Moravian Academy's Mission Statement

Moravian Academy’s Mission Statement

Moravian Academy is a church-related school whose Moravian tradition affirms that young people best realize their potential in an atmosphere of love and understanding. We seek to promote the child's full development in mind, body, and spirit. Since 1742 our tradition has encouraged sound innovations to meet contemporary challenges while recognizing the permanence of basic human values.

Moravian Academy seeks to fulfill its mission by pursuing these goals:

• Provide a strong academic foundation in preparation for college work. • Help students develop self-respect, dignity, and a concern and respect for others. • Promote creativity and an appreciation of aesthetic values. • Help students to develop their physical skills and encourage positive attitudes about health and fitness. • Engage students in experiences that will develop maturity, independence, adaptability, integrity, and love of learning. • Help students to become aware of the spiritual dimension of life and further their understanding of the Judeo-Christian tradition. • Encourage students and their parents to recognize their responsibilities in the educational process and demonstrate their commitment to the purposes and goals of Moravian Academy.

3 Calendar of Camps and Workshops All programs will be held on the Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond

June 11-15

A Week in Japan students entering grades 3-5 Cartography students entering grades 6-9 Ceramics Camp students entering grades 6-8 Day-to-Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 Field Hockey students entering grades 4-8 K’NEX STEM Challenge students entering grades 4-6 Spanish Immersion Session I students entering grades K-6 *Write Music [the Right Way]! (morning session) students entering grades 6-9 *Write Music [the Right Way]! (afternoon session) students entering grades 6-9 *Please note: You can only sign up for one session of Write Music [the Right Way]!

June 18-22

A Week on the Farm students entering grades 2-4 Art Camp! Volume 1 students entering grades 2-5 Ceramics Camp students entering grades 6-8 Goal Keepers Camp (June 19-21) students ages 11 and older Green Pond Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 Junior Environmentalists students entering grades 2-4 Spanish Immersion Session II students entering grades K-6 Soccer Academy Session I (Beginners) students ages 5-10 Summer Jazz at the Academy students entering grades 7-12 The Magic of Writing students entering grades 6-9 Writers Workshop students entering grades 3-5

June 25-29

Basketball Camp students entering grades 5-9 Building Math Skills Through Games students entering grades 4-6 Game On! students entering grades 4-6 Goal Keepers Camp (June 26-28) students ages 11 and older Green Pond Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 Scratch Programming Adventure students entering grades 4-6 Simply Complex Machines students entering grades 4-6 Soccer Academy Session II (All Skill Levels) students ages 5-14 Spanish Immersion Session III students entering grades K-6 The Magic of Writing students entering grades 6-9 Writers Workshop students entering grades 3-5

July 2-6 (no camp on July 4)

Around the World in a Week students entering grades 2-4 Green Pond Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 Graphical Paper Crafts and More! students entering grades 5-6 Make It! Print It! students entering grades 4-6 The Magic of Writing students entering grades 6-9 Remember When? students entering grades 4-6

4 July 9-13

Animation Camp students entering grades 3-6 Crazy Concoctions and Marvelous Materials students entering grades 3-5 Green Pond Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 STK! (Shark Tank for Kids!) students entering grades 3-5 Tennis Academy students entering grades 6-10

July 16-20

Green Pond Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 FIRST Lego League Jr. Robotics Boot Camp students entering grades 2-4 Puppet Party students entering grades 2-5 Soccer for Middle Schoolers Session I students entering grades 6-8 Spanish Refresher Session I students entering grades 7-8

July 23-27

Day-to-Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 FIRST Lego League Robotics Boot Camp students entering grades 4-8 Inspired by Nature students entering grades 2-4 Soccer for Middle Schoolers Session II students entering grades 6-8 Spanish Refresher Session II students entering grades 7-8 Winter in July? (morning session) students entering grades 3-4 Winter in July? (afternoon session) students entering grades 5-6

July 30-August 3

Advanced Player Soccer Camp students ages 8-14 Art Camp! Volume 2 students entering grades 2-5 Beyond the Outer Limits students entering grades 5-8 Day-to-Day Camp students entering PreK-grade 6 Readers Workshop students entering grades 1-3

5 Registration Procedures

If you are interested in joining one or more of these programs, please complete the registration form. Please note: if you register your child in grades prekindergarten through grade 6 for a ½ day or 2-hour program, you may also register him/her for ½ day of Day-to-Day or Green Pond Day Camp.

