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Summer Camp 2019 North Campus Age 3 - Grade 5
Summer Camp 2019
Welcome to Winchester Thurston’s Summer Camp 2019!
We offer camps and programs for children entering preschool (three-years-old) through grade 5. Choose from
an array of options in adventure and play, sports and physical fitness, creative arts, and academics. WT’s skilled
faculty members and program partners develop and teach many of these outstanding programs.
Half and Full Day Programs Available: Don’t want to stop the fun? Extend the day from
Check program description for details. 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. with after camp care at the North
Campus for only $10 per day. Or, ride the bus to the
Lunch: Students may opt to bring a bag lunch or City Campus and take advantage of the complimentary
purchase a lunch for a flat weekly fee. Mid-morning and after care included in the transportation fee.
afternoon snacks will be provided at no extra charge. Pre-registration required.
You will receive a lunch menu with your registration
confirmation; the menu can also be found on our Registration deadline: May 1, 2019.
website at www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp. Space is limited. Please register early.
Lunch fee: $35 per week. Pre-registration is required.
Tuition: Half-day program: $185 per week. Two half-
Transportation: Two-way transportation is available day programs (morning and afternoon sessions): $350
between the City Campus and the North Campus. A per week. Full day program: $375 per week.
bus will leave the City Campus promptly at 8:15 a.m.,
arriving at the North Campus by 9:00 a.m. A return Cancellation policy: All summer camp offerings are
trip will be made at the end of the day, leaving the subject to minimum and maximum enrollment. In
North Campus at 4:00 p.m. and returning to the City the event of a cancellation, Winchester Thurston
Campus around 4:30 p.m. For families with campers will attempt to notify families in advance and refund
attending our grade 6–12 camps at the City Campus, the entire course fee. If a camper must cancel and
we offer transportation to our City Campus from the cancellation is received 21 days prior to the class start
North Campus – the van will leave the North Campus date, you will receive a full refund. If cancellation is
at 8:15 a.m. and return by 4:30 p.m. every day. Early received less than 21 days, but at least seven days prior
birds can arrive at 7:30 a.m. and are welcome to stay to the camp start date, you will receive a 50% refund
until pick up at 5:30 p.m. of the camp cost. There is no refund for cancellation
received less than seven days before the camp start date.
Need an early morning solution? Families can drop
off campers as early as 7:30 a.m. at the North Cam- Change policy: We understand that family schedules
pus for just $10 per day. Pre-registration is required. can be complex and that sometimes changes need to be
made to an original plan. We will gladly support families
with schedule changes for a fee of $25 per change.
Summer has never looked better at Winchester Thurston School!
We offer more than 200 unique and challenging programs. Seventy-two of these programs are NEW! Be certain to
take time to review the catalog carefully with your child and explore the opportunities for fun this summer!
Register online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp
Winchester Thurston Summer Camp 2019 GRADE LEVEL
GATEWAY TO SUMMER: JUNE 10-14 Threes PK K 1 2 3 4 5
7:30
am
5:30 Staycation Week at WT Parks & Recreation
pm
GRADE LEVEL
WEEK ONE: JUNE 17-21 Threes PK K 1 2 3 4 5
9
am
Teddy Bear Camp: Colors
Puddle Jumping with Peppa
Passport to Fun
Full STEAM Ahead Girls Jr.
Beach Bums
Tennis Clinic Jr.
$
Monster Machine MAKEer
Poly Clay Minis
Flight Science
Cut, Collage, Crop: Passion for Fashion Sr.
Sensory Slime Science
12
pm Go Fish!
1
pm
Just for Kicks
MAKE…Believe Lab
Twists, Tales, and Trails
Cut, Collage, Crop: Passion for Fashion Jr.
Backyard Exploring with Nature Cat
Cookie Monster Kitchen
Maker Mission to Mars
$
Be the Change!
Cardboard Creations
Public Art
Full STEAM Ahead Girls Sr.
Tennis Clinic Sr.
4
pm
Penn’s Woods Discovery
9
am
4 BURGHventures
pm
GRADE LEVEL
WEEK TWO: JUNE 24-28 Threes PK K 1 2 3 4 5
9 Teddy Bear Camp: Surprises
am
Make Believe with Mangan
Once Upon a Slime
Feline Frenzy
Minion Math Mania
$ Recess All Day Jr.
Sensory Slime Science
Art Attack: Female Artists
Wild Cards
Trail Mix
12
pm
Pigeon Heroes!
1 Puddle Jumpers
pm
A Pirate’s Life for Me
Princess Party
Curious George: Curious About Science
Magic Treehouse Adventure
Cooking Around the World Jr.
$ Super Science Sleuths
Camp Make and Take
Jedi Knight Training
Recess All Day Sr.
4
pm Simple Machines
9
am Write, Light, Roll Media Production
4 Italian Kitchen – Master Class
pm
GRADE LEVEL
WEEK THREE: JULY 8-12 Threes PK K 1 2 3 4 5
9 Teddy Bear Camp: Zoofari
am
Fancy Nancy Extravaganza
Circus McGurkus
Kaboom Chemistry
Martial Arts Madness
Batman
$ Jr. Geologists
gARTen Studio
Mr. Mangan the Science Guy
Girl Power! Martial Arts & Self Defense Clinic
Pasta Studio
Sports of all Sorts
12
pm Gone For a Run
1
pm
Adventure Island
If You Give a Camper a Canteen…Camp!
LEAP! Into Ballet
Sports-a-Palooza
Wild Kratts Science
$ Cupcake Conversion
Superhero Science
This Doesn’t Add Up
Hike, Bike and Paddle with Venture Outdoors @ WT
Needle Felting Workshop
Super Comic Cartooning
Duct Tape Studio
4
pm STEAMpunk: Gears, Gadgets, and Gizmos
GRADE LEVEL
WEEK FOUR: JULY 15-19 Threes PK K 1 2 3 4 5
9
am
Teddy Bear Camp: Move and Groove
Super WHY!
Pete the Cat’s Groovy Camp
Rainbow Unicorn Art
Potion Explosion
$ BYOT Build Your Own Team
Tennis Clinic
Warrior Workout
Calligraphy Creations
Video Game Design with Scratch
Cardboard Carnival
12
pm WT Summer Camp Gazette
1
pm
Don’t Let the Camper Drive the Bus!
Puddle Jumping with Peppa
Art Attack: Mini Artists
Junior Warrior Workout
Music in Motion
$ Master Builder Lab
Bubble Bonanza
Floor Hockey Clinic
Nuts About Knots
Flight Science
Jedi Knight Training
DIY + Zine Studio
4
pm Outrageous Obstacles
9
am
4 Saddle Club
pm
GRADE LEVEL
WEEK FIVE: JULY 22-26 Threes PK K 1 2 3 4 5
9
am
Teddy Bear Camp: Wee Engineer
Don’t Let the Camper Drive the Bus!
