IF IT’S SUMMER, IT MUST BE ALEXANDER CAMP!

2020

PRE-CAMP FUN WEEK JUNE 8-12

SUMMER PROGRAMS JUNE 15-AUGUST 7

POST-CAMP FUN WEEK AUGUST 10-14 THERE’S NO CAMP QUITE LIKE ALEXANDER CAMP! IT’S ALL ABOUT FUN. IT’S ALL ABOUT FRIENDSHIP. Alexander Camp is also about fostering a sense enjoyment and engagement in your child. Through a variety of stimulating activities, your child is provided with the opportunity to discover teamwork and sportsmanship, a love of learning, and renewed self-confidence - all while having a blast!

THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! ABOUT ALEXANDER Talk about kid-friendly . . . Designed for children from 3-12 years of age, Alexander Camp is conveniently MONTESSORI SCHOOL located, affordable, and offers a variety of different Founded in 1963, family-owned programs geared to your child’s age, stamina, and skill Alexander Montessori has taught level. Our campers also come from all over the world, children to love to learn for over so no two students are alike in personality, talent, or world half a century. We’ve earned a view. To meet the needs of every student, we alternate superior reputation as one of the the indoor and outdoor events, varying them in length nation’s leading “authentic” according to the activity and the age/interest of each group. Montessori schools, one And the environment is always supportive, respectful, and outstanding student at a time. designed to bring out the best in each child. JUST A SAMPLING OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDES: EXERCISE Team Sports Dance/Aerobics Tennis Daily Swimming RECREATION Archery Video Games Electric Go-Karts Jumbo Games Playground CREATIVITY ELEMENTARY ALL-AROUND CAMP ELEMENTARY Arts and Crafts Rock Band Drama FUN STUFF Cool Field Trips Mad Science Moonwalk (bounce house) Mini Golf Kites Scavenger Hunts Sky Ride (a ski-chair lift-like READY, cable that goes downhill) Summertime Treats SET. . . Movies ACADEMIC LABS Ages 6-12 SHINE! Your child can bridge the summer months with ongoing instruction in the following areas: READING LAB/ESOL – Designed to enhance reading, writing, and language development for English and non-English speaking students. BOYS & GIRLS, GRADES 1 - 6 MATH LAB CAMP HOURS: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Designed to enhance various Our Alexander Elementary Camp math skills using resources such program is quite unlike any other. as hands-on and academic Designed to be age-appropriate and ALL-AROUND materials, games, and directed by the energy and interests of the CAMP LOCATION computer technology. students, All-Around Elementary Camp is a Alexander Camp - grab-bag of fun, exciting challenges that give Elementary Campus SPANISH LAB children a chance to work together, experience 14850 SW 67th Ave. Enhances and develops your success, and shine! , FL 33158 child’s Spanish speaking skills. ELEMENTARY SPORTS TRACK BUILD SPORTS SKILLS… AND LIFE SKILLS! Boys & Girls, Grades 1-8 Camp Hours: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Coach Rudy Fernandez and his experienced Sports Track Staff, who have over 10 years coaching athletes from kindergarten to high school under their belts, will give your child in-depth instruction on the essential skills of each sport, as well as valuable lessons in sports etiquette and good sportsmanship.

AM ACTIVITIES All Sports Track Campers have the opportunity to participate in the following sports: • Kickball • Soccer • Capture-the-Flag • Gatorball • Football • Dodgeball • Basketball • Swimming • Spiders-and-Flies • Tennis (with USPTA pro Jodi Veillette)

PM ACTIVITIES Campers will switch over to sport- specific training tailored to developing each child into a well-rounded athlete. Every camper will get at least two and one-half hours of training in basketball, flag football, and soccer weekly. All sports will be conducted under the supervision of credible programs throughout the State of such as R.Y.A.N. Sports and Eleet Soccer.