You need to submit a non-refundable $50 deposit per week for each participant for each program. You may also pay the fee in full at the time of registration. Should there be an insufficient number of students to run a particular program, you may have the deposit refunded to you or it can be applied to another program.

The balance of the fee for each program is required by June 1, 2018. Any registration received after June 1, 2018 requires the full fee at the time of registration.

Any questions about registration, please contact Sue Williams at 610-691-1600 ext. 310.

Completed forms with checks made payable to Moravian Academy should be sent to the following:

Moravian Academy Summer Programs Attn: Sue Williams, Summer Program Assistant 4313 Green Pond Road Bethlehem, PA 18020

Before and After Care Program

The Summer at the Academy Before and After Care Program provides a nurturing, safe environment for our participants. Children participate in a variety of activities that include arts and crafts, swimming, and games.

The Before Care program begins each morning, June 11-August 3 at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 9:00 a.m. The After Care program is offered from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Both sessions are offered Monday through Friday to children (entering prekindergarten through grade 6) already registered for the Day Camp or Enrichment Programs. There is a $5.00 per person per hour charge for before and after care.

It is imperative that children are not dropped off before 7:00 a.m. and that they are picked up by 6:00 p.m. There is a $50 late fee for pickups after 6:00 p.m. There is no supervision prior to 7:00 a.m. We would like to have registration for the Before and After Care Programs in advance, and this should be indicated on the registration form.

Before Camp Care is under the supervision of Mrs. Paulette Vuchko, assistant in Moravian Academy’s Extended Care Program; the After Camp Care program is under the supervision of Ms. Melissa Hummel, prekindergarten teacher at Moravian Academy.

6 Day-to-Day Camp

This full-day camp will be offered for students entering grades prekindergarten through grade 6. This program is different from the regular day camp and enrichment programs in that you may register your child for one day, two days, or all five days for each session. Students must bring their own lunches. Many activities are planned including drama, arts and crafts, games, field trips, and physical activities both outdoors and in the gymnasium. We ask that campers not wear sandals. This program will be held in Walter Hall on the Merle-Smith Campus from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. In addition to the program, before camp care will be available from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. and after camp care will be available from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Miss Gabbey Stone will be directing the program again this year. She directed the Day-to-Day Camp program last year and was an assistant in 2016. Miss Gabbey Stone is also the director of Moravian Academy’s Lower School Extended Care Program.

Dates: Session I June 11-15 Session II July 23-27 Session III July 30-August 3 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades prekindergarten – 6 Bring: Campers need to bring a lunch and beverage, a swimming suit and a towel. Campers are encouraged to bring a water bottle. Fee: $50 per day $200 per week

Green Pond Day Camp

Green Pond Day Camp meets daily, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., for students entering prekindergarten through grade 6. The camp runs as five independent one-week sessions. Each week revolves around a central theme and all of the children's activities–arts and crafts, drama, music and field trips–focus on the theme. Field trips are scheduled for each week, but depending on the weather, dates could possibly change. Campers also take part in sports and swimming. Certified lifeguards are on duty during all swimming activities. All children are tested on their swimming abilities. Campers are grouped by age or grade level.

The counselors for Green Pond Day Camp are Mrs. Angela Emili, Miss Nicole Martins, and Miss Gabbey Stone. Mrs. Angela Emili teaches after-school programs at the Lower School. Miss Nicole Martins was a Green Pond Day Camp counselor in 2017 and in previous summers, the summer program lifeguard. Miss Gabbey Stone also directs Day-to-Day Camp and is the director of Moravian Academy’s Lower School Extended Care Program.

7 Green Pond Day Camp’s Dates and Themes:

Dates: Session 1 June 18-22 Out of the box Session 2 June 25-29 Hollywood Session 3 July 2-6 (no camp on July 4) Party in the U.S.A. Session 4 July 9-13 Mystery Week Session 5 July 16-20 Wonders of the World Time: Camp meets daily Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades prekindergarten - 6 Bring: Campers need to bring a lunch and beverage, a swimming suit and a towel. Campers are encouraged to bring a water bottle. Fee: $200 per week for sessions 1, 2, 4, and 5 $160 for session 3 Fee includes field trips and a camp T-shirt.

Fine and Performing Arts

Animation Camp!

Get animated! In this exciting camp, we will learn about and try out a variety of different animation styles using a combination of hands-on and computer-based art mediums. Our animated adventure will culminate in the creation of original animated movies!

