Rabun Gap Summer Camps 2023

Summer Camps by Date

Summer Day Camps for 2023 are offered in half-day and full-day options.

Half-day options may be paired for a full day of fun! Campers who are enrolled in both a morning camp and an afternoon camp can attend a supervised “Lunch Bunch” at no additional cost.

** Please note that the All Sports Camp (June 12-16) and ABC Art Camp (July 17-21) run from 9 AM to 1 PM. This is an exception from the other half-day camps. **

Morning Session 9 AM-12 PM Afternoon Session 1-4 PM Full Day Session 9-4 PM

Week 1: June 5-9, 2023

Rising Grades 2023-2024 Cost

Baseball Camp 3rd-12th $200 Cirque Fun K-5th $200 Soccer Camp (1/2 Day) K-5th $200

Starting New at Golf (SNAG) 2nd-6th $200 Swim Clinic 6th-8th $200 Cheerleading Camp 1st-8th $200 Cirque Clinic 6th-12th $200 Strings Camp 2nd-5th $200 Swim Clinic 4th-5th $200 Soccer Camp (Full Day) 5th-9th $400

Week 2: June 12-16, 2023

Rising Grades 2023-2024 Cost

Baseball Camp 3rd-12th $200

All Sports Camp (9 AM-1 PM) PreK4-5th $300

May 31-June 28, 2023 (Wednesdays Only)

Rising Grades 2023-2024 Cost

Lacrosse 3X Pickup League 4th-12th $80/all dates or $20/session

Sports Camps

All Sports Camp

This camp is designed to provide campers an opportunity to to learn and play a variety of games and sports, to keep their minds and bodies active, and to promote the core tenets of spirit and sportsmanship embodied by all Rabun Gap athletics.

Campers will participate in activities such as soccer, lacrosse, tennis, speed and agility, golf, kickball, wiffle ball, flickerball, track and field events, and more! The goal is for every camper to leave with a feeling of satisfaction, independence, and achievement — and of course, have a blast! On Friday, we will end the fun-filled week of competition and learning with a parent expo “Olympics” style event, allowing the campers to showcase their growth and learning from the week.

The Rabun Gap Baseball Camp encompasses all breakdowns of baseball: fielding, baserunning, sportsmanship, hitting, pitching, agility, strength and conditioning.

Campers will learn drills to help improve their game and then apply these skills in daily scrimmages. This camp combines a fun learning environment with a focus on pushing the player to the next level. Players of all abilities are invited as the campers will be divided into groups based on skill level. Stretching, speed, agility, and strength will start the day. Campers will also focus on skill breakdowns (infield glove work, outfield, catching etc.) and will end each day with field games and scrimmages.

Led by Head Baseball Coach Clark Wright

Grades 3rd-12th $200 per camper/session June 5-9, 2023 & June 12-16, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

Baseball Camp

Led by Head Boys Lacrosse Coach Ryne Linsley

Grades PreK4-5th

$300 per camper June 12-16, 2023 9 AM-1 PM

Cheerleading Camp

Cheerleading combines school spirit, enthusiasm, cooperation, and teamwork.

This introductory camp is designed for girls and boys interested in cheerleading. The camp will focus on teaching chants and cheers that can be used at our Rabun Gap football and basketball games. The kids will learn cheer motions, how to be loud and make their voice carry, the most popular jumps and basic stunts. We will start each day with stretches and a warm-up dance. By the end of camp, the campers will have a routine that will be performed for parents on the last day of camp.

Lacrosse is a game of creativity and feel. The best way to develop that is through free play!

Join us on Wednesdays this summer for a weekly pickup league that will group coed students by age and ability level to play 3v3 lacrosse. We will use tennis balls and there will be very minimal body contact, so protective equipment will not be used. Girls are encouraged to use boys sticks because handling a tennis ball with a girl’s stick is quite difficult. Sticks will be provided if athletes do not have one of their own. Each session will begin with roughly thirty minutes of a skill-driven exercise that will have a variety of solutions/skills to it. Following the skill-driven exercise, we will mix up athletes into groups of three based on age and skill level for free play games of 3v3 on small goals. This style of play ensures all players get warp speed experience and touches on the ball - something that can’t be replicated in a traditional practice or game play setting!

Lacrosse 3X Pickup League

Led by Head Boys Lacrosse Coach Ryne Linsley

Grades 4th-12th Wednesdays, May 31-June 28, 2023 5-6:30 PM

*Sign up for the full pickup league for $80 or purchase individual weeks ($20) as your summer schedule allows.