Curious George: Curious About Music
The Very Amazing Camp Inspired by Eric Carle
Junior Outdoor Adventure with L.L. Bean
Clowning Around - Physical Theater Jr.
$ Strategy MASTERMINDS
WT Glee!
Math Mind Matrix: Create and Challenge
Beautistry
Nothing but Net Sr. Basketball Clinic
Doodle De Doo
12
pm Disc Golf
1
pm
gARTen Studio
World Music
Super WHY!
Master Builder Lab
Nothing but Net Jr. Basketball Clinic
American Girl: Luciana
$
Clowning Around - Physical Theater Sr.
Environmental Discovery
Jedi Knight Training
WT Takes the Stage
Senior Outdoor Adventure with L.L. Bean
Harry Potter Academy
4
pm Blacksmith Workshop
GRADE LEVEL
WEEK SIX: JULY 29-AUGUST 2 Threes PK K 1 2 3 4 5
9
am
Teddy Bear Camp: Fun in the Sun
Boogers, Burps…Bodies!
Summer STEAM
Soccer Stars
Vet Academy Jr..
$ Wild Kratts Science
Fencing Clinic Jr.
Songwriting 101
Harry Potter Academy
Ukulele Studio
12
pm Cooking Through Books Sr.
1
pm
Deep Sea Dive
Magic School Bus
Just for Kicks
BEADazzle
Cooking Through Books Jr.
Space Cadet Training
Superheroes Assemble
$
American Girl: Kaya
Be the Change!
WTube – Music Video Design
Fencing Clinic Sr.
Vet Academy Sr.
4
pm Woodworking 101
9
am Percy Jackson - Camp Halfblood vs. Camp Jupiter
4
pm Saddle Club
GATEWAY TO WEEK ONE: JUNE 17-21
SUMMER: JUNE 10-14
FULL DAY SESSION MORNING SESSIONS
Staycation Week at WT NEW! Teddy Bear Camp: Colors
Parks & Recreation A WT summer camp tradition for our youngest campers is back with
Calling all students Pre-K through grade 5! Come join us this week a new twist! This week of Teddy Bear Camp will explore COLOR.
as we transition from the school year into summer fun! Together we We will take time to play in the outdoors
will spend the week learning, experimenting, and to explore all of the amazing summer
tinkering, hiking, creating, and exploring colors in plants, people, animals, and our
at the City Campus! Campers will spend environment. Warning: Campers will
time all together and in age appropriate be so busy enjoying water play, games,
groups depending on activities. Each stories, sand play, songs, and crafts that
day will feature a new expedition to there will be no time for your little bear
local parks with adventures designed to to hibernate. Campers will also enjoy
engage and inspire. Special day trips and the chance to create their own color bear
expert guests will make this the perfect that we hope will be a life-long friend to help
way to begin the best summer yet! Please them remember their time at Teddy Bear Camp 2019!
note that this week is held at the Winchester Thurston School Grades: Age 3 and PK
City Campus in Shadyside. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Alaina Loman, WT Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Grades PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Lead Instructor: WT Camp Faculty Puddle Jumping with Peppa
Come laugh and play with Peppa, Suzy, and friends! We will take
time to play in the outdoors, play dress up, explore friendships,
and learn valuable lessons. Warning: Campers
will be so busy enjoying water play, games,
stories, songs, and crafts that there will
be no time for your little pig to rest!
Grades: PK, K
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Emily Onorato ’12,
WT Camp Faculty
NEW! Passport to Fun
Grab your luggage and passport and join us for an exciting journey
around the world. Each day we will explore a country from one of
the seven continents. We will “travel” to each
country to learn the geography, history, and
culture of its people. Campers will create
art, sample food, speak the language,
make crafts, and learn dances and
games, and more. This camp gives new
meaning to the term “globetrotter!”
Bonus: No extra fee for first-class travel!
Grades: PK, K, 1
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Kira Senedak, WT Middle School Librarian
Register online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp | Page 7WEEK ONE: JUNE 17-21
NEW! Full STEAM Ahead Girls Jr. NEW! Monster Machine MAKEer
Calling all girls of STEM: This program is for you! Girls will So, “what is a machine?” Is it as complex as a robot or as simple
be experimenting, creating, and having fun while doing STEM as a ladder? During this week, campers will explore this question
activities. Throughout this program, girls as they tinker and create with monsters on
will do hands on science experiments, be their minds. These scientists will learn
exposed to different forms of technology, how to make simple circuits, sketch, and
develop critical-thinking skills through design their original monster machine
engineering projects, and refine math to put on display for the whole camp
skills through math activities. All to admire. They will use reusable
learning activities will be girl centered, materials, motors, and more as they
and used to develop self-confidence work together and as a team through
when working with STEM projects. trial and error to see how inventive they
Grades: K, 1, 2 can be with their new circuit knowledge.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Grades: 1, 2
Lead Instructor: Rebecca Farrand, WT Computer Science Teacher 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Jeremy Mangan, WT Fourth Grade Teacher
Beach Bums
This week is all about fun in the sun! Campers will dive right into Poly Clay Minis
learning about the wonders of the beach and the ocean. We will Let’s Clay! Creative campers will learn how to design mini figures
play our favorite beach games, design sand art, from basic shapes using easy polymer clay techniques and tools.
recreate our favorite sea creatures, build Daily projects will be inspired by examples of miniature animals,
sand castles, go on seashell scavenger plants, food, and natural designs that have been created by
hunts, and do all things sunny! This is professional and amateur clay artists. We will use our artistic
going to be one beachy week. vision and imaginations to create miniature cookies, bread, ice
Grades: K, 1, 2 cream cones, cupcakes, emoji’s, cartoon characters, unicorns,
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. pizzas, puppies, and more! We will explore popular techniques
Lead Instructor: Carley Catherine, such as stamping, caning, painting, baking, and the Skinner Blend.
WT Camp Faculty Campers will also transform their polymer clay masterpieces into
wearable works of art. We will equip all campers with the clay,
Tennis Clinic Jr. tools, and accessories that they will need to create, create, and
create more!
Let’s make a racquet! Come join Coach Mark Haffner as you have
Grades: 3, 4, 5
fun learning to serve, volley, and overhead. This high-energy camp
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
will focus on the importance of sportsmanship, Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati, WT Middle School Art Teacher
agility, movement, and the strength that is
involved in the game of tennis. Campers
are welcome to bring their own racquet Flight Science
to camp. Equipment will be provided Fly, glide, launch, and soar your way through this week of flight
for all campers who do not BYOR. science. Aeronautical engineers will discover how to make the
Grades: K, 1, 2 perfect paper airplane, study different types
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. of gliders, create balsa wood fliers, launch
Lead Instructor: Mark Haffner, Certified Teaching Pro rockets, and so much more in this week
and AFAA Certified Personal Trainer of flight. We will learn from the experts,
the Wright Brothers, NASA, and Mr.
