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ACADEMICS • ATHLETICS • EARLY CHILDHOOD HIGH SCHOOL • PERFORMANCE & FINE ARTS • STEM June 4 – August 10 wellington.org/summer THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL 2018 SUMMER PROGRAM June 4 – August 10, 2018 Summer Program Weeks WEEK 1: June 4-8 Phil Gross, Director of Summer Program Julie Lovett, Assistant Director of Summer Program WEEK 2: June 11-15 CONTACT INFORMATION 3650 Reed Road Columbus, OH 43220 WEEK 3: June 18-22 Summer Office Phone: 614-324-8882 Email: [email protected] WEEK 4: June 25-29 AGE GROUPS Open to students in prekindergarten (must be age 4) WEEK 5: July 2-6 through grade 12. Register for programs according *No class on July 4 to the grade your child will enter in fall 2018. WEEK 6: July 9-13 CAMP HOURS Morning Program: 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lunch: 12-12:30 p.m. WEEK 7: July 16-20 Afternoon Program: 12:30-3:30 p.m. WEEK 8: July 23-27 EXTENDED DAY HOURS Before Care: 7:30-9 a.m. After Care: 3:30-6 p.m. WEEK 9: July 30-August 3 REGISTER ONLINE WEEK 10: August 6-10 wellington.org/summer 2 | wellington.org/summer THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL 2018 SUMMER PROGRAM WEEK 1: June 4-8 WEEK 2: June 11-15 WEEK 3: June 18-22 Information WEEK 4: June 25-29 PROGRAM OVERVIEW REGISTRATION/CONFIRMATION CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY • The Wellington Summer Program is open • After registering online, you will receive Due to the necessity for a minimum number WEEK 5: July 2-6 to all families in the community and a confirmation email immediately. of students to be enrolled in every course, across the country, regardless of school • A registration fee of $15 per camper is we must adhere to the following policy *No class on July 4 attended. required at time of registration. regarding cancellations. • The program complements busy summer • Course fees are located in the camp • A full refund, minus a $50 cancellation schedules by offering full-day, morning- descriptions. fee per class, will be given if you cancel WEEK 6: July 9-13 only, and afternoon-only classes. • Registration is not complete until a class for any reason prior to May 25 at • Extended Day care is available before payment is received. 12 a.m. After that date, no refunds will and after programs daily. • Payments are accepted in the form of be given unless a program is cancelled. WEEK 7: July 16-20 • You may register for one program or credit card, cash, or personal check. Exceptions will be considered for medical every week of the summer. The choice is • Returned checks and ACH denials/errors circumstances (a letter from a licensed yours. are charged $30 per infraction. physician is required). WEEK 8: July 23-27 • Registration is processed online. • Register according to the grade your child • The Summer Program office reserves the Enrollment is fast, safe, and easy. will enter in the fall. right to cancel any program for which • Registration opens February 1 at 7 a.m. there is insufficient enrollment. All efforts WEEK 9: July 30-August 3 will be made to assign students affected WAITING LISTS to another available camp. If placement ONLINE REGISTRATION • All camps have enrollment limits to is not possible, a full refund or credit for WEEK 10: August 6-10 • Visit wellington.org/summer and click provide an optimal experience for a future program will be granted. the Register Online button. campers. • Refunds, prorated rates, or discounts will • Previously enrolled families may use • Once a class reaches capacity, you may not be provided for camper absences, their current login and password. For choose to join an online waiting list. including vacation schedules or assistance, please email summer@ • You will be notified via email if a spot conflicting activities. wellington.org or call (614) 324-8882. becomes available and you will have 24 • If a child is removed for disciplinary • First time users, click on Create an hours to accept the open spot. After the reasons, there will be no refund. Account and follow the on-screen steps. 24-hour window expires, the open spot • Registration remains open all summer, is passed onto the next person on the so you can go back and add classes at waiting list. any time. • There is no fee or deposit to join a waiting list. wellington.org/summer | 3 THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL 2018 SUMMER PROGRAM LUNCH PICK-UP • Lunch is provided by Wellington’s • Please park in the main lot in front of the dining service company, Aladdin Food school and walk into the Rotunda to pick Management Services, and available for up your child from their instructor. purchase at $30/week. • The teacher will release the student only • Lunches will consist of a variety of kid to parents/individuals whom are listed on friendly foods. Peanut butter and jelly the authorized pickup list. This