Led by Middle School teacher Ashley Burnett

Grades 1st-8th $200 per camper June 5-9, 2023 1 PM-4 PM

Have fun and learn the game of football with the Rabun Gap Football coaching staff.

This is a no-contact camp for boys and girls. No padding or protective equipment is required.

Led by Head Football Coach Derek White

Football Camp

Grades 2nd-8th $200 per camper June 24-28, 2023 1-4 PM

Sports Camps

Level Up: Ultimate Sports Enrichment

The Level Up Camp is designed to introduce campers to a variety of athletic skills taught through competitive games and untraditional thinking.

NEW!

During the week, campers will participate in flag football, handball, wiffle ball, ultimate frisbee, pickleball and more! The goal is to not only teach the athletic skills and movements, but to also teach campers the importance of communicating effectively with team mates and coaches through cooperative games. Campers will be challenged and pushed to do their personal best in a safe and cohesive environment. By the end of the week, campers will have improved their agile skills and gained a jumpstart to high level competitive sports.

Led by Middle School Athletic Director and Assistant Football Coach Wallace Cooper.

Grades 3rd-5th

$200 per camper

June 17-21, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

Grades 6th-8th

$200 per camper

June 17-21, 2023 1-4 PM

The Rabun Gap Soccer Camp will be led by Boys Varsity Head Coach, Andrew Wiese, and Girls Varsity Head Coach Jesse Greener.

Campers will have a rounded soccer experience including a broad range of soccer techniques, skills, tactics and game play. All players will be challenged at an appropriate level, while receiving instruction in a fun, positive environment!

Led by Head Boys Soccer Coach Andrew Wiese and Head Girls Soccer Coach Jesse Greener

HALF DAY SESSION

Grades K-4th

$200 per camper

June 5-9, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

FULL DAY SESSION

Grades 5th-9th

$400 per camper June 5-9, 2023 9 AM-4 PM

Soccer Camps

Starting New at Golf (SNAG)

Starting New at Golf (SNAG) is a national program designed to teach students of all ages, the game of golf in a safe and engaging way. It contains all the basic elements of golf, but in a modified form, falling somewhere between miniature golf and regulation golf.

SNAG focuses on simple, structured instruction for all new learners and a modified form of golf that allows play in non-traditional venues, like our very own Rabun Gap campus. Even though this is not on a traditional golf course, SNAG allows for full shots, pitching, chipping, and putting. The system builds strong fundamentals of the various shots in golf to develop playing ability quickly and effectively. The SNAG game has its own simplified rules and terminology that adds fun to the learning and playing experience.

Led by Head Girls Golf Coach Nicole Ager

Grades 2nd-6th $200 per camper June 5-9, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

Swimming is a fantastic way to maintain a healthy form of exercise that is low impact and low injury.

The Rabun Gap Summer Swim Clinic offers students the chance to take their swimming to the next level with introductory level instruction in all four primary strokes: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly; as well as dives and flip turns. This clinic will introduce your swimmer to the world of competitive swimming and allow them to gain a greater sense of confidence and ability in the water while promoting what we hope is a lifelong love of swimming!

Led by Head Swim Coach Robyn-Lee Garrison

Grades 6th-8th $200 per camper June 5-9, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

Grades 4th-5th $200 per camper June 5-9, 2023 1-4 PM

Swim Clinics

Arts Camps

Cirque Camps

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is one of the only schools in the nation to offer a full Cirque program for students.Your child is invited to experience this unique opportunity this summer!

Our Cirque Camps introduce young performers to the circus arts, drawing on elements of theatre, acrobatics, and dance. Students will train under the leadership of Rabun Gap Instructor, Terri Manoogian as well as seasoned cirque performers. Students will have the chance to try various cirque apps, including aerial silks and lyra. Cirque Clinic, for older students, develops all levels of performers with advanced training on apps.

CIRQUE FUN

Grades K-5th

$200 per camper

June 5-9, 2023 9 AM-12 PM July 24-28, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

CIRQUE CLINIC

Grades 6th-12th

$200 per camper

June 5-9, 2023 1-4 PM July 24-28, 2023 1-4 PM

Musical Theatre Camp

It’s showtime! Join us in our stateof-the-art facility for Musical Theatre Camp!

NEW!

