Summertime at Kingsley 2016 (Elementary)

KINGSLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL

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Make this summer a fun, hands-on experience!

Welcome to Summertime!

DESIGNED FOR CREATIVITY, EMPATHY + CRITICAL-THINKING

Summertime is a collection of programs that expand and reinforce student learning through hands-on projects and engaging community partnerships.

ELEMENTARY DESIGN ACADEMY: Apply your problem-solving

skills, explore the city and create innovative solutions. (in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts) June 27 - August 5: Ages 6 - 8

KINGSLEY LEADERSHIP: Learn the skills to discover who you are, what you believe and how to express it.

July 25 - August 5: Ages 8 - 11 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT KINGSLEY: Explore Roald Dahl

through an immersive musical theater program.

August 15 - August 19: Ages 7 - 11

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

ART, MINDFULNESS, AND YOGA: Empower yourself to have a

strong body, focused mind and brave heart.

August 22 - August 26 : Ages 6 - 10.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Elementary Design Academy AGES 6 THROUGH 8

Daily field trips, creative engineering projects and studio art classes at the M.F.A. will be a summer that you’ll never forget! During each one-week thematic session, students apply their problem-solving skills, explore the city around them and make friends through fun, hands-on activities. Students will turn Boston into their learning lab and use their unique experiences to inspire exciting projects. Design Academy’s primary focus is to enhance your child’s engineering and design skills with fun, collaborative projects.O N A C T I V I T I E S .

S T U D E N T S W I L L T U R N T H E I R B O S TO N NEIGHBORHOO D I N TO A L E A R N I N G L A B JUNE 27 - AUGUST 5 ELEMENTARY FULL-DAY 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. ($585) EARLY ARRIVAL 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. ($50) EXTENDED DAY 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ($50)

SA MPLE DAI LY SC H E DUL E 8:00 Early Arrival - Morning

Snack, Reading and Art Project 9:00 Arrival & Morning Circle 9:10 Creative Workshop and

Field Trip 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Engineering Lab or

MFA Studio Art Class 3:00 Regular Full-Day Dismissal 4:00 Outdoor games 5:30 Extended Day Dismissal

Elementary Weeks 1-3 AGES 6 THROUGH 8

W E E K 1 (JUNE 27 - JULY 1): YOUNG BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS

Students apply the engineering design process as they explore the variations in human feet and use the information to make recommendations about sneaker design. After evaluating the properties of different building materials, students design a knee brace that will restore the range of motion to a model of an injured knee.

W E E K 2 (JULY 5 - JULY 8): YOUNG GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS

Digging into the role of geotechnical engineers, students must select a safe, flood-proof and erosion-proof location for a new TarPul. Working with a model riverbank, students study soil properties and examine maps to assess the potential for erosion at different sites along the river.

Note: Due to Independence Day, this four-day session will be pro-rated.

W E E K 3 (JULY 11 - JULY 15): YOUNG MATERIALS ENGINEERS

Students will think like materials engineers as they imagine themselves as archeologists tasked by a museum to replicate a petroglyph. To succeed at this challenge, students must analyze the properties of rocks and human-made materials and reflect on how processing affects these materials.

Elementary Weeks 4-6 AGES 6 THROUGH 8

​W E E K 4 (JULY 18 - JULY 22): YOUNG CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

The activities in this week reinforce the science concepts “solid” and “liquid” as students explore the properties of different materials—and the properties of mixtures of materials. The final engineering design challenge? Design a process for making high-quality playdough!

W E E K 5 (JULY 25 - JULY 29): YOUNG ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERS

This unit brings new excitement to the study of sound. Hands-on activities lead students to explore the properties of volume and pitch, investigate ways to damp sound and develop their own novel way to represent the key elements of sound.

W E E K 6 (AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 5): YOUNG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Students will explore the properties of conductors and insulators, schematic diagrams and circuits with a final engineering design challenge to plan, create and improve their own alarm circuit. At the MFA, they will examine abstract expressionism and create vibrant artwork that reflects their understanding of electricity.

Kingsley Leadership AGES 8 THROUGH 11

A new one-week program that teaches leadership and collaboration through technology, mindfulness and the creative arts. Kingsley partners with KidPowerment to help students better understand leadership skills that will serve them over a lifetime: self-advocacy, negotiation, compromise, personal responsibility and conflict-resolution. Students will also participate in art and technology classes to create expressive responses and proactive messaging to reflect what they have learned about themselves and the needs of our community. Early Arrival and Extended Day options available upon request. Please contact Beau Kenyon (bkenyon@kingsley.org).

JULY 25 - AUGUST 5 ELEMENTARY FULL-DAY 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. ($940)

SA MPLE DAI LY SC H E D UL E 9:00 Arrival & Morning Circle 9:10 Community Building Activities 10:00 Workshop 12:10 Lunch 1:00

Studio Art Project or Technology Skill-building Class

3:30 Afternoon Snack

Boston Conservatory at Kingsley AGES 7 THROUGH 11

The Boston Conservatory and Kingsley Montessori School partner to host a week-long immersive experience in musical theater, technology and art. Students will delve into the whimsical literature of Roald Dahl with The Boston Conservatory’s world renowned musical theater program and Kingsley’s innovative art and technology curriculum. Students will have fun exploring Dahl’s stories through acting, singing, dancing, studio art, technology, and more! Be sure to join our young performers on Friday, August 19 for their final staged presentation at The Boston Conservatory.

AUGUST 15 - AUGUST 19 ELEMENTARY FULL-DAY 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. ($585) EARLY ARRIVAL 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. ($50) EXTENDED DAY 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ($50)

SA MPLE DAI LY SC H E D UL E 8:00 Early Arrival - Morning Snack, Reading and Art Project 9:00 Arrival & Morning Circle 9:10 Musical Theater Rehearsal 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Studio Art Project

3:00 Regular Full-Day Dismissal 4:00 Outdoor games 5:30 Extended Day Dismissal

Art, Mindfulness and Yoga AGES 6 THROUGH 10

KidPowerment is an organization deeply rooted in the foundation of yoga, empowering kids to have strong bodies, focused minds and brave hearts.

KidPowerment teachers, in partnership with Kingsley’s innovative art and technology curriculum, have created mindfulness activities for a new oneweek program that focuses on yoga, art, nature and community building.

The week’s activities, such as improv games, yoga, environmental art and city nature walks, prepare students for a new school year as they better understand themselves, their peers and the world around them.

AUGUST 22 - AUGUST 26 ELEMENTARY FULL-DAY 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. ($585) EARLY ARRIVAL 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. ($50) EXTENDED DAY 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ($50)

SA MPLE DAI LY SC H E DUL E 8:00 Early Arrival - Morning

Snack, Reading and Art Project 9:00 Arrival & Morning Circle 9:10 Yoga on the Charles 10:00 Improvisation Games 12:10 Lunch 1:00 City Nature Walk

3:00 Regular Full-Day Dismissal 4:00 Outdoor games 5:30 Extended Day Dismissal

Photography by Brian Diescher and Kingsley Parents, Teachers, and Staff. JAN2015

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For additional information about Kingsley’s Summertime Program, contact Beau Kenyon at 617-226-4903 or bkenyon@kingsley.org.

Enroll your child today!

EA R LY C HIL D HO O D 30 Fairfield Street • EL EMENTARY 26 Exeter Street • Boston, MA 02116

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Photography by Kingsley Parents, Teachers, and Staff. JAN2016

Enroll by March 13 and receive a discount of $50 per one-week session.