Mendenhall! Asking questions like
how do air pressure, lift, resistance,
propulsion, and the importance of wing
shape keep a plane in the sky?
Grades: 3, 4, 5
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Dan Mendenhall, WT Lower School Science Teacher
Page 8 | Register online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercampWEEK ONE: JUNE 17-21
NEW! Cut, Collage, Crop: AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Passion for Fashion Sr.
Calling all fashion designers! If you like to dress up, design NEW! Just for Kicks
clothing, and are up with the latest trends, then this camp is
Calling all active young athletes to WT Summer Camp! Have
for you. This week we will cut, sketch, style,
a blast playing and learning about sports and teamwork. Each
crop, design, and sew our way through
day we will focus on a new sport, physical
the week! We will learn basic pattern
conditioning, learning about health and
making and design our clothing designs,
nutrition. This highly physical afternoon
learn draping techniques on mini-
will guarantee that your camper sleeps
mannequins, and create collages and
well each night. Campers should bring a
jewelry from everyday objects. Campers
water bottle and wear clothing that can
will work hard on their creations every
get muddy, stained, and drenched with
day so they can model their designs on
sweat. Game on!
Friday in a WT Summer Camp fashion show.
Grades: PK, K
Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lead Instructor: Jeannie Kirk ’13, WT Camp Faculty
Lead Instructor: Kate Gugliotta, WT Lower School Art Teacher
NEW! Sensory Slime Science MAKE…Believe Lab
Once upon a time, a magical camp was created just for problem-
Campers, get ready to get slimy! This week, we are going elbow
solving campers entering PK and K in the fall. These campers
deep into everyone’s favorite sticky stuff. Do you know how many
were challenged to engineer endings to
different types of slime there are!? Fluffy slime,
their favorite fairy tales, and conquer
glow in the dark slime, scented slime,
unexpected challenges that occurred
magnetic slime… Each day campers will
within the stories they heard. Campers
focus on a new slime recipe and learn
used their imaginations and scientific
about how each ingredient causes a
minds to help design a house that
different reaction and consistency. We
couldn’t be blown down, build a chair
will store the slime at camp for the
that was just right for Goldilocks,
week to compare changes and develop
construct a bridge that helped to protect
our favorite recipe for WT Summer
three billy goats from one old, angry troll, and
Camp Slime!
so much more! They used their magical powers to problem solve,
Grades: 3, 4, 5 design, and create solutions that SAVED THE DAY! And they
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. lived happily ever after.
Lead Instructor: Carly Caruso, WT Transitional Classroom Teacher
Grades: PK, K
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Go Fish! Lead Instructor: Emily Onorato ’12, WT Program Faculty
Give a camper a fish and they will eat for a day; teach a camper to
fish and… we will find out the rest in this amazing week of fishing NEW! Twists, Tales, and Trails
fun. Campers will bait, cast, reel, and catch as
Storytellers, crafty campers, and outdoor adventure... what could
they tackle the basics with angler Swauger.
be better? Campers this week will become weavers of both stories
Each day, we will explore a different
and crafts as they journey into the woods. Our
body of water in the area including
afternoons will begin at the stone circle
North Park, Deer Lakes, Hartwood
where campers will come together to
Acres, and our very own North Pond.
read a story that will kick-start their
Campers will end the week with their
adventure on the trails. As they walk,
own rod, tackle box, and love of fishing.
campers will take time to look at their
One thing is for sure: your camper will be
surroundings and collect different
hooked on this camp!
materials they will use to twist into their
Grades: 4, 5 very own nature weavings.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Brian Swauger, WT Fifth Grade Teacher Grades: PK, K, 1
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Sarah Muller, WT Fifth Grade Teacher
Register online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp | Page 9WEEK ONE: JUNE 17-21
NEW! Cut, Collage, Crop: NEW! Maker Mission to Mars
Passion for Fashion Jr. Are you ready to blast off for an out of this world adventure?
Calling all fashion designers! If you like to dress up, design clothing, Interested in aliens, spaceships and exploring strange new worlds?
are up with the latest trends, then this camp is for you. This week Join us for Maker Mission to Mars, where we
we will cut, sketch, style, crop, design, and will simulate Mars Survival with a green
sew our way through the week! We will screen, build a rocket ship, and make a
learn basic pattern making and design computer based space game. The future
our clothing designs, learn draping needs you!
techniques on mini-mannequins, Grades: 1, 2, 3
and create collages and jewelry from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
everyday objects. Campers will work Lead Instructor: Assemble, WT Program Partner
hard on their creations every day so they
can model their designs on Friday in a WT NEW! Be the Change!
Summer Camp fashion show.
Little actions have big impacts. This week we will focus on all
Grades: K, 1, 2 the ways we can have a positive impact on the world starting
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Kate Gugliotta, WT Lower School Art Teacher
with ourselves! Each day we will practice
a new mindfulness skill to add to our
toolbox. We will learn simple yoga, go
NEW! Backyard Exploring with Nature Cat for mindfulness walks, make sensory
Backyard explorers unite! Join Nature Cat Fred, Squeeks, Daisy, cool down kits, work on our gratitude
and Hal and your fellow campers as we explore science and nature journals, and more. We will also draw
in our own backyard. This week we will practice from inspiration using the book “Do
bravery from Squeeks, problem solving with Good, Be Kind, Spread Happy” to help
Hal, understand technology with Daisy, guide us in becoming “Niceness Ninjas
and of course, activate our nature senses and Happiness Heroes” as we spread random
with Fred. Campers will spend days acts of kindness all over WT Summer Camp, throughout our own
exploring, investigating, creating and communities, and beyond. We will talk about different kinds of
learning about the great outdoors! feelings we can have, how to embrace and handle them, and of
course have LOTS of dance parties!
Grades: K, 1, 2
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Grades: 1, 2, 3
Lead Instructor: Kira Senedak, WT Middle School Librarian 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Carley Catherine, WT Camp Faculty
Cookie Monster Kitchen
Cardboard Creations
C is for Camp AND C is for Cookie! We will explore several
recipes each day and will mix, roll, cut, fill, and decorate cookies, Over 90% of all products shipped in the US are in cardboard
cookies, and more cookies. We will sample our boxes… that makes about 400 billion square feet of cardboard
creations, but rest assured…the majority waste a year. That is bigger than New York,
of the fruits of our labor will make their Pennsylvania, and West Virginia combined!
way home in our cookie bags each day! This week, our Green Engineers will be
This camp will also host a Pittsburgh- using cardboard, reusable materials, and
tradition “cookie table” at the Friday their imaginations to create out-of-this-
lunch session! world creations. Engineers will be tasked
with daily challenges to create vehicles,
Grades: 1, 2
animals, games, machines, and structures
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Emily Marcellus, WT Camp Faculty for their Friday cardboard convention.
