kent place summer camp 2016

kentplacesummercamp 2016

•••• June 13 – August 19For boys and girls ages 3 – 15

OPen HOuse:saturday,

April 23, 2016 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Dining Hall

www.kentplace.org/summercamp

is a coeducational, state-licensed program for boys and girls,

3 through 15 years old, providing fun, enrichment and opportunities

for physical and social development in a safe, non-competitive

atmosphere. Our beautiful 26-acre campus offers:

• regulation artificial turf playing fields

• playgrounds

• modern field house

• five tennis courts

• air-conditioned dining hall and classrooms

• state-of-the-art computer labs

• an arts center

Campers are well supervised by a qualified and caring staff of

program directors, teachers and counselors, which include

Kent Place faculty and students.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The 2016 Kent Place Summer Camp includes 10 weeks of fun and excitement on our expansive

26-acre campus located in Summit, NJ! Our Summer Camp offers unique state-of-the-art facilities and

includes Day Camps for campers entering Preschool through Grade 6 and is grouped by grade level.

We also have a Creative Arts Workshop (Grades 5 – 8), our ever-popular Passport Program (Grades 7

and 8), a Counselor-in-Training program (Grades 9 and 10) and a Junior Counselor Program (Grades

10 and 11). Our Summer Academy program for campers in Kindergarten – Grade 8 includes enrichment

classes in Dramatic and Creative Arts, Sports and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

A caring, professional staff that includes Kent Place faculty members oversees all of our programs.

Hot lunch is included for every full-day camper along with a Kent Place Summer Camp t-shirt.

Visit us online at www.kentplace.org/summercamp for more information about each camp

offering. Our Facebook page, www.fb.com/kentplacesummer, and our Instagram account,

@kentplacesummercamp, are also great resources for current news and pictures!

Please enjoy reading about our 2016 camp programs in this brochure. Registration is done online

onlY and we accept both credit card and e-check payments. We invite you to call Kent Place

Summer Camp at (908) 273-0900, ext. 297 or e-mail [email protected] with any questions

or inquiries.

Also, don’t forget to visit our Open House on Saturday, April 23, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. We look

forward to celebrating another special summer with your children!

Sincerely,

Donna Ray

Director of Summer Programs

kentplacesummercamp

Table of Contents:

Day Camps pages 3 – 6• Preschool Camp• Junior Camp• Senior Camp

summer Academy pages 7 – 11• Dramatic and Creative Arts• STEM• US Sports Institute Camps/Pulse Sports • International Ivy Summer Enrichment• Junior Academy

specialty Camps pages 13 – 16• Creative Arts Workshop• Passport Program• Counselor-in-Training Program• CIT Field Experience• Junior Counselor

early June & Late August Mini-Camps pages 17 – 19• Pre-K June Fun• June Fun• Summer Express• June Passport Camp• World Sports• Traveling Adventures• High Achievers• Success for Girls in Middle School

extended Care & Afternoon Clinics pages 21 – 22

General Information page 23

Registration Information page 24

Offerings by Week page 25

Our brochure provides a snapshot of what is available for our 2016 Summer Camp season, however, please visit www.kentplace.org/summercamp for full program details, possible new camp offerings and more.

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Day CampsJune 27 – August 5 Preschool – Grade 6

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Preschool Camp

Little explorersBoys and girls ages 3 and 4

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Tuition: $350 per week

$2060 – 6 week session

Pre-K CampBoys and girls ages 4 and 5 who will begin Kindergarten

in the fall of 2016




Little explorers and Pre-K extended Day

Hours: Noon – 2:50 p.m.


Little Explorers is the perfect introduction to camp for boys and girls who will be entering Preschool in the fall. Age appropriate activities include arts & crafts, music, story time, dramatic play, block play and games based on the weekly theme. Little Explorers will spend time in our air-conditioned Primary building as well as outdoors on our playground. Outside play includes water table time, sandbox, tricycles and outdoor art. Little Explorers is taught by Kent Place teachers.

Camp fun for boys and girls who have had a full year of Preschool, but will not be starting Kindergarten in the fall. Activities are based on a weekly theme and include circle time, arts & crafts, music and movement, story time, a multitude of manipulatives and building with small and large blocks. Indoor play is in our air-conditioned Primary building. Outdoor play takes place on our enclosed playground and includes sprinkler time, sandbox, water table, tricycles, balls, hula hoops, gardening and painting. The program fosters each child’s overall development.