SPORTS TRACK CAMP LOCATION Alexander Camp Elementary Campus 14850 SW 67th Avenue Miami, FL 33158

*Note: Parents are strongly encouraged to send their camper with a water bottle, sun screen, and mosquito repellent. Ample water breaks will be provided and the campers will have the opportunity to play in our air-conditioned gymnasium and to cool down inside during chalk-talk and video sessions. Summer WEEK 1 Beach Party

Let’s start the summer with some wet ‘n wild Boys and Girls, Ages 3-6 fun. A child-friendly water slide opens 9 am - 12 pm (Half Day) OR up our first beach party week. 9 am - 3:30 pm (Full Day) 8 WEEKS: June 15 - Aug. 7, 2020 SCIENCE HI-LITE: Explore the beach. TO THE CAMPERS, What is a beach and WEEK 2 IT’S ALL FUN AND GAMES. how is it made? ONLY YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THEY’RE REALLY Who let the dogs out?! LEARNING! Our favorite summer friends will come entertain us with their PRESCHOOL CAMP HI-LITES: high-flying, Frisbee-catching fun. Daily Swimming • Moonwalk Bounce House • Creative Arts

PRESCHOOL CAMP Cars and Trikes WEEK 3 SCIENCE HI-LITE: Mondays: Science Hi-Lites Day The anatomy of a beach Thursdays: Sports Track Day There is no better way to start our Fourth of July Fridays: Show Day • Summertime weekend than with the best stories as told by Snack Day • Take Home Day CarrieSue, the Storyteller. Her bilingual stories Spanish Daily for Kinder not only entertain, but educate, too. Campers • Dance Classes, SCIENCE HI-LITE: Tennis, and Sports Track for Exploring the berm Kinder Campers WEEK 4 WEEK 5 The best way to learn science is to do it the wacky way. What better way to beat Wacky Wild Science will be educating the summer heat than with us and making us laugh. a super slip ‘n slide?!

SCIENCE HI-LITE: SCIENCE HI-LITE: Exploring the wrack line Exploring the beach face FULL DAY CAMP STEAM PROGRAM: Science, Technology, WEEK 6 Engineering, Art, and... The best parts of summer are the Montessori! The Campers smiles and laughs. No one makes us smile will learn the basics of each or laugh bigger and better than Ziggy the Clown. area. The more weeks they attend, the more experience SCIENCE HI-LITE: they get with Montessori Exploring the swash zone and STEAM. WEEK 7 WEEK 8

Safari Edu-ventures is coming End-of-Camp Super Beach Party to town to give us a unique Date: Friday, August 7th hands-on presentation of Florida wildlife. Time: 10:00 AM

SCIENCE HI-LITE: SCIENCE HI-LITE: PRESCHOOL CAMP Exploring the offshore zone Exploring coastal reefs LOCATION Alexander Camp 14400 Old Cutler Rd. Miami, FL 33158 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

LAB PROGRAMS SPANISH LAB (ELEMENTARY AGES ONLY) The program is designed to develop, reinforce, and refine Students entering 1st Grade or above in the fall are proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture. eligible. The instructor determines the student’s needs and The program will help the students acquire new vocabulary, creates an individualized program for either enrichment or phrases, structures, and finally, the grammatical skills remediation. Enrollment for Reading, Math, or Spanish Lab appropriate to and useful in their everyday environment. is limited, meeting for 45 minutes per day, 4-5 days per week. Children are motivated to learn using activities such as Classes are multi-aged, with students grouped according to needs, games, cooking lessons, arts & crafts, and music. ability, and time slot availability. Parents will be contacted to arrange individual time schedules for each Lab participant. COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE This service can be arranged as one-way AM or PM, or round READING LAB/ESOL trip. Families living or working in the South Miami/Coral (ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES) Gables//Downtown areas often find our FREE These programs are designed to enhance reading skills, shuttle bus from our (South Miami) location to be including: Word recognition, comprehension, vocabulary convenient. Campers will be transported from our Red Road development, and writing and language development. We Campus to either the Preschool Camp accommodate bilingual children and those with little English location, the Palmetto Bay Preschool Camp location, or the background. Children are motivated to learn using resources Ludlam Road Camp location. The PM shuttle departs the such as educational computer programs, language masters, south locations at about 3:15 PM for the Red Road Campus. traditional workbooks, and games with other hands-on There is NO CHARGE for pick-up before 4:30 PM at the Red materials. Road Campus. Extended Day charges apply if Camper is picked up after 4:30 PM. MATH LAB The program is designed to enhance math skills, including math fact memorization, concept comprehension, problem solving, and more accurate computation. Children are motivated to learn using resources such as educational computer programs, games, workbooks, and the Albanesi Math Card system.