Engineers will each take home their own
cardboard engineering kits to continue turning recyclables into
reusable creations.
Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Dan Mendenhall, WT Lower School Science Teacher
Page 10 | Register online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercampWEEK ONE: JUNE 17-21
NEW! Public Art Penn’s Woods Discovery
Inspired by the art you see all around you? Public art plays an This camp is all about exploring and discovering nature! Campers
important part in our society but sometimes we don’t even notice will hike, climb, dig, and observe as they learn about the plants,
it’s there! From graffiti art spreading messages, animals, habitats, trails, and nature on WT’s
to beautiful murals and painted dinosaurs, sprawling wooded campus. Campers will
to large statues and bumper stickers, we create plastic casts of animal prints,
are impacted everyday by the art we fish with hand lines, and experience
see. This week, campers will learn how the “underworld” like never before. If
to create public art on their own and you like the outdoors, and you crave
as they collaborate in large and small adventure, then this is the camp for you!
groups. Campers will work together to Grades: 4, 5
create a group project of their design that 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Brian Swauger, WT Fifth Grade Teacher
will last at Winchester Thurston North for
the summer and beyond. They will work with different mediums
and discuss the different ways to share public art through wheat
pasting, murals, yarnbombing, stickers, and more. Don’t miss this
chance to make in impact on your summer!
Grades: 3, 4, 5
FULL DAY SESSION
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati, WT Middle School Art Teacher BURGHventures
This is going to be one wild ride! Join Ms. Fox and Ms. Blaney for a
NEW! Full STEAM Ahead Girls SR. week of adventures in our favorite city. Campers will explore all the
Calling all girls of STEM: This program is for you! Girls will be city has to offer from farms to Fun Fest. We will
experimenting, creating, and having fun while doing STEM tour parks and movie theaters, create and
activities. Throughout this program, girls cook, and discover and explore parts of
will do hands-on science experiments, be Pittsburgh we didn’t know were there!
exposed to different forms of technology, This is sure to be a memorable week
develop critical-thinking skills through full of activities, fun facts, adventures,
engineering projects, and refine math and lots of laughs.
skills through math activities. All Grades: 3, 4, 5
learning activities will be girl centered, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructors: Theresa Fox, WT Third Grade Teacher
and used to develop self-confidence
and Kimberly Blaney, WT Kindergarten Teacher
when working with STEM projects.
Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Rebecca Farrand, WT Computer Science Teacher
Tennis Clinic Sr.
Let’s make a racquet! Come join Coach Mark Haffner as you have
fun learning to serve, volley, and overhead. This high-energy camp
will focus on the importance of sportsmanship,
agility, movement, and the strength that is
involved in the game of tennis. Campers
are welcome to bring their own racquet
to camp. Equipment will be provided
for all campers who do not BYOR.
Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Mark Haffner, Certified Teaching Pro
and AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Register online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp | Page 11WEEK TWO: JUNE 24-28
MORNING SESSIONS Once Upon a Slime
Once Upon a Time, there was an amazing summer camp program
Teddy Bear Camp: Surprises with Ms. Blaney…a program where we share stories and create
new inquiry-based adventures every day of the
A WT Summer Camp tradition for our youngest campers is back week! Based on Steve Spangler Science,
with a new twist! This week of Teddy Bear Camp, your little this program explores amazing hands-
bears will be reminded of how exciting things on science and literature connections
in our lives can change a cranky day to a with young learners. Each session will
HAPPY DAY. Our days will be filled with start with a short, interactive story
surprises, shapes, colors, and finding joy that leads into a fun, exploratory (and
in all things. We will take time to play sometimes messy!) science experiment.
in the outdoors and explore all of the Join us as we listen, create, explore, build,
amazing colors and games. Campers will and investigate!
be so busy enjoying water play, games,
Grades: PK, K, 1
stories, songs, and crafts that there will
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
be no time for your little bear to hibernate. Lead Instructor: Kimberly Blaney, WT Kindergarten Teacher
Campers will also enjoy the chance to create their own bear that
we hope will be a life-long friend to help them remember their
time at Teddy Bear Camp 2019! NEW! Feline Frenzy
Grades: Age 3 and PK Meow! Calling all cat lovers, this week we will dive claw first into
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. all things cats! Campers will spend their days reading stories about
Lead Instructors: Emily Pompei, WT Camp Faculty cats big and small, creating cat related crafts,
designing toys for the local animal shelter,
Make Believe with Mangan and learning important basics of how to
take care of your feline friends. Campers
Do you ever finish reading one of your favorite books and spend will get a chance to put their new
the rest of the day imagining what it would be like to become knowledge to the test when some furry
a part of the story? This week your campers friends come to visit. One thing’s for sure,
will do just that! Each day will begin with this camp is going to be the cat’s meow!
a story and then campers will dive right
Grades: PK, K, 1
into play. They will search the bear track
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
trail for bears, join the wild rumpus with Lead Instructor: Kristin Atkinson, WT First and Second Grade Assistant Teacher
the wild things, fly on dragons wings, go
on wacky adventures with pirates, and
so much more. This is a great opportunity Minion Math Mania
to let your camper’s imagination soar. BANANA! Lead by Kevin, Bob, Stuart, and Ms. Nichols, WT
We promise to have everyone back to WT minions will spend this week doing everything minions love! After
Summer Camp in time for pick up! campers create their own minion uniforms,
Grades: PK, K they will be ready for math challenges
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. that inspire and perplex. This week will
Lead Instructor: Jeremy Mangan, WT Fourth Grade Teacher be full of learning basic math concepts
with a fun minion twist. We will skip
count with bananas and figure out
what happens when there are double
the minions, measure by minions, and
more! During the week, we will also do
minion inspired crafts, make delicious snacks,
and study the complex language of the minions. This is sure to be
a wild time with everyone’s favorite yellow creatures!
Grades: K, 1, 2
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Brianna Nichols, WT Camp Faculty
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NEW! Recess All Day Jr. NEW! Wild Cards
It may be summer time but that doesn’t mean you still can’t Go Fish, Solitaire, Rummy, Slap Jack, and Hearts – there are so
enjoy the most active part of the school day… RECESS! Get many games to play with one deck of cards! People have been
your sweatbands ready for this epic week of playing cards for a LONG time. Evidence
high action fun. Active campers will play suggests that the first card games existed
dodgeball, tag, hopscotch, SPUD, four before 1000 AD. By the 13th century we
square, and other break time classics. see the 52-card deck we are familiar
Campers will learn the rules to each with today! This week we will take
game, how to play as a team, and how a dive into some of our favorite card
to be respectful spectators for their games. Each day campers will learn
fellow players. new games, tips and tricks, and practice
Grades: 1, 2 playing their favorite classics. However,
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. we won’t spend all of our time gaming!