The Little Explorers and Pre-K Camp Extended Day is a program for working parents of children who are registered in these camps. The schedule will include lunch, recess, rest time with a movie and free play on the playground before pick up.

“The staff went above and beyond to give my son an extraordinary

camp experience! The facilities,

activities and staff were exceptional and

we could not have been happier.”

-Pre-K Camp parent

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Junior Camp

Enjoy summer at its best: free-spirited play, picnics, theme days and visiting performers. Activities, coordinated around a weekly theme, include arts & crafts, music, computers, reader’s theater, nature and food crafts. Physical activities include free play on our playgrounds and sports and games to develop gross motor skills. Full-day campers swim twice a week at a local pool in Summit. Staffed with early childhood educators, Junior Camp, with its low camper-counselor ratio, provides a nurturing, developmentally appropriate experience for beginning campers. Campers are grouped by grade.

Boys and girls entering Kindergarten and Grade 1

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

(Kindergarten only half day)9:00 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

(Kindergarten and Grade 1 full day)

Tuition: $365 per week (half day)

$2100 – 6 week session (half day)$485 per week (full day)

$2850 – 6 week session (full day)

Campers eat lunch in Kent Place’s

Dining Hall and have grill, deli, salad and

bakery options available every day!

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senior Camp

Boys and girls entering Grades 2 – 6

Hours: 8:50 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.



Senior camp is an action packed day of fun activities including sports, computers, musical theater and dance. Campers will be grouped by age and gender to maximize fun. Students will also attend the local YMCA for swimming three times a week. Other activities include tennis, engineering and archery. Each day also includes a choice period so campers can attend an activity that peaks their specific interests. The week comes to a close with one of our famous Friday events like Gold Rush, Water Day or the camp theater production.

senior Camp sample Day

Art Archery Snack and Choice Announcements Choice Tennis Lunch Group Time Computers Pool Strings and Things Theater Announcements Dismissal

9:00-9:309:35-10:05

10:05-10:1510:20-10:5010:55-11:2511:30-12:0012:00-12:1512:15-12:4512:45-1:451:45-2:152:15-2:45

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summerAcademy

June 27 – August 5 Kindergarten – Grade 8

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summer Academy

Boys and girls entering Kindergarten – Grade 8

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (full day)

Tuition:$625 per week

$1250 for 2 week session

Kent Place Summer Camp offers exciting summer “academies” that provide children the opportunity to focus on a specialized area of interest through dynamic week-long programs. These programs are overseen by outstanding Kent Place faculty and staffed by outside professionals as needed to best suit our campers. Campers will spend each week engaged in high-level instruction in their interest area.

2016 summer Academy offerings:Chess Camp by Active LearningFashion & Machine Sewing Camp by The Handwork StudioGlamorize Your Doll by The Handwork StudioHandwork Day CampHow Does It Work? How Is It Made?Kodu Video Game Creation by Active LearningLEGO Engineering by Play-well TEKnologiesMidding, Networking & Hosting with Minecraft by Active LearningWorld SportsMusical TheaterTGA GolfVideo Game Creation – Arcade Style by Active Learning

Please visit www.kentplace.org/summercamp for detailed Summer Academy descriptions and specific session dates.

summer Academy features unique

programs in: sports, LeGO engineering,

Dramatic & Creative Arts and sTeM!

Join one of our Kent Place Summer Camp teachers for a half day of fun and enrichment. Lunch option and full day is also available.

2016 Junior Academy offerings:Chef UniversityCreative KidsCreature of HabitLa Vida EspanolMoney MathSportsmanship and Team Building


new!! Junior AcademyBoys and girls ages 3 – 6

June 27 – August 5


OR12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Tuition:$315 per session week

Lunch Option:$30 per week

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summer Academy (continued)

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Pulse Sports run by US Sports Institute Camps will offer a multi-level curriculum delivered by a team of professional coaches. All weekly programs are adapted by age, gender and ability.

2016 Pulse sports offerings:BasketballMulti-SportsSoccerLacrosseTennis


Build your skills in:

BasketballMulti-sports

soccerLacrosseTennis

new!! Pulse Sports CampsBoys and girls ages 5 – 12

July 5 – August 5

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – Noon 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Tuition:$315 for half day$625 for full day

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new!! international ivy Summer enrichment

Boys and girls ages 5 – 12 July 11 – August 5

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuition:Please visit www.iisummer.com

The popular hands-on, creative, stimulating summer experience is coming to Kent Place Summer Camp.

sample offerings include:Computer ProgrammingCrazy ChemworksFencing Clinic for BeginnersImprovisation WorkshopMinecraft MathStage CombatWeDo Robotics

Registration for international ivy must be done on their website, www.iisummer.com. Complete session times, tuition and descriptions are also available.

specialtyCamps

June 27 – August 5 Grades 5 – 11

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Creative Arts Workshop

Boys and girls entering Grades 5 – 9

Hours:8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.


