summer Camp Directory 2018 Eating at Camp: Finding a Healthy Balance

Explore Our Camp Fair on April 14th!

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The Gift of a Summer Experience

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S.T.E.A.M.

June 4 - July 20, 2018

Music Biomedical Detectives

Broadway gulliver.life/summer

Athletics

Coding

Summer Studies 305.665.3593 ext. 3327 SU MM ER C AMP FU N

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From the Editor

For suggestions or comments, please email: elizabeth@summercampfunfl.com

What’s Inside

to serve you, we are taking our mission beyond print this year. Together with The Shops at Sunset Place, we will be hosting our first summer camp fair, a unique opportunity to meet with camp representatives directly and ask questions about their programs. Summer Camp Fun Expo & Job Fair was specifically designed for parents to have face-to-face time with summer programs. The fair will be held at The Shops at Sunset Place on April 14th from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm.

We thank you for the continued opportunity to serve you and our community.

We rely on your feedback to be successful, please send your comments or suggestions to: elizabeth@summercampfunfl.com.

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t is hard to believe that we are less than 10 weeks away from summer vacation.

Every year we look forward to this special double issue and this year is no different.

This will be our ninth Summer Camp Fun issue featuring a comprehensive list of summer camps in South Florida and we hope that it will be a beneficial tool in your decision-making process. With the broad range of specialized camps and programs available, there is a unique opportunity to make summer a more personalized and tailored experience. Our goal is to help families find a camp or program that accommodatestheneeds,interests,goals,and expectations of both parents and campers.

In order to continue to fulfill our promise

PRE-CAMP FUN WEEK JUNE 11-15 SUMMER PROGRAMS JUNE 18-AUGUST 10 POST-CAMP FUN WEEK AUGUST 13-17 422AMPRIVATESCHOOLSAD2018.indd l SUMMER CAMP FUN 1/ 2018

Summer Camp Expo Cover Riviera Schools Camp 2 Gulliver Schools 3 Alexander Camp 4 Camp Seaquarium 5 Camp Lingua 6 Belen Summer Camp 7 Camp Carrolton 7 Spanish River Christian SOAR Camp 8 Camp Summit-Questa 8 Frost Science Summer Camp 9 Adrienne Arsht Center 12 Fun Camps 12 MCM Explorer's Camp 13 Zaniac 13 Wise Choice Summer Camp 14 Summer Camp Expo 15

SPRING 2018 – VOLUME 9 PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Elizabeth Rivas elizabeth@summercampfunfl.com MANAGING EDITOR Monica Pitts GRAPHIC DESIGN ClearImages Design Inc. CONTRIBUTORS SCF Editor's Team & Lifewithaloha R Media Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 832045 • Miami, FL 33283 (786)346-3048 www.rmediapublishing.com www.summercampfunfl.com Summer Camp Fun magazine is published by R Media Publishing, Inc. (RPM) and is distributed free of charge throughout South Florida. All rights reserved. Copying any of the contents of these publication without the expressed permission of R Media Publishing, Inc., is prohibited.

IF IT’S SUMMER, IT MUST BE ALEXANDER CAMP! 305.665.6274

school@alexandermontessori.com www.alexandermontessori.com Preschool 6050 SW 57th Avenue Toddler and Preschool 17800 Old Cutler Road Toddler and Preschool 14400 Old Cutler Road Elementary 14850 SW 67th Avenue

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Summer Camp Returns to Miami Seaquarium—Full of New Activities and Learning Experiences Camp Seaquarium runs from June 11, 2018 – August 18, 2018 for Ages 5 – 18

With summer vacation just a few months away, parents are looking for exciting and innovative ways to keep their children engaged in education outside the classroom. Summer Camp 2018 at Miami Seaquarium offers students from kinder¬garten to high school the opportunity to learn about animal senses and behavior, environmental issues, and the relation¬ship between humans and marine animals. Summer activities for kids will focus on educational topics according to their grade level. This year’s camp themes are “Earth Buddies,” “Ocean Explorers,” “Cold-blooded Critters,” “Aqua Powers,” “Beyond the Reef,” plus the return of “Counselor in Training (CIT) Program.” This year’s Summer Camp is full of new games, activities, and learning experiences!

Register online before June 1st and get the early bird special rate of $175 per week. Or pre-register online by the Fri¬day before the beginning of each week for the special rate of $195.

Miami Seaquarium is also offer¬ing an entire 5-week session for just $850, a $1,250 value (campers must register online for a full 5-week consecutive ses¬sion to receive the special pricing).

Special rates are available for annual pass holders.

Special pricing at Dolphin Harbor is available for parents who wish to enroll their campers in an unforgettable Dol¬phin Interaction program. Parents who have registered campers ages 10 and up also will have the opportunity to enroll their campers in a Reef Encounter (Sea Trek).

