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WT Summer Camp 2021 - Young Learners & Explorers
WT Summer Camp 2021
Young Learners and Explorers
Weeks and Locations
• June 7- 11: WT Summer Camp at The Kingsley Association
• June 14-18: WT Summer Camp at WT's Shadyside Campus
• June 14-18: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• June 21-25: WT Summer Camp at WT's Shadyside Campus
• June 21-25: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• June 28- July 2: WT Summer Camp at WT's Shadyside Campus
• June28- July 2: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• July 5-9: WT Summer Camp at WT' Shadyside Campus
• July 5-9: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• July 12-16: WT Summer Camp at Shadyside Campus
• July 12-16: WT Summer Camp at Aspinwall Riverfront Park
• July 12-16: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• July 19-23: WT Summer Camp at Shadyside Campus
• July 19-23: WT Summer Camp at Aspinwall Riverfront Park
• July 19-23: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• July 26-30: WT Summer Camp at Shadyside Campus
• July 26-30: WT Summer Camp at Aspinwall Riverfront Park
• July 26-30: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• August 2-6: WT Summer Camp at the Kingsley Association
• August 2-6: WT Summer Camp Rocks ONLINE
• August 9-13: WT Summer Camp at Aspinwall Riverfront Park
June 7-11
What better way to welcome the summer season than with
splashing, playing, and creating with friends new and old!
WT SUMMER CAMP
Each day campers will meet at WT City Campus and be transported
KINGSLEY to and from the Kingsley Center daily.
ADVENTURE Campers will be divided into small groups based on age and our days
will be filled with activities that celebrate the amazing active spaces
at the Kingsley Center in East Liberty.
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Our days will be filled with :
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• swimming in the pool (instruction and 1:1 supervision will
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be provided for campers who need extra support)
• Being active in the gymnasium
• creating art
• Cooking in the studios
• and learning new and exciting skills!
Our lunch time will be spent in a nearby park where we will enjoy
daily picnics and outdoor games. The start to the summer season at
WT has never looked so good!
June 14-18
Calling all Teddy Bears to join us as we offer ½ day programs for our
newest campers! This week artists will continue a classic WT
Teddy Bear Camp: Summer Camp tradition with some beautiful and messy creations.
Get ready to paint, bend, mold, cut, glue, and create! We will create
Art Attack amazing art projects with a special focus on outdoor art forms and
Age 3-PK favorite projects like pottery, clay, t-shirt painting, mosaics, garden
art, birdhouses, and more. These bears will be so busy enjoying
Maggie Horton water play, games, stories, songs, and crafts that there will be no
time for your little bear to hibernate! Campers will also have the
9:00am - Noon chance to create their own special bear that we hope will be a life-
long friend and memory from Summer 2021!
We like to move it, move it we like to move it, move it! Calling
all campers who love dancing, sing-alongs, crafty and creative
play! This wiggly week will be all about exploring different
Shake Your SIllies ways to move our bodies when we feel happy, sad, exhausted,
Out and totally SILLY! We will learn new dances and come up with
PK-K our own as we fill our days with laughter and fun. Silly campers
will also add new call and response songs to their
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repertoire, create instruments to keep the beat, and on Friday,
share their favorite moves and songs with the whole camp! We
can’t wait to enjoy this wacky week with your campers!
Join Coach Jeannie and Ms. Hannah this week to stretch our brains
and our bodies and learn about keeping our whole selves healthy! I
don’t know about you, but 2020 had me talking about germs more
than ever before in my life! This week we will learn about how they
Health 360° work, the powerful things our bodies can do, and find fun (and
delicious) ways to keep our bodies happy. Campers will learn about
PK-K senses, bones, the gas we pass, and how germs spread through
sensory discovery and scientific experiments. While campers are
Jeannie Kirk + stretching their brain muscles we will also look at how important it
Hannah Miller is to stretch our bodies and the power of PLAY as we kick, pass,
dribble, and bounce the gaga ball. From head to toe inside and out
campers will leave this week with a new understanding of healthy
habits and fun!
Once Upon a slime… I mean time there was an amazing summer
Once Upon a Slime camp program with Ms. Blaney…a program where we share stories
and create new inquiry-based adventures every day of the week!
Based on Steve Spangler Science, this program explores amazing
PK K 1 hands-on science and literature connections with young learners.
Kimberly Blaney Each session will start with a short, interactive story that leads into
a fun, exploratory (and sometimes messy!) science experiment. Join
us as we listen, create, explore, build, and investigate!we hope will
be a life-long friend and memory from Summer 2021!
June 14-18
Grab your luggage and passport and join us on our continental journey!
Each week campers will have an in-depth focus on the seven continents.
Passport Our adventures will be full of exploration as we are transported to each
Adventures: North continent. We will learn about the geography, history, culture, and
people of each destination. Campers will sample food, create art, crafts,
America listen to music, play games, practice some of the languages, and
K12 MORE! This camp gives new meaning to the term
“globetrotter!” whether you experience just one week or all six! Bonus:
Kathryn Sitter No extra fee for first-class travel!
Go beyond our borders as we explore NORTH AMERICA. From the Arctic
circle to the Equator, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans, learn about
over seventeen countries and their rich history, culture, and people. Our
adventures will take us through deserts and forests as we learn about
the diverse biomes of plants, animals, and landscapes.
Curious about your own superpowers? Can you leap over tall
buildings like a grasshopper? Do you have the seeing capability of an
Superhero's owl? Let your inner superhero out! Join your fellow Assemblers to
Assemble creatively explore biometrics as you harness the superpowers that
already exist in nature! Design, prototype, and make your own
12 costumes and gadgets! Use your superpowers of STEAM (science,
technology, engineering, art, and math) to tell your story! Your
Assemble secret identity is safe with us!WE can’t wait to enjoy this wacky week
with your campers!
