Summer at Wooster 2018

Summer at Wooster Experience thE Difference

4-year olds (Pre-K) to 9th grade June 25 August 10, 2018 91 Miry Brook Road Danbury, CT 06810 www.summeratwooster.org

Welcome to Summer at Wooster 2018 Overview We believe summer is a time for kids to be kids. It’s as simple as that.

Our camp experience is designed around giving kids the chance to tap into what makes them happy, what challenges them, what sparks curiosity, what causes fits of giggles, what inspires creativity, what drives ambition, what creates lasting friendships.

We like to think of our campers as discoverers and explorers. We provide the safe and nurturing 2

environment for them to find activities that match their interest.

During the last 22 years of Summer at Wooster, we’ve learned a thing or two about encouraging kids to become their very best selves.

And, we’ve become better leaders and happier people each and every season. It’s all about child’s play -- your child’s play -and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Limited spots available. Don’t let your child miss out on the experience of a lifetime! ~ Summer at Wooster Staff!

What’s New in 2018!

¬ Camp Lunch included for all full day campers, Summer Prospects and Academic Mini Course campers, and Musical campers ¬ Session 7 is Day Tripper and All Camp Activity Week: 3 day trips to places like Lake Compounce, Adventure Park, and Martins Pond, plus 2 days of all camp fun activities ¬ Expanded day for Trailblazers and The Generals as we have added an hour all summer long: 8:00 am 4:00 pm with additional extended day options available ¬ The Generals campers will be divided into 3rd - 5th grade and 6th 9th grade groups for all activities ¬ The Generals workshop selection can be done during registration

¬ Limited enrollment to insure quality workshops, first come, first served ¬ 9th graders are welcomed back to camp ¬ Specialty and Sports camps have been expanded ¬ Two weeks of Lacrosse camp ¬ Two Musical camp sessions - each 2 weeks long ¬ Addition of Ultimate Frisbee camp ¬ Volleyball camp is back ¬ Academic Mini courses are now available through Summer at Wooster ¬ Addition of Coding and Robotics camp ¬ Specialty and Sports campers option to extend for afternoon of Summer at Wooster

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Experience the Difference at Summer at Wooster!

Summer at Wooster runs from June 25 – August 10 for 4 year olds through 9th grade.

Each week offers a variety exciting activities and fun!

Remember: We will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

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Online Registration All registration and payment happens online!

Please visit https://summerat-

wooster.campbrainregistration. com/ Registration link also accessible online at www.summeratwooster.

org

Contact Us Camp Director: Jeff Carone Assistant Camp Director: Nora Zahner Camp Office: 203-830-3921 Camp Nurse: 203-830-3925 Extended Day Program: 203-830-3921 Wooster School: 203-830-3900 Camp Fax: 203-790-7147 Email Inquiries: summeratwooster@

woosterschool.org

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Camp Programs Mighty Explorers

Weekly from June 25 to August 10 Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Program The Mighty Explorers program offers a wonderful first camp experience.

Our child focused, group centered program is designed to set your camper up for success. Each week campers will be exposed to different theme-based curricular activities.

The cornerstone of the Mighty Explorers program is the staff. Carefully selected teachers and counselors are taken through training specific to 6

four and five year old’s physical and emotional development, as well as learning styles and social skills.

Campers must be 4 years of age by June 1, 2018 to participate in this program.

Full-Day Program - 9:00 am 4:00 pm Cost: $400 (includes lunch) Half-Day Program - 9:00 am 12:00 pm Cost: $200

Trailblazers

Weekly from June 25 to August 10 1st and 2nd Grade Program The Trailblazers program is designed specifically with the first and second grade camper in mind, the program encourages skill development, group cooperation and of course, FUN! The Trailblazers groups consist of 9 to 18 campers who participate together in a nurturing and supportive environment. The Trailblazers teachers and counselors are not only enthusiastic and playful, they have been trained in facilitating friendships, developing appropriate activities and encouraging participation by example.

