Camp Trinity offers 30+ specialty camps each June and August. Camps are led by Trinity faculty and staff and include a variety of options for students ranging from Prekindergarten through Eighth Grade. Our summer camp runs over four consecutive weeks in June and for two full weeks and one partial week in August. It includes both half and full day scheduling options. Before and after camp care is available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. Chris Core Camp Trinity Director ccore@trinitynola.com
Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Week 4:
June 4 - 8 June 11 - 15 June 18 - 22 June 25 - 29
Week 5: July 30 - August 3 Week 6: August 6 - 10 Week 7: August 13 - 15 HOURS: Full Day Camp Morning Camp Afternoon Camp
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Before Care (not at Les Enfants Camp) 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. After Care (not at Les Enfants Camp) 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
CAMP TRINITY - 2018 COSTS WEEKS 1-6 WEEKS 1-6
$300.00 $175.00
FULL DAY OF CAMP FOR THE WEEK ½ DAY OF CAMP FOR THE WEEK
WEEK 7 WEEK 7
$180.00 $105.00
FULL DAY OF CAMP FOR THE WEEK ½ DAY OF CAMP FOR THE WEEK
CAMP FEES: ROBOTICS ROCKETS
$20.00 $8.00 FOR ½ DAY; $16.00 FOR FULL DAY
REGISTRATION FEE
$15.00
BEFORE CARE AFTER CARE
$10.00/DAY (DROP IN) $20.00/DAY (DROP IN)
Note that the deposit alone does not reserve a spot in a particular camp; that requires full payment of the tuition.
CANCELLATION IF A CAMPER DECIDES TO CANCEL THEIR CAMP AND NOT TRANSFER TO ANOTHER CAMP: ONE MONTH OR LONGER PRIOR TO THE START OF HIS/HER CAMP-THEY WILL RECEIVE A FULL REFUND MINUS THE REGISTRATION FEE. TWO OR THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF HIS/HER CAMP-THEY WILL RECEIVE A 50% REFUND MINUS THE REGISTRATION FEE ONE WEEK OR LESS PRIOR TO THE START OF THEIR CAMP-THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND. Chris Core Camp Trinity Director ccore@trinitynola.com
Abracadabra (Magic Tricks) Week 1 (offered Half Day - a. m. only) Open to students entering Grades 2 - 6. Week 6 (offered Half Day - p. m. only) Open to students entering Grades 2 - 6. Are you really interested in magic? Do you want to impress people? In that case, Abracadabra Magic Tricks Camp is the best way to do it! You will learn one of the most important secrets about becoming a magician, how to use your confidence, personality, and presentation skills to enchant and amaze your friends and family.
Cheer and Dance Week 4 (offered p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 6. Mrs. St. John is the Lower and Middle School Music Director at Trinity. She is also a professional Please choose another Camp Trinity option. jazz singer. Do you like to dance, cheer, and have fun? Mrs. St. John will teach a variety of age-appropriate dances, as well as cheers and chants. Participants will showcase their talents at a performance at the end of the session.
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Ballet Week 3 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 3. Trinity Summer Camp meets The Nutcracker! Danielle Richard will teach basic ballet positions and beginning techniques of ballet; building poise, grace, and balance. Each ballerina will help make her own beautiful tulle tutu to be worn at Friday’s performance on the stage. This year the performance themes is A Frozen Ballet.
Cake Decorating Weeks 1, 2, 3, and/or 4 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 6. Campers will learn how to make buttercream icing and how to use piping techniques to decorate cupcakes and cakes in fun and creative ways. Campers will decorate for birthday parties, holidays, and special celebrations.
Christmas (and more) in June! Weeks 1, 2, and/or 3 (offered a.m., p.m., or Full Day) Open to students entering Grades K - 4. Celebrate a different holiday each day of the camp week! Learn about the holiday and make door hangings, crafts, table toppers, cards, and more for different holidays! Penny Pirri leads this camp.
Catching New Orleans Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (offered Full Day only) Open to students entering Grades 4 - 8. Get ready to experience the City of New Orleans! Sandy Courvoisier will guide daily excursions to popular local spots in New Orleans! Campers choose the destinations they wish to visit that week, and then we are off! Popular destinations in the past have included: Mardi Gras World, Swimming, Plantation Tour, Audubon Zoo, the French Quarter, Magazine Street, Movie, City Park Amusement Park, beignets at City Park, and sno-balls at Hansen’s! Participants should bring their curiosity for the “Big Easy,” as well as some personal spending money. Transportation is provided, and campers will be informed of additional costs for some destinations. This camp fills up quickly, and we have space for 10 campers. Hope you will join us!
