Summer Enrichment Possibilities
What will your child learn when school’s not in session this summer?
The list below represents some of the artistic, academic and athletic options you might consider registering your child for this summer. Contact information is provided. Be sure to get in touch with the appropriate agency for more detail as some of these options include a participation fee. (In those cases, don’t forget to ask if scholarships are available.)
If you know of any quality programs that are not represented below, please contact the school office so we can add them to the list.
Happy researching!
• American Adventure Camp at the National Constitution Center
525 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215 409 6754
camp@constitutioncenter.org
www.constitutioncenter.org
Campers will spend their days actively discovering history in interactive, hands-on activities and fun-filled adventures in the historic district of Philadelphia.
Camp Themes
Half Session I: Funky Framers, June 22-26
Session I: Historic Mysteries, June 29-July 10
Session II : Super Kids! July 13-24
Session III: A Soldier’s Life for Me, July 27-August 7
Session IV: Bill of Rights, August 10-21
Half Session II: Colonial Kids, August 24-28
• Anthropologists in the Making Summer Camp at Penn Museum
3260 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Erin Jensen (215 898 4066) or Jenn Reifsteck (215 898 4016)
summercamp@museum.upenn.edu
www.museum.upenn.edu
If your child enjoys learning about long ago civilizations and modern cultures, enroll him or her in the area’s only summer camp devoted to archaeology and anthropology. Designed for ages 7 through 13, this program is offered from June 22-August 14, 9am to 3pm, with pre-and after-camp services available.
• Burn Brae Day Camp of Creative Arts
1405 Twining Rd
Dresher, PA 19025
Lisa Kasser (215 646 3380)
info@burnbraedaycamp.com
www.burnbraedaycamp.com
In its 28th summer, this camp offers professional instruction by certified teaching specialists in the following areas: musical instruments, rock band, jazz band, dance, ceramics, painting, drawing, theater, TV production, disc jockey instruction, swimming, creative writing, and fashion/modeling. The camp is for boys and girls ages 3 through 14 and door to door transportation is provided.
• Curious Jane and Blue Tree at Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
101 North Merion Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Samantha Razook Murphy (800 883 2540)
Samantha@girlsdreamoutloud.com
www.girlsdreamoutloud.com
Curious Jane is a program for 3rd through 6th grade girls, offering multiple one- week sessions with themes like animal nature, energy, why buildings stand up, and toy design.
Blue Tree is a program for girls in 7th through 12th grades, offering 2 two- week sessions with day and residential options. Girls choose from courses like product design, fashion design, dance and choreography, creative writing, public art, problem solving, and service.
• Discovery Camp at the Franklin Institute
222 N 20th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Adrienne Kimball (215 448 2195)
akimball@fi.edu
http://www2.fi.edu/programs/discovery-camp/index.php
At Discovery Camp, students are challenged to take a closer look at the world and see that science is a part of everything. No matter where science fits into their future plans, the scientific discoveries that campers make at Discovery Camp will enrich their lives forever.
Session Themes and Dates
Discovery Days 1 – Galileo: Man and the Moon , June 22–26
Survivor: The Franklin, June 29–July 10
Ooey, Gooey, Kablooey: Chemistry’s Greatest Hits, July 13–24
Yo! Philly Science , July 27–August 7
Bionic Beasts, August 10–21
Discovery Days 2 – Science Superstars, August 24–28
• Fairmount Art Center: Creative Kids Camp
2501 Olive St
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Jim Markovitz (215 765 ARTS)
info@fairmountartcenter.com
www.fairmountartcenter.com
FAC offers creative camps for ages 4 though 14 in June, August, and the first week of September (as well as holiday camps throughout the school year). The camp day runs from 9am-3pm with early and late care offered
from 8am-5pm.
Camp Themes by week
By Land, By Sea, By Sky, Oh My! June 8-12
Mediterranean Marvels, June 15-19
Exploring Expression, Making Multiples, June 22-26
Art Across Asia, August 10-14
Artists Through the Ages: DaVinci to Duchamp , August 17-21
The Ordinary Extraordinary: Life in Art, August 24-28
World Art: Cultural Creations, August 31-Sept 4
• Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
PO Box 27540
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Danielle Andrews (215 564 4657)
camps@gsep.org
www.gsep.org
Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make an impact on the world. Day and resident camps are available where girls spend time learning leadership skills, building self-esteem, hiking, swimming, and learning about the environment.
• InMovement Summer Camp
737 South 8th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Sara Trindade (267 239 0844)
info@phillyinmovement.com
www.phillyinmovement.com
InMovement provides instruction in gymnastics, dance, pilates and yoga. Parent/child, preschool/Kindergarten, school-age and adult classes are available.
• Philadelphia Freedom Schools
Community in Schools of Philadelphia
2000 Hamilton St
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Cheryl Blue, Assistant Vice President/Manager
267 386 4600
cblue@cisphl.org
http://www.cisphl.org/our_programs/external%20initiatives/freedom_schools.htm
Philadelphia Freedom Schools (PFS) provide year round literacy enrichment programming for students in grades K-12. The program exists to build intellectual, cultural, civic and political capacity of children and young adults in order to make meaningful change in themselves, their families, their schools, communities and larger society.
Each summer, children throughout the city of Philadelphia have the opportunity to engage in a curriculum designed with books and lessons that reflect their own images and experiences. The curriculum also explores pathways to stronger futures.
• Saint Joseph’s University Summer Reading Center
Department of Education
5600 City Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Helen Pergolini (610 660 1000)
For the past 22 years, the St. Joseph’s University Summer Reading Center has provided area children with individualized assessment profiles and daily small group instruction in literacy during a five week summer program. Students ranging from struggling readers to those in need of enrichment and challenge are served. Participants range from Kindergarten through Eighth grade.
• Schuylkill Center Nature Ramblers Summer Camp
8480 Hagy’s Mill Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19128
Camila Rivera-Tinsley (215 482 7300 x122)
www.schuylkillcenter.org
This is a nature based camp for children and teens ages 4 through 18, located on over 300 acres of forested lands that encompass fields, streams and five ponds. These unique, week-long and nature-based programs run from June 16 through August 15 and involve hiking, crafts, storytelling, fieldtrips and spontaneous nature explorations.
