NYA Summer Programs Catalog 2013

NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY

NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY

SUMMER PROGRAMS AGES 5-18

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SUMMER

PROGRAMS 2013 CATALOG

Experience Summer! camps at NYA offer children ages 5 through 18 a broad range of programs appealing to every passion and interest, from academics and sports to art and more.

For more information, visit our website at www.NYA.org or call Leslie Durgin, NYA’s Summer Programs Director, at 207.847.5462.

Sports • Art • Enrichment • Leadership • Circus Camps • Before and After Care AGES 5-18

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EXPERIENCE SUMMER AT NYA!

Founded in 1814, North Yarmouth Academy is one of the oldest private college preparatory day schools in the state of Maine. Its beautiful historic campus is located on 25 acres in downtown Yarmouth, Maine, only 10 miles north of Portland.

Experience Summer! programs at NYA offer children ages 5 through 18 the chance to experience the dynamic learning opportunities and individualized growth that are the hallmarks of an NYA education.

Building on core school values of character, community, and respect, NYA’s summer programs provide a broad range of programs appealing to every passion and interest, from academics and sports to art.

Campers can expect to build meaningful relationships with their instructors and with each other, while engaging in a variety of learning experiences in the classroom, on the athletic field, or in the community.

Leslie Durgin

Before joining NYA in January, Leslie worked at Rippleffect as their Business and Events Manager, where she managed all of the adult-based summer programs including island weddings, weekend retreats, leadership development and team-building programs. Prior to joining Rippleffect, she worked in International Education for the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) in Portland for seven years, where she traveled to U.S. institutions to recruit students and promote study abroad opportunities.

Director of Summer Programs

SUPER SUMMER DAY CAMP

Super Summer Day Camp is designed for rising K – 5th graders and offers something for everyone. Our eight sessions offer an exciting theme each week and will engage campers in a variety of fun, hands on activities that are sure to keep them excited!

From sports to cooking, Legos to treasure maps, these programs are sure to captivate children of any age.

SPORTS CAMPS

Our sports camps are designed to encourage campers to develop the disposition needed for good sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork. Campers will benefit from the expertise of seasoned coaches who bring their extensive knowledge and passion for sports to a variety of activities.

These camps are designed to help campers develop skills, techniques, expose them to game and match situations and most importantly, to have fun!

ART CAMPS

Our art programs emphasize both product and process. We support the personal and artistic growth of all children, and encourage campers to explore the world around them as they develop their own style and means of self-expression. We foster a sense of community among our campers as we share our work and learn from each other.

ENRICHMENT CAMPS

Our enrichment opportunities are designed to support student readiness and comprehension in specific content areas and are taught by NYA faculty as well as guest instructors. Our courses offer campers the opportunity to target their passions through off-campus, hands-on experiential learning.

CIRCUS CAMPS

NYA and Circus Atlantic are partnering to offer two circus arts camps this summer: a beginner one-week camp for rising K through 5th graders and three two-week sessions for rising 2nd through 9th graders. Beginning students will learn the basics of circus arts, while intermediate students will train specific skills and work on character development with professional circus artists. Each student will be introduced to the basic circus skills involved in juggling, balance, aerials, tumbling, and clowning. Regardless of skill level, each camper will find their place in the ring.

LEADERSHIP ADVENTURE

Our leadership programs offer a unique opportunity for campers to develop the skills and dispositions to be a successful leader, whether it’s in the classroom, in the community, on the field or in the woods. These programs follow an expeditionary model, taking campers into the outdoors of Maine to hone their communication, teambuilding, and intrapersonal skills while engaging them in community service experiences and physical challenges such as sea kayaking or hiking.

DISCOUNTS

Campers who register for more than one session or a family who registers more than one child will receive a 10% discount per camper per week.

BEFORE & AFTER CARE

We will be providing supervised before and after care from 7:30 - 8:30 am and 3:00 - 5:30 pm at no charge for our full-day programs.

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NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Registration:

Please complete a preliminary registration online at www.NYA.org.

Registration will be considered complete upon receipt of full payment and medical form.

Registration Deadline: May 15, 2013

Drop-off, Pick-up & Parking:

Please use the parking lot in front of the Priscilla Savage Middle School.

Cancellation Policy:

All summer programs are subject to minimum and maximum enrollment.

If for any reason a program is canceled, parents will be notified in advance and given a full refund.

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Should a student need to cancel: A full refund will be given for cancellations received 30 days prior to the course start date. A partial (50%) refund will be given for cancellations received less than 30 days prior to the course start date. (No refund will be given for cancellations received less than 7 days prior to start date.)