The Trailblazers program promotes both trying new things and self-

discovery. We offer a variety of workshops during each activities block.

Daily activities consist of workshops in STEM, Visual Arts, Exploration, and Recreational activities, including swim lessons. Come join us for a summer full of adventure!

New this year - Session 7 Daytrippers: During Session 7, we will have 3 days of going on day trips to places like The Adventure Park, Martins Pond, Lake Compounce, Maritime Aquarium, and other potential landing spots including arcade and games. Plus 2 days at Wooster doing fun, interactive group activities including camp crafts, scavenger hunts, slip and slide, and many other camp favorites.

Full-Day Program - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $380 (includes lunch) 7

Camp Programs The Generals

Weekly from June 25 to August 10 3rd through 9th Grade Program

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The Generals Program offers campers entering 3rd through 9th grades a summer full of fun, friends and great activities! Campers are placed with teachers and counselors who are kind, outgoing, encouraging and full of energy. Together, they embark on daily activities ranging from traditional camp activities such as dodgeball and capture the flag and sports to enrichment workshops designed to engage the mind in science, technology, engineering, outdoor adventures and the arts. All campers

in The Generals program pre-select the activity area that they are most interested. During registration, campers choose an AM option and a PM option.

All campers will get to enjoy full camp lunch and recess periods.

Workshop Descriptions

During registration, all campers should choose a morning workshop and an afternoon workshop each session. All workshop offerings can be found below.

Maker/STEM/Exploration: Summer at Wooster’s Maker/STEM/ Exploration programming inspires campers to become participatory learners; to uncover their talents, needs, and interests by making, producing, solving, creating, collaborating, and thinking.

Maker/STEM workshops have been developed in an effort to provide our youngest to oldest campers the opportunity to explore technology and engineering solutions and appropriately apply concepts in order to understand and address real issues, solve problems and challenges, and build with a variety of materials.

Exploration workshops offers campers the opportunity to try things they may never have dreamed of. It is perfect for campers of all ages, who are looking for purposeful discovery within and around them.

Visual Arts: Summer at Wooster’s Visual Arts program is designed to enable campers to meaningfully create and respond to the world around them.

We believe that when campers are encouraged to express themselves and

take risks in creating art, they develop a sense of innovation that will be important in their adult lives. Activities may include working with fibers, pottery and ceramics, sculpture, drawing, and painting.

Recreation: Summer at Wooster’s Recreation programming offers campers the opportunity to explore a wide variety of sports and traditional camp games. Our campers develop confidence while our camp staff encourages sportsmanship and participation. Campers will have the opportunity to engage in activities such as swim and tennis lessons, kickball, frisbee golf, water relays, or capture the flag and engage in team sports such as basketball, volleyball, flag football, and soccer!

Full-Day Program - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $380 (includes lunch) 9

Camp Programs Extended Day

Weekly from June 25 to August 10 Extended Day options are available for students of all ages in ALL programs and are supervised by a head counselor who is assisted by senior and junior counselors. Activities may include arts & crafts, board games, computers, recreational swimming, and four square.

Morning Session: 7:30 to 8:00 am (1st through 9th grade campers only) Cost:$50 per week or $15 per day

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Morning Session: 7:30 to 9:00 am (Pre-K and Kindergarten campers only) Cost: $75 per week or $20 per day Afternoon Session: 4:00 to 6:00 pm Cost: $100 per week or $25 per day Extended Day will be held in the Camp Office Building and Coburn Playground. Snacks are provided.

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Specialty Camps Discover new talents, develop skills, and build confidence with fun new challenges!

Musical Session I

“The Aristocats” July 9 - 13 and July 16- 20 4th - 9th Grade Program 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $775 (includes lunch each day) Final Shows evening of July 19 for families and July 20 for camp

Musical Session II

“The Jungle Book” July 23 - 27 and July 30 - August 3

4th - 9th Grade Program 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $775 (includes lunch each day) Final Shows evening of August 2 for families and August 3 for camp On the first morning we will hold auditions with a song from the show, that very afternoon we will start to rehearse, to build scenery and costumes, and start the joyous adventure of putting on a musical in just two weeks. We will perform the show on the second Thursday of each session in the evening for families and on the second Friday of each session during the day for all campers. If you are a budding musical theater star, or if you like to work backstage, this is a wonderful chance for an intensive theater experience that is pure fun.