Lead Instructor: Bill Fitch, WT Health and Physical Education Teacher Campers will also work on creating rule books, l e a r n i n g
the art of respectful spectating, and coming up with unique ways
to figure out who goes first. Campers will leave with a personalized
NEW! Sensory Slime Science deck of cards, a book of games, and tons of new games to teach
Campers, get ready to get slimy! This week, we are going elbow friends and family.
deep into everyone’s favorite sticky stuff. Do you know how Grades: 2, 3, 4
many different types of slime there are!? Fluffy 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
slime, glow in the dark slime, scented slime, Lead Instructor: Kirsten Faas, WT Second Grade Teacher
magnetic slime… Each day campers will
focus on a new slime recipe and learn Trail Mix
about how each ingredient causes a
different reaction and consistency. We Campers will spend the morning discovering different hiking
will store the slime at camp for the trails at Hartwood acres, walking, running, or jogging through
week to compare changes and develop the trails or simply taking a moment to enjoy
our favorite recipe for WT Summer nature. During our adventures, we will
Camp slime! talk about the importance of a healthy
balanced lifestyle. Campers will learn to
Grades: 2, 3, 4 make on-the-go snacks and to pack for
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. healthy hiking!
Lead Instructor: Carly Caruso, WT Transitional Classroom Teacher
Grades: 3, 4, 5
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
NEW! Art Attack: Female Artists Lead Instructor: Amy Skelly, WT Learning Specialist
Come celebrate and learn about important and innovate women
artists in this camp! Each day campers will learn about powerful Pigeon Heroes!
female artists like Yayoi Kusama, Amy Sherald,
Louise Bourgeois, and Elizabeth Murray What separates homing pigeons from other birds? A lot! Campers
among others. They will then dive deep will spend the week learning about these special birds, handling
into their work and create artworks them each day, and observing the growth
inspired by the lives and objects created of baby birds! We will hear stories of
by these women. These young artists pigeons that saved lives, the science of
will learn portraiture and collage, and how the pigeons use senses to navigate
will create a large-scale sculpture and a the earth’s magnetic field, and gain a
large group installation. Campers will host new perspective on these phenomenal
their own mini-museum gallery on Friday and creatures in our midst. Campers will
will share their experiences. even channel their inner pigeon as
they navigate an orienteering course and
Grades: 2, 3, 4 challenges on the final day of camp. This is
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. going to be one wild week!
Lead Instructor: Kate Gugliotta, WT Lower School Art Teacherr
Grades: 3, 4, 5
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Ken Haselrig, WT Camp Faculty
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS Curious George: Curious About Science
Curious about science? So is George! Each day, campers will
explore themes from the popular PBS show, Curious George,
NEW! Puddle Jumpers and will focus on building, constructing, and
Spend the week hopping through the WT’s Northbound Trails investigating earth sciences. Fun, hands-
as Nature Explorers navigating all the nooks and surprises it has on activities will include designing and
to offer. We will stop to feel, smell, and listen making your own kite, constructing
to the woods, explore the different types bridges, and designing bird feeders.
of leaves, see if we can spot any signs of
Grades: PK, K, 1
creatures, work on our natural artwork, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
and play lots of woodland games. These Lead Instructor: Kimberly Blaney,
explorers will be out all day and in light WT Kindergarten Teacher
rain or shine and hopefully find some
mud puddles to stomp in. One thing is for
sure; your camper will end the week with
Magic Treehouse Adventure
many new games to play and a deeper love for Jack…Annie…and YOU! Campers will experience magic, myth,
the woods! Please be sure to pack an extra set of clothes that can history, and mystery every day! Our adventures will allow us to
get dirty and keep an eye on the weather. explore through time, space, and different
Grades: PK, K cultures. As we climb into our own magic
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. treehouse, we will be whisked away by
Lead Instructor: Jeannie Kirk ’13, WT Camp Faculty stories and clues that involve games,
riddles, codes, and projects that will
ultimately lead to solved problems and
A Pirate’s Life for Me completed missions!
Arghhh Matey! Campers will embark on a high-seas adventure as Grades: 1, 2
we time travel back to the day of deserted islands, hidden treasures, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
secret maps, and merciless pirates! Your pirates Lead Instructor: Emily Marcellus, WT Camp Faculty
will put their math, spelling, and writing
skills to the test as they use them to brave
the stormy seas and hunt for treasure.
Cooking Around the World Jr.
Will our campers be successful in their Get your bellies ready! This week, Mini Chefs will explore mighty
quest to find the buried treasure, or will flavors from all corners of the globe. We will begin right at home
we be forced to walk the plank at the understanding the different influences of the food
end of our week together? we eat every night. We will get our passports
Grades: PK, K, 1 ready and travel to France, Mexico, Italy,
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. and China as we learn what dinner (and
Lead Instructor: Kristin Atkinson, WT First and Second Grade Assistant Teacher dessert) looks like around the world. As
we visit each country, we will learn new
Princess Party facts about the culture and customs
surrounding the food we make. Campers
This is one fairytale, magical camp! Each day we will host will leave the week with their own recipe
our favorite princesses at camp! We will explore classic and book and a new talent and passion to share
new princess stories and will enjoy songs, with family and friends in the kitchen!
games, crafts, and activities all linked to
celebrating the princess in each and Grades: 1, 2
every one of us. Our camp experience 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Brianna Nichols, WT Camp Faculty
will culminate with a princess tea party!
Fancy dress is welcome!
Grades: PK, K, 1
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Kassandra Humberson ’08,
WT Dance Teacher
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NEW! Super Science Sleuths NEW! Recess All Day Sr.
Scientists? Investigators? Spies? Detectives? We need you all! It may be summer time but that doesn’t mean you still can’t
This week campers will dive right into the biggest mystery WT enjoy the most active part of the school day… RECESS! Get
Summer Camp has ever seen. Each day your sweatbands ready for this epic week of
we will learn a new way to collect clues high action fun. Active campers will play
from fingerprinting, proper evidence dodgeball, tag, hopscotch, SPUD, four
gathering, chromatography, and crime square, and other break time classics.
scene chemistry. Do you think you have Campers will learn the rules to each
what it takes to crack the case? game, how to play as a team, and how
Grades: 2, 3, 4 to be respectful spectators for their
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. fellow players.