is filled out sandwiches, milk, and fruit will be when you register for camp. available daily. • NOTE: If your child is not picked up before • Students who have dietary restrictions 3:40 p.m., he or she will be entered into must bring lunch from home. the Extended Day program and charged the • Lunch must be registered and paid for drop-in hourly rate. at least a week in advance to ensure availability. • Campers are welcome to bring a sack FIELD TRIPS lunch from home, however please note no • Waivers are provided by email prior to refrigeration will be available. the start of camp for programs that are not located on the Wellington campus. • School busses provide transportation EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR-CREDIT for off-campus trips as noted in the PROGRAMS • Before and after care are available to description of the program. Summer Program participants from 7:30 - 9 a.m. • Lunches are not provided on full-day field Why spend the summer in class? Students and from 3:30 - 6 p.m. trips. A sack lunch must be brought by the value the ability to delve deeply into one • A parent or caregiver must accompany student each day of the week. content area without other demands on the child into before and out of after care. their schedule. For-credit classes help Parents must sign their child in with the students fulfill a graduation requirement in Extended Day director when they are MEDICATION order to free up space in their school-year dropped off in the morning and must • If your child must take medication while schedule. sign their child out when picked up in the here, please complete the Administration afternoon. of Medication form, available for • Programs are designed for students • We encourage parents to sign up online in download at wellington.org/summer. entering grades 9-12 and are open to advance to help us better plan for staffing • You AND your doctor must complete and students from any school. needs; however, we recognize that may sign this form before Summer Program staff • Daily attendance is mandatory in order to not always be possible and we do permit can dispense medication to your child. earn academic credit. drop-ins without previous registration. • Please provide an adequate supply of your • Please check with your child’s school, • Fee structure: $50/week for mornings only; child’s medication in a labeled container, prior to registering for a program, to $65/week for afternoons only; $85 for including dosage instructions and the ensure your school will accept the morning and afternoon combo. doctor’s name. If medication is not picked academic credit earned in our Summer • There is a strict $1/minute per child late up within 30 days of the last administered Program. fee for all campers picked up after 6 p.m. dose, it will be discarded. • You will earn 1/3 credit (the equivalent of one trimester) for the program you complete. DROP-OFF PHOTOGRAPHS • Credit is documented through an official letter to the student indicating the • Enter on Reed Road and make an • During our programs, your child’s photograph summer course title, credit earned, and immediate right into the visitor parking lot. may be taken. These photos may be used final grade. A copy of this letter may • Please park in the lot and walk your child in future Wellington Summer Program also be mailed to the student’s school, if into the Rotunda where members of our publications, on the school’s social media requested. staff will greet you and assist in finding accounts, the Wellington website, or other • Summer courses are aligned with the the location for your child. promotions. academic policies described in the • DO NOT park along the curb in front of the • Please contact the Summer Program Wellington Course Brochure and Policy main entrance of the school. Director in writing prior to your child Handbook. • Check-in directly with your teacher in the attending camp if you do not want your location of your program. child to be photographed. • NOTE: If your child arrives before 8:50 a.m., he or she will be entered into the Extended Day program and charged the drop-in hourly rate. 4 | wellington.org/summer THE WELLINGTON SCHOOL 2018 SUMMER PROGRAM Quick Look Course descriptions and dates are available on the following pages. ACADEMICS Day Trekkers – Columbus Let’s Get Messy Shakespeare’s Fairies, Witches & Adventure (5-8) Locker Soccer Ghosts (4-8) Food Matters (Prek-1) Day Trekkers – Sports, Nature & Mini-Hawk Sports Who, What & Where: The Basics Animal Lovers (1-3) Art (5-8) of Improv (4-8) My Many Colored Days Chess for Beginners (1-3) Discover Adventure (5-8) All Things Sculpture (5-8) Ocean Exploration Launch It (1-3) Flight Exploration (5-8) Glee Club (5-8) Ohio’s Backyard Math Fun (1-3) Learn to Sail (5-8) Origami Exploration (5-8) Our Animal Friends Space Cadets (1-3) Drone Racing & Obstacle Course Street Magic (5-8) Planes,