For information about financial aid or for questions contact: Leslie Durgin Director of Summer Programs 207.847.5462 ldurgin@nya.org

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Super Summer Day Camp Rising K - 5th grade

Campers may sign up for as few as one session or as many as eight sessions of Super Summer Day Camp

SESSION 1: AROUND THE WORLD June 10 -14, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

Come travel the world this week as we explore the culture, music, arts and flavors of countries around the world. Each day will be an adventure as you try your hand at cooking an ethnic dish, learn and play an unfamiliar sport, speak a new language, create a work of art and sample some of the instruments and sounds of faraway places. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Rachel Mills, RSU 5 Recreation & Community Education, current NYA parent and past coach

SESSION 2: SPORTS IN MOTION June 17 – June 21, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

Are you interested in learning how to play a variety of fun sports? Come spend a week with us and learn the fundamentals of soccer, basketball, tennis, dodge ball, capture the flag and more. Days will be filled with fun instruction designed to introduce you to a range of athletic activities and opportunities for cultivating teamwork and leadership. You will learn how to exercise, have fun, and learn through athletics! Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Peter Gerrity, NYA ’05, NYA Faculty, Hamilton College, B.A.

SESSION 3: GARDENS, FAIRIES & GNOMES June 24 – 28, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

Do you have a green thumb? What can you find in a Farmer’s Market? Where do fairies and gnomes live? Plan on taking a walk in the woods and through the garden to find the answers to these questions and more as we build terrariums, plant seeds, build fairy and gnome homes and try our hand at growing, cooking and eating things from the garden. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Rachel Mills, RSU 5 Recreation & Community Education, current NYA parent and past coach

SESSION 4: BUILD IT, CREATE IT July 8 – 12, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

We will put science and engineering to the test this week as we create contraptions that fly, roll and jump using paper, recycled materials, Legos and more. But we will take it one step further by also creating some delicious snacks, fanciful art and wild sounding musical instruments. Put your thinking cap on this week to build and create something amazing. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Rachel Mills, RSU 5 Recreation & Community Education, current NYA parent and past coach

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Super Summer Day Camp Rising K - 5th grade

Campers may sign up for as few as one session or as many as eight sessions of Super Summer Day Camp

SESSION 5: WATER WEEK July 22 -26, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

This week is wet! We will be exploring a local river and the ocean, investigating marine life, building our own sprinkler and taking a trip to Splashtown. This wild, wet and wonderful week will also be filled to the brim with crafts, food and science all focused around water. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Rachel Mills, RSU 5 Recreation & Community Education, current NYA parent and past coach

SESSION 6: TREASURE ISLAND July 29 – August 2, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

Follow the clues, and you will be rewarded! Come on a campus-wide treasure hunt, bake some pirate snacks and design your own treasure chest. Take to the seas as we cruise Casco Bay and explore the islands. Scavenger hunts, pirates, digging for buried treasure, and solving mysteries are just the beginning of the fun we will have this week. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Rachel Mills, RSU 5 Recreation & Community Education, current NYA parent and past coach

SESSION 7: SPORTS IN MOTION August 5 - August 9, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

Are you interested in learning how to play a variety of fun sports? Come spend a week with us and learn the fundamentals of soccer, basketball, tennis, dodge ball, capture the flag and more. Days will be filled with fun instruction designed to introduce you to a range of athletic activities and opportunities for cultivating teamwork and leadership. You will learn how to exercise, have fun, and learn through athletics! Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Peter Gerrity, NYA ’05, NYA Faculty, Hamilton College, B.A.

SESSION 8: SPORTS IN MOTION August 12 – August 16, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

Are you interested in learning how to play a variety of fun sports? Come spend a week with us and learn the fundamentals of soccer, basketball, tennis, dodge ball, capture the flag and more. Days will be filled with fun instruction designed to introduce you to a range of athletic activities and opportunities for cultivating teamwork and leadership. You will learn how to exercise, have fun, and learn through athletics! Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Peter Gerrity, NYA ’05, NYA Faculty, Hamilton College, B.A.

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Circus Camps

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CIRCUS ARTS CAMP

Grades: Rising K through 5th Session 1: June 17 - 21, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $295 Circus Atlantic and NYA are partnering to offer a beginner circus arts camp for rising K through 5th graders. This program is geared toward younger students who love circus and want to give it a try! Each student will be introduced to the basic circus skills involved in juggling, balance, aerials, tumbling, and clowning.

