2016 Summer at Severn Camp Guide

SEVERN SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS GUIDE CAMPS FOR ALL AGES | REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

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WELCOME TO SUMMER AT SEVERN 2016 Summer at Severn 2016 will be one to remember! Dive into some of our exciting new opportunities and enjoy the quality programs that have made our camps worth returning to year after year. This summer’s choices extend across four major categories: day camp, community enrichment program, specialty camps and sports camps, with extended hours available for most of our programs. Summer camps are available June 20 - July 29.

Severn Day Camp has headlined Severn’s summer programs for over 40 years, and we look forward to another summer of fun and friendship. With a number of age-specific groups, Day Camp has much to offer for our preschool to Middle School campers. Severn School has two campuses; Teel Campus located on Water Street in Severna Park, and just two miles down the road, Chesapeake Campus on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard. The Day Camp program will be held at our Chesapeake Campus.

The Community Enrichment program allows campers entering grades 5 through 9 to spend their mornings exploring the many service related projects in our community through a variety of on and off campus field trips. The 2016 schedule including our service learning partners is available online. The Community Enrichment Program operates out of the Teel Campus.

We have expanded our array of Specialty Camps for hands-on learning at both campuses. Specialty camps at our Chesapeake Campus are for grades 1-5, and include filmmaking, pottery, drama and art. Specialty camps on the Teel campus cover grades 4-12 and offer chess, pottery, drama, 3D design and printing, and laser engraving. Read the descriptions and find a specialty camp that will allow campers to explore their passions, or develop a new one.

We invite novice and experienced athletes alike to learn and sharpen their skills in a challenging but instruction-rich environment at one of Severn’s Sports Camps with offerings that include lacrosse, baseball, and basketball.

Questions? Please contact the Summer Programs Director Laurie Wachs 410.647.7701 ext. 2344 l.wachs@severnschool.com

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EXTENDED HOURS INFORMATION: Chesapeake Campus Before and After Care Extended hours are offered from 7:30 - 9 am and 3 - 6 pm at the Chesapeake Campus. Campers enrolled in a Chesapeake Campus camp should be dropped off in the morning and picked up from the Chesapeake Campus.

Teel Campus Before Care Extended hours in the morning are offered beginning at 7:30 am at the Teel Campus. Campers enrolled in a Teel Campus camp, should be dropped off in the morning at Teel campus. In the afternoon, we will transport Teel campers back to Chesapeake Campus for after care and pick up.

Registration may be for the morning, afternoon, or both.

A limited number of drop-in spaces will be available each day for a fee of $12 per hour, payable on a daily basis.

Extended Day Program If not pre-registered for Extended Hours, campers who are brought to campus 15 minutes early or 15 minutes after camp, will be entered into the Extended Hours program. Parents will be billed the "drop-in" fee of $12 per hour. The Extended Day program ends promptly at 6 pm. If campers are not collected by 6 pm, parents will be billed an additional late fee of $40 per quarter hour after 6 pm. Families must pre-register and pre-pay for the Extended Hours plans.

A TYPICAL DAY AT CAMP 9 am Campers arrive 9:15 am Greeting & review planned activities

Group activity

(PE, group games, outdoor play) 10 am Snack

Group activity

(arts and crafts, themed project) 12 pm Lunch and Recess 1 - 2 pm Pool 2:15 pm Campers Choice (outdoor games

or project activity) 3:00 pm Group wrap-up and dismissal

FOR THE MOST CURRENT LIST OF CAMPS PLEASE VIEW THE ONLINE SCHEDULE.

TIME TO PLAN YOUR SUMMER AT SEVERN! DAY CAMPS

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6/20-6/24: My Green Thumb!

ages 3.5-grade 5

$250

6/27-7/1: Up in Space!

ages 3.5-grade 5

$250

7/5-7/8: Mad Science

ages 3.5-grade 5

$200

7/11-7/15: Animal Planet

ages 3.5-grade 5

$250

7/18-7/22: Time Travel

ages 3.5-grade 5

$250

7/25-7/29: Creative Challenges: Maker Week

ages 3.5-grade 5

$250

6/20-6/24: Chess Camp

grades 4-10

$250

6/20-6/24: Paint Til You Faint

grades 1-5

$250

6/27-7/1: Severn on Stage

grades 5-8

$250

6/27-7/1: Clay All Day

grades 1-5

$250

7/5-7/8: Get Fired Up! Clay Camp

grades 6-12

$250

7/5-7/8: Innovative Tech Time

grades 6-8

$200

7/11-7/15: Exploring Engineering

grades 9-12

$250

7/11-7/15: Hollywood Behind the Scenes

grades 3-5

$250

7/18-7/22: Girls in Tech

grades 6-12

$250

6/20-6/24: 2 Rivers Lacrosse Camp

grades k-9

varies

6/20-6/24: Basketball Camp (boys & girls)

