SUMMER at MVS 2016
EXPLORE DISCOVER BECOME STUDENTS DON’T JUST COME TO THE MIAMI VALLEY SCHOOL. HERE, THEY BECOME.
Mission To challenge young people of promise to become selfsustaining learners and compassionate global citizens.
Table of Contents • General Information • Camps by the Week • Early Childhood Camps • Kindergarten and First Grade Camps • CAMP INVENTION - First - Sixth STEM Camp • Second and Third Grade Camps • Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Camps • Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade Camps • Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Grade Camps • Camp Planner and Prices
Every student is unique. So why are so many schools exactly the same? One isn’t. At The Miami Valley School, we’re independent in our teaching and learning, and in our thinking and doing. For fifty years, our students have enjoyed the freedom to explore their world, in a community that encourages them to discover how to express themselves in it. Although we adhere to a demanding scholarship built on a foundation of integrity and grit, teachers here do more than prepare students to score well on a standardized test someday. They empower students to live life to the fullest every day, to discover their true passion and purpose, and then to responsibly pursue it with emotional and intellectual rigor. It’s why students don’t just come to The Miami Valley School.
Here, they become.
General Information • Camps offered June 13 – August 5 • NO camp on Friday, July 1 or Monday, July 4 • Our camps are led or supervised by certified teachers • Camp fee includes morning and afternoon snacks • Registration is accepted only with full payment or a 50% deposit • Camp fees must be paid in full by June 13, 2016 • Payment arrangement may be requested • All forms must be completed before your child may attend camp • Grade levels refer to your child’s grade in the fall of 2016 • Please utilize the waitlist option if a camp is closed • There is a one-time non-refundable registration fee of $20.00
Extended Day The extended day program offers supervised games, crafts, snacks, and outdoor fun. You must pre-register for extended day. Before care – 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. After care – 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Discounts Multi-Sibling Siblings receive a 10% discount. All family members must register in the same transaction to receive discount. Multi-Session Receive a 10% discount when registering for three or more camps. Discounts do NOT apply to Camp Invention or Expedition MVS.
Extended Day and Lunches are NOT available for Camp Invention or Back to School Boot Camp
Registration
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Lunches Your camper may bring a healthy sack lunch from home, or you may purchase a camp lunch. The camp lunch includes a sandwich, chips, fresh fruit or veggies, cookies, juice, and water.
June 13 – 17 EC – Castles & Forts K & 1 – Safari: Land, Sky, and Sea 2 & 3 – Brain Boosters 4, 5, & 6 – Knights of the Round Table 7 ~ 12 – Animation & Cartooning: The Basics
Camps by the Week
June 20 – 24 EC – Super Hero K & 1 – Rhythm and Rhyme 2 & 3 – Serious About Science 4, 5, & 6 – Puppeteer 7, 8, & 9 – MV X-Games 7 ~ 12 – Animation & Cartooning: Beyond
June 27 – 30 EC – “A” is for Animals K & 1 – Construction: Bricks and Logs 2 & 3 – Cirque de MVS 4, 5, & 6 – Engineer Camp 7, 8, & 9 – River, Rock, and Trail 10, 11, & 12 – Outdoor Adventure and Leadership
July 5 – 8 EC – Sense-sational Science K & 1 – The Great Space Caper 2 & 3 – Unpredictable Earth 4, 5, & 6 – Forts, Fossils, and Forests 7, 8, & 9 – Flight!
July 11 – 15 EC – Pirates and Princesses K & 1 – Passport to Fun 2 & 3 – Forensic Detective 4, 5, & 6 – Music Makers 7, 8, & 9 – Expedition MVS: Overnight Camp
July 18 – 22 EC – Stage Call! K & 1 – Circle of Friends: Hans, Dory, and Olaf 2 & 3 – Circle of Friends: Darth, Dory, and Harry 4, 5, & 6 – Vive la France 7, 8, & 9 – It’s Kewl 2B Kind 10, 11, & 12 – Lend a Hand: Community Service
July 25 – 29 1-6 – Camp Invention: STEM 7 ~ 11 – Algebra Crash Course: Week One
August 1 – 5 1 & 2 – Back to School Boot Camp 7 ~ 11 - Algebra Crash Course: Week Two 12 – Common Application Boot Camp
Castles and Forts June 13 - 17
“A” is for Animal June 27 - 30
Calling all Knights in Shining Armor, Fairies, Musketeers, Merry Men, and Pixies! Join us as we build castles, moats, forts and towers. Make your own fairy houses and gnome homes. Explore the life of a Queen or King. Imagine a forest of fairies, gnomes and sprites. You will spend the week creating your own imaginarium and take a field trip to see a real castle!
