If It's Summer, It Must Be Alexander Camp!
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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! Miami, 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 Florida 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/Coconut Grove/Downtown areas often find our FREE These programs are designed to enhance reading skills, shuttle bus from our Red Road (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 Old Cutler Road 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.