Summer Camp:
It’s Summer at The Summit!
New adventures await your child at Summer Camp at The Summit. Traditional day camps with weekly themes run continuously from June 8 - August 7. Summer Camp is available to children who are 3 to 4 years old (Squires) and 5 years old through 4th grade (Knights). Young children must be able to use the restroom independently before admission to Summer Camp.
If you can only attend one week of a two-week session, that’s OK. There will be plenty of new activities each week. In addition to the topic of the week, included will be indoor and outdoor play, board games, crafts, and of course, just plain summer FUN.
Our Summer Camp program is designed and run by a professional staff of caring and experienced teachers, many of whom are full-time Summit Country Day School faculty. They are carefully selected and highly qualified, energetic, and enthusiastic individuals.
All campers have the option to attend full or half-day camps. If your child is attending another camp on our campus during a different part of the day and you want him or her to attend Summer Camp for the rest of the day, just let us know and we will arrange to get your child for the Summer Camp part of the day.
There will be weekly off-campus field trips or special treats as part of the afternoon summer camp experience. Campers attending off-campus trips must have a signed authorization on file in the Summer Camp office. This form can be found in the registration section of the Summit web site, www.summitcds.org.
SUMMER CAMP HOURS AND FEES
Regular Full Day Camp 8:30-3:30 $295/week
Morning Half Day 8:30-11:30 $175/week
Afternoon Half Day 12:30-3:30 $175/week
Registration Fee $25/camper
Before Camp Care 7:30-8:30 $5/day $20/week
After Camp Care 3:30-5:30 $15/day $60/week
Late pick-up charges $15 each 15 minutes or portion thereof after 5:30 p.m.
WEEK 1 • JUNE 8-12 • Course number - sc01
WEEK 2 • JUNE 15-19 • Course number - sc02
WEEK 3 • JUNE 22-26 • Course number -sc03
WEEK 4 • JUNE 29-JULY 3 • Course number - sc04
WEEK 5 • JULY 6-10 • Course number - sc05
WEEK 6 • JULY 13-17 • Course number - sc06
WEEK 7 • JULY 20-24 • Course number - sc07
WEEK 8 • JULY 27-31 • Course number - sc08
WEEK 9 • AUGUST 3-7 • Course number - sc09
LITTLE HANDS, BIG HEARTS - CHILDREN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD
All summer long we will mirror the Service Sampler course that takes place for the Middle School students. Each week, we will learn about a different community agency where our efforts can help others. We may make food to take to a shelter or make crafts to cheer up some older residents. We are also planning a trip to the Sisters of Notre Dame Mother House to visit with the Sisters who gave us our school and share what we create.
PLAYING IT SAFE IN CINCINNATI • WEEK 1 • JUNE 8-12
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PLAYING IT SAFE IN CINCINNATI • WEEK 2 • JUNE 15-19
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We want everyone to start the summer off safely and the response from last years safety camp was so positive that we thought we would repeat this week with some changes. Not only will campers will learn about the many different ways we can keep ourselves and our homes safer, we will do it while we discover who has the BEST ice cream, and where you get chocolates that will melt in your mouth! How many hills are there in our city? Can the Reds beat the Atlanta Braves? Where is Ault Park? During this 2 week camp we will learn all about the city we call home. Field trips around the city are planned both morning and afternoon as well as a baseball game to watch the Reds play for the afternoon campers. Activities will take place over 2 weeks. However, you may attend one or both weeks.
CIRCUS CIRCUS! • WEEK 3 • JUNE 22-26
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Roooaaarrr!!! Step right up! The circus has come to SCDS and you will not wantto miss out on all of this fun! Let’s put on our clown costumes and play somesilly games. Try playing different roles with our costumes – become the ringmaster,tight rope walker, or juggler. Play dress up with tiaras, feathery boas, and the elegantmasks you will make in class. Learn about circus animals from elephants to lions. Wewant to keep you safe, so we will create cages where you can keep your new animals.You will work up an appetite, so let’s make some clown salad, silly faces, and clowncupcakes to satisfy your hunger.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE ‘WAY BACK THEN’? • WEEK 4 • JUNE 29-JULY 3
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Go back in time with us to the days before the drive through at McDonalds andWebkins. We will discover how the people lived during the Colonial Times of the1700’s. Make your own candles, toys, and clothes. Perhaps we will make our own kiteor enjoy homemade butter and ice cream. What did the children do in their sparetime? Come find out! This week gives an historical perspective while having fun.
MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD • WEEK 5 • JULY 6-10
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Explore the music, songs, dances and instruments from four different places in theworld. Students will also help build the set and create costumes for a demonstrationconcert on Friday, July 10 for the morning session. Becky Slater, Summit’s own LowerSchool music instructor, leads this week’s activity.