Explore the animal kingdom on this safari through the alphabet! Learn about your favorite animals and discover new ones! Have you heard of a Fossa or a Gerenuk? In this camp we will play fun animal games like Run Rabbit Run, Monkey Tag, and Doggie, Doggie, Where is Your Bone? We will make animal crafts, animal themed food, and spend the week, from A to Z, doing all things animal!
Super Hero
Instructor: Jen Robinson
June 20 - 24
Are you brave? Strong? Trustworthy? We’ll spend the week turning you into your very own superhero. This isn’t your spider or bat kind of superhero, it’s you! We’ll measure our smarts and strength, create a costume, develop good character traits, do some experiments, keep ourselves fit, and have a great time. Instructor: Jen Robinson
Sense-sational Science July 5 - 8
Early Childhood Ages 3 to 5, born before June 13, 2013 and potty trained 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. NO AFTER CARE for Early Childhood Camps
This camp is oozing with experiments and exploding with science. Put on your lab coat and get your hands dirty making slime of all kinds and crazy concoctions in this fun camp. Explore your natural curiosity and expand your scientific mind as we experiment, investigate, and discover in this hands-on science camp.
Pirates and Princesses July 11 - 15
It’s a Pirates life for me! Or am I a Princess? Either way, this camp has you covered. This is a swash-buckling, dress twirling week of all things pirates and princess! Turn your pirate treasure into a crown fit for a king or queen. Walk the plank and dance at the Ball. This week is full of dress-up, obstacle courses, songs, and stories.
Stage Call! July 18 - 22
Are you a budding actor/actress? Do you love to play dress up and pretend to be your favorite fictional characters? Well no need for auditions, just sign up for this active theatre camp. We will make and play with puppets, build props, wear fun costumes, and get dramatic!
Safari: Land, Sky, & Sea June 13 - 17 Get on board for a wild, and not so wild, animal safari! In this camp you will explore the lives, habitats, and conservation of all kinds of animals. Your pets, forest creatures, jungle animals, ocean swimmers, and the fictional beasts from your favorite books and movies. You will play games, make crafts, and visit animals at the Cincinnati Zoo and Newport Aquarium. Instructor: Melissa Ertsgaard
Rhythm & Rhyme June 20 - 24 We will be playing games and instruments in this melodic camp. Using patterned text from children’s songs and poems, we will actively “do music” while gaining stronger literacy skills. You will experience many literacy components such as syllabication, phonics, and rhyming. We will use pictures and context clues to decode new vocabulary. Using speech as the basis of rhythm, we will create our own rhymes to share. Instructor: Kristy Morrow
Kindergarten & First
Entering 2016-17 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Construction: Bricks and Logs July 27 - 30
You dream it, you make it! In this camp you will explore to the edge of your imagination while you invent, design and build your ideas. Using Legos, Knex, Lincoln Logs, Sand, Clay and more you will play your way through curiosity to creation.
Passport to Fun July 11 - 15
Pack your suitcase and prepare for an imaginary trip around the world. Learn about cultures, foods and languages from around the globe. We will stay active in this camp as we sing, dance, make crafts, and play games. You will impress your family as you learn greetings and phrases in different languages.
Instructor: Jennifer George
Instructor: Whitney Tobias
The Great Space Caper
Circle of Friends: Hans, Dory, & Olaf
Rocket into the solar system for a week of mystery and intrigue. Discover our solar system as you investigate a mystery. Learn about the sun, stars, and planets in order to solve the great space caper. You will create your own galaxy and eat like astronauts. This camp includes a field trip to the Armstrong Air & Space Museum.
Spend a week with all of your favorite fictional friends! Use your imagination, voice, and body in this imaginative literacy camp. You will explore the characters, scenes and costumes to develop your own play. Create your own puppets, costumes, and props. This engaging camp combines performance arts with reading, writing, listening, and speaking, to boost campers’ self-image and literacy skills.
