Week 3
Week 3 Workshops
Overview
Summer Explorations is designed to engage our campers in learning and exploring through summer camp workshops that emphasize hands-on experiences and lots of fun!
Experienced teachers, administrators, and teaching interns provide classroom instruction and supervised activities. The program is held on the beautiful Lower School campus in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
Enrolled campers may attend a morning session, an afternoon session, or both. Campers can enroll for one, two, or all three weeks. Summer Explorations is designed to be as flexible as you need for all your summer plans.
Workshop sessions are broken up by age group so campers have the best educational and social experience possible.
Entering Grades Pre-K3 and Pre-K4
Water, Water, Everywhere (Morning only or full day) Margaret McCann
While learning all about ocean life, we will enjoy working with water tables, making crafts, and playing in a backyard outdoor pool and sprinkler!(This age group is available to current Sem Students only)
Entering Grades Kindergarten through Grade 1
Delicious Dish Cooking Class (Morning) Christine Poole
Do your kids enjoy helping you in the kitchen? Do your kids want to explore how to plan, prepare and present a meal? Well we have the class for them!! Spend a full week learning all about the kitchen, the tools of the kitchen, healthy nutritional foods, preparation of some of your kids favorite meals (or soon to be favorite) and much more. No experience required, just a curiosity about the culinary world. We will bake, roast, sauté, knead, mix, and baste our way to food glory!
Around The World (Morning) Beth Redington
Each day we will be busy exploring a new country and the customs they share. What do they eat? How do they dress? Campers will explore language, geography, as well as the literature, art, music that is popular in each country.
Crafting Stories (Morning) Amy Fetterman
Campers will explore exciting stories. Let your imagination run wild as we bring the stories to life through song and creative play as well as crafts that represent the stories.
Spy Camp (Afternoon) Beth Redington
Pretend to be spies for a week! Will your camper become a super sleuth and determine which suspect is the most wanted? Campers will be presented with a case that needs to be solved. The week will include reading, science, creative writing and thinking. Will your camper be up for the challenge? Other camp staff will be a part of the case.
Creative Competition (Afternoon) Amy Fetterman
As our camp wraps up for the summer, we will get creative with some unique competitions. This won’t be your typical competition. Have some fun with your friends and cheer on each other as we get creative with all of our competitions!
Entering Grades 2 through Grade 4
Seriously Science (Morning) Kris McCarthy
Calling all our future scientists! This one is for YOU! Are you curious about the way things work? Come be a part of a week of science fun filled with experiments, science stories, puzzles, and genuine hands-on science fun!
Minecraft Modder (Morning) Black Rocket
Customize your own Minecraft world and mod the classic game in this one of a kind class. Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your own first mods. Students will create a wide variety of new elements, gameplay mechanics, and a world generating mods to change the way you play Minecraft. Projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.
Celebrations Around the World (Morning) Susan Barnes
Come celebrate all the wonderful ways of our world! Each day will focus on a different country. Come explore all the cultures of our world, the dress, language, customs, foods and so much more! This will be a fun way to focus on geography, social studies, literature, art, and music.
The Adventures of Magic School Bus Science (Morning) Lisa Iskra
Please join Ms. Frizzle and Mrs. I for some science fun. During this week, campers will start their day watching an episode of the Magic School Bus series then explore different science topics through crafts and mini-experiments.
Basketball Camp (Afternoon) Ed Plaksa
An engaging basketball program with a focus on character development. Our Summer basketball program positively influences children’s lives on and off the court. This camp offers skills training, fun games that reinforce newly acquired skills, imaginative play, and
scrimmages.
Discover the Magic (Afternoon) Michaels/Cinti
Explore the magic behind the Disney we know and love. Learn about the man, his dream, and the way his dream became a reality. Choose a hero, a villain, a princess, or any character that excites you.
Learn about the character you choose and develop that character in order to bring them to life! Friday campers will showcase each character in a monologue and song in a small “show”. Campers will have an opportunity to showcase individually as well as in a group number.
Entering Grades 5 through Grade 8
Wizarding World of Wyoming Seminary (Morning) Nina Cinti
Fasten your broombelts for a magical adventure into Harry Potter! Potion making, Harry Potter specific crafting, and quidditch on the field.
Minecraft Modders (Afternoon) Blackrocket
Customize your own Minecraft world and mod the classic game in this one of a kind class. Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your own first mods. Students will create a wide variety of new elements, gameplay mechanics, and a world generating mods to change the way you play Minecraft. Projects will be available on a password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years.
CSI Camp (Afternoon) Lisa Iskra
Wouldn’t you love to solve a mystery like the pros do? Come be a part of CSI camp! Campers will explore crime scene investigation techniques while solving a mystery.