Summer Camp 2018 North Hills Campus Ages 3 - Grade 5

WEEK TWO: JUNE 11-15Magic Treehouse: Dolphins at DaybreakFencing Clinic Jr.Jack Annie and YOU! Campers will experience magic, myth,history, and mystery every day! This camp experience will takeus deep into the sea, where we will meet upwith dolphins, sharks, squid, and other seacreatures while searching for the answerto an ancient riddle. Each day willinvolve unique projects, challenges, andclues as we work to help Jack and Annienavigate the wonderful and mysteriousunderwater world!En garde! This basic level camp will introduce students to thesport of fencing. Each day, we will engage in warm-up exercisesand stretching, basic footwork and blade work exercises, andessential tactics and strategies. Young athletes will learn to fenceand develop an understanding of fencing’s strategy, rules, andconduct related to the history of swordsmanship. Skills will bereinforced through practice and drills. Access to all equipmentand protective gear is provided. Campers simply need to arrivewith a desire to learn the art and sport of fencing!Grades: K, 1, 29:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Grades: 1, 29:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Pittsburgh Fencers’ Club, WT Program PartnerLead Instructor: Theresa Fox, WT Third Grade TeacherNEW! Master Builder LabMAKE Believe LabOnce upon a time, a magical camp was created just for problemsolving campers who were entering Kindergarten to Grade 2 inthe fall. These campers were challenged to engineer endings totheir favorite fairy tales. Campers participated in STEM activitiescentered on some of their most beloved childhood stories. Manychildren joined us for an enchanted week of camp to help solvefamiliar problems of our favorite characters. Children workedtogether to conquer the unexpected challenges that occurredwithin the stories they heard. Campers used their imaginationsand scientific minds to help design a house that couldn’t be blowndown, build a chair that was just right for Goldilocks, constructa bridge that helped to protect three billy goats from one old,angry troll, and so much more! They used their magical powersto problem solve, design, and create solutions that SAVED THEDAY! .And they lived happily ever after.Grades: K, 1, 29:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Emily Onorato ’12, WT Program FacultyNEW! Clowning Around –WT Summer Camp’s Big Top Jr.Come One, Come All! The greatest show on Earth is comingto WT Summer Camp. Campers will spend the week clowningaround as they learn a variety of circus talents. Each day, theclowns-in-training will focus on new skills surrounding juggling,improvisational theater, partner building, balancing acts, andcharacter development. As campers embrace their inner clown,they will learn that clowning is all about teamwork, collaboration,imagination, and innovation. Where else can you build a humanpyramid, walk across a slackline balance beam, learn the art ofpoi, master your mime skills, and create your own juggling kit?Grades: K, 1, 29:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: O’Ryan McGowan-Arrowroot,Circus Performer and WT Program PartnerLEGO LOVERS UNITE! This week we are going to take ourlove of LEGO to the next level. Each day will come with a newchallenge based on different themes. We will see where ourimaginations can take us as we recreate household items, buildour own zoo, redesign our favorite games, and more. Camperswill move beyond traditional LEGO building and find new waysto interact with our favorite classic toy. Come create, wreck, andrepeat with us.Grades: 2, 3, 49:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Ben Tritsch, WT First Grade TeacherNEW! Fitness with FitchDo you want to get ready for the soccer team? How about learningsome skills for Field Hockey fun? Maybe you just want to spendthe morning playing your favorite sports and learning skills! Thisis the camp for you. Campers should arrive ready to sweat, play,and learn this week with Coach Fitch.Grades: 3, 4, 59:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Bill Fitch, WT Health and Physical Education TeacherThe Art of Cooking – Italian KitchenBuongiorno! This unique and fun camp will explore the art andscience of Italian cooking. Each day will be filled with the color,texture, smells, and tastes of Italy! We willwork in the studio and kitchen to createpersonal art keepsakes that will last alifetime, and edible Italian Art thatwill disappear in minutes. Camperswill spend the week studying authenticItalian recipes, practicing pastatechniques, and hosting a pasta fagiolilunch on Friday.Grades: 3, 4, 59:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati, WT Middle School Art TeacherRegister online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp Page 8

