SUMMER ACADEMIES
Summer Academies
Thank you for your interest in the academic summer programs at Miami Country Day School. With 90 years running camps and over 75 years educating students, we are the school that turns summers into teachable moments. For courses by date, courses by grade, and contact information, see pages 24 – 27.
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Welcome!
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S.T.E.M. Academy
LEGO Workshop: Robotics LEGO Workshop: Animation Emagination Technology Workshop: Discover, Design, Do! Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Design and Prototype an iPhone App
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Arts Academy
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Ready, Set, Prep Academy
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Language Academy
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College Prep Academy
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Adult Education Academy
Get Click’n Photography Workshop Baton Twirling Graffiti Art Set Design Shock: A Dance-Step Fusion Painting with the Masters: Make Your Own Masterpiece Ukuleles Steel Drum Ensembles Garage Band Recorders Amped Up: Rock & Recording Sessions Chess GLIDE 4 LIFE Graphic Novel Course Mindfulness Math Prep: Grades 2 – 3 Math Prep: Grades 4 – 5 Math Prep: Pre-algebra Math Prep: Integrated Math 1 AP Calculus AB Warm-Up Mandarin Fiesta Fun Spanish French ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Tackling the College Essay Social Change Symposium Viva Spanish Immersion for Adults Graphic Design: Build Your Brand Excel Professional Development Workshop Summer Academies 3
Welcome! With course offerings in S.T.E.M., Arts, Languages, Academic Readiness, College Prep, and Adult Courses, Summer Academies 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.
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S.T.E.M. Academy
S.T.E.M., or Science, Technology, Engineering, 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.
Grades K – 5 LEGO Workshop: Robotics NEW
$450
Session I: June 13 – 17 | Session II: July 25 – 29 Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades SK – 5 • Learn basic static structures used in robotics by applying the fundamentals of math and science • Build robots and program them • Enjoy playing and learning how pneumatics works, using sensors and motors • Compete with robots in mini team competitions and demonstrate your projects in a show and tell to parents
LEGO Workshop: Animation NEW $450
Session I: June 20 – 24 | Session II: August 1 – 5 Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades SK – 5 • With your friends and partner, build your own guided mini-movie set and create your own animated movie using thousands of colorful bricks and pieces, including characters provided or ones you bring or make! • Make your animated movie using stop-motion and live video techniques • Edit your movie and add exciting sound effects, music, narration, and titles • Your finished movies are e-mailed to you
Emagination Technology Workshop: Discover, Design, Do! NEW
$225
June 20 – 24 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 4 – 5 • Embark on a journey of inquiry and creativity • With an array of apps and online resources, design and develop your own technology project • Do you want to create your own personal webpage to promote your dog walking or cat sitting service? Is your passion soccer and you would like to start writing a blog about it? Are you inspired to study endangered species such as chimpanzees or elephants, and use the web to find out ways to help them? • If you love an activity, but have not had time during the school year to focus on it, this is the workshop for you! • iPads will be available, but you are welcome to bring your own if you wish
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Tinkering: A Maker Workshop
$450
Session I: July 11 – 15 | Session II: July 18 – 22 Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades SK – 5 • Become an artist, architect, engineer, inventor and maker! • Launch rockets, make catapults, collaborate, build structures with fun materials, tinker with real tools, make a simple circuit, marble mazes, and learn computer coding
Grades 6 – 12 Design and Prototype an iPhone App
$450
*Summer Programs are closed on July 4 in observation of Independence Day.
July 5* – 8 | Tuesday – 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
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Arts Academy
The arts are central to our Mission at Miami Country Day School, and our arts offerings have more than tripled since last summer! “The resonance between cognitive development, academic achievement, and the arts is profound.� Dr. John Davies, Head of School
Grades K – 5 Get Click’n Photography Workshop
$225
June 6 – 10 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 5 – 8 • 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! • Learn how to use digital photo processing and editing tools with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop • Please bring a point-and-shoot camera to class (DSLR preferred)
Baton Twirling NEW $225
Graffiti Art NEW $225
June 13 – 17 | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 3 PM | Grades 2 – 5 • Learn how to design, prep, and paint a wall mural!
Set Design NEW $225
June 20 – 24 | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 3 PM | Grades 5 – 8 • Plan out a design in a rendering • Draw and paint a set as well as props for an upcoming show at our Day Camp!
Shock: A Dance-Step Fusion NEW $450
Session I: June 27 – July 1 | Session II: July 5* – 8 Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 1 – 5 • Stepping is a rising art form and an important part of America’s artistic and cultural heritage • In stepping, the body is used as an instrument to create intricate rhythms and sounds through a combination of footsteps, claps, and spoken word • Take the stage and perform intricate, up-beat choreography from around the world • Learn a variety of warm-up exercises, the history behind step dance, and perform choreography for students, family, and friends! • Please bring a water bottle and comfortable shoes Summer Academies 11
*Summer Programs are closed on July 4 in observation of Independence Day.
