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SUMMER EXPERIENCE academics | arts & sciences | athletics SUMMER PROGRAMS for babies through senior adults and Pre-K through 12th grade

JUNE 4 - AUGUST 10 2018

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It is with a happy heart that we share our 2018 Summer Experience CONTACT INFORMATION offerings. We are very intentional and diligent in making sure we offer Summer Experience ...... 614-509-2267 something for everyone at Columbus Academy. We are committed to Director ...... 614-509-2529 reaching children where they are, understanding and supporting different Assistant ...... 614-509-2247 learning styles, and advocating and caring for the diverse tapestry that Floating Counselor ...... 614-653-3117 is our world. CA Summer Experience is a place to feel safe and where Before/After Care...... 614-509-2240 everyone can be their true self. We encourage lifelong learning through Summer Experience Fax ...... 614-475-0396 exploring what excites and motivates you. From babies to golden agers, Email [email protected] and everything in between, we hope you will ﬁnd something that will Director’s Email [email protected] spark wonder and enjoyment through fun and play. We cannot wait to see what you choose! Happy planning! Like us on Facebook for access to updates, photos, SINCERELY, Friday Showcase information and more!

ALYSSA KING, DIRECTOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PROGRAM SESSIONS HOURS OF OPERATION

Session 1 June 4 - June 8 (no camp June 7) Before Care 7:00 am – 8:30 am

Session 2 June 11 - June 15 Pre-K Half Day 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Session 3 June 18 - June 22 Pre-K Half +Plus 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

Session 4 June 25 - June 29 Pre-K Full Day 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Session 5 July 2 - July 6 (no camp July 4) Rising K-9 Check-in 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Session 6 July 9 - July 13 Rising K-9 Half Day 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Session 7 July 16 - July 20 Rising K-9 Half +Plus 9:00 am – 1:30 pm

Session 8 July 23 - July 27 Rising K-9 Full Day 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Session 9 July 30 - August 3 Rising 9-12 See page 55 for offerings

Session 10 August 6 - August 10 After Care 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Family Division See pages 61 – 70 for offerings

FEES, CANCELATIONS AND DEADLINES Course fees are located in the course descriptions and registration pages. Whether submitting a paper form or registering online, registration is not complete until payment is received. Cancelations or changes made prior to the appropriate deadline will incur no penalty and will be refunded in full. Cancelations made after the deadlines will be refunded at 25% of the program fee. Please understand that after these deadlines, we have made ﬁrm ﬁnancial commitments to our faculty and staff, in addition to purchasing materials for the class. If a cancelation is made after the camp’s start date, there will be no refund issued. Changes made to schedules after the deadlines will be charged a non-refundable fee of $25 per child plus any difference in camp fees. If late registrations are received after the deadlines, camp fees increase by 10%.

DEADLINES: May 17th for Sessions 1-5 and June 21st for Sessions 6-10

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Lower School (Rising K – Rising 5th) ...... 11

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Middle School (Rising 6th – Rising 9th) ...... 35 HOURS OF OPERATION Before Care 7:00 am – 8:30 am Upper School (Rising 9th – Rising 12th) ...... 55 Pre-K Half Day 8:30 am – 11:30 am Pre-K Half +Plus 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Pre-K Full Day 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Family (EWM, Grown Up & Child, Adult & Senior) ...... 61 Rising K-9 Check-in 8:30 am – 9:00 am Rising K-9 Half Day 9:00 am – 11:30 am Rising K-9 Half +Plus 9:00 am – 1:30 pm Tutoring ...... 71 Rising K-9 Full Day 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Rising 9-12 See page 55 for offerings After Care 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Meet the Teachers ...... 73 Family Division See pages 61 – 70 for offerings Columbus Academy Campus Map ...... 81

2018 SE Brochure.indd 1 12/19/17 2:22 PM TOP 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Where is CA Summer Experience located? Columbus Academy is located at 4300 Cherry Bottom Road in Gahanna. We are close to the intersection of Morse and Hamilton Roads and just minutes away from Easton Towne Center.

2. Are all programs held on campus? The majority of our programs are held on campus; however, we do have off-site / traveling program partnerships within the community such as Fairy Tale Farm, Hoover Sailing Club and more. If a program is held off-site, it is indicated in the class description with the icon.

3. Is lunch provided? Lunch is provided for all Half +Plus (9:00am-1:30pm) and Full Day (9:00am-4:00pm) camps that are held on campus and is built into the price of the camp with the exception of Session 10, when all campers will be required to pack a nut free lunch. During Sessions 1-9, CA offers a hot main dish with two sides including vegetarian options as well as a salad bar, deli bar and pasta bar daily. We also do our best to accommodate all dietary requests / restrictions. Please contact our ofﬁce if you have additional questions related to dietary concerns. Children are welcome to pack a lunch if they wish, but the lunch must be peanut and tree nut free. Allergy policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free.

4. Do I need to pay when I register? Yes; payment in full is required at the time of registration. Registrations will not be processed and a space is not reserved in any program(s) unless full payment is received.

5. What if I need to cancel or change my child’s schedule? Deadlines are May 17, 2018 for Sessions 1 through 5 and June 21, 2018 for Sessions 6-10. Cancelations or changes made prior to those dates will incur no penalty, and program fee(s) will be refunded in full. Cancelations made after the deadlines will be refunded at 25% of the program fee. Please understand that after these deadlines, we have made ﬁrm ﬁnancial commitments to our faculty and staff, in addition to purchasing materials for the class. If a cancelation is made after the camp’s start date, there will be no refund issued. Changes made to your child’s schedule after the deadlines will be charged a non-refundable fee of $25 per child plus any difference in camp fees.

Please visit www.columbusacademy.org/summer to read the answers to more FAQs!

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PRE-KINDERGARTEN(AGES 3-5fully potty trained) Session: 1 (6/4-8) 2 (6/11-15) 3 (6/18-22) 4 (6/25-29) 5 (7/2-6) 6 (7/9-13) 7 (7/16-20) 8 (7/23-27) 9 (7/30-8/3) 10 (8/6-10)

PRE-K GENERAL INFORMATION Faculty, Staff and Sr. Counselors CA Summer Experience employs current CA Faculty and Staff members Lunch as well as highly qualified outside sources as teachers of the Summer Lunch is provided by Columbus Academy’s Dining Service for Pre-K Half Experience programs. Sr. Counselors are typically local college students +Plus and Full Day programs for Sessions 1-9. Session 10 offers a full day who have been hired after an extensive interview and training process. Sr. program, but requires that all students pack a lunch as the Dining Hall will Counselors are assigned to camps each week and will accompany your child remain closed August 6-10. During Sessions 1-9, Pre-K students eat lunch all day during their respective camp. CA Summer Experience also employs in a Pre-K friendly dining room within CA’s Dining Hall and are served an ample administrative staff to support daily programming. assortment of offerings including a hot main dish with two sides, vegetarian options and salad in a family style setting. We do our best to accommodate Communication all dietary requests / restrictions. Please contact our office if you have Upon registration with full payment, you should receive a confirmation email additional questions related to dietary concerns. Children are welcome to from [email protected] with your child’s class pack a lunch if they wish, but the lunch must be peanut and tree nut free. schedule and additional information. You can expect communication via Allergy Policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free. email from your child’s teacher the Friday prior to camp starting and the Wednesday during the respective camp week. If registration is received late, Daily Drop-off/Pick-up there may be a delay in this communication. There will be signage all around campus to help direct parking, as well as a color coded system to follow from the parking areas to help guide you to the Facilities correct entrance. Please see the CA campus map on the inside of the back A majority of programs are held on CA’s beautiful 231-acre campus that cover for general parking information. Pre-K will follow the YELLOW signage. consists of a six-lane indoor pool, computer labs with iMac computers, nature trails, outdoor classroom space, low ropes elements, eight tennis Drop-off for Pre-K (ages 3-5) is at 8:30 am in the lobby entrance of the courts, Schoedinger Theatre seating 430, two full-length gymnasiums, Lower School. Pre-K parents or guardians should follow campus signage to a weight room, a ceramics studio, five art studios, three libraries, five the Pre-K parking area (Academy Hall Parking Loop) and escort children into playgrounds, eight science labs, four soccer fields, two turf fields, an all- the building to meet with their class. There will be CA Staff available to help weather track, a full service dining hall, three music rooms, and two baseball parents and students get to their drop-off areas. Any student who arrives fields. The campus may be accessed from the West on Cherry Bottom Road prior to 8:30 am and is not accompanied by an adult will be escorted to or from the East via Beecher Road off of Hamilton Road. (Please refer to the Before Care and charged the daily rate of $10. campus map on the inside of the back cover.) Pick-up for the Half Day program is 11:30 am. If your child is participating Field Trip and Off-Site Transportation in the Half +Plus program, he or she will continue with the program until Columbus Academy utilizes school bus rental as a means of transportation 1:30 pm. If your child is participating in the Full Day program, he or she will for field trips and off-site programs. All drivers have proof of credentials continue with the program until 4:00 pm. All Pre-K pick-up times will be in and background checks. CA also has a fleet of 7 passenger vans that will the Pre-K classrooms. Parents or guardians will need to come into the be used for smaller traveling groups. All drivers are employees of Columbus classroom and provide a photo ID to sign children out. If someone other Academy and are van-certified. than a parent / guardian will be picking up your child, please notify a staff member during drop-off. If your child is not picked up by 4:15 pm, he or she Extended Care Programs will be taken to After Care, at which time you will be charged the daily rate Available on a pre-registration or drop-in basis, Before Care and After Care of $12.50. are held from 7:00 am to 8:30 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, respectively. Before Care offers a variety of quiet activities for your child as he or she gets Late Drop-off/Early Pick-up ready for the day. After Care features exciting themed activities, outdoor play, If it is necessary to drop off or pick up your child at any time other than and snack time, as well as quiet places for children to explore and reflect on the designated camp times, the Floating Counselor is available to help the experiences they have had at CA. Parents MUST pick up their children with these transitions. If you know this information ahead of time, you may from After Care by 6:00 pm. Parents that do not pick up their children discuss with your child’s teacher to make any necessary arrangements. You by the end of After Care will be charged $1.00 per minute beyond 6:00 may also contact the Floating Counselor any time during camp hours at 614- pm. If Before or After Care are not needed for the full week, proration is 653-3117 to arrange a pick-up or drop-off. available by contacting our office at (614) 509-2267. Please understand there can be no proration for the combo pricing. Electronics Policy With the increase in the technology around us, electronics are no longer Before Care $50 per week $10 per day prohibited at camp; however, we expect that these devices be put away After Care $62.50 per week $12.50 per day unless specifically required for a camp or in the case of an emergency. Before and After Care Combo $85 per week 5 day option only Discipline Action Plan and Termination Before / After Care is best accessed by parking in the Academy Hall Parking Attendees who are found to bully or harass others will generally be subject Circle near the main entrance to the school. Follow the ORANGE signage into to serious disciplinary action, including prohibition from further attendance. the Theatre entrance of the Lower School to the Before / After Care room. CA Summer Experience reserves the right to remove any camper from Parents must come into the After Care room and provide a photo ID to our program for disciplinary reasons. If a child is removed for disciplinary sign out their child each day. reasons, there will be no refund.

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PRE-K PROGRAM DAILY DETAILS Pre-K Summer Experience Staff AM Coordinator: Debbie Newman ————— PM Coordinator: Sue Figlik Calling all 3 to 5-year-olds! Are you fully potty trained? Do you want to have The Columbus Academy Pre-K staff consists of experienced classroom fun in the sun this summer? Are you interested in storybooks and things that teachers and senior counselors. A maximum ratio of 6:1 is maintained, with crawl? Do you want to do it all? Join our expert teachers on a wild adventure a limit of twenty students per section. throughout the summer at Columbus Academy’s Pre-K Summer Experience. CA deﬁnes potty trained as: The Pre-K program activities are based on weekly themes. Special guests, 1. No longer in training pants/pull ups while awake or asleep (with the arts and crafts, science, games, outdoor education, creative movement, and exception of medical conditions). story time are used to express those themes. Children are encouraged to discover and develop their academic, creative, and social skills at their own 2. Using the toilet for both urination and bowel movements. pace. Opportunities for active and experiential learning are offered each day through child-initiated and teacher-directed activities in order to assist 3. Able to wipe him/herself after using the toilet. children in their intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development. We are committed to creating an enriching environment where children are 4. Able to tell the teachers that he/she needs to use the restroom in the continuous process of development based on their individual ability, beforehand. readiness, and interest. Our emphasis is on play and having fun.

A Pre-K camper’s day starts at 8:30 am and programming lasts until 11:30 Special Features am, which completes the Half Day option of Pre-K. Should you choose to stay Pre-K Special Features are offered Sessions 1 and 10. These camps are for Half +Plus, you will continue on to lunch and themed activities until 1:30 modeled after our Lower School programs and offer Pre-K campers the pm. Should you choose to stay for Full Day, you will continue on to lunch, opportunity to experience specialty programming. See page 6 for more rest time, and additional Pre-K programming until 4:00 pm. If needed, Before details on Special Features. Care is available from 7:00 am to 8:30 am and After Care is available from 4:00-6:00 pm. Campers have the choice of joining us for two, three, or five- day weekly sessions. Your child’s experience will focus on the importance of self-confidence and play in a child’s life. The activities reflect this each day as your child joins in the fun of cooperative play with others in an environment that promotes a confident and positive attitude.

Snacks are provided each morning and afternoon. The dress is casual: a t-shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes are recommended. Swimming suits are needed for sprinkler days. Please check the Pre-K newsletter and signage on the Pre-K doors to know when sprinkler day will be each week of camp as it can vary based on weather conditions. Please send an extra outﬁt in a resealable bag with each camper on the ﬁrst day of camp.

THEMED WEEKS DAILY SCHEDULE Session 1 June 4 – June 8* Special Features Before Care 7:00 am – 8:30 am Session 2 June 11 – June 15 Walkin’ on the Wild Side Pre-K Half Day AM Programming 8:30 am – 11:30 am Session 3 June 18 – June 22 Buggin’ Out Session 4 June 25 – June 29 Treasure Island Pre-K Half +Plus Lunch 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Session 5 July 2 – July 6* Kaboom Summer Fun PK Programming 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Session 6 July 9 – July 13 Storybook Live! Session 7 July 16 – July 20 Superheroes Pre-K Full Day Lunch 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Songs and Story Time 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Session 8 July 23 – July 27 Sports Galore Flexible Nap Time 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Session 9 July 30 – August 3 Diggin’ Dinosaurs PM Programming 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Session 10 August 6 – August 10 Forest School Aftercare 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm *Please note: There is no camp on Thursday, June 7 or Wednesday, July 4.

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Special Features

Drop off for the Pre-K Special Features programs is at 8:30 am at the Schoedinger Theatre entrance/lobby. Children should be escorted into the school to meet with their classes. Pick-up for these Half Day programs is at 11:30 am at the entrance of the Schoedinger Theatre, unless your child is participating in the Half +Plus or Full Day program. For more information on —————drop-off and pick-up, please see the Pre-K General Information on page 4. BalletMet: The Wiggle Jig 3 to 5-year-olds | Session 1 (M-W, F) Instructor: BalletMet Dance Academy Staff Mornings (8:30a-11:30a) $170 BalletMet’s Wiggle Jig program combines fun and dancing to positively impact early childhood learning as youngsters wiggle, glide, leap and twirl through this week-long mini-camp experience. We will follow the dance adventures in BalletMet’s book, Leap and Twirl. Imagination will NEW FOR 2018! Pre-K Forest School with Sunbury Urban Farm lead the way as we use costumes and props to develop the children’s 3 to 5-year-olds | Session 10 (M-F) | Instructor: CA Pre-K Staff fantasies into movement and dance. Join us for this magical time of Full (8:30a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 creativity, movement, and fun! Columbus Academy is dedicating Pre-K Session 10 of Summer Experience to connecting with nature. We will be using our new Crane Builders in Training Outdoor Learning Center as our home base and the forest as our 3 to 5-year-olds | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Little Scholars Staff classroom. Daily, we will spend time connecting with the world around Mornings (8:30a-11:30a) $170 us through the living world of nature. There is a very strong connection Calling all inventors, builders, and designers; come and build some to learning through play in a natural setting and all of the beneﬁts that awesome creations with us! We will create our own designs and make it presents. This program will help with independence and conﬁdence structures using Legos, recyclable materials, and many other interesting while preparing your child for the adventure of education that lies ahead items. Skills necessary: none! Skills gained: communication, problem of them. When we are outside, we learn organically; when we play, our solving, reasoning, developing creativity, and teamwork. minds open to all of the possibilities surrounding us. Join us for this exploration of our natural world with our youngest and most inquisitive of Down on the Farm friends! Half+Plus and Full Day students are required to pack a nut 3 to 5-year-olds | Session 1 (M-W, F) free lunch each day. Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff Mornings (8:30a-11:30a) $190 Cluck Cluck, Moo Moo! Young Chefs Academy invites our youngest chefs to join us in creating recipes inspired by farm life. This is a fun, interactive camp with hands-on cooking, mixed with some stories, crafts, and games to keep little ones engaged.

Enchanted Adventures 3 to 5-year-olds | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Little Scholars Staff Mornings (8:30a-11:30a) $170 Sprinkle some pixie dust and jump on your unicorn, we are heading into the Enchanted Forest! This camp is ﬁlled with imagination, building experiences, and fun! Campers will spark their creativity as they learn about the secret world of fairies, gnomes, elves, unicorns, and all things imaginary.

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LOWER SCHOOL GENERAL INFORMATION Faculty, Staff and Sr. Counselors Before Care offers a variety of quiet activities for your child as he or she gets CA Summer Experience employs current CA Faculty and Staff members ready for the day. After Care features exciting themed activities as well as as well as highly qualified outside sources as teachers of the Summer quiet places for children to explore and reflect on the experiences they have Experience programs. Sr. Counselors are typically local college students had at CA. Parents MUST pick up their children from After Care by 6:00 who have been hired after an extensive interview and training process. Sr. pm. Parents that do not pick up their children by the end of After Care Counselors are assigned to camps each week and will accompany your child will be charged $1.00 per minute beyond 6:00 pm. If Before or After Care all day during their respective camp. CA Summer Experience also employs are not needed for the full week, proration is available by contacting our ample administrative staff to support daily programming. office at (614) 509-2267. Please understand there can be no proration for the combo pricing. Communication Before Care $50 per week $10 per day Upon registration with full payment, you should receive a confirmation email After Care $62.50 per week $12.50 per day from [email protected] with your child’s class Before and After Care Combo $85 per week 5 day option only schedule and additional information. You can expect communication via email from your child’s teacher the Friday prior to camp starting and the Before / After Care is best accessed by parking in the Academy Hall Parking Wednesday during the respective camp week. If registration is received late, Circle near the main entrance to the school. Follow the ORANGE signage into there may be a delay in this communication. the Theatre entrance of the Lower School to the Before / After Care room. Parents must come into the After Care room and provide a photo ID to Facilities sign out their child each day. A majority of programs are held on CA’s beautiful 231-acre campus that consists of a six-lane indoor pool, computer labs with iMac computers, Lunch nature trails, outdoor classroom space, low ropes elements, eight tennis Lunch is provided by Columbus Academy’s Dining Service for most of the courts, Schoedinger Theatre seating 430, two full-length gymnasiums, programs and is built into the price of the camp for Sessions 1-9. Session a weight room, a ceramics studio, five art studios, three libraries, five 10 camps will all be required to pack a lunch as the Dining Hall will remain playgrounds, eight science labs, four soccer fields, two turf fields, an all- closed August 6-10. Most off-site camps require students to bring a lunch; weather track, a full service dining hall, three music rooms, and two baseball please check individual course descriptions for lunch specifications. During fields. The campus may be accessed from the West on Cherry Bottom Road Sessions 1-9, CA offers a hot main dish including vegetarian options, as well or from the East via Beecher Road off of Hamilton Road. (Please refer to the as a salad bar, pasta bar, and deli bar. We also do our best to accommodate campus map on the inside of the back cover.) all dietary requests / restrictions. Please contact our office if you have additional questions related to dietary concerns. Children are welcome to Field Trip and Off-Site Transportation pack a lunch if they wish, but the lunch must be peanut and tree nut free. Columbus Academy utilizes school bus rental as a means of transportation Allergy Policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free. for field trips and off-site programs. All drivers have proof of credentials and background checks. CA also has a fleet of 7 passenger vans that will Daily Drop-off/Pick-up be used for smaller traveling groups. All drivers are employees of Columbus There will be signage all around campus to help direct parking, as well as a Academy and are van-certified. color coded system to follow from the parking areas to help guide you to the correct entrance. Please see the CA campus map on the inside of the back Lower School Sample Daily Schedule cover for general parking information. Lower School will follow the GREEN Check-in 8:30 am – 9:00 am signage. AM Themed Programming 9:00 am – 11:30 am Lunch Rotation 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Check-in for Lower School (rising K through 5th grade) programs is between (Lunch / Free Choice Activity) 8:30 am and 9:00 am in the gym of the Athletic Complex. Lower School PM Themed Programming (continued) 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm parents or guardians should follow campus signage to the Lower School Note- Lower School Half and Half +Plus options would end at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm respectively; parking area (Athletic Parking Lot) and escort children into the building no see below for more details. earlier than 8:30 am. There will be CA Staff available to help parents and students get to their check-in areas. Students will check-in directly with their Half Day and Half +Plus Programs Sr. Counselor inside the gym. Any student who arrives prior to 8:30 am Some programs offer a half day and half +plus option. Please see course and is not accompanied by an adult will be escorted to Before Care and listings for availability. Half day programs include the morning themed charged the daily rate of $10. programming session from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. Half +plus programs include the morning themed programming from 9:00 am to 11:30 am PLUS Pick-up is between 4:00 pm and 4:15 pm in the gym of the Athletic Complex. lunch and free choice activity from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Half day and Parents or guardians will need to come into the gym and provide a half +plus programs cannot be combined with other half, or half +plus photo ID to sign children out. If someone other than a parent / guardian programs. will be picking up your child, and you have not completed an authorized pick up list, please see a staff member at drop-off. If your child is not picked up Extended Care Programs by 4:15 pm, he or she will be taken to After Care, at which time you will be Available on a pre-registration or drop-in basis, Before Care and After Care charged the daily rate of $12.50. are held from 7:00 am to 8:30 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, respectively.

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Late Drop-off/Early Pick-up Electronics Policy If it is necessary to drop off or pick up your child at any time other than the With the increase in the technology around us, electronics are no longer designated camp times, the Floating Counselor is available to help with prohibited at camp; however, we expect that these devices be put away these transitions. If you know this information ahead of time, you may write unless specifically required for a camp or in the case of an emergency. We it on the sheet provided at the Help Desk outside the gyms. You may also have designated screen time during Before and After Care for those who contact the Floating Counselor any time during camp hours at 614-653- wish to participate. Check-in/out in the gyms will be strictly enforced as “no 3117 to arrange a pick-up or drop-off. Note: Early pick ups are not available device zones”. after 3:30pm. Discipline Action Plan and Termination Friday Showcase Attendees who are found to bully or harass others will generally be subject Some of our camps perform in our weekly Friday Showcase to share their to serious disciplinary action, including prohibition from further attendance. new skills or creations with their parents and fellow campers. All parents Children will receive one warning and CA Summer Experience reserves the and families are welcome to attend. These shows are held in Schoedinger right to remove any camper from our program for disciplinary reasons. If a Theatre and typically begin at 3:15 pm on Friday afternoons. Information child is removed for disciplinary reasons, there will be no refund. regarding the Friday Showcase will be communicated via email and CA Summer Experience’s Facebook page. Important 2018 Policies What to Wear/Bring Based on parental feedback and continuous improvement efforts, Campers should wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and shoes, please note the following Columbus Academy policies: and should also consider bringing a bookbag, water bottle and sunscreen to camp each day. Please check the course descriptions to see if any other SPORTS CLINICS materials are needed for each individual program. If the student is planning • Sports Clinics are joining forces with a Sports & More camp to to participate in free swim for their free choice activity, campers should offer a consistent full day option. also pack a bathing suit, towel and plastic bag for wet clothes. Should a • Sports Clinics can not be paired with a camp other than Sports child misplace an item, there will be a Lost & Found table located near the & More or another Sports Clinic to make a full day schedule. Athletic Complex lobby throughout the summer. Columbus Academy is not OTHER NOTABLE CHANGES responsible for any lost personal items. • Check-in / out in the gyms will be strictly enforced as “NO DEVICE ZONES” to foster an environment of building Free Choice Activity relationships and encouraging children to interact with each Students participating in half +plus or full day programs on campus will have other, counselors and teachers. a free choice activity period before or after their lunchtime. Campers may A security officer will now be present in the Athletic Parking Lot choose from the following daily options: free swim, computer lab, outdoor • to direct traffic and enforce parking drop-off procedures. free play, or quiet reading and crafting room. Children participating in the free swim option will need to bring a bathing suit and towel each day they • Parents are required to show a photo ID every day to sign out wish to swim, along with a plastic bag for their wet clothes. their child from camp. • For Session 10, all students will be required to pack a lunch; the Dining Hall will remain closed August 6-10.

CONTACT INFORMATION Summer Experience ...... 614-509-2267 Director ...... 614-509-2529 Assistant ...... 614-509-2247 Before/After Care...... 614-509-2240 Summer Experience Fax ...... 614-475-0396 Email [email protected] Director’s Email [email protected]

2018 SE Brochure.indd 13 12/19/17 2:23 PM Session: 1 (6/4-8) 2 (6/11-15) 3 (6/18-22) 4 (6/25-29) 5 (7/2-6) 6 (7/9-13) 7 (7/16-20) 8 (7/23-27) 9 (7/30-8/3) 10 (8/6-10) LOWER SCHOOL SUMMER EXPERIENCE videos, students will learn to pronounce, read, write, and comprehend simple words and phrases in French. Programs are in alphabetical order and categorized by Academics, Arts & Sciences, and Athletics programming. The Lower School Registration Form is Harry Potter’s Library on page 31. Please note: “rising” indicates the grade your child will be Rising K-2 | Session 4 | Instructor: Sarah Dove entering in the 2018-2019 school year. Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Have you ever found yourself wishing that you could be in the wizarding world of Harry Potter? Look no further! In this camp, students will be taking ————— a closer look at the Harry Potter books in order to learn more about its Academics characters and examine other popular stories that share similarities with the world of Harry Potter. Campers will explore what made Harry Potter so Computer Skills & Fun popular all over the world and will have the opportunity to examine cultural Rising 2-5 | Session 6 | Instructor: Michelle Faciana themes that reoccur in the series, such as compassion, bravery, unity, and Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 determination. With each theme of the day, we will take a look at the books, Now is the time to play and create projects on the computer. Students will ﬁlms, and crafts that might be found inside the world of Harry Potter! use their basic computer skills while exploring various educational and fun websites on the Internet and by using a variety of multimedia software. Joy of Reading, Writing and Creating PowerPoint, Word, KidPix, Inspiration, and the Internet are only a few tools Rising K-2 | Session 8 | Instructor: Lyn Campbell students will use in this class. More experienced students will be challenged Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 to expand on their projects and activities. The emphasis will be on fun! Let’s share our favorite books and discover new ones, too. We will enjoy Students are required to bring in a personal ﬂash drive to save their putting our own stories and characters down on paper. We will play games, work from the week. read aloud at times, and use fun art materials to bring color and creativity to our reading, writing, and storytelling activities. Dr. Seuss Author Study Rising K-2 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Natalie Barker Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go! -Dr. Seuss. Join in the fun during our author study of Dr. Seuss! We will discuss books such as The Lorax and The Sneetches. Each day will include a variety of activities pertaining to the books, and we will also examine what lessons we can learn from each book; how The Lorax teaches us to take care of world and The Sneetches show us how to treat each other with kindness.