This camp is directed by Brian Elstein. Brian Elstein holds a BA with a focus in Cultural Anthropology and a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Visual Arts Degree. He is Moravian Academy’s Lower School Art teacher, as well as an enthusiastic traveler, having visited more than 27 countries and spending more than four years living abroad. Mr. Elstein is also a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: July 9 – July 13 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 3-6 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250

Art Camp! Volume I

Join us for a week filled with arts, crafts, creativity, and camaraderie. Come inspired to create exciting projects and learn to use new artistic media. We will be creating everything from paintings and drawings to friendship bracelets and tie-dye. For more Art Camp, check out Volume 2 in August!

Dates: June 18 – June 22 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 2-5 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack, White T-shirts (for tie- dyeing) Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250

Art Camp! Volume II

If you love creating art, join us for another week of Art Camp. This session will offer different projects and experiences from our Volume 1 camp offered earlier this summer, so whether you are a repeat or a new camper, you are welcome. Come inspired to create exciting projects and learn to use new artistic media.

Dates: July 30 – August 3 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 2-5 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250

9 Ceramics Camp: Working with Clay

This two-week camp will get your creative energy flowing. We will be working in the Couch Art Building's Ceramics Studio. Campers will be making objects with clay using both hand-building techniques and throwing it on the potter's wheel. Week one's focus will be building the clay objects. Week two's goal will be glazing and decorating their surfaces. Campers can create clay pieces that are functional and/or purely sculptural. Let’s get creative!

Ms. Sue Maurer was bitten by the ceramics bug in her high school art classes and has been working with clay ever since. During the school year, she works with MA Upper School ceramics students. In the summer, she works with master ceramics artists learning new techniques to share!

Dates: June 11 - June 22 (Please note: one 2-week session; however, we will consider attendance for the first week only) Time: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Building—Ceramics Studio Grades: Students entering grades 6-8 Class Limit: 8 students Fee: $350 for the 2-week session ($175 for the first week only)

Graphical Paper Crafts and More!

Are you in awe of all things embellished? Do you love to create? Would you like to make original designs you can use to personalize cards, picture frames, mirrors, or notebooks? Then this is the camp for YOU! Campers will learn the basics of working in a digital design space along with tips and techniques for making creations only they could have imagined. Come, let your imagination guide you to be your creative best!

Mrs. Dani Mackavage will lead this camp. Mrs. Mackavage teaches math at the Middle School and is returning to ‘Summer at the Academy’ after having served as a counselor for Green Pond Day Camp last year and having taught enrichment camps in previous years.

Dates: July 2-6 (no camp on July 4) Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 5-6 Class Limit: 6 students Fee: $200

10 Inspired by Nature

Spend a week getting inspired by nature! In this exciting camp, students will create several crafts and works of art inspired by the world around them. They will learn about land artists, the upcycle art movement, and how to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. Our project time will be supplemented and inspired by nature walks, a field trip to a local wildlife sanctuary, and visits to our Upper School garden. I hope you can join us!

Dates: July 23 – July 27 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 2 - 4 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Bug spray, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250

Puppet Party!

Join us for a week of construction, creative play and performance as we delve into the world of puppetry. Campers will create a variety of puppets, write and perform skits with their new hand held friends.

Dates: July 16 – July 20 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 2-5 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250

11 Summer Jazz at the Academy

Summer Jazz at Moravian Academy is a day camp for instrumental music students interested in building their jazz performance skills. Students will spend the week in classes on jazz improvisation, jazz listening, ear training, jazz styles, and ensemble rehearsals. The week will end with a concert at Moravian Academy with New York City guest Jazz Artist and Bowling Green State University Jazz Studies Director David Bixler.

Faculty members include Dr. Richard Fanning, Director of Instrumental Music at Moravian Academy; Steven Denny, New York City freelance jazz pianist; Mike Lorenz, guitarist/bassist and Moravian Academy alumnus, drummer Liam Zahm.

Dates: June 18 - June 22 Times: 12:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 7 - 12 Fee: $200

Write Music [the Right Way]!

Want to learn how to create music? Then this camp is for you! Campers learn to write music, using current industry-standard music-writing software, as well as developing and honing a solid foundation of music principles to be utilized in writing music. By the end of this weeklong course, you’ll be able to write the tunes you hear in your head. Let’s spend a week creating music!

Ms. Chase Morrison’s graduate degree in music composition is from Westminster Choir College. She also is a professional cellist, conductor, and music educator at Moravian Academy and Westminster Conservatory. Her musical compositions have been commissioned and performed by Cornell University, Westminster Choir College, Dance Theatre Workshop, and Symphony Space in New York, among others.