Instructor: Whitney Tobias
Instructor: Jennifer George
July 5 - 8
July 18 - 22
First & Second Entering 2016-17 Back to School Boot Camp August 1 - 5 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Are your “school skills� getting a bit rusty by the end of July? This camp will provide an opportunity for you, the young learner, to brush up on reading, writing and math! The learning will be energized by a variety of activities, including music, movement, cooking, water play and games. Campers will work collaboratively to write and perform a play, too. Instructor: Kay Hetzer
Before care, after care, and sack lunches are NOT available for Back to School Boot Camp
July 25 -29 First through Sixth Grades 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Camp Invention program is a week long summer enrichment program that partners with schools across the country to reinforce the traditional school year with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through inquiry-based, hands-on engagement. Young Innovators will
• Power a circuit using solar energy • Design cricket and spider bots • Design cricket-sized inventions • Design tree houses that integrate simple machines • Build prototypes and models of innovative eco-adventures • Code a programmable robot • Use a wrecking ball and mock dynamite to demolish structures • Design a device to collect marine specimens • Conduct chemistry experiments to make their own slime • Disassemble and redesign broken appliances into prototypes
Entering 2016-17
Register @ campinvention.org Before Care, After Care, and Lunches are NOT available during Camp Invention
Brain Boosters June 13 - 17
Bend your brain and stretch your mental muscles in this conundrum of a camp! This camp is all about problem solving. You will spend the week solving challenges, working puzzles, unravelling riddles, conquering logic games, and studying strategy. Learn or improve your chess game, master KenKen, create your own puzzle, and win a battle of wits. Prepare to use all of your senses and practice your skills of observation, deduction, reasoning and creativity in this perplexing and fun filled camp. Instructor: Nikki Sever
Serious About Science June 20 - 24
Grab your lab coat and goggles! We will learn about science of all kinds in this handson laboratory camp. We will explore several branches of science, including chemistry, physics, geology and biology. You will create explosions, grow crystals, learn anatomy through dissection, and experiment with physics through catapults, and marble runs. This camp is exploding with curiosity and discovery. Instructor: Melissa Walts
Cirque de MVS June 27 - 30
Are you mesmerized by circus performers? Join us this week and learn the art of balloon twisting, the skill of juggling, the balance of stilt walking, and become a living statue. During this challenging week you will learn many exciting skills. Create games, make cotton candy, learn clowning, and practice tumbling and hula hoop in this seriously fun camp.
Unpredictable Earth July 5 - 8
Spend the week discovering the secrets of our unpredictable earth. Learn how natural disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis have shaped history. Understand how the forces of wind and erosion have designed the landscape. In this earth science camp you will be a meteorologist, seismologist and geologist.
Second & Third Entering 2016-17 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Forensic Detective July 11 - 15
Who doesn’t love a good mystery? You will answer the questions, “Who did it?”, “How did it happen?”, and “Do we have proof?” Science will help us answer all these questions. You will fine-tune your detective skills of observation and creative thinking in this fun and inquisitive camp. Learn what it’s like to be a forensic scientist, and gain an introductory understanding of genetics while you investigate and solve crimes. Instructor: Melissa Ertsgaard
Circle of Friends: Darth, Dory, and Harry July 18 - 22
Have an adventure with all of your favorite fictional characters this week. Play quidditch as we visit the wizard world of Harry Potter. Use the “Force” and fight the dark side exploring the Star Wars franchise. Swim with Dory and the “nice sharks” while we find Nemo. We will journey through a scavenger hunt as we explore characters of screen and page.
Knights of the Round Table
Engineering Camp
June 13 - 17
June 27 - 30
Explore the life of a knight in shining armor as you learn about famous castles, knights, kings and queens. Students will build castles and catapults, learn about a Knight’s code of honor, and use their own ancestry to create a coat of arms. This camp includes a field trip to a real castle.
Using the Design Process, campers will problem solve, design and construct simple machines and structures. You’ll build bridges and dams, and perform fluid mechanics experiments with Oobleck. You will explore the principles of physics while you test your design, find solutions for specific problems through mathematics, and tackle challenges like an engineer.
Instructor: Bryan Ertsgaard
Instructor: Erica Evers
Puppeteer Workshop July 20 -24
Fossils, Forests, and Forts
In this imaginative camp you will write, direct, rehearse and preform a masterpiece puppet presentation. Learn how to design, create and manipulate puppets. We will learn about the different styles of puppets, as well as set design, voice acting and stage etiquette. Expect a visit and performance from a professional Puppet Company!
Put on your paleontologist hat and join us in this super active camp that takes you off campus and into nature! We will spend our days hiking, playing games, hunting for fossils and building forts. Whether hiking on tree-lined trails or searching through mysterious creek beds, prepare to bring home multi-million year old fossils while learning about Ohio’s natural history and forest ecology.
