Message from the Director Kansas City, are you ready to explore?
Important The Summer at Pembroke Hill program understands that during Phone Numbers the summer kids just want to have fun, and that is exactly what we provide. Fun classes using innovative curriculum on a variety and Summer of topics taught primarily by Pembroke Hill faculty. Office Staff We don’t confine learning to the walls of a classroom though, Attendance/Summer because we know learning can take place anywhere and Programs Help Line everywhere. Instead we go out and explore in order to actively 816-936-1321 engage young minds! We encourage our classes to go outside, Director across the street, on a bus and even across town. We engage Paula Engetschwiler with the community that surrounds us, and open our doors 816-936-1377 inviting students between the ages of 2 and 18 years to join us.
Early Childhood Our 12-week program is designed to accommodate your Kasey Reaves family’s busy schedule, so we offer flexibility by allowing you to 816-936-1372 enroll in as many weeks as you choose. Our volume discount program provides significant savings to those with multiple Extended Care Cell Phone children or families looking for full-time care. 816-985-7330
Summer at Pembroke Hill If you are looking for a camp that fosters creativity, inspires 400 W. 51st Street curiosity and creates a fun learning environment for every student, then let the Summer at Pembroke Hill program be Kansas City, MO, 64112 your tour guide. From algebra to webpage design, animation to robot creations, there is a topic for every student to explore this www.pembrokehill.org summer!
Paula Engetschwiler Director, Auxiliary Programs Summer at Pembroke Hill Table of Contents Enrollment Information Enrollment Dates Enrollment is on a first-come, first-paid basis. Our classes have limited enrollment. You are encouraged to enroll early and ONLINE at www.pembrokehill.org. 3 Enrollment Information 3 Enrollment Dates Registration for current Pembroke Hill students begins Feb. 12. 3 Camp Dates Registration opens to the public on Feb. 19. 3 Registration Dates 4 Program Fees Dates and Times 4 Discount Program The Summer at Pembroke Hill 12-week program offers a variety of educational and exciting 5 Extended Care Options classes for students ages 2 through 18 years. Most classes are offered on a half-day basis for one 5 Cancellation/Refund Policy week, either 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Please check the course descriptions as a few 6 Attendance/Absences classes follow a different schedule. 6 Lunch Bunch 7 Enrollment Instructions WEEK 1: May 29 - June 1 SUMMER KICK-0FF 7 Frequently Asked Questions (see pg. 12 for more information) 2: June 4 - 8 8 Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedures 3: June 11 - 15 Summer 4: June 18 - 22 9 Early Childhood (Ages 2 – 5) at a Glance 5: June 25 - 29 TEAR-OUT CENTERFOLD 6: July 2 - 6 No camps or classes Wednesday, July 4 10 Summer Day Camps 7: July 9 - 13 8: July 16 - 20 11 Coterie School for Theatre Exploration 9: July 23 - 27 10: July 30 - Aug. 3 12 Kindergarten Adventures 11 - 12: Aug. 6 - 17 TWO-WEEK SUMMER SEND OFF (see pg. 12 for more information) 14 Summer Enrichment at the Wornall Campus 14 Grades 1 – 2 Use this handy tool to help you
20 Grades 3 – 5 plan your summer camps and classes at Pembroke Hill! Tack it 27 Grades 6 – 8 up on the fridge and talk about it at dinner! There is something to 31 Grades 9 – 12 suit every child’s interests! 26 Summer Athletic Camps 33 Driver’s Education
34 Summer Instructor Biographies
2 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 3
2018 ENROLLMENT INFO
Extended Care Options In addition to classes and camps, the following Extended Care services are available. Program Fees Both our Early Room and Extended Day programs include free play, as well as organized activities. The charge for these programs is listed below. Fees for each class are listed within the class description. All fees include materials and student supplies. Lunch is included in the fee for full-day classes. Early Room for students in early childhood will be held in the Hibschman Early Childhood Building, and Early Room for students in grades K-8 will be held in Deramus Our discount program provides families a significant savings depending on the Field House. Parents must walk into the building to sign their child in/out. dollar amount of classes/services purchased. We are excited to offer our discount program on a per-household basis, so families enrolling mulitple children (siblings) Extended Day for students of all ages will be in Deramus Field House, adjacent to the may combine their enrollments to reach the various levels of discounts offered. These parking lot on 50th Street. Parents must park and walk into the building to sign their discounts are automatically applied during the enrollment process. Please understand child out. that discounts are not applied to Lunch Bunch, Writing the College Application Essay or Driver’s Education. Families who wish to take advantage of our Extended Care service on a drop-in basis must have a credit card listed on their account. Drop-in charges will be automatically applied to that credit card the following week.
Early Room Extended Day Daily Drop-in Rates 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. 3:30 - 6 p.m. $13/day Early Room If Enrollment Fees Total: The Discount Will Be: $35 each week $80 each week $25/day Extended Day $1,000 10% $1 per minute late fee after 6 p.m. $2,000 20% $3,000 30% Cancellation/Refund Policy $4,000 35% PHS Cancels — PHS reserves the right to cancel a class at any time. Parents will be notified at least seven days in advance and given the option of transferring enrollment fees toward another class or receiving a full refund for the class(es) cancelled.
Parent Cancels — Parents wishing to cancel their student’s enrollment from a class may do so until May 25. Enrollment fees will be refunded in the manner that they were paid minus a $50 cancellation fee per class. Cancellations received after May 25 will not be eligible for any refund. Please understand that after May 25, we have made firm financial commitments to our faculty and staff, in addition to purchasing materials for the class. Using the model above, the price for one student enrolled in Summer Kick-off camp, nine weeks of morning and afternoon classes with lunch and both weeks of Summer Transferring Classes — We understand summer is a busy time for most Send-off camp will total approximately $3,000 after all discounts are applied, or families, and things may come up that interfere with the class(es) in which $250 per week. The price of two students would be $5,900, or $495 per week. Price families have enrolled. If you discover after May 25 that your children are is subject to variability. Early Room and Extended Day are available at an additional unable to attend any of the classes for which they are enrolled, you may charge. transfer them to a different class for a fee of $25 per class, per child. Please note that you will be responsible for any difference in course fees.Transfers must be made by a summer programs staff member at least seven days prior to the first day of the class for which they are enrolled.
4 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 5
2018 ENROLLMENT INFO
Attendance/Absences Attendance is taken every day. Please call the Summer Programs office at 816-936-1321 if your child will be absent so that we may alert the classroom teachers. There are no Enrollment Instructions refunds on class fees or lunches if a student is absent. Online enrollment allows families to manage their student’s enrollment by computer at Lunch Bunch any time. Our online enrollment is fast, safe, easy and free! Forget the crazy mornings of putting together a sack lunch and then leaving it on the kitchen counter! Students who need to stay for lunch are in for a treat! Our resident chefs To Enroll Online: will provide a variety of healthy and scrumptious lunch offerings* each day. Lunch Bunch 1. Go to www.pembrokehill.org and click on the menu button on the top right side of the page. Select enrollment is $40 each week. You may also sign up for lunch on a daily basis at the drop-in School LIfe >Summer at PHS from the drop-down menu. rate of $10 per day, per child. If you are enrolling in both a morning and afternoon class, you 2. Click the Registration link. This link will take you to our registration website. must also enroll in the Lunch Bunch program. Lunch is included in the fee for all full-day classes. Thank you for understanding that we do not allow lunch to be brought from 3. If you are new to Summer at Pembroke Hill, click on Create a New Account. First home. enter parent information. Then click on Add a Person to This Account to add each student you would like to enroll in the program. If you are a returning customer, but have You may also eat lunch with your child. Children will receive the regular menu selection; forgotten your password, please give us a call at 816-936-1321. no special treats. You may purchase a lunch ticket from the Founders Hall receptionist 4. In the Current Reservations box, click Make New Reservation. for $6 per person. 5. Click on the name of the student you wish to enroll. Please note, only age-appropriate *Please inform the Summer Programs office if your student has any medically-necessary dietary restrictions. Every effort will be made to classes with available enrollment will be listed. accommodate them. This notification must be submitted in writing prior to the student’s first day of class and may require our health and safety coordinator to discuss the situation with your child’s doctor. The necessary form will be available during your online registration. 6. Select the classes in which you wish to enroll your student, then click Next. 7. Review the reservations in your shopping cart for accuracy, making any necessary changes. 8. Click on Payment and enter your payment information. Items in your cart will not save unless you make a payment.
Frequently Asked Questions FIELD TRIP
Q: Do I have to sign a permission slip for transportation? answer: When enrolling your student, you will be asked to either grant or deny permission for Pembroke Hill to transport your student. If you do not want your student transported, then please understand that you will have to provide transportation or your child shouldn’t participate in the class. If the class has a field trip planned, we do not have accommodations for students who are not allowed to go on the trip.
Q: How are students transported? answer: Students enrolled in a class that has a field trip scheduled will be transported in a bus or one of the 12-passenger vans belonging to Pembroke Hill. Van drivers have gone through both a security and driving background check. Seat belts are always used, and booster seats are used when appropriate.
Q: What should my child wear to camp? answer: All children should wear cool, comfortable clothing and athletic shoes. Parents are also encouraged to send sunscreen and a water bottle with their children each day.
