Hopewell Montessori School
Summer Camp 2008
The topics we focus on in each session are a part of the daily life of a Montessori classroom.
We are choosing to highlight them individually during our summer camp. The other
materials that are a traditional part of a Montessori class will also be available to your
child to learn and explore during the time they spend with us this summer.
Summer Camp Sessions for ages 3-9
Session I: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
May 26-June 6
Session II: Just Clowning Around
June 19-June20
Session III: Discovering the Artist
Within
June 23-July 3
Session IV: Habitats at Hopewell
July 7-July 18
Session V: Olympic Size Fun
July 21-August 1
Each session is two weeks, Monday-Friday
Half Day Program: 8:30am-11:45am. $265/session
Full Day Program: 8:30am-3:00pm. $35O/session
Extended Day Program: 8:30am-6:30pm. $475/session
Mornings: 7:00am-8:30am. $50/session
A non-refundable $50 deposit is required for
each session with application; the balance is due
on the first day of each session. Call about enrollment
or download a camp enrollment form from
www.hopewellmontessori.com
Description of Summer Sessions
We will introduce the children to the joy of music-making
through a wide variety of activities including singing,
clapping, moving to rhythm and playing simple instruments.
The children will make music constructing instruments with
flower pots, bamboo rhythm sticks and musical hose.
We will create our own orchestra and learn songs to sing.
Parents and friends will be invited to join us the second
Friday evening for a backyard sing-a-long.
This session is going to be a three ring circus! The children
will have a blast this session learning to balance like the
tight rope walkers. We will practice walking heel to toe
along a line and proceed to develop our balancing act by
carrying items like a ball in our hands or a book on our heads.
We will learn to juggle using scarves and soft juggling balls.
We will put on plays for each other acting out as lions and
lion tamers, elephants and their keepers, and of course, clowns.
On our final Friday of this session the children will be invited
to wear bright colored clothing and we will paint their faces
in clown make-up and, just for giggles, we will have our
clowns parade around campus.
Last year our exploration of the great masters was such fun
we have decided to play it again. We will revisit some of our
favorite artists from last year such as Mondrian, Picasso, and
Kandinsky. We will also meet some additional artists including
M.C. Escher with his stairs leading nowhere, Henri Matisse and
his brightly colored paintings and Georgia O’Keefe with her
giant flowers that cover the whole page. We will study these
masterpieces and create some of our own! Looking at art with
children is a wonderful activity, as they are so honest and direct
about what they like and why. Parents are invited to an art
exhibit and snack on the last day of the session.
This session we will explore our campus and discover the different
areas that our native creatures call home. We will learn about the
specific things that help the butterflies, chipmunks, squirrels, birds
and worms feel at home and find ways to make them happier here
at Hopewell. We will work in our butterfly garden, we will compost
our vegetable and fruit scraps and add worms to help the compost
move along and we will use our field guide to help us identify the
diverse variety of birds attracted to their habitat here at Hopewell.
Our large campus is the perfect environment for nature walks,
bird-watching, and exploration.
We will hold our own Summer Olympics at Hopewell. The children
will run races, throw for distance, practice the long jump, tumble
and dance. The children will have great fun as they develop strength,
coordinate their movements and increase their stamina. In true
Montessori form, our Olympics will be a competition with ourselves.
We will look at how often and far we can run and jump on the first
week and compare it to how well we do on the last day.
Parents are invited to join us for closing ceremonies Friday evening.
For more information please call (770)917-0507.
Application for Summer Camp (PDF)