Roar like a lion and stretch tall like a giraffe with certified kids yoga
instructor Ms. Levarse! This week campers will spend the week
exploring movement, mindfulness, and meditation through a
You are a Lion variety of different mediums. Each day we will practice a new
mindfulness skill to add to our toolbox. We will learn simple yoga, go
12 for mindfulness walks, make sensory cool down kits, work on our
Erika Levarse gratitude journals, and more. Campers will draw from inspiration
using the book “Do Good, Be Kind, Spread Happy” to help guide us in
becoming “Niceness Ninjas and Happiness Heros” as we spread
random acts of kindness all over WT Summer Camp, throughout our
own communities, and beyond!
Tune in live to WT Summer Camp Radio, where you will be
transported through space and time as you experience creative
storytelling like never before. This week campers will have the
opportunity to practice telling their own true stories as well as the
Story Slam ones that run wild in the imagination. We will learn what it takes to
make a story captivating and get some tips from NPR's Moth
234 mainstage story-slam winner “Coop”. Through collaborative
storytelling, personal reflection, interviews, improv games, and
Ben Tritsch more, storytellers will work together to create stories for the best
podcast you never knew you needed. Whether you're looking for
humor, drama or a thrill... Our WT Podcast will bring you the stories
that you want to hear. Everyone has a story to tell and we can’t wait
to hear yours!
June 14-18
It's All Greek to Me Let your imagination set sail as we go back to B.C.and explore the
world of ancient Greeks and mythology. Curious campers, join us
as detectives and sort through clues about Greek mythology, the
345 Olympic games, Greek warfare, and the day to day life of the
Grecian people. Campers will spend time creating art projects
linked to the Trojan horse, Greek pottery, and find out what
Jeremy Mangan happens to a hero who doesn’t listen to an oracle. Don’t miss this
classic opportunity to bring the past to life.
Calling all sports lovers and video gamers, this camp was made just
Gamerz: Design and
for you! We have spent so much of the past year on our screens so
Play this week we are going to shake things up. Our days will be filled
345 with kicking, dribbling, tossing, catching, and running on and off the
screen. Campers will spend part of the day learning to code in a
Rebecca Iezzi virtual game world and the other part of the day they will be playing
games IRL. Who better to lead the way than computer science
teacher and Coach Iezzi?
Have you ever wanted to learn to play a new instrument? What
Strings and Things about TWO? This week campers will have a full musical immersion
with magical music teacher extraordinaire Mrs. Lettan! Campers will
345 spend part of their day learning to play their very own strings
(Ukulele). The other part will be spent learning about rhythm, beats,
notes, and all kinds of musical THINGS! Campers will work
Janna Lettan throughout the week to create a performance to share with friends
near and far!
Let's face it, 2020 had us all on the couch more than ever before. This
week we are focused on moving our bodies, stretching our minds, and
Fitness Fun learning new ways to treat our bodies best. Each day we will get
outside and run (or speed-walk) as we work to log a half-marathon
together! Campers will learn new stretches, fitness routines building
345 endurance, and also learn how to make easy healthy snacks that still
taste great! The afternoons will be filled with cool-down activities,
Carly Caruso yoga, crafts, and community building connections. Explorers will be
+ Emily Onorato out and about all day and in light-rain or but hopefully lots of
sunshine. Please be sure to pack an extra set of clothes and comfy
shoes that can get dirty!
June 21-25
Teddy Bear Camp:
Calling all Teddy Bears to join us as we offer ½ day programs for our
Safari newest campers! This week campers will continue a classic WT
Age 3 PK Summer Camp tradition ON SAFARI! Look out, maybe we will see a
dazzle of zebras or a caravan of camels! Each day on our adventures
Maggie Horton we will learn about different animals and their habitats through
song, art, and reading! These bears will be so busy that there will be
9:00am - Noon
no time for your little bear to hibernate! Campers will also have the
chance to create their own special bear that we hope will be a life-
long friend and memory from Summer 2021!
Twists, Tales, Trails Storytellers, crafty campers, and outdoor adventure... what could
be better? Campers this week will become weavers of both stories
and crafts as they journey into nature and create art to mimic and
PK K enhance the great outdoors inspired by stories each day. Get ready
to walk and explore, as campers take time to look at their
Jenny Tritsch surroundings and collect different materials they will use to twist
into their very own nature weavings. Campers will also create
works of art that enhance outdoor spaces – whether it is a garden,
deck, wooded area, porch, or rooftop! We will explore projects such
as colorful wind chimes, birdhouses, sun catchers, garden stones,
and so much more. Campers will work with all sorts of unique
materials to create an outdoor art exhibit that will live well beyond
summer 2021! This is one hands-on, active, and dirty camp!
Curious George EVERYTHING! Each day, campers will explore themes from the
popular PBS show, Curious George, and will focus on investigating
Curious About...
nature, science, art, building and so much more! Fun, hands-on
PK K 1 activities will include decorating and making your own kite,
constructing bridges, designing bird feeders, exploring stories, and
Kimberly Blaney creative play!
This was a year of BIG feelings! Fear, excitement, confusion, joy,
Emotion Explorers sadness, happiness, and so many more! We will spend this week
PK K 1 exploring all of the emotions we felt and then some! Through social-
emotional learning activities, sports, and lots of games campers will
Jeannie Kirk + learn how to share their emotions in a fun and positive way and add
Hannah Miller new tools to their toolbox. We will also draw from inspiration using
books, songs, and our own stories! While we love and admire all
emotions we hope our #1 feeling this week is HAPPY!June 21-25
Grab your luggage and passport and join us on our continental
Passport journey! Each week campers will have an in-depth focus on the
seven continents. Our adventures will be full of exploration as we
Adventures: South are transported to each continent. We will learn about the
America geography, history, culture, and people of each destination.
K12 Campers will sample food, create art, crafts, listen to music, play
games, practice some of the languages, and MORE! This camp gives
Kathryn Sitter new meaning to the term “globetrotter!” whether you experience
just one week or all six! Bonus: No extra fee for first-class travel!
Adventures begin as we travel through SOUTH AMERICA winding
our path through the Amazon rainforest, climbing Machu Picchu or
Iguazú Falls! Travelers will taste the unique fruits and special
flavors that come from these twelve countries! Stories of the native
animals and people will be featured and inspire our game playing,
artmaking, and research!