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Coding and Robotics Camp

June 25 - June 29 3rd - 9th Grade Program 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Cost: $275 (includes camp lunch and recess)

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Learning to code is now a given in today’s culture. Our summer week will introduce students to coding based on ability and age level in a setting that will promote learning in a fun, challenging week long adventure. The camp will provide hands-on opportunities to experiment and learn about the fundamentals of robotics, construction, and computer programming. Plus we will mix in some old school camp with supervised recess on our playground to get some outside time in!

Sports Camps Summer at Wooster Sports Camps allow kids to learn and develop their athletic skills in a fun and friendly environment.

Highly skilled instructors and coaches teach game strategies, skills, sportsmanship and offer a full range of instruction.

Ultimate Frisbee Camp

June 25 - June 29 5th - 9th Grade Program (Co-ed) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Cost: $175 Summer at Wooster is thrilled to introduce Ultimate Frisbee to our sport programming as a great opportunity for players to improve their game and have a fun time. Our program is based on the concept that the “playing� part of sports should be fun as well as instructive. Our camp is for the beginner player looking to get a taste of Ultimate all the way to the advanced player who wants to refine their skills. All our players will have plenty of chances to just play games during each day at Ultimate Frisbee Camp.

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Root Hog Lacrosse Camp 3rd - 9th Grade Program (Co-ed) Session 1: June 25 - June 29 8:45 am - 11:45 am Cost: $195 Session 2: July 9 - July 13 8:45 am - 11:45 am Cost: $195

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Root Hog Lacrosse is a rapidly growing lacrosse brand in Fairfield and Westchester counties. The Root Hog Lacrosse Camp is designed for boys and girls from grades 3 - 9 in an instructional and positive atmosphere. This camp is offering a week-long opportunity to become a better player, teammate, and person under the instruction of Bill Rexford (US Lacrosse Hall of Fame),

James MacAleavey (UMASS Hall of Fame), and Brooke Thaler (Dickinson Hall of Fame).

Volleyball Camp

July 30 - August 3 5th - 9th Grade Program 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Cost: $175

Our program is based on the concept that the “playing” part of sports should be fun as well as instructive. We have short instructional periods followed by longer “play” periods designed around the “old school” pick-up games theory of going to the playground with a group of friends and just playing.

Wooster Summer Volleyball Camp is a week-long opportunity to practice skills, play games and become a better player and teammate.

Summer Prospects Summer at Wooster is continuing the successful Summer Prospects and Academic Mini Courses for Middle School and Lower School students.

Each workshop will include a combination of direct instruction, cooperative group work, and individualized one-on-one instruction.

Middle school courses will be offered together as one class and there will be a provided lunch and recess at no additional cost.

Summer Prospects Program

July 9 – August 3 Grades 1 – 8 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Lunch and Recess 12:00 - 1:00 pm (No Additional Cost) Cost: $2,400 Summer Prospects is a half-day individualized intensive skill building program of fun academic support for students entering grades one through eight.

As educators, we recognize how important doing well in school is to our children’s self-esteem. We also know how hard it is for a student to maintain the academic progress that he or she has made without summer work. With this in mind, we have created a summer

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Kindergarten Readiness Program

program designed to meet each student’s unique needs. Summer Prospects is a non-graded program in which students are grouped by ability with respect to age. Families will receive a full academic report on their student’s work and progress in this academic skill building program.

July 9 – August 3 Ages 4 – 5 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Lunch and Recess 12:00 - 1:00 pm (No Additional Cost) Cost: $2,400

Students will have a fun summer program of individualized academic support and growth in the areas of reading, writing, math, and study skills. Fun activities will include weekly theme days, an ice cream social, and field day. Students will “Get The Edge” with low student to teacher ratio (maximum 6:1 student to teacher ratio), hands on learning, a multi-sensory approach, research based materials, and progress reports.

