Camps for Rising 5th Graders

instructor: Thomas Jones (varsity basketball coach, AAU coach, and basketball trainer)
cost: $150

Join Ms. Koeppel for ballet technique, contemporary movement, and creative choreography.

instructor: Louisa Koeppel (director Hutchison creative ballet center)
cost: $200

Make cool science projects that mom won't let you do at home! Chemistry rockets, exploding Mentos, elephant toothpaste, egg in a bottle, and smoke bomb launchers. Experiment with magnets, electricity, air pressure, eggs, and sound. Get ready to get messy and have fun!

instructor: Lucy Wesson (lower school science specialist)
cost: $200

Campers will learn how to make some summer staples for your family to enjoy for dinner each day. Prep meals and learn the cooking techniques to finish preparing dinner for your family at home. A fresh meal every night and essential skills to last a lifetime!

Instructor: Amanda Killen (Center for Excellence Co-Director and family chef) 
Cost: $225

Students learn the importance of our food system in their daily lives. Learn about agriculture, sensory evaluation, the science of cooking, and much more through interactive experiments and hands-on activities.
date/time:          Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-noon
Session I: June 19-23
Session II: July 17-21
instructor:          Ali Manning (Founder of FS4K)
cost:                    $250, per session

Build your own city from scratch! Students will calculate the base area, surface area, and volume of 3d "buildings." They will create a scaled map to show the location of all objects in the city. Students will be able to use their creativity by adding final touches to their city to make it more realistic!

date/time: Monday-Friday, July 31-August 4; 1:00-3:00 PM
instructor: Jennifer Stanford (middle school math)
cost:           $175

Campers will build life and academic skills to help them as students: organization, prioritization, goal setting, note taking, reading for retention, memorization, time management, and a growth mindset. All skills will be taught using concepts they will learn in the coming year.

cost:           $200

Join us for a fun and exciting magical experience this summer! Campers will enjoy various hands-on activities, such as Care of Magical Creatures, Potions, Charms, and more. Campers will also participate in special events such as Quidditch matches, scavenger hunts, and the art of the wand while reading and analyzing the original literature.

instructors: Lucy Wesson (lower school science teacher) and Robert Lofton (upper school science teacher)
cost: $200

Come and join us for some extra cheer this summer! We will learn a new dance, and work on motions, jumps, and stunts!
date/time: Monday-Friday, July 17-21
instructors: Coach Brandi and Coach Julia
cost: $200

X-STEAM Girl Pop-Ups is a summer intensive where campers engage in hands-on learning to build a brand, products, and pop-up designs through the curriculum using the design-thinking model. Additionally, girls will receive advice from leaders in the field to assist in completing their storefronts. Girls will walk away with their very own crafted lemonade recipe and pop-up shop as a functional and fun keepsake to use in their business. At the end of the experience, campers will host a fun and interactive showcase of their decked-out Lemonade Stand Pop-ups featuring artistically-designed artwork handcrafted by them. Parents and families of campers are invited to experience the Showcase.

cost:              $275

Start clowning around with us! Clowning is high art and at the root of all comedy and tragedy! Playfully explore physical and verbal comedy using contemporary children’s stories or well-loved comedy sketches. Whether you want to be sad, happy, bumbling, or pompous, there is a role for you. Campers will show off in an antic showcase on July 21.

cost: $200

This two-week course includes hand-building and throwing on the wheel. 

instructor: Kristi Duckworth (ceramist and painter)
cost: $800 two-week camp

Do you enjoy academic trivia? Do you have a love of learning across disciplines? If so, join us for Middle School Quiz Bowl this summer. Each day, campers will compete using an official Knowledge Bowl-style buzzer system in subjects including math, science, literature, history, geography, fine arts, popular culture, sports, and more. Additionally, campers will work together to research, explore, and build creative resources in areas of interest. Spots are limited to ten campers per session.

instructor: Robby Uhrman (middle school teacher and quiz bowl sponsor)
cost: $225 per session

instructor: Andrew Hatfield (director, Renegades of Rhythm)
cost: $275

Looking for something fun and educational that will get your child outside this summer? 
SNAG Golf (‘Starting New At Golf’) is a fantastic first-touch program that effectively teaches the game of golf to all ages and ability levels. It’s easy to learn and FUN to play! Campers will develop strong golf fundamentals such as putting, chipping, pitching, and how to correctly execute a full swing. Learning to put all of these fundamentals together in a fun, supportive, and encouraging environment so that they can take their new skills out on the golf course.

date/time:    Monday–Friday; June 19-23;  9:00 am–12:00 pm
instructor:    Stephanie Brown (Hutchison middle school golf coach)
cost:              $200

Travel the Hispanic world one meal at a time. Students will learn how to cook delectable staples of the Hispanic kitchen, such as Colombian arepas, Argentine pasta, Caribbean patacones, Spanish flan, and many more delicious dishes. Señora Lastra also will teach the importance of food in Spanish and Latin American cultures.

date/time:    Monday-Friday
Session I: June 5-9 | 9:00 AM-noon
Session II: June 12-16 | 1:00-4:00 PM
instructor:    Jennifer Lastra (Spanish teacher)
cost:              $225, per session

X-STEAM Girl Pop-Ups is a summer intensive where campers engage in hands-on learning to build a brand, products, and pop-up designs through the curriculum using the design-thinking model. Additionally, girls will receive advice from leaders in the field to assist in completing their costumes. Girls will walk away with their very own branded and crafted hand-made costume that reflects their inner heroic personality. At the end of the experience, campers will host a fun and interactive fashion show of their Super Hero Costume designs artistically handcrafted by them. Parents and families of campers are invited to experience the fashion show.
date/time:          Monday-Friday, June 19-23; 9:00 am-noon                       
instructor:          Erika Cain (Founder girl24)
cost:                    $225

Students will learn proper technique, Rudiments, reading and playing beats.

instructor: Andrew Hatfield (director, Renegades of Rhythm)
cost: $150

instructors: Daija Lowe (Hutchison volleyball coach)
cost: $200

This weeklong camp will introduce campers to the basics of cooking and baking through fun, hands-on activities. This camp will allow young chefs to express their creativity through tasty and healthy recipes including snacks, desserts, meals, and international cuisine. Participants will be given their very own chef's hat and aprons that they will be able to customize! During this fun-filled week, participants will create their own recipes and their very own cookbook. Participants will decorate cakes and make cake pops. There is no better time for homemade ice cream than in the summertime and participants will whip up their own batch of ice cream and popsicles. Participants will make their own sushi rolls, healthy snacks, breakfast, and more! Participants will be introduced to new food items daily in daily taste-testing sessions. At the end of the week, there will be a mystery ingredient challenge where participants can showcase their newly learned skills! 

date/time:    Monday–Friday, June 12-16; 9:00 am-noon
instructor:    Martella Thomas (chef and upper school teacher)
cost:             $225, all supplies included