WT Summer Camp Welcome to WT Summer Camp of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Witches
of Witchcraft and and wizards of all experience levels are welcome, even squibs! After
collecting their wands and supplies from Diagon Alley and being
Wizardry
sorted into houses, students will begin their magical education
covering all of the Ministry approved essential classes. Students will
K12 also use theories of muggle science to perform wizard magic.
Campers will learn about electrical magnetic forces, circuitry,
Crystal Gonzales chemistry, and more as they mix potions and send secret messages,
add notes to their spellbooks like the half-blood prince, explore the
world of magical creatures, try their hand at quidditch, and
celebrate all things Hogwarts!
Have you ever read a book like Ada Twist, Scientist, or Six Dots: A
STEAM Adventure Story of Young Louis Braille, The World is Not a Rectangle and
immediately saw the world in a new way and wanted to create
12 something inspired by the book? If so, you've found the right
spot! Campers will enjoy STEM-themed books and use their
Dylan Kapit engineering minds to create their own masterpieces. Think
necklaces of binary code, LEGO skyscrapers, puzzles, pom pom
theme parks, and more! Each day will be filled with engineering
challenges and lots of crafts. There will be time to explore, create,
and share all of our ideas!
So, “what is a machine?” Is it as complex as a robot or as simple as a
Monster Machine ladder? During this week, engineers will explore this question as they
tinker and create with monsters on their minds. These scientists will
MAKEr learn how to make simple circuits, sketch, and design their original
23 monster machine to put on display for the whole camp to admire.
They will use reusable materials, motors, and more as they work
Jeremy Mangan together and as a team through trial and error to see how inventive
they can be with their new circuit knowledge.June 21-25
Are you ready to make the future? Got creative ideas in your
YOUtopia: Making brain and your fingertips? Want to imagine and build a world that
the future you want doesn’t exist yet? Join Assemble to create a YOUTopia
– the city, the culture, the technology, and the experience. Bring
to see your visions to life with STEAM –science, technology, engineering,
234 art, and math! What does your future look like? Design wearable
technology fashion, make stop motion animations, and more to
Assemble share your future dreams with your friends, family, and
community. Gain skills to share your thoughts, identity, and
goals. This is your world. Communicate what you want it to be.
The future is yours!
WT Takes the Stage Calling all aspiring Broadway performers! Come join us this week
and learn what it takes to put on a show! These Stars will learn to
345 sing, dance, create costumes, and discover tips for great stage
presence while we rehearse a song from a favorite broadway
Janna Lettan show. On Friday, our amazing performers will virtually take the
stage in front of the whole camp and you at home to share what
they have created. We cannot wait to see their names in the
lights!
Global Games
Calling all active and inquisitive athletes to WT Summer Camp!
345 Have a blast playing and learning about sports from all over the
world. Sports will include rugby, team handball, World Cup soccer,
Jimyse Brown and ultimate Frisbee. Learn about the history and culture of these
sports while having fun playing them! Other games will be played
and activities held throughout the week. We can’t wait to explore
the world through sports!
Let's face it, 2020 had us all on the couch more than ever before. This
week we are focused on moving our bodies, stretching our minds,
Fitness Fun and learning new ways to treat our bodies best. Each day we will get
outside and run (or speed-walk) as we work to log a half-marathon
together! Campers will learn new stretches, fitness routines building
345 endurance, and also learn how to make easy healthy snacks that
still taste great! The afternoons will be filled with cool-down
activities, yoga, crafts, and community building
Carly Caruso + Erika connections. Explorers will be out and about all day and in light-rain
Levarse or but hopefully lots of sunshine. Please be sure to pack an extra set
of clothes and comfy shoes that can get dirty!June 21-25
It is time to challenge your knowledge of Percy Jackson and
Percy Jackson - Greek Mythology! Will your young Demigod be chosen by a
Greek or Roman god? We will get up close and personal with
Camp Half Blood vs.
Gods and Goddesses, campers, hunters, nature spirits,
Camp Jupiter centaurs, and monsters. Greek and Roman camps will compete
as teams to see who will solve riddles, decode messages, and
45 capture the flag first! Our adventures as demigods and
goddesses will ultimately work together to achieve the
Weird Eric Costello common goal of increased confidence, knowledge, and power –
all for good!June 28-July 2
Calling all Teddy Bears to join us as we offer ½ day programs for
Teddy Bear Camp: our newest campers! This week beach bums will continue a classic
Fin in the Sun WT Summer Camp tradition with a sunny twist as we explore the
fun in the sun and sand. We will take time to play in the outdoors
Age 3 PK and to celebrate all of the amazing colors, flavors, games, and
pastimes of summer! These beach bears will be so busy with water
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play, sandcastles, crab catching, songs, and other sunny fun that
9:00 am - Noon there will be no time for your little bear to hibernate! Campers will
also have the chance to create their own special bear that we
hope will be a life-long friend and memory from Summer 2021!
Summer Freeze Let's travel into the unknown with Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven,
and all of their new pals this summer as we relive the adventures
PK K of our favorite frosty heroes. Our days will be filled with games,
activities, crafts, and of course, singing and dancing along to our
Emily Onorato new favorite soundtrack as we forge new friendships and find
magic in our own special powers.
Join Coach Jeannie and Ms. Hannah this week to stretch our brains
and our bodies and learn about keeping our whole selves
Health 360° healthy! I don’t know about you, but 2020 had me talking about
germs more than ever before in my life! This week we will learn
PK K about how they work, the powerful things our bodies can do, and
find fun (and delicious) ways to keep our bodies happy. Campers
Jeannie Kirk +
will learn about senses, bones, the gas we pass, and how germs
Hannah Miller spread through sensory discovery and scientific experiments.
While campers are stretching their brain muscles we will also look
at how important it is to stretch our bodies and the power of PLAY
as we kick, pass, dribble, and bounce the gaga ball. From head to
toe inside and out campers will leave this week with a new
understanding of healthy habits and fun!