$2900 – 6 week session* Weekly enrollment available!

The Creative Arts Workshop (CAW) offers students an opportunity to unleash their creativity, energy and imagination while exploring a variety of media each day. Students participate daily in four areas of interest and a camp-wide activity period. The Activity Period (do not include in your selections) encompasses crafts, community service projects and a variety of indoor and outdoor games to provide fun, exercise and socialization. CAW teachers are artists and professionals chosen for their expertise and ability to spark creativity within their students. Special events, such as camp picnics, are held throughout the summer. Theater performances and art shows will be on July 15 and August 5.

*Students will be placed in our classes each week depending on date of enrollment and scheduling availability.

2016 Creative Arts Workshop Offerings:ArcheryBaking Homemade Sweets and TreatsComic Book CreationCooking Classic Comfort FoodsDigital ArtDrawing & PaintingFashion DesignFun with FabricJewelry DesignKnitting & CrochetingLights, Digital Cameras and Action!Project RunwayScrapbookingSculptureSewingTennisTheater Workshop

For more information about each CAW offering, please visit www.kentplace.org/summercamp.

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Passport campers enjoy the best of many different camp worlds! Campers will have an opportunity to participate in traditional day camp activities and an array of Creative Arts classes. Multiple field trips, community service projects, leadership opportunities with younger campers and special events days add to the complete camp experience.

Passport Program

Boys and girls entering Grades 7 and 8

Hours:8:50 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.



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Counselor Training Programs

The CIT Field Experience is an additional week or two following Session I of the CIT Training course. During these weeks CITs can choose which camp they would like to continue to work with for additional time in the field. No additional training will occur during the Field Experience.

Our Junior Counselor program allows boys and girls entering Grades 10 and 11, who are not yet eligible to work at camp, a supervised experience working with children. Junior Counselors will work under Head Counselors in the age group of their choice. They can choose to work one week or all six weeks.

CIT TrainingBoys and girls entering

Grades 9 and 10session I: July 5 – 15

session II:July 18 – 29

Hours:8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tuition:$530 per session

CIT Field experienceBoys and girls who have already

completed “Session I” of CIT Training and are entering

Grades 9 or 10session I: July 18 – 22session II: July 25 – 29

session III: August 1 – 5

Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tuition: $80 per session

Junior CounselorBoys and girls entering

Grades 10 and 11June 27 – August 5

Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.



Our Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program will help participants develop lifelong work habits, identify and achieve individual goals and build skills to lead children. CITs will work and train under the current counselors in charge. Participants will learn First Aid, CPR, group and time management and a variety of program skills through first-hand experience with campers of different ages. CITs will also learn how to create their own resume and participate in a mock job interview experience.

Attendance is required for the entire two-week session.

early June &Late AugustMini-Camps

June 13 – 24 & August 8 – 19Grades Pre-K – 8

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Activities include story time, arts & crafts, music and movement, building with blocks and puzzle time. Outdoor play takes place on our playground and includes sprinkler time, sandbox, water table, balls, hula hoops and painting. Pre-K June Fun is taught by Kent Place teachers.

Pre-K June FunBoys and girls entering

Pre-K in the fallJune 13 – 24

Hours:9:00 a.m. – Noon


Do you want to learn and develop the fundamentals of sports being played around the world? Join Kent Place’s Physical Education teacher and international professional coach, Phil Wolstenholme, for this active and exciting new camp. Learn how to play Cricket, Rugby, Team Handball, Rounders and many other world sports. Camp will focus on drills and games that promote personal growth, success, friendship and fun. Campers will be grouped by grade level.

new!! World sportsBoys and girls entering

Pre-K – Grade 8 (starting Kindergarten in Fall 2017)

June 13 – 24

Hours:9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.


June Mini-Camps

Theme-based activities including arts & crafts, nature study, cooking, music and stories are combined with indoor and outdoor play. June Fun is taught by Kent Place teachers.