Eco-Explorers Rising 3-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: A Grade Ahead Staff Keyboarding Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Rising 2-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: Michelle Faciana Do you love animals? Do you love to read? Hop in our jeep or submarine Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 and explore with us! Students will examine different ecosystems and Type to Learn® 4: Agents of Information is a comprehensive, instructional how animals behave and interact with one another. Through interactive keyboarding program that covers skills ranging from beginner to advanced activities and project-based learning, our student-centered curriculum will students. Type to Learn® 4 software is built on a proven method of make biology fun and understandable. After students have learned about sequential skill-building instruction. This program uses 36-leveled lessons an ecosystem, they will read literature about these animals and make and includes a diagnostic pre-test, reviews, demonstrations, practice connections between fiction and the real-world. This interdisciplinary course exercises and activities, and multiple formative assessments. We will explore will teach students how to effectively interact with a text to develop a better free online typing games that students can play at home to practice on their understanding and a love of literature. own. We will also partake in a variety of creative writing activities that will utilize our typing skills. Students are required to bring in a personal flash Fly with Chinese drive to save their work from the week. Rising K-4 | Session 7 | Instructor: Na Li Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Math Concepts Have you ever wondered what it would be like to know another language? Rising 3-5 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Leah Ecaruan Come fly with Chinese! Join native Chinese instructor, Na Li, on this week- Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 long journey through Chinese language and culture. Fly with Chinese is In Math Concepts, students will explore and practice important topics such an authentic experience where your child will learn to speak and write as multiplication, division, and fractions from the Common Core standards Chinese as well as learn the culture of China. In the program, your child will grades 3-5. Activities will be game and investigation based to ensure experience hands-on activities such as Chinese calligraphy, Chinese paper that students are engaged and interested in the materials while building folding and other crafts, dancing and music, Chinese chess, and Chinese foundational math knowledge to help them in their upcoming school years. sports. MathVenture French Camp Rising 2-4 | Session 3 | Instructor: A Grade Ahead Staff Rising 2-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Carolyn I. Jones Full (9a-4p) $285 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Math can be magical! In this course, students will explore the magical world This fun-filled camp will introduce your child to all things French. Through of math. Matt the Magician needs help becoming a mathematician. Students exciting, interactive activities such as games, arts and crafts, songs and

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will help Matt the Magician through a variety of adventures including money, while also experiencing Columbus. Through daily field trips, students will find time, measurement, geometry, engineering, and fractions. They will use excitement in the things around their city as they explore, observe, and think critical thinking skills that require investigation, inquiry, and collaboration to creatively. We will focus on short stories, character development, descriptions solve math puzzles and games. At the end of the course, students will have of scenes, poetry, and much more. For the budding artist, students can stretch helped Matt the Magician turn into a mathematician, and they will become their creative muscles and incorporate illustration and design into their work. mathematicians themselves. Students will improve their skills as they learn to describe their surroundings through writing and illustrating. We will travel each day to places that will Number Crunchers inspire us such as Thurber House, Columbus Metropolitan Main Library and Rising K-2 | Session 1 (M-W, F), 10 | Instructor: Little Scholars Staff Topiary Garden, Franklin Park Conservatory, and local Metro Parks. Join us 1: Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 for an adventure of sights, sounds, and WORDS! Students are required to 10: Full (9a-4p) $320 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $190 | Half (9a-11:30a) $160 pack a nut free lunch each day. Notebooks and writing utensils will be Have you ever played a mental math game? Do you like to roll the dice? Do provided, but students may bring their own supplies as well. you have the edge to tackle mathematical concepts? Join us as we explore This is a traveling/off-site program. math in an all new way! We will enrich your math skills through math fact games, problem solving competitions, logical reasoning, and spatial math Young Scholars Camp concept tournaments. Who knew math could be so much fun?! Please note Rising K-1 | Session 2, 7 | Instructor: Jessica Espasandin for Session 10 only: Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 day. This camp will help support your child by focusing on skills that are needed in the upcoming school year. Our days will be spent practicing letter and Personal Financial Literacy number formation, letter sounds, introductory math concepts, fine and gross Rising 3-5 | Session 2 | Instructor: Leah Ecaruan motor skills, color and shape identification, and so much more! Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 In Personal Financial Literacy, campers will expand their real-world knowledge about how money works! Students will practice math skills ————— Arts & Sciences by learning about personal budgets, balancing checkbooks, and basic Arts & Sciences classes require dress for mess attire. economics. Throughout the camp, we will have our own “camp economy” where students can earn money, practice balancing their own checkbooks, 3D Printing: Superheroes to the Rescue/Engineering Investigators and purchase real prizes! Rising 3-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Engineering For Kids Staff Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Science Through the Literature of Gail Gibbons 3D printers are one of the most widely applicable and fun inventions on the Rising 3-5 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Leah Ecaruan tech scene today! In 3D Printing: Superheroes to the Rescue, we will explore Rising K-2 | Session 3 | Instructor: Leah Ecaruan the basic concepts of 3D printing and computer-aided design, or CAD, to 1: Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 design and create our very own 3D printed superhero! Students will take 3: Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 their hand drawn design and learn how to extrude it into a 3D model that In Science Through the Literature of Gail Gibbons, students will explore the can then be modified to be printed in 3D. Our afternoons will change gears natural world through non-fiction picture books written and illustrated by as we all become forensics engineers and help Kelvin find out who stole Gail Gibbons. Students will practice informational text reading skills while the blueprints for his secret, new design. Using principles of investigative also gaining knowledge about all things science. The camp will culminate in science and forensic engineering, students will analyze evidence in the students researching a topic of their choice from one of Gail Gibbons’ books simulated crime scene using math, science, and technology. Embark on a and presenting their research to the other campers! new journey each day to decipher cryptic clues and biological codes, and help us identify the thief through chemical and mechanical analysis. Time is Shel Silverstein Author Study running out, and Kelvin needs your help! Rising K-2 | Session 9 | Instructor: Natalie Barker Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 A World of Art to See Draw a crazy picture, write a nutty poem, sing a mumble-grumble song, Rising K-2 | Session 9 | Instructor: Brittany Schwarck whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance ‘cross the kitchen floor, Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half put something silly in the world that ain’t been there before. -A Light in the Have you ever wondered how to do origami? Would you like to learn how Attic by Shel Silverstein. During this author study, we will explore the many to weave? Join us on a journey across the world as we investigate and works of Shel Silverstein including his poems, stories, and even music. We experience art making from different cultures! We will venture to far away will do many different activities to go along with the poems and stories that lands and explore both contemporary and ancient art making techniques. No we read and will even write a poem of our own. passport required! Summer Reading Rising K-2 | Session 6, 7 | Instructor: Leah Baughman Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 In this class, we are going to work to defeat summer slide! We will do many different types of reading and reading activities. Class will be a variety of center choices mixed with whole group activities. Students are welcome to bring in their favorite book to read each day and can also bring in a nut free snack for the afternoon. Adventures in Art with Famous Artists Rising K-2 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Lyn Campbell Writing Across Columbus Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 Rising K-5 | Session 10 | Instructors: Lauren Edmonds, Chiquita Toure, & Sarah Weaver Discover the joy of being creative with favorite and new art materials. Learn Full (9a-4p) $495 | No Half +Plus | No Half more about the work of artists and what motivated them. We will take our Calling all writers and artisits! Learn how to write about your surroundings own inspiration from nature as we practice and learn new art skills.

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Adventurous Explorers our city’s vibrant artistic culture! We will investigate various exhibits at the Rising 3-5 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: TrekNetwork Staff Columbus Museum of Art, see art and living sculpture at the Franklin Park Full (9a-4p) $400 | No Half +Plus | No Half Conservatory, visit OSU spaces for contemporary art, tour artist studios, and Rock climbing, kayaking, and wilderness survival training make for an so much more! We will find art around every corner, and make a little art of awesome four day adventure. Join expert guides, explore hidden gems, and our own on the way. Columbus has so much to offer, so come along for the experience Ohio’s outdoors in a completely different way. Imagine and learn ride and don’t forget your walking shoes! Students are required to pack a about the edible forest, kayak to a wildlife sanctuary, and climb real rocks. nut free lunch each day. Modules are designed to help participants aim high, achieve success, and This is a traveling/ off-site program. gain confidence through fun scenarios. This camp includes several days of rigorous physical activity and all participants must be able to swim. Art Tea Party Rising K-3 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Elaine Buss All Things Disney Full (9a-4p) $215 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising K-2 | Session 8 | Instructor: Leah Baughman Create your own usable tea set out of clay! Students will design and stamp Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 their own tablecloth and create a vase with a flower arrangement for our In this class, students will explore the magical world of Disney through big end of the week tea time party. Each day we will taste different teas (all books, songs, crafts, and games. We will explore our imaginations and the decaffeinated) and learn how some teas can ease an upset tummy or help many lessons that can be taught through Disney. As a class, we will discuss us calm down. This class is a combination of art and tea! different morals and lessons and how we can use these in our life. Students are welcome to bring a nut free snack for the afternoon. Artists in Training Rising 3-5 | Session 6 | Instructor: Elaine Buss Arcade Electronics Full (9a-4p) $270 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising 3-5 | Session 3 | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff Young artists, join us to experiment with many different artistic mediums Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half and techniques. We will find inspiration from the outdoors in “en plein air” Get ready to build and play your own arcade games! You will have at your paintings. Clay will be used to make a sculpture and functional objects. disposal resistors, switches, wires, LED diodes, transistors, and more. We will Students will make their own sketchbooks to record inspirations. We will program a spinning light fan to display different sayings. Let’s also build a learn some textile design to create our own tapestry and also learn some Home Run Derby game, see who gets the most home runs before getting ten basic printmaking techniques. This camp is perfect for budding artists! outs, and a winning song will cheer! If that’s not enough, we will also build circuits that can test your memory, play the card game 21, or emit different Awesome Origami Animals funky sounds! Play with a disco ball, sirens, or a light show as we learn Rising K-4 | Session 6 | Instructor: Rachelle Smith the effects of the different electronic components and what amps, volts, Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 resistance and power are. Join Sciensational Workshops’ way of learning Campers will explore the ancient Japanese art of paper folding in this where it is hands-on fun! intensely fun camp. We will create a variety of origami projects and work our way up from simple to more advanced designs. Projects include all kinds of Archaeology, Can You Dig It? origami animals, as well as some other traditional designs. Campers will be Rising 2-4 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Jeff White excited to show off their new paper folding skills. Full (9a-4p) $250 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $155 | Half (9a-11:30a) $125 Hey campers, want to become an archaeologist for a week? Then you have BalletMet: Dance, Turn, Leap & Learn come to the right place. We’ll engage in painting and breaking pots, create Rising K-3 | Session 7 | Instructor: BalletMet Dance Academy Staff a bag o’ artifacts, find a site, become lab rats, learn about different cultures Full (9a-4p) $285 | No Half +Plus | No Half daily, discuss Terrestrial & Underwater Archaeology, and view pictures of Step onto the stage and inside the magic with BalletMet! We will combine great earthworks. Campers will also take a field trip to an archaeological site fun and dance in this experiential based camp where students learn ballet, and learn about stratigraphy- what’s that? Wait, we’ll get to it! Wow, what jazz, improv, and creative dance styles. Using games, props, costumes, and else can we cover? Let’s see, we will view and learn about artifacts and arts and crafts, we will explore telling stories through movement with famous Poverty Point- where is that? We’ll find out, just come on out and join us! We ballets, classic fairy tales, and original choreography. Campers will go on may even partake in a facial reconstruction activity! Remember campers, a field trip to BalletMet to get an inside look at our professional studios, you can dig it! classes, and costume shop. Students will also receive an autographed keepsake. Dancers prepare to leap, twirl, and soar across the stage in a Art and Science of Ceramics premiere performance you won’t want to miss at the Friday Showcase. Rising 3-5 | Session 2 | Instructor: Elaine Buss Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Broadway Boot Camp In this class, we will learn how the art of ceramics and the science of Rising 3-5 | Session 3 | Instructors: Linda Sabo & Mckenzie Vaughn materials join to make beautiful objects out of clay. We will dig our own clay Full (9a-4p) $285 | No Half +Plus | No Half samples and learn how clay and mud are If you want to sing, dance, design costumes and set pieces, and become different. Students will learn to mix their a stage star, Broadway Boot Camp is the place for you! In the course of a own colored glazes. A special kiln firing of week, students will learn three songs from a popular Broadway show. This non-traditional materials such as coins, season will be Annie! Our day will begin by singing through our music and vitamins, food, and rocks will reveal the learning lines. Then we will begin learning choreography to go along with the metals and minerals that are present in music. Towards mid-week, students will begin to get a costume organized ceramics and our world alike. Students will and designed along with specific props to go along with the show. All of this also create their own sculpted clay creations! will be done in preparation for the Friday Showcase! We hope to see you in Broadway Boot Camp this summer! Students should wear comfortable Art in Columbus clothing and closed-toe shoes appropriate for moving and dancing. 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Building Cities and Survivor: Engineers Cove Campers Who Care: Lemonade Stand Rising 3-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: Engineering For Kids Staff Rising 3-5 | Session 2 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Do you have what it takes to engineer a magnificent city from an Summer is the perfect time for lemonade stands! Join us to support Alex’s inhabitable environment? During this program, students form their very Lemonade Stand, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending childhood own construction crew and work together as a team to build a city from the cancer. We’ll spend the week creating signs, flyers, and delicious recipes ground up. Crews design essential urban structures, develop processes to to sell on our big day. From pizza rolls to gourmet lemonade and chocolate purify water, and generate their own power. Join up with a crew to compete fudgy bon bons, we’ll bake up a storm. Be sure to stop by our lemonade in challenges designed to test the strength of your designs in Building Cities. stand on the last day of camp to sample our creations and see the results of In the afternoons, students will find themselves stranded on an abandoned our “fruitful” work! All proceeds from the lemonade stand will be donated to island filled with perilous obstacles – dark caves, wild animals, cold Alex’s Lemonade Stand in care of Young Chefs Academy. temperatures, little food, and separation from the comforts of home. They will work collaboratively with their tribe members to compete against other Carnival Cooking and Fun tribes in specific engineering-related projects aimed at trying to survive the Rising K-4 | Session 4 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff harsh island conditions and escape to their freedom. Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Step right up for the greatest camp of the summer! We’ll spend our days Camp COSI: Explore More! creating carnival foods like baked funnel cakes, fair fries, corn dogs, Rising K-5 | Session 10 | Instructor: COSI Staff lemonade shake ups, and other yummy carnival creations. We’ll also plan, Full (9a-4p) $400 | No Half +Plus | No Half design, and create our very own carnival games and decorations. On Friday, Become a scientist inside one of the world’s greatest laboratories: COSI! In campers will attend the carnival they created...games, food, prizes, and this exciting off-site camp, you’ll get the chance to become scientists with more! one-of-a-kind experiments, all while exploring connections to STEAM inside COSI’s exhibit areas! Become an inventor in Gadgets; test out the human Celebrate Everything body in Life; explore the outer reaches of our galaxy in the Planetarium… Rising K-4 | Session 4 | Instructor: Jessica Espasandin You can’t get more hands-on than this! It’s a summer science camp like only Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 COSI can do it! Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. What did you do for Squirrel Appreciation Day this year? What about Pretzel This is a traveling/ off-site program. Day? National Chocolate Cake Day? NOTHING? Well... forget what you know about holidays because you have never celebrated like this! Every day is Camp COSI: You Become the Scientist cause for celebration! And celebrate we will with games, food, art, outdoor Rising K-4 | Session 3 | Instructor: COSI Staff play... you name it! (And we just might learn something in the process!) Rising 3-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: COSI Staff There will be lots of cooking, eating, and art in this class, so dress for mess! Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half Question, touch, build, cheer, design, create, and learn with Camp COSI! Chess Kings and Queens In this spectacularly scientific summer camp, we’ll become a new kind of Rising K-5 | Session 1 (M-W, F), 10 | Instructor: Kyle Jones scientist every day to learn more about our world! We may launch into space Rising K-3 | Session 4 | Instructor: Kyle Jones to explore rockets and rovers one day, then explore the inner workings of the 1: Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 human body the next. From our environment to engineering and the science 4, 10: Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 of living things, Camp COSI is presented by COSI Outreach Workshops and is Chess Kings and Queens provides students the opportunity to learn world always exciting, always electric, and always hands-on. Plus, every camper champion strategies, basic tactical sequences, endgame patterns, and receives a FREE “BOGO” admission voucher to COSI to keep the learning tournament rules and regulations. In addition, we will learn about the rich alive all year long! It’s a summer science camp like only COSI can do it! history of the game and the stories that have come before us. Each day students will participate in their very own tournament to be able to use Camp Invention® skills and strategies they’ve been taught. Please note for Session 10 only: Rising K-4 | Session 2 | Instructor: Kate Kaura Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half Come explore the world through invention! Creativity and innovation are the foundation of Camp Invention®. In this fast-paced multifaceted program, participants will build their own inventions and learn more about both the innovative and the adaptive parts of the invention process. They will be challenged to elaborate, refine, analyze, and evaluate their ideas to improve their invention and explore the connections between science, technology, engineering, and innovation. Each day features new and exciting challenges that vary based on children’s ages and abilities. All activities are designed to stimulate both mind and body as children work individually and collaboratively in diverse teams. Children’s curiosity is sparked with a new line-up that is sure to enrich and energize! The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation created the Camp Invention® Program with support from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Camp Invention® provides Chess Masters quality enrichment in the fields of science, mathematics, history, and the Rising 3-5 | Session 6 | Instructor: Kyle Jones arts. Hands-on, inquiry-based learning is emphasized in integrated curricula Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 that align with national and state education standards. Children learn Chess Masters provides students with the most advanced curriculum to through teamwork, subject immersion, and open-ended discovery. prepare them for tournament play. Students will be given the necessary tools to be able to create reasonable plans in complex positions. Students will learn advanced tactical themes. Each day students will participate in our very own tournament to put their strategies to the test.

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CodeMonster: Creating Your First Android Mobile App course to take advantage of the new features. Scratch version 3 is a major Rising 2-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: CodeMonster Staff departure from version 2 as it completely drops Adobe Flash dependency. Full (9a-4p) $390 | No Half +Plus | No Half This class will improve students’ critical thinking, logic, and creativity and Students will build mobile apps using App Inventor, an advanced drag and teaches children to solve problems effectively. No prior knowledge of drop type of programming. It was developed by Google originally and is computer programming is required; however, students should know now maintained by MIT. App Inventor allows children to develop apps and how to use the mouse to navigate around the computer screen. games for Android, a mobile operating system that empowers close to 90% of all tablets and smartphones in the world. We will also be discussing and Comedy Magic teaching about persistent data storage as well as other components such Rising K-4 | Session 9 | Instructor: Carroll Baker as Text-to-Speech that will be useful in creating apps. Toward the second Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half half of the class, students will start interacting with real tablets loaded with Children love magic, and they really love learning and performing it! Carroll the apps they’ve created. Prior experience with basic drag-and-drop Baker’s classes are a great way for your child to have fun learning to become programming such as Scratch is preferred, but not required. Students an amazing magician, performer, and presenter. Beyond the entertainment should be able to follow instructions well and know how to use the value, magic helps improve digital dexterity, coordination, visual perception, mouse to navigate around the computer screen. spatial relationships, critical thinking, creativity, public speaking skills, self- confidence, and imagination. This class will focus on fun and easy magic and CodeMonster: Creative Programming with Javascript comedy styles and how to incorporate them into a show. On the last day of Rising 3-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: CodeMonster Staff camp, we will perform on stage at the Friday Showcase. Full (9a-4p) $390 | No Half +Plus | No Half Learn programming through creative interaction with graphics and Cooking Farm-to-Table at Young Chefs Academy animation. This course is packed with fun and creativity using the Javascript Rising 3-5 | Session 10 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff programming language. Students will learn the basic syntax and constructs Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half of Javascript as well as simple HTML command tags. We will also discuss Join Young Chefs Academy in this unique camp that takes campers on a Javascript’s ecosystem of external libraries to help us accomplish more with locally grown culinary adventure out of Columbus Academy and into the less code. The concept of Object Oriented programming will be taught as kitchens at Young Chefs Academy! Campers can expect to get their hands well as the reasons for using it. Programs written in this course are dynamic dirty and explore the science behind growing, eating and cooking foods in nature and can be interacted using the browser. All the skills will be put grown right in their back yards. With the help of Knife and Fork Farms, together to complete a mini game. Students taking this course should be campers will get to know what real farm to table looks and tastes like! comfortable typing on the keyboard as we will be using a text editor to Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. edit our Javascript program. Prior experience with basic drag-and-drop This is a traveling/ off-site program. programming such as Scratch is preferred, but not required. Cool Cupcakes CodeMonster: Kids Exploratory Coding Playground Rising 3-5 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff Rising K-1 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: CodeMonster Staff Full (9a-4p) $230 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half Have a sweet tooth and love of cupcakes? Then this is your camp! Each You’re never too young to start coding! This course is specially created day we’ll create and decorate cupcakes in a variety of themes. Campers for young children in rising grades K to 1. We are using Scratch Jr to will create homemade cupcakes, fondant, frosting and learn fun decorating create a light and playful environment to create digital story and simple techniques. They’ll even take some cupcakes home to share! animation. Students will be immersed in their own creation using their own voice and giving a sequence of instructions using lego-styled blocks. The Craft Extravaganza main objective is to let students take control of their creation and gain an Rising 3-5 | Session 2 | Instructor: Jennifer McGinnis understanding how he/she can alter the behavior and sequence of events Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 (Please note syntax or algorithm will not be discussed as this is not the Craft Extravaganza is a week filled with crafting fun! Students will create objective of the course). This introductory course will empower young many projects using different types of media such as paint, yarn, and children to gain confidence in themselves and be aware of human and crayons. They will make candle holders, picture frames, duct tape pens, and computer interaction. so much more! Come join us for a week of craft extravaganza!

Creative Creations Rising 2-5 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Jaclyn Davis Full (9a-4p) $220 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $140 | Half (9a-11:30a) $110 Have fun exploring new crafting skills and hobbies. Each day will include a new technique and skill for you to try. Soap making, sewing, candle making and jewelry making are just a few that we will explore. You’ll learn new styles, methods, and even the history of these crafts. Come try your hand at something new or come enhance a skill you already have.

Creative Engineering Rising 3-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff CodeMonster: Visual Game Coding Using Scratch Version 3.0 Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising 2-5 | Session 3 | Instructor: CodeMonster Staff Students will work with an advanced three dimensional construction kit Full (9a-4p) $390 | No Half +Plus | No Half that is theirs to keep and take home. They will design and build simple or Students will get to code and create their own computer games by dragging complex models of a vehicle, a robot, or buildings. Students will also get and dropping LEGO-styled blocks on the screen. Students will learn their very own 3-volt geared motor to power up a moveable Radar Surveyor. how to use Scratch (basic level 1 and intermediate level 2), a computer Campers will explore and learn the many ways they can make their motor programming platform developed by MIT that is used extensively worldwide run. Hands-on is the only way, so prepare to build from directions and from to introduce coding to children. We will be using version 3 of Scratch in this your own imagination!

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Creative Sewing Drone Superhero Missions Rising 2-4 | Session 8 | Instructor: Helma Groot Rising 3-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: Drobots Staff Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $370 | No Half +Plus | No Half Each day we start with a new and exciting project in Creative Sewing camp. Superhero Missions is specifically designed for both the novice and You will learn to sew by hand and on the sewing machine, make your own experienced drone enthusiasts. Our instructors will open the creative minds stuffed animals, create patterns, and sew on buttons (parents will appreciate of participants as campers attack and defend against superheroes and this skill!). Whether or not you already know how to sew, you’ll be able to villains. Students will begin the week learning basic maneuvers before using use your skills to make dolphins, bears, dragons or monsters, capes, tiny their “spidey-sense” to conquer missions such as Batman’s Drone-Mobile bunnies, and more. Students will have a chance to share their many amazing Escape, The Breakout of Iron Man, and more. Participants will storyboard creations on stage at the Friday Showcase. their own escape missions while other students attempt to outsmart them using the drone to locate and capture. Drone safety and the social Dance Columbus responsibilities of flying drones are included in this program. All campers go Rising K-5 | Session 10 | Instructors: Chelsea Crabtree & Adam Maynard home with interactive workbooks and plenty of Drobots Company keepsakes Full (9a-4p) $495 | No Half +Plus | No Half so the memories last long beyond the summer. Do you dream of being in a professional dance production? Wonder what it would be like to own a dance studio? Explore Columbus through dance Egyptian Dig where each day we will focus on a specific area of dance and travel to Rising K-4 | Session 2 | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff experience it first-hand. Pilates and ballroom with Inspiration to Movement, Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half musical theater and hip hop with Bartelt Dancers, gymnastics with Gym Children discover the amazing science of archaeology as they uncover Skills, and a professional rehearsal and tour of BalletMet to name a few. We ancient artifacts. In doing this, we will learn about Egyptian life. We will will explore the life of professional dancers, teachers, choreographers, and excavate with tools like a real archaeologist uses. We will find the following studio owners to experience what it takes to move and groove with the best. artifacts as we excavate a scarab (what’s that?), hieroglyphic tablet, ankh Join us on an adventure through dance and leave with the beat in your feet. symbol, and a jackal. You will learn about these and even take home a Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. booklet. The artifacts are yours to keep. We will wet the sand that we dig into This is a traveling/ off-site program. and create one of two sand sculptures for display. You can make a pyramid as well as a sphinx. Let’s go back in time with a hands-on archaeological Dancing with the Stars experience! Rising 2-5 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Inspiration to Movement Staff Full (9a-4p) $230 | No Half +Plus | No Half Electronic Lab Want to dance like the stars on TV? From the drama of the tango to the Rising 3-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff energy of the jive, ballroom and Latin dancing have taken the country by Full (9a-4p) $370 | No Half +Plus | No Half storm as millions tune in every week to see their favorite stars go head-to- Let’s learn about electronics! You will experiment and take home your own head and toe-to-toe. During this energy-packed week, students will learn electronic lab kit. You will get to build a super race car engine sound, electric the steps, rhythms, and techniques of some of the most popular dances as fan, motion detector, power microphone, trombone sounds, space war seen on TV. Taught by a current professional ballroom dancer, this camp sounds, and so many more neat projects. That’s not all. It is not just about will also help to develop the presentation skills, partnering, and confidence building. You will learn what direct current is and which materials conduct necessary to be a champion. At the end of the week, students will present a electricity. Learn what happens when you place batteries in a series. Learn Dancing with the Stars style formation on stage during the Friday Showcase. what resistors and capacitors do and so much more. Better yet, make your Whether your desire is to compete and perform or just gain confidence and own battery! Make a mind reading game, a musical doorbell, a lie detector, coordination, this camp is for the dancer in you! and control electronic currents by the clap of your hands! Sciensational Workshops’ way of science is fun, hands-on, and educational. Digital Photography with iPhone or iPad Rising 3-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: Bill Walker Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half Have fun taking better digital photos! Learn the basics of exposure, lighting, shutter speed, depth of field, composition, and contrast. We will take portraits, landscapes, panoramas, and documentary images and will explore editing in the device and in Photoshop. We will also create slide shows with narration and learn about a variety of printing possibilities. Students are required to bring their own iPad or iPhone and purchase two photo apps (under $10 total) preferably prior to the beginning of camp. The apps are Pro Cam 3 and Photogene 4. They are both available in the Apple App Store, accessed directly from the device.

Discover Ohio Rising 1-5 | Session 10 | Instructors: Jasiliki Davidson & Leslie Hill EZ Magic Full (9a-4p) $550 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising K-4 | Session 2 | Instructor: Carroll Baker Join us on an adventure across Ohio to discover our hidden treasures. In Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half this class, we will travel each day to a “hot spot” that you will want to return Children love magic, and they really love learning and performing it! Carroll to again and again. Trains and boats? We’ve got them. Rainforests? We’ve Baker’s classes are a great way for your child to have fun learning to become got them. Stingrays? You guessed it. We’ve got them, too! Roller coasters? an amazing magician, performer, and presenter. Beyond the entertainment Absolutely some of the best! This is a non-stop exploration of the best Ohio value, magic helps improve digital dexterity, coordination, visual perception, has to offer. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. spatial relationships, critical thinking, creativity, public speaking skills, self- This is a traveling/ off-site program. conﬁdence, and imagination. This camp will focus on magic for small hands with objects such as coins, ropes, and other objects. On the last day of camp, we will perform on stage at the Friday Showcase.

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Fabulous Fabrics Gym Skills: Hip Hop Rising 3-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Elaine Buss Rising K-2 | Session 7 | Instructor: Gym Skills Staff Full (9a-4p) $270 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Join us to learn a range of fabric decorating and designing techniques! Come join Gym Skills for a fun and upbeat hip hop program! Throughout the We will learn about making stamps to design a pattern, create a tapestry week, students will learn everything from the history of the hip hop culture to hanging for our bedrooms, and dye fabric in the sunlight. We will learn a variety of dance styles such as breaking, popping/locking, and krumping to traditional Japanese shibori techniques with actual indigo dye. By the end help with rhythm and coordination. Dancers will perform individually and in of the week, students will end up with several beautiful functional pieces of groups. Students will be taught choreographed routines to be performed at textile art, such as scarves, shirts, tote bags, and more! the Friday Showcase.

Fairyfolk: A Theatrical Celebration! Harry Potter- Travel on Our Magical Science Tour Rising 3-5 | Session 6 | Instructor: Michelle F. Cornell Rising K-4 | Session 8 | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half This creative drama camp introduces All aboard for lots of hands-on fun! Join in the escapades of Harry and his students to the secret ways of fairies. They friends: play quidditch, make an edible wand, and brew some fantastic will discover where they make their hidden potions to drink. Let’s create and watch some amazing chemical reactions homes, how they dress, eat, work, and like watching a mirage appearance; you won’t believe it! Do you wonder play. This information will be taken from where the sorting hat will place you? Come join us where the magic of classic fairy tales and fantasy lore. Inspired science, art, and literature meet. Harry, Ron, and Hermoine are waiting for by these sources, students will create your arrival! a fairy character to enact in a theatrical event that celebrates the fairy life style and Helping Hands: The Great Bake Sale! introduces a live audience to their magical Rising 3-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff history. Each day participants will hone Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half their acting skills by engaging in activities It’s time to bake for a cause! We’ll spend the week preparing for The Great that help them to create unique characters Bake Sale featuring sweets like cookies and cakes, and savory surprises. and an original presentation. In addition, Campers will design their own flyers, banners, pricing and menus for a final they will make basic fairy costumes, props, bake sale on Friday with proceeds going to Cookies for Kids Cancer in care and scenic elements that will be used to of Young Chefs Academy. We’ll have our cake, eat it too, and give back to a enhance the enchanted world of their play. On the final day, we will share very worthy cause. this magical drama in an in-house performance for families as well as share a fairy pageant during the Friday Showcase, providing two opportunities for Hogwarts Satellite Academy you to come and watch your child perform. Students are encouraged to Rising 2-4 | Session 3 | Instructor: Michelle Schroeder share personal costume and fairy themed books and toys from home. Full (9a-4p) $270 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $165 | Half (9a-11:30a) $135 Comfortable clothes are recommended; no flip-flops, please. By order of the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, we are pleased to offer the Hogwarts Summer Satellite School for Far Out! Space Inspires Art Gifted Muggles. All fundamental OWL pursuits are covered in this intensive Rising K-4 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Andrea Kaiser summer program: Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, Transfiguration, Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 Potions, Divination, and Defense Against Dark Arts. All muggles will learn the During this week-long class, we’ll dive into astronomy basics and make art joys of Quidditch - no previous experience required. Look for Bleacher 9 3/4 inspired by the sky! Each child will receive a field notes journal to sketch in at the appropriate time. throughout the week as we explore the sky’s wonders, learn about some of our favorite sky inspired art including Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night, Hovercraft: Design Your Own Vehicle-Egg Drop Car and make new art of our own! Projects will include “Moon Dust” necklaces, Rising K-4 | Session 7 | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff exploring constellations, color matching planets, and more. Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half Do you want to design and build things that you create, not just a model Fun with Photography you purchase? Well, this is the place for you! Build and keep an air powered Rising 3-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: Genevieve Adkins hovercraft. You make it defy gravity, and once it’s up and moving, you will Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 use your creativity to control its direction. You will also get to build and This class is ideal for anyone wanting to learn about photography in a fun take home your own car. The purpose is to build a super car powered by way. Students will learn basic photography techniques and apply them in more than one source of energy. This can be one crazy looking vehicle! We the field. We will explore the techniques of color, light and shadow, lines, the provide you with many materials for the dynamic vehicle that you will build. rule of thirds, and positive and negative space. We will practice these skills Next you will get to build an egg drop car. The challenge is to build a gravity around the Columbus Academy campus and use them to complete various vehicle that can cushion a raw egg as the car holding the egg is dropped projects. Our images will then be presented in a gallery-slideshow at the end from a high height. You have to be creative! In all three of these challenges, of the week. Students are required to bring a basic digital camera. (The students will learn about laws of motion, energy, air pressure, friction, lift, more options on the camera the better, but a basic point-and-shoot will speed, and acceleration. You are never too young to learn and have fun in a work fine as well.) Sciensational hands-on way.