Houston, we have a problem...this camp is going to be OUT OF THIS
Space Cadet WORLD. Are you ready to learn what it takes to become an
astronaut on a journey into outer space? This week you will need to
12 learn to be a pilot; ready for take-off. A scientist; ready to collect
samples and conduct experiments in space. An engineer; ready to
Crystal Gonzales help your fellow astronauts when problems arise on the ship. And
be able to test your physical and mental abilities as you explore the
weightless universe. Are you ready for your training?June 28-July 2
Grab your luggage and passport and join us on our continental
Passport journey! Each week campers will have an in-depth focus on the
seven continents. Our adventures will be full of exploration as we
Adventures: Africa are transported to each continent. We will learn about
the geography, history, culture, and people of each destination.
K12 Campers will sample food, create art, crafts, listen to music, play
games, practice some of the languages, and MORE! This camp gives
Kathryn Sitter new meaning to the term “globetrotter!” whether you experience
just one week or all six! Bonus: No extra fee for first-class travel!
This week, we fly to AFRICA and learn about the fifty-four
amazingly diverse and rich cultures of this continent. As we
traverse through the various biomes of plants and animals, we will
find how they influence the culture, dress, movement, and stories
of many of these places. Explorers will cook and taste foods and
make music as we celebrate the great countries of this ancient
continent.
Outdoor Explorer:
Let’s get outside! Outdoor Explorers will adventure through
Backyard Edition neighborhoods, on trails, and to nearby parks . Along the way,
12 Explorers will build their sense of wonder and their science skills as
they engage in nature exploration and play activities based on the
Brock Perkins work of Joseph Cornell, the author of the Sharing Nature with
Children, We will complete scavenger hunts, make maps, and spend
our days exploring the great outdoors!
Game On! Join internationally-known Coach Jimyse Brown as she
All Star Sports coaches campers through the basics of shooting, passing, dribbling,
defense, and conditioning in basketball and other classic sports.
12 Each day will involve warm-up games as campers get their bodies
ready to run bases, score goals, defend shots, and get into the
Jimyse Brown
mindset of athletes. Through drills, games, and fun, campers will
leave knowing more than just the sport but also about themselves
as team players. No prior play needed. Let’s have a ball this week!
ARTchitect
A hill is a house for an ant, a hive is a house for a bee, WT Summer
Adventure
Camp is a camp for YOU! This week, every camper will get the chance
to design and transform their very own wooden "house" into a rocket
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ship, a castle, a submarine, or whatever you can imagine! Using a
variety of different materials, each artist will create their own house
Elizabeth and a collection of creatures and accessories to inhabit it. Artistic
Friedman campers will also get to try their hand at beading, painting, clay
building, and more during this hands-on week of creating. Campers
will leave this week with their amazing art pieces, as well as their
custom house to enjoy for years to come!June 28-July 2
A long time ago seems even longer after 2020 in a galaxy far, far
Jedi Knight Trainig 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
345 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
Jedi Grand Masters will include character role-playing, lightsaber fencing drills, movie
Steve Cooper and trivia, and related discussions. Now with a full day, campers will
Ellis James have the chance to do deep dives into character history, create
their own movie scenes, and spend even more time learning under
the Jedi Grand Masters who have been running this camp for over
20 years! Will the Jedi Counsel find you fit to become a Jedi? Time
will predict if, succeed, you will.
Add some magic to your life during this full day workshop! Campers
will work with Weird Eric, a professional magician, to learn the skills
Balloon Magic and knowledge necessary to perform basic small illusion magic
tricks. This camp will combine instructor presentation, step-by-step
Adacemy explanation, hands-on instruction, group practice sessions, and
345 individual performance. We will also spend time on balloon
Weird Eric twisting, tying, and creating awesome works of art! Each session we
will learn new tricks and designs and then practice them with our
peers. Upon successfully completing the camp, young magicians will
have the necessary tools to not only perform small illusion magic
tricks but also create awesome balloon art as well!
Extra, extra, read all about it! If 2020 has taught us anything, it is
how important journalism is! During this full day experience,
campers will become journalists as they cover the Breaking News
WT Summer Camp this week at WT Summer Camp 2021 and beyond. Where will the trail
Gazette blazers go? What will happen in game design camp?These young
reporters will learn interview techniques as we talk to
12 teachers, fellow campers, local business owners, and neighbors to
learn new stories and delve into research. Campers will also learn
Sarah Mueller about important skills linked to investigating, photojournalism, clear
communication, paper layout and effective writing styles and the
importance of teamwork. This camp is for anyone interested in
reporting the facts, writing, telling stories, cartooning, and more. The
week will end in our 3rd volume of the WT Summer Camp Gazette.June 28-July 2
We have the
Power:Learn about Ever wonder how the lights turn on? What about what robots eat to
move? Do you get the wiggles from eating fruit gummies? Bring
Energy and your questions and your creative minds to Energy Explorations
Empowerment, with Assemble! From salt to sunlight, explore the exciting energetic
world around you! Learn about Alternative energy and how solar is
345 still around even in the wintertime!
Assemble
Trail Blazers
Get ready to blaze some of Pittsburgh’s most exciting and surprising
45 trails! From north to south and east to west we will hike, paddle,
splash, and snack our way through parks in our beautiful city of
Kassandra Pittsburgh! Our days will be filled with history, adventure, and
Humberson + shenanigans from our fearless leaders Mr. Mangan and Ms.
Humberson as we pack our adventure bags (with homemade
Jeremy Mangan snacks) and hit the trails in this active camp!July 5-9
Teddy Bear Camp:
Acting Calling all theatrical Teddy Bears to join u as we offer ½ day
programs for our newest campers! This week campers will
Extravaganza continue a classic WT Summer Camp tradition with a dramatic
twist! Young performers will have a chance to let their flair for
Christina Vlachos the dramatic shine as they work on creative storytelling, dress
up, singing, movement, and lots of laughs! These bears will be
Age 3 PK so busy enjoying water play, games, stories, songs, and crafts
that there will be no time for your little bear to hibernate!
Campers will also have the chance to create their own acting
9:00 am - Noon bear that we hope will be a life-long friend and memory from
Summer 2021
STEAM Team Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships. In this
test of unity and cooperation, campers will come together to
PK K design their own team, uniform and logo and learn just what it
takes to make it as a team. Each day will be filled with a variety
Jeannie Kirk and of different adventures designed to challenge all of our skills
Hannah Miller from musicians to mathematicians, engineers to athletes,
readers to racers, and everyone in between! Each camper will
find a time to shine this week as they work together as a TEAM!