June 13 – 17 | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 3 PM | Grades 2 – 5 • Get ready to twist, turn, and spin your baton with your hands and body! • Students will learn: handling of the baton; coordinated routines; tricks, turns, and tosses • Please bring a baton
Grades K – 5, continued Painting with the Masters: Make Your Own Masterpiece NEW
$225
June 27 – July 1 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 2 – 5 • Each day, create artwork in the style of a famous artist • Make our own artistic masterpieces while learning about the history of art • Some artists we will draw inspiration from include Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keeffe, Vincent Van Gogh, Jackson Pollack, and Georges Seurat
Ukuleles NEW $225 July 25 – 29 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 4 – 5 • Ukulele is fast becoming a popular instrument among musicians! • Come learn some basic chords and strumming techniques that will blast you into playing tons of tunes with your friends • Ukulele not required, but you can bring your own if you have one
Steel Drum Ensembles NEW $225 July 25 – 29 | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 3 PM | Grades 4 – 5 • Become a member of a steel pan ensemble for a week! • Learn basic steel pan playing techniques and rhythms • Learn some traditional island music as well as some fun pop tunes. Friday performance for families!
Garage Band NEW $225 August 1 – 5 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 4 – 5 • Ever wonder how sound effects and music are added to cartoons? Want to learn how to write music for movies? Then this class is for you! • Come join us for an exciting class learning how to compose music for movies, cartoons, commercials and Podcasts using GarageBand software • No musical knowledge required, just bring your imagination!
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Recorders NEW $225 August 1 – 5 | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 3 PM | Grades 3 – 5 • Do you love the recorder? Do you want to become a better player? Maybe you want to challenge yourself to learn to play alto, tenor or bass recorder. This summer academy is for you! • Come join us as we make great music on recorders! • We will learn some classic tunes as well as some fun & familiar favorites • Recorder not required, but you can bring your own if you want
Grades 6 – 8 Get Click’n Photography Workshop
$225
June 6 – 10 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 5 – 8 See description on page 11
Set Design NEW $225
June 20 – 24 | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 3 PM | Grades 5 – 8 See description on page 11
Amped Up: Rock & Recording Sessions NEW $450
June 27 – July 1 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Grades 6 – 8 • Develop as an artist and learn about recording techniques • If you are already part of a band, register the whole band and gain valuable coaching! • Perform for a live audience and leave with a quality recording of your band’s music
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Ready, Set, Prep! Academy
From mindfulness meditation to AP Calculus AB Warm-Up, Summer Academies provide a nurturing learning environment that prepares students to be lifelong learners.
Grades K – 5 Chess NEW
$225
Session I: June 13 – 17 | Session II: June 20 – 24 Session III: July 11 – 15 | Session IV: July 18 – 22 Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 1 – 5 • Learn the basics of the chess board and algebraic notation, the material value of the pieces, and basic seven elements in chess for evaluating a position • Discover how to check mate with a queen and how to checkmate with a rook • Introductory level tactics include pin, skewer, double attacks and back rank mate
Session III: June 27 – July 1 | Session IV: July 5* – 8 Session V: July 11 – 15 | Session VI: July 18 – 22 Session VII: July 25 – 29 | Session VIII: August 1 – 5 Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 3 PM | Ages 10 – 18 • Comprehensive, intensive leadership program that educates youth about the importance of growth, leadership, inclusivity, diversity, and exercise in everyday life • G4L will strive to nurture and educate the importance of creating the whole person • Gain experience defining leadership, setting goals, teambuilding, and participating in outdoor and indoor activities • One-time $25 enrollment fee includes all gear required
Graphic Novel Course NEW
$450
June 20 – July 1 | Monday – Friday | 12:15 – 3 PM | Grades 4 – 5 • Graphic novels are wildly popular, and with good reason! They’re fast-paced, visually exciting, expand vocabulary, and positively impact literacy skill development • There are graphic novels for every age, taste, and interest • During these two weeks, read and discuss one of the best examples of this genre and spend time soaking in the carefully rendered art accompanying the text • Using iPad apps, campers will also create their own story by choosing backgrounds, characters, props, and writing dialogue
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*Summer Programs are closed on July 4 in observation of Independence Day.
