June 12 - 30th

See below for the times of each camp.  All academic camps are 3-weeks long.

Our Summer Adventures camps are available to Schenck School students, Schenck School alum, and students who do not attend The Schenck School.

While Summer Adventures is geared toward the struggling reader, campers do not need a diagnosis of dyslexia to attend.

Once you have applied and we have received the Teacher Confidential Evaluation form for the camp you have applied to, our Coordinators will review your application. We must have the Confidential Teacher Evaluation form before reviewing your application.  An email will be sent to you once this process has been completed.  We will then schedule an online informal screening to see if we are a good fit for your child.

The following campers will be screened:

• Reading Adventures in-person campers in rising 1st - 5th grades will be screened.
• Reading Adventures - Online campers will be screened.
• Morphology Intensive Adventures -Online campers will be screened.
• Math Adventures

The following campers will not be screened:

• Campers currently enrolled at The Schenck School
• Schenck School alum
• Applicants that have already been screened for the 2023-2024 school year
• Literature & Creative Writing campers
• Middle Learning Adventures campers

Summer Adventures is a 3-week camp.

• All Summer Adventures academic camps are 3-week (15 days) camps.
• Afternoon Adventures camps (fun camp-like offerings from 1:00-3:00pm) are offered on a weekly basis.

We understand that summers are a very busy time and that some schools may not be out of for summer once camp has started. However, it is most beneficial for campers to be able to attend all 3 weeks. We cannot prorate for missed days.

 

We accept applications for the number of campers we have full capacity for.  If your child is on the waitlist, you will be notified as soon as a spot opens up. We cannot promise an opening will occur, but we typically see of a lot movement off of the waitlists before camp starts when families move, change vacation plans or for other reasons.

The only thing your child will need to bring is a water bottle, a jacket/sweatshirt, a healthy snack, and a readiness to learn.  We will supply all the rest!

Afternoon Adventures are one-week, 1:00-3:00pm,  traditional type camp offerings.  Registration for Afternoon Adventures will open in April.

In summers past, we have offered camps like, soccer, dance, jewelry making, lacrosse, Harry Potter, Art, Star Wars, Pink-a-li-cious, Mad Science, Math Fun, cooking, etc.  These may not be the exact Afternoon Adventures offered this summer but they give you a good idea of the type of camps that we will offer.

Yes!  We will send out a ZIP Code list of campers in April that you can refer to to help organize your carpool.

No worries, Once you are on the registration site, click on  the "Reset Password" link.  An email will be sent to you from passwordreset@campbrain.com.  Search all email, as it may land in your junk or spam folder. 

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Young learners sharpen crucial academic skills and discover new abilities in small classes taught by creative, experienced teachers. The highly respected Orton-Gillingham Approach to phonics as well as practice in fundamental written language is at the heart of the young child's summer experience. Exciting activities in art and music provide additional ways of tapping creativity in a caring, fun-filled atmosphere.

Tuition: $1,875
Dates: June 12 - June 30, 2023
Time:  8:00am - 12:30 pm
Appropriate for rising first and second grade students.

A lifetime of reading adventure begins for your child this summer! Confidence grows and self-esteem soars in three weeks of direct instruction in decoding, comprehension, fluency and vocabulary. Highly skilled and experienced Schenck School and Dyslexia Resource trained teachers and tutors use strategies to build and strengthen reading ability in a nurturing, fun, and small-group setting.

• 8-1 student/teacher ratio
• Ability grouped
• Phonics 
• An appropriate chapter book is read together during camp (vocabulary)
• Morning Work - This is similar to our day school “contracts time” and is personalized for each student. (Comprehension passages, practice with inference, main idea, sequencing, comparing/contrasting, making predictions)
• Fluency - plays, poems and more to increase fluency
• Reading Comprehension - different passages covering strategies

Tuition:  $1,875
Dates: June 12 - June 30, 2023
Time:  8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Appropriate for rising third - fifth grade students

This program builds reading comprehension and written expression skills for middle school students who need extra support in these areas.