This is one COLORFUL camp experience that you will not forget!
Color Me Happy We will explore COLOR through games, activities, projects,
challenges, art adventures, scavenger hunts, and more. We will
PK K study the color wheel and investigate how different colors make
us feel! Young artists and adventurers will love this hands on
Jenny Tritsch active colorful time.
Do you ever finish reading one of your favorite books and spend
Make Believe with the rest of the day imagining what it would be like to become a
Mangan part of the story? This week your campers will do just that! Each
day will begin with a story and then dive right into play.
PK K Innovative campers will let their imaginations soar as they join
the wild rumpus with the wild things, fly on dragons wings, go on
Jeremy Mangan wacky adventures with pirates, and so much more. Using their
artistic minds campers will work on crafts to support their story
telling, go on adventures, and spend lots of time being silly
together. This is a great opportunity to let your camper’s
creativity run WILD!July 5-9
Take a ride over the unicorn rainbow and join us for days filled
Rainbow Unicorn Art with glitter, rainbows, mystical key-chains, unicorn horns, bath
K12 bombs, dream catchers and so much MORE! There is no end to
the magic that we will create in this camp as these young
Emily Onorato artists let their imaginations soar. Unicorn lovers will spend
their camp time creating, coloring, and designing their way
through this sparkly week.
Jack…Annie…and YOU! Campers will experience magic, myth,
history, and mystery every day! Our adventures will allow us to
Magic Treehouse explore through time, space, and different cultures. As we
Adventure climb into our own magic treehouse, we will be whisked away
K12 by stories and clues that involve games, riddles, codes, and
projects that will ultimately lead to solved problems and
Erika Levarse completed missions!
Campers, get ready to get slimy and sciency! This week, we are
going elbow deep into everyone's favorite sticky stuff. Do you
know how many different types of slime there are!? Fluffy slime,
glow in the dark slime, scented slime, magnetic slime… Each day
Chemistry of SLIME campers will focus on new slime recipes and make predictions
using the scientific method about how ingredients and their
12 reactions. Slime scientists will learn about polymers and how
different forces and materials have an impact on the properties
Crystal Conzales of their homemade slime. We will store the slime at camp for
the week to compare changes and develop our favorite recipe
for WT Summer Camp Slime!
Ourdoor Adventure:
Let’s get outside! Outdoor Explorers will adventure through
Backyard Explorers neighborhoods, on trails, and to nearby parks . Along the way,
Explorers will build their sense of wonder and their science skills
12 as they engage in nature exploration and play activities based on
the work of Joseph Cornell, the author of Sharing Nature with
Brock Perkins Children. We will complete scavenger hunts, make maps, and
spend our days exploring the great outdoors!July 5-9
Get your bellies ready! This week, Mini Chefs will explore
Cooking Around the mighty flavors from all corners of the globe. We will begin right
at home understanding the different influences of the food we
World
eat every night. We will get our passports ready and travel to
123 France, Mexico, Italy, and China as we learn what dinner (and
dessert) looks like around the world. As we visit each country,
Brianna Nichols we will learn new facts about the culture and customs
surrounding the food we make. Maybe quarantine gave your
young chef a new passion for cooking or got you thinking how
helpful it would be to have another set of hands in the kitchen!
Campers will leave the week with their own recipe book and a
new talent and passion to share with family and friends for
years to come.
Fiber Arts: Yarn
weaving, needle
Yarn-Punch your way through this camp week! Come try your
felting, macrame, hand at a new skill that some say is just like “painting with
and more yarn”. Fiber artists will spend their week working with their
own yarn punching kits, macrame, needle felting, and creating
345 other works of fiber arts. With the help of Ms. Mueller, a yarn
punch aficionado, campers will make potholders, wall
Sarah Mueller hangings, and other beautiful fiber installations that will
weave their way into your hearts and homes forever.
A long time ago seems even longer after 2020 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
Jedi Knight Training
Padawans will participate in problem-solving challenges that
support the Jedi Code toward a peaceful and cooperative
345 galactic society. Based on the Star Wars® movies, the activities
will be physical in nature and will include character role-playing,
lightsaber fencing drills, movie trivia, and related discussions.
Jedi Grand Masters Now with a full day, campers will have the chance to do deep
Steve Cooper and dives into character history, create their own movie scenes, and
Ellis James spend even more time learning under the Jedi Grand Masters
who have been running this camp for over 20 years! Will the Jedi
Counsel find you fit to become a Jedi? Time will predict if,
succeed, you willJuly 5-9
This week our mission is to engage, inspire, and create. We are
going to explore questions like: What makes a robot a robot,
Hummingbird how does a robot think and interact with the world, how can
Carnival you write code that your robot will understand? Campers will
each work with a Hummingbird Robotics Kit, a spin-off of
345 Carnegie Mellon’s CREATE Lab. These kits were created to
engage students from 3rd grade to AP Computer Science at the
Rebecca Iezzi collegiate level. We are going to blend the traditional robotic
lab feel and add a summer camp twist as we spend time
collecting materials and coding to create our very own WT
Summer Camp Hummingbird Carnival for all campers to enjoy!
Do you want to be a storyteller, an animator, or a computer
Story Lab Animation
programmer? How do you transform from a media consumer
to a creative producer? Flip the script with Assemble’s Story
345 Laboratory camp! Use stop-motion animation, coding, and
more while you engineer and design kinetic sculptures to make
your ideas move beyond the page and screen to their fullest
Assemble potential. Lights, camera, action!July 12-16
Calling all adventurous Teddy Bears as we offer ½ day
programs for our newest campers! This week campers will
Teddy Bear Camp: continue a classic WT Summer Camp tradition with some
exciting journeys around the world. Teddy Bear Campers will
Travels pack their bags and begin our global adventure. Each day will
Maggie Horton feature a different region of the world that we explore through
Age 3 PK taste, smells, crafts, and games! These bears will be so busy
enjoying water play, games, stories, songs, and crafts that
9:00 am - Noon there will be no time for your little bear to hibernate! Campers
will also have the chance to create their own special adventure
bear that we hope will be a life-long friend and memory from
Summer 2021!