6 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 7
Drop-Off & Pick Up Early Childhood Early Childhood Led by Pembroke Hill School’s experienced and nurturing early childhood faculty Terrific Twos and Preschool Pals will be in the Hibschman Early Childhood Building and staff, our Early Childhood Summer Program is a magical place for young learners. located on the Wornall campus at the corner of 51st and Wornall, just north of Loose We provide opportunities for young students to learn through exploring, investigating, Park. At drop-off, between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m., if parents choose to park and walk their questioning, experimenting, reflecting and interacting. Our program is influenced by the children inside, they must use the right lane as they enter the campus and park in the world-renowned Reggio Emilia philosophy of education, which is reinforced through our lot adjacent to the building. If parents plan to drop off their children at the curb, they developmentally-appropriate classrooms, small and large group activities and wonderful should use the left lane closest to the Early Childhood Building only. A camp assistant outdoor spaces provided for our children to participate in their summer activities. Students will be available to walk children to their classrooms. When dropping off students, can look forward to a week full of fun, learning and making memories with their friends. please exit riders on the curbside of the car. The center lane is for passing and pulling away. At dismissal, children will be brought to the cars by the teachers. There are three lanes: the two outside lanes are for loading, the center lane is reserved for passing, not Terrific Twos! Preschool Pals loading. Drivers must remain in their cars and proceed through the loading lane lines. Calling all curious 2-year-olds! We’ve got an early The environment will serve as one of your teachers Please do not leave unattended cars in the loading lanes. Security and staff will be years room full of possibilities just waiting for you. Join this summer as you explore the different habitats that on duty each day to assist with each arrival and dismissal. us for exciting art, music, movement and story time exist just outside of the classroom window! Venture activities. out to the courtyard, the playground and even Loose Park to investigate the flora and the fauna, and gain Grades K-12 Please note that this class is offered in two-week a better understanding of the nature that surrounds sessions only in order to help children more fully you. Students may be dropped off and picked up at the 51st Street loading zones. There are adjust to their first group experience. three lanes: the two outside lanes are for loading, the center lane is reserved for passing, Morning only or full-day programs available. Morning only or full-day programs available. not loading. Drivers must remain in their cars and proceed through the lane lines. When Ages: 3 and 4, plus 5-year-olds who will Times: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. OR 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. dropping off students, please exit riders on the curbside of the car. At dismissal, children enter PreKindergarten in Fall 2018 will be brought to the cars by the teachers. Please do not leave unattended cars in the Morning only fee: $350 Times: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. OR 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. *July 4 session fee: $315 loading lanes. Security and staff will be on duty each day to assist with each arrival and Morning only fee: $175 Full-day fee: $700 (lunch included) dismissal. *July 4 session fee: $140 *July 4 session fee: $630 Full-day fee: $350 (lunch included) Parents must adhere to the following safety procedures: *Summer Kick-off and July 4 session fee: $280 -Drive cautiously at all times. Dates: Session 1, Week 2 - 3: June 4 - 15 Dates: -Refrain from using cell phones while driving through the parking lot. Session 2, Week 4 - 5: June 18 - 29 Week 1: Summer Kick-off(see page 10) -Follow the entrance and exit pattern. Do not enter the exits. Session 3, Week 6 - 7: July 2 - 13 Week 2: June 4 - 8 -Do not enter the middle parking lot on the 51st Street side of the campus to wait (No camps or classes Wednesday, July 4) Week 3: June 11 - 15 for children. Session 4, Week 8 - 9: July 16 - 27 Week 4: June 18 - 22 Session 5, Week 10- 11: July 30 - Aug. 10 Week 5: June 25 - 29 Mondays Week 6: July 2 - 6 (No camps or classes Wednesday, July 4) Every Monday morning, there will be a check-in table located directly in front of the Week 7: July 9 - 13 Intermediate Building. All students in grades K-12 will check in to receive their nametags Week 8: July 16 - 20 and will be directed to their instructor. Early childhood students do not need to check in. Week 9: July 23 - 27 They can go directly to their classrooms in the Hibschman Early Childhood Building. Week 10: July 30 - Aug. 3 Week 11: Aug. 6 - 10 Week 12: Summer Send-off(see page 10)
8 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 9
FIELD TRIP Expedition Kansas City Coterie School for The atre Exploration Pembroke Hill is proud to partner with The Coterie School for Theatre Known as The City of Fountains and the Barbeque Capital of the World, Exploration. The courses offered this summer are creative drama and acting classes focused on the process rather than the production. Kansas City has a rich culture for you to explore and a variety of In our theatre classes, professional teaching artists use theatre games, locations for you to discover. During our FOUR expedition weeks you will improvisations, acting excercises and scene work to help young actors travel with your peers to visit the best attractions KC has to offer! discover what it means to respond truthfully and believable. In drama classes for our younger students, actors flex their imaginations Students will be separated into groups for age-appropriate activities. by participating in theatre games, visual arts, music and improvisation that emphasize the importance of storytelling and collaboration. Participation in all of our classes builds self-esteem and confidence in Summer Kick-Off Camp, creativity, active listening and concentration. Most youth in professional May 29 - June 1 Coterie main stage productions are cast from our classes because of the relationships we develop with our students. Grades: Preschool Pals & K - 8 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Instructors: PHS Staff Classes offered Summer 2018: Fee: $280 (includes lunch and field trip) *Preschool Pals students will stay on campus CLASS NAME Grades Dates Time
Expedition Kansas City My Little Pony and Me! 1 - 2 June 18 - 22 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. July 2 - 6 (no class Wednesday, July 4) Video Game Takeover 3 - 5 June 18 - 22 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Instructors: PHS Staff Fee: $280 (includes lunch and field trip) Funny Bones: Intro to Improv 6 - 8 June 25 -29 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Imaginary Friend Adventures 1 - 2 July 9 - 13 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Summer Send-Off Camp, Aug. 6 - 10 & Aug. 13 - 17 Spamalot 9 - 12 July 9 - 20 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Grades: Preschool Pals & K - 8 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Summer Term at Hogwarts 3 - 5 July 16 - 20 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructors: PHS Staff Fee: $280 (includes lunch and field trip) *Preschool Pals students will stay on campus Welcome to Musical Theatre 6 - 10 July 23 - 27 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Audition Lab 6 - 8 July 23 - 27 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Audition Lab 9 - 12 July 23 - 27 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Please note: All Coterie Theatre classes are
listed in the Summer Enrichment sections by age group. Look for the logo by
10 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org each class title. 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 11 Age 5 KINDERGARTEN ADVENTURES
Kindergarten Weekly Themes FIELD TRIP Summer Kick-Off: Incredible Insects: July 9 - 13 May 29 - June 1 Did you know that the praying mantis only has one ear? Adventures Or that mosquitoes have 47 teeth? Get the buzz on bugs Known as The City of Fountains and the Barbeque as you study insects through observation, while learning Capital of the World, Kansas City has a rich culture for how these creepy crawlies impact your daily life. This Join us for an exciting adventure geared toward all incoming kindergartners! Activities you to explore and a variety of locations for you to dis- class will be un”bee”lievable! cover. During this week you will travel with your peers to will include a variety of art projects, music, dramatic play, math and science—all focused visit the best attractions KC has to offer! on a weekly theme that is sure to capture the imagination. Daily routines and dedicated teachers will help prepare you for the coming school year, while exciting projects supplement Math Muscles: July 16 - 20 this program with a fun camp-like atmosphere. Pick and choose among your favorite weekly Flex your math muscles using Cuisenaire Rods, cluster Fairy Tales, Fables and Folklore: cards, number lines and fun games. We will focus on age- themes. Morning only or full-day programs are available. This class is for children who will June 4 - 8 appropriate math activities to introduce correct number attend kindergarten at any school in the fall and is open to all students, regardless of the formation and find numbers in the most unexpected places. preschool attended. Horses and drawbridges, kings and queens…let’s travel back in time by way of art, math and literacy to explore the wonderful world of literature through some of our Morning only or full-day programs available. favorite bedtime stories! Book Worms: July 23 - 27 Times: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. OR 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Explore the stories of your favorite children’s authors in this Morning only fee: $175 week of integrated activities. To help you understand the role *July 4 session fee: $140 Let’s Get Building: June 11 - 15 of an author and illustrator, you’ll try your hand at both! Full-day fee: $350 (lunch included) The sky is the limit as you create amazing structures from a *July 4 session fee: $280 variety of materials. Finding inspiration from our surrounding landscape, you will draw up your own blueprints to use as Zoo Much Fun: July 30 - Aug. 3 you construct your own design. Roar like a lion, climb like a monkey or waddle like a penguin this week as you use your imagination while learning about zoo animals. Stimulating Science: June 18 - 22 Don your lab coat, grab your magnifying glasses and don’t forget your safety goggles! We are embarking on a scientific FIELD TRIP Summer Send-off: adventure, actively investigating through hands-on experimentation, observing, recording, describing, Aug. 6 - 10 & Aug. 13 - 17 questioning, forming explanations and drawing conclusions. There is still time for a few more adventures to be had. We have planned exciting daily field trips to cram in as much last minute fun as we can this summer! Cooking Up Fun: June 25 - 29 Calling all chefs! There is more to do in the kitchen than just eat! Learn how to cook your own food, as well as the Pembroke Hill Students Only correct way to set the table and proper dining etiquette. After spending a whole week preparing a variety of meals, Transition to Kindergarten your friends and family will be impressed by your culinary skills! In this introduction to kindergarten week, you will have the opportunity to make new friends, familiarize yourself with your new surroundings and get to know your new kindergarten teacher. Alphabet Fun: July 2 - 6 *No class Wednesday, July 4 Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. The alphabet is everywhere! Join us as we hunt for letters Instructors: PHS Kindergarten Teachers on campus and create letters in the kitchen while focusing Fee: $175 on formation and sound.
