Summer Academies 2015
Learn more this summer. Thank you for your interest in the academic summer program at Miami Country Day School. With close to 90 years running camps and over 75 years educating students, we are the school that turns summers into teachable moments.
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Welcome!
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S.T.E.A.M. Academy
Dance Production Presents: Frozen Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Get Click’n Photography Workshop LEGO Workshop Robotics: Design, Build, Program, Play! Graphic Design: Build a Brochure ! Design and Prototype an iPhone App
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Inbound
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College Prep Academy
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Language Academy
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Adult Education Academy
Creative Writing Persuasive Writing Tackling the College Essay Civic Leadership Institute SAT Prep: Summer Course SAT Prep: Intensive Course Redesigned SAT Prep: Intensive Course ACT Prep: Intensive Course Boston to New York College Tour Fiesta Fun Spanish ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Summer Workout: Have an E.P.O.C. Experience ESOL Adult Language Class Graphic Design: Build Your Brand Excel Professional Development Workshop
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Tutoring
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List of Courses by Date
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Contact Us
How to Register & Summer Policies
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Welcome! Miami Country Day School’s Summer Academies are the new face of Summer Studies. With course offerings in S.T.E.A.M., Inbound, College Prep, Languages, Tutoring, and Adult Courses, we truly have something for students of all ages. Part of our school’s Mission is to prepare students to be lifelong learners, and our Summer Academies are our Mission in practice. If you have questions or would like to take a tour of our campus, please let us know. We would like nothing more than to share our love for Country Day summers with you and your family.
Kimberly Arredondo Summer Academies Director
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S.T.E.A.M. Academy S.T.E.A.M., or Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, is a powerful suite of courses designed for 21st Century learners. Humans are, by nature, insatiably curious. At MCDS’ Summer Academies, we nurture inquisitive minds that understand that the questions asked are just as important as the answers they yield.
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Grades K – 5 Dance Production Presents: Frozen!
$1,100
Tinkering: A Maker Workshop
$225
Robotics: Design, Build, Program, Play!
$450
June 22 – July 3 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades SK – 5 • Practice the fundamentals of tap, jazz, hip-hop, and ballet • Perform in a Frozen-themed dance production and singalong for an audience at the Nathan Hurst ’89 Amphitheater! July 20 – 24 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 12 PM | Grades SK – 5 • Become an artist, architect, engineer, inventor, and maker! • Launch rockets, make catapults, build structures with fun materials, tinker with real tools, make a simple circuit, design marble mazes, and learn computer coding June 22 – 26 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 5 – 9 • Gain exposure to programming fundamentals and apply them to Electronic Guitars, Drones, Arduino Development Boards, Remote Controlled Vehicles, BattleBots—even a Mini Segway! • The week includes both indoor and outdoor activities and culminates in the popular BattleBot Competition! • Robot platforms include Lego Mindstorms NXT and EVS, Tetrix
LEGO Workshop $450
Session I: July 27 – 31 | Session II: August 3 – 7 Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades SK – 5 • If you can think it, you can build it! • This class will allow Lego-building enthusiasts and newcomers alike to delve into the world of Legos and boost their building capacity • Lego building enhances one’s motor skills and patience, and it is often associated with problem solving and engineering
Get Click’n Photography Workshop
$305
June 22 – July 3 | Mon./Wed./Fri. | 1 PM – 3 PM | Ages 8 – 12 • Get creative as you learn the basics of digital photography: camera settings, composition, and lighting • All students will take home unique prints of their own! • Please bring a point-and-shoot camera to class
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Grades 6 – 8 Robotics: Design, Build, Program, Play!
$450
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$305
Design and Prototype an iPhone App
$450
Graphic Design: Build a Brochure!
$225
June 22 – 26 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 5 – 9 See description on page 7
June 22 – July 3 | Mon./Wed./Fri. | 1 PM – 3 PM | Ages 8 – 12 See description on page 7 July 6 – 10 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 6 – 12 • Learn how to conceptualize app ideas and draw prototypes on paper • Understand basic principles of user testing and user design • Refine prototype into a high-fidelity, click-through mock-up to show off to family and friends July 13 – 17 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 12 PM | Grades 6 – 8 • Learn the principles of graphic design, including layout design and typography • Using Adobe InDesign, design, edit, and publish a brochure
Grades 9 – 12 Robotics: Design, Build, Program, Play!