age 7- grade 9

varies

7/5-7/8: 5 Star Baseball Camp

grades k-5

$175

7/11-7/14: 5 Star Baseball Camp

grades k-5

$175

7/18-7/22: Basketball Camp (boys & girls)

age 7- grade 9

varies

8/1-8/5: Oni's Soccer Camp (boys & girls)

age 7-18

$200

SPECIALTY CAMPS

SPORTS CAMPS

Any changes to the schedule will be reflected on the website.

TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.SEVERNSCHOOL.COM/SUMMERPROGRAMS

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SEVERN DAY CAMP PROGRAM Severn Day Camp provides a safe and stimulating environment for students as young as age 3 1/2 through those entering fifth grade.

Our week-long sessions are made up of fun and educational activities centered on a different weekly theme. Each group will be led

by Severn’s own faculty and staff along with a team of enthusiastic counselors who provide constant and careful supervision from the moment campers arrive at 9 am until the end of the day at 3 pm.

Below are the Day Camp age groups. Each age group will participate in the Summer at Severn weekly theme! Campers should select the grade they will be entering in the Fall of 2016. See below for weekly themes.

Little Admirals — age 3.5-5 (preschool - prekindergarten) Blue Crabs — Kindergarten - 1st grade Terps — 2nd and 3rd grade Orioles — 4th and 5th grade If target camper enrollments are not met by the start of camp, older age groups may be combined.

Cost

Day Camps cost $250 per week. For each camper registered for all 6 weeks and paid in full by April 1st, a 15% discount will be applied.

What to Wear and Bring

Campers should bring a *non-perishable lunch (no refrigeration provided), snack, and a refillable water bottle each day, as well as sunscreen, a swimsuit and a towel for the afternoon pool session (if applicable). No open-toed shoes please. Please include camper’s name on all items brought to camp. *Please note that the Chesapeake Campus is a nut-free campus. A nut-free products list may be viewed at online registration.

Swimming (optional)

Each day comes to a refreshing end with a dip in the nearby Severna Park Community Center pool. All Chesapeake Campus campers travel to the pool by bus. The pool itself is divided into six areas, with one area designated for each age group. The Community Center provides lifeguards each day, and the day camp staff adds to the level of both fun and safety with counselors in the water and supervising from the pool deck. Teel Campus campers will walk to the pool with supervision.

Please note that daily swimming is an option at registration. If your child decides not to swim, counselors and staff will remain on each campus to supervise an activity during pool time. The weekly fee will remain the same.

Transportation

Transportation is in accordance with the Severn School Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Maryland Youth Camp state regulations.

The policy may be viewed at online registration.

Please note: We believe it is important for all children to be active and outside each day. Campers will have free time outside on our playground and sports fields several times a day. Many weekly activities and games will be conducted outside, weather permitting.

Daily Activities may differ as they are planned for age appropriate camper skills.

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FOR THE MOST CURRENT LIST OF CAMPS PLEASE VIEW THE ONLINE SCHEDULE.

SEVERN DAY CAMPS MY GREEN THUMB!

June 20 - June 24 Explore the great outdoors and learn about plants, bugs, critters and gardening. Activities may include growing your own salsa and pizza gardens, critter scavenger hunts, constructing a terrarium, building a wormery, and lots of art and crafts from the treasures we find on our nature walks. Let’s get creative and discover surprises in our own “backyard”—it’s alive!

UP IN SPACE!

June 27 - July 1 Your imagination will blast off! Experience real life space exploration, explore the galaxy, and have lots of “out of this world” fun. Activities may include creating a spaceship, launching rockets, exploring the surface of the moon, hunting for moon rock treasures and much more. Join us and discover the Space Invader in you!

MAD SCIENCE*

July 5 - July 8 (no camp July 4) Experiment with crazy chemistry and cool reactions! Become a scientist and uncover the secrets of chemistry through fun labs where you will experience the wonders of gak, elephant toothpaste, and oobleck, and other ooey, gooey concoctions.

Be prepared to get messy in the lab!

TIME TRAVEL

July 18 - July 22 Pack your bags (or just your lunch) as we travel far, far away each day. Monday, visit the prehistoric times and learn about dinosaurs, caves and art on the walls. Tuesday make a toga and let’s go to Ancient Greece (or Rome) to experience a day as a gladiator, a merchant, or royalty. Wednesday we will head out west to spend the day where the buffalo roam and experience cowboy and Native American culture. Thursday will be groovy as we explore the 1960’s, including the crazy clothes, music and events that made this the decade of cool! Friday we zoom to the future and imagine life in the 22nd century.