WEEK TWO: JUNE 11-15NEW! Storytelling StudioEveryone has a story to tell. Learning this can help us view theworld in a new way. This week, campers will transform their worldsas they learn the five elements of storytelling.They will create new characters, adventureto faraway places, transform currentspaces, explore conflict, and developexciting plot twists. We will alsospend time constructing our personalnarratives and original stories. Ourweek will close with WT Summer Camp’svery first Story Slam where storytellers willbe invited to share their original pieces andget some tips from one of Pittsburgh’s Moth Story Slam winners.Storytellers will come home with a recorded copy of their story.Grades: 3, 4, 59:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.AFTERNOON SESSIONSGnome and Fairy AdventureJoin us for a magical discovery of the gnomes and fairies who livein the wild sections of WT’s Nature Playground. We will look forclues of their existence and try our hand atcreating fairy and gnome houses to enticetheir visits. This week of joyful fantasywill include many gnome and fairy talesas well as crafts, games, and dramaticplay. Campers will spend most of theirtime outdoors, so please pack your hikingshoes, and be ready for a magical time!Grades: PK, K1:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Marie Forst, WT Pre-Kindergarten TeacherLead Instructor: Jeremy Mangan, WT Fourth Grade TeacherNEW! Video Game Design with ScratchCalling all gamers! Have you ever wished you could play a gamewith a giant taco running through the woods? Probably not,but, let your imagination run wild as you createthe game of your dreams. Campers will workthrough the gaming process as they designtheir story line, build characters, andhave them come to life on the screen.The best part? Campers will have agame that they can continue to developthroughout the summer and beyond!Grades: 3, 4, 59:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Rebecca Farrand, WT Computer Science TeacherNEW! Make Believe with ManganDo you ever finish reading one of your favorite books and spend therest of the day imagining what it would be like to become a part ofthe story? This week your campers will do justthat! Each day will begin with a story andthen campers will dive right into play.They will search the bear track trail forbears, join the wild rumpus with thewild things, fly on dragons wings, go onwacky adventures with pirates, and somuch more. This is a great opportunityto let your camper’s imagination soar.We promise to have everyone back to WTSummer Camp in time for pick up!Grades: PK, K1:00 – 4:00 p.m.Go Fish!Lead Instructor: Jeremy Mangan, WT Fourth Grade TeacherGive a camper a fish and they will eat for a day; teach a camper tofish and we will find out the rest in this amazing week of fishingfun. Campers will bait, cast, reel, and catch asthey tackle the basics with angler Swauger.Each day, we will explore a differentbody of water in the area includingNorth Park, Deer Lakes, HartwoodAcres, and our very own North Pond.Campers will end the week with theirown rod, tackle box, and love of fishing.One thing’s for sure, your camper will behooked on this camp!Curious George: Curious About ScienceGrades: 4, 59:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Curious about science? So is George! Each day, campers willexplore themes from the popular PBS show, Curious George,and will focus on building, constructing, andinvestigating earth sciences. Fun, handson activities will include designing andmaking your own kite, constructingbridges, and designing bird feeders.Grades: PK, K, 11:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Kimberly Blaney,WT Kindergarten TeacherLead Instructor: Brian Swauger, WT Fifth Grade TeacherRegister online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp Page 9

WEEK TWO: JUNE 11-15Rainbow KaleidoscopeNEW! Sports Here and ThereYou will not forget this COLORFUL camp experience! We willexplore COLOR through games, activities, projects, challenges,art adventures, scavenger hunts, and more.We will study the color wheel andinvestigate how different colors make usfeel. Projects and fun will abound! Allaboard the color train with Ms. Fox!Calling all active and inquisitive young athletes to WT SummerCamp! Have a blast playing and learning about sports from all overthe world. Sports will include rugby, team handball, World Cupsoccer, and ultimate Frisbee. Learn about the history and cultureof these sports while having fun playing them! Other games will beplayed and activities held throughout the week.Grades: K, 1, 21:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Bill Fitch, WT Health and Physical Education TeacherLead Instructor: Theresa Fox,WT Third Grade TeacherNEW! Won’t You Be My Neighbor?NEW! Recycled RacersGreen engineering is here! Race on over to WT Summer Campfor an awesome week of creativity, engineering, and travel.Campers will travel to Senegal, Dakar, Europe,and the USA to explore different kinds of“green vehicles.” We will spend our timeusing the engineering design processto construct and understand our veryown racecars. Looking at axles, ramps,wheels, and bodies, engineers will spendthe week designing their best racecar.The week will end in our own Dakar Rallywhere cars are tested over different kinds ofterrain on our very own track. Campers will take their racerhome at