Dates: June 11 – June 15 Times: Morning session: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Afternoon session: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (*Campers may sign up for either the morning or afternoon session; class meets once per day.) Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 6-9 Fee: $175 per session

12 Global Languages and Cultures

A Week in Japan

Join us as we spend a week experiencing everything Japan! Students will have the opportunity to delve deep into Japanese culture, food, language, and, of course, art in this exciting program.

Dates: June 11 – June 15 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 3-5 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack, White cotton T-shirt (for shiburi zome) Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250 Around the World in a Week!

In this exciting enrichment program, we will spend each day delving into the history, language, food, festivals and of course arts of a different country. In addition to gaining a taste for each of these amazing cultures, participants will also create folk art inspired projects each day. Come join us as we travel “around the world in a week!”

Dates: July 2 -July 6 (no camp on July 4) Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 2-4 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250

13 Spanish Immersion

¡A aprender, jugando! (Let's learn, playing!) This exciting Spanish Immersion summer day camp is open to children entering kindergarten through grade 6 in the 2018-2019 school year. Starting on the first day, campers will be spoken to in Spanish and will spend their days learning, exploring, and playing- all while learning to react and respond in the target language. Campers participate in outdoor activities, swimming, arts and crafts, music, games, and other educational activities during their immersion experience. Parents can choose to enter children for one, two, or all three weeks of the program. Each week will have a different theme to guide the activities that take place. We look forward to seeing you!

This program is directed by Mr. Marc Yerrington. Señor Yerrington is the third grade Spanish Immersion teacher at Moravian Academy.

Camp Dates and Themes:

Dates: Session I--June 11-June 15 Fiestas del mundo (Celebrations around the world) Session II--June 18-June 22 ¡Vamos de viaje! (Traveling around the world) Session III--June 25-June 29 Cuentos Populares (Folktales come to life)

Times: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. daily Location: Walter Hall on the Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades K-6 Fee: $250 per week

Spanish Refresher for Middle Schoolers

This summer workshop is geared towards reinforcing the material learned by your child while in middle school and getting a good head start on next fall. Whether your child is entering the 7th or 8th grade, we will focus on skills that will help the student to not only retain but also to solidify and strengthen basic skills. Material covered will relate to specific topics, but we will work mostly on Reading, Writing, Listening, and especially, Speaking. We will do this through a variety of improvisational and skit activities that engage students.

This program will be taught by Mr. Gonzalo del Real. Mr. del Real is a Spanish teacher at Moravian Academy’s Upper School and is a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: Session I: July 16 - July 20 Session II: July 23 - July 27 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 7 and 8 Fee: $165 per session

14 Winter in July?!

The winter holidays are a busy time of the year. Let’s slow down during these ‘lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer’ to relish the secular side of the ‘most wonderful time of the year.’ We’ll explore some of the beloved customs and traditions that make this season so merry and bright. Come join us as we delve into the origin of such things as gingerbread houses, ugly sweater contests, holiday crackers, and light displays. We’ll serve up hot cocoa, decorate cookies, learn to make a perfect snowflake, and so much more during this fun-filled and festive week!

Dates: July 23-27 Times: Morning session for students entering grades 3-4: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Afternoon session for students entering grades 5-6: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $175 per session

English and History

Cartography Lab: Mapping the World By Heart

“The International Cartographic Association defines cartography as the discipline dealing with the conception, production, dissemination, and study of maps. Cartography is also about representation – the map. This means that cartography is the whole process of mapping.” (Canadian Cartographic Association)

This hands-on cartography lab experience will allow participants to explore various types of maps humans have created, as well as utilizing pencil and ink for an intensive application of cartography skills by mapping the world by heart. Skills focus include geographic resource interpretation, identifying map projections and specific use for each, location through utilizing latitude and longitude, scale ratio, and precise map construction with a thorough continent by continent and region by region development.

Students will learn to develop skills that can be used for the rest of their lives like persistence and patience, cooperation, problem-solving, decision-making, self-confidence, and a sense of accomplishment with ownership of their finished product. Additionally, the learning environment will also encourage positive student collaboration and interaction, exploration of global awareness, and the use of creative art for their uniquely designed border.