Instructor: Melissa Ertsgaard
July 5 - 8
Instructor: Melissa Ertsgaard & Angela York
Music Makers July 11 - 15
Go on a journey of music making by joining your friends to form an ensemble. Orff instruments (xylophones, metallophones & glockenspiels), recorders, singing, body percussion, and tubano drums will be used to create and perform the music. We will be using student-inspired work through movement, songs, speech, and improvisation on the instruments. The end of the camp will result in a performance by the students. So, come make some music!
Fourth, Fifth, & Sixth Entering 2016-17 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Kristy Morrow
Vive la France July 18 - 22
Explore la belle France with Madame Swift! We’ll spend the first day preparing for our trip to France – making passports, packing bags, planning the trip and learning important “travel” phrases. After a short imaginary flight to Paris, we will take a virtual tour of some of France’s most beautiful sites –the landmarks of Paris, the beaches of the Côte d’Azur and the castles of the Loire Valley. Of course, no trip to France is complete without cooking and tasting their delicious cuisine. We will “shop” at a marché en plein air (open air market) and write cartes postales at Café Swift – all while learning new French vocabulary and phrases! Instructor: Sara Swift
Camp Invention July 25 - 29
See description two pages back
Animation & Cartooning The Basics ~ June 13 - 17 Beyond the Basics ~ June 20 - 24 See next page for full description Instructors: Bella Stevens and Sam Jenks
Seventh ~ Eleventh Entering 2016-17
Algebra
9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
July 25 - August 5 This is a two week course for students who are looking for a sneak peek or review for Algebra. The concept of function is emphasized throughout the course. Topics include: (1) operations with real numbers, (2) linear equations and inequalities, (3) relations and functions, (4) polynomials, (5) algebraic fractions, and (6) non-linear equations. This is not a replacement course, but an intense review to get a jump start on Algebra I, or recover and master forgotten skills from Algebra I. Instructor: Nick Davis
MV X-Games June 20 - 24 This camp is packed with some of your favorite extreme activities. Skateboarding, Frisbee Golf, Zip lining, Trampoline Park, and Paintball are some of the activities planned for this week. We will spend a day Zipping above the Little Miami River and surrounding forest. Journey to Mason’s Paintball Country for a day of battle with your friends. And shake your nerves as you take on a high ropes challenge course. Instructor: Bryan Ertsgaard
River, Rock, and Trail June 27 - 30 You’ll journey off campus and into the great outdoors in this fun adventure camp. You will sharpen your outdoor skills in hiking, biking, climbing and canoeing while learning the etiquette of an outdoorsman through the principles of Leave No Trace. Leave No Trace is about making good decisions to protect the world around you. We’re also going to throw a little natural history and geology education at you as you paddle and trek through the Miami Valley. Instructor: Melissa Ertsgaard
Seventh, Eighth, & Ninth Expedition MVS
Entering 2016-17 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
July 11 - 14
Take a trip south for camping and caving! We will journey to Kentucky for a wild cave spelunking tour. While camping at Mammoth Caves National Park we will explore the area to race your friends on the Alpine Slide, and tour the Corvette plant. Go-carts and horseback riding complete this exciting trip. Instructors: Bryan Ertsgaard
Flight July 5 - 8
It’s Kewl 2B Kind
Learn the history of aviation in Dayton and experience the wonder of flight through site visits to historical landmarks of flight in Dayton. Get to know the Wright Brothers and their quest to become the first to fly. Students will learn the basics of flight and use flight simulations to test their knowledge.
July 18 - 22 In this service learning camp, students will take on community service projects that aim to improve the lives of the people and animals in our neighborhoods. You will not only lend a hand, but this camp will also offer opportunity for leadership and personal growth.
Instructor: Bryan Ertsgaard
Instructor: Nikki Sever
Animation & Cartooning: The Basics June 13 - 17 In this week long exploration into the basics of animation and cartooning. We will learn basic drawing skills, anatomy, facial expressions, character design, and animation appreciation. Explore Pixar, Miyazaki, and original and modern Disney while you learn the basic concepts behind animation.