the end of the week.Grades: 1, 21:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Rebecca Farrand, WT Computer Science TeacherSuper Hero Academy CampCalling all Super Campers! This camp will be filled with amazingstories, games, challenges, puzzles, and adventures linked to SuperHeroes! The heroes-in-training will undergochallenges to strengthen their mind andbody and discover their own powers. Theresults will be put to the test as we workto keep the North Hills Campus safefrom Week 2 dangers and “villains.”These Super Heroes will learn to thinklike a hero and discover that bad ideasdo not always mean bad people. This issure to be a SUPER week.Grades: 1, 2, 31:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Ben Tritsch, WT First Grade TeacherGrades: 1, 2, 31:00 – 4:00 p.m.What does it mean to be a great neighbor? To understand that,we must begin with ourselves! Through art, mindfulness exercises,social emotional learning, self-compassion, andlots of fun, we will explore who we are. Aswe befriend ourselves, we will work toextend this kindness and love outwardto our neighbors. We will hear fromvarious folks and agencies from aroundPittsburgh to learn about what they aredoing and how young people play a partin building a neighborly city. On our lastday, campers will engage in an activity that willallow them to take part in building the most livable city.Grades: 2, 3, 41:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Callie Gropp ’03, WT Upper School History Teacher andBoard of Directors, OMA Center for Mind, Body, and SpiritNEW! Clowning Around —WT Summer Camp’s Big Top Sr.Come One, Come All! The greatest show on Earth is coming to WTSummer Camp. Campers will spend the week clowning around asthey learn a variety of circus talents. Each day, theclowns-in-training will focus on new skillssurrounding juggling, improvisationaltheater, partner building, balancingacts, and character development. Ascampers embrace their inner clown,they will learn that clowning is all aboutteamwork, collaboration, imagination,and innovation. Where else can you builda human pyramid, walk across a slacklinebalance beam, learn the art of poi, master yourmime skills, and create your own juggling kit?Grades: 3, 4, 51:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: O’Ryan McGowan-Arrowroot, Circus Performerand WT Program PartnerRegister online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp Page 10

WEEK TWO: JUNE 11-15NEW! Simple MachinesPenn’s Woods DiscoveryDuring this week, campers will explore how the six different typesof machines have evolved through the ages to make our liveseasier. Each day will have hands on activitiesusing gears, levels, hinges, action andreaction, and simple hand tools. Thesescientists will take what they havelearned to sketch, design, and createtheir very own “Do Nothing Machine.”This camp is all about exploring and discovering nature! Camperswill hike, climb, dig, and observe as they learn about the plants,animals, habitats, trails, and nature on WT’ssprawling wooded campus. Campers willcreate plastic casts of animal prints,fish with hand lines, and experiencethe “underworld” like never before. Ifyou like the outdoors, and you craveadventure, then this is the camp for you!Grades: 3, 4, 51:00 – 4:00 p.m.Grades: 4, 51:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Megan Nagy, WT Program PartnerLead Instructor: Brian Swauger, WT Fifth Grade TeacherNEW! Poly Clay MinisLet’s Clay! Creative campers will learn how to design mini figuresfrom basic shapes using easy polymer clay techniques and tools.Daily projects will be inspired by examplesof miniature animals, plants, food, andnatural designs that have been createdby professional and amateur clayartists. We will use our artistic visionand imaginations to create miniaturecookies, bread, ice cream cones,cupcakes, emoji’s, cartoon characters,unicorns, pizzas, puppies, and more! We willexplore popular techniques such as stamping,caning, painting, baking, and the Skinner Blend. Campers will alsotransform their polymer clay masterpieces into wearable works ofart. We will equip all campers with the clay, tools, and accessoriesthat they will need to create, create, and create more!Grades: 3, 4, 51:00 – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Stephanie Flati, WT Middle School Art TeacherFencing Clinic Sr.En garde! This basic level camp will introduce students to thesport of fencing. Each day, we will engage in warm-up exercisesand stretching, basic footwork and bladework exercises, and essential tactics andstrategies. Young athletes will learn tofence and develop an understanding offencing’s strategy, rules, and conductrelated to the history of swordsmanship.Skills will be reinforced through practiceand drills. Access to all equipment andprotective gear is provided. Camperssimply need to arrive with a desire to learnthe art and sport of fencing!Grades: 3, 4, 51:00 – 4:00 p.m.FULL DAY SESSIONSaddle ClubGiddy up! Campers should be ready for a full day of horseloving fun! Our mornings will be spent on campus working onprojects, learning about