Written expression skills:

• organization
• idea generation
• grammar

Reading comprehension:

• parts of a novel
• plot structure
• vocabulary
• finding main idea
• drawing conclusions and making inferences

During the day your child will work on written expression in both expository and creative writing pieces. They’ll read a novel in small groups along with getting direct instruction and working independently on comprehension skills. This novel can often count towards your child’s summer reading assignments.

Your child will also be working on basic functions of Google Drive along with keyboarding. Assistive technology will be introduced such as speech to text, text to speech, Learning Ally, and Grammarly.

Tuition: TBD -  $1,875
Dates: June 12 - June 30, 2023
Time:  8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Appropriate for rising sixth - eighth grade students

The ​Reading Adventures Online offers online small-group, three to four students, sessions that provide three weeks of instruction using The Schenck School Reading Model.  The Schenck School Reading Model encompasses comprehensive reading instruction anchored in the Orton-Gillingham Approach and includes intensive practice in phonology, morphology, fluency, comprehension, and written expression.  The Reading Zone is designed for the struggling reader with little or no exposure to the Orton-Gillingham Approach.  This program is offered to rising 3rd through rising 5th graders.

Each session is taught by a highly skilled and experienced Schenck School-trained teacher or tutor in a nurturing, fun, online classroom. Classes will meet for 90 minutes Monday through Friday with additional access to the teacher’s office hours immediately after each daily camp session. 

Students will need access to consistent, high-performing internet and a laptop or iPad. 

Tuition:  $1,600
Dates: June 12 - June 30, 2023
Times:  There will be two sessions to choose from:  8:00 - 10:00 a.m. and  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Appropriate for rising 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students.

Creative writing and independent reading are the focus of “Lit Camp.” Campers write a travelogue each day describing the sights encountered during our adventures around the World. During writing time, teachers guide students as they work in small groups. Spelling and punctuation are not directly taught, but proofreading assistance is given for all writing assignments. Campers also are exposed to literature from around the world through independent reading, and books relating to that day’s travels are read aloud. Campers have the opportunity to respond to the literature with a drawing, poem, or summary of their own. In addition, each camper creates a long-term art project representative of one of the places we visit. “Lit Camp” engenders a love of reading and writing in every camper, from the most hesitant to the most enthusiastic.

Tuition: TBD - $1,800
Dates: June 12 - June 30, 2023
Time:  8:30 am - 12:30 pm or 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Appropriate for rising third, fourth, and fifth grade students

During this three-week camp, students will enhance their mathematical knowledge and strengthen number sense through Orton-Gillingham principles and multi-sensory practices. Students will learn the "language of math," developing mathematical vocabulary and strategies to further understanding. Through creative and engaging activities and games, students will think deeply about math, making connections among concepts. Ultimately, students will reframe their thinking, increase their confidence and recognize math in the world around them.

Tuition:  $940
Dates: June 12 - June 30, 2023
Time:  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Appropriate for rising fourth and fifth grade students .

The ​Morphology Intensive Adventures (ONLINE) offers online small-group, three to four students, sessions that provide three weeks of instruction using The Schenck School Reading Model.  The Schenck School Reading Model encompasses comprehensive reading instruction anchored in the Orton-Gillingham Approach and includes intensive practice in morphology, fluency, comprehension, and written expression.  The Online Morphology Intensive is designed for students who have had previous phonics instruction and would benefit from more advanced practice working with prefixes, roots, suffixes, and suffix rules.  This program is offered to rising 4th through rising 6th graders.

Each session is taught by a highly skilled and experienced Schenck School-trained teacher or tutor in a nurturing, fun, online classroom. Classes will meet for 90 minutes Monday through Friday with additional access to the teacher’s office hours immediately after each daily camp session. 

Students will need access to consistent, high-performing internet and a laptop or iPad.

Tuition:  $1,600
Dates: June 12 - June 30, 2023
Times:  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Appropriate for rising 4th, 5th and 6th grade students.