Culinary Arts (Cooking) Week 3 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 6. Do you like to eat? If you said YES, this camp is for you. Campers will learn basic “hands-on” culinary skills and cooking safety while preparing that day’s lunch menu. The campers will enjoy the fruits of their labor at lunchtime.
Duct It! Week 2 (offered a.m.) Open to students Grades 1 - 4. Join Ms. Hadskey for some sticky crazy fun!!! Come create some wicked awesome structures/items/gear out of Duct tape! We will stretch your imagination to create out of DUCT TAPE!!! Some things you may want to create as a gift, such as headbands, wallets, doll houses, dainty purses, or manly satchels, earbud cases, keychains, flowers, ties, bracelets, and SO MUCH MORE!!! By the end of the week, you will be screaming WHY MAKE IT WHEN YOU CAN DUCT IT?!?!??!!
Digital Photography Week 6 (offered a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 5 - 8. Join Helen Reed to learn the basics of digital photography. Learn how to make digital images, then edit, print, mat, and display the images. Campers will learn how to tell a visual story that engages the viewer and demonstrates compositional rules to achieve aesthetic interest. Disney Magic Week 2 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 2. Come sing along with your favorite Disney princess or character and Señora Perez. Together we will sing all of the top hits from Frozen, Little Mermaid, Lion King, and many others. While we sing and watch the movies, we will create a craft to make the Magical World of Disney truly come to life. Campers are encouraged to dress as their favorite character.
Fort City Weeks 1, and 2 (offered a.m., p.m. or Full Day) Open to students entering Grades K - 4. Week 3 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades K - 4. Have you ever had a vision of the perfect fort? Have you ever wished you could have just enough time to get it perfect? Well wish no more—Fort City is the camp for you! Led by Bobby “Mr. H” Hadzor, students will use reclaimed materials, and we will spend the week building and presenting the perfect fort. Get in out of that heat and bring your imagination, because Fort City is NOT TO BE MISSED!
Fashion Design Week 2 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades K - 5. Week 3 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades K - 5. Eric Haché will teach participants how to turn creative ideas into unique runway creations. Campers will begin with sketches and then bring his/her vision to life using various kinds of plastic. Whether creating clothing or accessories, future designers will take the stage for a fashion show on Friday.
Fun, Flicks, & Food Weeks 1 and/or 2 (offered Half Day - p. m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 6. In this camp led by Kalpana Saxena, we will be watching kid appropriate movies from around the world. Each day we will taste a snack from that country as well as create a craft to bring home.
Handmade Keepsakes Weeks 4, 5, and 6 (offered a.m., p.m., or Full Day) Open to students entering Grades K – 5. Learn to make fun and easy handprint or footprint keepsakes! All you need is a hand or a foot and watch the magic unfold. Ms. Nikki and Ms. Janice will lead the students in the art of mixing, molding, pressing and baking, painting, and more! At the end of the week your masterpiece is yours to keep! Lets get creative!
Hip-Hop and Dance Week 3 (offered Half Day - p. m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK – 6. It’s time to have fun and get fit while learning the basic moves of hip-hop dancing. Anaïs St. John will teach campers choreographed dance numbers by incorporating somePlease breaking, locking, and popping to high energy, choose another Camp Trinity option. hip-hop music. Participants will show off their moves in a final performance on Friday.
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Home Sweet Home Week 2 ( offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades K - 6. Need a home for your small action figures or small dolls? In this camp you will design, decorate, and make a house and furniture for your dear friends. Join Señora Perez in this fun and creative camp.
Imagination Stations Weeks 2 and 4 ( offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 4. It’s time to use your imagination! If dramatic play is a favorite center of yours, this is the camp for you. Danielle Richard and the campers will transform the camp room into numerous stations, including a pretend restaurant, store, pet shop, construction zone, school, and other areas as imagined by the campers. Come spend the afternoon in imagination stations.
International Camp ASIA Week 1 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 5. Grab your passport and join Mrs. Stackel Laurendine for international adventures departing from Trinity’s summer camp each morning. Learn to make sushi, write haikus, and paint watercolors in Japan and colorful elephants in Thailand, make dragons and fried rice in China, and make delicious treats from Vietnam. Travelers will virtually venture to a new country Monday through Thursday and will travel like savvy world travelers sampling the culture’s taste, sight, sound, movement, crafts, and language! They will spend Friday completing their maps, passports, and scrapbooks from their virtual journey!