Young crafty chefs, do you love helping out in the kitchen?
Following recipes or creating your own mixtures? Do you ever
think about where ingredients come from? How flour is made
Chop, Knead, Cook, or why some recipes need baking soda? What about why
Craft different cultures have different recipes and traditions? This
week we will discover answers to all these questions and more
PK K as we learn about the importance of kitchen safety, proper
chopping techniques, and design our own visual
cookbooks! Each day chefs will take the lead on the recipes
Taylor Wainwright
creating their own healthy snacks, practicing new skills in the
kitchen, creating crafts and having reflective conversations.
Don’t whisk it, register for this camp today!
DESIGN. BUILD. PLAY! Join our team of builders as we engineer
GAME TIME! some Summer FUN! Join us this week as we tackle dozens of
addictive games that test everything from teamwork to logic
PK K 1 and critical-thinking skills. Our days will be filled with regular
and life-size versions of Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Guess
Ben Tritsch Who, Jenga, Ladder Ball and more! Then campers will have the
opportunity to design and build brand new games or add new
twists to old classics, and test out their creations with friends.
Do you ever finish reading one of your favorite books and spend
the rest of the day imagining what it would be like to become a
Make Believe with part of the story? This week your campers will do just that! Each
day will begin with a story and then dive right into play.
Mangan Innovative campers will let their imaginations soar as they join
the wild rumpus with the wild things, fly on dragons wings, go on
PK K 1 wacky adventures with pirates, and so much more. Using their
artistic minds campers will work on crafts to support their story
Ieremy Mangan telling, go on adventures, and spend lots of time being silly
together. This is a great opportunity to let your camper’s
creativity run WILD!July 12-16
Grab your luggage and passport and join us on our continental
Passport journey! Each week campers will have an in-depth focus on the
Adventures: Eurpoe seven continents. Our adventures will be full of exploration as
we are transported to each continent. We will learn about
the geography, history, culture, and people of each
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destination. Campers will sample food, create art, crafts, listen
to music, play games, practice some of the languages, and
Kathryn Sitter MORE! This camp gives new meaning to the term
“globetrotter!” whether you experience just one week or all
six! Bonus: No extra fee for first-class travel! Roam around
EUROPE in this week's edition of passport adventures! Enjoy
some of the flavors and sounds of languages from this part of
the world. Travelers will learn about how the rich history of art,
music, and architecture of this influenced our lives today! We
will adventure to nearby locations to help us see and deepen
our understanding of the European world.
Full STEAM Ahead Jr. ALL ABOARD the STEAM Train! Passengers, join us for a week
of experimenting, creating, and having fun while doing STEAM
activities. Throughout this program, campers will do hands-on
K12 science experiments, be exposed to different forms of
technology, develop critical thinking skills through engineering
Rebecca Iezzi projects, and refine math skills through engaging activities. All
learning activities will be used to develop self-confidence and
unique perspective when working with STEAM projects.
Calling all American Girls: This is a camp that has been created
just for you! Together we will take a jump into the 1960s with
American Girl: Melody Ellison and explore her life as a powerful, resilient,
Melody joyful, and strong American Girl growing up during the Civil
Rights Era. Campers will discover Melody’s history through
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Motown music, leadership, and inspiring activities. Each day will
be full of different stories, games, and projects that are linked to
Betsy Lamitina Melody’s life. As we take a peek into her world, campers will find
their individual, special talents and gifts, as courageous leaders
and friends—just like Melody!
We have the Power:
Learn about Energy Ever wonder how the lights turn on? What about what robots eat
to move? Do you get the wiggles from eating fruit gummies? Bring
and Empowerment,
your questions and your creative minds to Energy Explorations
with Assemble! From salt to sunlight, explore the exciting
234 energetic world around you! Learn about Alternative energy and
how solar is still around even in the winter time!
AssembleJuly 12-16
Did you know you leave evidence everywhere you go? From
fingerprints to fibers, super sleuths will learn all about the
Forensic science of forensics and the power of observation. Our days in
Investigators the lab and on the beat will be spent learning new tricks of the
trade, studying fingerprints, extracting DNA, chromatography,
345 cross examination techniques, comparing fibers, and more!
Investigators will apply all of their new skills as they build a
Crystal Gonzales case file and solve the mystery surrounding this week.
LEGO LOVERS UNITE! This week we are going to take our love of
LEGO and building design to the next level. Each day will come
with a new adventure as we pound the pavement exploring
some of the amazing architecture all around us. We will use
Master Builder what we have seen to inspire our building challenge as we
learn about structure, design, decorating, and how community
Architect Studio
planning works! Where will your imagination take you as you
345 create houses, hotels, hospitals, or alien space stations…
Campers will move beyond traditional LEGO building and find
new ways to interact with our favorite classic toy. Come
Sarah Mueller create, wreck, and repeat with us.
En garde! This basic level camp will introduce students to the
sport of fencing and the history of the sport! Each day, we will
engage in warm-up exercises and stretching, basic footwork and
blade work exercises, and essential tactics and strategies.
Fencing History and Young athletes will learn to fence and develop an understanding
of fencing’s strategy, rules, and conduct related to the history of
Skill Building swordsmanship and evolution of sword play. We will also
highlight the exciting history of fencing in the olympic
345 games. Skills will be reinforced through practice and drills.
Access to all equipment and protective gear will be provided
Iana Dakova and properly sanitized between uses. Campers simply need to
arrive with long pants, sneakers, and a desire to learn the art
and sport of fencing.
