2019 Summer Camps Guide Someone once said, “My years are divided into two seasons—camp and not camp.” With summer camp season right around the corner, now is the time to find the perfect camp for your child so that they can make discoveries, make friends, and make this summer the best of their lives. Northern Connection is happy to provide information on some of the best camps in our area.
Heart Prints Center Summer Camp
https://heartprintsed.org/summer-programs/ What do children need most over summer break? Research supports that children need a balance of learning and play. At Heart Prints Center Summer Camp 2019, children will engage in a range of indoor and outdoor activities including: Hiking and exploring nature’s flora and fauna. Quality resources and time to play with new and old friends. Enriching arts and sciences to inspire engineering thinking. Ample outdoor play time to burn off energy. And just enough math and literacy to prevent young minds from getting rusty over the summer. Elevating these experiences is our high-quality teachers who provide nurturing classrooms and foster creativity. The teachers of Heart Prints Center design week-long summer camps that provide hands-on learning experience that are sure to mesmerize children. Even adults will be surprised by the fun-facts that you will learn through your child’s experiences. At the end of each week, children bring home products that they created in addition to a photo album. All children ages 3-8 years old are invited to join us for summer fun!
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Hampton Township School District (HTSD) Summer Program ht-sd.org
Chase away the summer doldrums at the 2019 HTSD Summer Program! Week 1 of the program is scheduled for June 17-21, and Week 2 is scheduled for June 24-28. All classes are held at Hampton Middle School during these two weeks. A third week, dedicated solely to Camp Invention, will be held July 15-19 at Wyland Elementary School. New classes are available this year: • Create and Invent with littleBits™ – invent and code your own projects using littleBits™ electronic bricks. • Learn to code with “Cosmos” and “Cue” – Cue is a witty, entertaining robot with four hero avatars and enhanced AI and Cozmo is fun right out of the box. • Exploring Micro:bit – code your BBC micro:bit using Blocks, JavaScript and Python. A complete listing of classes, plus registration information, is available at ht-sd.org/Community/SummerProgram.
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Katie’s Clay Studio KatiesClayStudio.com
Katie’s Clay Studio offers a safe, creative and fun atmosphere that encourages children’s artistic growth and personal development. We pride ourselves on an in-depth knowledge of child development and artistic mediums--we combine these into a studio bursting at the seams with curriculum perfect for all ages, backgrounds, needs and skill levels. Visit our website for prices, dates and summer camp themes. Katie’s Clay Studio offers half-day, full-day and one-day workshops and themed camps perfect for ages 5-16. Our studio philosophy is that everyone benefits when we GET MUDDY! Summer camp provides the ideal curriculum for fun and learning--all squished, rolled, squeezed and smashed into four days. Visit KatiesClayStudio.com and click on the summer camp brochure to register today.
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MySTEM Academy
https://www.mystemacademy. com/ MySTEM Academy offers programs rooted in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) including robotics and computer programming for grades 3 to 8. We also coach robotics teams and participate in regional and international events. Here are the summer camp programs we are offering in 2019: Game Design and Development for grades 4 and 5, Advanced Robotics with EV3 for grades 6, 7 and 8, Coding with Lego EV3 and Ozoblocky for grades 4 & 5, Makerspace: Drones, Ozobots, Littlebits and Lego WeDo
for grades 2 & 3, Cool Projects with Lego EV3 for grades 4 & 5, Programming with Scratch for grades 3 & 4, Python Programming and Programming with Microbit for grades 6, 7 and 8, and VEX IQ Robotics for grades 5, 6 and 7. Camps will be offered at Vincentian Academy, 8100 McKnight Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Sessions will run from Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $330/student per week ($30 discount for multi campers or siblings). Created by an engineer and a former faculty member from Carnegie Mellon University, MySTEM Academy has trained over 2,500 children in the past eight years. Our robotics teams have qualified for the International Events in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
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Shady Side Academy Summer Programs: Something for Every Kid!
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ummer is a unique time for students to grow. A good summer camp or class can give kids the opportunity to discover new passions, develop existing talents, forge new friendships and tackle personal challenges. Shady Side Academy offers fun, flexible, affordable summer programs for kids entering grades K-12. SSA’s Middle and Senior School campuses in Fox Chapel host a variety of day camps, sports and specialty camps and summer school classes. High-energy programming, combined with a knowledgeable and experienced staff, make SSA summer programs unlike any other in the region!
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Designed with working parents in mind, all full-day camps include free lunch and before-care, plus optional paid after-care. A convenient North Hills bus makes transportation to and from camp a snap. At Day Camp Discovery, held on the 130-acre Senior School campus, kids entering grades K-5 enjoy a full day of activities including swimming, tennis, media arts, theater and more. Competition days and Friday picnic dance parties add to the fun. Six weekly sessions are offered from June 17-July 26. At Camp Ren, held on the 35-acre Middle School campus, kids entering grades 6-9 enjoy greater autonomy and choose from cool activities such as robotics, rocketry, cooking and ceramics. Ninth graders have the option to help out at the elementary camp through a leaders-in-training program. Three two-week sessions are offered from June 17-July 26. Sports Camps led by SSA coaches give kids the chance to learn the fundamentals of a sport while having fun. Weeklong camps in basketball, golf, ice hockey and tennis are offered. Focus Camps allow kids to focus on a single interest or skill. Weeklong camps in drama, chess, mindfulness, sports & games, needle art and sewing are offered. Drobots STEM Camps enable kids to utilize imagination, hand-eye coordination and STEM applications to conquer challenges and missions in a team-oriented environment. Thirty weeklong camps are offered in drones, coding, Minecraft, video games, mobile apps and more. Summer School features small class sizes and individualized attention from the area’s finest teachers. Elementary and middle school students can pair summer school classes with day camp for a full day of learning and fun. High school offerings include for-credit courses in art, computer science, math and science, plus enrichment courses in writing and college test prep. Visit www.shadysideacademy.org/summer or call 412-447-2230 for information or to register. 4 4 4
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2019 Summer Camps Directory Camp Deer Creek
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Hampton Township School District
Oxford Athletic Club
www.campdeercreekonline.com (412) 767-5351
www.ht-sd.org
cdgsummercamp.com
HeartPrints Center for Early Education
Penn State Beaver Summer Camps
www.heartprints.org (724) 741-1008
www.beaver.psu.edu/camps (724) 773-3700
Katie’s Clay Studio
Providence Heights Alpha School
www.katiesclaystudio.com (412) 486-2184
www.AlphaSchool.org
Kiddie Academy
www.sarahheinzhouse.org
https://kiddieacademy.com/ academies/programs/summer-camp/
Shady Side Academy
orchardhillchurch.com/kidsfest
www.shadysideacademy.org/ summer (412) 447-2230
myStem Academy
Young Writers Institute
Old Economy Village
Wexford Acting Studio
oldeconomyvillage.org
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Sarah Heinz House
KIDSFEST ’19 at Orchard Hill http://www.mystemacademy.com/
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www.olsh.org/apps/pages/ summercamp (412) 262-3300
www.wpwp.pitt.edu
www.wexfordactingstudio.com 412-491-2416