Regardless of skill level, each camper will find their place in the ring. Each session ends with a performance on NYA’s campus which will be open to students’ family and friends. This camp combines the joy of movement with the thrill of performance and gives kids a chance to let body move and spirit shine! For more information about Circus Atlantic please visit their website (http://circusatlantic. com/). Campers will need to bring lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructors: Kerry Kaye, Marina Petrano, and Chloë Somers Wailer

CIRCUS ARTS CAMP

Grades: Rising 2nd through 9th Session 2: June 24 - July 3, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Session 3: July 8 - 19, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Session 4: July 22- Aug 2, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Cost: $475 Cost: $590 Cost: $590

Circus Atlantic and NYA are partnering to offer a circus arts camp for rising 2nd through 9th graders. This program is geared toward students who are ready to put their bodies in motion! Beginning students will learn the basics of circus arts, while intermediate students will train specific skills and work on character development through sessions with professional circus artists. (Advanced students may also schedule private classes throughout the summer. Please inquire.) Aerials, acrobatics, juggling, unicycling, pyramids and performance techniques are just some of the skills campers will have the opportunity to develop. Each session ends with a performance on NYA’s campus which will be open to students’ family and friends.

Students will be divided into smaller groups based on age and prior experience and instructors will meet each individual student at their own skill level. The NYACircus Atlantic camp offers ideal physical conditioning which is useful for dancers, gymnasts and athletes of all kinds, while also developing dramatic style and showmanship. This is an exciting, fun, and high-energy camp with an emphasis on clowning around like you mean it! For more information about Circus Atlantic please visit their website (http://circusatlantic.com/). Campers will need to bring lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructors: Kerry Kaye, Marina Petrano, and Chloë Somers Wailer

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Arts Super Summer Camps Day Camp

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ART EXPLORATION

Grades: Rising K – 5th Session 4: July 8 – July 12, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Session 8: August 12 – August 16, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275 per session This one week art-centric camp encapsulates a variety of art activities from creation to appreciation. Art experiences include studio time working in printmaking, painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. The studio time is punctuated by trips to local galleries and museums to enjoy the local art scene as well as trips off campus to draw and paint landscapes. Art related games and Andy Goldsworthy inspired environmental installations are part of the program. Off campus trips will be determined by the age of the group. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Tim McMahon, NYA ’93, NYA Faculty, Maine College of Art, B.F.A.

ARTS & CRAFTS

Grades: Rising K – 5th Session 2: June 17 – June 21, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Session 7: August 5 – August 9, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275 Creativity and imagination are the two key ingredients in this new art and crafts camp where students will explore a variety of hands-on activities. Probably messy, definitely fun! Each session includes projects with clay, needlework, beading, drawing and paper craft. Special activities include soap and paper making, sock monsters, paper mache, mosaic, and tie dye. Different projects planned for each session. Don’t miss the “Artist Reception” on Fridays. Use of natural materials, recycled items and your imagination will be the focus for many creations. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle, sunscreen and a 9X12 sketch pad each day. Please wear clothes that can get messy.

Instructors: Niki Benway and Rachel Mills, RSU 5 Recreation & Community Education, current NYA parent and past coach

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Sports Camps BASKETBALL CAMP

Grades: Rising 4th – 8th Session 7: August 5 – August 9, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275 This coed camp is designed to help the rising 4th through 8th graders learn and develop the fundamental skills and concepts of basketball. Players will learn both individual skills and team concepts, with emphasis placed on defense, passing, dribbling and shooting. Whether new to basketball or a developing player, camp participants will have the opportunity to learn through a variety of fun drills and competitive game situations. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, and water bottle each day. Sneakers with non-marking soles are required.

Instructor: Jason Knight, Head Coach, NYA Boys Varsity Basketball

SOCCER CAMP

Grades: Rising 3rd – 8th Session 2: June 17 – June 21, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Session 6: July 29 – August 2, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $295 per session Maine Premier Soccer and NYA will be partnering to offer a coed comprehensive soccer program on NYA’s campus for students ages 8-14. Each day will focus on one of the following themes: individual technique and skills, team tactics, formations, and individual and group fitness. As part of the program we will also incorporate some goalkeeping sessions for any goalkeepers who are interested in joining the camp. Alongside this, we will be running a Coaches Challenge where the students will compete against their coaches with prizes on the line. For more information or to learn more about Maine Premier Soccer visit their website (http://mainepremiersoccer.com/). Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Paul Baber, Director of Football, Maine Premier Soccer

ELEMENTARY TENNIS CAMP Grades: Rising K – 5th Session 6: July 29 - August 2, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

This coed camp is designed to help kids enjoy a great sport at a young age.