12 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 13 Grades 1–2 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
FIELD TRIP Are You Chicken? Chess for Beginners Discover the world of chickens from a bird’s eye The Kansas City Chess Club will teach you to master the Summer Enrichment view. Learn how to crow and cluck through song and dance basic rules and strategies that will help you advance to the with a real chicken that attends every class. After you learn next level of this exciting and challenging game. You will also how to throw “chicken combs”, we will hatch our own baby improve your concentration and problem-solving skills, with at the Wornall Campus chicks and learn to care for them. an emphasis on FUN while you learn the FUNdamentals of Classes offered to grades 1 - 12 include a variety of athletic, the most popular board game in the world. Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. academic and enriching classes that allow you to explore new topics Instructor: Susie Arnold Dates and Time: June25 - 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. or dig deeper into a subject of choice. Located at 51st and Wornall, Fee: $175 Instructors: The Kansas City Chess Club the campus features numerous buildings built around a very intimate Fee: $175 courtyard. In addition to the academic facilities, there are two playgrounds adjacent to Deramus Field House, which offers a new Backyard Detectives rock climbing wall, a soccer and field hockey field, and a full-size Only those who love the animal world need apply for this Chess for Girls backyard adventure! Taught by Ms. Mullin, the laboratory basketball court. Students will enjoy lunch in the Dining Hall and may Everybody knows the Queen is the most powerful piece on environment for this week will be the outdoors where the board. Girls love to play chess, too, and you need a even have a class scheduled in Curry Theatre. Most classes meet for creatures can be observed up close and personal. special environment: one where there are NO BOYS allowed! three hours a day for one week, which allows you the flexibility to plan Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Beginner and intermediate girls can participate in this camp. around your other summer activities. Instructor: Mary Mullin If you have thought about learning to play chess, now is the Fee: $175 time to gather up the girls and be a part of this awesome camp! Book Creators and Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Grades 1-2 Instructors: The Kansas City Chess Club Illustrators Fee: $175 Amazing Architects - NEW! Around the World - NEW! “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all Lego® Architecture series aims to celebrate the past, pres- Explore the world without ever leaving the Pembroke Hill you need is a book.” Dr. Seuss and many other great ent and future with the Lego® Brick. Model-size replicas of campus. This class will focus on a variety of countries, ex- children’s authors will serve as inspiration while students try the Hancock Tower, Guggenheim Museum, Sears Tower and amining how each culture celebrates, educates and eats. their hand at writing and illustrating their own story. Using Countertop Chemistry more will be studied and assembled. From Antartica to Greenland, fun is sure to board this trip! the app, Book Creator, students will have the opportunity to This week we are moving our experiments from the lab to Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. not only write, but even publish their own book! We will also the kitchen! Trade in your beakers for mixing bowls as you Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Kerri Gailliard discuss the writing process, assist students as they explore the world of chemistry using common kitchen and Instructor: Lissy Hodge Fee: $175 develop their reading and writing skills and encourage household items to perform a series of fun experiments. Fee: $175 participants to use their imagination. All of this will boost their Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. confidence both in and out of the classroom. Instructor: Amy Lysne Animals in Art Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 Art Architects - NEW! Instructor: PHS Staff Member From Rousseau’s paintings of realistic animals in habitats Fee: $175 to Jack Prelutsky’s imagined “scranimals”, you will explore Engage in the construction process as you experience the a variety of 2-D and 3-D animal-themed art before creating five different construction methods using a variety of your own wild masterpieces. materials. You will create your own works of art based on the ideas of successful architects such as Lloyd Wright, Checkmate Challenge Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Cesar Pelli, Hassan Fathy, Mayla Lin, Kenzo Tange, Antoni Lego® Camp Instructor: Janet Watkins Gaudi and Moshe Safdie. This chess class will not only teach important chess strategies Fee: $175 Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: and tactics, but also exciting engineering skills as you build Janet Watkins chess sets from Lego® bricks. Fun for both girls and boys; all Fee: $175 skill levels are welcome.
Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructors: The Kansas City Chess Club Fee: $175
14 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 15 Grades 1–2 SUMMER ENRICHMENT Grades 1–2 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
Culinary Creations Eric Carle Inspirations - NEW! I Do, You Do, WeDo Lego® Lovers Whether you are a hungry caterpillar, a brown bear, a quiet Calling all chefs! Join us this week to create recipes from Using Lego® WeDo kits, you will work together as The possibilities are endless when it comes to building with Lego® cricket or a busy spider, you are a beloved character from an around the world and learn basic cooking terms and kitchen scientists and computer programmers to construct walking, bricks. Not only can you create ships, skyscrapers, castles and Eric Carle book. This week you will explore many of his safety tips. On Friday, your friends and family are invited to talking and sometimes roaring robots. Through a variety of cars, you can also create hours of fun while learning the basics of fascinating stories, study his unique collages and even create indulge in a sample of tasty treats you have made. activities, you will learn the basic fundamentals of building engineering. In this class, the sky (well, the ceiling) is the limit! some of your own. and programming mechanisms to complete specific tasks. Dates and Time: Dates and Time: Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Dates and Time: June 11 - 15 OR July 16 - 20 July 9 - 13 OR July 30 - Aug. 3 June 11 - 15 OR July 9 - 13 Instructor: Mary Hodge Both classes 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Both classes 12:30 - 3:30 p.m Both classes 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Fee: $175 . Instructor: PHS Staff Instructor: Lissy Hodge Instructor: Kerri Gaillard Fee: $190 Fee: $175 Fee: $175
FIELD TRIP Girls Guide to Rock Climbing I Do, You Do, WeDo TWO Life and Times of Sea Turtles Sometimes girls just want to have fun and test Now that you are familiar with the Lego® WeDo program, Desserts Berzerk Welcome to the exciting world of sea turtles. Join us as we - NEW their limits as they climb to new heights! Join your gal pals it is time to take your skills to the next level. In this class, study their life cycle from birth to adulthood through books, Learn to bake a variety of delicious treats, such as granola for the week and together learn the basic fundamentals of you will design, build and program your own Lego® robot. articles and class projects. Share your favorite fun facts through bars, energy bites and mini cheesecakes that you can share bouldering, such as using proper footwork, identifying holds, Please note, you must take an I Do, You Do, WeDo class a video and educate your viewers about how to help these with your friends and family. This week will be sticky, gooey following routes and correct belay techniques. prior to participating in this class. and messy, but most of all, FUN! miraculous creatures. Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Clemencia D’Ercole Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Lissy Hodge Fee: $175 Instructor: Barry White Instructor: Kerri Gaillard Fee: $175 Fee: $175 Fee: $175 Grossology Sometimes it’s stinky; sometimes it’s crusty; and sometimes Imaginary Friend P Diva Squad - NEW it’s slimy. But hey, it’s Grossology, the impolite study of the Adventures Math Manipulations Being a diva is not just about what is on the outside, ladies! human body. As grossologists, we will explore all of the mushy, Bring your imagination to life! Enter a world full of Since ancient times, people of several different civilizations It’s all about a positive, energetic and encouraging attitude oozy, scaly, stinky, gross, yet scientific things that occur every P imaginary friends where anything can happen. Bring an have used objects to help them solve everyday mathematical towards yourself and others. Join this glam squad for glit- day in the human body. Join us as we sneeze, burp, hiccup, old imaginary friend along or create a new one and to- problems. During this week, you will have a variety of materials ter nails and generosity training, self-care and selfies! Learn blink, yawn, sweat and vomit our way through the week! gether you will go on adventures as everything around you to manipulate, games to play, and opportunities to sort, classify, about real, powerful girls making the world a better place.... Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. changes in the blink of an eye. weight, stack and explore to construct positive student learning. the NEW DIVAS! Instructor: Karen Wilson Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Coterie Theatre Staff Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Mary Mullin Fee: $175 Instructor: Kerry Ann Masoner Fee: $175 Fee: $175 How Does Your Garden Grow? - NEW! Plant some fun this summer as you learn the basics of planting Inspired by Artists - NEW! Math Strategies You Can Count On! Do. Make. Be. a garden on a small scale. Investigate the seed cycle as you Create original works of art in a variety of media such as Spend the week participating in activities that reinforce and Inventors wanted! The idea of the makers space is to create a plant a variety of flowers and herbs, decorate your own flower watercolor, collage and papier mache. Inspiration for our challenge your math skills using the same methods currently place where you can use your problem-solving skills to pots and learn about the incredible insects that impact your projects will come from the works of Picasso, Cezanne, taught at PHS. Explore math through games and problem- execute an idea. It gives you an outlet where you can garden. Thibaut and Van Gogh! solving. Materials presented will be based on your grade level, combine your critical thinking skills with your creative and can be used at home to help you review the remainder of Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 - 11:30 Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. thinking skills to make something new and exciting. This Instructor: Nicole Wilson the summer. Instructor: Trudi Patterson week you will have access to a variety of materials to do just Fee: $175 Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. that. Fee: $175 Instructor: Mary Hodge Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 Instructor: Kerry Ann Masoner Extended Day Fee: $175 ends promptly at 6 p.m. 16 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 17 Grades 1–2 SUMMER ENRICHMENT Grades 1–2 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
