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2012 SUMMER PROGRAMS Table of Contents 4 Hawks Haven Info 20-25 Sports Camps 6 Nest (age 3) 26 Policies Primary Division Hawks Haven Registration 8 (age 4-grade 4) 27 Middle Division (grades 5-8) Summer Program 10 29 Registration Primary & Mid Schedules Center for Developing 12-13 31 Excellence 14-19 Summer Programs 2 he summer of 2012 is fast approaching... class. New for 2012, we are excited to o!er a have you made your plans yet? Join us summer reading class for incoming 9th graders. here at Prairie for our Summer Program Regardless of your interest or age, the Prairie 2012. Our o!erings continue a long Summer Program 2012 has something for you! tradition of excellence, enrichment, and fun. We are pleased to o!er three divisions of our Hawk’s Class sizes are limited in some cases, so sign up Haven Day Camp, one geared toward Pre-K early to guarantee a spot. All registrations will be students, the second for primary age students con"rmed by mail. In the event a class is canceled (Grades K-4), and a division of camp speci"cally (although we will try our best to avoid it), you will designed for middle age students (Grades 5-8). receive a full refund and written noti"cation by The Hawk’s Haven camps will incorporate enrich- June 15. The School, except where noted in course ment as well as instruction and supervised play in descriptions, will not provide lunch and other Prairie’s core team sports. O!-campus experiences snacks. will remain an integral part of the Hawk’s Haven To sign up for a course, please return the registra- program. tion form located in this booklet. Forms should be Several of our varsity coaches will again o!er returned with your check, made payable to The camps in their respective sports. The summer Prairie School. tennis program at Prairie is back for another superb season. We continue to o!er academic Director of Summer Programs enrichment in reading and math, classes to The Prairie School prepare our youngest students for the 2012-2013 4050 Lighthouse Drive school year, and the Red Cross Babysitter Training Racine, WI 53402 Welcome to Summer 2012! *All classes are payable in full upon registration. Because we need to make space and faculty commitments, we cannot guarantee refunds after June 1, 2012. For more information, please call Alan Mills, Director of Summer Programs, 262.260.7242. 3 4 Hawks Haven Hawk’s Haven campers should bring lunch and drink daily. A $250 minimum deposit will reserve your spot in Hawk’s Haven. The balance of the 4-week minimum enrollment is Dates: June 18 – August 10 payable not later than June 18, 2012. All Hawk’s Haven (Closed Wednesday, July 4th) balances must be paid-in-full prior to attendance at camp! Time: 7:15 am – 6:00 pm Tuition: $850 for 4 weeks (includes all !eld trips) Please register your child for all the weeks they will be $1000 for 5 weeks (includes all !eld trips) attending Hawk’s Haven Day Camps. When registering for $1150 for 6 weeks (includes all !eld trips) Hawk’s Haven Day Camps, a 4-week minimum (per child) $1300 for 7 weeks (includes all !eld trips) is required. These do NOT need to be consecutive weeks. $1450 for all 8 weeks (includes all !eld Please indicate which weeks your child will attend on the trips) Hawk’s Haven registration form. Additional weeks can be Instructor: Debra Morrall, Hawk’s Haven Director; added during the summer, at a cost of $150 per week. and Sta" Location: Primary School Again this year, we are pleased to o"er a 10% multi- Use Entrance: #6 student discount with our Hawk’s Haven camps! This discount applies to each additional child (after 1) enrolled Hawk’s Haven campers often enroll in additional Prairie in Hawk’s Haven camps. Summer Program activities. While we will always do what we can to assist, sta" obligations prevent us from o"ering A full refund will be allowed if cancellation is requested by drop-o" and pick-up service at all times. In addition, June 1, 2012. please note that some Prairie Summer Program activities con#ict with camp activities and !eld trips. Hawk’s Haven cannot make special accommodations for students enrolled in Hawk’s Haven and other activities. 55 Nest For children ages 3 & 4 who are not yet entering Each and every day will include indoor activities, such as Kindergarten writing, painting, cutting, play-dough puzzles and legos! Our outdoor activities include water fun and great games! The Hawk’s Haven Nest provides our youngest campers Both give your child a chance to develop gross and !ne with the same quality and diverse program found in our motor skills, and include “free choice” as well as instructor primary camp. Children participate in the same fun, led activities. Because of our busy schedule, all the active, enriching activities as our older campers. When children can bene!t from a one hour rest or “down time”. appropriate, they will be grouped together. At other Children who want/need to sleep have the opportunity to times, they will