Throughout the week, students will be introduced to three main components of musical theateracting, singing, and dancing. Students will explore the world of improvisation, imagination and collaboration that will help build confident, problem-solving, selfassured individuals. During the week, students will learn to budget their time by learning stage directions, character lines, songs, and dances that will be performed in front of a live audience at the end of the week.

Calling all violin, viola, cello, and bass players! Come join your fellow musicians for a fun week of string orchestra camp.

Each day we will play music games, work on a fiddle tune and classical tune for an end-of-week performance, and have fun making music. Students need 1 year of experience playing their instrument, and the camp is open to students in rising 2nd to rising 5th grade. A limited number of instruments are available for use during class and if students have an instrument they are encouraged to bring it.

Led by Director of Strings Liz Dinwiddie

Grades 2nd-5th $200 per camper June 5-9, 2023 1 PM-4 PM

Strings Camp

Led by Lower School Music Teacher Quashona Antoine (Ms. Qui).

Grades 3rd-5th $400 per camper July 31-August 4, 2023 9 AM-4 PM

Academic & Enrichment Camps

Do you like to bake? Have you ever wondered how the pros decorate their cupcakes? If so, Camp Cupcake is for you! Come and learn how to bake and decorate your very own cupcakes!

For grades K-2, campers will learn how to make, bake, frost and decorate a variety of themed cupcakes throughout the week. The final project will be a custom designed pull-apart mini cupcake cake. We will also explore other desert options like cake pops, dipped pretzels and more!

ABC Art Camp

Join Rabun Gap Early Learning teachers for this fun and exciting multi-sensory approach to writing our letters.

Using the Orton Gillingham method, this is a handson scientifically based form of learning how to write and learn letter sounds. Proper letter formation is an essential part of early childhood education. When taught in sequential order through multi-sensory activities, students can remember how to form letters neatly and smoothly. Letter identification and lettersound correspondence will also be explored during camp. At the end of the week, students will have their very own personal ABC deck keepsake that will correspond to the sounds and images used in our Lower School Fundations curriculum.

Led by Lower School teachers Dee Gallo-Hounsell and Dori Childs.

Campers in grades 3-5 will work with themed boxes based on a beloved children’s book that contain ingredients for a Sugar & Sweets War. On the last day of camp, campers will present their themed sweets to the judges. The sweets will be judged based on taste and presentation. And the best part of all - campers get to take their creations home to share with family and friends each day!

Led by Lower School teacher Dori Childs

Grades K-2nd $300 per camper July 24-28, 2023 1 PM-4 PM

Led by Lower School teacher Joanna Parker

Grades 3rd-5th $300 per camper July 24-28, 2023 1 PM-4 PM

Cupcake Camp

Grades PreK4-1st

$500 per camper July 17-21, 2023 9 AM-1 PM

Lower School Academic Success Camp

Come experience the “Call of the Wild” this summer with the Lower School Academic Success Camp!

This camp provides a week of academic enrichment in a highly engaging and rigorous environment to prepare students for the upcoming school year. Instructors will preview content for the next grade level and reinforce skills in core content areas (phonics, reading, math and writing). Students will be divided into small classes based on academic level and all classes will be taught by Rabun Gap Lower School teachers.

Led by Lower School teachers NEW!

$550 per camper July 24-28, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

Grades K-5th

STEAM Camps

Science fiction or possible futures? In Scientific Imagination Camp, we will use fantastical thinking grounded in real science and engineering research to imagine a better future. Campers will interact with robotics and block-based coding to learn about artificial intelligence, smart transportation, automated manufacturing, and more. Using what they learn, campers will participate in a design challenge to construct and share their imagined items of the future.

Led by Director of STEAM Dr. Maggie Renken

Grades 3rd-5th

$500 per camper

July 31-August 4, 2023 9 AM-12 PM

Scientific Imagination Camp

At Speculative Design Camp, we will use fantastical thinking grounded in real science and engineering research to imagine a better future. Campers will use robotics and coding as they learn about artificial intelligence, smart transportation, automated manufacturing, and more. Using what they learn, campers will apply engineering design thinking strategies to work with others to identify a real-world problem and generate a possible solution.

Led by Director of STEAM Dr. Maggie Renken

Speculative Design Camp

Grades 6th-10th

$500 per camper July 31-August 4, 2023 1-4 PM

Camp Registration Open in January 2023!

Register online at www.rabungap.org/summer or scan the QR code above.

For questions about summer day camps, contact Kiana Miles at kmiles@rabungap.org