Summer at Wooster Experience thE Difference
Pre-K through Grade 8 June 24 - August 9, 2019
91 Miry Brook Road, Danbury, CT 06810 www.summeratwooster.org
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Welcome to Summer at Wooster 2019 Overview
We believe summer is a time for kids to be kids. It’s as simple as that. Our camp experience is designed around giving kids the chance to tap into what makes them happy, what challenges them, what sparks curiosity, what causes fits of giggles, what inspires creativity, what drives ambition, what creates lasting friendships. We like to think of our campers as discoverers and explorers. We provide the safe and nurturing environment for them to find activities that match their interest. During the last 23 years of Summer at Wooster, we’ve learned a thing or two about encouraging kids to become their very best selves. And, we’ve become better leaders and happier people each and every season. It’s all about child’s play -- your child’s play -- and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Limited spots available. Don’t let your child miss out on the experience of a lifetime! ~ Summer at Wooster Staff!
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What’s New for 2019 Smaller is better, Summer at Wooster 2019 will be limiting enrollment in all
of our programs to insure that all of our campers have a great experience. • The Pioneer Program is back to give our 3rd - 5th graders their own
camp experience similar to the Trailblazers but with programming geared for a
little older camper.
• Enhanced enrichment classes for our Generals (6th - 8th grade), such as
cooking, coding, business sharks, and day trips.
• Specialty Camps including Pottery, Sculpture Art, Mad Science, and two Theater
Sessions performing Into the Woods and High School Musical.
• Session 1: Preparing for the snow days! Last year’s extended school year made
the start of camp difficult for all so we are getting ready with a new concept for the
first two weeks: an eight day camp at a reduced cost to accommodate any delays in
school as well as the 4th of July Holiday. Session 1 will include June 24 - June 28,
July 1- July 3. Same great activities, but bring your own lunch and save some money, all
for $499. And we are going to add two day trips to Session 1, cost of the ticket will be
added for campers choosing to go.
• Early Bird discount on camp enrollment for Sessions 2-6
• Sibling discounts and Multi - Week discounts (3 or more) 4
Experience the Difference at Summer at Wooster! Summer at Wooster runs from June 24 – August 9
for 4 year olds through 8th grade.
Each week offers a variety exciting activities and fun! Remember: We will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5, 2019.
Online Registration
All registration and payment happens online!
Please visit http://summeratwooster.campbrainregistration.com/
Registration link also accessible online at www.summeratwooster.org
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Contact Us
Camp Director: Jeff Carone
Assistant Camp Director: Nora Zahner
Camp Office: 203-830-3921
Camp Nurse: 203-830-3925
Extended Day Program: 203-830-3921
Wooster School: 203-830-3900
Camp Fax: 203-790-7147
Email Inquiries: summeratwooster@woosterschool.org
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Camp Programs Mighty Explorers
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Program
Full-Day Program
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Half-Day Program
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $400 Full-Day (includes lunch) $200 Half-Day The Mighty Explorers program offers a wonderful first camp experience. Our child
focused, group centered program is designed to set your camper up for success.
Each week campers will be exposed to different theme-based curricular activities. The cornerstone of the Mighty Explorers program is the staff. Carefully selected
teachers and counselors are taken through training specific to four and five year old’s
physical and emotional development, as well as learning styles and social skills.
Campers must be 4 years of age by June 1, 2019 to participate in this program and
enrollment is limited.
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Trailblazers
1st and 2nd Grade Program
Full-Day Program
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $385
The Trailblazers program is designed specifically with the first and second grade
camper in mind, the program encourages skill development, group cooperation and
of course, FUN!
The Trailblazers groups consist of 9 to 18 campers who participate together in a
nurturing and supportive environment. The Trailblazers teachers and counselors are not
only enthusiastic and playful, they have been trained in facilitating friendships, developing
appropriate activities, and encouraging participation by example.
The Trailblazers program promotes both trying new things and self-discovery. We offer a
variety of workshops during each activities block including exploration, visual arts, recreation,
tennis, and pool time. Come join us for a summer full of adventure! 8
Pioneers
3rd through 5th Grade Program
Full-Day Program
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $385
The Pioneers program is for our third through fifth grade campers to explore, play,
and make social connections throughout each session. The Summer at Wooster
Pioneers are an advanced version of the Trailblazers, designed for older campers to
participate in a group dynamic with a more diverse daily schedule.