This camp will work on the basics of tennis and incorporate a lot of fun drills and games that will teach kids K-5 how to play the game of tennis, and have a fun time in the process. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle, sunscreen, tennis shoes and a racket each day.

Instructor: Burke Paxton, NYA ’13, and Khoa Khuong, NYA Faculty, Bowdoin College, B.A.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS CAMP Grades: Rising 5th – 8th Session 1: June 10 – June 14, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Session 2: June 17 – June 21, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275 per session

This coed camp is for rising 5th through 8th graders of all abilities. We will provide a strong basis of fundamentals for the beginner as well as the strategy and instruction for advanced players to be able to further their game. In the morning campers will work on drills and improving their technique and form in their strokes, while the afternoon will focus on strategy and match play. At the end of the camp participants will be left with an analysis of how to improve their strokes, drills and tips on how to continue to improve their game and a strategy of how to properly construct points. Players will have a great time, while learning to enjoy a sport they can play for the rest of their lives. Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle, sunscreen, tennis shoes and a racket each day.

Instructor: Burke Paxton, NYA ’13 and Khoa Khuong, NYA Faculty, Bowdoin College, B.A.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS CAMP Grades: Rising 9th – 12th Session 4: July 8 – July 12, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

This coed camp is designed for players looking to bring their game to the next level. If you want to crack your school’s varsity line up, move up from the position you currently play on your lineup, or make it one level further in your next tournament, this camp is for you. We will help you with conditioning, match strategy, improvement to stroke form and technique and improve your footwork. If you are serious about improving your game and are in grades 9-12, this camp is for you.

Campers will need to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle, sunscreen, tennis shoes and a racket each day.

Instructor: Burke Paxton, NYA ’13 and Khoa Khuong, NYA Faculty, Bowdoin College, B.A.

COMMUNITY SOCCER CAMP Grades: Rising 2nd – 8th Session 3: June 24 – June 28, 9:00 am – noon Session 7: August 5 – August 9, 9:00 am – noon Cost: $115

Seacoast United and NYA will be partnering to offer a coed Community Soccer Camp on NYA’s campus this summer. Each day begins with a fun “camp warmup” which gets everyone loose and incorporates a lot of touches on the ball.

The players are then split up into age-appropriate groups and matched up with a coach for the week. As a group, they will play fun games which promote confidence with the ball. Each day ends with scrimmage play which may be different from day to day but encourages every player to be involved as much as possible. All participants will receive a Nike soccer ball and t-shirt. To learn more about Seacoast United and their Community Soccer Camps please visit their website (http://www.seacoastunited.org/). Campers will need to bring a snack, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Seacoast United – Various Coaches

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Sports Camps SOCCER GOALKEEPER CAMP Grades: Rising 2nd – 12th Session 3: June 24 – June 28, 9:00 am – noon Cost: $175

Seacoast United and NYA will be partnering to offer a coed Goalkeeper Camp on NYA’s campus this summer. Seacoast United’s Maine Director of Goalkeeping, Martyn Keen, will run the keepers through their paces, working on shot-stopping techniques, positioning, footwork, dealing with crosses, anticipation, and many more topics. Players will be split into similar age groups and work on ageappropriate topics. All participants will receive a Nike soccer ball and t-shirt.

To learn more about Seacoast United, please visit their website (http://www. seacoastunited.org/). Campers will need to bring a snack, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Martyn Keen, Seacoast United

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PRESEASON CAMP Grades: Rising 9th – 12th Session 7: August 5 – August 9, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Cost: $120

Seacoast United and NYA will be partnering to offer a High School Preseason Camp on NYA’s campus this summer. This program is geared towards rising 9th through 12th graders who are getting ready for their school seasons. This program puts them through a variety of fitness and cardio exercises while focusing on ball touches and working out the rust from the summer months. High School coaches will be happy when these athletes arrive for their preseason as their legs and lungs will be in shape and their touches will be sharper. All participants will receive a Nike soccer ball and t-shirt. To learn more about Seacoast United, please visit their website (http://www.seacoastunited.org/). Campers will need to bring a water bottle each day.