Instructors: Bella Stevens and Sam Jenks
Animation & Cartooning: Beyond the Basics June 20 - 24
In this week’s camp, students will learn how to create appealing, charismatic characters through a variety of stylistic drawing techniques. Explore how to shape language as it relates to the characters personality. We will cover the History of Animation, basic animation skills, color theory, and the fundamentals of storytelling. All these principles will give the students the necessary tools for bringing characters to life through their own project. Students will create a final comic, cartoon, or flipbook to take home at the end of the week. (Participation in “The Basics” not necessary.) Instructors: Bella Stevens and Sam Jenks
Outdoor Adventure and Leadership June 27- 30
Tenth, Eleventh, & Twelfth
This fun, adventurous camp gives you the opportunity to learn outdoor skills and develop your leadership skills. Discover the many ways you can become a leader in your own life. We will be climbing, kayaking, paddleboarding, hiking and camping. You will be will challenged and inspired to look at yourself and the world in new and exciting ways. You will learn outdoor etiquette and how to make decisions to protect the world around you. This is a day camp Monday and Tuesday, culminating in an overnight camping trip Wednesday night. Instructor: Bryan Ertsgaard
Lend A Hand July 18 - 22
In this service learning camp, students will take on community service projects that aim to improve the lives of the people and animals in our neighborhoods. You will not only lend a hand, but this camp will also offer opportunity for leadership and personal growth. Instructor: Nikki Sever
Entering 2016-17 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Common Application Boot Camp August 1, 2 & 5 or August 3, 4 & 8 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Seniors participating in the Common Application Boot Camp will complete–in its entirety–the 2016-2017 Common Application. This includes the basic demographic and personal information, as well as the activities list and essay. Students will have 1:1 meetings to discuss essays and other portions of the Common Application. In addition, students will receive instruction on supplementary essays, a requirement at numerous institutions. Instructor: Blair Munhofen, Director of College Counseling
Early Childhood 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Kindergarten & First 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Second & Third 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Forth, Fifth & Sixth 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Castles & Forts June 13 - 17 $175.00
Safari June 13 - 17 $320.00
Brain Booster June 13 - 17 $300.00
Knights of the Round Table June 13 - 17 $300.00
Rhythm & Rhyme June 20 - 24 $300.00
Serious About Science June 20 - 24 $300.00
Construction: Bricks & Logs June 27 - 30 $250.00
Cirqu de MVS June 27 - 30 $275.00
The Great Space Caper July 5 - 8 $250.00
Unpredictable Earth July 5 - 8 $250.00
Super Hero June 20 - 24 $175.00 “A” is for Animals June 27 - 30 $150.00 Sense-sational Science July 5 - 8 $150.00 Pirates & Princesses July 11 - 15 $175.00 Stage Call July 18 - 22 $175.00
Passport to Fun July 11 - 15 $300.00
Forensic Detective July 11 - 15 $300.00
Circle of Friends July 18 - 22 $300.00
Circle of Friends July 18 - 22 $300.00
Camp Invention (1st grade) July 25 - 29, 9:00 to 3:30 $265.00
Camp Invention July 25 - 29, 9:00 to 3:30 $265.00
Back to School (1st grade) August 1 - 5, 9:00 to 2:00 $225.00
Back to School (2nd grade) August 1 - 5, 9:00 to 2:00 $300.00
Puppeteer Workshop June 20 - 24 $325.00 Engineering Camp June 27 - 30 $250.00 Fossils, Forests, and Forts July 5 - 8 $270.00 Music Makers July 11 - 15 $300.00 Vive la France July 18 - 22 $300.00 Camp Invention July 25 - 29, 9:00 to 3:30 $265.00
Seventh, Eighth, & Ninth
Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth
Extended Day
Animation & Cartooning: Basics June 13 - 17, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $300.00
Animation & Cartooning: Basics June 13 - 17, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $300.00
Before Care 7:30 a.m to 9:00 a.m.
Animation & Cartooning: Beyond June 20 - 24, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $300.00
Animation & Cartooning: Beyond June 20 - 24, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $300.00
After Care 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
MV-X Games June 20 - 24, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $435.00 River, Rock, and Trail June 27 - 30, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $290.00 Flight July 5 - 8, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $250.00 Expedition MVS - Overnight Camp July 11 - 14 $650.00 It’s Kewl 2B Kind July 18 - 22, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $300.00 Algebra July 25 - August 5 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $510.00
Outdoor Adventure and Leadership -includes one overnight camping June 27 - 30, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $400.00 Lend A Hand July 18 - 22, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $300.00 Algebra July 25 - August 5 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $510.00 Common Application Boot Camp August 1, 2 & 5 or August 3, 4 & 8 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. $75.00
$9.00 per day $40.00 per week
Lunches
$7.00 per day $35.00 per week
Register @
mvschool.com/summer
5151 Denise Dr. Dayton, OH 45429 937-434-4444 Angela York Camp Director, ext. 301 angela.york@mvschool.com
5151 Denise Drive Dayton, Ohio 45429 mvschool.com
EXPLORE DISCOVER BECOME
SUMMER at MVS 2016