June FunBoys and girls entering

Kindergarten and Grade 1June 13 – 24

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – Noon (half day)

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (full day)

Tuition:$350 per week (half day)$475 per week (full day)

A fun-filled session featuring a variety of activities including: arts & crafts, sports, technology, theater and games. Special events include swimming at a local pool and a variety of field trips.

summer expressBoys and girls entering

Grades 2 – 5June 13 – 24

Hours:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.


Campers will have the opportunity to participate in multiple weekly field trips in addition to a variety of activities including: art projects, sports, technology and much more!

new!! June Passport CampBoys and girls entering

Grades 6 – 8June 13 – 24

Hours:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.


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Traveling Adventures campers will spend each day at an off-campus activity, or two! Campers will arrive promptly at 9:00 a.m. The day could be spent traveling to one of the following adventurous places: Color Me Mine, Mini-Golf, Bowling, Turtleback Zoo, swimming, jungle gym and bounce facilities and Buehler Space Center. When time permits, campers may spend up to one hour in the morning and/or afternoon on campus participating in field games, board games, computers and arts & crafts activities.

Trips may occasionally be divided up into two groups: Kindergarten – Grade 3 and Grades 4 – 8. Enrollment is limited to 75 campers… so sign up now!

Traveling Adventures camp includes a daily snack.

Traveling AdventuresBoys and girls entering

Kindergarten – Grade 8August 8 – 12

Hours:9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Tuition:$535

This class is designed to help girls make a successful transition into middle school, both academically and socially. Students learn study skills with emphasis on time management, organization, approaching and completing long-term assignments, note taking, test preparation and problem solving. Writing skills and math review are highlighted. Discussion and activities addressing social adjustment and successful interaction with teachers and peers help dispel concerns about a new school situation.

success for Girls in Middle school

Girls entering Grades 6 and 7August 15 – 19


Tuition:$355

High AchieversBoys and girls entering

Grades 3 – 5August 15 – 19


Tuition:$320

An integrated learning experience designed to challenge the more advanced student. Students actively participate in this program, which combines elements of math, problem solving, language arts and technology.

August Mini-Camps

extendedCare &

AfternoonClinics


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extended Care & Afternoon Clinics

Kent Place campers will be brought to the Dining Hall to take attendance and eat their own snack brought from home from 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Clinics are taught from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. each day.

All Afternoon Clinics campers will be picked up from the Bus Loop near the Kent Place Dining Hall off of Morris Avenue.

Archery: Grades 2 – 8Cooking: Grades K – 6Tennis: Grades 1 – 8

For more information about each Afternoon Clinic and specific session dates, please visit www.kentplace.org/summercamp.

The US Sports Institute’s Squirts programs are designed to introduce children to a variety of sports in a safe and structured environment. All games and activities will encompass hand-eye coordination, balance, agility and movement – all key factors to the early development of children in sport. All sports are developed through a series of games and activities designed to ensure learning and most importantly: fun, fun, fun!

squirts Basketball: July 5 – 9squirts soccer: July 11 – 15squirts T-Ball: July 18 – 22squirts Total sports: July 25 – 29squirts Tennis: August 1 – 5

extended Care June 13 – August 12

Hours and Tuition:7:30 – 9:00 a.m./$75 per week3:00 – 4:30 p.m./$75 per week

3:00 – 6:00 p.m./$135 per week4:30 – 6:00 p.m./$75 per week

7:30 – 9:00 a.m./ $410 – 6 Week Session

3:00 – 4:30 p.m./ $410 – 6 Week Session

3:00 – 6:00 p.m./ $745 – 6 Week Session

Afternoon ClinicsWeekly sessions from


Hours:3:30 – 4:30 p.m.


neW!! sports squirts by us sports Institute

Offered to boys and girls ages 3 – 6

Weekly sessions from June 27 – August 5

Hours:3:15 – 4:15 p.m.


Morning Extended Care is available from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Activities include indoor and outdoor play. Afternoon Extended Care is available from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. From 3:05 – 4:30 p.m., campers participate in structured activities such as arts & crafts, computers, cooking, board and card games and outside sports and games. Campers attending any afternoon clinic programs can join extended care afterwards. Daily drop in rates available upon request.

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Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the Kent Place Dining Hall

Kent Place reserves the right to cancel any programs that do not have sufficient enrollment.

A registered nurse is on duty daily.

Tuition includes a daily snack, lunch and t-shirt for those campers enrolled in Day Camps: Little Explorers and Pre-K Camp Extended Day, Junior Camp and Senior Camp, Summer Academy, Passport Program, Creative Arts Workshop and the CIT Programs. Due to the increasing number of campers with allergies, peanut butter is not served in our Dining Hall. Camp programs and lunches are designed for our general population of campers, therefore, we are not able to individualize diets or programs.