Instructor: Seacoast United – Various Coaches

BASEBALL CAMP

Grades: Rising 2nd - 12th Session 7: August 5 – August 9, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: $150 Seacoast United and NYA will be partnering to offer a Baseball Camp on NYA’s campus this summer. Seacoast United Baseball Camp is committed to teaching players the fundamentals of the game while also having fun. All players will be taught the proper techniques in hitting, throwing, base running, and fielding groundballs and fly balls. Through creative and unique games, the players will have fun while still continuing to learn the game they love. Each day the players will work specifically on a new skill while reviewing the skills they were taught on previous days. All players will receive a t-shirt. To learn more about Seacoast United, please visit their website (http://www.seacoastunited.org/). Campers will need to bring a snack, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Seacoast United – Various Coaches

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FIELD HOCKEY CAMP

Grades: Rising 2nd – 8th Session 3: June 24 – June 28, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Cost: $150 Seacoast United and NYA will be partnering to offer a Field Hockey Camp on NYA’s campus this summer. The camp will focus on individual skills in defending, attacking, finishing and transition play. Regardless of position, players will be exposed to all areas of the game to help them understand the different functions of the team. Each day ends with scrimmage play which may be different from day to day but encourages every player to be involved as much as possible. To learn more about Seacoast United and their camps please visit their website (http:// www.seacoastunited.org/). Campers will need to bring snacks, water bottle and sunscreen each day.

Instructor: Seacoast United – Various Coaches

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE Grades: Rising 6th – 8th Session 4: July 8 – July 12, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275

This camp is designed to help rising 6th through 8th grade boys develop sound lacrosse fundamentals. Players will learn both individual skills and team concepts, starting with passing, catching, and ground balls and advancing to shooting, dodging, and team concepts like defensive slides and offensive play. The players will learn throughout the day as they work hard and have fun in the process.

Instructor: Peter Gerrity, NYA ’05, Hamilton College, B.A.

FILMMAKING

Grades: Rising 6th – 8th Session 3: June 24 – June 28, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Session 5: July 22 – July 26, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Cost: $275 This exciting camp will take aspiring young filmmakers through the movie making process from creating a concept, to writing, preproduction, acting, and shooting.

Students will learn about the screenwriting process, preproduction, lighting, audio recording and have an acting part as well. All students will have an active role in the entire filmmaking process. At the end of the week there will be a screening of the final product on NYA’s campus which will be open to all family and friends.

Instructor: Dainius Bukauskas, NYA ’13

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WRITERS CAMP

Grades: Rising 6th – 8th Session 4: July 8 – July 12, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Cost $250 This popular program will investigate all stages of the creative writing process.

Students will learn how to organize their thoughts and polish their work. They will refine their individual writing “voices” through daily writing exercises that evolve from classroom and outside experiences. Constructive feedback through individual conferencing with the teacher will help to produce a strong, confident writer.

The end result will be a NYA Writers Camp literary magazine.

Instructor: Cathy von Brecht, Miami University, B.S.; DePaul University, M.Ed.

ALUMNI WRITERS CAMP

Grades: Open to all students who have attended a previous Writers Camp Session 6: July 29 – August 2, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Cost: $250 This program will focus on review and advanced “lessons.” As always, there will be time spent on “outside inspirations” and Reporter’s Notebooks will be provided.

Who knows, there might even be “post its” to plaster all over everywhere. The main objective is to have a fun and productive writers reunion. A literary magazine with photographs/illustrations will be the end result.

Instructor: Cathy von Brecht, Miami University, B.S.; DePaul University, M.Ed.

CRACKING THE COLLEGE ESSAY

Grades: Rising 12th Session 8 – Morning: August 12 - August 16, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Session 8 – Afternoon: August 12 – August 16, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Cost: $250 per session The college essay is meant to be not only a sample of an applicant’s writing ability, but also a window into his or her personality, individuality, and values – a daunting challenge to even the best writers, especially when given only about 500 words!

This writing workshop is designed to take the anxiety out of the process and to help students explore the possibilities of this unique genre of personal writing.

The week will begin with an examination of effective and not so effective samples of college essay writing. Writers will then engage in activities that will help them mine for meaningful topics, generate and refine their original voice, and efficiently organize their writing. Students will have the opportunity to receive feedback from peers and a veteran writing instructor. Additionally, insights and advice from seasoned college guidance and admissions professionals will be shared. The course does not promise a polished college essay at the end of the week, but hopes to offer students the understanding, tools, and inspiration that will eventually yield a dynamic college essay.

Instructor: (morning session): Heidi Grant, NYA Faculty, Colby College B.A., Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A. Instructor: (afternoon session): Mike Gengras, NYA Faculty, Trinity College, B.A., University of New Hampshire, M.S.T.