A PARENT’S VIEW “ We really like the loving and warm environment that is carried throughout the year, from the school to the summer camp.” – Bernard Schoor, Parent EARLY ARRIVAL/EXTENDED DAY ADDITIONAL PAYMENT POLICY INFORMATION EARLY ARRIVAL (All ages eligible) There will be NO REFUNDS for: Cancellations due to weather All Campuses open at 8:00 AM to accept Early Arrivals. or other acts of God; absences for any reason, including illness, Patrons can request a special earlier arrival time by calling the suspensions, or expulsions; cancellation of any week once that Administrative Office at (305) 665-6274. There is no charge for week has started. Any cancellation must be made in writing in Early Arrival (as of 8:00 AM) and Shuttle Bus, but patrons must advance and will be subject to a cancellation penalty. Camp will check off that service on the Enrollment Form to reserve a be open on July 4th if it falls on a weekday. If a Camper does not space. Space is subject to availability on a first-come basis. attend that day, there will be no discounts, refunds, or make-up days. Paid-in-full discounts apply only to weeks for which fee due dates apply. Weeks added after fee due dates do not EXTENDED DAY (All ages eligible except Toddlers) receive discounts. Additional child discounts apply regardless Regular Full-Day Camp hours are from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. of application date. Patrons are responsible for fees for Campers at the Ludlam and Old Cutler Road Campuses should services rendered and/or reserved. be picked up by 3:45 PM. Children bused to Red Road should be picked up no later than 4:30 PM. From 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM (see Enrollment Form for fees), there are limited Extended Day Programs at the Ludlam Road Elementary Camp location and the Red Road Campus location. Preschool Campers who require Extended Day are bused from the Old Cutler Road location to the Ludlam Road Campus at about 3:10 PM. The Camp closes at 6:00 PM. There are no pick-ups later, except on an emergency basis. Late charges are $20 for any portion of the hour after 6:00 PM. ENROLL NOW at Alexander Camp for the summer of a lifetime!

PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT FOUR CONVENIENT FACILITIES: Ages 11/2 – 6 years, 17800 Old Cutler Road We look forward to welcoming your child to Alexander Ages 3 – 6 years, 6050 SW 57th Avenue Camp. They’ll form new friendships and develop skills that Ages 3 – 6 years, 14400 Old Cutler Road will last a lifetime. We invite you to enroll now, to secure Ages 6 – 12 years, 14850 SW 67th Avenue your child’s place in this nurturing, one-of-a-kind, amazing place where kids can be themselves… and shine! For your convenience, we offer complimentary shuttle service between our campuses. Early EXCELLENT FACILITIES Arrival is available beginning at 8:00 AM. Our facilities include double tennis courts Extended Day is also available until 6:00 PM and an 80,000-gallon swimming pool. Worried for a nominal fee. about the Miami summer heat? No sweat! We have fun, rain or shine, in our 8,000 sq. ft. ENROLL YOUR CHILD NOW! air-conditioned gymnasium! Visit www.alexandermontessori.com to download an application. Get immediate LOCATION AND HOURS and complete information by calling Monday through Friday 305.665.6274 or e-mail us at: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM [email protected].

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