P
Mindful Moments Read a Story, Discover the Math Sensational Wide World of Sports Have your passport ready because we are traveling the Practicing mindfulness, meditation and yoga can support Measurements, patterns, graphing, geometry, time and Story Starters - NEW! globe to learn about the different sports played around the brain growth, improve sleep and teach you how to respond whole number operations might sound difficult to learn, but Attention authors and illustrators...if you are interested in world. We will investigate their history, watch them in their reflectively and not reactively. In this class you will focus on when using children’s books as a springboard the problems making your own book, then this is the class for you! You modern form, then experience the excitement of the game a sequence of yoga poses, discuss healthy eating habits and are easy to read....and solve! Join the fun as we explore our will learn how to develop a story through creative writing, ourselves. cultivate mindfulness through sensory games and crafts. favorite stories to find the mathmatical equations, create your own pictures to enjance your story, learn how to You will also engage in discussions that promote core val- Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. make an eye catching cover page and study typography- the Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. ues, such as compassion and respect toward others and Instructor: Mary Hodge design of letters. You will be transformed into authors, illus- Instructor: Susie Arnold toward yourself. Fee: $175 trators and graphic designers in just one week! Fee: $175 Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: PHS Staff Instructor: Lissy Hodge FIELD TRIP Fee: $175 Rock Climbing Fee: $175 Pembroke Hill Students Only This class will be un”belay”vable! You will gain confidence as you become a stronger, more experienced Summer at Pembroke Hill offers the following grade level climber under the attentive guidance of Mr. D’Ercole. Summer Sports skills classes that will give you the opportunity to familiarize Mo Willems Throughout the week, you will work toward mastering basic P.E. is now in session. Each day will include a variety of yourself with your new surroundings, review concepts from climbing skills and knowledge, including learning how to sports, with a focus on team building and good sportsman- the previous school year and help you retain the necessary Author of the Pigeon series and the Piggie and Gerald series, follow routes, identify holds, correct belay techniques and ship. Games include: tag, t-ball, kickball, soccer and more! skills for the coming year. Please note, these classes are for Mo Willems writes funny and creative texts. This week you use proper climbing footwork. Play fun, play fair, play hard! Pembroke Hill students only. will read a variety of his books and also write your own story modeled after one of his tales. Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Dates and Time: July 16 - 20,, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: David D’Ercole Instructor: Hilary McGee Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Welcome to First Grade Fee: $175 Fee: $175 Instructor: Mary Hodge Fee: $175 Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Scratch JR Fee: $175 Learn to think creatively, reason systematically and work FIELD TRIP Swim and Splash collaboratively as you discover how to program your own My Little Pony and Me! Are you ready for a splashing good time in a stories and animations using the computer programming swimming pool? There will be plenty of supervised play Welcome to Second Grade Let’s fly off to Equestria to play with your language known as Scratch. time with organized activities. Bring your sunscreen, bathing favorite ponies! Join Princess Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. suit, towel and water bottle. Come ready to cool off and have Rainbow Dash and our own new chracters as we go on ad- Fee: $175 Instructor: Karen Wilson fun in the sun! ventures to learn the magic of friendship. Are you ready to Fee: $175 earn your cutie mark? Dates and Times: June 11 - 15 Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. June 25 - 29 Instructor: Coterie Theatre Staff Simple Machines - NEW! July 16 - 20 Fee: $175 The wedge, the pulley, the wheel and axle, a screw, a lever July 30 - Aug. 3 and an inclined plane. These six simple machines serve as All classes 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. the foundation for the activities you participate in every day, Instructor: Martha Bailey Ninja Warrior Challenge such as brushing your teeth or going down the slide at re- Fee: $175 cess. These machines made it possible for the Egyptians to Climb, crawl, run and swing your way to the finish line as build the pyramids and for planes to fly across the sky. This you complete daily obstacle courses created to help you week, you will work together with your peers to become improve your balance, speed and agility. This challenging, Who Gives a Hoot engineers and construct hours of fun building with these six yet fun, course is designed to test your limits and boost your Owls are mysterious, mythical and exciting birds of prey! simple machines. self-confidence. Do you accept the challenge? Through a variety of activities, we will study these grace- ful predators and view them as they live, fly and take care Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Dates and Time: July 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. of their young. Why are owls so intriguing? Let’s find out... Instructor: PHS Staff Instructor: Coterie Theatre Staff who-o-o, who-o-o will be the wiser? Fee: $175 Fee: $175 Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Susie Arnold Fee: $175 18 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 19 Grades 3–5 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
Do It Yourself! - NEW! Extreme Laser Tag- NEW! If you want something done right, then you gotta do it your- Gear up and get ready for some extreme fun and excitement! Grades 3-5 self! Spend the week creating crafts that you can enjoy and In this ultimate game of tag, where the environment will even share with your friends long after class is over. change daily, you will have no choice but to run, jump and Amazing Architects - Chess for the dive your way into fun this week! NEW! Intermediate Player Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Lego® Architecture series aims to celebrate the past, pres- Instructor: Nicole Wilson Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Designed for players who have completed Chess for ent and future with the Lego® Brick. Model-size replicas of Fee: $175 Instructor: Michael Jones and Kerri Gaillard Beginners, this course will advance you to the next level of the HancocK Tower, Guggenheim Museum, Sears Tower and Fee: $175 your game by teaching you new tactics and strategies that more will be studied and assembled. will help you outplay your next opponent. Checkmate! Drone Zone Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. FIELD TRIP Instructor: Mary Hodge Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Let your imagination take flight this summer as you launch Girls Guide to Rock Climbing Fee: $175 Instructors: The Kansas City Chess Club into one of the fastest growing industries available today, Sometimes girls just want to have fun, and test Fee: $175 drone technology. Become a pilot, an aerial photographer, a their limits as they climb to new heights! Join your gal pals drone racer and a drone engineer all in one week as you build for the week and together learn the basic fundamentals of FIELD TRIP Brain Games and learn to navigate a miniature aircraft around campus. A bouldering, such as using proper footwork, identifying holds, FIELD TRIP Your brain is one of the most complex and Collage Art Masters - NEW! variety of skill building activities throughout the week will following routes and correct belay techniques. powerful computers ever built! This week you will discover This week will be an in-depth study of the artist prepare you for your pilot’s test and your final mission. Are Dates and Time: June 4 - 8 , 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. fascinating facts about your smartest organ, explore parts Matisse. Throught the week, we will follow his life of creativ- you ready to take to the skies? Instructor: Clemencia D’Ercole of the brain and how they work, play games to improve your ity as he emerged from painter to collage artist. Matisse was Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 cognitive abilities and challenge your brain to solve influenced by Asian Art, which we will research at the Instructor: Karen Wilson scenarios that require logical thinking skills. This class will be Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to find our own inspiration. Fee: $175
LOBES of fun! FIELD TRIP Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Grocery Store Math Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructors: Janet Watkins Egyptology Explore math through cooking and shopping Instructor: Karen Wilson Fee: $175 activities this week as you plan a menu, double the recipes, Travel back in time to the ancient land of the Pharaohs and Fee: $175 estimate the cost of menu items and even take a trip to the learn about life in a world buzzing with activity 50,000 years grocery store! At the end of the week, you will prepare your ago. Who were the people who lived so long ago, whose CSI: PHS meal and compare your receipt to your budget! Candle Creations huge, breathtaking monuments lie silent and mysterious - NEW! Use logic, your senses and forensic science to solve crimes. today? Their inventions are still used all over the world, even Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. If learning a new craft sparks your interest, join us for a week Learn how to work the field scene and the laboratory side of though their civilization has vanished forever. Come to class Instructor: Alice Kroh and learn the art and science of candle making. In this class CSI, including how to finger print, read shoe tread patterns, and discover what made their culture such a prominent part Fee: $175 you will receive step-by-step instructions on how to create a analyze mysteries and much more! No blood, no gore...but of history.