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UPPER SCHOOL STUDY SKILLS Grades: Rising 9th – 12th Session 8: August 12 – August 16, 8:00 – 9:00 am Cost: $150

This course is designed to help students with organization, time management and general study skills to be more successful in the Upper School. Topics covered will include listening skills, note-taking strategies, reading a text vs. reading a novel, basic essay writing, memorization techniques and how to review notes daily to help solidify concepts learned in class. The course will also cover test anxiety, how to prepare prior to a test, what to do after a test and strategies for how to take different types of tests. Each student will take a basic learning style quiz to give him/her an idea of what kind of learner s/he is and then strategies to help each learn best in a classroom setting. This program requires a minimum enrollment of 4 students.

Instructor: Barbara Farrell, NYA Faculty, Rutgers University, B.S.

SAT PREPARATION COURSE Grades: Rising 11th and 12th Session 3: June 24 – June 28, 1:00 - 4:00 pm AND Session 4: July 8 – July 12, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Cost: $500

This 2 week course will focus on helping students become more familiar with and prepared for the SAT Critical Reading and Writing sections. The class is ideally suited for rising 11th and 12th graders. We will focus on strategies for tackling the grammar and reading comprehension sections, as well as specifically focus on practicing and developing strategies for the essay writing section. Some fun vocabulary practice (Jeopardy & Bingo!) will also help students refine and build their SAT vocabulary. Test prep materials and practice tests will be provided, but students may also want to purchase a test prep book of their own (Princeton Review, Kaplan, etc.).

Instructor: Mercedes Grandin, M.Ed. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Current long-term substitute teacher at Portland High School

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH PREP Grades: Rising 4th – 6th Session 5: July 22 – July 26, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Cost: $250

Don’t let those math skills you’ve acquired disappear over the summer! There are no illusions here, just a hat full of math tricks that will leave you better prepared for the coming school year. We will review basic operations and mathematical processes; you’ll gain confidence in skills you know and learn new ones as well.

Master division with the snap of a finger! Abracadabra, you’re reducing fractions!

What’s the product of “Shazzam times 2?” Well, we don’t know that one either, BUT join us for this course and you’ll amaze yourself as the answers to other problems appear like magic, right before your eyes.

Instructor: Shannon Gallagher, NYA Faculty, Westfield State College, B.S., Lesley University, M.Ed.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Grades: Rising 7th and 8th NYA Middle School students only Dates: July 14 – 18, Overnight The 2013 NYA Middle School Leadership Academy is designed to expose NYA Middle School students to leadership through an outdoor experience in the White mountains of New Hampshire. Students will hike across the Pemigewasset Wilderness from Crawford Notch. The Academy will be focused on actively building selfconfidence, leadership and group dynamics skills, as well as developing a sense of community among our group and within the greater NYA community. Registration is open to current or incoming NYA students who are entering seventh or eighth grade. Please contact Ian Ramsey (iramsey@nya.org) for more information and an application.

Instructor: Ian Ramsey, NYA Faculty, University of Southern Maine, B.A.

RIPPLEFFECT LEADERSHIP ADVENTURE Grades: Rising 9th – 10th Session 2: June 17 – June 21, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Cost: $295

Rippleffect and NYA will be partnering this summer to offer a Leadership Adventure program. This exciting program includes sea kayaking, zip lining, community service and an overnight adventure in Casco Bay. Through a progressive curriculum that includes 8 hours of community service and culminates in an overnight sea kayaking adventure to Cow Island, students learn important life leadership skills and make new friends. Every student has the opportunity to act as “Leader of the Day” and to learn basic sea kayaking and outdoor living skills. Students bring their own lunches Monday-Thursday and Rippleffect will provide dinner on Thursday night, and breakfast and lunch on Friday. To learn more about Rippleffect please visit their website (www.rippleffect.net.).

Instructor: Rippleffect Guide

SUMMER HOCKEY CAMPS AT TRAVIS ROY ARENA

BARTLEY’S DRIVING SCHOOL DRIVER’S ED PROGRAM AT NYA

Stride Envy offers a variety of different hockey camps for Maine youth ages 8 to 18 throughout the summer. All camps take place in Travis Roy Arena on NYA’s campus. For more information or to register please visit their website (www.strideenvyskating.com) or call Adam at (607) 207-8118.