This cartography lab will be facilitated by Mr. Nicholas Lucas. Mr. Lucas is the 6th grade Middle School Social Studies teacher. In addition to holding a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Moravian College, Mr. Lucas has real-world experience in the areas of geography,

15 cartography, and military intelligence with a focus on East Africa, the Middle East, the Subcontinent of India and Indian Ocean, and Southeast and East Asia.

Dates: June 11 - 15 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 6-9 Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $250

Readers Workshop

Looking to boost your child’s interest and confidence with reading? Following Lucy Calkins’ Readers Workshop model, campers will spend the week working to improve their fluency, accuracy and comprehension skills. Lessons will be presented in four ways: 1.) Whole group instruction, where we will cover topics such as smart book selections, making connections with the text, asking clarifying questions and building vocabulary. 2.) Individual conferencing, where students will meet one-on-one with the instructor to review goal setting and to check comprehension. 3.) Independent reading time, where students will practice reading independently to build fluency and increase reading stamina. 4.) Peer-to-peer work, where students will work with a buddy to make predictions about texts, reflect on the lesson of the day, and present book reviews and recommendations. ***Students must be able to read independently.***

This camp will be run by Mrs. Courtney Zemsky. Mrs. Zemsky is an experienced classroom teacher having taught students in pre-k, kindergarten, and elementary grades. She has a BA in philosophy and Religion, an MA in Educational Leadership and is an AMI certified Montessori Primary teacher. Drawing on her Montessori background and responsive classroom techniques, her hands-on style blends whole group instruction with small group work and individual conferencing with each student. She has been trained in Lucy Calkins’ Readers and Writers Workshop, and she loved using these research-based methods in her classroom.

Dates: July 30-August 3 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 1-3 Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $175

16 Remember When?

During this week, we’ll put technology aside and get back to basics as we learn such things as how to sew on a button, write a handwritten note and address an envelope, set both an informal and formal table, and use essential hand tools. Students will leave with several homespun crafts and an appreciation for the ‘good ol’ days.’

Dates: July 2-6 (no camp on July 4) Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-6 Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $175

The Magic of Writing: Summer Writing Workshop

This course is for students entering 6-9 who wish to improve their writing skills. Creative drama, fun group activities, and storytelling will be used to jump-start students’ imaginations and their writing. Students will write daily, participate in-group and one-on-one workshops, and share in-group discussions. Areas covered will include practice in the expository modes of writing, word processing, and keyboard work, and emphasis on the whole process of writing, including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising.

We will focus on expository modes of writing (narration, process analysis, description, and persuasion) and will work on daily exercises to hone our skills in descriptive and sensory writing. We will read Book I of Dexter and The Dragon Spell and complete a character analysis essay at the end of our workshop in a book conference with the author. If students have already read Book I of Dexter and The Dragon Spell, Books II and III of the Dexter series will be available.

This workshop is taught by Dr. Catherine Moore. Dr. Moore is a Moravian Academy Upper School English Teacher and has taught at Moravian Academy for six years. In addition to holding a Ph.D. in English Literature, Dr. Moore has a Master’s degree in Theatre, with a concentration in Theatre History from Northwestern University and a Master of Studies postgraduate degree in Research Methods in English Literature from the University of Oxford. Dr. Moore is also a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: June 18th-July 6th (no camp on July 4) Please note: one 3-week session; however, we will consider attendance for one or two weeks as well Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 6-9 Fee: $700 for all three weeks (By week: $250 for week 1; $250 for week 2; $200 for week 3)

17 Writers Workshop

We’ve all got a story to tell. This Writers Workshop will help campers explore the world of being an author and publishing their own story! Following Lucy Calkins’ Writers Workshop model, campers will learn how to: look at books as mentor texts, cultivate their own ideas for writing, add detail and interest to their stories and edit their work. This two-week workshop will culminate with a publishing party in which friends and family will be invited to join us, as all authors share their finished products and show off their writing skills! Please note: campers are permitted to sign up for the first week only, although it means they will not publish a story.

Dates: June 18-29 (Please note: one 2-week session; however, we will consider attendance for the first week only) Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 3-5 Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $350 for the 2-week session ($175 for the first week only)

STEM Programs

A Week on the Farm

Spend a week exploring the science of agriculture! We will investigate plants, farm animals, insects and soil, work in the community garden, and have fun learning about the importance of agriculture in our daily lives.

This camp will be led by Lower School teacher, Holly Haines and Middle School Science Teacher, JoAnne Daniels who have both attended the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Ag Educators Institute.

Dates: June 18- June 22 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 2-4 Class Limit: 12 students Fee: $195

Beyond the Outer Limits!