variety of candles, and take home your creations to keep for excitement galore! FIELD TRIP yourself or to share with family and friends! Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Gone Fishing! - NEW! Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Mary Mullin Get hooked on fun this week as you learn the Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Amy Lysne Fee: $175 basics of fishing including knot-tyinig, casting, state rules Instructors: Michael Jones Fee: $175 and regulations, safety rules and fish identification. This class Fee: $175 will be a-LURE-ing to both beginners and advanced anglers. Electric Circuits Culinary Creations Dates andP Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Spark your creativity by engaging in this introductory class Chess for Girls Calling all chefs! Join us this week to create recipes from Instructor: David D’Ercole and Matt Pritchett to electricity and electric circuits. Gain an understanding of Everybody knows the Queen is the most powerful piece on around the world and learn basic cooking terms and kitchen Fee: $175 how circuits work by investigating a variety of the electric the board. Girls play chess, too, and you need a special safety tips. On Friday, your friends and family are invited to appliances that are a part of your everyday life. environment: one where there are NO BOYS allowed! indulge in a sample of tasty treats you have made. Beginner and intermediate girls can participate in this camp. Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. If you have thought about learning to play chess, now is the Dates and Time: Instructor: Karen Wilson time to gather up the girls and be a part of this awesome June 4 - 8 OR July 16 - 20 Fee: $175 camp! Both classes 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Instructor: PHS Staff Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $190 Instructors: The Kansas City Chess Club Fee: $175
20 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 21 Grades 3–5 SUMMER ENRICHMENT Grades 3–5 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
FIELD TRIP Happy Trails - NEW! FIELD TRIP Lend a Hand, Mindful Moments Raider Robotics Spend the week exploring Kansas City by trail. Make a Difference Practicing mindfulness, meditation and yoga can support Attention Lego® lovers! Explore the innovative world of We will begin with a course on safety and first aid, and when Lego® Mindstorms robotics by building a functional robot. The focus of this class is to lend a hand to our surrounding brain growth, improve sleep and teach you how to respond we move out of the classroom and into the great outdoors, As the engineer, you will brainstorm, design, build and community. Get ready to roll up your sleeves as you learn the reflectively and not reactively. In this class, you will focus our focus will be on the natural habitats and environment program an autonomous robot that will perform mission importance of volunteering and the impact it has on the on a sequence of yoga poses, discuss healthy eating habits that surrounds us. Are you ready to hit the trails? tasks as you learn more about the world of science and Kansas City community. and cultivate mindfulness through sensory games and technology. Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. crafts. You will also engage in discussions that promote Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Kerry Ann Masoner core values, such as compassion and respect toward others Instructor: Alice Kroh Dates and Time: July 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Fee: $175 and toward yourself. Instructor: Karen Wilson Fee: $175 Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 Instructor: PHS Staff How Does Your FIELD TRIP KC Museums - NEW! Fee: $175 GardenP Grow? - NEW! P Kansas City is home to many museums that of- FIELD TRIP Plant some fun this summer as you learn the basics of planting fer comprehensive collections and amazing exhibitions, and Reading and Riding a garden on a small scale. Investigate the seed cycle as you also provide a variety of learning resources. Join us as we NeedleWorks - NEW! The course will utilize our very own Pembroke plant a variety of flowers and herbs, decorate your own flower take a tour back in time while we visit some of Kansas City’s Engage your imagination and your fine motor skills as you Hill library and teach you how to navigate the city using The pots and learn about the incredible insects that impact your prized collections. spend the week learning how to needlepoint and even Metro. In addition to our focus on reading, we will also visit garden. several Kansas City landmarks along the Max Bus route, Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. create your own design on canvas. This week will be SEW such as the World War I Museum, Union Station and the Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 8:30 - 11:30 Instructor: Kerry Ann Masoner much fun! City Market. While riding the bus, students will use the Instructor: Nicole Wilson Fee: $175 Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 Instructor: Janet Watkins time to read books of their choice. Fee: $175 FIELD TRIP Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. KC Adventure Tour - NEW! Instructor: Nick Hennessy Ice Cream Delights Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains, the Fee: $175 Paris of the Plains and the Jazz Capital of the world. Join us Do you love ice cream? In this class, we will make home- for a week of adventure as we travel the streets discovering Ninija Warrior Challange made ice cream, delightful ice cream treats and learn some all of the great things our city has to offer. Recess Break fun facts about this tasty dessert. This will be the ultimate Climb, crawl, run and swing your way to the finish line as School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean indulgence class, but remember...don’t eat too quickly or you Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. you complete daily obstacle courses created to help you you have to miss out on your favorite time of the day.... might get a brain freeze! Instructor: Kerry Ann Masoner improve your balance, speed and agility. This challenging, recess! Join your friends for a week of kickball, four square, Fee: $350 yet fun, course is designed to test your limits and boost tag and teatherball. Let the games begin! Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. your self-confidence. Do you accept the challenge? Instructor: Mary Hodge Minecraft Missions Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.. Fee: $175 Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Hilary McGee Using Minecraft as a tool, you and your peers will work Instructor: Tabitha Hazen Fee: $175 together to customize and create exciting new worlds. Fee: $175 Inspired by Artists - NEW! Activities will include building structures, coding challenges FIELD TRIP Create original works of art in a variety of media such as and collaborative problem-solving games. Rock Climbing This class will be un”belay”vable! You will gain watercolor, collage and papier mache. Inspiration for our Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.. One Week of Code confidence as you become a stronger, more experienced projects will come from the works of Picasso, Cezanne, Instructor: Michael Jones climber under the attentive guidance of Mr. D’Ercole. Thibaut and Van Gogh! Fee: $175 Through interactive games and stories, you will learn the Throughout the week, you will work toward mastering basic Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. fundamentals of computer science using curriculum provided climbing skills and knowledge, including learning how to Instructor: Trudi Patterson by Code.org. Each day, you will use different problem-solving follow routes, identify holds, correct belay techniques and Fee: $175 techniques as you write your own codes or fix pre-written algorithims using the drag and drop programming language use proper climbing footwork. known as Blockly. You will also participate in activities that Dates and Time: June 4 - 8,, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. will enhance your knowledge of terms and concepts associ- Instructor: David D’Ercole ated with computer science. Fee: $175
Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Karen Wilson Fee: $175 22 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 23 Grades 3–5 SUMMER ENRICHMENT Grades 3–5 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
FIELD TRIP Roller Coaster Madness Summer Sports Pembroke Hill Students Only Welcome to Third Grade Are you ready to experience the ups and downs, P.E. is now in session. This week will include a variety of Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. the thrills and chills, the sky-high amusement of designing sports, with a focus on team building and good sportsman- Summer at Pembroke Hill offers the following grade Fee: $175 and testing your own roller coaster? Daily, you will put the ship. Games include: tag, kickball, soccer and more! Play fun, level skills classes that will give you the opportunity to forces of energy and gravity to work on your very own elevated play fair, play hard! familiarize yourself with your new surroundings, review railways. The week will culminate in a trip to Worlds of Fun, Welcome to Fourth Grade Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. concepts from the previous school year and help you where your knowledge and your courage will be put to the Instructor: Hilary McGee retain the necessary skills for the coming year. Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. test. Let the madness begin! Fee: $175 Fee: $175 Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: PHS Staff Top Dog 101: FIELD TRIP Welcome to Fifth Grade Fee: $380 Swim and Splash Camp Leadership at PHS Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Are you ready for a splashing good time in a Being the oldest students in your school can be very exciting, Fee: $175 swimming pool? There will be plenty of supervised play time but it also comes with quite a bit of responsibility. Learn how Spa Science with organized activities. Bring your sunscreen, swimsuit, to be a positive leader this summer through fun, hands-on Learn the science behind skin care as you experiment towel and water bottle. Come ready to cool off and have fun activities. We’ll spend time understanding our personal with essential oils and ingredients to create unique beauty in the sun! strengths and abilities, getting to know each other through team building challenges and developing skills to make sure products for you to use and share with your friends. Dates and Times: you leave a positive impression on the Wornall campus. Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. June 11 - 15 Instructor: Amy Lysne June 25 - 29 Incoming grade: 5th grade only Fee: $175 July 16 - 20 Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. July 30 - Aug. 3 Instructor: Lindsay Kobolt All classes 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 Singing with Springate - NEW! Instructor: Martha Bailey Spend the week with Ms. Springate, the lower school music Fee: $175 instructor at PHS, and learn how to seing in 2 - 3 parts with an accompaniment. Parents will be invited to an informal Summer Term showcase performance on Friday. at Hogwarts Dates and Time: Join all your favorite characters from the Harry Potter series June 18 - 22 OR June 25 - 29 as you enter into a magical world filled with wizards, Both classes 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. dragons, trolls and elves. Act out scenes as Harry and his Instructor: Stephanie Springate friends go to classes, play Quidditch, and even battle He- Fee: $175 Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. Immerse yourself in this exciting world all week, and come out a full-fledged wizard!
Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Stem Lab - NEW! Instructor: Coterie Theatre With a name like Stem Lab, it will be no surprise that this Fee: $175 week we will be full of science, technology, engineering and math activities! Through hands-on activities, you will find out how thinngs work through experiements, investigations Video Game Takeover and observation- just as real scientists and engineers! Do you ever wonder what it’s like to spend Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. a day with Zelda or go treasure hunting with Captain Toad? Instructor: Mary Mullin What would happen if Princess Peach had to rescue Mario? Fee: $175 As video games continue to offer exciting and interactive narratives, we’ll create our own stories using popular characters and worlds from our favorite games.