Galaxy Cooking- May the Food be with You! Inquiring Scientists: Beaks and Biomes Rising K-4 | Session 6 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff Rising 3-5 | Session 2 | Instructor: Jordan Ankerman Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $280 | No Half +Plus | No Half We’re traveling to a galaxy far, far, away for inspiration for this fun cooking In Inquiring Scientists: Beaks and Biomes, students will dive into the camp! We’ll create recipes inspired by Star Wars including Yoda Sodas, Tie investigation of migration and adaptations. Through hands-on experiments Fighter Ties, Darth Taters, and Bantha Burgers. There will be a variety of and simulations, students will learn about why birds migrate. Throughout crafts and games to encompass a whole lot of fun for this exciting camp. the week, each student will become a scientist and study the sanderling: a

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bird who somehow lives on the beach and in the arctic tundra. How is that explore the new kit and build Vernie, the Lego Boost mascot, in addition to possible? Join us in Inquiring Scientists to find out! all of the other LEGO boost creations. Once built, we’ll program each of the robots to accomplish a task while competing against other teams. This camp Inquiring Scientists: Let’s Dig! will provide a foundation for deeper learning about robotics, programming, Rising 3-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Jordan Ankerman and mechanical assembly. Join us! Lego Boost kits will be provided for in- Full (9a-4p) $280 | No Half +Plus | No Half class use only. In Inquiring Scientists: Let’s Dig!, campers will become paleontologists by participating in a simulated fossil dig. Campers will work in small groups to Junior Inventors Workshop and Food Camp prepare a mini dig site and search for, clean off, and classify fossils. Join us Rising 2-4 | Session 6 | Instructor: Engineering For Kids Staff as we work together and dig into the past! Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half We have opened up the workshop for a week of fun, creativity, and of course Inquiring Scientists: They Matter engineering! Over the course of a week, students will invent new machines Rising 3-5 | Session 3 | Instructor: Jordan Ankerman and explore creative design solutions using the Engineering Design Process. Full (9a-4p) $280 | No Half +Plus | No Half Discover how a wind-up toy works and design your own drawing robot In Inquiring Scientists: They Matter, we will explore many types of matter. inside the Engineering For Kids Inventor’s Workshop. Students will also be Campers will learn about how things change from solids to liquids to exposed to the engineering of FOOD! Everyone has to eat, and engineers are gases by making their own ice cream and designing containers to keep ice involved in all steps of getting food from a farm to your table. Engineers help from melting. They will explore glaciers and ice cores through hands-on figure out how to make food, package it, and how to deliver it to your table experiments and activities. If you want to know why matter matters, join us safely. The week wouldn’t be complete without learning how assembly lines and become an inquiring scientist! can help produce tasty treats in the quickest way possible and seeing one in action with a field trip to Anthony Thomas Candy Factory! Inspired to Move Rising K-3 | Session 9 | Instructor: Inspiration to Movement Staff Junior Robotics and Aerospace Engineering Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising 2-4 | Session 3 | Instructor: Engineering For Kids Staff It’s time to get moving! Join the professional dancers of Inspiration to Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Movement Studio on an integrative movement experience like no other. This program is a perfect mixture of fun and learning using LEGO® WeDo Students will develop strength, flexibility, and body awareness while gaining 2.0™ Robots. Using LEGO® bricks, students will learn about scientists experience in how to use these skills expressively to music. They will explore and engineers and how they use robots to explore places humans cannot. these concepts through structured practice and improvisation with traveling This week students will be faced with several challenges and will use and stationary movement from ballet, jazz, ballroom, and modern dance. the Engineering Design Process, along with teamwork, to find solutions. Your young engineers will do everything from creating a self-driving car Interpretive Dance to designing an attachment for a helicopter winch for a rescue operation Rising 3-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Kathy Mendenhall (there is a panda in need of rescuing!), to building a recycling truck that Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half sorts recyclables as it unloads! Students will also be exploring Aerospace Interpretive Dance is an energetic and creative class that blends ballet, Engineering concepts to get us up out of our seats throughout the week! We modern, lyrical, and some sign language. Blending these dance forms causes will learn about aerospace engineers and construct airplanes, rockets, hot air a uniqueness that speaks to each child differently. They are encouraged to balloons and more! flow, within a framework, the way their bodies interpret what they feel, hear, and see with the musical pieces. As we dance and create together, each day brings a special unity, fluidity, and passion that is hard to put into words, but its beauty can be felt and seen. It is truly a great experience! Students are required to wear comfortable clothing that allows for free movement and ballet shoes. Course fee includes cost of costuming for the Friday Showcase.

Intro to Drone Flying Missions Rising 1-2 | Session 6 | Instructor: Drobots Staff Full (9a-4p) $370 | No Half +Plus | No Half Intro to Drone Flying Missions is specifically designed for campers with little to no experience flying drones. We use the safest and most reliable drone products on the market, including the Parrot™ drones for enhanced safety and most of all, fun! Campers will learn the basics of drone technology and safety before taking to the air. Through the use of iPad flight simulators and clear instructions on basic flying maneuvers, young Drobots’ pilots will experience a program filled with excitement, games, challenges, and learning. Campers work all week long to prepare for the most enjoyable part Junior Twisted Fairy Tales of the week: The Ultimate Drone Games! This will include events such as Rising K-2 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Engineering For Kids Staff Tic-Tac-Drone, Drone Darts, Duck-Duck-Drone, and more. All campers go Full (9a-4p) $240 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $150 | Half (9a-11:30a) $120 home with interactive workbooks and plenty of Drobots Company keepsakes Ever wonder how we got to the Happily Ever After in traditional fairy tales? so the memories last long beyond the summer. Drone safety and the social Students will explore a few fairy tales from different points of view and responsibilities of flying drones are included in this program. engage in activities to investigate solutions for each fairy tale’s obstacles. In the Twisted Fairy Tales program, we will design a getaway vehicle for the Introduction to LEGO Boost Robotics heroine from Kate and the Beanstalk, help The Three Billy Goats Fluff devise Rising 2-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: SIMPLR STEAM Playground Staff a method to cross the bridge quietly and not wake the Troll, and construct an Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half edible reef entirely from candy to protect The Three Little Fish from the Big Lego has just released a new robotics kit called Boost! In this camp, we’ll Bad Shark! Join us as we explore the Engineering of Fairy Tales!

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LEGO Robots BattleBots and Inventions include but not limited to, the following: Rising 2-5 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Robot Academy Staff Y Learning the importance of proper care and nutrition to keep dogs, Full (9a-4p) $300 | No Half +Plus | No Half cats, and guinea pigs healthy This class encourages creative problem solving while teaching engineering Y Completing an assessment of a dog and a cat concepts. Students build and program LEGO Robots and compete in Y Knowing what to do if a dog gets hurt and how to care for them several BattleBot championships and win prizes. Students learn about Y Learning safety rules for being around animals the Mindstorms EV3 programming language and sensors. No experience Y Discussing what radiographs are and what the light and dark shades is necessary – we teach students everything they need to know to put mean on a radiograph together a winning BattleBot. For the second half of the camp, students have This summer camp is a fun, hands-on class where students will receive their an opportunity to bring their ideas to life! We teach ‘rapid prototyping’, a very own stuffed animal pet dog and cat for the week. Each child will receive technique that involves quickly building prototypes of invention ideas using a diploma as a graduate of Little Veterinarian School® upon completion of cardboard, LEGO Robots or 3D printers. Campers design and build custom the course. inventions and then present their prototypes to a Shark Tank panel (like on the TV show)! Students enjoy presenting stellar pitches to the judges with the help of their new friends and reaping the rewards.

Let’s See How it is Made Rising K-5 | Session 10 | Instructors: TBA Full (9a-4p) $495 | No Half +Plus | No Half Have you seen the documentary show How It’s Made? Come along on an adventure around Columbus to discover the inner workings and behind the scenes of how the things you love are created. Learn about the original ideas that have evolved into marketable products. Let’s explore the machinery, engineering, robotics, and genius minds that have worked endlessly to make dreams come alive. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each Little Woodworkers day. Rising K-2 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Shaun Ditty This is a traveling/ off-site program. Rising 3-5 | Session 6 | Instructor: Shaun Ditty 5: Full (9a-4p) $240 | No Half +Plus | No Half Little Medical School: Adventures into the Wild 6: Full (9a-4p) $300 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising 3-5 | Session 3 | Instructor: Little Medical School Staff Students will learn basic woodworking tools and techniques. They will Full (9a-4p) $375 | No Half +Plus | No Half construct and paint age-appropriate projects that will be theirs to take home Ever ventured out with your family and friends into the wilderness to spend at the end of the camp. What should you keep in your toolbox? By the end of time together? Were you prepared to handle the wilderness and any minor the week, you will be the expert! medical emergencies that could arise? Our Wilderness Medicine program aims to provide valuable life skills to your child through an interactive and engaging hands-on program. A preview into our week and topics to be covered, include but not limited to, the following: Y Learning about severe weather (such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and storms) and how to keep safe Y Knowing how to identify edible and inedible foods in the wild Y Learning how to prevent, recognize, and treat insect bites Y Discussing survival in extreme temperatures Join us for a memorable and valuable adventure into the wild during this week-long summer program and learn skills that will keep you safe!

Little Medical School: Is There a Doctor in the House? Rising K-2 | Session 9 | Instructor: Little Medical School Staff Full (9a-4p) $375 | No Half +Plus | No Half The Little Medical School® offers children the opportunity to learn about medicine, science, and the importance of health in an entertaining, exciting, Magic Carpet Ride and fun way. This camp encourages children to do this as they explore the Rising K-4 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Coral Lee Bishop exciting and inspiring world of medicine. Using interactive demonstrations, Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 crafts, and games, children learn how the body and organs work, how to Climb aboard our magic carpet and travel the continents to explore a variety use the instruments that real doctors use, and even tie knots like a real of countries around the world! Experience cultures and countries using all surgeon. Children get their own stethoscope that really works! Students will of your senses through activities, projects, and inventions from all corners learn all about and make models of the spine, brain, bones, the exciting eye, of the globe. We will investigate and learn about world cultures, languages, and much more. At the end of the week, each student will graduate with a foods, stories, arts, crafts and games in a fun, engaging and active diploma from the Little Medical School®. environment. Come prepared each day to play, learn, and create as we travel the world on our magic carpet! Little Veterinarian School: Healthy Pets are Happy Pets! Rising K-2 | Session 2 | Instructor: Little Medical School Staff Magic Made Easy Full (9a-4p) $375 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising K-4 | Session 3 | Instructor: Carroll Baker This unique program encourages children to role-play and explore the Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half exciting world of veterinarians. Using interactive demonstrations, crafts and Children love magic, and they really love learning and performing it! Carroll games, children learn how to take care of a pet and use instruments that Baker’s classes are a great way for your child to have fun learning to become real veterinarians use. A preview into our week and topics to be covered,

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an amazing magician, performer, and presenter. Beyond the entertainment value, magic helps improve digital dexterity, coordination, visual perception, Nerf It Up! spatial relationships, critical thinking, creativity, public speaking skills, Rising 3-5 | Session 2 | Instructor: Joel Reed self-confidence, and imagination. Campers will learn how to perform easy Full (9a-4p) $380 | No Half +Plus | No Half modern day magic. On the last day of camp, we will perform on stage at the This camp is perfect for anyone with enough energy to survive. We’ll be Friday Showcase. using two types of Nerf blasters during this roundhouse blast of fun! Put on your safety glasses, load up with some darts, and get ready for action! MinecraftEDU Explorations: Traveling into the Future / Robotics: Mission to Mars You’ll battle as an individual and with teams. Get ready to play capture the Rising 3-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: Engineering For Kids Staff flag, single elimination, and yes, even the HUNGER GAMES! We only stop to Full (9a-4p) $325 | No Half +Plus | No Half refresh with some water and strategize the best ways to win! Nerf blasters, Join us in an apocalyptic future, one where the earth has been ravaged darts, and eye protection are provided. Plus, you get to take home the Nerf by a series of natural disasters. Each day students rely on the engineering gear at the end of the week! You must be able to run, duck, and cover during design process to solve a series of challenges such as building a city on a this intense week! Course fee includes all Nerf gear that students get to series of islands, escaping from a bunker on Mt. Everest, and even building take home at the end of the week. a rocket to land on the moon! Through application of engineering principles, students solve numerous challenges as they make their virtual world of Prospectors Mystery Rock Minecraft a safe place for humanity once again. WHY STOP THERE? Let’s hop Rising K-4 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff on over to Mars while we’re at it!! During the LEGO® Robotics Mission to Full (9a-4p) $250 | No Half +Plus | No Half Mars program, students design and program robots to explore an unknown You are going to be a prospector (you know those people who were always planet, find safe shelter, and collect soil samples from the planet. Students looking for gold). In this workshop, you will get to excavate for valuable use LEGO® Robotics and computers to learn principles of robotics, computer gems, fascinating rocks, and some ancient fossils. All are yours to keep! programming, and teamwork. What hidden wonders will you find? The identities of ten specimens found in your Mystery Rock will be kept a secret from you. You will experience Movement Improvisation: Body, Effort, Shape, and Space the thrill of discovery, much as prospectors did, using an excavation tool, Rising K-4 | Session 6 | Instructor: Sarah Dove specimen brush, log book, sorting trays and labels. Your specimens are in Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 a hard clay material, the same as prospectors found, and you will have to This class will focus on the possibility for movement to become a remove them without breaking or scratching them. As a prospector, you will communication device for displaying our interpretation of other expressive also record the color, wet and dry texture, and its ability to float for each of creative forms such as poetry, music, visual art, and fictional stories. We will your ten specimens. Make an educated guess with our help to whether each learn to use the space around us as a canvas that will allow our bodies to one is a rock, gem, or fossil and then students will learn the exact names move through it in a way that says something words just can’t say. Our goal and classifications. Join Sciensational Workshops’ way of learning where it is will be to produce a collaborative impression of one or more creative forms hands-on fun! that can be discussed and performed at the end of the week! Students are required to wear comfortable, moveable clothing, and socks or soft Ready, Set, Sculpt Animals! dance shoes. A water bottle is also recommended. Rising K-4 | Session 4 | Instructor: Rachelle Smith Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Musical Theatre Camp In this week-long adventure, campers will explore a wide variety of media Rising K-3 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Andrew Marotte to construct 3D animals. Materials will include clay, paper mache, and Full (9a-4p) $230 | No Half +Plus | No Half other sculpting materials. Campers will have the opportunity to make an Do you LOVE to sing, dance, and act? Come join the adventure into the world assortment of creative animal projects to take home. of musical theatre! In this exciting camp, you will have a blast learning vocal technique, acting with theatre games, and creative dance movement. We will even create our own props during craft time that we will use during our performance at the Friday Showcase!

Musical Theatre Song and Dance Rising K-4 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Sarah Dove Full (9a-4p) $220 | No Half +Plus | No Half Do you love to sing? Do you love to dance? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, this is the camp for you. This camp will allow students to learn song and dance from some of Broadway’s favorite musicals while giving everyone a sneak peek into the fun and fast-paced world of musical theatre performance. We’ll explore a fusion of acting, singing, and dancing while learning techniques used by some of the best performers on Broadway today. Come join in the fun, and learn something special! Socks or soft dance shoes and a water bottle are required for this class. Recipes for Dollie & Me National Treasure Hunt Rising K-2 | Session 8 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff Rising 3-5 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Little Scholars Staff Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Bring your historical, contemporary, or any favorite doll and get ready for Celebrate Independence Day with the ultimate treasure hunt. Unravel an exciting week of cooking, crafting, and exploring the history of a specific mysteries, crack clues, and decode cyphers to unlock the secrets to our doll’s story and focus on their particular time period. The week will be filled nation’s history. Learn to solve a variety of complex coded puzzles as you with making new memories, meeting new friends and will conclude with a delve deep into the symbols of our past. Who will be the first to claim the tea party for campers and their dolls! treasure?

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Science and Sports drama workshop! They will develop original superhero characters inspired by Rising 3-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: Denise Brooks classic comics and popular films. They will play these characters and others Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 as they create a fun-filled, high stakes adventure full of action and suspense! Did you know that a passion for sports can be transformed into a love of Each day students will explore acting, movement, and improvisation physics, anatomy, biology, and chemistry? During this fun-filled week, activities which they can use to define their characters and inform the students will use the scientific method to learn the science behind the sports creation of their play. They will also make simple superhero capes, props, that they love. Students will spend time exploring and creating scientific and scenic elements from household items provided by the instructor. On investigation that will build their love of science. the final day, the week culminates with an in-house presentation for family and friends, and our superheroes will also display their awesome powers Songs and Stories-Raffi and More! during the Friday Showcase, providing two opportunities for you to come and Rising 1-3 | Session 4 | Instructor: Bill Walker watch your child perform. Participants are welcome to share personal Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half superhero items from home including appropriate comic books and Songs of whales, stories of dragons, and art and dance to tie them all literature. Please wear comfortable clothing and no flip-flops, please. together. We will learn songs and tales of many places and times from ancient Celtic tunes to modern day children’s entertainers like Raffi. Each Techie Camp: 3D Printing day will include generous helpings of singing, dancing, drumming, making Rising 2-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: TECH CORPS Staff art, and participating in storytelling. We will also make audio and video Full (9a-4p) $385 | No Half +Plus | No Half recordings of our activities and learn a bit about the technologies involved. Techie Camp programs are designed to engage students in hands-on, interactive STEM-related Storybook Sewing activities. Students take a deep dive into subject Rising K-2 | Session 7 | Instructor: Helma Groot matter and emerge with skills that are useful in Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half today’s classroom and tomorrow’s workplace. In 3D Printing, students will Each day we start with a new storybook and base our sewing projects on learn how to generate 3D models using a computer-aided design (CAD) characters in the story. You will learn to sew by hand, make your own stuffed software. By the end of the course, students will be able to utilize their animals, create patterns, and sew on buttons (parents appreciate this skill). knowledge to print an alien life-form of their own design. You’ll use your new skills to make capes, magic wands, pillows, hats, bags, doll clothes, and more. We’ll also write our own stories, paint, weave, and Techie Camp: Robotics draw. Students have a chance to share their many amazing creations on Rising 2-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: TECH CORPS Staff stage at the Friday Showcase. Full (9a-4p) $385 | No Half +Plus | No Half Techie Camp programs are designed to engage students in hands-on, String Explosions! interactive STEM-related activities. Students take a deep dive into subject Rising 3-5 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Bill Walker matter and emerge with skills that are useful in today’s classroom and Full (9a-4p) $220 | No Half +Plus | No Half tomorrow’s workplace. Students will try their hands at basic engineering Join us for a week of intensive focus on string playing! Enhance your and programming. They will expand their logical and mechanical thinking technical skills and musicality on violin, viola, and cello, through various skills as they work in teams to design and implement the ultimate robot. styles of playing including Celtic, Old Time, Jazz and Blues. Learn tunes, Students will discover their inner creativity while developing their ability learn to create chord accompaniments, explore chop technique, learn to to troubleshoot dilemmas as they interact with the Lego Mindstorms EV3 improvise on simple tunes, and compose new ones. We will explore double components. stops, cuts, rolls, slides, trills, and simple shifting. By the end of the week, we will record everything on high quality digital recording equipment and Ukulele Madness: Play and Sing! produce an online album of all of our work. This camp is appropriate for Rising 3-5 | Session 6 | Instructor: Bill Walker students with moderate music reading skills and at least one year of Full (9a-4p) $335 | No Half +Plus | No Half beginning string classes or lessons. Students are required to bring their Join the ukulele craze! We will learn basic chords, melodies, strumming and own instrument. picking patterns, bass lines, and beginning blues lead playing. Song material will include traditional folk songs, blues, and contemporary songs in a variety of styles. We will learn to coordinate playing and singing at the same time. By the end of the week, we will record everything on high quality digital recording equipment and produce a CD or online album of all of our work. Course fee includes cost of ukulele that students get to take home at the end of the week.

Where in the World is…? Virtual Trips to 5 Continents Rising K-2 | Session 10 | Instructor: Sesan Badejo, Ph.D. Super Sleuths Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Rising 3-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: Little Scholars Staff Using audio-visual methods, students will explore important landmarks Full (9a-4p) $320 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $190 | Half (9a-11:30a) $160 including pyramids, lighthouses, towers, museums, and opera houses in Get out your magnifying glass and detective hat as we have clues to a few countries in each continent. Then we will select a very prominent decipher and crimes to solve. We’ll put our critical thinking skills and STEM landmark in each continent for detailed study with age-appropriate knowledge to the test and get to the bottom of mysteries by learning the information about its origin, condition, and relevance today. We will create a tricks real investigators use to solve cases. While experimenting with simple model of each of the landmarks using a variety of art materials. Students will detection techniques, your reasoning skills will grow, and your problem also create a summary book where they will write about the landmarks and solving skills will become better than CSI agents. illustrate with relevant pictures. Each day of the program will be dedicated to a speciﬁc continent and the selected landmark for that continent. Students Superheroes: A Creative Drama Adventure! are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. Rising K-2 | Session 3 | Instructor: Michelle F. Cornell Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half Students who crave adventure will be thrilled by this high energy creative

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Where in Time are We? Rising K-4 | Session 3 | Instructor: Jessica Espasandin Young Thespians Acting Camp Full (9a-4p) $270 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising 2-5 | Session 2 | Instructor: Mckenzie Vaughn Summertime got you down? Tired of the same old neighborhood, same old Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half camp? Ever consider TIME TRAVEL? Join us on a week-long exploration In Young Thespians Acting Camp, students will learn how to have strong of world history using the latest in time travel technology (created by stage presence, great reading skills, improvisation skills, and character YOU!) Ancient civilizations? We’ve got that. Dark Ages? We’ve got that, too. development. Students will immerse themselves during the week in fun Dinosaurs? (gulp!) Bring your sense of adventure and your imagination! Here theatre games, great concentration games, and interactive warm up we go! activities. Students should wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes that are good for moving in. No flip flops. Work and Play with STEAM Rising 3-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Michelle Schroeder Full (9a-4p) $270 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $165 | Half (9a-11:30a) $135 Explore the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math with the freedom to fail and reimagine, redesign, and try again. We work in teams and ————— individually to complete thoughtful challenges in a variety of settings with the Athletics & Sports Clinics help of engineers from Ohio State University, US Sailing Camp, and the Byrd Polar Research Center. Let’s have fun and learn together. Artistic Swimming: A Synchronized Swimming Experience Rising 1-6 | Session 7, 9 | Instructor: Ohio Coralinas Synchro Staff Young Engineer’s Cornucopia Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Rising 2-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: SIMPLR STEAM Playground Staff Swimming, Dance, and Gymnastics - Synchronized Swimming combines Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half all three of these great activities into one fun experience! Using games, The SIMPLR approach to inspiring children to pursue engineering is through props, and music, we will explore the artistic side of swimming. During the learning, building, and playing. This camp will introduce students to various course of the week, campers will learn synchronized swimming skills, all technologies that inspire awe and curiosity such as drones, 3D printing, while putting together a special water show to be performed on Friday for programming, robotics, virtual and augmented realities, and more. Through parents and friends! Campers should be able to swim the length of the pool exciting, hands-on activities, we’ll begin to understand how engineers use (approximately 25 yards) unassisted and be comfortable in the deep end. these technologies to solve problems and to make the world a better place. Boys’ Baseball PM Clinic / Sports & More AM Camp Young Superstar Academy Rising 3-8 | Session 2 Rising 1-4 | Session 8 | Instructors: Amy McLaughlin & Michelle Schroeder Clinic Instructor: Tyler Kuhn / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Clinic Only (1:30p-4p) $170 | Clinic +Plus (11:30a-4p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 Does your child have the Broadway itch? Do they sing along constantly to Join us for a week full of baseball fun! As a former professional baseball Disney tunes and pop stars in the car? Do they enjoy being a ham? Then player and NCAA All-American, Tyler Kuhn will be sharing the knowledge he look no further! Mrs. Michelle Schroeder and Mrs. Amy McLaughlin will has gained through his years of playing and coaching in an action-packed present a one-week workshop that brings together all of the elements of week for players of all skill levels. Players can expect to improve their theatre, dance, and music, in a caring, supportive, and fun environment. fundamental skills through various drills and simulated game situations on Children in grades 1-4 of all talents and experience are called to come Columbus Academy’s baseball field. It will be a week filled with learning and together to learn all aspects of musical theatre. First time budding actors and fun! Participants are required to bring their own baseball glove, water actresses will be nurtured along as they gain confidence, and experienced bottle, and sunscreen. Cleats and baseball bats are optional. young thespians will be challenged to stretch their talents. All participants Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only will receive training in acting, basic stage make-up and/or costuming, dance be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic and stage movement, expression, and singing both individually and in a occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More group. In our grand finale on Friday afternoon, all participants will perform in class description. our special mini-musical! Boys’ Basketball PM Clinic / Sports & More AM Camp Rising 3-8 | Session 3 Clinic Instructor: Jeff Warstler / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Clinic Only (1:30p-4p) $170 | Clinic +Plus (11:30a-4p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 The Columbus Academy basketball program will once again host its clinic for all boys entering third through eighth grade. We encourage participation from young men with positive attitudes who are interested in having a great time, improving their skills, and learning more about playing this ultimate team game! Through a combination of drills, stations, and individual and team games, boys’ head basketball coach Jeff Warstler, members of the CA coaching staff, special guest speakers, and players from the CA basketball program will teach the basic yet crucial fundamentals of basketball, namely ball handling, passing, shooting, and defense. Participants are required to bring a nut free snack, water bottle, and towel. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More class description.

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and learn more about how to play the game of football. You will learn the Chiller Intro to Ice Skating proper technique for throwing, catching, and kicking a football, as well as Rising K-5 | Session 9, 10 | Instructor: Chiller Staff the basic skills required to play various offensive and defensive positions. Full (9a-4p) $350 | No Half +Plus | No Half Once you have been through this clinic, you will have a better understanding This camp will introduce your child to ice skating, no of the game of football. Recommended attire is shorts and t-shirts, experience required! In addition, this camp will engage and participants are required to wear athletic shoes; cleats and them in fun activities, games, and projects related mouthpieces are optional. to ice skating. Camp includes at least two hours of Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only ice skating per day instructed by our professional skating coaches. Off-ice be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic activities include indoor and outdoor games, projects related to skating, as occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More well as guest appearances by local experts. Your child will receive a skating class description. evaluation at the end of camp. Students are required to pack a peanut and tree nut fee lunch each day. Fun-Chucks This is a traveling/off-site program. Rising 2-4 | Session 2 | Instructor: Jared Circle/ Koguryo Martial Arts Rising 3-5 | Session 9 | Instructor: Jared Circle/ Koguryo Martial Arts Columbus Crew SC Soccer AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp Full (9a-4p) $275 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Rising K-5 | Session 3 Jump up, kick back, whip around, and SPIN! Fun-Chucks camp combines Clinic Instructor: Columbus Crew SC Player Development Staff great FUN with SAFE Nunchuks training! We will learn some great nunchaku Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff skills for fun and defense and learn a little about the history of this farm tool Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 turned weapon of defense. Students will get their own foam safety training Columbus Crew SC Developmental Camps focus on player development ‘chucks to keep working on their skills after camp and will get a chance to through a core foundation of soccer skills in a challenging and fun learning perform what they have learned on stage at the Friday Showcase. Course environment. By promoting maximum touches on the ball, incorporating fee includes the cost of Nunchuks. professional instruction, teaching challenging new exercises and guiding competitive, small-sided games, the Crew SC camp staff will help each Fundamentals of the Game player broaden their skill set and discover a love for the sport of soccer. A Rising 3-5 | Session 3 | Instructor: Luke Barricklow wide range of technical training exercises will be incorporated including Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 dribbling, passing, receiving, and ﬁnishing. Students will learn the fundamentals of several different sports. They will be Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only able to play a variety of sports including soccer, basketball, football, baseball, be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic tennis, golf, volleyball, and lacrosse. During each day, they will be taught all occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More of the different skills needed to play each sport through various drills, games, class description. and fun competitions. Students will culminate each day with live games in their respective sports.