The Pioneers will be in clusters of 10 - 18 campers that will rotate through a variety of
activities each day led by experienced teachers and counselors. The camp day will be
divided into approximately one hour blocks that will consist of combinations of maker,
recreation, pool, tennis, art, lunch, recess, and other activities that will provide interesting,
fun workshops and adventures.
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The Generals
6th through 8th Grade Program
Full-Day Program
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $385
The Generals Program offers campers the option of registering for our Main
Camp filled with Recreation or Enrichment activities or to register for our full day
specialty camps that provide their own unique workshop that can be a half day or
full day. If it’s a half day specialty then the remainder of the camp day is spent in the
camper’s choice of Recreation Intensive or Enrichment Intensive activities.
The Generals Program offers campers entering 6th through 8th grades a summer full
of fun, friends, and great activities! Campers are placed with teachers and counselors
who are kind, outgoing, encouraging, and full of energy. Together, they embark on daily
activities in either recreation or enrichment that will provide the Generals with a sustained
morning program and another programming option in the afternoon. Each General will select
an AM and PM option of recreation or enrichment that will provide a structured specific
activity concentration for each half of the camp day. 10
The Recreation Intensive option will provide AM sports and games
including tennis lessons, while in the PM option, the pool is added to
the sport and games component to give the campers the opportunity
to cool off and enjoy the water. The Enrichment Intensive option will
provide a structured activity in maker, exploration, art, camp crafts, and
other challenging, fun workshops. During registration, campers can choose a
combination of AM and PM activities that can be Recreation and Enrichment,
Recreation and Recreation, or Enrichment and Enrichment, depending on their
interest level. Recess is included in all the Enrichment Intensive programs so the
campers get some exercise and time outside.
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Generals Enhanced Classes
We are offering limited space Enhanced Enrichment Classes that are first
come, first serve and will sell out fast! These classes include topics such
as Cooking, Coding, and Sculpture Art that are half-day options available
on the main registration site for each session they are being offered. Some
of the Enhanced Classes will include an additional fee (not to exceed $55) to
cover the supplies and materials to make the classes great.
Cooking Academy: Main Camp AM and Cooking PM
July 8 – July 12
July 22 – July 26
July 29 – August 2
Limited to 10 Campers Cost: $385 per session (plus cooking fee) The Summer at Wooster Cooking Academy will be offered during 3 sessions for the
Generals age campers. Enrollment in each camp will be limited to 10 campers to provide
the best experience possible. Each camper will enroll in an AM activity, either Recreation
Intensive or Enrichment Intensive, go to lunch and recess, then proceed to Cooking
Academy in the afternoon with Chef Rick Demers. The Academy will focus on some delicious
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specialty each day, and every session will be different.
Coding Camp: Coding AM and Main Camp PM
June 24 - July 3
July 15 – July 19
Limited to 12 Campers Cost: $385 (plus class fee) Learning to code is now a given in today’s culture. Our summer week will
introduce students to coding based on ability and age level in a setting that will
promote learning in a fun, challenging week long adventure.
Additionally, these special options will be available for The Generals campers to
choose from:
• Wink Video offered in AM of Session 2 & 5
• Business Sharks offered in PM of Session 3
• Adventure Park offered in Session 1 & 6
• Bounce Trip offered in Session 1 & 6
**(Day Trip Notes: we will provide sign-up information to all interested campers after
registration)
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Generals Reading Time
All of the Generals campers will have a 20 minute reading period in the
afternoon following recess to take some time to relax, settle down, and
enjoy some old school reading. Campers are encouraged to bring their own
books, but we provide selections from the Wooster library if needed.
Extended Day
Extended Day options are available for students of all ages in ALL programs
and are supervised by a head counselor who is assisted by senior and junior
counselors. Activities may include arts & crafts, board games, computers,
recreational activities.