CREATIVE CHALLENGES - MAKER WEEK

July 25 - July 29 Do you like taking things apart and putting them back together?

Are you curious and like to tinker? Spend a week designing, building and testing. This combination of play and discovery will allow your imagination to soar! Be part of a team to create and solve problems or create an invention all your own. You will learn by doing. Activities are age appropriate and may include, constructing a cardboard arcade, designing a marble roller coaster, creating your own shelter, or inventing your own game (and teaching others how to play it).

ANIMAL PLANET

July 11 - July 15 Do you love animals as much as we do? Join us for a week of snugly, scaly, fluffy, furry and wild fun! Each day we will learn about animals from a different habitat—the jungle, the desert, the sea, the sky, and the Arctic. Making animals masks, a “pet parade," and tons of fun games, music and activities to unleash the wild animal in you!

TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.SEVERNSCHOOL.COM/SUMMERPROGRAMS

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SPECIALTY CAMPS

TEEL CAMPUS

CHESS CAMP June 20 - June 24 | grades 4 - 10 Spend a week playing and learning about chess from one of our chess coaches. Campers are broken up into groups by skill level, so we accept anyone from total beginners up through experienced and highly-rated tournament players. Activities include learning openings, tactics, endgames, studying master games, playing games against fellow students, and analyzing the students’ games. Campers will take periodic breaks for snacks, fresh air, lunch and recess from 12:00 – 1:00.

SEVERN ON STAGE June 27 - July 1 | grades 5 - 8 Calling all actors and actresses! Come learn the basics of drama during this exciting week. Campers will develop acting skills through ensemble games, improvisational theatre, playwriting, and movement and dance activities. Working collaboratively with other campers and counselors, your camper will create an original play to be performed for families at the end of the week.

GET FIRED UP! CLAY CAMP July 5 - July 8 (no camp July 4) | grades 6 - 12 Using traditional clay building methods, campers will create pots that make a sound. Shake, rattle and roll your way through a fun surprising week being a clay “maker." Projects will include rattles, whistles and drums!

SPECIALTY CAMPS

EXPLORING ENGINEERING July 11 - July 15 | grades 9-12 Join us for a week exploring design thinking, engineering concepts and the technology that exists within the Graw Innovation Center.

In this newly built state of the art technology lab, you will experiment with 3D modeling and printing, laser engraving, circuits, and discover or fuel your passion to use hands and mind together.

GIRLS IN TECH July 18 - July 22 | grades 6-12 Girls: are you interested in math? Do you find science exciting?

Join us for a week where we put them together and discover how technology in the Graw Innovation Center can be used in real life applications. We will experiment with 3D modeling, printing, laser engraving, circuits and finish with an all girl technology challenge.

We realize that we all need time away from technology — along with lunch and the pool option, campers will enjoy daily breaks were they can hang out and socialize with new friends, or take part in an outdoor group activity. Items to leave at home: expensive sound, photographic, video or computer equipment. Severn School assumes no responsibility for broken, lost or stolen personal items.

CHESAPEAKE CAMPUS

PAINT TIL YOU FAINT June 20 - June 24 | grades 1 - 5 We all like to paint on paper and canvas and we will be doing just that. We will also be painting on rocks, wood, and sandpaper. We will use brushes, sticks, spray bottles, fingers and more for paint application. Dress for a mess, as we splat and splatter, paint and play!

CLAY ALL DAY June 27 - July 1 | grades 1 - 5 Little artists and aspiring potters will pinch, roll, pull and paint a variety of clay projects. They will explore functional and abstract ceramic art. This is a great opportunity for expanding the

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INNOVATIVE TECH TIME July 5 - July 8 (no camp July 4) | grades 6 - 8 Spend a week exploring the cool technology that exists within our new Graw Innovation Center. In this state of the art tech lab, you can experience hands on learning with 3D modeling, laser engraving, circuits, and end the week with a design challenge!

These skills are some of the fastest growing in the STEM fields.

imagination while developing small motor skills. Pottery can be messy, so dress for mess! Aprons will be provided to use for the week. Finished works of art will be available to pick the following week.

HOLLYWOOD BEHIND THE SCENES July 11- July 15 | grades 3 - 5 Lights, Camera, Action! Take your creativity and filmmaking skills to the next level. Campers will create their own iMovie, beginning the creative process with brainstorming and finding inspiration to complete a storyboard. Next they will work on dialogue, props and set pieces, casting and rehearsals. Shooting their own footage, editing, scoring (using Garage Band) and final edits all lead up to the viewing party. We will roll out the red carpet for parents and campers to view the special premier on the final day of camp.