Girls’ Basketball PM Clinic / Sports & More AM Camp Rising 2-8 | Session 1 (M-W, F) Clinic Instructor: JoAnne Adams & Heather Gepper Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Clinic Only (1:30p-4p) $135 | Clinic +Plus (11:30a-4p) $165 | Full (9a-4p) $230 She shoots, she scores! Be a basketball star at CA. This girls’ basketball clinic will involve learning and utilizing fundamental basketball skills. Girls will learn and practice ball skills, shooting skills, and basic fundamental principles in various drills and game situations. The clinic is designed for experienced players to improve on their skills, as well as for beginners to learn about the game of basketball. Come on in and see just how fun and rewarding basketball can be! Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More class description. CrossFit for Kids Rising K-5 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Matt Wilson / CrossFit New Albany Girls’ Field Hockey AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp Full (9a-4p) $230 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $145 | Half (9a-11:30a) $115 Rising 2-8 | Session 1 (M-W, F) This program will focus on moving properly with movements such as squats, Clinic Instructor: JoAnne Adams / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff lunges, jumps, push ups, pull ups, and running. Our goal is to help each child Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $135 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $165 | Full (9a-4p) $230 reach their potential in a fun and challenging environment. Our coaches are We are excited to announce that this year’s clinic is back at Columbus trained to be able to work with a mixture of athletes with specific goals to Academy. We are thrilled to use the beautiful Carlin Fields at CA. Be a part those just looking to be fit and have fun. Fitness games and nutrition tips will of the tradition at Columbus Academy by playing the sport of field hockey also be incorporated throughout the week. from State Championship winning coaches and top notch players. This clinic is a great way to learn the dynamic sport of field hockey. Clinic sessions are Football AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp creatively designed for both beginning and intermediate players. We strive Rising K-5 | Session 2 to teach the hockey basics: dribbling, passing, receiving, pulls, dodges, Clinic Instructor: Chuck Simpson / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff and more for younger players while preparing older girls for middle school Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 competition. It doesn’t matter if you are a first year player or an experienced Join Columbus Academy coaches for a week of football fundamentals middle school veteran, we will help you improve your game! We can’t wait

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to share our love of the game on the turf ﬁelds at CA this summer. If you Jedi Camp need to purchase equipment, please contact Coach Adams at Adams@ Rising 2-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: Royal Arts Fencing Academy Staff columbusacademy.org. Full (9a-4p) $285 | No Half +Plus | No Half Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only Now is your chance to be a Jedi or Sith. This Star Wars themed week lets be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic you into the world of Star Wars and lightsaber combat. We use safe weapons occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More and fencing masks for protection. All equipment is provided and classes are class description. taught by professionally trained fencing and martial art coaches. Students are required to wear athletic shoes and socks. Girls’ Volleyball AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp Rising 2-8 | Session 4 Korean Martial Arts Clinic Instructor: Heather Gepper / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Rising K-4 | Session 6 | Instructor: Jared Circle/ Koguryo Martial Arts Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 Rising 3-5 | Session 8 | Instructor: Jared Circle/ Koguryo Martial Arts Come join the fun with the lifetime sport of volleyball! This is a great way to Full (9a-4p) $300 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Half (9a-11:30a) $170 introduce young children to volleyball by using team building activities and Campers will get a solid foundation and introduction to various martial arts learning valuable skills. Come check out just how fun volleyball can be! In systems from Korea including Tang Soo Do, Hap Ki Do, and more! In addition this program, girls will learn how to pass, set, hit, serve, and play in group to martial arts training, lessons on Korean culture, history, geography, and situations. There will be coaches, as well as Columbus Academy Upper language will be a part of the course. All participants will receive a uniform School players assisting the younger participants. and will be given the option to demonstrate what they have learned in the Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only Friday Showcase, including board breaking! Students should bring a be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic water bottle, nut-free snacks, and shoes that are easy-on-easy-off as occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More we train traditional style, in our bare feet. Course fee includes cost of class description. uniform.

Gym Skills: Acrobatic Rising 3-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: Gym Skills Staff Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Acrobatic gymnastics combines dance, gymnastics, skills, and synchronization. In this camp, athletes will be working together to create pyramids and other balancing acts! We start at the beginner level and work up with the athlete’s conﬁdence. Athletes will also work on their tumbling and basic gymnastics skills. Acrobatic camp teaches core fundamentals in choreography, agility, balance, strength, and grace!

Gym Skills: Cheerleading Rising 3-5 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Gym Skills Staff Rising K-2 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Gym Skills Staff Full (9a-4p) $230 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $145 | Half (9a-11:30a) $115 Come join Gym Skills Cheerleading for an exciting cheerleading program! Have fun while learning the moves of real high school and college Learn to Sail cheerleaders. You will learn motions, jumps, chants, cheers, and a dance in Rising 3-5 | Session 6, 10 | Instructor: Hoover Sailing Club Staff a non-competitive environment from an instructor who is a former college Full (9a-4p) $325 | No Half +Plus | No Half cheerleader and current coach. You will leave camp with a heart full of spirit Hoover Sailing Club has offered sailing instruction for Central Ohio youth and a head full of memories! for over 45 years. Your child will experience the joy of skippering a dinghy from our fleet during his or her very first lesson. Our experienced US Sailing Gym Skills: Gymnastics certified staff will teach basic safety and boat skills. Your child will learn Rising K-2 | Session 8 | Instructor: Gym Skills Staff to sail up-wind, down-wind, tack, jibe, and recover from a capsize. Our Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 picturesque property and remodeled facilities will provide your youngster Come join Gym Skills Gymnastics for an awesome gymnastics and fitness with a week he or she will remember for years to come. Students are program! Have fun with handstands, cartwheels, backbends, handsprings, required to pack a peanut and tree nut free lunch, and bring your own and more in a non-competitive environment. We will start by warming up USCG approved life jacket. Sailing is a very physical activity; occasional and stretching to keep our bodies safe, then learn about different kinds bumps and bruises can occur. Please advise your child’s counselor if of balances, use all kinds of equipment, and experiment with springs and there are any issues of which we might need to be aware. A Hoover landings. On Friday, we will visit the Gym Skills facility located in Gahanna! Sailing Club release form is also required for every participant and will Children will work on gymnastics activities such as a trampoline, loose foam be distributed via email before camp begins. pit, cargo net, beam, rings, spring floor, and more. Your child will walk out of This is a traveling/ off-site program. class feeling like a winner! Move Well! History and Sport of Archery Rising K-4 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Leah Kaiser Rising 3-5 | Session 4, 6 | Instructor: Charles Brodhead Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 Full (9a-4p) $290 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Learn to be well and move well! Through this activity-based camp, students Humans have used archery since the dawn of time; first for hunting, then will learn about wellness and the different areas or dimensions that make up for warfare, and in modern times, for sport. There are many occasions when their well-being. Each morning we will begin with a warm-up using canned archery has changed the course of history; not many Olympic sports can goods of corn and baked beans for weights (yum!)! Throughout the week, we claim this grand heritage. Campers will experience first-hand one of our will play different games (think Survivor and Amazing Race) while learning oldest sports through daily study, practice, and challenges. about nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, volunteering, and also exercising our brains. At the end of the week, we’ll take a field trip to a local food pantry to

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learn more about the pantry and donate our weights (canned goods). Don’t columbusacademy.org. wait, sign up to join the fun! Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic Olympic Fencing occurring in the same week. Please see below for the Sports & More Rising 2-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: Royal Arts Fencing Academy Staff class description. Full (9a-4p) $285 | No Half +Plus | No Half Have you ever wanted to be Zorro, d’Artagnan, the Dread Pirate Roberts, Sports & More Captain Jack Sparrow, Robin Hood, or a Jedi Knight? Learn the noble art Rising K-5 | Session 6, 8, 9 | Instructor: Tyler Verhoff & TBA of fencing, including information about swords, moves, competitions, and Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 future opportunities for Fencing Sport Scholarships. This course is specially Throughout each week, we will be exploring a variety of athletic games such created for participants of all fencing and athletic levels. On Friday, students as ultimate kickball, whiffle ball, soccer, floor hockey, capture the flag, and will participate in a real fencing tournament! Fencing equipment is provided. much more. Campers will learn material about how to stay fit and take care Students are required to wear athletic shoes and socks. of their bodies. Fun fact: Campers will walk/run a minimum of four miles per day! Our primary focus and goals for the summer will be good sportsmanship, Once Upon a Time at Fairy Tale Farm good nutrition, fitness, cooperation, and, of course, fun! Rising K-2 | Session 2, 6 | Instructor: Fairy Tale Farm Staff Students are required to bring a water bottle and wear athletic shoes - Full (9a-4p) $350 | No Half +Plus | No Half no flip flops or sandals. This camp is a real fairy tale! Campers will spend the week at the 30-acre Fairy Tale Farm. Campers will create their own fairy tale book by recording their daily adventures at the farm. Each day campers will have a lesson in horse safety, a mini riding lesson, participate in an educational craft or activity, and learn about the tack and equipment. There is even a scavenger hunt! Campers must wear closed-toe shoes and long pants to ride and may pack shorts to change into after riding. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day and bring plenty of water. This is a traveling/ off-site program.

Royal Knights of Fairy Tale Farm Rising 3-5 | Session 4 | Instructor: Fairy Tale Farm Staff Full (9a-4p) $350 | No Half +Plus | No Half This camp is a knight’s tale! Campers will spend the week at the 30-acre Fairy Tale Farm and learn about how horses were used in medieval times. Campers will have a daily mini riding lesson, a lesson in horse safety, participate in an educational craft or activity, and learn about the tack and equipment. We will have a jousting expert to show us how knights used their swords on horseback for sport! Campers must wear closed-toe shoes and long pants to ride and may pack shorts to change into after riding. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day and bring plenty of water. This is a traveling/ off-site program.

Skateboarding Tennis AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp Rising K-4 | Session 2 | Instructor: Chris Higgins Rising 1-8 | Session 2 Rising 5-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Chris Higgins Clinic Instructor: Jeff Warstler / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 Come join us and learn the basics and more of skateboarding, one of the Join Jeff Warstler of Columbus Academy for an intensive tennis fastest growing sports in the world. While we will cover safety, equipment, extravaganza! Tennis is not just a country club sport; it is fun for the whole and skateboarding etiquette, the emphasis will be on having fun and learning family! You will learn the fundamentals of tennis such as stroke production, by spending as much time on our boards as possible. It doesn’t matter if you footwork, strategy, and an understanding of the court. Once you have been are a ﬁrst-time skater or a more experienced rider, this program will have through this clinic, you will have a better understanding of the sport and, something for everyone. Field trips to area skate parks will round out this hopefully, a true love of tennis. Participants are required to bring their exciting program. Skaters are required to wear a helmet and bring their own tennis racket and water bottle. own skateboards; knee pads and elbow pads are recommended. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic Soccer AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp occurring in the same week. Please see the Sports & More class Rising K-8 | Session 1 (M-W, F) description on this page. Clinic Instructor: Ron Leach / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $135 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $165 | Full (9a-4p) $230 There is No “I” in Team No matter your level of experience in soccer, everyone will take home Rising 3-5 | Session 7 | Instructor: Luke Barricklow valuable skills from this soccer clinic. Whether you are a beginner and Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 want to learn the basics or if you have already played organized soccer, we In this camp, students will learn how to work as a team both in team can help take you to the next level. We will focus on the fundamentals of building activities and team sports. Each day there will be several different soccer, basic individual skills, basic team tactics, instruction on the rules fun group activities where students will have the chance to work as a team of the game, and mini scrimmages. Each day of this clinic will provide to complete various tasks and games as well as a scavenger hunt towards a fun learning environment about the game of soccer. If you need to the end of the week. Along with these endeavors, students will be able to purchase equipment, please contact Coach Leach at Ron_Leach@ pick a certain team sport they want to play each day to utilize and put these

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skills into practice. Options for the team sports may include whiffle ball, ultimate football, ultimate Frisbee, kickball, soccer, basketball, and volleyball. Students are required to bring a water bottle and wear athletic shoes- no flip flops or sandals.

Wrestling AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp Rising K-7 | Session 4 Clinic Instructor: Sean Silver / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 Want to learn about wrestling, one of the first and most popular sports in the world? This program gives children of any size or ability the chance to learn the basics of the sport in a safe and fun environment while also helping them with strength, flexibility, sportsmanship, and self-confidence. Wrestlers will receive their own headgear and will get to participate in a tournament followed by a medal ceremony at the end of the week. Each wrestler will be placed in a group appropriate to their age and skill level. Wrestlers are required to bring a water bottle; wrestling shoes and mouth guard are optional. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic occurring in the same week. Please see page 28 for the Sports & More —————class description. Swimming Lessons

Greater Columbus Swim School Rising K-8 | Session 1-10 | Instructor: Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio 8a-9a and/or 4p-5p $65/week (Sessions 1 and 5: $52/week) The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio teaches Columbus Academy instructional swim lessons in a fun, yet challenging atmosphere. Swim lessons will take place at Columbus Academy Pool on CA’s campus. The pool depth ranges from 3ft – 10ft. Participants are observed and placed in appropriate levels according to their current skill level. They engage in the fundamentals of swimming most appropriate for their ability. Swimmers will be consistently monitored for skill acquisition in order to ensure that they are continually challenged in the pool as their skill level increases. Beginning swimmers will learn the most basic skills needed to become self- sufficient in the water, while swimmers with slightly more advanced skills will be progressed through a series of eight levels, focusing on the proficient acquisition of all four of the competitive swimming strokes (those used in the sport of swimming). Participants will receive a skills accomplishment report at the end of each weekly session. Swimmers will have a great time, will be challenged, and will learn valuable skills. This program can be added to any week’s programming. There is a maximum of 16 children per time slot and spaces fill quickly. Please see the Lower School registration form and check the appropriate time that fits with your schedule.

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HOURS OF OPERATION JOIN US FOR OUR FAMILY Before Care 7:00 am – 8:30 am ORIENTATION! Pre-K Half Day 8:30 am – 11:30 am Pre-K Half +Plus 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Pre-K Full Day 8:30 am – 4:00 pm SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH 2-4PM Rising K-9 Check-in 8:30 am – 9:00 am Rising K-9 Half Day 9:00 am – 11:30 am Join us to get a ﬁrst-hand look at the Rising K-9 Half +Plus 9:00 am – 1:30 pm facilities and talk to CA staff supporting Rising K-9 Full Day 9:00 am – 4:00 pm After Care 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Lower School programming this summer.

Bring your children and enjoy interacting CONTACT INFORMATION Summer Experience ...... 614-509-2267 with teachers, get familiar with the space Director ...... 614-509-2529 and partake in a few fun children’s activities! Assistant ...... 614-509-2247 Before/After Care...... 614-509-2240 Summer Experience Fax ...... 614-475-0396 Summer Experience Director, Alyssa King, Email [email protected] will also be there to answer any questions Director’s Email [email protected] and lead you through an example day!

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MIDDLE SCHOOL GENERAL INFORMATION quiet places for children to explore and reflect on the experiences they have Faculty, Staff and Sr. Counselors had at CA. Parents MUST pick up their children from After Care by 6:00 CA Summer Experience employs current CA Faculty and Staff members pm. Parents that do not pick up their children by the end of After Care as well as highly qualified outside sources as teachers of the Summer will be charged $1.00 per minute beyond 6:00 pm. If Before or After Care Experience programs. Sr. Counselors are typically local college students are not needed for the full week, proration is available by contacting our who have been hired after an extensive interview and training process. Sr. office at (614) 509-2267. Please understand there can be no proration for Counselors are assigned to camps each week and will accompany your child the combo pricing. all day during their respective camp. CA Summer Experience also employs ample administrative staff to support daily programming. Before Care $50 per week $10 per day After Care $62.50 per week $12.50 per day Communication Before and After Care Combo $85 per week 5 day option only Upon registration with full payment, you should receive a confirmation email from [email protected] with your child’s class Before / After Care is best accessed by parking in the Academy Hall Parking schedule and additional information. You can expect communication via Circle near the main entrance to the school. Follow the ORANGE signage into email from your child’s teacher the Friday prior to camp starting and the the Theatre entrance of the Lower School to the Before / After Care room. Wednesday during the respective camp week. If registration is received late, Parents must come into the After Care room and provide a photo ID to there may be a delay in this communication. sign out their child each day.

Facilities Lunch A majority of programs are held on CA’s beautiful 231-acre campus that Lunch is provided by Columbus Academy’s Dining Service for most of the consists of a six-lane indoor pool, computer labs with iMac computers, programs and is built into the price of the camp for Sessions 1-9. Session nature trails, outdoor classroom space, low ropes elements, eight tennis 10 camps will all be required to pack a lunch as the Dining Hall will remain courts, Schoedinger Theatre seating 430, two full-length gymnasiums, closed August 6-10. Most off-site camps require students to bring a lunch; a weight room, a ceramics studio, five art studios, three libraries, five please check individual course descriptions for lunch specifications. During playgrounds, eight science labs, four soccer fields, two turf fields, an all- Sessions 1-9, CA offers a hot main dish including vegetarian options, as well weather track, a full service dining hall, three music rooms, and two baseball as a salad bar, pasta bar, and deli bar. We also do our best to accommodate fields. The campus may be accessed from the West on Cherry Bottom Road all dietary requests / restrictions. Please contact our office if you have or from the East via Beecher Road off of Hamilton Road. (Please refer to the additional questions related to dietary concerns. Children are welcome to campus map on the inside of the back cover.) pack a lunch if they wish, but the lunch must be peanut and tree nut free. Allergy Policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free. Field Trip and Off-Site Transportation Columbus Academy utilizes school bus rental as a means of transportation Daily Drop-off/Pick-up for field trips and off-site programs. All drivers have proof of credentials There will be signage all around campus to help direct parking, as well as a and background checks. CA also has a fleet of 7 passenger vans that will color coded system to follow from the parking areas to help guide you to the be used for smaller traveling groups. All drivers are employees of Columbus correct entrance. Please see the CA campus map on the inside of the back Academy and are van-certified. cover for general parking information. Middle School will follow the BLUE signage. Middle School Sample Daily Schedule Check-in 8:30 am – 9:00 am Check-in for Middle School (rising 6th through 9th grade) programs is AM Themed Programming 9:00 am – 11:30 am between 8:30 am and 9:00 am in the gym of the Athletic Complex and / Lunch Rotation 11:30 am – 1:30 pm or the Barton Room. Any change in the check-in area will be consistent (Lunch / Free Choice Activity) throughout the week and communicated via email prior to the week of PM Themed Programming (continued) 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm camp. Middle School parents / guardians should follow campus signage to Note- Middle School Half and Half +Plus options would end at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm respectively; the Middle School parking area (Parent Hall Parking Lot) and escort children see below for more details. into the building no earlier than 8:30 am on the first day of camp; children may be dropped off at the MS circle after the first day. There will be CA Staff Half Day and Half +Plus Programs available to help parents and students get to their check-in areas. Students Some programs offer a half day and half +plus option. Please see course will check-in directly with their Sr. Counselor inside the gym or Barton Room. listings for availability. Half day programs include the morning themed Any student who arrives prior to 8:30 am and is not accompanied by an programming session from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. Half +plus programs adult will be escorted to Before Care and charged the daily rate of $10. include the morning themed programming from 9:00 am to 11:30 am PLUS lunch and free choice activity from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Half day and half Pick-up is between 4:00 pm and 4:15 pm in the gym of the Athletic Complex +plus programs cannot be combined with other full, half, or half +plus and / or the Barton Room. Any change in the pick-up area will be consistent programs. throughout the week and communicated via email prior to the week of camp. Parents or guardians will need to come into the gym and provide a Extended Care Programs photo ID to sign children out. If someone other than a parent / guardian Available on a pre-registration or drop-in basis, Before Care and After Care will be picking up your child, and you have not completed an authorized pick are held from 7:00 am to 8:30 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, respectively. up list, please see a staff member at drop-off. If your child is not picked up Before Care offers a variety of quiet activities for your child as he or she gets by 4:15 pm, he or she will be taken to After Care, at which time you will be ready for the day. After Care features exciting themed activities as well as charged the daily rate of $12.50.

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Late Drop-off/Early Pick-up If it is necessary to drop off or pick up your child at any time other than the designated camp times, the Floating Counselor is available to help with Important 2018 Policies these transitions. If you know this information ahead of time, you may write Based on parental feedback and continuous improvement efforts, it on the sheet provided at the Help Desk outside the gyms. You may also please note the following Columbus Academy policies: contact the Floating Counselor any time during camp hours at 614-653- 3117 to arrange a pick-up or drop-off. Note: Early pick ups are not available SPORTS CLINICS after 3:30pm. • Sports Clinics are joining forces with a Sports & More camp to offer a consistent full day option. Friday Showcase • Sports Clinics can not be paired with a camp other than Sports Some of our camps perform in our weekly Friday Showcase to share their & More or another Sports Clinic to make a full day schedule. new skills or creations with their parents and fellow campers. All parents/ families are welcome to attend. These shows are held in Schoedinger OTHER NOTABLE CHANGES Theatre and typically begin at 3:15 pm on Friday afternoons. Information • Check-in / out in the gyms will be strictly enforced as regarding the Friday Showcase will be communicated via email and CA “NO DEVICE ZONES” to foster an environment of building relationships and encouraging children to interact with each Summer Experience’s Facebook page. other, counselors and teachers.

What to Wear/Bring • Parents are required to show a photo ID every day to sign out Campers should wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and shoes, their child from camp. and should also consider bringing a bookbag, water bottle and sunscreen to camp each day. Please check the course descriptions to see if any other • For Session 10, all students will be required to pack a lunch; materials are needed for each individual program. If the student is planning the Dining Hall will remain closed August 6-10. to participate in free swim for their free choice activity, campers should also pack a bathing suit, towel and plastic bag for wet clothes. Should a child misplace an item, there will be a Lost & Found table located near the Athletic Complex lobby throughout the summer. Columbus Academy is not CONTACT INFORMATION responsible for any lost personal items. Summer Experience ...... 614-509-2267 Director ...... 614-509-2529 Free Choice Activity Assistant ...... 614-509-2247 Before/After Care...... 614-509-2240 Students participating in half +plus or full day programs on campus will have a Summer Experience Fax ...... 614-475-0396 free choice activity period before or after their lunchtime. Campers may choose Email [email protected] from the following daily options: free swim, computer lab, outdoor free play, or Director’s Email [email protected] quiet reading and crafting room. Children participating in the free swim option will need to bring a bathing suit and towel each day they wish to swim, along with a plastic bag for their wet clothes at the conclusion of swim.

Electronics Policy With the increase in the technology around us, electronics are no longer prohibited at camp; however, we expect that these devices be put away unless speciﬁcally required for a camp or in the case of an emergency. We have designated screen time during Before and After Care for those who wish to participate. Check-in/out in the gyms will be strictly enforced as “no device zones”.

Discipline Action Plan and Termination Attendees who are found to bully or harass others will generally be subject to serious disciplinary action, including prohibition from further attendance. Children will receive one warning and CA Summer Experience reserves the right to remove any camper from our program for disciplinary reasons. If a child is removed for disciplinary reasons, there will be no refund.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER EXPERIENCE Egyptian History Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Nora Goss Programs are in alphabetical order and categorized by Academics, Arts & Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Sciences, and Athletics programming. The Middle School Registration Form In this class, students will learn all about ancient Egypt. From their writings, is on page 51. Please note: “rising” indicates the grade your child will customs, and leaders to their architectural marvels. We will make our own be entering in the 2018-2019 school year. hieroglyphic tablets, design our own tombs, and investigate other Egyptian treasures! ————— European Renaissance Academics Rising 6-9 | Session 7 | Instructor: Nora Goss Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 A Way with Words: The Gift of Writing In this class, we will learn all about the European Renaissance. We will Rising 6-9 | Session 6, 8 | Instructor: Chiquita Toure analyze art and architecture from the time period, learn about important Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 people of that time, and conduct our own research on famous inventors of Are there treasures of creativity buried deep within you? Have you ever the time period and their creations! been deeply impacted by wonderful writings? Do you yearn to express your voice through the written or oral language to influence others? This camp Fly with Chinese offers an opportunity for every student to become empowered through the Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Na Li creative expression of the written word. Students will experience writing a Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 variety of genres including free verse poetry, haikus, nested meditations, six Have you ever wondered what it would be like to know another language? word stories, memoirs (creative nonfiction), and description. Each student Come fly with Chinese! Join native Chinese instructor, Na Li, on this week- will learn specific techniques that focus on multisensory details and voice long journey through Chinese language and culture. Fly with Chinese is to illuminate their writings. Students can also choose to awaken their an authentic experience where your child will learn to speak and write writings by performing them as a spoken word piece. At the end of the camp, Chinese as well as learn the culture of China. In the program, your child will students will create a compilation of student writings. experience hands-on activities such as Chinese calligraphy, Chinese paper folding and other crafts, dancing and music, Chinese chess, and Chinese Aim High Brain Fitness and Chess sports. Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Ihab Ismail Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Harry Potter’s Defense Against the Dark Arts Your mind is a gift. Are you taking care of it? Discover how your mind learns Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: Sarah Dove from you, grows with you, and gives you back what you put into it. Your mind Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 is your palace. Make it clean and sparkly. Have you ever played chess? Or In the world around us, sometimes we witness injustice. Through an perhaps you are a master? Chess is one of the great games of the mind. It exploration of a similar moment of injustice in the Harry Potter series, is a game of creativity and memory. Join us for a week-long journey and campers will be encouraged to conjure up their own magic through the explore the mind and the game of chess. Let us learn together and challenge power of critical thinking in order to provide creative solutions to confronting each other. injustice in the world around them. As a class, we will come up with a strategic flow chart for how the theme of the day could reach a solution that Character Study - Creative Writing would dissolve the darkness of injustice. Rising 6-9 | Session 3, 7 | Instructor: Trinity Gephart Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Harry Potter’s Library Calling creative writers everywhere! Join me on a character study that will Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Sarah Dove bring your static characters to life! The characters in books are the heart of Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 a good story. It is important that as readers we can identify how characters Have you ever found yourself wishing that you could be in the wizarding evolve throughout a story and as writers we can create complex characters world of Harry Potter? Look no further! In this camp, students will be taking that evolve. Although our focus will be on characters, you will find that your a closer look at the Harry Potter books in order to learn more about its story-writing abilities will improve as we journey through this character characters and examine other popular stories that share similarities with study. the world of Harry Potter. Campers will explore what made Harry Potter so popular all over the world and will have the opportunity to examine cultural themes that reoccur in the series, such as compassion, bravery, unity, and determination. With each theme of the day, we will take a look at the books, films, and crafts that might be found inside the world of Harry Potter!

Introduction to Spanish Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Mackenzie Hanna Full (9a-4p) $210 | No Half +Plus | No Half This class is for both beginners and those wishing to brush up on their Spanish language skills. Through games, crafts, videos, music, activities, and food, students will learn about the Spanish language and cultures. Students will go home with a great foundation in the language that will prepare them for beginning Spanish in school.

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Math Applications Young Journalist Rising 6-9 | Session 4, 6 | Instructor: Leslie Hill Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F), 4 | Instructor: Jasiliki Davidson Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 1: Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 Have you ever asked what ratios and inequalities have to do with real- 4: Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 life? Come explore the answers to these questions when we learn how As a Young Journalist, students will spend class time exploring the many the following are related: variability and quality assurance, areas of circles aspects of journalism. This will include developing and writing stories as and search and rescue, and ratios and cycling! Take part in this camp and well as creating print, audio, and visual content. Students will learn how to explore how these math skills are used in numerous careers. Campers will research and present news for radio and TV. enrich their math skills through games, selected activities, and interactive websites. Students are encouraged to bring a programmable calculator such as Texas Instrument TI-83 Plus or TI-84. Media Smarts ————— Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F), 8 | Instructor: Lauren Edmonds Arts & Sciences 5: Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 Arts & Sciences classes require dress for mess attire. 8: Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Have you ever really thought about what you watch on TV? Or about what you read and post online? Learn how to ﬁnd truth in the age of viral videos Acrylic on Canvas and “fake news”. Develop your writing and critical thinking skills as we Rising 6-9 | Session 4 | Instructor: Ratnamala Deshmukh analyze advertisements, movies, social media, news sources, and more to Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 understand both the positive and negative messages sent to us through all In this camp, you will learn step by step basic techniques and various the technology in our lives. styles in acrylic painting. Paintings will be theme-based, and to help with visualization, we will use clay art effect as well. Students will be encouraged to be artistic and creative in their ideas. Students will be guided in mixing colors, creating new shades, patterns and textures. This camp presents a strong approach for beginners to explore endless ideas to create beautiful paintings.

Advanced Pastry and Baking Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff Full (9a-4p) $230 | No Half +Plus | No Half Have a passion for baking? This is the perfect camp! We will explore different baking and pastry techniques all week, from sweets to savories and even chocolate and candy garnishes. Students will work independently and in Writer’s Workshop small groups to make their own creations like classic lavender petit fours Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: Michelle Sabadash with homemade lemon filling and buttermilk chocolate doughnut holes with Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half mocha ganache. All levels of experience are welcome, but we ask campers You think you want to be a writer? Or maybe you already are…In Writer’s be prepared for a structured class for these advanced recipes. Bring your Workshop, we’ll write, share our work, collaborate and prepare a final piece sweet tooth! for parents and friends to enjoy. So whether you are addicted to fiction, have the heart of a poet or are ready to join the staff of The Columbus Dispatch, Adventures & Survival Writer’s Workshop is sure to provide the inspiration you need to pursue a Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: TrekNetwork Staff writer’s life! Students are required to bring a notebook and a book for Full (9a-4p) $595 | No Half +Plus | No Half quiet reading time. Rock climbing, kayaking, and wilderness survival training make for an awesome week of adventure. Join expert guides, explore hidden gems, and Writing Across Columbus experience Ohio’s outdoors in a completely different way. Imagine and learn Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructors: Lauren Edmonds, Chiquita Toure, & Sarah Weaver about the edible forest, kayak to a wildlife sanctuary, and climb real rocks. Full (9a-4p) $495 | No Half +Plus | No Half Modules are designed to help participants aim high, achieve success, and Calling all writers and artisits! Learn how to write about your surroundings gain confidence through fun scenarios. This camp includes several days of while also experiencing Columbus. Through daily field trips, students will rigorous physical activity and all participants must be able to swim. find excitement in the things around their city as they explore, observe, and think creatively. We will focus on short stories, character development, Aim High STEAM Series: Have FUN Doing Good descriptions of scenes, poetry, and much more. For the budding artist, Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: Ihab Ismail students can stretch their creative muscles and incorporate illustration and Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half design into their work. Students will improve their skills as they learn to Ready to let off some STEAM? Join us for a fun and productive week of describe their surroundings through writing and illustrating. We will travel Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Want to know more about each day to places that will inspire us such as Thurber House, Columbus the complexities of your own DNA? Make a DNA necklace to wow your Metropolitan Main Library, Topiary Garden, Franklin Park Conservatory, and friends and family! Interested in 3D printing? Plan, program, and design your local Metro Parks. Join us for an adventure of sights, sounds, and WORDS! own keepsake to take home. Get creative with mental math and calculate Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. Notebooks 3-digit multiplications faster than ever before. Treat your mind with relaxing and writing utensils will be provided, but students may bring their own brain exercises, computer-based games, and learn how to eat and drink well. supplies as well. I am ready to have fun...Are YOU? This is a traveling/off-site program.