$450
Design and Prototype an iPhone App
$450
June 22 – 26 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 5 – 9 See description on page 7 July 6 – 10 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 6 – 12 See description above
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Inbound Incoming Upper School students seeking an opportunity to familiarize themselves with life as an MCDS student look no further! Our Inbound Program prepares new students with lessons on team building, independent school education, leadership, and school spirit.
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Grades 9 – 12 Inbound $400
June 8 – 12 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 9 – 12 • Join fellow incoming Upper School students as you take your first step toward becoming a Spartan! • Get acclimated with life as a Country Day student as you connect with current students, faculty, administration, and even alumni • Enjoy indoor and outdoor activities with future classmates • Welcome your parent(s) to join you on Friday for family sessions that introduce them to the MCDS Community
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College Prep Academy We strive to unlock the world of selective college admissions. Our college prep classes hold the key to that wonder. SAT and ACT Test Prep courses are taught by two expert instructors: one Math specialist and one Verbal instructor to ensure that students are taught by the very best in each subject area.
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Grades 6 – 8 Creative Writing
$250
June 1 – 17 | Mon. & Wed. | 10 AM – 12 PM | Grades 8 – 12 • The focus of the course is on the rudiments of voice, character, setting, point of view, plot, and lyrical use of language • Class readings include a wide range of fiction excerpts that inform the written exercises to help students shape their own sense of craft • This instructor earned her BFA from Cornell University and her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University
Persuasive Writing $250
June 2 – 18 | Tues. & Thurs. | 10 AM – 12 PM | Grades 8 – 12 • This persuasive writing class is designed to focus, illuminate, clarify, and augment our student’s argumentative writing • Explore and learn the construction of a persuasive paper from foundation to facade as it develops from a point of view to a convinced reader • This instructor earned her BFA from Cornell University and her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University
Grades 9 – 12 Tackling the College Essay
$300
Session I: June 1 – 5 | Session II: June 8 – 12 Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 12 PM | Grade 12 • Tell the admissions committee who you are and learn what works and what doesn’t from a college guidance counselor with over 10 years of experience • Produce at least one college essay that can be used during the application process
Creative Writing $250 June 1 – 17 | Mon. & Wed. | 10 AM – 12 PM | Grades 8 – 12 See description above
Persuasive Writing $250 June 2 – 18 | Tues. & Thurs. | 10 AM – 12 PM | Grades 8 – 12 See description above
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Grades 9 – 12, continued Civic Leadership Institute
$300
June 1 – 5 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 12 PM | Grades 10 – 11 • Learn what it means to be a civic leader and gain exposure to local leaders and causes • Connect with community-based organizations and seek partners with whom to engage over the course of your Upper School career!
SAT Prep: Summer Course
$1,200
June 2 – July 28 | Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:30 PM & Saturdays 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Grades 9 – 12 • Summer-long course (38 hours + weekend exams) for students taking the SAT in the fall of 2015 • Includes four weekend exams on Saturdays
SAT Prep: Intensive Course
$850
Redesigned SAT Prep: Intensive Course
$800
ACT Prep: Intensive Course
$850
Boston to New York College Tour
$2,160
Session I: June 1 – 12 | Session II: June 15 – 26 Monday – Friday | 1 – 3:30 PM | Grades 9 – 12 • Two-week intensive course (25 hours) for students taking the SAT in the fall of 2015 • Plus two weekend exams Session I: June 1 – 12 | Session II: June 15 – 26 Monday – Friday | 1 – 3:30 PM | Grades 9 – 12 • Two-week intensive course (25 hours) for students taking the SAT in January 2016 and beyond Session I: June 1 – 12 | 1 – 3:30 PM Session II: June 15 – 26 | 9:30 AM – 12 PM Monday – Friday | Grades 9 – 12 • Two-week intensive course (25 hours) for all Upper School students taking the ACT • Plus two weekend exams June 15 – 19 | Monday – Friday | Grades 9 – 12 • Join the College Guidance Director and a licensed tour director on a five-day tour of Boston, Connecticut, and New York colleges • Register by March 6, 2015 for a $50 discount! Summer Academies 15
Language Academy With well over 30 countries represented across our student body, Miami Country Day School features a strong and vibrant international presence. As such, we recognize the value of offering opportunities to learn languages in the summer in addition to the school year! For adult language courses, see page 19.