International Camp Europe Week 2 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 5. Grab your passport and join Mrs. Stackel Laurendine for international adventures departing from Trinity’s summer camp each morning. Learn to write, illustrate, and animate your own limerick and make soda bread in Ireland, create beautiful watercolors by plein air painting and make delicious sandwiches in France, decorate your own hacky sack soccer ball and play soccer in Spain, and discover the fun and difficulty of painting upside down and make pizzas in Italy. Travelers will virtually venture to a new country Monday through Thursday and will travel like savvy world travelers sampling the culture’s taste, sight, sound, movement, crafts, and language!! Travelers will spend Friday completing their maps, passports, and scrapbooks from their virtual journey!
Jewelry Making Week 3 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 6. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Danielle Richard will show campers how to create bracelets, rings, necklaces, and a headband using a variety of materials including polymer clay, acrylic charms, shrinky dinks, and beads. Each designer will create her own jewelry box to hold her handmade, one-of-a-kind creations.
Junior Titans Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 (offered a.m., p.m., or Full Day) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 1. This camp is for those who “just wanna have fun.” Each week you’ll get to know a different Pink House teacher as well as spend time at the Pink House doing all the things you love. During the morning, campers will have an opportunity to play in centers, listen to a story, and play outside. In the afternoon., campers will get to go swimming. All morning and afternoon snacks will be provided by the camp counselors. We hope you join us for some FUN in the sun!
Knights and Dragons Week 4 (offered a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 2 - 7. Here Ye! Here Ye! Calling all future Knights of the Round Table! In Knights and Dragons we will start our Medieval adventure by choosing the name you will go by as a Knight and designing a “crest” to represent you. That crest will sit proudly on the shield we will make, along with a costume. And what good is a shield without a sword? All of our new garments and armor will be used for a jousting tournament and dragon slaying!!! We will close out the week with a celebration fit for The King! Dilly, Dilly!
Lego Bots Weeks 3 and 4 (offered Full Day only) Open to students entering Grades 3 - 6. Students will bring LEGO robots to life! Lauren Faucheux will guide campers in learning how to write programs and code, construct and build attachments that help robots solve missions, and problem solve using computational thinking. This STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) course is designed as an introduction into programming and engineering using LEGO Mindstorms robotics kits and software.
Lego World Week 1, 2, and/or 3 (offered Half Day, a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades K - 4. It’s a builder’s dream! Join Michelle Vinsanau Oster for hours of fun building with Legos, Magna-tiles, and a large variety of other manipulatives. Campers will get to work on one special GRAND creation throughout the week or make a new creation each day. Each child will get a take-home picture portfolio showcasing his or her unique works.
Let’s Draw Week 1 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 5. CARTOON DRAWING - Learning begins by imitating! Participants will learn how to draw by imitating and modifying illustrations. Each camper will create his/her own sketchfilled portfolio. Eric Haché will take a fun, entertaining approach to inspire and develop the “inner artist” of campers at all skill levels...LET’S DRAW! Mardi Gras Bead Art Week 1 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 7. Have you ever wondered what to do with all of the beads that you catch at Mardi Gras parades each year? Danielle Richard will show campers how to repurpose Mardi Gras beads into new projects. Campers will make bead mosaics, picture frames, suncatchers, vases, and more.
Music Video Week 1 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering grades PreK – 4. Produce and star in your very own music video! Campers will choose a song, choreograph the dance, plan the wardrobe, and help each other out behind the camera. This camp is perfect for the budding star or the “behind the scenes” assistant. Anaïs St. John will instruct this camp.
Paper Arts Week 5 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 4 - 8. Create interesting and imaginative works of art by learning to use paper in new ways. Helen Reed will teach campers about paper sculputing, origami, papier mâché, and quilling. An exhibition will conclude each week.
Robotics Weeks 1 and/or 2 (offered Full Day only) Open to students entering Grades 4 - 8. What do Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and the Terminator have in common? That’s right—robotic arms! You too can build your very own robotic arm. Campers will learn basic tool and wiring skills in building this controller-driven arm.The robotic arm rotates 180 degrees, has a self-contained night light, and can lift objects weighing over 100 grams! Using its four battery powered motors, campers will compete for first place in games and contests. Space is limited to 12 campers, and there is an additional fee of $20 for the robotic arm kit. Campers will take their projects home on Friday.