Lead Instructor: Carley Catherine, WT Camp Faculty Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
NEW! Camp Make and Take Lead Instructor: Bill Fitch, WT Health and Physical Education Teacher
Creative campers this is the camp for YOU! This week we will
create and discover the DIY projects of your dreams. Each day will Simple Machines
begin with a different theme where campers can During this week, campers will explore how the six different types
create multiple projects and work together of machines have evolved through the ages to make our lives
to form new and exciting ideas. We easier. Each day will have hands on activities
will dive into themes linked to nature using gears, levels, hinges, action and
crafts, Crayola Fun, mindfulness, game reaction, and simple hand tools. These
creation, flashlights, and more! Best of scientists will take what they have
all, campers will have the chance to put learned to sketch, design, and create
their favorite items on display to inspire their very own simple machine.
other WT Summer Campers to imagine, Grades: 3, 4, 5
create, and explore! 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Grades: 2, 3, 4 Lead Instructor: Megan Nagy, WT Camp Faculty
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Amy Skelly, WT Learning Specialist
Jedi Knight Training
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the Jedi Knights were the
guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy. Padawan apprentices
are campers who are in training to become
Jedi Knights. In our training camp,
the young Padawans will participate
in problem-solving challenges that
support the Jedi Code toward a
peaceful and cooperative galactic
society. Based on the Star Wars®
movies, the activities will be physical
in nature, and will include character
role-playing, light saber fencing drills, movie
trivia, and related discussions. Will the Jedi Counsel find you fit to
become a Jedi? Time will predict if, succeed, you will. Yeesssssss.
Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Steve Cooper, WT P.E. Teacher, School Nurse, and Jedi Master;
Program Assistant: Grand Master Ellis James ’18
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JULY 8 - JULY 12
FULL DAY SESSIONS MORNING SESSIONS
Write, Light, Roll Media Production NEW! Teddy Bear Camp: Zoofari
Campers will learn basics of video production and movie-making A WT Summer Camp tradition for our youngest campers is back
in this hands-on camp program that will involve writing, story- with a new twist! This week of Teddy Bear Camp will take us on
boarding, character and plot development, a safari! Teddy bear campers will explore and
setting the stage/setting up a shot, direct- learn about and visit with lots of different
ing talent, and video production and ed- animals. We will take time to play in
iting to create a commercial and a the outdoors and to celebrate all the
short movie. We will learn proper use of amazing creatures on Earth – great
a camera, all about panning, scanning and small. Warning: Campers will be
and tilting, green screening, and editing so busy enjoying water play, games,
with software to create our final polished stories, songs, and crafts that there will
productions. We will also learn about the be no time for your little bear to hibernate.
importance of teamwork in production and Campers will also enjoy the chance to create
will celebrate with a private screening and camp awards ceremony their own special bear that we hope will be a life-long friend!
at the end of the week. Grades: Age 3, PK
Grades: 3, 4, 5 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Lead Instructor: Alaina Loman, WT Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Lead Instructor: “Weird Eric” Costello, WT Program Partner
Fancy Nancy Extravaganza
NEW! Italian Kitchen – Master Class Ooo-la-la! This exquisite camp will delight fans of Fancy Nancy
Buongiorno! After years of requests for more, more, more! Ital- and campers who are simply ready to have an extravagant time!
ian Kitchen is back with a new FULL DAY program. This one of Learn etiquette (that’s fancy for manners),
a kind camp will still explore the art, science, transform plain art projects into fancy ones
and soul of Italian cooking but we will be (all it takes is some glitter and sparkle),
able to dive even deeper. Each day, we will host a tea party, play dress-up, explore
work in the studio and kitchen to cre- new words, and have loads of fun while
ate personal art keepsakes that will last making fancy new friends!
a lifetime, and edible Italian Art that Grades: PK, K, 1
will disappear in minutes. Campers will 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
spend the week studying authentic Italian Lead Instructor: Erin Wisniewski,
recipes, meeting Italian Chefs, practicing WT Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
pasta techniques, learning about sauces, deli-
cious desserts, and in hosting the classic pasta Fagioli lunch on Fri- Circus McGurkus
day. Come join us this week for a delicious delightful experience.
Calling all clowns! This week we will be training for WT Summer
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Camp’s very first gymnastic circus. Campers will learn to balance
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati, WT Middle School Art Teacher like seals, jump through hoops like lions, dance
like the elephants, tumble like monkeys,
and show off their unique talents in the
sideshow. Each day will be filled with
circus crafts, movement, and practice for
a performance under the WT Big Top.
Grades: PK, K, 1
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Kristin Atkinson,
WT First and Second Grade Assistant Teacher
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Kaboom Chemistry gARTen Studio
Young scientists, put on your lab coats and get ready to experiment! Outdoors + Art = gARTen Studio! Campers will create works of
Campers will make bouncy balls, oobleck, lemon suds soap, elephant art that enhance outdoor spaces – whether it is a garden, deck,
toothpaste, and scratch and sniff watercolors. wooded area, porch, or rooftop! We will explore
Each afternoon we will experiment with projects such as colorful wind chimes,
physical and chemical change in this fun, birdhouses, sun catchers, garden stones,
hands-on chemistry camp. and so much more. Campers will work
Grades: PK, K, 1 with all sorts of unique materials to
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. create an outdoor art exhibit that will
Lead Instructor: Brianna Nichols, live well beyond summer 2019! This is
WT Camp Faculty one hands-on, dirty camp!
Grades: 2, 3, 4
Martial Arts Madness 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Mila Panizzi, WT Camp Faculty
Hiyah! Pow! Kablam! Kihaa! No matter how you say it, prepare
to have a good time! Campers will kick off their shoes and join an
exciting Tae Kwon Do training session like no other. Children will NEW! Mr. Mangan the Science Guy
work with fourth degree black belt Master Brianne Norris and new SCIENCE RULES! This week with Mr. Mangan, the Science Guy,
Tae Kwon Do friends as they strengthen their minds and bodies. we are going to be up to our eyeballs in explosions, experiments,
Students will learn discipline, respect, and self-defense during this and excitement as we explore just how
program. Get ready to yell, kick, punch, and even break a board amazing our universe is big and small.
all while having fun with new friends! Each day we will focus on a different
Grades: K, 1, 2 theme ranging from the Earth: Did you
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. know we are moving around the sun
Lead Instructor: Young Brothers Tae Kwon Do, WT Program Partner at 67,000 mph? To the human body:
Did you know your nose can remember
Batman 50,000 different scents? To animals:
Did you know a snail can sleep for three
Holy Camp, Batman! This camp experience will be filled with years? To outer space: Did you know over
age appropriate teasers, villains, plots, cliffhangers, and trickery! one million earths can fit in the sun? Who knows what else your
We will solve puzzles and riddles, conquer camper will learn this week!
physical challenges, and celebrate the
Grades: 3, 4, 5
wonderful world of Batman through
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
graphic novels. We will explore super Lead Instructor: Jeremy Mangan, WT Fourth Grade Teacher
heroes while making super new friends.