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Grades 1 – 5 Fiesta Fun Spanish $450
Session I: June 15 – 26 | Session II: June 29 – July 10 Session III: July 20 – 31 Monday – Friday | 9:30 – 11:30 AM | Grades 1 – 5 • Spanish immersion class for beginners and intermediate students • Expand your vocabulary and language skills with games, songs, and arts and crafts
ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart
$1,100
June 15 – July 3 | Mon. – Fri. | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Grades 4 – 12 • For non-native speakers of English • Advance your language skills through individualized work and field trips!
Grades 6 – 12 ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart
$1,100
June 15 – July 3 | Mon. – Fri. | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Grades 4 – 12 • For non-native speakers of English • Advance your language skills through individualized work and field trips!
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Adult Education Academy Part of our school’s Mission is to prepare students to be lifelong learners, and our Summer Academies are our Mission in practice. MCDS faculty and staff are especially encouraged to consider options that may pertain to their professional growth plans. Adult Education Academy is open to all students ages 18 & up.
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Summer Workout: $25/class Have an E.P.O.C. Experience!
June 8 – 19 | Monday – Friday | 9:15 – 10:15 AM • Every hour will be a new workout experience, focusing on high impact interval training, and circuit • Produce Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (E.P.O.C. aka after-burn) which means 16 – 24 hours after class, you are still benefiting from your workout by boosting metabolism and burning calories at a faster speed than normal • This class is for all levels, and every movement can be modified. Please bring weights and a mat (if you have one). Comfortable clothes are recommended.
ESOL Adult Language Class
$225
Graphic Design: Build Your Brand
$225
Session I: June 8 – 19 | Session II: June 22 – July 3 Session III: July 6 – 17 | Session IV: July 20 – 31 Monday – Friday | 2:00 – 3:30 PM • For non-native speakers of English looking for small group classes and individualized instruction • Enjoy lessons that are tailored to your own interests with an instructor who has significant international experience and education July 20 – 24 | Monday – Friday | 10 AM – 1 PM • Learn the principles of graphic design, including layout design and typography • Using Adobe InDesign, design, edit, and publish a marketing piece that supports your personal or professional brand • Come away from the class with a completed brochure, postcard, business card, or flyer!
Excel Professional Development Workshop $225
July 27 – 31 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 12 PM • This workshop will cover a wide range of skill sets and will be personalized to address individual goals • Better manage your own information: examine information in simple, visual ways and perform complex analyses • Topics include: information sorting, graphs and charts, pivot tables, formulas, macros, forms, conditional formatting, functions, automation, manipulating lists and text, analyzing grades and other data, visual basic, filters, and what-if scenarios Summer Academies 19
Tutoring Academy Our Academic and Test Prep tutors are a highly specialized mix of private tutors and teachers who customize their approach to each student. For test prep courses, see page 15.
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Grades K – 12 Academic Tutoring $85/hour Test Prep Tutoring $135/hour We offer experienced, successful, passionate, unique tutors and teachers who possess the magic required to transform complex concepts into relatable ideas utilizing a myriad of creative explanations.
Our Academic and Test Prep tutors are a highly specialized mix of private tutors and teachers who customize their approach to each student; this differentiation and individualization facilitates understanding and maximizes academic success. Our Tutors are masters of their specialty and love to teach it. We offer tutoring on campus by appointment in a variety of subjects for all grade levels. Call us and we will meet your needs.