Join us for a week of the ‘best of’ our previous and brand-new space camp activities. We’ll learn about the fantastic worlds of flight both inside and outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Explore aviation and rocketry with an exciting assortment of experiences, hands-on activities and field trips throughout the week. The week includes visits to Dorney Park and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City!

Brad Pomeroy, Lower School Science Teacher, and JoAnne Daniels, Middle School Science Teacher, will lead the week. Both have extensive knowledge and interest in space and aviation and are graduates of US Space and Rocket Center’s Space Camp for Educators. Both teachers are also veteran Summer Program counselors.

Dates: July 30 - August 3 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 5-8 Class Limit: 12 students Fee: $450

Building Math Skills Through Games

Playing games is a fun way to reinforce math skills. Games encourage strategic mathematical thinking as students find different strategies for solving problems and as a result develop computational fluency. Come join us for a week of fun and learning through math games!

This camp will be led by Mrs. Cheryl Hinkle and Mrs. Beth Matlock. Mrs. Hinkle is a 5th-grade math teacher at Moravian Academy and Mrs. Matlock is a 4th-grade teacher at Moravian Academy. Both teachers are veteran Summer Program counselors.

Dates: June 25-June 29 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-6 Class Limit: 18 students Fee: $250

19 Crazy Concoctions and Marvelous Materials

This week will be filled with bubbles, pops, and fizzes! Have fun exploring chemistry and materials science with exciting (and sometimes messy) hands-on activities.

This camp will be directed by JoAnne Daniels. Mrs. Daniels is a Middle School Science teacher and a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: July 9 - July 13 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 3-5 Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $195 Game On!

Explore a variety of card, board and action games together and then, create your own games as we investigate the theory of good game design – a little bit of luck, a touch of logic, an engaging story and just the right amount of strategy!

This exciting camp will be directed by JoAnne Daniels. Mrs. Daniels is a Middle School Science teacher and a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: June 25 - June 29 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-6 Class Limit: 12 students Fee: $175

Junior Environmentalists

Explore our beautiful campus together this week as a young environmentalist! Forestry, wildlife, conservation, and sustainability will be the focus of our investigations and hands-on activities.

The week will be led by Lower School teacher, Holly Haines and Middle School Science Teacher, JoAnne Daniels. Both attended the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Ag Educators Institute and are active in Moravian Academy’s sustainability efforts.

Dates: June 18 - June 22 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 2-4 Class Limit: 12 students Fee: $195

K’NEX STEM Challenge

Do you enjoy using teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and your imagination? Then you will enjoy the thrill of being challenged to build an object using the world’s most creative construction toy, K’NEX. Teams will design and build a required object, such as a tower, an amusement park ride or a…the possibilities are endless. Come join us for a week of fun as we shape our future engineers.

This camp will be led by Mrs. Cheryl Hinkle and Mrs. Beth Matlock. Mrs. Hinkle is a 5th grade math teacher at Moravian Academy and Mrs. Matlock is a 4th grade teacher at Moravian Academy. Both teachers are veteran Summer Program counselors.

Dates: June 11-June 15 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-6 Class Limit: 18 students Fee: $250

Make It! Print It!

If you can think it, you can create it! In our mini-maker space, explore the design process this week. We will focus on 3D printing as we learn to use 3D pens and 3D printers to prototype our designs.

This camp will be directed by JoAnne Daniels. Mrs. Daniels is a Middle School Science teacher and a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: July 2 – July 6 (no camp on July 4) Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-6 Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $195

21 Scratch Programming Adventure

Have fun learning to program using MIT Media Lab's successful Scratch 2.0 software. Together, we will explore this graphical programming language while we learn basic computer science concepts. Students will write simple programs and create fun games throughout the week.

This camp will be directed by JoAnne Daniels. Mrs. Daniels is a Middle School Science teacher and a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: June 25 - June 29 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-6 Class Limit: 12 students Fee: $175

Simply Complex Machines

Rube Goldberg is a well-known comic artist and engineer who designed complex machines that experiment with cause and effect. His designs have inspired a movement of artists who create their own cause and effect machines. This exciting program will give participants the opportunity to create kinetic sculptural designs that encourage teamwork, experimentation, and humor. In other words, we will spend a week making complicated machines that do simple things!

This camp will be directed by Brian Elstein and Brad Pomeroy. Mr. Elstein is Moravian Academy’s Lower School Art teacher as well as an enthusiastic traveler. Mr. Pomeroy is the Science Lab teacher at the Lower School. Mr. Pomeroy is an avid RC pilot, space and aviation enthusiast, tinkerer, and student of the sciences.