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Arcade Electronics Beginning Guitar: Play and Sing! Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Sciensational Workshops Staff Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Bill Walker Full (9a-4p) $250 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half Get ready to build and play your own arcade games! You will have at your Got a guitar, but haven’t made much progress yet? This is the camp for you! disposal resistors, switches, wires, LED diodes, transistors, and more. We will Campers will learn basic chords, strumming and picking patterns, bass lines, program a spinning light fan to display different sayings. Let’s also build a and beginning blues solo playing. We will explore traditional American folk Home Run Derby game, see who gets the most home runs before getting ten songs, blues, and contemporary songs in a variety of styles including pop, outs, and a winning song will cheer! If that’s not enough, we will also build rock, alternative, country, and blues as well as learning how to coordinate circuits that can test your memory, play the card game 21, or emit different playing and singing. By the end of the week, we will record everything on funky sounds! Play with a disco ball, sirens, or a light show as we learn high quality digital recording equipment and produce an online album of all the effects of the different electronic components and what amps, volts, of our work. This class will be aimed at beginning players and requires a resistance and power are. Join Sciensational Workshops’ way of learning willingness to sing, but no special singing skills. Campers are required where it is hands-on fun! to bring their own acoustic (nylon or steel string) guitar.

Art and Science of Ceramics Breaking the Fourth Wall Acting Camp Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Elaine Buss Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Mckenzie Vaughn Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 In this class, we will learn how the art of ceramics and the science of In Breaking the Fourth Wall Acting Camp, students will immerse themselves materials join to make beautiful objects out of clay. We will dig our own clay in fun and interesting monologues and scenes. Students will strengthen samples and learn how clay and mud are different. Students will learn to their diction, stage presence, and reading abilities. We will play fun and mix their own colored glazes. A special kiln firing of non-traditional materials entertaining theatre games, use interesting theatre warm ups, learn how such as coins, vitamins, food, and rocks will reveal the metals and minerals to audition for a play, and improvise on stage. We will also discuss where that are present in ceramics and our world alike. Students will also create great theaters are located in the Central Ohio area! Campers will have the their own sculpted clay creations! opportunity to perform in the Friday Showcase. Students should wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes that are good for moving in. Art in Columbus No sandals or flip flops. Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructors: Cali Sanker & Brittany Schwarck Full (9a-4p) $495 | No Half +Plus | No Half CA Marching Band Camp Come with us on an adventure around Columbus as we explore aspects of Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Mckenzie Vaughn our city’s vibrant artistic culture! We will investigate various exhibits at the Full (9a-4p) $210 | No Half +Plus | No Half Columbus Museum of Art, see art and living sculpture at the Franklin Park Ever wondered how the OSU marching band crosses the field with such ease Conservatory, visit OSU spaces for contemporary art and tour artist studios, and elegance? Have you ever wanted to learn to play your instrument and and so much more! We will find art around every corner, and make a little march at the same time with songs like Hang on Sloopy, We Will Rock You, or art of our own on the way. Columbus has so much to offer, so come along popular music from today’s hits by artists such as Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, for the ride and don’t forget your walking shoes! Students are required to Selena Gomez or even Fallout Boy? Join us in CA Marching Band Camp, and pack a nut free lunch each day. you will learn to do just that! In this camp, students will play music popular This is a traveling/ off-site program. in the marching band world. We will work on our marching technique and perform in the Friday Showcase! Students will be able to learn fun music Artists in Training along with marching and dance steps! Students should bring their own Rising 6-9 | Session 7 | Instructor: Elaine Buss band instrument (including clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, tuba, Full (9a-4p) $270 | No Half +Plus | No Half mellophone, oboe, saxophone). For drummers, please contact our office Young artists, join us to experiment with many different artistic mediums for more information. Students are required to wear tennis shoes, bring and techniques. We will find inspiration from the outdoors in “en plein air” a water bottle and sunscreen; sunglasses and visors are optional. paintings. Clay will be used to make a sculpture and functional objects. Students will make their own sketchbooks to record inspirations. We will learn some textile design to create our own tapestry and also learn some basic printmaking techniques. This camp is perfect for budding artists!

Be a Junior Counselor at CA Rising 8-11 | Session 1-10 | Instructor: Jr. Counselor Ambassador Full (9a-4p) $80/week (Sessions 1 and 5: $65/week) Join our dynamic team this summer and put experience on your resume. This opportunity is a hands-on volunteer leadership experience for any student going into eighth through eleventh grade. Duties of a junior counselor include helping with camp activities, supporting a senior counselor, escorting Camp COSI: Design It, Build It, Test It campers, helping with check-in and snack time, and having fun in the sun Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: COSI Staff at Columbus Academy. If you have not had a job before, this program will Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half give you the experience you will need to succeed in your next opportunity Bring STEAM to life this summer with a one-of-a-kind Camp COSI and will give you leadership skills that will follow you the rest of your life. experience! Together, we’ll dive deep into the engineering process to By becoming a part of our team, you will have fun, make friends, and learn explore how it’s at work in the world around us. Each day, we’ll walk in the valuable skills. Each participant will receive a certiﬁcate of completion and footsteps of a new engineer - civil, biomedical, mechanical, environmental, a review to put in his or her job portfolio. Students and a parent/guardian and aerospace - and test out open-ended challenges. Building bridges are required to attend a mandatory orientation on Saturday, June 2, and skyscrapers to withstand the wind; designing and marketing our own from 12 to 2 pm. This program is limited to ten participants per week, surgical tools; dissecting wind-up toys to get an up-close look. Camp COSI and spaces ﬁll quickly. is presented by COSI Outreach Educators and is always exciting, always

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electric, and always hands-on. Plus, every camper receives a FREE “BOGO” Dance Columbus admission voucher to COSI to keep the learning alive all year long! It’s a Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructors: Chelsea Crabtree & Adam Maynard summer science camp like only COSI can do it! Full (9a-4p) $495 | No Half +Plus | No Half Do you dream of being in a professional dance production? Wonder what Camp COSI: Extraordinary Engineering it would be like to own a dance studio? Explore Columbus through dance Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructor: COSI Staff where each day we will focus on a specific area of dance and travel to Full (9a-4p) $400 | No Half +Plus | No Half experience it first-hand. Pilates and ballroom with Inspiration to Movement, Become a scientist inside one of the world’s greatest laboratories: COSI! musical theater and hip hop with Bartelt Dancers, gymnastics with Gym This incredible engineering camp takes place at COSI where we’ll become Skills, and a professional rehearsal and tour of BalletMet to name a few. We engineers to design, build, and test out bridges, medical tools, rockets, will explore the life of professional dancers, teachers, choreographers, and simple machines, and more. We’ll get to explore COSI’s exhibition areas studio owners to experience what it takes to move and groove with the best. as never before, get an up-close look at our galaxy in the Planetarium, get Join us on an adventure through dance and leave with the beat in your feet. hands-on with COSI’s animal collection, and more. It’s a summer camp like Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. only COSI can do it. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. This is a traveling/ off-site program. This is a traveling/ off-site program. Dance Workshop Camp Pinterest Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Mackenzie Hanna Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Jennifer McGinnis Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $230 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $145 | Half (9a-11:30a) $115 Dance Workshop is a fun week of intensive dance for beginner to Camp Pinterest is a week of crafting using inspiration from Pinterest. intermediate. Students will learn dance basics like turns, leaps, jumps, and Students will create a variety of projects using many types of media. more. Students will improve their skills with across-the-floor exercises and Some projects will include crayon melting, wood string art, and painting will learn routines of several different dance styles including, but not limited on canvases. Students will also have the opportunity to find a project on to, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. Pinterest they would like to create, and we will take a field trip to a local craft store where students will be able to find materials for their project. It Debate will be a very fun week of crafting and being creative! Rising 6-9 | Session 6 | Instructor: Denise Brooks Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half Chess Masters Students are given the opportunity to improve their communication skills in a Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Kyle Jones fun and safe environment that promotes risk taking. Each activity is suited to Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 your child’s experience level. Students will learn the fundamentals of public Chess Masters provides students with the most advanced curriculum to speaking and argumentative writing. This camp will help your child develop prepare them for tournament play. Students will be given the necessary presentation and debating skills that will build confidence. tools to be able to create reasonable plans in complex positions. Students will learn advanced tactical themes. Each day students will participate in our Discover Graphical and Traditional Robotics Programming very own tournament to put their strategies to the test. Rising 6-9 | Session 4 | Instructor: CodeMonster Staff Full (9a-4p) $390 | No Half +Plus | No Half Classic Magic Let’s build a working robot that campers can take home at the end of the Rising 6-9 | Session 6 | Instructor: Carroll Baker week. We will program the robot graphically and traditionally. This one-of-a- Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half kind course teaches students robotic programming using a unique approach. Children love magic, and they really love learning and performing it! We first introduce and discuss all components needed for the robot build Carroll Baker’s classes are a great way for your child to have fun learning before actually building it. Once the robot is completed, we will program the to become an amazing magician, performer, and presenter. Beyond the robot in two different ways: the fun graphical drag-and-drop way and the entertainment value, magic helps improve digital dexterity, coordination, traditional classic way. This robotics camp is fun, engaging, and provides a visual perception, spatial relationships, critical thinking, creativity, public learning experience for students who love graphical programming as well as speaking skills, self-confidence, and imagination. This class will focus on the for students who are ready to move beyond graphical programming to using greatest magic effects of the last 200 years. On the last day of camp, we will professional programming language (c++). No prior knowledge of robotic perform on stage at the Friday Showcase. programming is required.

Classical Competition Discover Ohio Rising 6-9 | Session 7 | Instructor: Franz Gruber Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructors: Jasiliki Davidson & Leslie Hill Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Full (9a-4p) $550 | No Half +Plus | No Half Classical Competition is a playful Join us on an adventure across Ohio to discover our hidden treasures. In introduction to Greek and Roman this class, we will travel each day to a “hot spot” that you will want to return history and culture, with English to again and again. Trains and boats? We’ve got them. Rainforests? We’ve word power added to the mix. The got them. Stingrays? You guessed it. We’ve got them, too! Roller coasters? students will be able to show what Absolutely some of the best! This is a non-stop exploration of the best Ohio they have learned each day playing has to offer. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. a buzzer game called Certamen. This is a traveling/ off-site program. This fun game is ideal for the young scholar with a classical DIY Fashion bent. If your scholar is a Classical Rising 6-9 | Session 6 | Instructor: Helma Groot Mythology wizard who is also curious about Greek and Roman history, a Harry Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Potter or Rick Riordan fan, or just someone who likes to learn more about the In DIY Fashion, you will make and design your own clothes. Every day will classical roots of English words, then we have the game for you. In the end, it hold a new challenge for our students. We will use new and recycled fabrics all comes down to the buzzer! and clothes to create dazzling designs. You will learn to sew by hand and

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on the sewing machine. Those who already know how to sew will improve Drones to the Rescue their amazing skills. We will also study pattern making and materials used in Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: Drobots Staff fashion design. You will have the choice to show off your fabulous designs in Full (9a-4p) $370 | No Half +Plus | No Half a fashion show during the Friday Showcase. Drone search and rescue is a necessity for first responders around the world, adding a new layer of solutions to save lives across the globe. Now campers DIY Room Decor can take part in and learn from simulated missions during this action- Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Ratnamala Deshmukh packed, creative, and educational program. Participants will learn to fly Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 drones and rely on their rescue team to collect vital data in specific “rescue Utilize this summer to give your room a new look and decorate it with areas” to locate “victims” and safely rescue them. We use age-appropriate creative fashions and exciting new ideas like name plaques, inspiring and cutting-edge technology methods available for creating plans, missions, paintings, wind chimes, bulletin boards, scented candles, wall hangings, and maps. Participants will also learn invaluable lessons on how to simply, and jewelry boxes. You will be using beads, threads, acrylic paints, canvas, quickly and accurately make informed and targeted suggestions for real- glitters, studs, craft papers, fabrics, foam board, and more! world positive applications.

Drone Mission Mania Extreme Medical School Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Drobots Staff Rising 6-9 | Session 6 | Instructor: Little Medical School Staff Full (9a-4p) $370 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $375 | No Half +Plus | No Half It’s all about drone missions as campers will learn the basics of drone We offer a one-of-a-kind learning experience for students. This hands-on, technology and safety before taking to the air to fly and code the drones in-depth experience puts the student in the role of the physician, complete through an abundance of missions. Throughout the week, instructors will with a white coat and real stethoscope. Through interactive and creative pose various challenges that the campers must solve using drones. Missions demonstrations, crafts, and projects, students see how the body works and include: Connect 4, Drone Basketball, King Kong, International Space Station what goes wrong with disease states. Our “student doctors” not only learn Drone Docking, Harry The Hiker, and more. Students work all week long to how to use a stethoscope, but also learn what they are hearing when they prepare for the most enjoyable part of the week…Ultimate Drone Games. listen to the heartbeat. We discuss why murmurs sound the way they do and Through these games, students collaborate, strategize, and create their own they get their first look at an EKG. As “student surgeons”, they learn how to drone missions and then compete against one another. Participants will use sew like a real surgeon, tie knots, and do a hernia repair with mesh! In the the SWIFT programming language to accomplish many of these missions. blood section, they make a model of normal blood, and then see first-hand All campers go home with interactive workbooks and plenty of Drobots what goes wrong with leukemia and sickle cell disease. We will also focus Company keepsakes so the memories last long beyond the summer. Drone on the business aspect of Medicine. What does it take to set up and run your safety and the social responsibilities of flying drones are included in this own private practice? This is just a sampling of the many exciting topics we program. will explore during this week.

Drone Racing and Obstacle Course Challenge Fabulous Fabrics Rising 6-9 | Session 7 | Instructor: Drobots Staff Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Elaine Buss Full (9a-4p) $370 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $215 | No Half +Plus | No Half Drone Racing is filled with pure action as students enjoy one of the world’s Join us to learn a range of fabric decorating and designing techniques! fastest growing sports, Drone Racing. Campers will first learn about the We will learn about making stamps to design a pattern, create a tapestry basic safety of drone flying and the history behind drone racing as a sport. hanging for our bedrooms, and dye fabric in the sunlight. We will learn From there, campers will progress through various skill challenges and learn traditional Japanese shibori techniques with actual indigo dye. By the end how to perform various exercises and maneuvers to become familiar with of the week, students will end up with several beautiful functional pieces of the drone’s speed and agility. Flight squads post up against one another in textile art, such as scarves, shirts, tote bags, and more! friendly competition when they race themselves and the clock. Students first maneuver the drone through creative obstacle courses before taking Far Out! Space Inspires Art on the challenge of flying for speed. Participants contribute fully in this Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: Andrea Kaiser program as they create the design and help build the obstacle course in Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 preparation for the last day’s final activities and competition. All campers go During this week-long class, we’ll dive into astronomy basics and make art home with interactive workbooks and plenty of Drobots Company keepsakes inspired by the sky! Each child will receive a field notes journal to sketch in so the memories last long beyond the summer. Drone safety and social throughout the week as we explore the sky’s wonders, learn about some of responsibilities of flying drones are included in this program. our favorite sky inspired art including Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night, and make new art of our own! Projects will include lino-cut moons, collage sky scenes, an empowering Create Your Constellation creative writing and t-shirt making duo, and more!

Fun with Filmmaking Rising 6-9 | Session 6 | Instructor: Elliot Nick Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half Lights, Camera, Action! Discover the fundamentals of filmmaking while shooting your first movie! Whether you’re an aspiring actor, director, or camera-person, we have something for you. Students will learn the basics of screenwriting, directing, and editing through theory and practice. The class will work together to write and create a short film of its very own. The week will culminate with a screening of the movie for the rest of Summer Experience to enjoy!

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Fun with Photography Interpretive Dance Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: Genevieve Adkins Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: Kathy Mendenhall Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half This class is ideal for anyone wanting to learn about photography in a fun Interpretive Dance is an energetic and creative class that blends ballet, way. Students will learn basic photography techniques and apply them in modern, lyrical, and some sign language. Blending these dance forms causes the field. We will explore the techniques of color, light and shadow, lines, the a uniqueness that speaks to each child differently. They are encouraged to rule of thirds and positive and negative space. We will practice these skills flow, within a framework, the way their bodies interpret what they feel, hear, around the Columbus Academy campus and use them to complete various and see with the musical pieces. As we dance and create together, each day projects. Our images will then be presented in a gallery-slideshow at the end brings a special unity, fluidity, and passion that is hard to put into words, but of the week. Students are required to bring a basic digital camera (the its beauty can be felt and seen. It is truly a great experience! Students are more options on the camera the better, but a basic point-and-shoot will required to wear comfortable clothing that allows for free movement work fine as well). and ballet shoes. Course fee includes cost of costuming for the Friday Showcase.

LEGO Robots BattleBots and Inventions Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Robot Academy Staff Full (9a-4p) $375 | No Half +Plus | No Half This class encourages creative problem solving while teaching engineering concepts. Students build and program LEGO Robots and compete in several BattleBot championships and win prizes. Students learn about the Mindstorms EV3 programming language and sensors. No experience is necessary – we teach students everything they need to know to put together a winning BattleBot. For the second half of the camp, students have an opportunity to bring their ideas to life! We teach ‘rapid prototyping’, a technique that involves quickly building prototypes of invention ideas using cardboard, LEGO Robots, or 3D printers. Campers design and build custom inventions and then present their prototypes to a Shark Tank panel (like on the TV show)! Students enjoy presenting stellar pitches to the judges with the help of their new friends and reaping the rewards.

Let’s See How it is Made Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructors: TBA Game of Drones Full (9a-4p) $495 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: SIMPLR STEAM Playground Staff Have you seen the documentary show How It’s Made? Come along on an Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half adventure around Columbus to discover the inner workings and behind the Drone racing is the new sport for the 21st century. ESPN is now broadcasting scenes of how the things you love are created. Learn about the original ideas drone races and promoting the best pilots like traditional athletes. But how that have evolved into marketable products. Let’s explore the machinery, do you get started in this new age sport? The SIMPLR Game of Drones camp engineering, robotics, and genius minds that have worked endlessly to make has the answer. During our camp, you will learn how to pilot, build, and dreams come alive. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each race mini quadcopters! We will teach you about the science and technology day. behind drone racing and develop fledgling pilots and engineers along the This is a traveling/ off-site program. way. By the end of the camp, your child will build a drone and pilot it in a drone race using First Person View (FPV) goggles. Made From Scratch Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: Leslie Hill Go with the Flow: Creative Painting Techniques Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 Rising 6-9 | Session 2, 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Lavonne Suwalski Inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie, please join 2: Full (9a-4p) $270 | No Half +Plus | No Half us in creating made-from-scratch recipes and other fun and creative DIY 5: Full (9a-4p) $215 | No Half +Plus | No Half household products. We’ll prepare ready made mixes which may include a Take an artistic journey into painting with projects that will tweak the fruit cobbler, deodorant disks to freshen a room, and a body bar to soften imagination. Have fun with great art materials. Make original paintings using your skin. techniques that will inspire your ingenuity. Pour paint, use glue, scrape out shapes and let color flow across paper- all this and more. Each of these Magic with Everyday Objects techniques will be shown and explored to create your own works of art. Let’s Rising 6-9 | Session 4 | Instructor: Carroll Baker just have fun being creative and let your imagination do the work. Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Children love magic, and they really love learning and performing it! Carroll How to Draw: Cartoons Baker’s classes are a great way for your child to have fun learning to become Rising 6-9 | Session 4 | Instructor: Lauren Edmonds an amazing magician, performer, and presenter. Beyond the entertainment Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 value, magic helps improve digital dexterity, coordination, visual perception, Learn how to draw your favorite comic and cartoon heroes in this workshop- spatial relationships, critical thinking, creativity, public speaking skills, self- style camp. We will work step by step through the creation process of confidence, and imagination. Campers will learn to perform fabulous feats designing characters, creating comic strips, and making movie posters for of amazing magic with ordinary objects such as ropes, coins, rubber bands, your favorite cartoons. All levels of drawing skills are welcome. The only limit and more. On the last day of camp, we will perform on stage at the Friday is your creativity! Showcase.

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Manga and Anime Nature Drawing and Painting Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Coral Lee Bishop Rising 6-9 | Session 9 | Instructor: Rachelle Smith Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Come explore the world of manga and anime! We will spend five days Have you always wished there was a way to combine your love of nature learning about and drawing cartoons in the manga and anime style. We will and art? Well, now there is! This week-long camp will allow you to practice also discuss how elements of Japanese culture are intertwined in this style. painting and drawing outside. We will be painting with watercolors and Students will create their own original characters and will use a variety of acrylics and also creating drawings with pastels, pencil and charcoals. Be facial expressions and actions to illustrate scenes. We will also learn about ready to get in touch with nature and your inner artist. cos-play, cons, and other elements of Japanese current and pop culture as reflected in manga and anime around the world! Neuro Wellness Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Christopher Suozzi Microscopy: The Unseen World Full (9a-4p) $230 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $145 | Half (9a-11:30a) $115 Rising 6-9 | Session 6 | Instructor: Michael Smith Have you ever asked yourself, what is the most complex living structure in Full (9a-4p) $330 | No Half +Plus | No Half the universe? The answer… the human brain. Embark on a journey through Microscopes are a very important aspect of science education. There is a the nervous system and explore its wonders in this neuroscience enrichment whole world of learning that exists in a drop of water or in a single plant or class! LEARN anatomy and physiology of the brain and spinal cord with animal cell. Students will learn the parts of a microscope and how to use hands-on lab sessions using real human and animal model brains. DEVELOP it; how to prepare slides and samples from locations on the CA campus a powerful posture with functional strength training exercises to prevent grounds; the basics of cell biology and create an actual 3D model of the head injuries. CREATE your own healthy meals for optimal brain development cell from our observations; and how the microscope is used for real-world and performance. Experience this and much more as we demystify the field disease diagnosis. Lastly, to extend their learning after this class ends, of neuroscience by kindling students intellectual curiosity in Neuro Wellness! students will be able to take home their own microscope and will earn an Introduction to Microscopy Certificate. Course fee includes microscope Neuroscience at OSU that students get to take home at the end of the week. Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructor: Christopher Suozzi Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half Midwest Foraging Join us for this camp with hands-on lab sessions at OSU where students Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: Leslie Hill learn the anatomy of the brain and spinal cord. Activities will include games Full (9a-4p) $230 | No Half +Plus | No Half designed to show how the brain adapts to a changing environment or how From fields to woodlands, riverbeds, and lakesides - and even in our own we perceive and attend to the world around us as well as presentations neighborhoods - the beautiful Midwest is rich in delicious wild edibles. –Lisa on research being carried out by students and faculty members in the M. Rose. Inspired by the book Midwest Foraging, join us as we explore our Department of Neuroscience. Students will also be engaged in focused own neighborhoods...perhaps we will find lemon balm and create a tea from discussions on career pathways in neuroscience including those leading to the leaves! graduate school and medical fields such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day. It MinecraftEDU Explorations: Traveling into the Future/Robotics Ocean Mission is recommended students also bring a notebook for daily reflections. Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Engineering for Kids Staff This is a traveling/ off-site program. Full (9a-4p) $260 | No Half +Plus | No Half Join us in an apocalyptic future, one where the earth has been ravaged by a series of natural disasters. Each day, students rely on the engineering design process to solve a series of challenges such as building a city on a series of islands, escaping from a bunker on Mt. Everest, and even building a rocket to land on the moon! Through application of engineering principles, students solve numerous challenges as they make their virtual world of Minecraft a safe place for humanity once again. During the LEGO® Robotics Ocean Mission portion, students design and program robots to protect the ocean and ocean life by releasing a dolphin into the ocean, fixing a broken pipeline, and maintaining an oil platform. Students use LEGO® Robotics and computers to learn principles of robotics, computer programming, and teamwork.

Musical Theatre Song and Dance Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Sarah Dove Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half Do you love to sing? Do you love to dance? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, this is the camp for you. This camp will allow students to learn song and dance from some of Broadway’s favorite musicals while giving Next Top Chef everyone a sneak peek into the fun and fast-paced world of musical theatre Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff performance. We’ll explore a fusion of acting, singing, and dancing while Full (9a-4p) $310 | No Half +Plus | No Half learning techniques used by some of the best performers on Broadway Do you have what it takes to be the next Top Chef? Join us as we learn today. Come join in the fun and learn something special! Socks or soft different cooking, plating, presentation, and garnishing techniques, while dance shoes and a water bottle are required for this class. creating impressive and delicious recipes. Each day will consist of a different competition based on popular TV shows including Chopped, Iron Chefs and even Cupcake Wars. Lessons include homemade breads, sauces and international cuisines. Every day is a different challenge and every day has

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advanced techniques. At the end of each day, campers will prepare, plate, and STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. For science, we will use present their ﬁnal dishes to judges to see who is the Top Chef! All experience forensic science to solve a mock crime scene investigation (CSI) learning how levels welcome! to identify unknown materials. For technology and math, activities will include basic coding and learning about 3D printing, iPad data presentation, and basic iPad software. For engineering, students will design and build a hovercraft.

Street Magic Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructor: Carroll Baker Full (9a-4p) $290 | No Half +Plus | No Half Children love magic, and they really love learning and performing it! Carroll Baker’s classes are a great way for your child to have fun learning to become an amazing magician, performer, and presenter. Beyond the entertainment value, magic helps improve digital dexterity, coordination, visual perception, spatial relationships, critical thinking, creativity, public speaking skills, self- conﬁdence, and imagination. Learn to perform magic like David Blaine and Chris Angel to name just a couple of the best. On the last day of camp, we will perform on stage at the Friday Showcase. Students are required to pack a nut free lunch each day.

String Explosions! Radio-Controlled Pepakura Cars Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Bill Walker Rising 6-9 | Session 6 | Instructor: SIMPLR STEAM Playground Staff Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half Join us for a week of intensive focus on string playing! Enhance your Pepakura is Japanese for “papercraft.” More importantly, it is the name of technical skills and musicality on violin, viola, and cello, through various styles a piece of software that takes 3-dimensional models and turns them into of playing including Celtic, Old Time, Jazz and Blues. Learn tunes, learn to 2-dimensional templates. These templates are then cut, folded, and glued create chord accompaniments, explore chop technique, learn to improvise together to recreate the original 3D item in paper form. For this camp, we’ll on simple tunes and compose new ones. We will explore double stops, cuts, build pepakura shells to put atop our RC car chassis and use them to compete rolls, slides, trills, and simple shifting. By the end of the week, we will record in several competitions! Along the way, we’ll explore automobile design everything on high quality digital recording equipment and produce an online considerations and the technology behind radio-controlled vehicles, all while album of all of our work. This camp is appropriate for students with having fun building in the process! moderate music reading skills and approximately two years of string classes or lessons. Students are required to bring their own instrument. Songwriting and Recording with iPads or iPhones Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: Bill Walker Take the Cake Full (9a-4p) $275 | No Half +Plus | No Half Rising 6-9 | Session 7 | Instructor: Young Chefs Academy Staff Always wanted to write songs, but don’t know where to start? This is the Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half camp for you! Campers will use iPads or iPhones to generate accompaniment Have you ever wondered how to decorate a cake like a pro? In this highly tracks to write to, in whatever style they prefer. We will expand our writing creative and structured class, we’ll explore different cake decorating skills while exploring line length and rhythm, rhyming, alliteration, metaphor, techniques. Each camper will create their very own creations to take home. and song structure while writing a couple group songs and producing We’ll make an entire beach scene cake, a cupcake ﬂower arrangement, and individual pieces. Students will be exposed to a variety of iOS apps that can even a fun twist on burgers and french fries. No prior baking or decorating assist with songwriting and recording. By the end of the week, we will record experience required, but we do ask that campers come ready for a challenge. our group and individual songs and produce a CD or online album of all of our This camp will take the cake! work. This class requires a willingness to sing, but no special singing skills as all campers will be encouraged to both write and sing throughout the week. Techie Camp: 3D Printing Students are required to bring their own iPad or iPhone and will also be Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: TECH CORPS Staff required to purchase at least one accompaniment app (under $10) from Full (9a-4p) $385 | No Half +Plus | No Half the list the instructor will provide on the ﬁrst day of camp. Students Techie Camp programs are designed to engage students in hands-on, will be expected to purchase the app(s) at home and return to camp interactive STEM-related activities. Students take a deep dive into subject prepared with the app(s) on day two. matter and emerge with skills that are useful in today’s classroom and tomorrow’s workplace. In 3D Printing, students will learn how to generate Star Wars Tech Builders 3D models using a computer-aided design (CAD) software. By the end of the Rising 6-9 | Session 1 (M-W, F) | Instructor: SIMPLR STEAM Playground Staff course, students will be able to utilize their knowledge to print an alien life- Full (9a-4p) $240 | No Half +Plus | No Half form of their own design. In this themed STEAM camp, students will immerse themselves in the Star Wars universe. The artifacts present in these stories will provide a foundation Ukulele Madness: Play and Sing! to explore the technologies of this universe. Participants in this camp will Rising 6-9 | Session 7 | Instructor: Bill Walker build lightsabers, assemble and program droids, combat in augmented reality Full (9a-4p) $335 | No Half +Plus | No Half Jedi challenges, and more. This camp is great for any student interested in Join the ukulele craze! We will learn basic chords, melodies, strumming and Star Wars, programming, robotics, and making/building. picking patterns, bass lines, and beginning blues lead playing. Song material will include traditional folk songs, rock, blues, and pop songs in a variety STEM Lab Experiments of styles. We will learn to coordinate playing and singing at the same time. Rising 6-9 | Session 4 | Instructor: Michael Smith By the end of the week, we will record everything on high quality digital Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 recording equipment and produce an online album of all of our work. Course Each day will be used to practice an experiment or activity in each area of fee includes cost of ukulele that students get to take home at the end of the week.