Morning Session: 7:30 to 8:30 am
Cost:$50 per week or $15 per day
Afternoon Session: 4:00 to 5:45 pm
Cost:$100 per week or $25 per day
Extended Day will be held in the Camp Office Building and Coburn Playground. Snacks are
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Specialty Camps
Discover new talents, develop skills, and build confidence with fun
new challenges! All of our Specialty Camps are limited in the number of
participants and cost a little more to cover the added material expenses that
each incurs. Some Specialty Classes will have an additional fee attached to
cover supplies and added instructor fee.
Theater Workshop I “Into the Woods”
July 8 – 12 and July 15 - 19
8:45 am - 4:00 pm
4th - 9th Grade Program
Limited to 18 Campers
Cost: $745 (includes lunch and recess each day)
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Theater Workshop II “High School Musical”
July 22 – 26 and July 29 - August 2
8:45 am - 4:00 pm
4th - 9th Grade Program
Limited to 18 Campers
Cost: $745 (includes lunch and recess each day) Discount Special for Enrollment in Workshops I & II: $1,396 Our Theater Workshop programs are led by accomplished Director Mensah
Robinson for 2019. Each 2 week session will focus on the production and
performance of a show including auditions, rehearsals, set creation, and tech (lighting
and music) that will provide campers an opportunity to explore their theater dreams
culminating with Friday shows. The program is structured to provide our theater
campers with a variety of daily activities that will give them exposure to all the different
theater components from singing, to acting, improv, tech, theater games, and finally
putting together a show. The Friday show will be the Finale but each daily activity will be its
own rewarding experience. And of course we will provide the chance to be camp kids with
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lunch, recess, and crafts as part of the day.
Pottery
2 Week Camp with AM Pottery and PM Option including Open Studio
Art, Enrichment, or Recreation
July 8 – July 19
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
6th - 8th Grade Program
Limited to 10 Campers
Cost: $770 (plus pottery fee) You can make pots on the Pottery Wheel! Campers will learn all the basic steps
needed to throw beginner bowls and cups. This two week camp will have us
spending the first week creating our pottery on the wheel. Our second week will focus
on decoration, glazing and kiln firing these functional works.
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Sculpture Art Camp
AM Art Intensive and PM Option: Open Studio, Enrichment, Recreation
July 22 – July 26
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
6th - 8th Grade Program
Limited to 12 Campers
Cost: $385 (plus class fee) Plaster, clay and wood will be used to make 3-D sculptures. We will sculpt and
mold these items into both real and abstract forms.
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Academic Camp AM and Main Camp PM
July 15 – July 19
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
3rd - 5th Grade Program (Pioneers Academic Camp) Cost: $495 July 22 – July 26
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
6th - 8th Grade Program (Generals Academic Camp) Cost: $495 Summer at Wooster is offering Academic Mini Courses this summer for Pioneer and
Generals Campers. The academic programs take place in the morning and the campers
return to the Main Camp for lunch, recess and afternoon programming. The academic
work will consist of age appropriate math skills work, reading, and study skills.
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Mad Science: Brixology Camp AM/Main Camp PM
July 8 – July 12
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
6th - 8th Grade Program
Limited to 15 Campers Cost: $415
Using LEGO bricks designed exclusively for Mad Science, junior engineers
team up to construct different projects. From carnival rides to drawing machines,
mechanical animals to truss bridges to space stations, you’ve got to check this
out! Engineering Design Challenges include building a space sail, bobble head, and
glider car. Try your hand at aerospace, nautical, biomechanical, and even structural
engineering! Let the tinkering begin!
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Mad Science: Science Potions and Explosions Camp AM/ Main Camp PM
August 5 – August 9
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
6th - 8th Grade Program
Limited to 24 Campers Cost: $415
Come: Fizz, Pop, Boom with Mad Science this summer! We will be testing
everything from warm Ooey, Gooey Slime to freezing, cold Dry Ice! In this
awesome Mad Science program, each day we will take you on a journey through
hands-on and amazing science! Create crazy chemical reactions that explode and
crackle and even experiments that glow in the dark! Piece by piece throughout our
program you will get to put together your very own home lab, complete with beakers,
test tubes and all the tools of a great Mad Scientist! Don’t miss out on Science Potions
and Explosions Camp!
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Sports Camps
Summer at Wooster Sports Camps allow kids to learn and develop their
athletic skills in a fun and friendly environment. Highly skilled instructors
and coaches teach game strategies, skills, sportsmanship, and offer a full
range of instruction. Summer at Wooster will be offering lacrosse, soccer,
and volleyball sessions run by experienced coaches.