Extended Day ends Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. promptly at 6 p.m. Instructor: The Coterie Theatre Fee: $175
24 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 25 Summer Athletics Grades 6-8 Grades 3 - 12 Audition Lab Career Exploration - NEW! This class is a great way to prepare your- Choosing a college and career are decisions you will be faced Athletic camps available to students in second through eighth grades are open to self for upcoming auditions! With the help of a professional with before you know it! Undoubtedly, you have given some all students, no matter what school they attend during the school year. Thank you teaching artist, you will choose audition monologues that thought to what you’d like to do after graduatioon. Well, here match your age, personality and individual audition needs. is a chance to take those thoughts even further by spend- for understanding that athletic camps available to students in grades 9 - 12 are for You will use this week to prepare a monologue, develop ing a week focusing on five different career options. You will Pembroke Hill students only. Athletic camps are held on the Ward Parkway campus. successful strategies for cold readings, and learn how to learn about the educational requirements for each job and create a professional resume. The final class will include a what your responsibilities would be. By the end of the class, special audition with Jeff Church, Coterie producing artistic you may be able to answer the age-old question “What do Volleyball director, or a member of the Coterie staff, for youth roles in you want to be when you grow up?” Boys Basketball the coming Coterie season. Grades: 6 - 9 Grades: 7 - 12 Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Bridget Friday June 4 - 8, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. May 29 - June 1, 9 - 11:30 a.m. Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Phillips Gym Instructor: The Coterie Theatre Fee: $190 Phillips Gym Fee: $190 Fee: $125 Fee: $125 Culinary Creations Blast Off! Grades: 3 - 6 Calling all chefs! Join us to create recipes from around the Girls Basketball May 29 - June 1, 12:30 - 2 p.m. Wish you were a rocket scientist? Here’s your chance! world and learn basic cooking terms and kitchen safety tips. Phillips Gym Students will learn basic aerodynamics while building their On Friday, your friends and family are invited to indulge in a Grades: 6 - 12 Fee: $75 own solid fuel rocket. Friday will be lift-off as students sample of tasty treats you have made. launch their new rockets. June 18 - 22, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Phillips Gym Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Dates and Time: Fee: $125 Instructors: Michael Jones June 18 - 22 OR July 23 - 27 Fee: $190 Both classes 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Wrestling Instructor: PHS Staff Grades: 4 - 12 Fee: $190 - Football June 4 - 8, 9 - 11:30 a.m. FIELD TRIP Brain Games Deux Phillips Gym Grades: 5 - 8 Referencing The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math Dollars That Make Sense Fee: $150 & The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science, you will test May 29 - June 1, 10 - 11:30 a.m. This week you will learn the basics of personal finance, such as your logic, science and math skills as you attempt to solve Stadium Field how to create a budget, the basis of a credit score, how to open challenging survival scenarios. Your success will depend on a checking or savings account, credit card interest and the Fee: $35 the use of ratios, fractions and geometry, in addition to your difference between interest and compound interest. participation in several hands-on science experiments. Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 8:30 - 11:30 Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Bridget Friday Instructor: Karen Wilson Fee: $190 Fee: $190
Broadcasting - NEW! Learn on camera skills from a professional actor and use that knowledge to craft and broadcast highlighting news from All classes will be held around the campus. By the end of the week, you will have a on the Wornall Campus fully edited segments of news broadcasts to share. unless otherwise noted. Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Rebekah Allen and Mike Ott Fee: $190 26 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 27 Grades 6-8 SUMMER ENRICHMENT Grades 6-8 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
FIELD TRIP Dollars That Make Even Introduction to Algebra 1 Rock Lend a Hand, Movie Makers 2-week course Make a Difference Lights, camera....and ACTION! This week you will cover all of MORE Sense - NEW! the cinematic basics, from film history to script writing, to set This course is designed for students who have taken pre- The focus of this class is to lend a hand to our surrounding In this class you will go beyond the basics of personal finance design and costumes and props. Then, before the lights are algebra and wish to preview some of the topics discussed community. Get ready to roll up your sleeves as you learn the to further develop the skills you will need to create a strong out on this class, you will actually film and edit a collaborative in Algebra I. Topics to be covered include: variables, order importance of volunteering and the impact it has on the foundation for life-long financial competence. Learning about piece of cinematography. Cue the lights, this class is sure to be of operations, operations with real numbers, absolute value, Kansas City community. money has never added up to this much fun! opposites, properties of Algebra, basic equation solving, a blockbuster hit! Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11:30 inequalities and problem solving. Instructor: Lindsay Kobolt Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Bridget Friday Dates and Time: July 23 - Aug. 3, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $190 Instructor: Brant Challacombe Fee: $190 Instructor: Karl Schmidt Fee: $190 Fee: $380 Machines in the Making FIELD TRIP Newswriting Funny Bones: Introduction to Geometry Rube Goldberg machines turn the most simple tasks into Self-motivated students will get more than “just the facts,” as to what it takes to cover and report a story. Intro to Improv 2-week course complex and complicated missions by creating exaggerated contraptions to complete the job at hand. Spend the week Nationally-syndicated columnist Mary G. Pepitone will help Begin learning all about comedy and improv! This course is designed for students who have taken assembling parts, testing theories and, most of all, having fun! you go beyond the basics to actually gather the “who, what, This fun and fast paced class introduces young actors to the Algebra I and wish to preview some of the essential skills when, where, why and hows” of a simulated news event in a Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 8;30 - 11:30 a.m. wide open world of improvisational comedy. Develop skills in and topics necessary for success in Geometry. Topics to be controlled setting. After recording facts and doing interviews, Instructor: Mary Hodge spontaneity, listening, creativity, storytelling and collaboration covered include: geometric notation, parallel lines, congruent you will write a story on deadline in the computer lab, learn- Fee: $190 as you explore your silly side. triangles, quadrilaterals, similarity, right triangle trigonometry ing time management skills, how to write a compelling lead and polygons. This course will also preview the skills necessary and the attribution of facts. At the end of the week, you can Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. to apply various theorems, postulates and definitions to share with your families your own personal “newspaper” full Instructor: The Coterie Theatre Middle School English Review complete two-column proofs. of stories you have successfully covered and written. Fee: $190 Incoming grade: 8th grade only Use your time wisely this summer to refresh your English skills Dates and Time: July 9 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. or practice good ones you already possess to be well primed Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Instructor: Karl Schmidt for the coming year of English studies. Class will include read- Instructor: Mary Pepitone Fusing Fundamentals Fee: $380 ing for comprehension, paragraph organization, grammar and Fee: $190 punctuation review, note-taking and short essay writing. Learn the basics of fusing glass to create beautiful works of art. During the week, you will complete projects including, Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. FIELD TRIP Rock Climbing but not limited to, jewelry, sun-catchers and key chains. We Instructor: Dr. Kim Banion Introduction to Illustrator This class will be un”belay”vable! You will gain will end the week with an open studio to allow you to share Fee: $190 Using iPads and digital cameras, you will take your own confidence as you become a stronger, more experienced your work with friends and family. photos and turn them into works of graphic art using Adobe climber under the attentive guidance of a trained instructor. Incoming grades: 7 - 8 software. Learn the fundamentals of editing and special ef- Throughout the week you will work toward mastering basic Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. fects using layers, tools and masks. Middle School Math Review climbing skills and knowledge, including learning how to fol- Instructors: Marlene Toms & Anna Toms It is time to start thinking about those math topics that have low routes, identify holds, correct belay techniques and use Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $190 been tucked away since the beginning of summer! Refine proper climbing footwork. Instructor: Christy Clarke your skills before the first day of school, so you will be better Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Fee: $190 prepared for any problem that comes your way. Instructor: Matt Pritchett FIELD TRIP Great Escapes - NEW! Fee: $190 Time is your only opponent, and your only allies Leather Works Dates and Times: are the friends you are trapped with as you try to beat the clock 6th Grade: July 9 - 13, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sun-sational Stained Glass in this exciting adventure game. Decipher the mystery, crack Take a step back in time and try your hand at one of the oldest the code or solve the puzzle. The clock starts now! crafts in history. Using shaping techniques, wooden mallets, 7th Grade: July 9 - 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. This is your window of opportunity to explore the concept hammers, an awl and a craft punch, you will learn how to pre- 8th Grade: July 16 - 20, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. of stained glass art, an explosion of colors beautifully displayed Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. pare and design belts, bracelets, key chains, wallets, and more. when exposed to sunlight. This historical, yet colorful, art class Instructors: Linda Mohr (6 - 7) and Karl Schmidt (8) Instructor: Christy Clarke promises to be a kaleidoscope of fun for even the Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $190 Fee: $190 advanced artist. Instructor: Michael Jones Fee: $190 Dates and Time: July 16 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Michael Jones Fee: $190
28 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 29 Grades 6-8 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
RockFIELD TRIP Stadium Sights Webpage Design Discover the history of Kansas City’s Through a series of simple projects and challenges, this professional sports teams as you tour a different stadium or Grades 9-12 course will introduce the basics of layout, design and sports museum each day. From football to soccer, and both dynamic behavior using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, the baseball stadiums in-between, this week is sure to leave you programming languages of the internet. You will then put ACT/PSAT/SAT Mathematics Audition Lab cheering! these skills to work on webpages of your own design. Preparation – Sessions A and B This class is a great way to prepare your- Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. This class will teach you strategies and techniques necessary self for upcoming auditions! With the help of a professional Instructor: Lisa Fairchild Instructor: Ryan Baber for success on standardized mathematics exams such as teaching artist, you will choose audition monologues that Fee: $190 Fee: $190 the ACT or SAT. You will become familiar with the different match your age, personality and individual audition needs. types of questions by taking timed tests and then analyzing You will use this week to prepare a monologue, develop suc- Strength & Conditioning the questions for patterns and logical approaches. Necessary cessful strategies for cold readings and learn how to create a professional resume. The final class will include a special Intended for who that want to learn the basics of strength mathematics skills from Algebra and Geometry will be training and conditioning, this course will help you learn proper Welcome to reviewed and emphasized. Session A and Session B are audition with Jeff Church, Coterie producing artistic director, movement and exercise patterns. You will engage in multiple Musical Theatre distinct courses with different tests and materials. It is not or a member of the Coterie staff, for youth roles in the com- facets of physical fitness including basic resistance training, If you like acting, singing and dancing, then musical theatre necessary to take both session A and B, however, you will be ing Coterie season. much better prepared if you do. calisthenics, polymetrics, agility, speed and flexible train- is for you! In this class, you will perform showstoppers from Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. ing. You will also examine the theory and technique behind Broadway and the Coterie stage. We’ll learn songs that will Dates and Times: Instructors: The Coterie Theatre Olympic weight lifting and learn how to apply these exercises bring you around the world and right back home from some Fee: $190 to develop power and strength. By the end of the course, you of the most popular Broadway shows. You will spend the Math PREP A will have gained knowledge on fitness techniques that can be week exploring characters, learning choreography and sing- June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3: 30 p.m. OR used for training in sports to prevent injury and improve over- ing in an ensemble under the direction of an expert musical June 25 - 29, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. all athletic ability. theater actor and accompanist. You will perform as a chorus MATH PREP B Fusing Fundamentals for family and friends during the final class. Dates and Time: June 18 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. June 18 - 22, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. OR Learn the basics of fusing glass to create beautiful works of Instructor: Sam McGriff June 25 - 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. art. During the week, you will complete projects including, Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Fee: $190 Instructor: Karl Schmidt but not limited to, jewelry, sun-catchers and key chains. We Instructor: The Coterie Theatre Fee: $190 per session will end the week with an open-studio to allow you to share Fee: $190 your work with friends and family.