participate in activities that are age do so. Children who do not sleep may listen to stories or appropriate for young children who already have some may work individually or in small groups with a sta" school experience or will be entering school for the !rst member. time in the fall. Our youngest campers are not old enough to participate in our Tuesday and Thursday o"-campus !eld trips. However, one day per week will be Theme of the Week Activities include: reserved for an on campus activity designed with our “Nesters” in mind. Special Activities may include such Welcome to Summer Week: Make new friends and let us things as a magician, a “bouncy” house, or make your own learn about you! stu"ed toy! Hawks Haven Nest campers should bring a Our Wisconsin Home Week: Fascinating life and wonder- lunch with a drink daily. ful adventures exist right in our own backyard! Please Note: Children must be fully potty trained in order Fourth Fest Week: The Fourth of July is so much fun we to attend Hawk’s Haven Day Camp. made it a whole week! Disney Week: From classics like Mickey to fairytale A typical day will include both individual and small group Princesses, Disney is timeless! activities with an emphasis on: Happy Holidays Week: Christmas in July? Halloween Dress-up? Why not? # Developing social skills Tropical Heatwave Week: Summer in Wisconsin is # Providing cognitive challenges downright tropical! Let’s enjoy! # Learning to cooperate and function Olympics Week: We wait four years for this! successfully in a group Around the World Week: Learning about di"erent places # Exploring & other cultures is always fun! # Building self-con!dence # Learning to make choices # Developing a love of learning # Character Development # Creative Thinking 7 Primary Division For kids entering Kindergarten – Grade 4 Camp experience will ful!ll the needs of both parents and campers! Hawk’s Haven Day Camp enables your child to have a summer !lled with fun and !eld trips, enrichment and A typical week includes: exploration, and learning and laughter. Our program- ming is designed to ensure that each age group will enjoy Marvelous Monday a wide variety of experiences that are developmentally Excitement and fun through hands-on science demon- appropriate in a safe and secure environment. A tenta- strations are a highlight of “Marvelous Monday”. Some- tive schedule is provided to give an outline of the typical time after science, we’ll Drop Everything And Read activities that are included in the Hawk’s Haven experi- (D.E.A.R.)! ence. However, our programming is "exible enough to include free choice, spontaneity and unstructured play. Terri!c Tuesday Much of the day will be spent enjoying o$ campus Campers enjoy time with their own age groups, but also activities and local attractions. But to prevent summer experience the advantages of multi-aged groups on a “brain drain” we will spend some time journaling and regular basis. This ensures that siblings in various grades doing word study fun packs before boarding the bus! have an opportunity to spend time together and allows Create and solve a crossword puzzle or word search, for leadership development of our older students as they stump your classmates with “hang-man”, or enjoy a round “buddy-up” with the younger ones! or two of “Sight Word Bingo!” The social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs of Wild-card Wednesday each camper are addressed through: Arts and Crafts will include such activities as needlecrafts, # Recreation and playground time scrapbooking, stamping, weaving, beadwork, painting or # Arts and crafts projects ceramics. We may announce an occasional “Wild Card # Music, movement and dramatic activities Day”, where we dress up in our favorite team jersey, bring # Learning games and “fun packs” in computer skills, a personal item for show and tell, or have a “Theme” Day mathematics, reading and writing such as “Tropical Fun” where we transform a classroom # Community Service projects into a tropical paradise! Math skill review is also a part of # Field trips, museum visits, and park excursions Wednesday’s schedule…..but it IS summer, after all! Therefore, math will be enjoyed through math games, “beat the clock” skill drills or manipulative activities. During “Sports Skills” we may have instruction and drills in basketball, soccer, and/or tennis. Sports time may also include some group games such as “Sponge-Bob Ball”, Pirate Ship, or “Clean up Your Backyard.” Thrilling Thursday Thursday’s thrills have us on the bus again! Some of our favorites places to visit include Adventure Rock (indoor rock-climbing), and competing in an old fashioned “tractor pull” at the Racine County Fair! “Fun”tastic Friday You can never tell what might happen on “FUN”tastic Friday! Surprises may include a celebration of a funny “holiday” (have you ever celebrated National Watermelon Day?) a “no-bake” snack (Edible Aquariums, anyone?) or a There will be ample time for playground play on a daily special guest.