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Welcome to the Real World all three of these great activities into one fun experience! Using games, Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: Leslie Hill props, and music, we will explore the artistic side of swimming. During the Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 course of the week, campers will learn synchronized swimming skills, all A young adult is more conﬁdent when equipped with basic life skills. Join while putting together a special water show to be performed on Friday for this camp and learn how to change a car and bike tire, basic sewing and parents and friends! Campers should be able to swim the length of the pool mending, bake a cake, laundry skills, write a check, and so much more. Gain (approximately 25 yards) unassisted and be comfortable in the deep end. independence and practice adulting for what you will encounter in the REAL WORLD! This is a traveling/ off-site program.

Woodworkers Rising 6-9 | Session 7 | Instructor: Shaun Ditty Full (9a-4p) $300 | No Half +Plus | No Half Participants will learn and explore the tools, concepts, and basic techniques of woodworking. Special attention to tool use and safety will also be addressed. Small projects will be worked on each day, and participants will also work on a single large project they may take home at the end of the session. This is sure to be a fun and exciting time for all ages.

Yoga for Girls Boys’ Baseball PM Clinic / Sports & More AM Camp Rising 6-9 | Session 4 | Instructor: Jenn Gebhart Rising 3-8 | Session 2 Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Clinic Instructor: Tyler Kuhn / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Here is a great opportunity to learn the many benefits of yoga in a fun and Clinic Only (1:30p-4p) $170 | Clinic +Plus (11:30a-4p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 safe environment. We will explore yoga poses, breathing techniques, play Join us for a week full of baseball fun! As a former professional baseball yoga games, journal, and enjoy arts and crafts time. Yoga for Girls can offer player and NCAA All-American, Tyler Kuhn will be sharing the knowledge he your student tools to improve and maintain physical and mental well being. has gained through his years of playing and coaching in an action-packed We will take a field trip to Yoga on High allowing the campers to see and week for players of all skill levels. Players can expect to improve their experience an in studio yoga class with the instructor. Campers should fundamental skills through various drills and simulated game situations on dress in comfortable clothing and are required to bring a yoga mat and Columbus Academy’s baseball field. It will be a week filled with learning and water bottle each day. fun! Participants are required to bring their own baseball glove, water bottle, and sunscreen. Cleats and baseball bats are optional. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic ————— occurring in the same week. Please see page 48 for the Sports & More Athletics & Sports Clinics class description.

Adventure Sailing Boys’ Basketball PM Clinic / Sports & More AM Camp Rising 6-9 | Session 4, 10 | Instructor: Hoover Sailing Club Staff Rising 3-8 | Session 3 Full (9a-4p) $325 | No Half +Plus | No Half Clinic Instructor: Jeff Warstler / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff This class is a continuation of the beginner Learn to Sail program offered Clinic Only (1:30p-4p) $170 | Clinic +Plus (11:30a-4p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 in Summer Experience. For those that just want more time on the water, The Columbus Academy basketball program will once again host its clinic we’ve introduced the Adventure Sailing track, focusing on having fun on the for all boys entering third through eighth grade. We encourage participation water and alternative sailing and watercraft experiences. Large sailboats, from young men with positive attitudes who are interested in having a great windsurfers, high performance sailing, SUP’s, kayaks, long distance sailing time, improving their skills, and learning more about playing this ultimate adventures, and general messing about in boats will be covered in this team game! Through a combination of drills, stations, and individual and session. We’ll ﬂy spinnakers on big boats and Hoover Sailing Club’s US team games, boys’ head basketball coach Jeff Warstler, members of the CA Sailing Certiﬁed Instructors will provide hands-on instruction with the coaching staff, special guest speakers, and players from the CA basketball students in this class. We’ll even mix in some STEM modules to reinforce program will teach the basic yet crucial fundamentals of basketball, namely some of the advanced topics we’ll be teaching in this course. Students are ball handling, passing, shooting, and defense. Participants are required to required to have completed at least one session of the beginner Learn bring a nut free snack, water bottle, and towel. to Sail program to enroll in this course. Students also must pack a Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only peanut and tree nut free lunch, and bring your own USCG approved life be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic jacket. Sailing is a very physical activity; occasional bumps and bruises occurring in the same week. Please see page 48 for the Sports & More can occur. Please advise your child’s counselor if there are any issues class description. of which we might need to be aware. A Hoover Sailing Club release form is also required for every participant and will be distributed via Chiller Intro to Ice Hockey email before camp begins. Rising 6-9 | Session 10 | Instructor: Chiller Staff This is a traveling/ off-site program. Full (9a-4p) $350 | No Half +Plus | No Half This camp will introduce your child to ice hockey, no experience required! In Artistic Swimming: A Synchronized Swimming Experience addition, this camp will engage them in fun activities, games, and projects Rising 1-6 | Session 7, 9 | Instructor: Ohio Coralinas Synchro Staff related to ice hockey so they can “get inside the game.” Camp includes at Full (9a-4p) $285 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 least two hours of ice skating per day instructed by our professional skating Swimming, Dance, and Gymnastics - Synchronized Swimming combines coaches. Off-ice activities include indoor and outdoor games, projects related

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to hockey, as well as guest appearances by local experts. Your child will to share our love of the game on the turf fields at CA this summer. If you receive a skating and hockey evaluation at the end of camp. Students are need to purchase equipment, please contact Coach Adams at Adams@ required to pack a peanut and tree nut fee lunch each day. columbusacademy.org. This is a traveling/off-site program. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic Conditioning For Your Sport occurring in the same week. Please see page 48 for the Sports & More Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Michael Smith class description. Full (9a-4p) $210 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $135 | Half (9a-11:30a) $105 Now you can get better workout results using exercises that are designed Girls’ Volleyball AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp just for your sport. In this camp, we will calculate your target heart rate, Rising 2-8 | Session 4 customize your workout to your specific sport, and learn anatomy important Clinic Instructor: Heather Gepper / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff to your conditioning. We will also examine and learn what exercises the Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 pros in your sport are doing. By the end of the week, we will have designed Come join the fun with the lifetime sport of volleyball! This is a great way to a custom workout that you can build on after the camp, and students will introduce young children to volleyball by using team building activities and receive a customized, laminated workout plan to take home! learning valuable skills. Come check out just how fun volleyball can be! In this program, girls will learn how to pass, set, hit, serve, and play in group Girls’ Basketball PM Clinic / Sports & More AM Camp situations. There will be coaches, as well as Columbus Academy Upper Rising 2-8 | Session 1 (M-W, F) School players assisting the younger participants. Clinic Instructor: JoAnne Adams & Heather Gepper Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic Clinic Only (1:30p-4p) $135 | Clinic +Plus (11:30a-4p) $165 | Full (9a-4p) $230 occurring in the same week. Please see page 48 for the Sports & More She shoots, she scores! Be a basketball star at CA. This girls’ basketball class description. clinic will involve learning and utilizing fundamental basketball skills. Girls will learn and practice ball skills, shooting skills, and basic fundamental History and Sport of Archery principles in various drills and game situations. The clinic is designed for Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F), 7 | Instructor: Charles Brodhead experienced players to improve on their skills, as well as for beginners to 5: Full (9a-4p) $230 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $145 | Half (9a-11:30a) $115 learn about the game of basketball. Come on in and see just how fun and 7: Full (9a-4p) $290 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $175 | Half (9a-11:30a) $145 rewarding basketball can be! Humans have used archery since the dawn of time; first for hunting, then Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only for warfare, and in modern times, for sport. There are many occasions when be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic archery has changed the course of history; not many Olympic sports can occurring in the same week. Please see page 48 for the Sports & More claim this grand heritage. Campers will experience first-hand one of our class description. oldest sports through daily study, practice, and challenges.

It’s All About the Sticks Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: Nora Goss Full (9a-4p) $270 | No Half +Plus | No Half In this class, campers will learn basic and fundamental field hockey and lacrosse skills; it’s all about the sticks! Lacrosse skills will include cradling, running with the ball, passing, and shooting. Field hockey skills will include dribbling, pulling, passing, shooting, and maybe a few tricks! Please make sure your camper brings their own cleats, shin guards (for field hockey, soccer shin guards will work fine), appropriate activewear, and a water bottle!

Learn to Sail Rising 6-9 | Session 8 | Instructor: Hoover Sailing Club Staff Full (9a-4p) $325 | No Half +Plus | No Half Hoover Sailing Club has offered sailing instruction for Central Ohio youth for over 45 years. Your child will experience the joy of skippering a dinghy Girls’ Field Hockey AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp from our fleet during his or her very first lesson. Our experienced US Sailing Rising 2-8 | Session 1 (M-W, F) certified staff will teach basic safety and boat skills. Your child will learn Clinic Instructor: JoAnne Adams / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff to sail up-wind, down-wind, tack, jibe, and recover from a capsize. Our Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $135 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $165 | Full (9a-4p) $230 picturesque property and remodeled facilities will provide your youngster We are excited to announce that this year’s clinic is back at Columbus with a week he or she will remember for years to come. Students are Academy. We are thrilled to use the beautiful Carlin Fields at CA. Be a part required to pack a peanut and tree nut free lunch, and bring your own of the tradition at Columbus Academy by playing the sport of field hockey USCG approved life jacket. Sailing is a very physical activity; occasional from State Championship winning coaches and top notch players. This clinic bumps and bruises can occur. Please advise your child’s counselor if is a great way to learn the dynamic sport of field hockey. Clinic sessions are there are any issues of which we might need to be aware. A Hoover creatively designed for both beginning and intermediate players. We strive Sailing Club release form is also required for every participant and will to teach the hockey basics: dribbling, passing, receiving, pulls, dodges, be distributed via email before camp begins. and more for younger players while preparing older girls for middle school This is a traveling/ off-site program. competition. It doesn’t matter if you are a first year player or an experienced middle school veteran, we will help you improve your game! We can’t wait

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Olympic Fencing valuable skills from this soccer clinic. Whether you are a beginner and Rising 6-9 | Session 6, 9 | Instructor: Royal Arts Fencing Academy Staff want to learn the basics or if you have already played organized soccer, we Full (9a-4p) $285 | No Half +Plus | No Half can help take you to the next level. We will focus on the fundamentals of Have you ever wanted to be Zorro, d’Artagnan, the Dread Pirate Roberts, soccer, basic individual skills, basic team tactics, instruction on the rules Captain Jack Sparrow, Robin Hood, or a Jedi Knight? Learn the noble art of of the game, and mini scrimmages. Each day of this clinic will provide fencing, including information about swords, moves, competitions, and future a fun learning environment about the game of soccer. If you need to opportunities for Fencing Sport Scholarships. This course is specially created purchase equipment, please contact Coach Leach at Ron_Leach@ for participants of all fencing and athletic levels. On Friday, the students will columbusacademy.org. participate in a real fencing tournament! Fencing equipment is provided. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only Students are required to wear athletic shoes and socks. be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic occurring in the same week. Please see below for the Sports & More Power Yoga for Teens class description. Rising 6-9 | Session 2 | Instructor: Rachelle Smith Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 Sports & More This intensive camp is for yoga enthusiasts of all levels from beginner to Rising 6-9 | Session 6-9 | Instructors: Luke Barricklow & Tyler Verhoff advanced. Yoga has many beneficial effects for the body and mind. It can be Full (9a-4p) $260 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $160 | Half (9a-11:30a) $130 especially helpful for teens by providing them with important tools for their Throughout each week, we will be exploring a variety of athletic games social-emotional well being. In addition to learning the basics of power yoga, such as ultimate kickball, whiffle ball, soccer, floor hockey, capture the flag, this camp will include journaling, meditation, and inquiry-based discussions. and much more. Campers will learn a lot of material about how to stay fit Students are required to bring their own yoga mat. and take care of their bodies. Fun fact: Campers will walk/run a minimum of four miles per day! Our primary focus and goals for the summer will be Ride and Rescue at Fairy Tale Farm good sportsmanship, good nutrition, fitness, cooperation, and, of course, fun! Rising 6-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Fairy Tale Farm Staff Students are required to bring a water bottle and wear athletic shoes - Full (9a-4p) $350 | No Half +Plus | No Half no flip flops or sandals. Come and learn how we care for our rescue horses! Campers will meet our vets, farriers, and dentists to see how they care for our rescues. Campers Tennis AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp will also learn about how to feed and care for these horses on a daily Rising 1-8 | Session 2 basis. They can meet, groom, and even ride some of our rescue graduates. Clinic Instructor: Jeff Warstler / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Campers will have a daily mini riding lesson, a lesson in horse safety, Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 participate in an educational craft or activity, and learn about the tack and Join Jeff Warstler of Columbus Academy for an intensive tennis equipment. Campers must wear closed-toe shoes and long pants to ride extravaganza! Tennis is not just a country club sport; it is fun for the whole and may pack shorts to change into after riding. Students are required family! You will learn the fundamentals of tennis such as stroke production, to pack a nut free lunch each day and bring plenty of water. footwork, strategy, and an understanding of the court. Once you have been This is a traveling/ off-site program. through this clinic, you will have a better understanding of the sport and, hopefully, a true love of tennis. Participants are required to bring their own tennis racket and water bottle. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic occurring in the same week. Please see the Sports & More class description on this page.

Viking Athletic Performance Rising 6-9 | Session 5 (M-T, R-F) | Instructor: Mark Hammond Full (9a-4p) $230 | Half +Plus (9a-1:30p) $145 | Half (9a-11:30a) $115 Join Coach Mark Hammond for a week of learning, working, and fun in Columbus Academy’s strength and conditioning center. Students will have the opportunity to learn, apply, and practice concepts of human movement, strength and conditioning for sports, and injury prevention strategies Skateboarding for athletics. Students should be prepared for three portions of learning Rising 5-9 | Session 3 | Instructor: Chris Higgins including classroom time, a body weight workout applying concepts learned, Full (9a-4p) $295 | No Half +Plus | No Half and games that are applicable to content learned. Students should bring a Come join us and learn the basics and more of skateboarding, one of the water bottle and wear athletic shoes - no flip flops or sandals. fastest growing sports in the world. While we will cover safety, equipment, and skateboarding etiquette, the emphasis will be on having fun and learning by spending as much time on our boards as possible. It doesn’t matter if you are a first-time skater or a more experienced rider, this program will have something for everyone. Field trips to area skate parks will round out this exciting program. Skaters are required to wear a helmet and bring their own skateboards; knee pads and elbow pads are recommended.

Soccer AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp Rising K-8 | Session 1 (M-W, F) Clinic Instructor: Ron Leach / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $135 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $165 | Full (9a-4p) $230 No matter your level of experience in soccer, everyone will take home

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Wrestling AM Clinic / Sports & More PM Camp Rising K-7 | Session 4 Clinic Instructor: Sean Silver / Sports & More Instructor: Tyler Verhoff Clinic Only (9a-11:30a) $170 | Clinic +Plus (9a-1:30p) $200 | Full (9a-4p) $285 Want to learn about wrestling, one of the first and most popular sports in the world? This program gives children of any size or ability the chance to learn the basics of the sport in a safe and fun environment, while also helping them with strength, flexibility, sportsmanship, and self-confidence. Wrestlers will receive their own headgear and will get to participate in a tournament followed by a medal ceremony at the end of the week. Each wrestler will be placed in a group appropriate to their age and skill level. Wrestlers are required to bring a water bottle; wrestling shoes and mouth guard are optional. Please Note: To make a full day schedule, Sports Clinics can only be paired with our Sports & More program or another Sports Clinic occurring in the same week. Please see page 48 for the Sports & More class description. ————— Swimming Lessons

Greater Columbus Swim School Rising K-8 | Session 1-10 | Instructor: Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio 8a-9a and/or 4p-5p $65/week (Sessions 1 and 5: $52/week) The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio teaches Columbus Academy instructional swim lessons in a fun, yet challenging atmosphere. Swim lessons will take place at Columbus Academy Pool on CA’s campus. The pool depth ranges from 3ft – 10ft. Participants are observed and placed in appropriate levels according to their current skill level. They engage in the fundamentals of swimming most appropriate for their ability. Swimmers will be consistently monitored for skill acquisition in order to ensure that they are continually challenged in the pool as their skill level increases. Beginning swimmers will learn the most basic skills needed to become self- sufficient in the water, while swimmers with slightly more advanced skills will be progressed through a series of eight levels, focusing on the proficient acquisition of all four of the competitive swimming strokes (those used in the sport of swimming). Participants will receive a skills accomplishment report at the end of each weekly session. Swimmers will have a great time, will be challenged, and will learn valuable skills. This program can be added to any week’s programming. There is a maximum of 16 children per time slot and spaces fill quickly. Please see the Middle School registration form and check the appropriate time that fits with your schedule.

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HOURS OF OPERATION Before Care 7:00 am – 8:30 am JOIN US FOR OUR FAMILY Pre-K Half Day 8:30 am – 11:30 am ORIENTATION! Pre-K Half +Plus 8:30 am – 1:30 pm Pre-K Full Day 8:30 am – 4:00 pm SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH 2-4PM Rising K-9 Check-in 8:30 am – 9:00 am Rising K-9 Half Day 9:00 am – 11:30 am Rising K-9 Half +Plus 9:00 am – 1:30 pm Join us to get a ﬁrst-hand look at the Rising K-9 Full Day 9:00 am – 4:00 pm facilities and talk to CA staff supporting After Care 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Middle School programming this summer.

Bring your children and enjoy interacting CONTACT INFORMATION with teachers, get familiar with the space Summer Experience ...... 614-509-2267 and partake in a few fun children’s activities! Director ...... 614-509-2529 Assistant ...... 614-509-2247 Before/After Care...... 614-509-2240 Summer Experience Director, Alyssa King, Summer Experience Fax ...... 614-475-0396 Email [email protected] will also be there to answer any questions Director’s Email [email protected] and lead you through an example day!

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UPPER SCHOOL GENERAL INFORMATION Faculty, Staff and Sr. Counselors CA Summer Experience employs current CA Faculty and Staff members Sessions 1-9, CA offers a hot main dish including vegetarian options, as well as well as highly qualified outside sources as teachers of the Summer as a salad bar, pasta bar, and deli bar. We also do our best to accommodate Experience programs. Sr. Counselors are typically local college students all dietary requests / restrictions. Please contact our office if you have who have been hired after an extensive interview and training process. Sr. additional questions related to dietary concerns. Children are welcome to Counselors are assigned to camps each week and will accompany your child pack a lunch if they wish, but the lunch must be peanut and tree nut free. all day during their respective camp. CA Summer Experience also employs Allergy Policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free ample administrative staff to support daily programming. Daily Drop-off/Pick-up Communication There will be signage all around campus to help direct parking, as well as a Upon registration with full payment, you should receive a confirmation email color coded system to follow from the parking areas to help guide you to the from [email protected] with your child’s class correct entrance. Please see the CA campus map on the inside of the back schedule and additional information. You can expect communication via cover for general parking information. Upper School will follow the BLUE email from your child’s teacher the Friday prior to camp starting and the signage. Wednesday during the respective camp week. If registration is received late, there may be a delay in this communication. Check-in for Upper School (rising 9th through 12th grade) programs is in the Barton Room Lobby unless otherwise specified. Staff will meet with their Facilities class and continue on to their assigned classroom. After the first day of class, A majority of programs are held on CA’s beautiful 231-acre campus that students may go directly to the appropriate classroom. Upper School parents consists of a six-lane indoor pool, computer labs with iMac computers, or students should follow campus signage to the Upper School parking area nature trails, outdoor classroom space, low ropes elements, eight tennis (Parent Hall Parking Lot). There will be CA Staff available to help students get courts, Schoedinger Theatre seating 430, two full-length gymnasiums, to their check-in areas. a weight room, a ceramics studio, five art studios, three libraries, five playgrounds, eight science labs, four soccer fields, two turf fields, an all- Late Drop-off/Early Pick-up weather track, a full service dining hall, three music rooms, and two baseball If it is necessary to drop off or pick up your child at any time other than the fields. The campus may be accessed from the West on Cherry Bottom Road designated camp times, the Floating Counselor is available to help with or from the East via Beecher Road off of Hamilton Road. (Please refer to the these transitions. If you know this information ahead of time, you may write campus map on the inside of the back cover.) it on the sheet provided at the Help Desk outside the gyms. You may also contact the Floating Counselor any time during camp hours at 614-653- Field Trip and Off-Site Transportation 3117 to arrange a pick-up or drop-off. Note: Early pick ups are not available Columbus Academy utilizes school bus rental as a means of transportation after 3:30pm. for field trips and off-site programs. All drivers have proof of credentials and background checks. CA also has a fleet of 7 passenger vans that will Electronics Policy be used for smaller traveling groups. All drivers are employees of Columbus With the increase in the technology around us, electronics are no longer Academy and are van-certified. prohibited at camp; however, we expect that these devices be put away unless specifically required for a camp or in the case of an emergency. We Extended Care Programs have designated screen time during Before and After Care for those who If extended care is needed for an Upper School student, please contact our wish to participate. Check-in/out in the gyms and/or Barton Room will be office for assistance. strictly enforced as “no device zones”.

Lunch Discipline Action Plan and Termination Lunch is provided by Columbus Academy’s Dining Service for most of the Attendees who are found to bully or harass others will generally be subject programs and is built into the price of the camp for Sessions 1-9. Session to serious disciplinary action, including prohibition from further attendance. 10 camps will all be required to pack a lunch as the Dining Hall will remain Children will receive one warning and CA Summer Experience reserves the closed August 6-10. Most off-site camps require students to bring a lunch; right to remove any camper from our program for disciplinary reasons. If a please check individual course descriptions for lunch speciﬁcations. During child is removed for disciplinary reasons, there will be no refund.

DEADLINES: May 17th for Sessions 1-5 and June 21st for Sessions 6-10

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ATTENTION RISING 9TH GRADERS! In addition to the offerings available to you in the Upper School division, we also have a large array of offerings just for you in the Middle School division! Below is the comprehensive list of camps that we have made available for you! Please refer to pages 38 - 49 for more details.

ACADEMICS ARTS & SCIENCES (continued)

A Way with Words: The Gift of Writing Far Out! Space Inspires Art Aim High Brain Fitness and Chess Fun with Filmmaking Character Study - Creative Writing Fun with Photography Egyptian History Game of Drones European Renaissance Go with the Flow: Creative Painting Techniques Fly with Chinese How to Draw: Cartoons Harry Potter’s Defense Against the Dark Arts Interpretive Dance Harry Potter’s Library LEGO Robots BattleBots and Inventions Introduction to Spanish Let’s See How it is Made Math Applications Made From Scratch Media Smarts Magic with Everyday Objects Writer’s Workshop Manga and Anime Writing Across Columbus Microscopy: The Unseen World Young Journalist Midwest Foraging MinecraftEDU Explorations: Traveling into the Future/Robotics Ocean Mission ARTS & SCIENCES Musical Theatre Song and Dance Nature Drawing and Painting Neuro Wellness Acrylic on Canvas Neuroscience at OSU Advanced Pastry and Baking Next Top Chef Adventures & Survival Radio-Controlled Pepakura Cars Aim High STEAM Series: Have FUN Doing Good Songwriting and Recording with iPads or iPhones Arcade Electronics Star Wars Tech Builders Art and Science of Ceramics STEM Lab Experiments Art in Columbus Street Magic Artists in Training String Explosions! Beginning Guitar: Play and Sing! Take the Cake Breaking the Fourth Wall Acting Camp Techie Camp: 3D Printing CA Marching Band Camp Ukulele Madness: Play and Sing! Camp COSI: Design It, Build It, Test It Welcome to the Real World Camp COSI: Extraordinary Engineering Woodworkers Camp Pinterest Yoga for Girls Chess Masters Classic Magic Classical Competition ATHLETICS Dance Columbus Dance Workshop Adventure Sailing Debate Chiller Intro to Ice Hockey Discover Graphical and Traditional Robotics Programming Conditioning For Your Sport Discover Ohio History and Sport of Archery DIY Fashion It’s All About the Sticks DIY Room Decor Learn to Sail Drone Mission Mania Olympic Fencing Drone Racing and Obstacle Course Challenge Power Yoga for Teens Drones to the Rescue Ride and Rescue at Fairy Tale Farm Extreme Medical School Skateboarding Fabulous Fabrics Sports & More Viking Athletic Performance

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UPPER SCHOOL SUMMER EXPERIENCE Programs are in alphabetical order and categorized by Curriculum-Based Offerings, Academics and Arts & Sciences programming. The Upper Physical Education Credit 2-week program | Two weeks for three hours per day School Registration Form is on page 59. Please note: “rising” indicates Rising 9-12 | Session 2-3 | Instructor: Ron Leach the grade your child will be entering in the 2018-2019 school year. 9a-12p | $270 for the two-week program Intensive program | One week for seven hours (M-R), four hours (F) Rising 9-12 | Session 4, 6, 7 | Instructors: Ali Hildahl & Mark Slater 8a-3p (M-R) and 8a-12p (F) | $295 for each one-week program Curriculum-Based Offerings In this class, we will be engaged in sport activity, as well as basic fitness. Credit courses can be taken for preview, review, or credit. Only students Tennis, golf, bowling, ultimate frisbee, soccer, softball, basketball, football, who successfully complete credit courses will receive the number of and track and field will be some of the sports activities. A half hour lunch is provided for the intensive PE program unless otherwise notified. By taking credits indicated in the course descriptions. Please check with your this class, you can earn one quarter credit for high school Physical child’s school prior to registering for these courses, as we do not Education. Columbus Academy students will earn one unit toward the Columbus guarantee that earned credits will transfer to all schools. six-unit graduation requirement. Daily attendance is mandatory to Academy will mail a letter for proof of course completion and notification receive credit – no exceptions. of final grade (if applicable) to your home address by the conclusion of the Summer Experience program in August. A copy of this letter will also be sent to the records department of your child’s school.

Feed the Hungry Academics Rising 9-12 | Session 5-6 | Instructor: Jessica Espasandin 8:30a-3:30p | $300 for the two-week program Aim High College Prep Series: ACT This community service camp visits a variety of sites that provide support to Rising 9-12 | Session 1 (M-W, F), 6 | Instructor: Ihab Ismail the hungry in the Columbus community including the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, 1: 9a-2:30p | $320 Meals-On-Wheels/LifeCare Alliance, Westerville Area Resource Ministry, 6: 9a-2:30p | $395 Worthington Food Pantry, YWCA Family Center and local community gardens. This comprehensive, personalized ACT course aims to help each student At each site, we will learn about the problem of hunger in our community and identify areas of strength and challenge, apply a plan to solidify performance, participate in a variety of tasks to help alleviate this growing social justice and measure the progress made in all sections of the ACT. The instructor problem. Projects will include the planting and harvesting of fresh produce, will connect with each family to gain insight into the student’s academic food sorting and distribution, grocery shopping, and the preparation, delivery, background and learning style and offer recommendations. The objective and serving of hot meals to adults and children in a variety of settings. test date for this training is June 9th, 2018 for Session 1 and July 14th, 2018 Successful completion of this camp satisfies the Columbus Academy Upper for Session 6. Please note this course is not offered as a continuation or School graduation requirement of 45 hours of off-campus community service in conjunction with existing CA sponsored test prep programs. hours. Daily attendance during both weeks of camp is mandatory to receive credit – no exceptions. Students are required to pack a peanut and tree nut free lunch and water bottle each day. There is a maximum of 14 students for this program and spaces fill quickly. This is a traveling/off-site program. Arts & Sciences Geometry Credit Rising 10-12 | Session 2-8 | Instructor: John Street Be a Junior Counselor at CA 8:30a-12p | $825 for the seven-week program Rising 8-11 | Session 1-10 | Instructor: Jr. Counselor Ambassador Prerequisite: Algebra 1 taken in 9th grade or above. Full (9a-4p) $80/week (Sessions 1 and 5: $65/week) This course is for high school students who have previously taken Algebra Join our dynamic team this summer and put experience on your resume. 1 in 9th grade (or later) to gain the skills in geometry and get back on grade This opportunity is a hands-on volunteer leadership experience for any level. This course is not an acceleration option for middle school students. student going into eighth through eleventh grade. Duties of a junior counselor In standard-level geometry, students will learn the concepts of Euclidean include helping with camp activities, supporting a senior counselor, escorting geometry. Congruency and similarity will be studied within the context of campers, helping with check-in and snack time, and having fun in the sun triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons. New problem-solving skills are at Columbus Academy. If you have not had a job before, this program will developed in solid geometry, right triangle trigonometry, and analytic and give you the experience you will need to succeed in your next opportunity coordinate geometry. The curriculum is designed to incorporate deductive and will give you leadership skills that will follow you the rest of your life. reasoning, algebraic manipulation, and technology as students develop By becoming a part of our team, you will have fun, make friends, and learn a greater understanding of proofs, logic, observation, measurement and valuable skills. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion and description. Geometry provides the foundational concepts and thought a review to put in his or her job portfolio. Students and a parent/guardian processes required for pre-calculus, calculus and standardized tests. By are required to attend a mandatory orientation on Saturday, June 2, taking this course, you can earn one credit for high school geometry. from 12 to 2 pm. This program is limited to ten participants per week, Daily attendance is required for credit. and spaces fill quickly.