Camp hours are Monday through Fri¬day from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with early and late care available starting from 8:00p.m to 5:30p.m for an additional charge. For Summer Camp enrollment or additional information, please call 305-361-5705, ext.

526 or 207 or visit www.miamiseaquarium.com/camp.

Miami Seaquarium is a marine-life park, located on the beautiful Biscayne Bay in South Florida that provides visitors with a greater understanding and appreciation for marine life through shows, presentations and exhibits. As an accredited member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums, Miami Seaquarium exceeds the standards of excellence for marine mammal care, husbandry, conservation and education. n

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SUMMER CAMP: June 11 - August 17, 2018

BOOK EARLY AND SAVE! VISIT MIAMISEAQUARIUM.COM/EDUCATION FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 305-361-5705 EXT. 526 OR 207, OR EMAIL EDUCATION@MSQ.CC

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Campers will enjoy an interactive and hands on experience while they learn about wildlife conservation and life under the sea! This year's camp programs will be full of new games, activities, and learning experiences!

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s birthdays and holidays roll around each year, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles struggle with what gifts to give the children in their lives. It is no secret that the summer camp experience has many benefits for campers but there is finally research to support that claim. Over 5,000 families participated in a study supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. where parents, campers, and program staff reported growth in areas such as self-confidence, independence, making friends, exploring and learning new activities, and spirituality. These are important skills that children take into adulthood.

It is hard to break free from the mentality that because we have something tangible and permanent we have the best value. In reality, experiences become part of our identity. B.J. Neblett put it best when he said, “We are the sum total of our experiences. Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.”

Giving the gift of camp is a timeless gift, and if you are the extended family or friend of the child, it is a gift that their parents will greatly appreciate. The return on this investment in our children, to learn through play and develop life skills, is priceless. It provides them with time to be physically active, gain resiliency and become more confident, develop social skills, and a relaxing environment to be themselves and make lasting friendships. According to the research of Dr. Thomas Gilovich of Cornell University, the trouble with possessions is that the happiness they provide fades quickly. “One of the enemies of happiness is adaptation,” Gilovich said, identifying what would come to be referred to as the paradox of possessions. Humans are incredibly adaptive and so new things can be exciting at first but then we adapt to them. Once we adapt, we want more and better things and this leads to comparison and envy of the things others have that we don’t. The beautiful thing about gifting camp is that there are programs with all kinds of fun for all kinds of kids. Let’s give the children in our lives a summer to remember and a gift they will cherish forever. Let’s give them the perfect gift—summer camp. n

Art • Athletics • Coding • Dance • Drama • Engineering • Innovation • Music • Robotics

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Co-ed Camps Now Available!

Weekly sessions June to August, 2018 For girls and boys entering PK3 through 9th (ages 3 to 15) Co-ed and single-gender activities Choose from our full day Camp Carrollton or from our Specialty Camps.

For more information visit www.carrollton.org

3747 Main Highway, Coconut Grove • www.carrollton.org

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Healthy Balance We know that camps can provide incredible experiences, and now those experiences are expanding. With camps specializing in all sorts of interests, we are seeing a trend in camps revamping their menus to include healthier food options.

Kids are constantly exploring environments where they can feel good about their accomplishments by discovering new skills, new friends, and enjoy time outdoors. At camps we feel secure that our kids are getting what they need to develop physically; however, a good camp will also encourage children to find and establish healthy lifestyles.

Summer Camps are beginning to surround campers with healthier options such as salad bars and fresh fruits while also accommodating dietary restrictions for children with food allergies and diabetes, and vegetarians. Summer camps will still hold on to their tradition of s’mores, but will also offer healthier options. This is a step in the right direction and another way for children to attune with nature. n

ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY

ARCHAEOLOGY

MARINE BIOLOGY

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School may be out for summer… but science is in!

K – 8th grade Explore the wonderful world of science during Summer Camp at Frost Science, located in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park.

1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 | 305-434-9600 | frostscience.org

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The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science is supported by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County. This project is supported by the Building Better Communities Bond Program and the City of Miami. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers.

Frost Science is an accessible facility. All contents ©Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. All rights reserved.

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For details and online registration, visit frostscience.org/summercamp.

Call 305-434-9564 or email camp@frostscience.org.