Monday China, Tuesday Spain, Wednesday Africa, Thursday United States, Friday Final rehearsal and performance
ALL MIXED UP • WEEK 6 • JULY 13-17
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It must be the HOT! sun. Everything is backwards, campers are in charge of counselors,T-shirts are inside out, and shoes do not match. Wondering what’s causing this? Findout this week as we experience some wacky adventures and do some CRA things! It promises to be a week with loads of fun and games, not to mention full of surprises. You will not want to miss this one!!!!!
WILD, WILD WEST • WEEK 7 • JULY 20-24
Course number sc07
Calling all cowpokes and cowgirls! Get ready for a Rootin’ Tootin’ good time. Get yourten-gallon hat, cowboy boots, and chaps ready now! Let’s head out west to live as thecowboys do. Let’s sing campfire songs, have a rodeo, and roast marshmallows! Gameswill include “the Pony Express,” “Indian Ball” and marbles. We will learn to squaredance and pan for “gold.”
PRINCESS AND PIRATE ADVENTURE • WEEK 8 • JULY 27-31
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“Good day, your highness” and “Ahoy, me hearties”. Young princesses and buccaneersjoin together for this week-long adventure. Royalty abounds as we don our princessattire and have our fill of fantasy and formality. Princesses will make their own jewelryand crowns as well dine on a royal buffet. For the pirates, buried treasure awaits!Pirates will learn how to read treasure maps and chart them, make simple sundials, andlearn the pirate’s way of living. We will paint our own Jolly Roger (pirate flags) and telltall tales of swashbuckling men and women who sailed the seas in search of treasureand adventure. Join our crew if you dare!
PARADISE ISLAND • WEEK 9 • AUGUST 3-7
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The sun is always shining so grab your suitcase and let’s head to Paradise Island whereboard shorts, hula skirts, loud Hawaiian shirts mean topical fun. Make your own beachbag to carry all the fun things you will make and find. Create a sun visor and leis toblend in with the locals. Dig up the sand to find seashells and sand dollars. Get readyfor more surprises, like hidden treasure buried in the sand! The shells and sand maketerrific works of art. Let’s keep cool by eating pineapple and tropical fruits, and bymaking delicious fruit smoothies. Ahoy Mates! Let’s check out the ocean and learnmore about the fish, octopi, whales, and other sea life. Adventure and excitement areguaranteed during the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Paradise Island.
LOCATION: Summer Camp will be held in the Lower School Building on the Summit Country Day Campus.
ARRIVAL: Campers must be signed in when they arrive and signed out every day when they leave by an authorized adult.
DRESS: The appropriate dress for most days will be shorts, tee shirt, tennis shoes, and socks. Sandals are discouraged since they do not do well with the gym or outside activities. Occasionally, a swimsuit and towel will be required. A note will go home the Monday of the camp week if that is the case.
LUNCH: Snacks and drinks are provided throughout the day; however, all-day campers will need to bring a packed lunch and a drink. Refrigeration is available and utilized.
DISMISSAL: Campers who are not participating in the After Camp Care must be picked up from the dismissal area at 3:30 p.m. If they are not picked up they will be sent to the After Camp Care where a late fee will be assessed. (See Hours and Fees)
HEALTH FORMS: All campers (including current Summit students) are required to have a current health form on file. If camper is a current Summit student, the administrator will obtain this form from current records. If there is not a form on file, please fill one out and return with your registration. Forms may be found online with the registration information. Please notify summer camp staff of any allergies prior to the beginning of the camp week.
MEDICATION: If your child must take medication during the time he/ she is with us, you must complete a medication administration form. These forms are available online at www.summitcds.org.
PHOTOGRAPHS: We will be taking photographs of the children throughout camp to use for The Summit Summer Camp Program and for future publications. Please be sure to let us know if you do not want your child photographed.
CANCELLATION: Summer Camp at The Summit reserves the right to cancel a camp due to low enrollment. Fees will be refunded if a camp week is cancelled. If the camp enrollment has reached the maximum number of campers, you will be notified and payment will be refunded. Refunds will only be granted if the request is made in writing to The Summit business office prior to June 1, 2009. Requests made after that date will not be granted — no exceptions.
PARTIAL ATTENDANCE: No refund or reduction in fees is possible for a child who arrives late, leaves early or attends only part of a session.
DISCIPLINE POLICY: It is expected that every student attending summer camp at The Summit follow school procedures and standards of behavior. Consideration of others in thought and action is expected. Summit reserves the right to require the withdrawal of any camper who poses a discipline problem or a disruption to the learning process. No refunds will be issued for campers who are asked to withdraw.