Each camper will leave with keepsakes
and memories from their time exploring Girl Power!
Gotham City! Martial Arts & Self Defense Clinic
Grades: K, 1, 2 Awareness. Strength. Confidence. Intuition. Strategy. Personal
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Safety. Courage. All of these topics will be the focus of this
Lead Instructor: “Weird Eric” Costello, WT Program Partner
important training camp for girls. Self-defense
is about doing everything possible to avoid
NEW! Jr. Geologists fighting someone who threatens or
attacks you. It is all about using your
Are you mad about minerals, frenzied for fossils, and crazy for
brain — not your fist. Master Norris will
crystals? Join us as we discover the fascinating ancient history
work with campers to equip them with
of Pittsburgh, hunt for and keep real local 300-million year old
the mental and physical moves that they
fossils, dissect and test rocks to determine where and when they
need to keep themselves safe and away
were formed, grow glowing crystals, and much more in this hands-
from harm. This camp will give a whole
on camp designed just for the geo-enthusiast!
new meaning to the term GIRL POWER!
Grades: 2, 3, 4
Grades: 3, 4, 5
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Holly Bomba, Eco Explorers Club PA, WT Program Partner 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Young Brothers TKD, WT Program Partner
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NEW! Pasta Studio AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Shells, Spaghetti, Tagliatelle, Orecchiette, Farfalle, Tortellini,
Ravioli…. Did you know there are over 350 types of pasta in the
world? During this week, young chefs will get
Adventure Island
to try their hand at creating some of their Get ready for WT Island life at the newest island on the map.
favorites. Campers will focus on different Beach bums will take a dive into summer fun. Campers will create
pasta every day; create fresh sauces and erupting volcanoes, study seashells, design
toppings that complement different and sail their own boats, party with island
recipes. Our days will be filled with animals, and even learn to make some
the color, texture, smells, and tastes of tropical inspired treats. Our week will be
Italy! Chefs will end the week with the full of crafts, games, exploration, and fun!
confidence to make their own homemade Grades: PK, K
pasta and recipe books to share with the 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
whole family. Lead Instructor: Kristin Atkinson, WT First and
Second Grade Assistant Teacher
Grades: 3, 4, 5
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati, WT Middle School Art Teacher If You Give a Camper a Canteen…Camp!
Our camp adventures will be inspired by Laura Joffe Numeroff’s
Sports of all Sorts best-selling book series If You Give a…, involving a mouse, a pig, a
Active campers wanted! This week, campers will start each day dog, a moose, and a cat! We will take a journey
by learning the fundamental skills of different sports. They will each day as we follow the adventures of the
practice with skills, drills, and fun games. story characters. As a special bonus, we
Campers will look at similarities between will make homemade pancakes, donuts,
different sports and talk about good muffins, and cookies! Campers will
offensive and defensive strategies. also work as a team to create a unique,
Sports we learn will include (but are whimsical, and brave story about the
not limited to) basketball, soccer, flag journey of a camper when you give him/
football, volleyball, and lacrosse. Make her a canteen.
sure your camper wears athletic shoes Grades: PK, K, 1
and packs a water bottle! 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Erin Wisniewski, WT Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Grades: 3, 4, 5
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Bill Fitch, WT Health and Physical Education Teacher NEW! LEAP! Into Ballet
Imaginative, clever, strong, determined, and feisty spirited campers
Gone For a Run will plié, pirouette, jeté, and LEAP with WT’s dance instructor and
This camp program is designed to offer fun and fitness for campers specialist, Ms. Humberson! We will enjoy story
as well as an introduction to the lifelong sport of running and time, games, crafts, and challenges, and
cross-country. Each day, we will involve a even create our own dance video to share
focus on “going the distance” with race with family and friends. Campers will
and training strategies, as well as games need to arrive at camp each day wearing
to keep things challenging and fun! flexible fun clothing. Let’s Dance!
Our goal will be to log a half marathon Grades: PK, K, 1
by the end of the week (13.1 miles)! 1:00-4:00 p.m.
In addition, we will learn about proper Lead Instructor: Kassandra Humberson ’08,
WT Dance Teacher
nutrition, hydration, and training tips
and will learn from experts about the
correct equipment so that you can maximize
your performance. All campers must arrive at camp each day with
running shoes and a water bottle.
Grades: 3, 4, 5
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Kassandra Humberson ’08, WT Dance Teacher
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Sports-a-Palooza NEW! Superhero Science
Campers get ready to break a sweat! Athletes will compete in Join us for an action-packed camp adventure where we will get
individual and team events, facing a diverse range of athletic and down to the science of superheroes and discover some of the
problem solving challenges. Each day we will biggest superheros in the field of science!
focus on physical conditioning and a new We’ll master magnetism like Magneto, put
sport. This highly physical afternoon will the ideas of Sir Issac Newton to work,
guarantee that your camper sleeps well and even tackle the mystery of flight
each night. Campers should bring a with a revival of our favorite summer
water bottle and wear clothing that can camp traditions - the rocket launch
get muddy, stained, and drenched with and flight of the “giant flying sausage!”
sweat. Game on! Grades: 2, 3, 4
Grades: K, 1, 2 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Lead Instructor: Holly Bomba,
Lead Instructor: Bill Fitch, WT Health and Physical Education Teacher Eco Explorers Club PA, WT Program Partner
Wild Kratts Science NEW! This Doesn’t Add Up
Is your Creature Power suit ready? Young scientists will study Sunken ships, skunk, Rubik’s cubes, logic dice, and division. This
animals, habitats, and the special ways that your favorite creatures week campers will dive right into games all about MATH! Each
have adapted to survive. This camp is linked day mathematicians will be indoors and out
to the adventures of the Kratt Brothers investigating the numbers all around us.
on the PBS show, Wild Kratts, and Afternoons will be filled with games and
combines science education with fun challenges that campers can explore
and adventure. Students will explore on their own or in groups that teach
animal habitats around the globe. problem solving, fact finding and
Through experiments, activities, and teamwork. Campers will also spend
games, campers will learn important time creating their very own math games
ecological concepts while having fun! that highlight their favorite skills. This will
This amazing camp adventure includes a be more than just an acute camp!