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2018 SE Brochure.indd 61 12/19/17 2:24 PM Session: 1 (6/4-8) 2 (6/11-15) 3 (6/18-22) 4 (6/25-29) 5 (7/2-6) 6 (7/9-13) 7 (7/16-20) 8 (7/23-27) 9 (7/30-8/3) 10 (8/6-10) EXPLORE WITH ME: CAREGIVER & BABY class has a full 8-week course fee; however, we understand that many families have varying schedules over the summer. For this reason, if you Ages birth to 3 years would need to attend fewer than 8 weeks of programming, please contact the Summer Experience office to discuss options available. Please note: Welcome to our Explore with Me (EWM) division at Columbus Academy Wednesday classes will run for 7 weeks as there is no class on Wednesday, Summer Experience. This program is designed to give caregivers and babies July 4th. a place to bond and explore, while offering a low stress environment in which babies can learn and grow individually and socially. Caregivers will All classes have a suggested age range based on the appropriateness of also have the opportunity to network and learn many new and exciting the activities covered. Please remember our classes are flexible, and we activities to do with those in their care. In addition to a lead instructor, there understand that every child develops at his or her own rate. If you register will be a program coordinator present in all classes to assist the caregivers for a class that does not seem developmentally appropriate for your child, we and babies at any point. will be happy to work with you to find an alternative option that is a better fit.

EWM classes are offered from 10:30-11:30am, Tuesday through Saturday on Columbus Academy’s campus in Gahanna. The campus is accessed from ————— the West on Cherry Bottom Road or from the East via Beecher Road off of What are the benefits of programming for very young children? Hamilton Road. (Please refer to the campus map on the inside of the back cover.) All Explore With Me programs are best accessed by parking in the Connections! Not only with the world around them, but between the child Family Division parking area in the Academy Hall Parking Circle. Follow the and those that care for them the most. In a world where technology is so ORANGE signage into the Theatre entrance and into the Explore With Me important and our attention is being pulled in so many directions, we need to room. make conscious efforts to connect. These programs offer support in a variety of ways: All EWM classes follow a consistent, yet free-flowing schedule. We understand the babies’ attention spans and individual needs will vary and • Programming that is age appropriate and flexible therefore, our class schedule is designed to be flexible and adaptable in • Connecting to the community order to cater to the needs of our families. The first 15 minutes of the hour is • Providing a baby safe environment to explore and discover designed to allow caregivers and babies to get acclimated to the classroom • Giving parents and caregivers a venue to network, connect and share environment while socializing with others in the class. The program coordinator will also have manipulatives available as an option during this Sensory Sensitive Friendly Classes time. Once everyone is settled in and all of the babies’ needs are met, the This summer, we are continuing to feature programs that will provide instructor will lead the themed portion of class, which typically lasts between parents with options for their children that may have special sensory needs. 25-30 minutes. During the remaining 15 minutes of class, the EWM stations We have made strong efforts to educate all of our teachers on the needs of will be open for free play time guided by the program coordinator. Caregivers the sensory sensitive child. We strive to make sure our environment supports and babies will be encouraged to interact with each station before ending these needs by being conscious of bright lights and noise levels, providing the class. Stations include, but are not limited to: a soft shape obstacle space for necessary breaks, as well as providing a variety of sensory course, Nessie soft creatures, crawl tunnels, indestructible books, baby activities for discovery when the child is ready. These enhancements benefit musical instruments, soft blocks, tactile balls, and so much more! all children, but are essential to those with sensory needs. All classes will have these options, but there are a few that are specifically designed to One registration accommodates one child and one caregiver. EWM is also support children with additional needs. These classes are identified with a intended to be an inclusive “all-in-the-family” experience. If there is more than one caregiver or an older sibling not within the age range of the class, Allergy Policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free. they are also welcome to attend as a guest at no additional charge. Each

Explore With Me | Weekly Schedule 6/12/18 - 8/4/18

Mondays TuesdaysWednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Make My Little Music Swim Tumble Memories NO CLASSES with Me Scientist Together with Me 18 months to birth to with Me birth to walking to 3 years 3 years 5 years 18 months to 3 years 3 years

All programs meet from 10:30 am - 11:30 am on their respective day of the week.

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EXPLORE WITH ME Programs are organized by day of the week. Explore With Me will use the Family Division Registration Form located on page 69.

TUESDAYS FRIDAYS

Tumble with Me Make Memories with Me Babies/toddlers walking to 3 years old | Sessions 2-9 Ages 18 months to 3 years old | Sessions 2-9 Tuesdays 10:30-11:30am | $160 for the 8-week session Fridays 10:30-11:30am | $144 for the 8-week session Instructor: Gym Skills Staff Instructor: Krystal Mitchell This is a caregiver participation class designed to welcome very young Get your creative juices ﬂowing in this class that will explore art with you and athletes into the sport using an open play approach. Gymnastics will help your young child. In this class, we will get messy with a different medium establish balance, ﬂexibility, muscle memory, body position, and beginner each week that will result in a keepsake that you and your family will tumbling. Children will begin to learn exercise while having fun using various enjoy for years to come. Dress for mess and prepare to be wowed by the shape mats. We stretch, do an obstacle course, and work on bars, beam, and masterpieces you will create together. trampoline. In the obstacle course, we walk on the balance beam, climb, hop, log roll, forward roll, backward roll, crawl, donkey kick, and so much more!

SATURDAYS WEDNESDAYS Swim with Me Ages birth to 3 years old | Sessions 2-9 My Little Scientist Saturdays 10:30-11:30am | $144 for the 8-week session Ages 18 months to 3 years old | Sessions 2-9 (no class July 4) Instructor: Katie Maloney Wednesdays 10:30-11:30am | $126 for the 7-week session Introduce your child to the water and develop basic skills in a sensory Instructor: Marsha Martin sensitive environment. Children will learn to be comfortable in the water Develop an early love of science in your little one! This hands-on, interactive through songs, games, and water exploration. This class will provide a safe, class is designed to introduce your little one to science in an exciting and supportive, environment with individualized instruction to meet the needs of stimulating way. Each week will be centered around fun themes such as each child. Children will learn to trust their instructor and their caregivers in Squishy Science, Around the Farm, Water Water Everywhere, What’s the the water as well as basic water safety skills. Caregivers will learn songs and Weather, and much more. Children will have a blast learning about science games that they can do in the water with their child. We will move at each through exploration, play, and discovery with engaging activities that will help individual child’s pace and do everything we can to make their experience in them to better understand the world around us. Caregivers will also receive the water a positive one! materials with which to continue weekly exploration at home.

THURSDAYS

Music Together Ages birth to 5 years old | Sessions 2-9 Thursdays 10:30-11:30am | $184 for the 8-week session Instructor: Kate Cremean Use your pots and pans for more than making mac and cheese! Music Together is an active approach to teaching music to babies and toddlers. By emphasizing actual music experiences rather than concepts about music, this class introduces children to the pleasures of making music instead of passively receiving it from CDs or TV. Central to the Music Together approach is the idea that young children learn best from meaningful adult role models in their lives. This program brings families together by providing a rich musical environment in the classroom. It also encourages family participation in spontaneous musical activity at home within the context of daily life. Come prepared to make noise, use shakers, and sing! A songbook, CD, and digital download of all music used are included in the class fee. This class offers a multiple-child discount; please contact our ofﬁce for details: (614) 509-2267.

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Work…schedules…dinners…sports…there is so much to do! Let us help All classes have a suggested age range based on the appropriateness of you carve out some precious time to spend with those closest to you. In the activities covered. Please remember our classes are flexible, and we this new Grown Up & Child division, we hope to bring families together to understand that every child develops at his or her own rate. If you register experience fun and play in a lighthearted, but very intentional way. Learning for a class that does not seem developmentally appropriate for your child, we a new skill with your child may be the most rewarding thing you will do all will be happy to work with you to find an alternative option that is a better fit. year. We will make memories that will live on beyond the summer and may even spark life long connections and engagement. ————— Grown Up & Child classes are offered at various times each day, Tuesday What are the benefits of programming for caregivers and through Friday, on Columbus Academy’s campus in Gahanna. The campus children together? is accessed from the West on Cherry Bottom Road or from the East via Beecher Road off of Hamilton Road. (Please refer to the campus map on the Connections! Not only with the world around us, but between the child inside of the back cover.) All Grown Up & Child programs are best accessed and those that care for them the most. In a world where technology is so by parking in the Family Division parking area in the Academy Hall Parking important and our attention is being pulled in so many directions, we need to Circle. Follow the ORANGE signage into the Theatre entrance and into the make conscious efforts to connect. These programs offer support in a variety appropriate classroom. of ways:

One registration accommodates one child and one caregiver. Each child • Providing a fun learning environment for both parent and child in attendance should be accompanied by a grown up. If multiple grown • Learning new hobbies and activities to take home together ups would like to bring one child, the second grown up can attend at no • Promoting family time and togetherness additional cost. Most classes have a full 8-week course fee; however, we • Giving parents and caregivers a venue to network, connect and share understand that many families have varying schedules over the summer. For this reason, if you would need to attend fewer than 8 weeks of programming, please contact the Summer Experience ofﬁce to discuss options available. Allergy Policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free. Please note: Wednesday classes will run for 7 weeks as there is no class on Wednesday, July 4th.

Grown Up & Child | Weekly Schedule 6/12/18 - 8/3/18

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Somatic 3D Printing & Jewelry & Movement Design Self Care 5:00-6:00pm 5:00-6:00pm 4:30-5:30pm ages 7 and up grades 3-8 grades 3-8 You, Me, We! NO CLASS 5:00-6:00pm grades K-4

Beginning Handwriting Woodworking 5:30-6:30pm Sewing 5:00-6:00pm Grades PK-1 6:00-8:00pm grades K-3 grades 2+

FEES, CANCELATIONS AND DEADLINES FOR FAMILY DIVISION Course fees are located in the course descriptions and registration pages. Whether submitting a paper form or registering online, registration is not complete until payment is received. Cancelations or changes (for Family Division only) made prior to Tuesday, May 29th will incur no penalty and will be refunded in full. Cancelations made after this deadline will be refunded at 25% of the program fee. Please understand that after this deadline, we have made ﬁrm ﬁnancial commitments to our faculty and staff, in addition to purchasing materials for the class. If a cancelation is made after the camp’s start date, there will be no refund issued. Changes made to schedules after the deadline will be charged a non-refundable fee of $25 per child plus any difference in camp fees.

FAMILY DIVISION DEADLINE: MAY 29, 2018

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costumes! Each class will focus on a different sewing project that will teach GROWN UP & CHILD students basic hand sewing and machine sewing techniques in simple and Programs are organized by day of the week. Grown Up & Child will use the creative projects. We will make a fancy hat, super hero cape, fun mask, and Family Division Registration Form located on page 69. decorate a t-shirt to name a few. All supplies will be provided although students may bring a t-shirt to decorate.

TUESDAYS

Handwriting Grown Up & Child (Grades PK-1) | Sessions 2-9 (no class July 3) Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm | $160 for the 7-week session Instructor: Leslie Catlett / The Penmanship Lab Join our handwriting camp led by occupational therapist Leslie Catlett. We will focus on the building blocks for developmental progression of handwriting skills. Beginner writers will focus on grasp development, letter formation, size, spacing, and sequencing using a multi-sensory approach for uppercase a-z and numbers 1-10. Arts and crafts and gross motor skills will also be incorporated into our time together. Participants will leave with a packet for at home handwritng practice related to the knowledge and skills THURSDAYS covered in class each week. Treat Yourself! Jewelry & Self-Care Somatic Movement Grown Up & Child (Grades 3-8) Grown Up & Child (Ages 7 & up) | Sessions 2-9 Sessions 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 (no class June 21, July 19, August 2) Tuesdays 5:00-6:00pm | $160 for the 8-week session Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm | $150 for the 5-week session Instructor: Sarah Dove Instructor: Andrea Kaiser This class will offer parent and child the opportunity to engage in a physical It’s never too early or too late to talk positively about self-care! In this class, practice that asks the mind and the body to work together in order to grown-up and child will bond over self-care as we explore ways to show communicate with each other. The goal of engaging in somatic (or mind/ ourselves kindness. Some topics we’ll cover are positive affirmations, body) awareness for parent and child together is to encourage growing easy breathing exercises you can do anywhere, and treating yourself to relationships based on non-traditional modes of communication. Participants aromatherapy with essential oils and lava bead jewelry! Lava is porous will experience exercises foundational to contact improvisation, a movement in nature which makes it perfect for soaking up essential oils. We’ll talk practice that utilizes touch to build trust and creativity through shared body about some key essential oils and their benefits, and we’ll make our own space and care. Similar to partner yoga classes, this class will encourage personalized lava bead jewelry. Put a few drops of your favorite oils on the building a partnership, while seeking to tell stories and have conversations lava beads and wear your aromatherapy all day long! Everyone will leave with the body. Get ready to work your body and your mind, in conjunction the five weeks with a few completed pieces of jewelry and a starter pack of with your family, giving everyone a new approach to building healthy bodies essential oils to help you continue your self-care! and relationships. Participants should dress comfortably in modest clothing that will provide plenty of potential for full range of motion Woodworking movement. Please note some sitting or laying might be explored, and Grown Up & Child (Grades K-3) | Sessions 2-9 therefore, long pants and long sleeves might be preferred for this Thursdays 5:00-6:00pm | $160 for the 8-week session portion of the class. A water bottle is also recommended. Instructor: Shaun Ditty Participants will learn and explore the tools, concepts, and basic techniques of woodworking. Special attention to tool use and safety will also be addressed. Small projects will be worked on each week. Participants will also WEDNESDAYS work on a single large project they may take home at the end of the session. This is sure to be a fun and exciting time for all ages. 3D Printing and Design Grown Up & Child (Grades 3-8) | Sessions 2-9 (no class July 4) Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm | $140 for the 7-week session Instructor: Todd Martin FRIDAYS Calling all designers, inventors, and engineers! Learn how to apply the design process to 3D technologies! 3D Printing & Design is a hands-on, You, Me, We! Art Collaboration project-based workshop covering the fundamentals of digital 3D design Grown Up & Child (Grades K-4) for 3D printing. Participants will learn the basics of 3D design software and Sessions 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 (no class June 21, July 19, August 2) various 3D slicing programs. We will also learn how to operate 3D printers Fridays 5:00-6:00pm | $100 for the 5-week session and 3D scanners. By the end of the course, each family will gain a deeper Instructor: Andrea Kaiser understanding of the design process and will create several 3D printed items Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow with which to take home. up. -Pablo Picasso. In this fun, upbeat class, everyone is an artist! Grown- up and child will work together to create original, collaborative art through Beginning Sewing Costumes and Accessories! exciting partner projects. These projects will include blind contour drawing Grown Up & Child (Grades 2 and up) | Sessions 2-9 (no class July 4) (how to draw without looking!), swapping to finish each other’s art, telling Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm | $210 for the 7-week session a story together as you draw a picture one line at a time, creating abstract Instructor: Emily Westenhouser collages with materials you choose for each other, and more! Inspiration is In Beginning Sewing Costumes and Accessories, we will make AWESOME sure to flow both ways!

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Adults 18 and up to attend fewer than the designated weeks of programming, please contact the Summer Experience office to discuss options available. What have you done for yourself lately? Work, kids, family… Whatever it may be that you choose to focus your time on, we would like to see you do something just for YOU! Stretch your body and mind by joining us this ————— summer in a program that will expand your knowledge, help you gain What are the benefits of programming for adults and seniors? confidence, learn a new skill and connect with the community. Take time for yourself to grow as an individual and it will be infectious to those around you. As an adult, sometimes it is a challenge to unplug and really give back to yourself. Self-care is difficult to schedule and falls last on many people’s Adult & Senior classes are offered at various times each day, Tuesday priority lists, but it is so important for our health and well being. If we do not through Friday, on Columbus Academy’s campus in Gahanna. The campus is take care of ourselves, we cannot be the best version of ourselves. These accessed from the West on Cherry Bottom Road or from the East via Beecher programs offer support in a variety of ways: Road off of Hamilton Road. (Please refer to the campus map on the inside of the back cover.) All Adult & Senior programs are best accessed by parking in • Improving knowledge retention; keeping your mind and body active the Family Division parking area in the Academy Hall Parking Circle. Follow • Providing customizable learning experiences the ORANGE signage into the Theatre entrance and into the appropriate • Broadening your horizons and interests classroom. • Giving adults a venue to network and connect

One registration accommodates one adult. Classes have set session lengths Allergy Policy: Columbus Academy Summer Experience is peanut and tree nut free. and corresponding course fees; however, we understand that many adults have varying schedules over the summer. For this reason, if you would need

Adult & Senior | Weekly Schedule 6/12/18 - 8/3/18

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Safety Release Time for Jewelry & An Informed NO CLASS Floor Dance Painting Self Care Patient! 6:30-7:30pm 6:00-8:00pm 6:00-7:00pm 5:00-6:00pm 8 WEEKS 6 WEEKS 5 WEEKS 5 WEEKS

FAMILY DIVISION DEADLINE: MAY 29, 2018

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An Informed Patient! TUESDAYS Adults & Seniors | Session Dates: June 15, 29, July 6, 13, 20 Fridays 5:00-6:00pm | $100 for the 5-week session Safety Release Floor Dance Class Instructor: Dr. Theresa Ankamah Adults & Seniors | Session Dates: June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Are you an informed patient? Do you know what the Top 10 conditions in Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm | $160 for the 8-week session adults are, and how you can prevent and manage them? In this class, we Instructor: Sarah Dove will touch on these topics in an informative way, along with useful questions As an alternative to yoga or pilates practice, this is a practice that will for your healthcare provider. At the conclusion of this class, you will be an encourage stretching and strengthening of the body, utilizing its own weight informed patient with practical tips for everyday application. and range of motion. This practice stays close to the floor and uses the body’s safe release into the floor to massage the muscles, encouraging greater stretch and flexibility. This provides a new mode of engaging the body for healthy and happy living. Comfortable, modest, loose fitting clothing should be worn. Because of the body’s contact with the floor, long pants and long sleeve shirts are encouraged for a portion of the class. Be sure to bring plenty of water to keep muscles hydrated and lubricated throughout class.

WEDNESDAYS

Time for Painting Adults & Seniors | Session Dates: June 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm | $180 for the 6-week session Instructor: Lavonne Suwalski Have you ever wanted to paint and draw? Or have you ever thought that looks like fun, but I don’t know if I’m artistic? We welcome new painters and experienced artists. Come paint with us where each week is a different lesson. Every class begins with demonstrations of techniques so that you will see exactly how to paint and then have time to practice. You will be able to just about ﬁnish a painting in each class. Painting can be fun and a great way to express yourself and expand your creative side. All supplies will be provided.

THURSDAYS

Treat Yourself! Jewelry & Self-Care Adults & Seniors | Session Dates: June 14, 28, July 5, 12, 26 CONTACT INFORMATION Thursdays 6:00-7:00pm | $150 for the 5-week session Instructor: Andrea Kaiser Summer Experience ...... 614-509-2267 Press pause on your day and come enjoy a relaxing mini-retreat as we Director ...... 614-509-2529 explore self-care, aromatherapy, and jewelry making together. We’ll explore Assistant ...... 614-509-2247 how to treat ourselves with kindness through positive affirmations, easy breathing exercises you can do anywhere, and aromatherapy with essential Before/After Care...... 614-509-2240 oils and lava bead jewelry! Lava is porous in nature which makes it perfect Summer Experience Fax ...... 614-475-0396 for soaking up essential oils. We’ll talk about some key essential oils and Email [email protected] their benefits, and we’ll make our own personalized lava bead jewelry. Put a Director’s Email [email protected] few drops of your favorite oils on the lava beads and wear your aromatherapy all day long! Everyone will leave the five weeks with a few completed pieces of jewelry and a starter pack of essential oils to help you continue your self- care!

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Welcome to Columbus Academy Tutoring Center. This program has been TUTOR REQUEST FORM created to help parents, students, and tutors connect in an organized and efficient way. Through this center, your child will be able to find a tutor that ______matches his/her needs and can support growth throughout the summer Student’s Name months. Tutors for Columbus Academy Tutoring Center will be located on the CA campus with the use of the appropriate tools and facilities your child ______needs. Our tutors are experienced teachers with a love for teaching. One-on- Age/Grade one tutoring, as well as group sessions are available. ______To get a head start, there is a short request form attached to this section Parent’s Name of the brochure. Please fill out the information and send it to: Columbus Academy, Attn: Alyssa King/Tutoring Center, 4300 Cherry Bottom Road, ______Gahanna, Ohio 43230. We will let you know as soon as possible if we have a Address tutor that matches your needs and will make the connection. After you have approved the tutor, you will create your summer schedule, sign the contract ______and be ready to go! If you would like further information or have questions, City/State/Zip please feel free to call Columbus Academy at 614-509-2529. We have tutors with skills ranging from Violin to Chemistry! ______Home Phone

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2018 SE Brochure.indd 72 12/19/17 2:24 PM Session: 1 (6/4-8) 2 (6/11-15) 3 (6/18-22) 4 (6/25-29) 5 (7/2-6) 6 (7/9-13) 7 (7/16-20) 8 (7/23-27) 9 (7/30-8/3) 10 (8/6-10) THE TEACHERS THE MEET

2018 SE Brochure.indd 73 12/19/17 2:24 PM MEET THE TEACHERS NATALIE BARKER Please note: teachers may be substituted in the event of extenuating Natalie Barker is currently a CA staff member in the Children’s After School Experience (CASE) program, and she is new to Summer Experience this year! circumstances. During the last 20 years, she has been teaching toddlers to school age children in childcare centers. She loves to stimulate creativity through reading and A GRADE AHEAD activities that relate to different stories. A Grade Ahead is an educational enrichment program that strives to help students reach their full academic potential since 2001. A Grade Ahead’s LUKE BARRICKLOW advanced learning system provides the skills students need to become Luke Barricklow is currently a physical education teacher in Pickerington Local confident, capable learners who succeed in school and in life. This is A Grade School District. He graduated from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ahead’s third year at Columbus Academy. For more information, please visit with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education where he was the www.agradeahead.com. president of the club lacrosse team. His teaching background includes working in special education where he was a long-term substitute as an Adapted JOANNE ADAMS Physical Educator for the Intermediate Unit 13 in Pennsylvania, as well as one JoAnne Adams has coached at Columbus Academy for over 20 years. She year at Columbus Performance Academy as a physical education teacher. Along has coached field hockey, basketball, lacrosse, and track at a variety of levels. with being a teacher, he has also been a head junior varsity lacrosse coach in Mrs. Adams currently teaches Lower School physical education and coaches Pennsylvania, and has also been a coordinator for several youth football camps. middle school lacrosse and field hockey. This is her 14th year coordinating and He looks forward to another exciting summer at CA. coaching the Field Hockey Clinic. LEAH BAUGHMAN GENEVIEVE ADKINS Leah Baughman is a first grade teacher at Bloom Carroll Primary. This is her Genevieve Adkins graduated from Otterbein University with a degree in third summer working at Columbus Academy. Leah graduated from The Ohio Molecular Biology and a minor in Photography. She spent years conducting State University and received her teaching license from Ashland University. vaccine research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Battelle Biomedical Research Center before earning her teaching certification in the Sciences. CHARLES BROADHEAD Genevieve teaches Life Science at The Graham School, an alternative, Charles Brodhead has been a teacher in the Big Walnut Local District for experiential education school in Clintonville. This will be her fourth year teaching 24 years now. He has been working with CA Summer Experience since the at CA Summer Experience. She’s excited to share her knowledge and creativity program began. He holds a Master’s degree in Sports Science from Ashland with the students and to see what they will teach her. University.

JORDAN ANKERMAN DENISE BROOKS Jordan Ankerman is a fourth grade science and language arts teacher at Licking Denise Brooks is a Gifted Coordinator in Olentangy Local School District. Heights West Elementary School. She has always had a lifelong love of science Denise graduated from University of Cincinnati with a BS in Biology and from and nature. She is passionate about working with kids and can’t wait for Ashland University with a M.ED in Curriculum and Instruction. This is her second another great summer at Columbus Academy Summer Experience! summer teaching in CA Summer Experience program. She has over 23 years of experience in working with elementary and middle school age children. SESAN BADEJO, Ph.D As a Gifted Coordinator, Denise spends most of her time creating exciting Sesan Badejo is an educator who has taught, tutored, and provided academic differentiated real world learning opportunities for students. Denise loves to advisement to K-16 students. Her professional experience includes six years as encourage students to think outside of the box. In her spare time, she enjoys an academic advisor on a university campus while also teaching undergraduate volunteering and taking walks in the parks. students. She loves teaching and facilitating K-12 students’ understanding of a variety of subjects including English language arts and social studies ELAINE BUSS in an engaging and fun manner. Sesan has lived, studied, and worked in Elaine Buss has been a professional artist and arts educator since 2010. many cultures and countries in Europe, Africa, and the U.S. She has earned She has a BFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and will ﬁnish a doctorate degree in Political Science from the University at Albany, State her Master of Fine Arts in Spring 2018 from Ohio State University. She has University of New York; a Master of Science, International Relations from the exhibited work internationally, been the recipient of many awards and grants, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK; and a Bachelor of and participated in numerous exhibitions. Her experiences in the arts have led Arts (Hons) French, with a minor in English Language Arts from the University of her to live in North Carolina, Missouri, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, Ibadan, Nigeria. She is able to communicate effectively and interact respectfully and Italy. This is Elaine’s second year teaching in the CA Summer Experience with students, staff, and parents/guardians. program.

CARROLL BAKER LYN CAMPBELL Carroll Baker is Central Ohio’s busiest magician performing at 7 locations of the Lyn Campbell has taught a variety of art-themed classes with CA Summer Old Bag of Nails. He has been part of CA Summer Experience since the program Experience. She has a BFA in Art History and an MA in Journalism with a began. Carroll has taught magic to children in after school enrichment programs concentration in Photography and Cinema from Ohio State and completed a for over 18 years and performs on the Buckeye cruise each year. More info can teaching program in Visual Art at Otterbein University. She has worked as a be found at www.magicparty.org. photographer for The Ohio State University and an editor for OHIO Magazine. She also was an artist member of the Children of the Future program of the BALLETMET Greater Columbus Arts Council and has taught arts workshops at CCAD, the Since 1978, BalletMet has brought incredible dance to theatres, studios and Wexner Center for the Arts, and the Columbus Museum of Art. classrooms in Central Ohio and beyond. Every year, BalletMet inspires nearly 125,000 audience members through local performances at home, touring THE CHILLER shows, academy classes, and extensive outreach. BalletMet’s Dance Academy The OhioHealth Chiller Ice Rinks own and/or operate six locations throughout provides a comprehensive curriculum with quality and healthful instruction for Central Ohio. Established in Dublin in 1993, the Chillers are a sister company students of all ages and impacts more than 1,700 students each year. Classes of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets with the mission of growing participation in offered include ballet, tap, jazz, and modern dance and are designed for all hockey and skating. We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a fun, family levels of experience — from the avid dance lover to the aspiring professional. oriented, recreational atmosphere for youth and adults. For information on all of In addition to performances and education, BalletMet impacts the community our great programs, please visit www.thechiller.com. through free open rehearsals, scholarships, and more. For more information, please visit www.balletmet.org.