String Art Dates and Time: June 25 - 29, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Your imagination and creativity are hanging by a string this ACT/PSAT/SAT Verbal Preparation Pembroke Hill Students Only Instructors: Marlene Toms & Anna Toms week! Create unique works of art using the modernized This course will help prepare for the ACT/PSAT/SATs by Fee: $190 version of string art, originally used in the 19th Century as a stressing the nature of the writing topics and the structure of a mathmatical teaching tool of geometric shapes and patterns. Transition to Middle School* suitable response. We will also review strategies for the other Are you looking forward to middle school at Pembroke Hill? verbal sections of the tests, including critical reading and sen- Introduction to Algebra II Dates and Time: July 9 - 13, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Do you have questions? Join us for a week of academic re- tence completion. You will work on writing samples and have 2-week course Instructor: Mary Hodge view and study skill reinforcement. Learn how to organize the opportunity to complete several sample tests so that by If you have previously taken Algebra I and wish to review Fee: $190 your life as you head to middle school. Organizational work the end of the week, you will feel better prepared for taking a the essential skills and topics necessary for success in will include ideas for notebook organization, purchases of college entrance exam. Algebra II, then this class is for you. Topics to be covered Sumobot Scrimmage school supply “musts” and locker organization. Also, we will Dates and Times: include: operations with real numbers, properties of real crash through a review of math skills, note taking and study June 4 - 8, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. numbers, equations, problem-solving, polynomials, exponents, Create your own robot to compete in a Sumobot strategies. Work through your new schedule, master your locker June 11 - 15, 8:30 - 11: 30 a.m. OR radicals, factoring, ratio and proportions, graphing, systems scrimmage! Robots will be created to perform specific tasks, combination and get all your questions answered in this fun, July23 - 27, 12:30 - 3: 30 p.m. of equations, inequalities and quadratic functions. such as pushing objects out of a Sumo ring. No programming week-long transition to middle school at Pembroke Hill. Instructor: Dr. Kim Banion experience necessary. Dates and Time: June 11 - 22, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $190 per session Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3 :30 p.m. Incoming grade: 6 Instructor: Karl Schmidt Instructor: Karen Wilson Dates and Time: July 23 - 27 Fee: $380 Fee: $190 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. OR 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fee: $190 All classes will be held *This class will be held on the Ward Parkway campus. on the Wornall Campus unless otherwise noted.
30 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 31 Grades 9-12 SUMMER ENRICHMENT Grades 9-12 SUMMER ENRICHMENT
Introduction to Geometry Webpage Design Writing the College Application Essay 2-week course Through a series of simple projects and challenges, this Don’t wait until late fall to write those essays most colleges and Dates and Time: If you have previously taken Algebra I and wish to preview course will introduce the basics of layout, design and many universities now require. Take this course and, by the end Session 1: May 29 - June 1* some of the essential skills and topics necessary for success dynamic behavior using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, the of the session, have several drafts you can use or slightly alter Session 2: June 11 - 15 in Geometry, then this is the class for you. Topics to be covered programming languages of the internet. You will then put for the prompts colleges predictably assign each year (most Session 3: June 25 - 29 include: geometric notation, parallel lines, congruent triangles, these skills to work on webpages of your own design. notably found on the Common Application). We will use Harry Session 4: July 9 - 13 quadrilaterals, similarity, right triangle trigonometry and Dates and Time: July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30 - 11:30 p.m. Bauld’s On Writing The College Application Essay, and, more Session 5: July 23 - 27 polygons. This course will also preview the skills necessary to Instructor: Ryan Baber importantly, solid sample drafts written by former students. Session 6: Aug. 6 - 10 apply various theorems, postulates and definitions to com- Fee: $190 Bring your laptop and be prepared to write and rework drafts Incoming grade: 12 plete two-column proofs. every day. Craft these pieces this summer and avoid first- All classes are 9 a.m. - 12 p.m semester anxiety as deadlines start to loom. Incoming grades: 9 - 10 *Session 1 will begin at 8:30 Welcome to (Note: Students enrolling in this course will need to email Dates and Time: July 9 - 20, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Lorraine Gordon the teacher two required pieces prior to class.) Instructor: Karl Schmidt Musical Theatre Fee: $ 280 If you like acting, singing and dancing, then musical theatre Fee: $380 is for you! In this class, you will perform showstoppers from Broadway and The Coterie stage. We’ll learn songs that will Driver’s Education It’s all Logical- NEW! bring you around the world and right back home from some Driving Times Have you ever had a problem figuring out why an argument of the most popular Broadway shows. You will spend the Missouri Residents doesn’t make sense? Have you ever been confused by the week exploring characters, learning choreography and sing- (Tuesday – Friday for two weeks) ing as an ensemble under the direction of an expert musical Classroom work and driving experience will prepare new meaning of a sentance? Have you ever wondered if someone 7:30 - 9 a.m. 9 - 10: 30 a.m. was telling the truth? It is easy to see if you break it down theatre actor and accompanist. The class will perform as a drivers for the Missouri examinations for automobile operator’s licenses. You will attend two classroom sessions into symbols! Learn how to translate English sentances into chorus for family and friends during the final class. 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Logic symbols and evaluate the truth value. (each Monday) and eight driving/observation sessions for Incoming Grades: 9 - 10 a total of eight classroom hours of instruction and six field 1:45– 3:15 p.m. Dates and Time: June 11 - 15, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. hours of driving/observation. You must be at least 15 years Instructor: Bridget Friday Instructor: The Coterie Theatre old and have a state learner’s permit by the first day of class Two drivers will drive for 45 minutes each during the same time Fee: $190 Fee: $190 in order to enroll. Daily attendance is mandatory to pass this period each day of driving instruction. During enrollment, you class. You are still required to pass a driving test according to will be asked to choose your preferred driving time. You will only Missouri state law. Spamalot Understanding Shakespeare- NEW! be allowed to choose from driving times that are available. 2-week course Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets enrich our lives, helping us Kansas Residents Session 1: June 4 - 15 The hilarious Broadway smash based on Monty Python and put into perspective what happens in them, and in our world. The Pembroke Hill summer Driver’s Education course is not Classroom instruction: Monday, June 4, and Monday, the Holy Grail retells the ancient tale of King Arthur and the His themes are enduring, relevant for all times and places. recognized by the State of Kansas as a driving course that June 11, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Knights of the Roundtable with an absurd and hilarious take. The week will conclude with a short essay and presentation fulfills the state’s requirements for Kansas students wishing Driving instruction: Tuesday, June 5 – Friday, June 8, Their journey will bring them face-to-face with all sorts of in- on a Shakespeare topic chosen by each student. to obtain a restricted license before the age of 16, because the and Tuesday, June 12 – Friday, June 15 teresting characters that will be a fun challenge for all actors. Dates and Time: June 4 - 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. school is not located within the state of Kansas. At the age of (see driving times) All students enrolled will have a speaking role - some large and Instructor: Raj Bhala 16, driver’s education is no longer a requirement in the state some small. All students will also sing in the chorus, and some will Fee: $190 of Kansas and a license may be obtained upon passing the have solos. Auditions will be held the first day, andca sting will be Session 2: June 18 - 29 written and driving tests. Our course will prepare students to determined then. Classroom instruction: Monday, June 18, and Monday, complete successfully both of the DMV tests and provide For Pembroke Hill Students Only June 25, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. students hands-on experience driving with a qualified Dates and Time: July 9 - 20, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Driving instruction: Tuesday, June 19 – Friday, June 22, Transition to Upper School* instructor. You must be at least 15 years old and have a state Performance Times: and Tuesday, June 26 – Friday, June 29 You are entering high school at Pembroke Hill. Do you want learner’s permit by the first day of class in order to enroll. Friday, July 20, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 21, at 2 p.m. (see driving times) You will attend two classroom sessions (each Monday) Students must be able to attend both performances. to make sure you are well prepared? Join us for a great week and eight driving/observation sessions for a total of eight Instructor: The Coterie Theatre of academic review and study skills reinforcement. Learn how Session 3: July 9 - 20 to take better notes, study for tests and organize your life as classroom hours of instruction and six field hours of driving/ Fee: $550 Classroom instruction: Monday, July 9, and Monday, you head to the upper school. observation. July 16, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Dates and Time: July 23 - 27, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Incoming grades: Age 15 years and older Driving instruction: Tuesday, July 10 – Friday, July 13, Instructor: Karl Schmidt Instructor: Rudy Wichmann and Tuesday, July 17 – Friday, July 20 Fee: $190 Fee: $495 (see driving times) *This class will be held on the Ward Parkway campus. 