Do you love to sing? Dance? Preform? Do you want to share your
Musical Theater passion and talent with others? If you answered yes to these
questions, do we have a program for you! This camp experience
Extravaganza will provide opportunities for campers to sing, express, perform,
play, and inspire with music! Students will help to select the
345 songs from a variety of different musical theater productions and
pick one to choreograph and perform on Friday! This camp
program will require high levels of participation, focus, and
Dylan Kapit energy. You provide the talent, and we’ll provide the stage! We
cannot wait to watch these stars SHINE!July 12-16
It’s time to get outdoors! This summer we are delighted to
partner with Aspinwall Riverfront Park and their magical and
Earth & Air @ inspiring space to where WT Summer Campers will explore,
learn, and grow outdoors while forming new friendships and
Aspinwall Riverfront
strengthening old! Campers will be assigned to
Park developmentally appropriate age groups and will rotate with
this group and their counselors throughout the park for the
123456 entire week! Each week will be linked to a theme inspired by
the outdoors. Campers will have the opportunity to participate
in challenges, art activities, group games, experiments, and
WT Summer Camp collaborative projects as they work their way through the week
earning WT Summer Camp badges. We will also host inspiring
Faculty
visits from community members who will share their talents
and passions with us!
This week we will ground ourselves in the elements of Earth &
Air! We will capture the magic of air during balloon building
with Pittsburgh Magician and Balloon Artist Weird Eric!
Outdoor investigators will also engage in earth explorations
with geocaching and epic scavenger hunts, learn to build
natural forts and structures, and so much more during this
week of Earth & Air!July 19-23
Calling all Teddy Bears to join us we offer ½ day programming
Teddy Bear Camp: for our newest campers! This week campers will continue a
classic WT Summer Camp tradition with a musical twist. We
Music and will take time to learn, play, and dance in our music studio as
Movement well as to play outdoors as we explore sound, rhythms, beats,
movement, instruments, and more! These bears will be so busy
Maggie Horton
enjoying water play, games, stories, songs, and crafts that
Age 3 PK there will be no time for your little bear to hibernate! Campers
will also have the chance to create their own special bear that
9:00 am - Noon we hope will be a life-long friend and memory from Summer
2021!.
Curious George: Curious about music? So is George! Each day, campers will
Curious about Music explore themes from the popular PBS show Curious George
and will focus on creating instruments, exploring instruments
PK K that are available in our summer music studio, and learning
about how music is made – right along with George. Fun,
hands-on activities will include creating a recycled band,
Lisa Marcellus creating an opera with sock puppets, making a conductor’s
wand, and so much more.
Young agents we need you on the case! This week campers will
Super Secret Spy dive right into the biggest mystery WT Summer Camp has ever
seen. Each day we will learn a new way to collect clues from
Academy
fingerprinting, proper evidence gathering, chromatography, and
crime scene chemistry. We will take lessons in cryptology,
PK K 1 practice our undercover disguises, work on hiding in plain sight,
and learn just what it takes to be a spy. Using teamwork and
Jenny Tritsch our new skills we will be able to solve any case!
Grab your luggage and passport and join us on our continental
journey! Each week campers will have an in-depth focus on the
seven continents. Our adventures will be full of exploration as we
are transported to each continent. We will learn about
the geography, history, culture, and people of each destination.
Passport Adventure:
Campers will sample food, create art, crafts, listen
Asia to music, play games, practice some of the languages, and
MORE! This camp gives new meaning to the term
K12 “globetrotter!” whether you experience just one week or all six!
Bonus: No extra fee for first-class travel! This week our journey
will take us across the largest continent, ASIA. We will experience
the “Silk Road” and explore its influence on trade and ideas. As
Kathryn Sitter
we move from east to west we will taste some of the great
foods, try new teas, and learn how much we can appreciate from
this great part of the world and its fifty countries.July 19-23
Is your Creature Power suit ready? Join Chirs, Martin, Ms.
Marcellus, and some furry felines this week as we study
Wild Kratts and animals, habitats, and the special ways that your favorite
Cats creatures have adapted to survive. This camp is linked to the
adventures of the Kratt Brothers on the PBS show, Wild Kratts,
12 and combines science education with fun and adventure.
Students will explore animal habitats around the globe and
Emily Marcellus have visits from some special feline friends that will give us
hands-on opportunity to observe and care for cats! Through
experiments, hands on activities, and games, campers will
learn important ecological concepts and evolution while having
fun!
So, “what is a machine?” Is it as complex as a robot or as simple
Monster Machine as a ladder? During this week, campers will explore this
MAKEr question as they tinker and create with monsters on their
minds. These scientists will learn how to make simple circuits,
12 sketch, and design their original monster machine to put on
display for the whole camp to admire. They will use reusable
jeremy Mangan materials, motors, and more as they work together and as a
team through trial and error to see how inventive they can be
with their new circuit knowledge.
Are you ready to blast off for an out of this world adventure?
Mission2Mars Interested in aliens, spaceships and exploring strange new
worlds? Join us for Maker Mission to Mars, where we will
23 simulate Mars Survival with a green screen, build a rocketship,
and make a computer based space game. The future needs you!
Assemble
Welcome to WT Summer Camp of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
WT Summer Camp Witches and wizards of all experience levels are welcome, even
squibs! After collecting their wands and supplies from Diagon
of Witchcraft and Alley and being sorted into houses, students will begin their
Wizardry magical education covering all of the Ministry approved essential
classes. Students will also use theories of muggle science to
345 perform wizard magic. Campers will learn about electrical
magnetic forces, circuitry, chemistry, and more as they mix
Crystal Gonzales + potions and send secret messages, add notes to their spell books
Brock Perkins like the half-blood prince, explore the world of magical creatures,
try their hand at quidditch, and celebrate all things Hogwarts!July 19-23
A long time ago seems even longer after 2020 in a galaxy far,
far away, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and
justice in the galaxy. Padawan apprentices are campers who
Jedi Knight Training are in training to become Jedi Knights. In our training camp, the
young Padawans will participate in problem-solving challenges
345 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-
Jedi Grand Masters playing, lightsaber fencing drills, movie trivia, and related
Steve Cooper + Ellis discussions. Now with a full day, campers will have the chance
James to do deep dives into character history, create their own movie
scenes, and spend even more time learning under the Jedi
Grand Masters who have been running this camp for over 20
years! Will the Jedi Counsel find you fit to become a Jedi? Time
will predict if, succeed, you will.