Summer at Wooster is proud to offer our Kindergarten Readiness Program. Children will be given skills using the multi-sensory approach which will build their confidence and get them prepared for their journey to learning. Warm, nurturing teachers will provide a safe and stimulating environment which will allow children to flourish at their own level. Enrollment is limited because of the small teacher to student ratio.

Academic Mini Courses Summer at Wooster is offering Academic Mini Courses this summer for Middle School and Lower School students. These courses are for students entering grades three through eight. Each workshop will include a combination of direct instruction, cooperative group work, and individualized one-on-one instruction.

Fun With Fractions Strengthening students’ understanding of fractions and the facets of fractions through fun activities and real life applications.

Math Boot Camp Through a variety of games, students will practice and review multiplication and division facts, in order to attain automaticity.

Lower School Workshops (Grades 3-5)

Fun With Fractions and Math Boot Camp July 30 - August 3 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Lunch and Recess 12:00 - 1:00 pm (No Additional Cost) Cost: $500

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Middle School Workshops (Grades 6-8)

Math Workshop and Study Skills July 9 – July 20 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Lunch and Recess 12:00 - 1:00 pm (No Additional Cost) Cost: $1,000 Math Workshop This workshop will include review of fractions, decimals, percents, positive and negative numbers.

We will also explore the usage of variables in equations and real life situations.

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Study Skills This workshop will provide students with a variety of strategies to help develop

active learning skills. We will focus on time management, goal setting, note taking, and test taking skills. Students will learn more about themselves as learners preparing them to be more effective students in the upcoming school year.

Writing Workshop and Book Club July 23 – August 3 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Lunch and Recess 12:00 - 1:00 pm (No Additional Cost) Tuition: $1,000 Writing Workshop This workshop will teach students the process of writing which includes planning, drafting, revising and publishing. Students will learn

strategies such as brainstorming, using graphic organizers and/or outlining to organize information. Each student will have access to a laptop computer. Students will leave this workshop with the tools necessary to prepare them to be more effective writers in the upcoming year.

Book Club This workshop will focus on students collaborating, selecting and reading a book from different genres. They will discuss compare, predict, study vocabulary, discuss themes, and all literary elements within the book. Students will leave with a better understanding of how to dig for deeper meaning from a book as well as how to elicit important information from an assigned reading.

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Facilities Summer at Wooster Facilities ¬ Wooster Campus classrooms and library ¬ Computer Labs ¬ Makerspace and Science labs ¬ Black Box Theatre ¬ Tennis courts ¬ Swimming Pool ¬ Visual Art Studios ¬ 8 acres of playing fields ¬ Dining Room and kitchen ¬ 3 Full court gymnasiums ¬ 2 Playgrounds ¬ Pottery and ceramics studio ¬ Digital Arts studio ¬ Nature Trails 22

Registration All registration and payment happens online!

Please visit https://

summeratwooster. campbrainregistration.com/

Registration link also accessible online at www.summeratwooster.

org

Enrollment is limited!

All registrations are to be done online – and spaces (particularly for specialty camps have limited enrollment) are given on a first come, first serve basis in the order they are received.

All fees are due by June 1, 2018.

A Visa, MasterCard or American

Express card is required to be on file at registration but payments can be also be made by check. A $250 nonrefundable deposit is due at registration per child which will be applied to the camp balance. No camper will be allowed to enroll without the full payment being processed (checks included).

Cancellations made prior to June 1 will be refunded in full, less the deposit.

All cancellations after June 1 will be refunded at 50%, less the deposit.

Contact us at summeratwooster@ woosterschool.org or call the camp office at 203-830-3921 for more information.

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Summer at Wooster Experience thE Difference

June 25 – August 10, 2018 For more info or to register online! www.summeratwooster.org 91 Miry Brook Road, Danbury, CT 06810