Root Hog Lacrosse Camp
Session 1: July 8 - July 12
Session 2: July 15 - July 19
Session 3: July 22 – July 26
8:45 am - 11:45 am
4th - 9th Grade Program Cost: $185 (per session) Root Hog Lacrosse is a rapidly growing lacrosse brand in Fairfield and Westchester
counties. Root Hog Lacrosse Clinics are designed for boys and girls from grades 4 - 9 in
an instructional and positive atmosphere. Root Hog lacrosse clinics are offering a week-long
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Please note: separate boys and girls camps will be offered.
Volleyball Camp
August 5 – August 9
9:00 am - 11:45 am
5th - 10th Grade Program Cost: $175 Our program is based on the concept that the “playing” part of sports should be
fun as well as instructive. We have short instructional periods followed by longer
“play” periods designed around the “old school” pick-up games theory of going to
the playground with a group of friends and just playing. Wooster Summer Volleyball
Camp is a week-long opportunity to practice skills, play games and become a better
player and teammate.
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Soccer Camp
Session 1: June 24 - July 3
Session 2: July 8 - 12
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
4th - 9th Grade Program Cost: Session 1: $280; Session 2: $195 The Summer at Wooster Soccer Camp is for boys and girls grades 4 - 9. The
camp offers instruction to players of all levels. Players will be placed into groups
according to their age and skill level. They will receive both individual and group
instruction. Special attention will be placed on technique and skill development. An
introductory goalkeeping session is also part of the curriculum. The staff for the camp
will be experienced in both teaching and demonstrating the skills necessary for a player
to improve to his full potential. This camp is perfect for the young player who wants to
 
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improve in a fun environment.
CIT Program
Weekly from June 24 through August 9
For 14 to 15 years old (9th and 10th grade)
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost: $225 (includes lunch and pool)
Special Two Week Theater CIT program
Cost: $395 (for two weeks)
CITs (Counselors in Training) are assigned to groups or activities as apprentices to
the head and senior counselors. Participants develop leadership and interpersonal
skills. As part of their training, CITs get a working knowledge of the many activities
and program areas offered by Summer at Wooster. Each week will be limited to 10 CITs.  
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Registration
All registration and payments happen online!
Please visit http://summeratwooster.campbrainregistration.com/
Registration link also accessible online at www.summeratwooster.org
Enrollment is limited!
All registrations are to be done online – and spaces (particularly for specialty
camps have limited enrollment) are given on a first come, first serve basis in the
order they are received.
Fees, Cancellations, and Discount Opportunities All fees are due by June 1, 2019. A Visa or MasterCard is required to be on file at
registration but payments can be also be made by check. A $250 non-refundable
deposit is due at registration per child which will be applied to the camp balance. No
camper will be allowed to enroll without the full payment being processed (checks
included).
Cancellations made prior to June 1 will be refunded in full, less the deposit. All cancellations
after June 1 will be refunded at 50%, less the deposit. Checks should be mailed to: Summer
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at Wooster, 91 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury, CT 06810.
Discounts
All discounts are for Main Camp and do not apply to Specialty camps,
Sports camps, or Wooster Faculty and Staff unless otherwise indicated. Summer at Wooster offers the following additional discounts that are
administered by the Camp Director and Assistant Director during the
registration process: Sibling Discount 5%, 3 weeks 5% on each week after
the first, and Refer a Friend $100.
Contact us at summeratwooster@woosterschool.org or call the camp
 
office at 203-830-3921 for more information.
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Summer at Wooster Experience thE Difference Summer at Wooster Facilities • Wooster Campus classrooms and library • Computer Labs
• Makerspace and Science labs • Black Box Theatre • Tennis courts
• Swimming Pool
• 2 Playgrounds
• Visual Art Studios
• Pottery and ceramics studio
• Dining Room and kitchen
• Nature Trails
• 8 acres of playing fields
• 3 Full court gymnasiums
June 24 – August 9, 2019 For more info or to register online! www.summeratwooster.org 91 Miry Brook Road, Danbury, CT 06810
• Digital Arts studio