Two sessions available: Session 1: June 26, 2013 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week), 9:00 am – noon Session 2: July 31, 2013 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week), 9:00 am – noon Each session lasts 3 weeks Cost: $420 per session (includes permit) Call Bartley’s Driving School 657-5010 or visit www.Bartleysdrivingschool.net for reservations and more information.

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Summer Sports Staff Enrichment Biographies Camps Camps (in alphabetical order)

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Dainius Bukauskas is a senior at North Yarmouth Academy and is planning to study film in Los Angeles. He has lived in Maine for 12 years but also spent 4 years living in Lithuania. Dainius’ ultimate goal is to become a movie director, and he has been making various short films and videos for YouTube. He is currently in the process of making a larger scale short film at NYA using students and teachers as actors and crew. Apart from film, Dainius is interested in music, visual arts, sailing, hiking, and programming. You may know Dainius as the bassist and singer in “The Royal River Honey Badgers” NYA’s bluegrass band which toured in China and was featured on 207 on WCSH6.

Barbara Farrell has taken an interesting path to the field of science education; she began as an art major at the University of Delaware and eventually earned a B.S. in Environmental Planning and Design, with an English minor, from Rutgers University. Barbara has lived in Maine and taught science for 16 years, 9 of which have been at NYA. This year she is teaching 10th grade Biology, AP Biology, Marine Ecology and Forensics as a senior elective, as well as for Middle School enrichment. She also tutors students in study skills. Outside of NYA Barbara enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and dog and doing many different forms of artwork in her studio at home.

Shannon Gallagher spent her first twenty summers in Maine, always knowing that someday, this special state would become her home. After graduating from Westfield State College (MA) with a B.S. in Elementary Education, she moved to New Hampshire, where she taught in primary grades for over ten years. During one hiatus from the classroom, Shannon and her family built and managed a state-of-the-art indoor rock climbing gym, specializing in experiential education.

Her path led her back to her passion, teaching and learning with children and on to a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction/Arts Integration from Lesley University.

Shannon enjoys making pottery, painting, hiking, climbing, cooking and eating, and her annual sail aboard the Schooner Stephen Taber.

Mike Gengras has been teaching English at NYA for over twenty years. He holds degrees from Trinity College (B.A. English / Literary Writing) and University of New Hampshire (M.S.T. English) and has participated in numerous teaching and writing workshops, most recently the Haystack Mountain School of Arts, The Frost Place Conference of Poetry and Teaching in New Hampshire, and the AP Literature and Composition Summer Institute. In addition to his experience as a literature and composition instructor, Mike has also worked for seventeen years as a senior counselor at Camp Deerwood for Boys in Holderness, New Hampshire, teaching woodworking, blacksmithing, and boatbuilding.

Peter Gerrity is a 2005 graduate of NYA, and is currently the Assistant Athletic Director and an Environmental Science teacher at North Yarmouth Academy.

Peter is also the Head Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach, Middle School Hockey Coach, and Physical Education Teacher. Peter played college lacrosse for Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and high school hockey and lacrosse at North Yarmouth Academy.

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Mercedes Grandin currently teaches English at Portland High School. Mercedes is an alumna of Bates College where she majored in English, and of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she received a master’s in education and certification for teaching English and English as a Second Language. Mercedes has also worked as a writer, editor, and digital media specialist in San Francisco and in Portland, Maine. Since 2007, Mercedes has lived on Portland’s Munjoy Hill with her husband Erik and their Chocolate Labrador, Fozzie. In her spare time, Mercedes can be found walking the Eastern Prom with Fozzie, skiing, boating, and generally enjoying the great Maine outdoors! Mercedes looks forward to helping students master the SAT Reading & Writing sections this summer at NYA. Heidi Grant has taught English in NYA’s Upper School for the past seven years.

Prior to that, she taught English in Katonah, NY and New York City for over five years. Her undergraduate degree in English is from Colby College, and she received her MA in the Teaching of English from Columbia University’s Teachers College. She had a blast teaching the Cracking the College Essay course last summer and looks forward to working with rising seniors again this summer. In addition to teaching, Heidi is the faculty advisor for NYA’s online literary magazine, Emerge, co-advisor to NYA’s Writing Center, the Make-A-Wish Club advisor, and an advisor to Upper School Students.

Kerry Kaye is a performing artist based in New England specializing in partner and solo acrobatics, juggling/object manipulation, Chinese pole, and stilting. He has performed throughout the United States and Canada, for audiences large and small. Kerry has coached people of all ages as an instructor for the Wildfire Retreat and Circus Smirkus Summer Camps. In 2012 he graduated from the New England Center for Circus Arts’ Intensive Training Program and in 2013 the Professional Track Training Program. Kerry is also a graduate of Champlain College with B.S. degrees in Computer Networking and Information Security.