FOR THE MOST CURRENT LIST OF CAMPS PLEASE VIEW THE ONLINE SCHEDULE.

COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM The Community Enrichment program costs $300 per week.

Commanders (grades 5-6) and Captains (grades 7-9) — each limited to 12 campers per week — will have the unique opportunity to discover one of Severn’s most valuable assets: its community! Campers will spend their mornings exploring the many service related projects our community has to offer through a variety of off-campus opportunities. Interacting and socializing with animals from a local rescue group, becoming stewards of the environment at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, visiting residents at a nearby senior living facility, learning CPR and fire safety from the professionals, and assembling backpacks for children in need of weekly food are a few of the opportunities that await Severn campers who choose to be a part of this vibrant program!

Certificates of community service are presented to each camper with his/her total number of hours served.

Campers are asked to bring work/gardening gloves, sunscreen, re-fillable water bottle, a hearty non-perishable lunch and snacks.

No open-toed shoes please. Please label all items brought to camp. Upon returning to campus, campers will enjoy lunch followed by a daily trip to the local pool.

SPORTS CAMPS

SEVERN ATHLETIC FIELDS

*More sports camp information is available on our website at www.severnschool.com/summerprograms SEVERN SCHOOL BASKETBALL CAMP (BOYS & GIRLS) 1/2 Day: June 20–24 9 am - 1 pm | age 7 - grade 9 Fee: $175 Full Day: July 18–22 9 am - 3 pm | age 7 - grade 9 Fee: $245 Fundamental stations (defense, shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, post moves and perimeter moves); team concept of the day (offense and defense); fast break instruction; 5 on 5 full court game play; 1 on 1 contests; knockout contests and much, much more! Camp will be divided according to age, gender and skill level. Camp intended for all skill levels.

Register at: www.severnschool.com/summerprograms Coaches: Local high school coaches & current Severn players For more information: premiersportsacademy@hotmail.com 2 RIVERS LACROSSE CAMP (GIRLS) June 20 - June 24 Girls Day Camp | grades 3 - 9 M-Th: 9 am-2 pm, F: 9 am - Noon Camper: $260 / Sibling: $230 Little Tykes Camp | grades k -2 M-Th: 9 am-2 pm, F: 9 am - Noon $210 – Full Day or $160 – Half Day Goalkeeper Camp | for goalies of all ages M-Th: 9 am-2 pm, F: 9 am - Noon Fee: $260

Register at: www.2riverslacrosse.com Coaches: Renie Sotiropoulos, former head coach at Severn School and Kim McNemar, head coach at Roland Park Girls.

For more information: tworiverslacrosse@verizon.net Please bring: Campers should bring a lacrosse stick, protective eyewear, cleats, drinks and a bag lunch.

5 STAR BASEBALL CAMP (BOYS & GIRLS) Session I: July 5-July 8; Session II: July 11-14 | grades K - 5 9 am - 1 pm Fee: $175/week Develop the foundation of America's game! Daily instruction will highlight fundamentals: throwing, hitting, and defense, coupled with life-lessons (dealing with failure, teamwork, managing emotions, and developing the ability to control the controllable) that can be learned and cultivated through baseball.

Register at: http://laffey42.wix.com/5starbaseball Coaches: Severn varsity coaches and current players For more information: r.laffey@severnschool.com Please bring: Campers will be expected to bring their own glove, a bat (a few bats will be available for use at camp), a refillable water bottle, a snack and sunscreen.

ONI'S SOCCER CAMP (BOYS & GIRLS) August 1-5 5 pm-8pm | ages: 7 - 18 Fee: $200 For more information: www.onisoccer.com or contact Albert Oni: 410.276.4640 or albert@onisoccer.com

*Also on Severn's campus: Coerver Soccer Camp, Step Up Lacrosse Camp, and Revolution Field Hockey Camp TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.SEVERNSCHOOL.COM/SUMMERPROGRAMS

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Severn School holds the dignity, self-worth, and potential of each individual in high regard. We look forward to learning, growing, and having fun with your child in our vibrant, caring, and structured Summer Programs.

Day Camp Phone: 410.647.7701 ext 2344 Summer Programs Director, Laurie Wachs phone: 410.647.7701 ext 2344 or email: l.wachs@severnschool.com

Teel Campus 201 Water Street Severna Park, MD 21146 8

Chesapeake Campus 1185 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd Arnold, MD 21012

FOR THE MOST CURRENT LIST OF CAMPS PLEASE VIEW THE ONLINE SCHEDULE.