2018 SE Brochure.indd 74 12/19/17 2:24 PM JARED CIRCLE / KOGURYO MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY National “B” License. He also holds his National “C” and “D” Licenses, NSCAA Master Jared Circle holds black belt ranks in four different Korean Martial Arts GK Level 1 & Level 2 Diplomas, and has completed a number of youth modules systems and brings his expertise and commitment to quality instruction to CA as part of his ongoing coaching education. Donovan received a Bachelor’s of Summer Experience. He also teaches professionally in Central Ohio and has Arts in Sociology from Southwestern University in 2005. for the past decade. Master Circle travels frequently to Korea for training and has spent more than two years overseas learning and training in the arts he SARAH DOVE instructs. Sarah Dove holds an MA in Dance Theories and Practices from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a BA in Music and Business from Otterbein MICHELLE F. CORNELL College. She is currently a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Associate in the Michelle F. Cornell is a drama teacher, director and storyteller who has served Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University. As a former children and young people throughout her career. She received an MFA in student of Columbus Academy Summer Experience, she is excited to enter her directing from the Ohio University School of Theater in 1984 and a Masters second summer as a teacher, where she can instill the same love of learning in in Education from SUNY Plattsburg in 1995. She has taught with Columbus both physical and intellectual practice that she cherished during her time as a Children’s Theatre, The McConnell Arts Center and The Delaware Arts Castle. student. Michelle believes that all students should have the opportunity to explore the limits of their creativity in a supportive environment where all learners can grow DROBOTS COMPANY and shine! Our mission is to develop and deliver the highest quality, most inspiring, and inventive drone and virtual reality technology experiences to the next generation COSI of visionaries and disruptors—one student at a time. We transition students COSI, the Center of Science and Industry located in Columbus, Ohio, is one of from being passive consumers of technology into tomorrow’s technology the most respected science centers in the nation — engaging more than 33 creators and innovators. Drobots Company builds inclusive, hands-on, million people through both on-site and off-site programs since 1964. Parents educational, and fun learning environments where students are empowered Magazine named COSI the #1 Science Center in the Country. COSI’s programs with the autonomy, tools, and skills they need to reimagine our tech-driven and world-class experiences inspire an interest in science encouraging people world through the lens of drones, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). to want to learn more about their world. For additional information, please visit www.cosi.org. LAURA DUSTMAN / BALLETMET Laura Dustman has been teaching dance for more than 25 years. She enjoys CHELSEA CRABTREE introducing dancers to ballet technique in the studio and taking dance into Chelsea Crabtree is a local dance teacher and choreographer. She has trained schools to enhance learning through BalletMet’s educational outreach. A in many genres of dance over the past 15 years including jazz, modern, hip Columbus native, Ms. Dustman trained at BalletMet through her high school hop, contact improvisation, creative movement, and ballet. She studied dance graduation. She then graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor at Columbia College Chicago where she obtained her BA in Dance with an of Fine Arts in dance education. She has continued to train by becoming an emphasis in Dance Education and Composition. ABT® Certified Teacher in Primary through Level 3 and studying with Dr. Martha Eddy and Pamela Sofras in dance education. KATE CREMEAN / MUSIC TOGETHER Kate Cremean has been a music educator for 20+ years. Her specialties are LEAH ECARUAN private voice, musicianship, choral singing, and choral conducting. Kate is Leah Ecaruan currently teaches fifth grade math and science in Columbus. currently working on her Level 1 Certificate in Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Kate also This will be her second year at CA Summer Experience. Leah graduated from has a passion for musical theatre and is the director of the youth musicals the University of Portland in Oregon with a BA in Elementary/Middle School through WPRCT each Spring. In addition to working with singers privately and in Education and an endorsement in Mathematics. the public schools, Kate been blessed to train beginning musicians through the Music Together curriculum. LAUREN EDMONDS Lauren Edmonds is a high school English teacher with a passion for creative JACLYN DAVIS expression. She advises her school’s newspaper, yearbook, and anime club. This Jaclyn Davis is a freelance craft and sewing teacher in Columbus, Ohio. She is her fourth summer with Columbus Academy. teaches a wide range of skills for adults and children. This will be Jaclyn’s second summer at Columbus Academy. Jaclyn has a passion for sewing, ENGINEERING FOR KIDS cooking and crafting and loves sharing that passion and growing young ones’ Engineering For Kids brings science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), creativity. to kids ages 4 to 14 in a fun and challenging way through classes, camps, clubs, and parties. Engineering for Kids is proud to inspire children to build RATNAMALA DESHMUKH on their natural curiosity by teaching engineering concepts through hands-on Ratnamala Deshmukh, better known as Mrs. D, has been a member of learning. Engineering is, after all, one of the fastest growing industries in the Columbus Academy staff since 2013. She teaches arts and crafts classes in the world! For more information, visit our website at www.engineeringforkids.com. After School Activities (ASA) program. This is her third year teaching in Summer Experience. Ratnamala graduated in Fine Arts (BFA) from India. MICHELLE FACIANA Michelle Faciana received her BS and MEd in Early Education from The Ohio KEVIN DONOVAN / COLUMBUS CREW SC State University. This is her eleventh summer with the Summer Experience Kevin Donovan is currently the Director of Coaching for Crew SC Player program. Michelle just finished her eighth year as the Middle School Technology Development. He comes to Crew SC having spent the last three years as the Specialist at Columbus Academy. She was previously a first grade assistant, Assistant Coach for the Men’s Soccer team at his alma mater Southwestern kindergarten computer teacher, and assistant in the Lower School CASE University in Georgetown, TX. During his time at Southwestern, Donovan helped program. Michelle is also the author of a children’s book, Snickers’ Day Out. guide the Pirates to three consecutive conference tournament berths, while coaching 11 players that were named to all-SCAC teams. Kevin is also currently ANNA FARMER / OHIO CORALINAS SYNCHRO the Head Coach for the boys’ soccer team at Upper Arlington High School. In Anna Farmer has been involved in Synchronized Swimming for 37 years. This addition to his college and high school coaching experience, Donovan has spent is her third year working with the CA Summer Experience program. She is the time as a coach and trainer at the club level for over 10 years with Woodbury head coach of Ohio Coralinas Synchro and is a synchronized swimming judge Soccer Club in Minnesota (2009-2014), the Lions Futball Club in San Antonio, TX and clinician as well. (2005-2009), and Lonestar SC in Austin, TX. Donovan has earned his USSF

2018 SE Brochure.indd 75 12/19/17 2:24 PM SUE FIGLIK Staff. This is his first summer teaching in CA Summer Experience. He also leads Susanne Figlik has been with Columbus Academy Summer Experience since Columbus Academy student-athletes in their summer athletic development 2010, serving as both PreK Teacher/Coordinator and After Care Coordinator. sessions prior to the beginning of the Fall sports season. Mark graduated from She enjoys the happy privilege of supporting and supervising both teachers and The Ohio State University with a BS in Coaching and Management and has been children as they play and learn together throughout the summer. Mrs. Figlik has a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 2006. been an associate teacher in Columbus Academy’s Lower School since 2005, working in second, third, and currently fourth grade. She also holds the position MACKENZIE HANNA of Children’s After School Experience (CASE) supervisor. Prior to this, Mrs. Mackenzie Hanna is a fourth year Spanish teacher at McCord Middle School in Figlik taught Preschool Special Education with the St. Charles School District Worthington. This is her second summer working with CA Summer Experience. in Illinois. Mrs. Figlik received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Studies Along with teaching Spanish, Mackenzie is a dance team coach for Bishop and did her graduate work in Early Childhood Education with Northern Illinois Watterson High School and dance teacher at Bexley’s Jeffrey Mansion for University. the parks and recreation program. Mackenzie is also a company dancer for Columbus’ New Vision Dance Company. She is a graduate of Miami University JENN GEBHART with a BS in Spanish and Spanish Education and was a member of Miami’s Jenn Gebhart is a registered yoga teacher, and this is her fifth summer working Vision Dance Company as a choreographer and dancer for four years. in the CA Summer Experience program. She has been teaching yoga for 14 years and is a Child Light Yoga Teacher and an Urban Zen Integrative Therapist. CHRIS HIGGINS She enjoys sharing yoga and empowering her students to live their best life. Chris Higgins has been skateboarding for over 30 years and teaching skateboarding for 17 years. When he is not on his skateboard, he teaches THE GREATER COLUMBUS SWIM TEAM OF OHIO (GCSTO) European History and Classical Mythology at Columbus State Community The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is a member of USA College. Swimming operating year-round and is comprised of athletes between the ages of 6 and 19. GCSTO also operates The Greater Columbus Swim School (GCSS), LESLIE HILL which operates year round and is comprised of participants from the age of Having worked as a chemist for approximately 20 years at a local medical 2 years old through adult. The GCSS operates out of 6 facilities throughout nutritional company, Leslie continued her working career as a substitute and the year and also is the program that runs the swimming lesson programs part-time teacher. Teaching in a number of districts since 2005, she has worked for the City of Gahanna at both of their outdoor summer pools, in addition to with students from diverse social and economic backgrounds. Leslie’s interests running Columbus Academy’s fall and spring ASA programs and the Summer and hobbies span a number of subjects and topics, including instrumental Experience program. Both GCSTO and GCSS are owned and operated by GCSTO music, commuter and short tour biking, facilitating book discussions, blogging head coach, Steve Nye. GCSTO has had at least 20 athletes compete in the and podcasting. She has worked with CA Summer Experience since 2006. She US Swimming Olympic Team Selection meets in the past. GCSTO is the age is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BA in Chemistry and holds a group/senior program of 2000 US Olympian Amanda Adkins. The team has Long-Term Substitute Teacher License in Integrated Science, Physical Science/ now produced or trained 20 world ranked athletes, 2 Olympic team members, Chemistry in the State of Ohio. She has one daughter who graduated from a Pan-American Games medal winner, a Pan-Pacific team member, 3 World Columbus Academy. Championship team members, 2 Olympic Festival team members, 3 NCAA champions and 3 members of American Record holding relay teams. The DR. IHAB ISMAIL Greater Columbus Swim School Program was chosen as central Ohio’s #1 Ihab Ismail is a result-driven educator and consultant. He provides private lesson program in the 2009 Nickelodeon’s Parent’s Pick Awards, as “Best of and small group training and assessments in ACT, SAT, PSAT, mathematics, Columbus” in 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015 by the US Commerce Association, biology, and chemistry. He also develops and implements STEM workshops as one of the USA Swimming Foundation’s local partner in their national Make A to help students see what it is like to be a scientist and critical thinker. His Splash campaign from 2010-2015 and as a 2014-2017 partner for Nationwide initiatives include collaborations with leading institutions such as Nationwide Insurance’s Autism Speaks Camp Series. Children’s Hospital to develop programs in science to solve real-life issues. His personalized approach and attention to a student’s learning style aims HELMA GROOT to help the student achieve his or her potential. To learn more, visit www. Helma Groot started sewing at a very young age while she was living in the ihabismailphd.com. Netherlands. She then moved to Indonesia, Germany, and eventually the U.S., where she graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a fine CAROLYN I. JONES arts degree. While in the Netherlands, she also studied furniture making. After Carolyn I. Jones has been teaching and providing private tutoring lessons more than 20 years of making her living as an artist, she discovered her love of in French to children, teens and adults for over five years. Her educational teaching. She still sews and makes her own artwork, but is also a high school background includes a year of study at the Alliance Française in Paris, France, art teacher in Bexley. This is her tenth year teaching summer camp at Columbus two years of study at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and an MA in French Academy. and International Policy Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, at Monterey. FRANZ GRUBER Franz Gruber is a member of the Columbus Academy faculty. He teaches Latin JAMIE JONES / HOOVER SAILING CLUB in the Middle School and has been teaching at Columbus Academy for nearly Jamie Jones is in his fifth season as the Program Director of Hoover Sailing 20 years. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University. This is his fourth summer Club’s Learn to Sail Program and his eighth year working with CA Summer working in the CA Summer Experience program. Experience. Prior to taking over as HSC’s Program Director, he was the lead instructor in the evening Adult Learn to Sail for eight years. Jamie has been GYM SKILLS STAFF involved in all aspects of the Learn to Sail and Youth Racing programs for over Gym Skills is a unique business that offers gymnastics, cheerleading, and 25 years, including an 11 year run as Head Racing Coach. He’s currently the hip-hop programs. Our coaches are energetic, dedicated to the sports, and Lead Instructor in the evening adult program, Head Coach for the Denison have decades of experience. At Gym Skills, we build children’s self esteem University Sailing Team, and a proud 1998 graduate of The Ohio State University. by creating a positive, non-competitive learning environment. The goal is to He started the High School Sailing Program in the fall of 2015 and currently is have the child walk out of the class feeling like a winner while deepening their Head Coach for eight local high school sailing programs. He currently serves on understanding of the sport with an emphasis on proper technique! the US Sailing Community Sailing Committee providing guidance to all Learn to Sail programs in the Midwest and is the Area E Junior Championship Chair and MARK HAMMOND a US Sailing Regional Training Coordinator. When he’s not coaching or teaching, Mark Hammond is a member of the Columbus Academy Athletic Coaching he’s spending time with his wife and four kids or enjoying time on his sailboat.

2018 SE Brochure.indd 76 12/19/17 2:24 PM KYLE JONES ANDREW MAROTTE Kyle Jones is the chess instructor for the Columbus Academy after-school Andrew Marotte has been teaching music, dance, and theatre for the past 25 enrichment program. This is his seventh summer working in the Summer years. He teaches private music lessons in piano, guitar, and voice full-time and Experience program. Kyle graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS has taught dance professionally with concentrations in musical theatre, tap, in Psychology, is completing his Master’s in Early Childhood Education, and has and jazz. Drew has also taught several children’s musical theatre camps that achieved the title of Candidate Master from the United States Chess Federation. encompass all aspects of theatre production including audition, set and prop From player to coach, Kyle has been a part of more than 40 state championship construction, acting, singing, dancing, and performance. titles and 15 national titles. He was crowned the 2015-16 State of Ohio Speed Chess Champion (3rd title overall). MARSHA MARTIN Marsha Martin is a former Upper School physics teacher at Columbus Academy ANDREA KAISER with a background in engineering. She has volunteered extensively with babies Andrea Kaiser has always loved to create. She loves textures, colors, and and young children over the course of 25 years and is currently a stay-at-home especially loves turning basic materials into new expressions. She runs a mom of three. This is her third summer working in the CA Summer Experience handmade jewelry business, Glass Sky Jewelry, with the hopes of emboldening program. and celebrating the strong, natural spirits of anyone who wears the pieces. Andrea’s Summer Experience classes will have the same goal: to encourage TODD MARTIN your creativity, embolden your spirit, and explore the wonder of every day! Todd Martin is in his 12th year at Columbus Academy as a Middle School Science and Engineering teacher. In addition to teaching, he has served as a LEAH KAISER Science Olympiad coach, Makerspace enthusiast and technology trainer. Todd is Leah Kaiser is a Health Improvement Client Manager. This is her third summer an Apple and Google certified teacher and has several years of experience with working in the CA Summer Experience program. She has a degree in Physical both robotics and 3D printing and prop making. Education (K-12) from The Ohio State University and a Masters in Wellness Management from Ball State University. She also is a coach with Jump Start ADAM MAYNARD / INSPIRATION TO MOVEMENT Sports in Gahanna. Adam Maynard is Director of Ballroom Dance at Inspiration to Movement in Columbus. He competes professionally in the American Smooth style, having KATE KAURA been a finalist in many competitions across the United States. Adam has studied This will be Kate Kaura’s third summer teaching in the Columbus Academy under many top ballroom coaches including David Hamilton, Olga Foraponova, Summer Experience program. She is currently pursuing her MA/PhD at The Ohio Toni Redpath, Ray Rivers, and Mariann Nicole and brings this expertise to his State University in Comparative Studies and teaches undergraduate courses on students. culture, world religions, and philosophy. Kate graduated with a BA from The Ohio State University in Comparative and International Studies, while also attending JENNIFER MCGINNIS Harvard and Columbia University, and participating in many study abroad Jennifer McGinnis teaches fifth grade at Johnstown Elementary. This is her programs in India. In her spare time, she teaches yoga to adults and children, seventh year working in the CA Summer Experience program. She graduated but prefers doing animal yoga poses with kids and her twin five-year-old sons! from Cal State Long Beach with a BA in Liberal Studies and a teaching credential in grades K-5. TYLER KUHN Tyler Kuhn is a native of Louisville, Kentucky and a graduate of West Virginia AMY MCLAUGHLIN University, where he was an All-American baseball player. Tyler was drafted by Amy McLaughlin is a member of the Columbus Academy faculty as the Lower the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He went on School Music Teacher for grades 2-5. This is her thirteenth year working in the to play seven years in the Minor Leagues from Rookie Level through Triple-A, CA Summer Experience program. Amy graduated from The Ohio State University including finishing his career in 2014 with a Canadian baseball team. Tyler is with a BM in Vocal Performance, a BME in Music Education specializing in currently the Canal Winchester High School Baseball Coach and also has many Elementary General Music, and an MME also specializing in Elementary General years of experience in individual baseball lessons, clinics, and camps. Tyler is Music. She lives in Westerville with her family and is addicted to frogs! excited for his third year of CA Summer Experience! KATHY MENDENHALL RON LEACH Kathy Mendenhall is currently a CA staff member in the Lower School Children’s Ron Leach has taught physical education at Columbus Academy for over 13 After School Experience (CASE) program. This is her fourth summer working years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s degree in the CA Summer Experience program. Kathy studied theatre and music in a in sports science. He is presently the varsity soccer coach as well as the Middle vocational performing arts school during high school. She later studied various School wrestling and tennis coach at CA. forms of dance from Irveline’s School of Ballet, Dublin Dance Center, and BalletMet for several years. LITTLE MEDICAL SCHOOL® The Little Medical School® brings medicine, science, and the importance of KRYSTAL MITCHELL health to children in an entertaining, exciting, interactive, and fun way. Little Krystal is a native of Columbus, Ohio. She has been a part of the Columbus Medical School® is the only program of its kind in the area that exposes Academy community since 2014. Her professional experience has consisted children to the fields of Medicine, Veterinarian, Wilderness, Sports Medicine, of teaching kindergarten for seven years. Krystal is passionate about engaging Pharmacy, Nursing, and many more programs. Our program is created by board students in authentic learning experiences that heighten their sense of wonder, certified physicians and delivered by trained instructors who have a passion for enthusiasm towards schooling, and comfort with challenges. Furthermore, children and science. This is the Little Medical School® ‘s third year partnering Krystal has a deep affinity for literacy instruction and equity work in education. with Columbus Academy Summer Experience. For more information, please visit our website at www.littlemedicalschool.com/columbus or email us at ANTHONY NG / CODEMONSTER [email protected]. We look forward to an exciting summer Anthony Ng is a software developer with a software house for 18 years. This is and an opportunity to inspire tomorrow’s healthcare professionals today! his second summer working in the CA Summer Experience program. In addition to his full-time work, he runs programming classes for kids at various recreation LITTLE SCHOLARS centers. Anthony graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a BS Little Scholars has worked with more than 10,000 children, providing in Computer Science. personalized tutoring, after-school enrichment programs, and summer camps in schools across the country. This is our fifth year offering our summer camps in the CA Summer Experience program.

2018 SE Brochure.indd 77 12/19/17 2:24 PM ELLIOT NICK SEAN SILVER Elliot Nick is an aspiring cinematographer in Chicago. He is a recent graduate Sean Silver coached middle school and varsity wrestling at Columbus Academy from Northwestern University, where he studied Radio/Television/Film and for nine years and ran the popular Young Vikes Youth Wrestling program. He Chinese Language & Culture. This is his sixth summer working in the CA is also a Columbus Academy parent and a certified coach with USA Wrestling. Summer Experience program. This is his ninth year running the Summer Experience Wrestling Clinic. In his ten years of coaching, Sean has stressed the life lessons that extend beyond SUSAN POWERS / BALLETMET the mat: self-confidence, fitness, perseverance, discipline, teamwork, and Susan Powers has taught ballet in Columbus for more than 30 years. Ms. sportsmanship. His view of a successful season is when a wrestler has fun and Powers holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Butler University and a finishes with more confidence and pride in themselves. Master of Arts Education from The Ohio State University. Her dance education training covers a variety of ballet techniques including RAD, Vaganova, and THE SIMPLR STEAM PLAYGROUND ABT. Having a firm understanding of educational development has helped Ms. Our goal at The SIMPLR STEAM Playground, located at 710 Cross Pointe Rd. in Powers cater her classroom plans to early childhood dance studies. In addition Gahanna, is to prepare your child for the future. That means that our classes, to teaching ballet, she has also taught high school art for more than 40 years. which we call labs, are designed to expose your child to the technologies, concepts, and ideas that will impact their lives. These technologies include, but JOEL REED are not limited to, drones, virtual reality, computer science, augmented reality, Joel Reed is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and he has lived in the Columbus and 3D printing. Beyond these technologies, we focus on mental development area for five years. This is his second year teaching in Columbus Academy using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). STEAM is Summer Experience. When he isn’t hiking in the woods, he’s at home with his more than simply the content areas that make up the acronym. When children wife and four boys or building in his workshop. engage in “STEAM activities”, they establish and increase their spatial intelligence, which is key in understanding and excelling in ALL aspects of JULIA RICHEY / ROYAL ARTS FENCING ACADEMY life. Our philosophy centers around the following key areas: spatial intelligence, Julia Richey was a 13-year member of the Russian National fencing team. innovation, making, play, literacy, and reasoning. In 2001, she founded Royal Arts Fencing Academy, the longest continuously running fencing academy in the state. She and her team of coaches have CHUCK SIMPSON produced national medalists and champions multiple times per year for the past Coach Simpson is a member of the Columbus Academy faculty as a Middle nine years. Royal Arts has been doing Summer Experience for 12 years. School teacher and Upper School Mathematics teacher. He has nearly 20 years of football coaching experience overall and 14 years at Columbus Academy. MICHELLE SABADASH Coach Simpson completed his undergraduate work at Shawnee State University Michelle Sabadash is a professional writer with over twenty years of experience. and his Masters in Curriculum Instruction from Ashland University. This is her fifth summer teaching in the CA Summer Experience program. She has a bachelor’s degree from Miami University and a master’s degree from MICHAEL SMITH Harvard University, where she worked as speechwriter to the Dean at Harvard Michael Smith is a certified science teacher and member of the Graduate School of Education. In addition to teaching workshops, she works Columbus Academy faculty as Assistant Director of Diversity and Community as a freelance writer, helping education and nonprofit clients such as Ohio Life. He is also faculty assistant coach for the Science Olympiad Team. This Dominican University, City Year and I Know I Can. She lives in Galena with her is his fourth year working with the CA Summer Experience program. Michael husband and son, a student at Columbus Academy. graduated from Ohio University with a BS in Zoology/Pre-Physical Therapy and Reading Endorsement. He has worked as a Laboratory Manager prior to CALI SANKER earning his Teaching Certification from Capital University. Cali Sanker graduated from Ohio State University’s Art Education program in 2015. After graduation, Sanker spent a year exploring art experiences with RACHELLE SMITH preschool age children. During this time, she focused on a variety of sensory Rachelle Smith is passionate about helping others find their true potential, art, child led play, and limitless exploration within the city of Columbus. Cali whether it is in the art studio or in the yoga studio. Rachelle has several years currently works in a small informal education setting and enjoys spending time of experience as an art teacher in school settings, and this is her third year making her own art and music. teaching for the Columbus Academy Summer Experience program. She holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing and an MA in Art Education from The Ohio State MICHELLE SCHROEDER University. In addition, she is also a certified yoga teacher with 200-hour yoga Michelle Schroeder is a teacher in the Lower School Drama Department teacher certification. at Columbus Academy. This is her fifth summer returning to CA Summer Experience offering classes that combine creativity, dramatic play, history, and JOHN STREET science with a whole lot of joy and laughter thrown in there, too. Michelle is John Street is in his 17th year as a Columbus Academy faculty member and in the proud mom of Eleanor, wife of Jon, and founding member of Available Light his 49th year overall as both a teacher and coach. Of his 49 years, 15 of those Theatre Company. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University and a 20+ were spent at the college level coaching Women’s Basketball. He currently year teacher of theatre for children of all ages. For more information, please visit teaches Calculus and Psychology. John also has a background in teaching www.avltheatre.com. summer Geometry, Algebra I, Advanced Algebra II, AP Statistics, and Precalculus.

BRITTANY SCHWARCK CHRISTOPHER SUOZZI Brittany Schwarck is a K-5 art teacher working at Blacklick Elementary in Christopher Suozzi is a premedical student at The Ohio State University. He Gahanna. This is her second summer working in the CA Summer Experience received his Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from Ohio State in program. Brittany graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s 2017. As a student research volunteer in the Department of Anesthesiology at degree in Art Education. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Chris engages in translational and clinical research projects. Along with his commitments to the hospital SCIENSATIONAL WORKSHOPS Eucharistic ministry on Sundays and free clinic on Mondays, Chris maintains Sciensational Workshops has been running science enrichment programs for dedication to advancing the knowledge of the nervous system for students, children of elementary age for 35 years. This will be their seventh year with parents, and teachers throughout the Central Ohio community. This is his Columbus Academy Summer Experience. Neil Schulman is the director and a second year working with the Columbus Academy Summer Experience program. former high school chemistry teacher. Sciensational Workshops’ programs are hands-on, fun, educational, and follow STEM guidelines. LAVONNE SUWALSKI Lavonne Suwalski is a retired teacher with over 30 years experience teaching

2018 SE Brochure.indd 78 12/19/17 2:24 PM art in grades 1-12. She has taught fellow artists and students in workshops and co-founded Robot Academy to teach creative problem solving. As a teacher and lessons across New England and Ohio. She is an accomplished artist whose coach of student science teams, she has won numerous national and global work has been on display at the Columbus Museum of Art. She is a graduate in awards with FIRST LEGO League (FLL), NSTA/Toshiba ExploraVision, Christopher fine arts from Emmanuel College Boston and holds a masters degree from Clark Columbus Awards, NASA Space Day, US Army’s eCybermission, National Gallery University in Worcester MA. for Young Inventors, and more. Her team’s inventions were recognized by the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives. Gail also judges for FIRST TECH CORPS LEGO League and other National competitions, teaches LEGO Robotics after- TECH CORPS is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring K-12 school programs, directs Robot Academy’s programs, and enjoys providing students have equal access to technology programs, skills and resources that students with fun and rewarding experiences. enhance early learning and prepare them for college and career. Through the implementation of engaging Computer Science and Technology programs and BILL WALKER the deployment of technology- industry volunteers, TECH CORPS programs have Bill Walker is a 25-year veteran instrumental and vocal music teacher for the impacted thousands of K-12 students in more than 500 schools and non-profit Columbus Public Schools, who has also done composing and improvising organizations in Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Rhode Island and New Jersey. Techie residencies through the Ohio Arts Council, at The Thurber House, and in Days Camp instructors (TECH CORPS staff) consist of dedicated undergraduate/ of Creation Arts Camps. Bill has also composed music for dance in many styles graduate computer science and/or engineering students and technology including modern dance at the University of Minnesota and The Ohio State professionals. They are knowledgeable with Programming (C++ and/or Java); University and a ballet score for a Columbus Dance Theatre ballet. He loves Robotics; Flash® Animation and/or Graphic Arts, 2D/3D Video Game Design and encouraging creative music making in all forms and has also been obsessed 3D Printing. For more information, visit www.techcorps.org. with photography since long before the digital age. Having fun with young people exploring music and the visual world is what it’s all about for him! MAY THET/ CODEMONSTER May Thet is a technical professional with a software house for 20 years. This JEFF WARSTLER is her second summer working in the CA Summer Experience program. In her Jeff Warstler has taught summer school programs for the past 15 years. He has free time, she enjoys building crafts with her 9-year-old daughter. May Thet been the Columbus Academy Lower School Physical Education teacher for over graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a BS in Computer Science. 15 years. Jeff coached the girls’ tennis team at CA for 13 years, along with the boys’ tennis team for 10 years. He is currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach CHIQUITA TOURE for the CA Upper School. Chiquita Toure is a school librarian at Eastmoor Academy High School with 21 years of teaching experience in grades PreK-12. Her primary teaching SARAH WEAVER assignment included teaching Language Arts in grades six through eight for Sarah Weaver is a grad student at The Ohio State University. This is her sixth 13 years. She is a Teacher Writing Consultant with the Columbus Area Writing summer working in the CA Summer Experience program. Sarah is studying to Project and serves as the advisor of the Warriors Writing Club at Eastmoor be a reading and math teacher for grades 4-9. and works regularly with the Ohio Writer’s Guild. As an alum of the Teacher Leadership Initiative, a collaboration of NEA and Center for Teaching Quality, she EMILY WESTENHOUSER is a contributing blogger for Education Week. Chiquita holds a BS in Elementary Emily Westenhouser has worked as an art educator teaching students of Education, Master of Education in Policy Analysis both from the University of all ages, classes in fine art and craft fundamentals for many notable arts Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and a Master of Education in Technology and organizations including the Wexner Center for the Arts, the McConnell Arts Library Media from Mansfield University. Her certifications are K- 8, PK-12 Center, the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s Children of the Future Program, Library Media. and the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Sewing has always been an invaluable part of Emily’s life and art. She has previously taught costuming for the TREKNETWORK Summer Experience class Broadway Beat, and this is her second year teaching TrekNetwork leads urban and outbound adventures and team building events Beginning Sewing in the Family Division. She holds a BFA from the Columbus across Ohio. Founded in 2011, TrekNetwork is based in Columbus and leads College of Art and Design. indoor and outdoor events year-round. We’re adventure guides, naturalists, artists, and presenters leading rock climbing, rappelling, archery, fishing, JEFF WHITE and edible forest treks. Our team building activities are unique and ideal for Jeff White is the owner/operator of Archaeology, Can You Dig It? He has been groups of all sizes. Events are customized for each group and often include live educating students since 1999, and this program was developed in 2009. In acoustic music in a cave or artist led painting in the park. Couples, families, and the past, he has had the pleasure of working for Columbus Public Schools, groups of all kinds use our services to create unique private events that leave Columbus Parks & Recreation, Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, and many other lasting memories and enhance connections with nature, friends, colleagues, educational institutions. He has over 15 years working as an archaeologist and and family members. has worked on over 50 projects located in 16 different states. He loves teaching youth about archaeology/anthropology through a hands-on approach. MCKENZIE VAUGHN Mckenzie Vaughn is excited for her second year as a Summer BRENNAN WILLIAMS / COLUMBUS CREW SC Experience teacher! Previously Mckenzie was a senior counselor for Summer Brennan oversees the camps and training programs at Columbus Crew SC Experience for four years. Mckenzie is a 2015 graduate in Music Education from working with over 2000 kids annually. Brennan is a graduate of the University of Mount Vernon Nazarene University. In her free time, Mckenzie plays her trumpet Findlay where he majored in Marketing and played all four years on the Men’s in pit orchestras and symphonies as well as participates in acting with many Soccer team as an all-conference forward. Brennan has professional soccer theaters around the Central Ohio area. She loves working with students and experience playing for the Texas Xtreme of the PASL and Columbus Futsal teaching them to love and appreciate the arts! of MLF. Brennan is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Sports Industry Management at Georgetown University. GAIL VAWTER / ROBOT ACADEMY, LLC Robot Academy, LLC has been teaching action-packed summer technology YOUNG CHEFS ACADEMY camps for twelve years. Students age 5-16 design, build, and program working Young Chefs Academy is the only cooking school for kids in Columbus! LEGO Robots using Lego Mindstorms EV3 and create inventions using 3D Our cooking classes, birthday parties, and summer camps have been a popular Modeling/printing. It’s the ultimate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, destination for kids ages 4 and up since opening in 2007. Our teachers strive and Math) experience. Co-founder and instructor Gail Vawter has worked in to teach children that cooking is creative, full of discovery, and a ton of fun. the Information Technology industry for over 20 years. With a strong desire to Imaginations run wild while kids learn to cook, stir, bake, and develop life long educate our future generation and provide guidance for STEM careers, Gail skills and healthy eating habits.

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1 FAMILY & PRE-K PARKING 7 ACADEMY POOL

2 ACADEMY HALL 8 BARTON ROOM / MS & US ENTRY

3 SCHOEDINGER THEATRE 9 DINING HALL

4 SUMMER EXPERIENCE OFFICE 10 FACULTY & STAFF PARKING LOT

5 LS PARKING LOT 11 MS & US DROP OFF CIRCLE

6 ATHLETIC COMPLEX / LS ENTRY 12 MS & US PARKING LOT

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Phone: 614.509.CAMP (2267) | Fax: 614.475.0396 | Email: [email protected] www.columbusacademy.org

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