virtual exploration of iQZoo.org, created by WQED, and other Grades: 2, 3, 4
innovative Wild Kratts games. One thing is – we are going to have 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
a wild time! Lead Instructor: Mary Arcuri, WT Fourth Grade Teacher
Grades: K, 1, 2
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. NEW! Hike, Bike and Paddle with
Lead Instructor: Emily Marcellus, WT Camp Faculty
Venture Outdoors @ WT
Calling all outdoor adventure enthusiasts! Campers will practice
Cupcake Conversion casting and fishing, learn about mapping and geocaching, go
Cupcakes are not just for celebrations anymore. This week forget hiking, kayak on our pond, and test out the
everything you thought you knew about those sugary treats! We NEW bike rodeo! Outdoor fun abounds
are going to learn to create entire meals in that amazing circular in this exciting camp. Put on your boots,
shape we all know and love. Campers will cover everything from grab your hiking stick, and enjoy the
the average sweet cupcake, to breakfast cupcakes, spaghetti and fresh air!
meatball cupcakes, with some extra surprises in between. As Grades: 3, 4, 5
we create our mini masterpieces, campers will experiment with 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
complimentary flavors and ingredients, and will learn essential Lead Instructor: Venture Outdoors Trip Leaders
cooking tips and tricks. Campers will wrap up the week with
their own cupcake liners and a cookbook to remember their
delicious recipes.
Grades: 1, 2, 3
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Brianna Nichols, WT Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
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Needle Felting Workshop Duct Tape Studio
Come create amazing works of art using nothing but wool and a It is true – you can fix just about anything with duct tape, and
needle. This week campers will learn the basics of needle felting you can make anything, too! Campers will explore the many uses
while creating 2D and 3D works of art. Each of duct tape and will create an amazing line-
day will bring a new technique to help up of functional and wearable items to
with our projects. We will create animals, share with the camper community in a
people, landscapes, or any wild creation Friday Showcase. Projects will include
that comes to mind while experimenting (but not be limited to) wallets, bags,
with different colors, textures, and gifts, frames, hats, belts, ties, handbags,
shapes, as we navigate our new felting skirts, shirts, and so much more. One
skills. Felters will work together to thing is for certain, these campers – and
create a permanent installation for one of their projects – will stick together!
our beautiful outdoor classrooms. Everyone Grades: 3, 4, 5
will leave with their own needle felting kit to continue building 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
beautiful creations for years to come. This is sure to be a hit for Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati, WT Middle School Art Teacher
anyone, from the crafty camper to those who are still searching for
their creative niche.
NEW! STEAMpunk:
Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Gears, Gadgets, and Gizmos
Lead Instructor: Mila Panizzi, WT Camp Faculty “The greatest era that never existed” Scientists, inventors, and
more come journey into the past…or future this week as we look
NEW! Super Comic Cartooning at the wild world of Steampunk. Borrowing
from the works of Jules Vern, H.G. Wells,
Superman, The Man of Steel, was launched to earth as an infant, Mary Shelley, we will transport campers
Black Panther drinks the heart shaped herb, a radioactive spider to a world run by gears, steam, and
bit Peter Parker, and Wonder Woman was ingenuity as they work to develop their
granted powers by Greek Gods… All of the own inventions. Campers will study
superheroes we know have amazing stories how science and technology play a part
and unbelievable powers. This week, in this world and how they can invent
campers will create their own action and power their own creations through
figure out of recycled parts and design gears, steam, science, all of course while
their own comic book around them. In wearing a very stylish hat.
the words of Stan Lee “...The nice thing is
Grades: 3, 4, 5
we have a big universe here. It’s filled with
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
new ideas. All you have to do is grab them.” Lead Instructor: Megan Nagy, WT Camp Faculty
Super campers will grab their ideas and make the worlds of
their new action figures come to life as they diagram backstories,
draw new worlds, and sketch amazing powers in the most epic comic
book of all – your own! How far will your imagination take you this
week?
Grades: 3, 4, 5
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: “Weird Eric” Costello, WT Program Partner
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MORNING SESSIONS NEW! Rainbow Unicorn Art
This week is going to be filled with glitter, rainbows, mystical key-
chains, unicorn horns, bath bombs, dream catchers and MORE!
Teddy Bear Camp: Move and Groove There is no end to the magic that we will create
A WT Summer Camp tradition for our youngest campers is back in this camp as Ms. Flati takes us over the
for Week 4 with a new twist! This week of Teddy Bear Camp rainbow and these young artists let their
will explore music and movement. We will imaginations soar. These unicorn lovers
take time to learn, play, and dance in our will spend their camp time creating,
music studio as well as to play outdoors coloring, and designing their way
as we explore sound, rhythms, beats, through the week.
movement, instruments, and more. Grades: K, 1, 2
Campers will also enjoy the chance to 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
create their own “beat bear” that we Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati,
hope will be a lifelong friend to help WT Middle School Art Teacher
them remember their time at Teddy Bear
Camp 2019! NEW! Potion Explosion
Grades: Age 3 and PK Do you love explosions, magic potions, mixing, mashing, and all
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. things mystical? Grab your lab coat and a beaker and join us this
Lead Instructor: Janna Lettan, WT Music Teacher
week with scientist Dr. Lettan. This week
will be full of kooky experiments, color
Super WHY! changing treats, glowing goo, dancing
Calling all Super Readers! Get ready for a reading adventure with pasta, and so many more wild surprises
Super WHY! Join the characters from the PBS show Super WHY! along the way. Your scientist in training
and jump into stories and solve problems using will be MAD about this camp!
Alphabet Power, Word Power, Spelling Grades: K, 1, 2
Power, and Reading Power. Campers will 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
create their own stories and fairy tales Lead Instructor: Rob Lettan, WT Camp Faculty
and take on Super WHY! super hero
powers. Don’t miss out on this chance NEW! BYOT: Build Your Own Team
to have a super great time with reading
Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships. In this test
and words!
of unity and cooperation, campers will come together to design
Grades: PK, K their own team, uniform and logo and, learn
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. just what it takes to make it as a team.
Lead Instructor: Taryn Haluszczak, WT Kindergarten Teacher
Each day will be filled with a variety
of different adventures designed
Pete the Cat’s Groovy Camp to challenge all of our skills from
Come share this week with everyone’s favorite feline friend, Pete musicians to mathematician, readers
the Cat! Each day we will explore a different tale of Pete – his white to racers, and everyone in between.
shoes, his groovy buttons, magic sunglasses, his Each camper will find a time to shine this
bedtime blues and more! Campers will sing, week as they work together as a TEAM!
dance, and craft their way through this Grades: K, 1, 2
week of creativity and adventure. One 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
thing’s for sure, this is going to be one Lead Instructor: Ben Tritsch, WT First Grade Teacher
GROOOVYY week with Pete the Cat!
Grades: PK, K, 1
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lead Instructor: Kassandra Humberson ’08,
WT Dance Teacher
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