2018

SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY DAY CAMPS AEF Schools Summer Camps Monday through Friday Pre Care: 7:30 am – 8:30 am Camp Hours: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Afternoon Program: 3:15 pm – 5:30 pm 4650 SW 61st Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 P: 954 | 581-8222 www.aefschools.com Alexander Montessori Camp Ages 1-1/2 – 6 years, 17800 Old Cutler Road Ages 3 – 6 years, 6050 SW 57th Avenue Ages 3 – 6 years, 14400 Old Cutler Road Ages 6 – 12 years, 14850 SW 67th Avenue P: 305 | 665-6274 www.alexandermontessori.com Belen Wolverine Summer Camp June 18 - July 27 500 SW 127th Ave, Miami, FL 33184 P: 786 | 621-4610 www.belenjesuit.org/page/athletics/summer-camp

Camp Lingua Language Immersion and Equestrian Ranch

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Spanish | French | English Summer & Spring P: 954 | 642-CAMP www.camplingua.com Cardinal Newman Camp 512 Spencer Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33409 P: 561 | 683-6266 www.cardinalnewman.com Carrollton School of The Sacred Heart Summer Camp Programs

Weekly Sessions June - August PK3 - 9th Grade ( Ages 3-15) Co-ed and Single-Gender Activities www.carrollton.org 10 28 l SUMMER CAMP FUN / 2018

Children's Resource Fund Camp Academic & Fun Camp

8571 SW 112 Street Miami, Florida 33156 P: 305 | 596-6966 www.crfcenter.org Circle C Youth Ranch 5801 SW 120th Avenue Miami, FL 33183 P: 305 | 274 -3380 www.westwoodchristian.org Conchita Espinosa Academy 12975 SW 6th St Miami, FL 33184 P: 305 | 227-1149 www.conchitaespinosa.com Cushman Camp Innovate Pre-K through 8th Grade June 19th to August 4th, 9 am to 4 pm 592 Northeast 60th Street Miami, FL 33137 P: 305 | 757.1966 www.cushmanschool.org Fun Camps - Award Winning Camps Children 5-12 years old P: 305 | 666-2992 www.funcamps.com Greenacres Christian Academy's Summer Kingdom Camp Ages 5-12 Bible based activities Daily off-campus outings 4982 Cambridge Street Greenacres, FL 33463 P: 561 | 965.0363 www.greenacreschristianacademy.com Gulliver Schools Camp Gulliver Athletics, Arts, S.T.E.A.M. and Summer Study programs P: 305 | 665- 3593 Ext. 3327 www.gulliverschools.org

Jesse Williams Ranch 6555 SW 123 Ave Miami, FL 33183 P: 305 | 270-KIDS Kendall Christian School Summer Fun Kids Camp 2 Locations: Kendall Presbyterian Church

8485 SW 112th Street Miami, FL 33156 Gladeview Christian School

12202 SW 26 Street Miami, FL 33175 P: 305 | 551-6143 www.gladeview.org www.summerfunkidscamp.info L’Atelier School 5960 SW 71 ST South Miami, FL 33143 P: 305 | 662-2326 www.latelier.org Lindenberg Summer Fun 8785 SW 165 Avenue Miami, FL, 33193 P: 786 | 556-5558 www.lindenbergschoolbus.com Miami Children’s Museum 980 MacArthur Causeway Miami Beach, FL 33132 P: 305 | 373-5437 www.miamichildrensmuseum.org Miami Country Day Camp Where Summer Excels Day Camp - PK3 – 6 Specialty Camps ages 6 – 14 Sports Camps ages 7 – 14 Travel Camp grades 6-11 P: 305 | 779-7350 www.summer.miamicountryday.org

Miami Camp Seaquarium 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway Key Biscayne, FL 33149 P: 305 | 365 -2518 www.miamiseaquarium.com Palmer Trinity School Camp 5th – 12th Grade Students Athletic, academic, art and enrichment camp 7900 SW 176 Street Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 P: 305 | 676-7410 www.palmertrinity.org/summer Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science 1101 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 3313 P: 305 | 434-9600 www.frostscience.org Ransom Everglades Summer Camp Ransom Campus 3575 Main Highway Coconut Grove FL 33133 P: 305 | 460 8874 E: resummercamp@gmail.com www.ransomeverglades.org/summercamp Riviera Schools 3 Years old to 10th Grade

Summit-Questa Montessori Camp June 11 - August 10 Early Childhood Ages 3-5 Elementary Camp Ages 6-10 P: 954 | 584-3466 www.summitquesta.com St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School Summer Camps Jr. Pre - 5th grade Session 1: June 11- June 22 Session 2: June 26- July 6 P: 305 | 665-4851 www.stepsmia.org/summercamp Wise Choice Summer Camp Two Camp Locations: University of Miami Florida International University (FIU) 10481 N. Kendall Dri. Suite D-200 Miami, Fl 33176 305-630-3600 www.wisechoicesummercampfun.com Unicorn Village Academy 21100 Ruth & Baron Coleman Blvd., Suite 200 Boca Raton, FL 33428 561 | 826-9156 www.unicornvillageacademy.com Zaniac Learning Camp S.T.E.A.M. Camp grades K-8 8322 S. Dixie Highway Miami, FL 33143 P: 305 | 239-9484 www.zaniaclearning.com