Rocketry Week 1 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 (offered a.m., p.m., or Full Day) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 8. Science fun will be a BLAST this summer with the ever-popular Rocketry Camp! Chris Core will guide campers in hands-on construction of model rockets, ending with a grand launch on Friday. There is an additional fee of $12.00 for the two model rockets for students who choose the full day session. There is a $6.00 fee for the one model rocket for the a.m. or p.m. only session.
Simple Science Jr. Week 1 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades PK - 1. Science Rocks! Robin Adams will lead our young scientists in fun-filled adventures of exploration in the Pink House.
Simple Science Week 2 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 4. Science Rocks! Robin Adams will focus on laboratory safety, while conducting experiments and activities that explore geology, chemistry, botany, and biology. Come experience a fun way to approach the wonderful world of science!
Slime Time! Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 (Full Day) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 6. Slime Time is a science experiment waiting to happen! Each day our students will learn about the different elements that are needed in order to make their favorite squishy and oozy toy. We will experiment making slime in different colors, textures, sizes, slime that glows in the dark, and we will even make HEAT SENSITIVE COLOR CHANGING SLIME! Ms. Shelia Edmond and Ms. Janee Robinson will assist in helping each student create a work of art while stimulating his or her mind. Each day our students will bring home their slime to enjoy. So join us, and let’s make this a fun and slimy summer!
Slumber Party Camp Week 3 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades K - 4. Join Mrs. Stackel Laurendine for a fun Slumber Party Camp! Come to camp in your comfy jam jams and enjoy exciting slumber activities all morning long! We will do a variety of things, such as make bath bombs, lip/body scrubs, lip gloss, painting paintings and nails, build tents, decorate pillow cases, make delicious treats, and snuggle in the tent while watching a slumber party favorite!
Soccer Weeks 1 and/or 2 (offered Half Day - a.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 5. Come develop fundamental and technical skills through soccer drills and games. This camp is open to all levels of experience and is an excellent opportunity to refine existing skills or learn new ones. Andy Smothermon will lead this camp.
Sports & Games Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and/or 7 (offered a.m., p.m., or Full Day) Open to students entering Grades K - 5. This camp will teach a variety of sport skills, as well as the fun and enjoyment of playing recreational games. Also, the development of game-playing etiquette and good sportsmanship will be stressed. Ruth Accardo, Lisa Magee, and Andy Smothermon will instruct this camp.
Spin a Tale or two...the Power of Storytelling Week 1 (offered Half Day - a. m. only) Open to students entering Grades 2 - 8. Professional Storyteller Kalpana Saxena will keep campers enthralled with her exciting, amusing, and magical stories that embody the wisdom of ancient cultures. Participants will listen to stories, read stories, and learn how to tell a story. A mini storytelling festival will be held at the end of the week.
Superhero Training Weeks 2 and/or 4 (offered Half Day - a. m. only) Open to students Pre K - 3. Have you always dreamed of becoming a superhero? If so, then superhero training camp is for you! Danielle Richard will help each camper create his or her own superhero persona and costume. Superheroes will complete various training challenges throughout the week. How will you save the day?
Superstar Voice Week 2 (offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 6. SUPERSTARS WANTED! Boys and girls will experience the fundamentals of singing through popular songs. Group voice lessons will be the focus, as well as poise, confidence, Please choose another Camp Trinity option. harmonizing, rhythm, and dance. Campers will “shine on stage” at a performance on Friday. Anaïs St. John will instruct this camp.
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Sweet Treats and a Movie Weeks 3 and/or 4 ( offered Half Day - p.m. only) Open to students entering Grades 1 - 6. Learn to make fun desserts from root beer floats to candy bar brownies and s’mores. Señora Perez will teach you basic tips and tricks about making delicious treats. Campers will sample the sweets while watching a classic movie.
Young Artists Week 2 (offered Half Day - p. m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 5. Week 3 (offered Half Day - a. m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 5. Week 6 (offered Half Day - a. m. only) Open to students entering Grades PreK - 5. Inquisitive art campers will use a variety of media and materials to express themselves in the world of art! This camp will provide age-appropriate activities, and Eric HachĂŠ will use painting, drawing, and sculpting to pique the interest of curious, young explorers.
Les Enfants Camp Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and/or 6 (offered a.m., p.m., or Full Day) Age 18 months - 4 years old (at start of camp) Are you looking for a safe and fun camp to send your kids during the months of June and August? Well look no further, this camp is designed for young children to socialize, explore, and have a great time! Your child will get to experience a good balance of inside play and outside play. This camp will take place at Les Enfants. Snacks will be provided.