GLIDE 4 LIFE NEW $250 Session I: June 13 – 17 | Session II: June 20 – 24 ($70/day)
Mindfulness NEW
$225
June 27 – July 1 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 1 – 5 • Come learn to create a special place of inner peace and quiet • Learn to de-stress and build concentration through visualization, time with nature, labyrinth walks, and movement
Math Prep: Grades 2 – 3 NEW
$225
Math Prep: Grades 4 – 5 NEW
$225
July 25 – 29 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 2 – 3 • Students engage in interactive, hands-on learning activities that include: counting, place value, addition/subtraction/ multiplication, and bar models • Please bring a composition notebook August 1 – 5 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 4 – 5 • Students engage in interactive, hands-on learning activities that include: estimation, factors/multiples, tables and graphs, fractions, decimals, algebraic equations, and bar models • Please bring a composition notebook
Grades 6 – 8 Math Prep: Pre-Algebra NEW
$225
July 25 – 29 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 6 – 7 • This enrichment class is designed for those students wishing to get a “head start” going into Pre-Algebra at the end of the summer • Math topics explored in detail include: solving 2 – 3 step linear equations/inequalities, operations with rational integers, working with proportions and percent, and graphing lines on a coordinate plane • Both traditional pencil and paper exercises will be performed in class as well as online activities
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Math Prep: Integrated Math 1 NEW
$225
August 1 – 5 | Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 7 – 8 • This enrichment class is designed for those students wishing to get a “head start” going into Integrated Math 1 at the end of the summer • Math topics explored in detail include: solving 3 – 4 step linear equations/inequalities (including fractions and grouping symbols), working with absolute value, graphing lines on a coordinate plane involving multiple methods including slope-intercept, and working with triangles and parallel lines • Both traditional pencil and paper exercises will be performed in class as well as online activities
Grades 9 – 12 AP Calculus AB Warm-Up
$225
August 1 – 5 | Mon./Wed./Fri. | 9 AM – 12 PM | Grades 10 – 12 • This course is taught by an experienced AP Calculus teacher and designed for students entering AP Calculus AB who want to make sure they are well-prepared for the rigor and pace of Advanced Placement math • Develop your mathematical maturity reviewing important functions and their graphs (especially trigonometry), grow comfort with using your calculator, and focus on any particular weaknesses they need to improve • Enjoy the relaxed, but focused, grade-free environment of doing mathematics!
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Language Academy
Miami boasts 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 23.
Grades 1 – 5 Mandarin Chinese NEW $300
Session I: June 6 – 10 | Session II: June 13 – 17 Monday – Friday | 9:00 – 11:45 AM | Grades 1 – 5 • Learn the basic structures of the Mandarin Chinese language with emphasis on developing fundamental skills (listening, speaking, and grammar) of spoken Mandarin Chinese with application to a number of familiar, everyday topics • Use and understand basic sentence patterns and vocabulary using pinyin (spelling words using the western alphabet) • Read and write using modern Chinese characters Interspersed throughout the course is an introduction to various aspects of Chinese culture
Fiesta Fun Spanish $300
Session I: June 13 – 17 | Session II: June 20 – 24 Monday – Friday | 9:00 – 11:45 AM | Grades 1 – 5 • Spanish immersion class for beginner and intermediate students • Expand your vocabulary and language skills with games, songs, and arts and crafts
Lower School French NEW $300
June 13 – 17 | Monday – Friday | 9:00 – 11:45 AM | Grades 2 – 5 • Language will be explored through games and interactive online learning • Basic subjects will include colors, numbers, family, action verbs, and descriptions
Grades 6 – 8 ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart
$300
Session I: June 13 – 17 | Session II: June 20 – 24 Session III: June 27 – July 1 Monday – Friday | 9 – 11:45 AM | Grades 6 – 8 • For non-native speakers of English • Advance your language skills through individualized work!
Middle School French NEW $300
June 20 – 24 | Monday – Friday | 9:00 – 11:45 AM | Grades 6 – 8 • Language will be explored through games and interactive online learning • Basic subjects will include colors, numbers, family, action verbs, and descriptions Summer Academies 19
College Prep Academy
We strive to unlock the world of selective college admissions while cultivating tomorrow’s leaders. Continue building a future that fulfills your varied passions and abilities this summer, when pathways to endless possibilities are being created for every student, every day.
Grades 9 – 12 Tackling the College Essay
$300
Social Change Symposium NEW
$300
Session I: June 6 – 10 | Session II: August 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 June 6 – 10 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 12 PM* | Grades 10 – 12 • Learn what it means to create social change 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! *Except Wednesday, June 8, on which date class will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 PM.
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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. Adult Education Academy is open to all students ages 18 & up. MCDS faculty and staff are especially encouraged to consider options that may pertain to their professional growth plans.