horses, and enjoyinggames and activities linked to our loveof horses! We will research and studythe characteristics of different breedsof horses, prepare special snacks forhorses, paint horseshoes, meet a farrier,play games, and explore additionalhorse-themed activities and projects.Our afternoons will be spent at the CedarRun Farms (only a five-minute van ride fromWT’s campus). While at the barn, the teacher/counselor/horse tocamper ratio will be 1:3. Under the watchful eye of knowledgeableinstructors and counselors, campers will enjoy a 45-minutehorseback riding lesson on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday,and campers will practice the constant respect and understandingfor safety when working with horses. Wednesdays will be our poolday at the barn. Each camper will assume shared responsibility for“their horse” for the week, helping with the daily stable choresfor grooming, tacking, mucking, untacking, and riding. Amid thedaily horse activities, riding instructors maintain the camp spiritof fun, new friendships, and the discovery and celebration of newabilities. Guided by knowledgeable, passionate Cedar Run RidingInstructors, riding lessons will be adapted to meet rider comfortlevel, experience, and ability. One thing is for certain, this campwill create memories that will last a lifetime!Grades: 3, 4, 59:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Lara Goncalves, Camp FacultyLead Instructor: Pittsburgh Fencers’ Club, WT Program PartnerRegister online: www.winchesterthurston.org/summercamp Page 11

WEEK THREE: JUNE 18-22MORNING SESSIONSTeddy Bear Camp: Move and GrooveA WT Summer Camp tradition for our youngest campers is backfor Week 3 with a new twist! This week of Teddy Bear Camp willexplore music and movement. We will take timeto learn, play, and dance in our music studioas well as to play outdoors as we exploresound, rhythms, beats, movement,instruments, and more! Campers willalso enjoy the chance to create theirown “beat bear” that we hope will bea lifelong friend to help them remembertheir time at Teddy Bear Camp 2018!World MusicCampers will “travel around the world” as we discover and engagewith instruments, rhythm, songs, and dances unique to differentcountries. This interactive, high-energy campwill allow campers to explore music andenjoy time with new friends.Grades: PK, K, 19:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Lisa Marcellus, WT Camp FacultyKaboom ChemistryLead Instructors: Janna Lettan, WT Music TeacherYoung scientists put on your lab coats andget ready to experiment! Campers will makebouncy balls, oobleck, lemon suds soap, elephant toothpaste, andscratch and sniff watercolors. Each morning we will experimentwith physical and chemical change in this fun, hands-on chemistrycamp.If You Give a Camper a Canteen Camp!Grades: K, 19:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Grades: Age 3 and PK9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Our camp adventures will be inspired by Laura Joffe Numeroff’sbest-selling book series, If You Give a ., involving a mouse, a pig,a dog, a moose, and a cat! We will take a journeyeach day as we follow the adventures of thestory characters. As a special bonus, wewill make homemade pancakes, donuts,muffins, and cookies! Campers willalso work as a team to create a unique,whimsical, and brave story about thejourney of a camper when you give him/her a canteen.Grades: PK, K9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Lead Instructor: Paige Reichert, WT Pre-Kindergarten TeacherInto the Woods AdventureLead Instructor: Brianna Nichols, WT Kindergarten Teaching AssistantSticks and Stones Art Studio May break your bones but we will be sure to keep your camperssafe as we spend this week collecting nature’s gifts and turningthem into fun and unique art forms. We willcollect pebbles, sticks, leaves, and othernatural wonders in our treasure bags.With our materials we will paint, play,cut, glue, and create games and worksof art. Campers will leave with creationsincluding a collection of story stones,framed pebble art, an original stick figure,and a renewed connection to the naturalworld. This is sure to be one marvelous weekand will have your campers finding art all around!Spend the week exploring the natural beauty of WT’s NorthboundTrails. This nature immersion camp is designed to foster physical,emotional, and mental balance through anauthentic connection with the naturalworld. Activities may include plant andanimal awareness, nature games andcrafts, creating secret hideouts in theforest, making forest decorations, naturejournaling, and storytelling. This campis held completely outdoors. Bring yourwellies and your raincoat if it looks like theweather will be wet. We also ask that campersbring an extra set of clothes – just in case!

Teddy Bear Camp: Animal Friends A WT Summer Camp tradition for our youngest campers is back with a new twist! This week of Teddy Bear Camp will explore ANIMAL FRIENDS. We will take time to play in the outdoors and to celebrate all the amazing creatures on Earth – great and small! Warnin