Date: June 25- June 29th Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus, Couch Arts Studio Grades: Students entering grades 4-6 Bring: Bathing suit, Towel, Sunscreen, Hat, Bag Lunch, Snack Class Limit: 15 students Fee: $250

22 STK! (Shark Tank for Kids!)

Calling all future entrepreneurs! Join us for an exciting week as students design and create innovative products that they will ‘pitch to the shark tank.’ Will the sharks invest in your product? Do you have a good business plan and marketing strategy? Let’s find out together!

This camp will be directed by JoAnne Daniels. Mrs. Daniels is a Middle School Science teacher and a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: July 9 – July 13 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 3-5 Class Limit: 10 students Fee: $195

Sports and Health Programs

Boys and Girls Basketball Camp – Skills, Drills, and Competitions

If you are a basketball player who is looking to keep a ball in your hand over the summer, then this is the camp for you. Or, if you have never played and are interested in learning about the game, this is also the camp for you. In addition to teaching and reinforcing all of the basic fundamentals of the game, this camp will feature a wide variety of skills and game competitions to keep things up-tempo and fun.

This camp is directed by Mr. Rich Polgar and Mr. Bud Brennan. Coach Polgar is the Head Coach of the Upper School Girls Basketball program, and Coach Brennan has been an assistant coach to the program as well. Both coaches have many years of experience in a variety of sports, as well as a collective 30 years experience coaching basketball at the middle school and high school levels. Additionally, both are faculty members of Moravian Academy and directed the Summer at the Academy’s Basketball camp last summer.

Dates: June 25-June 29 Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus Athletic and Wellness Center (AWC) Grades: Students entering grades 5-9 Fee: $175

Boys and Girls Soccer Academy

This camp offers the perfect combination of learning and FUN! Camp days are designed to promote the learning of techniques and skills while focusing on the individual player. A typical day will include technical games, structured practices, scrimmages, and a team tournament to end each day. Session I will be for beginners ages 5-10. Session II will be for all skill levels ages 5-14.

Dates: Session I June 18-22 (Beginners ages 5-10) Session II June 25-29 (all skill levels ages 5-14) Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Fee: $175

The Advanced Player Soccer Camp

The Advanced Player camp is for boys and girls ages 8-14. The camp is designed for the competitive youth player. The curriculum will provide an accelerated series of training sessions that will enhance the player’s proficiency in technique and tactics. Players will also be challenged through the combination of small-sided and 11v11 matches. Goalkeeper specific training will also be included before joining field players in training and matches for game simulation.

The Soccer Academy and Advanced Player Camp are directed by Mr. Bob Hartman, Moravian Academy’s Head Boys Soccer Coach. Mr. Hartman was named Soccer Coach of the Year for 2011 by The Express-Times. He was named National Private High School Coach of the Year for 2014 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He will be assisted by Fernando Carrizo, Moravian Academy’s Upper School Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach. Mr. Carrizo is the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Assn. Boys U-13 Lehigh Valley Head Coach (Olympic Development Camp). He has also been a technical trainer for 16 years. Also assisting with the camps will be Darien Vercillo. Ms. Vercillo played goalkeeper for 4 years as a D1 collegiate athlete. She is Moravian Academy’s Girls Varsity Soccer Head Coach and Head of Goalkeeping for the girls for Lehigh Valley United.

Dates: July 30-August 3 Time: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Ages: Campers ages 8-14 Fee: $175

24 Goalkeepers Camp for boys and girls

Join Coach Darien Vercillo to refine and build on your goal keeping skills.

Dates: Session I: June 19-21 Session II: June 26-28 Time: 12:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Ages: Students 11 years of age or older Fee: $175 per session

Girls Field Hockey

Here is your chance to try a new sport or get some tips to help you get ready for the fall sports season. This camp will consist of skills training, hockey drills, and scrimmage time. Whether you are new to field hockey or if you have played before and want to brush up on your skills over the summer, this is the program for you!

The camp is directed by Shannon Danaher. Ms. Danaher is a teacher and coach at Moravian Academy. She was formerly the head field hockey coach at Southern Connecticut State University and Virginia Commonwealth University. Ms. Danaher played Division I field hockey at the University of Connecticut and has earned gold medals in the Keystone and Nutmeg State Games. In addition, she has coached Keystone Games, Junior Olympics, and worked as a head coach and site director for the USFHA Futures program.