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Courses by Date June 1 – 5
June 22 – 26
ACT Prep Intensive Course Civic Leadership Institute Creative Writing Persuasive Writing Redesigned SAT Prep Intensive SAT Prep Intensive Course SAT Prep Summer Course Tackling the College Essay
ACT Prep Intensive Course Dance Production Presents: Frozen! ESOL Adult Language Class* ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Fiesta Fun Spanish Get Click’n Photography Workshop Redesigned SAT Prep Intensive Robotics: Design, Build, Program, Play! SAT Prep Intensive Course SAT Prep Summer Course
June 8 – 12 ACT Prep Intensive Course Creative Writing ESOL Adult Language Class* Inbound Persuasive Writing Redesigned SAT Prep Intensive SAT Prep Intensive Course SAT Prep Summer Course Summer Workout* Tackling the College Essay
June 15 – 19 ACT Prep Intensive Course Boston to NY College Tour Creative Writing ESOL Adult Language Class* ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Fiesta Fun Spanish Persuasive Writing Redesigned SAT Prep Intensive SAT Prep Intensive Course SAT Prep Summer Course Summer Workout*
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June 29 – July 3 Dance Production Presents: Frozen! ESOL Adult Language Class* ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Fiesta Fun Spanish Get Click’n Photography Workshop SAT Prep Summer Course
July 6 – 10 Design and Prototype an iPhone App ESOL Adult Language Class* Fiesta Fun Spanish SAT Prep Summer Course
July 13 – 17 ESOL Adult Language Class* Graphic Design: Build a Brochure! SAT Prep Summer Course
July 20 – 24 ESOL Adult Language Class* Graphic Design: Build Your Brand* SAT Prep Summer Course Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Fiesta Fun Spanish
July 27 – 31 ESOL Adult Language Class* Excel Professional Development Workshop* Fiesta Fun Spanish LEGO Workshop SAT Prep Summer Course
August 3 – 7 LEGO Workshop Classes marked with an asterisk (*) are only available to adults. For courses by grade, please visit summer.miamicountryday.org.
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How to Register New to MCDS Returning to MCDS Summer Programs Summer Programs Step 1
Step 1
Choose whether to register online, by phone, or in person.
Choose whether to register online, by phone, or in person.
summer.miamicountryday.org 305.779.7350 601 NE 107th Street Miami, FL 33161
summer.miamicountryday.org 305.779.7350 601 NE 107th Street Miami, FL 33161
Step 2
Step 2
Open a Camp Brain account* and complete the electronic registration, including important medical and dietary information.
Access the Camp Brain* account you created last summer and complete a new registration for Summer 2015. If you forgot your account login, please give us a call or visit us in person to register instead.
Step 3
Step 3
Decide how to pay: • Pay the entire balance now. • Pay a deposit now and have the rest automatically charged on June 1, 2015. • You can pay with a credit card, check, or in cash.
Decide how to pay: • Pay the entire balance now. • Pay a deposit now and have the rest automatically charged on June 1, 2015. • You can pay with a credit card, check, or in cash.
*Camp Brain’s registration page can be accessed via summer.miamicountryday.org.
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Summer Policies Drop off & Parking Attendance & Students should check in at Tardies the North Gate (see page 27) before heading to class unless instructed otherwise by their summer faculty instructor. Parking is available for students in the North Parking Lot.
Students must be on time. If they arrive late, they must check in at the Summer Camp Office (see page 27) before heading to class.
Refunds
Severe Weather
All deposits are non-refundable. The remainder of the course’s Summer Academies courses cost can be refunded as may be cancelled due to severe follows**: weather. Visit the Summer • Courses that run from Programs website and Miami June 1 – July 3 can be Country Day School website refunded until May 1, 2015. for announcements concerning cancellations. • Courses that run from July 6 – July 31 can be Behavior and refunded until June 1, 2015.
Dress Code
Students are expected to behave and dress in a manner that will not disrupt the learning environment. Failure to so may lead to dismissal from the course.
Refunds can be issued if there is insufficient enrollment or an emergency with the student. Refund requests must be submitted in writing and will be considered at the discretion of the Summer Academies Director.
**Boston to New York College Tour is not eligible for refunds.
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Contact us to learn more! If you have questions or would like to take a tour of our campus, please let us know. We would like nothing more than to share our love for Country Day summers with you and your family. For information about special pricing available for sports or Day Camp packages, please call 305.779.7350.
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Online Summer Programs summer.miamicountryday.org
Phone Summer Programs 305.779.7350
Email Summer Programs summercamp@miamicountryday.org Summer Academies Director arredondok@miamicountryday.org
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Kimberly Arredondo Summer Academies Director
NE 6th Avenue
North Gate
Camp Office (LS 102)
NE 107th Street
Registration and Payments
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