Junior Campus

Home to campers 3 years old to those entering Grade 2

6800 Nervia Street Coral Gables, FL 33146 P: 305 | 666-1856 www.rivieraschools.com Senior Campus Home to campers entering Grade 3 to Grade 10

9775 SW 87th Ave Miami, FL 33176 P: 786 | 300-0300 www.rivieraschools.com Roig Academy 8000 SW 112 Street Miami, FL 33156 P: 305 | 235-1313 www.roigacademy.com Spanish River Christian SOAR Summer Day Camp Junior Camp - preschoolers ages 3-5 Senior camp - Kindergarten through 6th grade June 11 – July 20 2400 Yamato Rd Boca Raton FL 33431 P: 561 | 994.5006 www.srcs.spanishriver.com

Miami Rowing Club 3601 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami (Virginia Key), FL 33149 P: 305 | 361-3225 www.miamirowing.org Miami Heat Summer Camp P: 786 | 777 4328 www.nba.com Sea Camp Association Marine Science Camp

Located in Florida Keys P: 877 | SEACAMP www.seacamp.org Shake-A-Leg Miami Watersport and Adventure Island Camp

2620 Bayshore Drive Miami, Fl 33133 P: 305 | 858 5550 www.shakealegmiami.org Sunblazer Soccer P: 305 | 630 3314 www.sksoccer.org University of Miami Sports Camp Mini Canes Recreational Sports P: 305 | 284 8510 www.miami.edu/wellness/camp

ARTS CAMPS

Music/ Dance/ Modeling Adrienne Arsht Center Camp Broadway Miami

OVERNIGHT CAMPS

August 8-12 Ages 10-17 www.arshtcenter.org/campbroadway

Circle F Dude Ranch Camp Ages 6-16 5301 Dude Ranch Rd Lake Wales, Florida 33898 P: 863 | 676-4113 www.circlefduderanchcamp.com

Live Modern School of Music Miami 1788 Sans Souci Blvd Miami, Fl 33181 P: 305 | 893 0191 www.lmsom.com

Florida Prep Boarding & Day Programs 1950 S. Academy Drive Melbourne, FL 32901 P: 321 | 723-3211 ext. 1 www.flair.com/summer

University of Miami

WATER & SPORTS CAMPS FIU Baseball CAMP nsheffer@fiu.edu P: 305 | 348 7403 www.collegebaseballcamps.com

Summer Theater Academy

P: 305 | 284-4474 www.as.miami.edu/sta

MISSION CAMP Team Effort Missions Camp Mission Projects: Outreach ministries / Helping in food and clothing centers.

Children’s program P: 800 | 989 1507

Miami Dolphins Academy Football & Cheerleading Camps youthprograms@dolphins.com P: 305 | 943- 7272 www.miamidolphins.com

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Miami Dade College Summer Programs 11011 SW 104 Street Miami, FL 33176 P: 305 | 237- 2161 www.mdc.edu/summercamps

AUGUST 6 -10 FOR RTHEATE IDS K LOVING S AGE 10 - 17!

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Ask about our toddler summer program!

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EXPLORERS CAMP SUMMER 2018

For children Pre-K (4) - 5th Grade

JUNE 11th - AUGUST 24th TAKE A BLAST THROUGH THE PAST DISCOVERING ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AND TIME PERIODS!

REGISTER TODAY! 305.373.5437 ext.112 • summercamp.michimu.net Miami Children’s Museum receives both private and public funding. MCM is sponsored in part by the City of Miami; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

It’s called summer camp, but it’s really a boot camp for the brain.

Zaniac’s 2018 Summer Labs are full of surprises and ideal for kids 5-14 years old of all mastery levels.

About our Summer Labs Coders go from beginner to expert programmers with our progression of coding Labs.

Explorers make new discoveries in the Game-Based Learning Minecraft; Biosphere Explorers, Space Adventurers, Urban Adventurer, FIFA World Cup Geo, City Rescue Squad, Redstone, Newton’s World Labs.

Engineers engage in Ignite, Battle, Olympic, Marine, Green and Bio Bots Labs, and explore space with Drones and Aeronautical Labs, and electricity with Circuits and Tinker & Code.

Designers get challenged with Music, Costume Design, 3D Game Design, 3D Maker, and 3D

K-8 STEAM After-School Programs & Camps

Summer Transportation is available from Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Brickell and Doral to Zaniac every day of the week.

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