Khoa Khuong is an Upper School math teacher at NYA as well as the Girls Varsity Tennis Assistant/JV Coach. A varsity tennis player in high school, he continued to play at the intramural level for Bowdoin College, his alma mater. For many summers, Coach K taught tennis at Kingsley Pines summer camp.

Tim McMahon (NYA ’93) has been NYA’s Middle School art teacher for the past nine years. He studied sculpture at the Maine College of Art where he earned his BFA. Tim lives in Portland with his wife and two sons. He cannot wait to get his hands dirty as he dives into fun and exciting creative endeavors with this summer’s Art Exploration campers!

Rachel Mills is the Super Summer Day Camp Director and the Summer Arts & Crafts Camp instructor this summer. Always trying to keep busy, she earned her BS degrees from Wittenberg University in Exercise Science as well as French. But her real passion is art. She has been teaching after-school programs for kids in Freeport and Adult art classes in stain glass and mosaic in Portland, Cumberland and Freeport for the last 7 years. She returns to NYA this summer after coaching soccer here from 2001 - 2007. In her spare time she enjoys training for triathlons, gardening, exploring Maine with her husband, two children and her dog as well as creating anything artistic in whatever media she can get her hands on. She is really excited to spend the summer at NYA laughing, exploring and creating at camp.

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Burke Paxton has played tennis all his life. He will be graduating from NYA this June and heading off to Hamilton College where he will play on their tennis team.

Burke has been a varsity letterman for four years playing singles 1 and captain of the team for three of them. Burke earned all-conference honors his sophomore and junior years on the team, and helped lead NYA to their first playoff berth in six years last year. He loves teaching the game and often spends practices coaching beginners on the high school tennis team. He is excited to help pass his knowledge on to others as he directs this year’s NYA tennis camps.

Marina Petrano was dead set on becoming “Marina the Marine Mammalogist” until discovering Winter Guard in Junior High. This led to training in dance, performance, and object manipulation. Marina was a member of the high-flying show Aerial Angels where she performed silks, fire staff, hoop, hammock, flag twirling, and unicyling. She taught with Starfish Circus where she was head aerial coach and head rigger and completed The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Intensive in 2010. She recently completed the Intensive Program at New England Center for Circus Arts.

Ian Ramsey is the Chair of Visual & Performing Arts and Director of Instrumental Music at NYA, where he has taught for thirteen years. He is a certified Maine Guide and has led hiking, whitewater, and sea kayak trips in Costa Rica, Ireland, Vietnam, Alaska, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Montana, and throughout the Gulf of Maine. He has been awarded an outdoor and environmental leadership prize by Backpacker Magazine and has expeditioned extensively in Alaska, the Caribbean, and the western mountains of North America. Ian is a BCU-certified four star kayaker and is working toward higher levels of certification. He is actively involved in environmental issues and has had environmental essays and poems published in regional and national publications.

Ian is looking forward to the chance to spend time above treeline and on the water with students and to howl with coyotes.

Cathy von Brecht is an alumni parent of NYA. She has 28+ years of experience as a middle school language arts and writing teacher. She worked on Yarmouth’s Writing Assessment team for 6 years and was one of its Team Leaders for 4. Mrs. von Brecht has attended numerous student writing workshops as well as having received instruction from the Poynter Institute of Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida. She received her B.A. from Miami University, Ohio and her M.Ed. From DePaul University, Chicago. This is the 5th year of Writer’s Camp.

Chloë Somers Wailer was a self-trained acrobat for 18 years: climbing, dancing and tumbling. Throughout that time she worked directly with children at Montessori schools, and Meeting Waters YMCA, and adults with disabilities for Families First, Theater Adventure Program, and Peak Adventures Camp. The New England Center for Circus Arts was her first introduction to circus arts. While majoring in Static Trapeze, and minoring in Partner Acrobatics in NECCA’s Professional Circus Performer Programs, she also studied German wheel, lyra, aerial fabric, physical theater, gesture, tumbling, stretching and conditioning. When Chloë isn’t training, she can be found sipping an exquisite cup of coffee and scheming about new ways to fly.

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Experience Summer! camps at NYA offer children ages 5 through 18 a broad range of programs appealing to every passion and interest, from academics and sports to art and more.

For more information, visit our website at www.NYA.org or call Leslie Durgin, NYA’s Summer Programs Director, at 207.847.5462.

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