Dates: June 11-15 Time: Monday-Friday 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-8 Fee: $165 ** Participants must provide their own equipment: field hockey stick, shin guards, mouth guard, goggles, and water bottle. Cleats are recommended.

25 Moravian Academy Tennis Academy

The camp is designed for players of all ability levels interested in improving tennis skills and gaining that competitive advantage through small group instruction on-court and off-court strategy sessions. All players are evaluated the first day of camp and placed in competitive groups to maximize their tennis camp experience. Your time on-court will be filled with a combination of group instruction, match play, and one-on-one instructional opportunities to really help you achieve your tennis goals. The goals for the week are to make the camp fun for all players, to instill good sportsmanship, to inspire commitment to the sport and to teach sound stroke mechanics. The weeklong clinic stresses fundamentals in tennis: footwork, stroke production, strategy, and match play. Each day there will be challenging drills, fun games, and match competitions.

The Moravian Academy Tennis Camp is taught by PTA professional and varsity boys’ tennis coach Tom Schoeninger and USPTA professional Rick Brown, head girls’ coach. Tom Schoeninger has been the head boys’ tennis coach at Moravian Academy for twenty years. His boys’ teams have won 16 Colonial League Championships, 17 District Championships, and two PIAA Championships. He has also coached four doubles teams to state championships and was the recipient of the Edwin Faulkner award for USTA Middle States Coach of the year. Rick Brown is a USPTA certified pro. He taught tennis for five years for the USTA in Las Vegas where he mentored Division 1 tennis students. He has been the MA boys’ assistant coach for 6 years and girls’ varsity coach for three years.

Dates: July 9-July 13 Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location: Tennis Courts on the Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 6-10 Class Limit: 24 students Fee: $175

Soccer for Middle Schoolers

Love the "beautiful game"? Want to get in shape for the middle school soccer season? Just want to have a great time on the pitch with your friends? Come out and play some soccer with your peers! We will work on basic skills, play games, get in shape, and you will have a great time while also getting ready for the middle school soccer season if you plan on coming out for the team. Boys and girls are invited, whether you are entering the 6th or the 8th grade, come out and play!

This camp is directed by Mr. Gonzalo del Real. Mr. del Real is an experienced varsity soccer coach, Upper School Spanish teacher, and the former head coach of Middle School Soccer at Moravian Academy. He is also a veteran Summer Program counselor.

Dates: Session I: July 16-July 20 Session II: July 23-27 Time: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 6-8 Fee: $165 per session

26 Other Summer Programs On Campus

FIRST Lego League Jr Robotics Boot Camp (Rising 2nd to 4th Grades)

Join Lehigh Valley CORE this summer for FIRST Lego League Jr (FLL Jr) Robotics Boot Camp as part of Moravian Academy's Summer at the Academy. Working with Lego WeDo motors, gears, blocks and sensor, students will learn, create, and code robots to complete a series of challenges. Students will also tackle group challenges to test and improve their leadership and team-work skills. Students who enjoy Boot Camp are encouraged to join a team for the FLL Jr fall season. Learn more about FLL Jr at https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/flljr

This program will be directed by Mrs. Meredith McCambridge. Meredith McCambridge has spent almost 30 years in education teaching students physics, math, coding and robotics in addition to many administrative roles. Through LV CORE, she and a group of teachers bring robotics and coding opportunities to students in the Lehigh Valley.

For information and registration, visit the LV CORE website at www.LVCORE.org/summerregistration/

Dates: July 16-July 20 Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 2-4

FIRST Lego League Robotics Boot Camp (Rising 4th to 8th Grades)

Lehigh Valley CORE presents FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics Boot Camp this summer for students who love technology and enjoy robotic challenges. Students will work with Lego Mindstorm EV3 robots to harness the power of motors, sensors, gears, and programming to complete daily challenges and compete in team competitions. When appropriate, challenges and competitions will be scaled appropriately for the Upper Elementary and Middle School levels. Students will also work through a series of group challenges to build team-work and leadership skills. Students are encouraged to join us to explore robotics and/or prepare for the fall FLL competition season. Learn more about FLL at https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll

This program will also be directed by Mrs. Meredith McCambridge.

For information and registration, visit the LV CORE website at www.LVCORE.org/summerregistration/

Dates: July 23-July 27 Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location: Merle-Smith Campus at Green Pond Grades: Students entering grades 4-8