Viva Spanish Immersion for Adults NEW
$900
Graphic Design: Build Your Brand
$225
June 13 – July 1 | Monday – Friday | 9 AM– 12 PM • Immerse yourself in the Spanish language and learn to communicate effectively • Use all modalities of Spanish for three weeks (45 hours) • Practice using social and digital media to communicate naturally and colloquially July 5* – 8 | Tuesday – 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 25 – 29 | 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
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Courses by Date
June 6 – 10 Get Click’n Photography Workshop Mandarin Social Change Symposium Tackling the College Essay June 13 – 17 Baton Twirling Chess ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Fiesta Fun Spanish GLIDE 4 LIFE Graffiti Art LEGO Workshop: Robotics Lower School French Mandarin Viva Spanish Immersion for Adults* June 20 – 24 Chess Emagination Technology Workshop: Discover, Design, Do! ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Fiesta Fun Spanish GLIDE 4 LIFE Graphic Novel Course LEGO Workshop: Animation Middle School French Set Design Viva Spanish Immersion for Adults* June 27 – July 1 Amped Up: Rock & Recording Sessions ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart GLIDE 4 LIFE Graphic Novel Course Mindfulness Painting with the Masters: Make Your Own Masterpiece Shock: A Dance-Step Fusion Viva Spanish Immersion for Adults* July 5 – 8 Design and Prototype an iPhone App GLIDE 4 LIFE Graphic Design: Build Your Brand* Shock: A Dance-Step Fusion July 11 – 15 Chess GLIDE 4 LIFE
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Tinkering: A Maker Workshop July 18 – 22 Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Chess GLIDE 4 LIFE July 25 – 29 Excel Professional Development Workshop* GLIDE 4 LIFE LEGO Workshop: Robotics Math Prep: Grades 2 – 3 Math Prep: Pre-Algebra Steel Drum Ensembles Ukuleles August 1 – 5 AP Calculus AB Warm-Up Garage Band GLIDE 4 LIFE LEGO Workshop: Animation Math Prep: Grades 4 – 5 Math Prep: Integrated Math 1 Recorders August 8 – 12 Tackling the College Essay
Senior Kindergarten LEGO Workshop: Robotics LEGO Workshop: Animation Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Grade 1 LEGO Workshop: Robotics LEGO Workshop: Animation Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Shock: A Dance Step Fusion Chess Mindfulness Mandarin Fiesta Fun Spanish Grade 2 Baton Twirling Chess Fiesta Fun Spanish Graffiti Art LEGO Workshop: Animation LEGO Workshop: Robotics Lower School French Mandarin Math Prep: Grades 2 – 3 Mindfulness Painting with the Masters Shock: A Dance Step Fusion Tinkering: A Maker Workshop
Steel Drum Ensembles Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Ukuleles Grade 6 Design & Prototype an iPhone App Get Click’n Photography Set Design Amped Up: Rock & Recording Sessions Math Prep: Pre-Algebra ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Middle School French GLIDE 4 LIFE Grade 7 Design & Prototype an iPhone App Get Click’n Photography Set Design Amped Up: Rock & Recording Sessions Math Prep: Pre-Algebra Math Prep: Integrated Math 1 ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Middle School French GLIDE 4 LIFE Grade 8 Amped Up: Rock & Recording Sessions Design & Prototype an iPhone App ESOL, A Summer Jumpstart Get Click’n Photography GLIDE 4 LIFE Math Prep: Integrated Math 1 Middle School French Set Design Grade 9 Design & Prototype an iPhone App GLIDE 4 LIFE Grade 10 AP Calculus AB Warm-Up Design & Prototype an iPhone App GLIDE 4 LIFE Social Change Symposium Grade 11 AP Calculus AB Warm-Up Design & Prototype an iPhone App GLIDE 4 LIFE Social Change Symposium Grade 12 AP Calculus AB Warm-Up Design & Prototype an iPhone App GLIDE 4 LIFE Social Change Symposium Tackling the College Essay
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Courses by Grade
Grade 3 Baton Twirling Chess Fiesta Fun Spanish Graffiti Art LEGO Workshop: Animation LEGO Workshop: Robotics Lower School French Mandarin Math Prep: Grades 2 – 3 Mindfulness Painting with the Masters Recorders Shock: A Dance Step Fusion Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Grade 4 Baton Twirling Chess Emagination Technology Workshop Fiesta Fun Spanish Garage Band Graffiti Art Graphic Novel Course LEGO Workshop: Animation LEGO Workshop: Robotics Lower School French Mandarin Math Prep: Grades 4 – 5 Mindfulness Painting with the Masters Recorders Shock: A Dance Step Fusion Steel Drum Ensembles Tinkering: A Maker Workshop Ukuleles Grade 5 Baton Twirling Chess Emagination Technology Workshop Fiesta Fun Spanish Garage Band Get Click’n Photography Workshop GLIDE 4 LIFE Graffiti Art Graphic Novel Course LEGO Workshop: Animation Lower School French Mandarin Math Prep: Grades 4 – 5 Mindfulness Painting with the Masters Recorders Set Design Shock: A Dance Step Fusion
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