Visit Kent Place’s School Store in late spring to pick up some Kent Place Summer Camp gear!

Campers are expected to abide by the camp rules and conduct themselves in a responsible manner. Failure to do so could result in the child’s dismissal. Kent Place Summer Camp is not responsible for lost or stolen property. Campers should not bring valuable items to camp.

Kent Place summer Camp Director: Donna RayPhone: (908) 273-0900, ext. 297e-mail: [email protected]: www.kentplace.org/summercamp Facebook: www.fb.com/kentplacesummerInstagram: @kentplacesummercamp

General Information

Open House

Cancellation

Health Office

Meals

summer Camp Items

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Online Registration All registrations for Kent Place Summer Camp 2016 will be done online. Payment by credit card and e-check is available.

www.kentplace.org/summercamp

enrollment Enrollment is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Fees & DepositsA $50 registration fee per family and a 50 percent tuition deposit must be sent within two weeks after registering online.

WithdrawalsWithdrawals must be made in writing by May 1, 2016, to receive a full refund minus the $50 deposit. After May 1, the camp tuition becomes nonrefundable. The balance of the tuition is due one week before the start date of your child’s camp, and is nonrefundable for any reason.

Registration Information

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June 13 Pre-K June Fun; June Fun; summer express; June Passport Camp; World sports Camp; extended Care

June 20 Pre-K June Fun; June Fun; summer express; June Passport Camp; World sports Camp; extended Care

June 27 Little explorers Camp; Pre-K Camp; Junior Camp; senior Camp; Creative Arts Workshop; Passport Camp; Junior Counselor; Junior Academy; World sports; Musical Theater; LeGO engineering; Fashion and Machine sewing; Handwork Day Camp; Glamorize Your Doll; extended Care; Afternoon Clinics

July 5 Little explorers Camp; Pre-K Camp; Junior Camp; senior Camp; Creative Arts Workshop; Passport Camp; CIT Training; Junior Counselor; Junior Academy; Musical Theater; Multisports Camp; Basketball Camp; TGA Golf Camp; extended Care; Afternoon Clinics; us sports squirts

July 11 Little explorers Camp; Pre-K Camp; Junior Camp; senior Camp; Creative Arts Workshop; Passport Camp; CIT Training; Junior Counselor; Junior Academy; Fashion & Machine sewing; Handwork Day Camp; Glamorize Your Doll; soccer Camp; International Ivy; extended Care; Afternoon Clinics; us sports squirts

July 18 Little explorers Camp; Pre-K Camp; Junior Camp; senior Camp; Creative Arts Workshop; Passport Camp; CIT Training; CIT Field experience; Junior Counselor; Junior Academy; Kodu Video Game Creation; Chess Camp; Video Game Creation; Modding, networking & Hosting Camp; Lacrosse Camp; International Ivy; extended Care; Afternoon Clinics; us sports squirts

July 25 Little explorers Camp; Pre-K Camp; Junior Camp; senior Camp; Creative Arts Workshop; Passport Camp; CIT Training; CIT Field experience; Junior Counselor; Junior Academy; Multisports Camps; International Ivy; extended Care; Afternoon Clinics; us sports squirts

August 1 Little explorers Camp; Pre-K Camp; Junior Camp; senior Camp; Creative Arts Workshop; Passport Camp; CIT Training; CIT Field experience; Junior Counselor; Junior Academy; Tennis Camp; TGA Golf Camp; International Ivy; extended Care; Afternoon Clinics; us sports squirts

August 8 Traveling Adventures; extended Care

August 15 High Achievers; success for Girls in Middle school

Offerings by WeekPlease note that all offerings are subject to change – for the most up-to-date information visit www.kentplace.org/summercamp. Week

beginning

• Early June &

Late August

Mini-Camps

• Day Camps

• Specialty Camps

• Summer Academy

• Extended Care &

Afternoon Clinics

Visit our brand new websitewww.kentplace.org/

summercamp for full schedules,

tuition, session descriptions and

to register.

42 Norwood Avenue • Summit, NJ 07901

Kent Place offers additional summer experiences on campus including: • Girls’ Leadership Institute • Waterbotics • Ethical Leadership in Business • Bioethics Summer Experience

For more information, please visit www.kentplace.org/summerprograms.

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