32 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 33 Lisa Fairchild— Lisa graduated from the University of Amy Lysne— Amy is a second grade teacher and has Lisa Swalwell— Lisa received her master’s degree Instructors Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor of science degree in taught at Pembroke Hill since 2005. She received her in curriculum and instruction from the University of education with an emphasis in early childhood. She has degree in elementary education from the Univeristy of Missouri- Kansas City. Before joining the early childhood taught at Pembroke Hill since 1993. North Dakota. program at Pembroke Hill, Lisa taught English for twenty Rebekah Allen— Rebekah is an eigth grade English years. teacher at PHS. She received her graduate degree from Bridget Friday— Bridget received her master’s degree Kerry Ann Masoner— Kerry Ann teaches second grade the Univeristy of Kansas. from the University of Kansas. She joined Pembroke Hill at Pembroke Hill, and has been the assistant director of Anna Toms— An alumna of Pembroke Hill, Anna earned in 2011 and currently teaches Geometry and Algebra 2. the summer program for several years. She received her her bachelor’s degree in creative writing and literature Susie Arnold— A former teacher at Pembroke Hill, Susie degree from Northwest Missouri State University. from Rockhurst University and her master’s degree in holds a bachelor of arts degree in American studies from Kerri Gaillard— Kerri received her bachelor’s degree English literature from UMKC. Anna currently teaches KU, and a master’s degree in elementary education from from Drury University. Prior to joining Pembroke Hill, she Hilary McGee— After graduating from PHS, Hilary sixth grade and eighth grade English at PHS. UMKC. worked in the Shawnee Mission school disctrict. received her degree from St. Louis University. She is currently the athletic director and P.E. instructor at St. Marlene Toms— As a jewelry artists, Marlene shares her Ryan Baber— Prior to working at Pembroke Hill, Lorraine Gordon— Lorraine retired from Pembroke Hill Paul’s Episcopal Day School. beautiful, one-of-a-kind jewelry designs with others at Ryan designed and taught electives in web design and where she began teaching in 1982. She holds bachelor SavArt Gallery, Ecclectics, Chinda’s “You”nique Jewelry programming, was the director of getCoding, and most degrees in French and English from Saint Mary College Sam McGriff— Both a P.E. teacher and the strength and Boutique, Sheehan’s Irish Imports and Worlds Window. recently was a curriculum engineer for Codeacademy. and a master’s degree in English from the University of conditioning coach at PHS, Sam earned a bachelor’s Notre Dame. degree in nutrition and fitness, pre-med from the Brooke Van Lear Jones— Brooke graduated from Martha Bailey— A former PHS faculty assistant and University of Missouri. Pembroke Hill in 2009 and received her bachelor’s degree a ative of Kansas City, Martha attended K—State and Tabitha Hazen— Currently the P.E. faculty assistant in psychology from Park University in 2012. In 2013, she Galveston College. teacher, Tabitha received her bachelor’s degree from Linda Mohr— Linda is the middle school math teacher earned her Montessori Early Childhood Certification. She Emporia State University. Prior to joining Pembroke Hill, for sixth grade. She has taught in various capacities at Kim Banion— Kim teaches upper school English currently teaches kindergarten at PHS. Tabitha worked in the Blue Valley school district. Pembroke Hill for the last 15 years. at Pembroke Hill. She received her doctorate Bridget Ward— Bridget has been teaching in the early degree in English with an emphasis in 19th Century Nick Hennessy— A Pembroke Hill graduate, Nick has a Mary Mullin— Mary is a third grade faculty assistant years program at Pembroke Hill for more than 15 years. interdisciplinary studies from the University of Nebraska- bachelor in education from Drake University, and taught at Pembroke Hill. She has also taught kindergarten and She has taught several summers with the 2-year-olds in Lincoln. at the American International School of Salzberg before science classes for 28 years. She holds a dual degree the past and is excited to return to the summer program returning to teach at Pembroke Hill. in early childhood/social work and a master’s degree in Raj Bhala— Raj is the Associate Dean for International for another year. elementary education. and Comparative Law at Kansas University. He earned Lissy Hodge— A graduate of PHS, Lissy received her Janet Watkins— A graduate of PHS, Janet earned master’s degrees from both the London School of bachelor’s degree in education from Wheaton College. Trudi Patterson— Trudi received her master’s degree her master of arts degree in art therapy from George Economics and Oxford in economics and management, Before returning to Pembroke to substitute teach, she in art and art history at UMKC. She is currently an early Washington University. She has been teaching art at respectively. He obtained his law degree with honors taught overseas through the Fullbright program. childhood faculty assistant at Pembroke Hill. Pembroke Hill since 1999. from Harvard. Mary Hodge— A graduate of PHS, Mary returned to Mary Pepitone— Mary is a PHS parent and writes the Barry White— A member of the PHS Faculty and Staff Brant Challacombe— A graduate of the University of teach at Pembroke Hill in 2000. She has a bachelor of column Come into My Kitchen for the Kansas City Star. She Hall of Fame, Barry worked at PHS for 47 years as the Kansas, Brant teaches performing arts in the middle and arts degree from Kansas University. is also a nationally syndicated journalist with her column lower school principal. He received his master’s degree in upper school at Pembroke Hill. Hometouch that runs in over 200 newspapers across the education from the University of Kansas. Heather Hoffman— Heather graduated from UMKC in country. Christy Clarke— Christy is a kindergarten teacher at 1996 with a degree in education and has been teaching Rudy Wichmann— Rudy has been teaching driver’s Pemrboke Hill. She has a bachelor’s degree in early middle school english at Pembroke Hill since 2003. Matt Pritchett— Matt has been a physical education education for more than 30 years. He holds a master’s childhood education from Park University. teacher and coach at PHS since 1999. Matt holds a degree in safety education from University of Central Michael Jones— Prior to joining PHS in 2016, Michael coaching license from the US Soccer Federation and the David D’Ercole— David currently serves as the lower Missouri. worked for Academie Lafayette where he taught third National Soccer Coaches Association of America. school principal at Pembroke Hill. An avid rock climber, grade. He holds a bachelor’s degree in French studies Karen Wilson— Karen has been teaching at PHS he is also an American Mountain Guide Association from Webster University and a master’s degree in Karl Schmidt— Karl has a bachelor of science degree in for 25 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in certified climbing instructor. education curriculum and instruction from UMKC. math from Vanderbilt and has taught math at the PHS elementary education and a master’s degree in upper school since 2001. elementary administration. Clemencia D’Ercole— Clemencia is a highly competitive Kansas City Chess Club—The Kansas City Chess Club, female rock climber, with a passion for teaching students and their staff of certified chess instructors, provides Sarah Schopflin— Sarah has more than 18 years Nicole Wilson— Nicole received her master’s not only how to climb safely, but how to live healthy and chess classes to 40 different schools in the metro, of experience teaching children age K-2. She is a degree in mass communication from Arizona State active lifestyles. including Pembroke Hill. kindergarten faculty assistant at PHS. University. She is currently a faculty assistant at Pembroke Hill. Caroline Doctor— Caroline is currently a kindergarten Lindsay Kobolt— Lindsay received her master’s degree Kit Smith— Kit is in the PHS Faculty and Staff Hall of teacher at Pembroke Hill. She received her bachelor from the University of Missouri- Kansas City, and is Fame, having been with Pembroke Hill for more than 25 of arts degree in economics and geosciences from currently the middle school counselor at Pembroke Hill. years as an early childhood teacher. She has a degree Williams College. Prior to PHS, she taught first grade in in human development and family life from Kansas Washington, D.C. Alice Kroh— Alice teaches second grade at Pembroke University. Hill. She has a bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in developmental psychology. She also has a master’s Stephanie Springate— Stephanie teaches music at degree in elementary education. Pembroke Hill to students in grades first through fifth. She received her degree in music and theory composition from William Jewell College. 34 The Pembroke Hill School | www.pembrokehill.org 816-936-1321 | Summer at Pembroke Hill 35