Game On! Join internationally-known Coach Jimyse Brown as
All Star Sports she coaches campers through the basics of shooting, passing,
dribbling, defense, and conditioning in basketball and other
345 classic sports. Each day will involve warm-up games as campers
get their bodies ready to run bases, score goals, defend shots,
Jimyse Brown and get into the mindset of athletes. Through drills, games, and
fun, campers will leave knowing more than just the sport but
also about themselves as team players. No prior play needed.
Let’s have a ball this week!
Lights, camera, action, songs! Let’s get musical! Songwriters and
video designers unite for this awesome camp! Whether it is your
MTV @ WT love for songwriting, your passion for being on screen, or behind
the scenes you can do it all during this week of musical
345 fun! Campers will work on songwriting, storyboarding,
directing, acting, staging, filming, and editing a variety of
Dylan Kapit projects. We will primarily be learning and using iMovie
software for easy edits and clips of our footage. At the end of
the week, we will add our videos to a private YouTube channel
for families to access and watch again and again!July 19-23
It’s time to get outdoors! This summer we are delighted to
partner with Aspinwall Riverfront Park and their magical and
inspiring space to where WT Summer Campers will explore,
Fire & Water @ learn, and grow outdoors while forming new friendships and
Aspinwall Riverfront strengthening old! Campers will be assigned to
developmentally appropriate age groups and will rotate with
Park
this group and their counselors throughout the park for the
entire week! Each week will be linked to a theme inspired by
123456 the outdoors. Campers will have the opportunity to participate
in challenges, art activities, group games, experiments, and
collaborative projects as they work their way through the week
WT Summer Camp
earning WT Summer Camp badges. We will also host inspiring
Faculty visits from community members who will share their talents
and passions with us!
Campers will ignite this week as we explore the elements of
Fire & Water! Join us this week as things heat up when we learn
how to harness the power of the sun as we roast
marshmallows using solar panels and make art using light and
shadows. Campers will cool down near the river as we learn
the tricks of catch and release fishing! We will also enjoy some
unique and exciting field trips where we will learn about the
water in our rivers and in our homes and answer the question,
what can fish tell us about our water? This is sure to be one
hot and refreshing week!July 26-30
Calling all Teddy Bears to join us for ½ day programs for our
Teddy Bear Tales newest campers! This week campers will continue a classic WT
Summer Camp tradition with fantastical tales. These little
Maggie Horton bears will stretch their performance muscles as they dive into
their favorite fairy tales, creating alternate endings, puppets to
Age 3 PK support their shows. These bears will be so busy enjoying
water play, games, stories, songs, and crafts that there will be
no time for your little bear to hibernate! Campers will also have
9:00 am - Noon
the chance to create their own special bear that we hope will
be a life-long friend and memory from Summer 2021!
Adventure Island
Get ready for WT Island life at the newest island on the map.
PK K Beach bums will take a dive into summer fun. Campers will
create erupting volcanoes, study seashells, design and sail their
Jenny Tritsch own boats, party with island animals, and even learn to make
some tropical inspired treats. Our week will be full of crafts,
games, exploration, and fun!
World Music Campers will “travel around the world” from Australia to
Adventures Zimbabwe to Peru and MORE as we discover and engage with
instruments, rhythm, songs, and dances unique to different
PK K 1 countries. This interactive, high-energy camp will allow campers
to explore music and enjoy time with new friends.
Lisa Marcellus
Our camp adventures will be inspired by Laura Joffe Numeroff’s
If You Give a best-selling book series If You Give a…, involving a mouse, a pig,
Camper a... a dog, a moose, and a cat! We will take a journey each day as we
follow the adventures of the story characters. As a special
PK K 1 bonus, we will make homemade pancakes, donuts, muffins,
and cookies! Campers will also work as a team to create a
Emily Marcellus unique, whimsical, and brave story about the journey of a
camper when you give them a canteen.July 26-30
Grab your luggage and passport and join us on our continental
journey! Each week campers will have an in-depth focus on the
seven continents. Our adventures will be full of exploration as
Passport we are transported to each continent. We will learn about
Adventures: the geography, history, culture, and people of each
Oceania Australia destination. Campers will sample food, create art, crafts, listen
to music, play games, practice some of the languages, and
and Antarctica MORE! This camp gives new meaning to the term
“globetrotter!” whether you experience just one week or all six!
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Bonus: No extra fee for first-class travel! For our final
adventure, we combine two continents of OCEANIA and
Kathryn Sitter ANTARCTICA by traveling ‘down under’ to the far south seas
and the fourteen counties that exist there! Combining the
tropics and the freezing landscapes are just part of our exciting
journey. We will wander through a mix of rich cultures and
learn of plant and animal life and engage our senses as we
listen to stories, observe art, and make music all inspired by
LEGO Robotic JR these travels.
Have you ever wanted to create a game for robots? Do you like to
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build architectural structures and test their ability to stand? Ever
wish you could make your LEGO creations “come to life”? This
Rebecca Iezzi week will set our LEGO creations in motion as we build and code
robots using WeDo kits! Bring your creative mind and questions
to Robot Games and Engineering Challenge this week as we
explore the world of robotics through LEGO and WeDo!
Outdoor STEAM Summer STEAM Outdoors: How does our boat stay afloat on the
water? What sorts of materials build the best bird’s nest? And
23 how do clouds form? STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts
and Math) is all around us in nature – and we have a lot to
discover! This week, we’ll conduct science experiments, build
Venture Outdoors structures, and learn more about the outdoors through our
inquiry and exploration.
Calling All American Girls: This is a camp that has been created
just for you! Together we will take a jump into the 1980s with
American Girl - Courtney Moore and her life as a grooving, gaming, rad
Courtney American Girl growing up in California during the 80s. Campers
will discover Courtney’s history through totally tubular crafts
234 and inspiring activities. Each day will be full of different stories,
games, recipes, and projects that are linked to Courtney’s life.
Betsy Lamitina Each day campers will participate in free play with dolls they
bring from home or those provided by camp! As we take a peek
into her world, campers will find their individual, special talents
and gifts, as bodacious leaders and friends—just like Courtney!You can also read
