Week 5

Build, Experiment, Create! Spend the week exploring different STEM-based subjects through fun daily activities that expand your knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math while building your creative mind.

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

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

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

Read books about zoo animals, learn about natural habitats with hands-on projects, and go on a walking safari to the Hutchison Farm.

instructor: Kaitlyn Hagen (middle school teacher)
cost: $200

This class takes a deep dive into what it takes to succeed on the ACT. Participants will examine the tendencies of the ACT and learn general and content-specific strategies. Students will also gain valuable experience by working through problems from actual ACT tests.

cost: $400

Will you create a space fit for fairies and unicorns to call home? A hideout for your favorite action figures? – the choice is up to you! Each camper will be designing, building, and decorating their very own wooden castle to take home at the end of the week. Campers will learn about blueprints, and architectural planning and spend each day customizing both the exterior and the interior of their castle. We will weave carpets, create custom furniture, decorate houses with fabric accents, and more. DIY Castle Camp is a ton of fun for everyone!

date/time:    Monday-Friday, June 26-30; 9:00 am-12:00 pm
instructor:    Tanya Crump (early childhood teacher)
cost:              $200, plus $40 dollhouse and supply fee

Join Miss Emily of Bloom Studios for a fashion design experience like no other. Girls will learn about masters of French design including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Dior. Fashion illustration, elements of design, and producing their own “pièce de resistance” to model at the end of camp is certain to thrill little fashionistas!
date/time:          Monday-Friday, June 26-30; 9:00 am-noon
instructor:          Emily Cantrell (Bloom Studios)
cost:                    $300

Keep sharp with phonological awareness and phonics skills to head into first grade at your best! Review rhyming & syllables, phoneme isolation, letter & sound correspondences, and decoding skills tailored by the data on each girl enrolled. Activities will be multisensory and hands-on so we will have fun while we prevent a ‘summer slide’!

date/time: Mondays, June 12-July 28 (No class 7/3); 1:00-3:00 PM
instructor: Shannon Manzi (lower school learning specialist)
cost:           $200 (six sessions)

Language Enrichment, Acquisition, and Phonics (LEAPS) will reinforce letter-sound correspondences by offering multisensory (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile), systemic, evidence-based phonics instruction for students in rising 2nd grade. During our two-week classes, LEAPS will focus on blending and segmenting words, CVC/CCVC/CVCC words, consonant blends, digraphs, long vowel magic E, and grade-appropriate vowel teams.

date/time: Monday-Friday, June 19-30, 1:00-3:00 pm
instructor: Alyson Ruby (lower school learning specialist)
cost:           $300

Keep sharp with phonological awareness and letter-sound knowledge to head into kindergarten at your best! Review rhyming & syllables, beginning sound isolation, and TONS of practice with letter & sound correspondences. Activities will be multisensory and hands-on so we will have fun while we prepare for kindergarten!

date/time: Tuesdays, June 12-July 28 (No class July 4th); 1:00-3:00 PM
instructor: Shannon Manzi (lower school learning specialist)
cost: $200 (six sessions)

Need help getting all of your summer work done? Tired of haggling with your daughter to get it done? Send her to Packet Pacer! Summer work assistance for math packets, IXL, summer reading, and journaling. Each Wednesday afternoon from 1-3 all summer. 

date/time: Wednesdays, June 14 - July 26 (No class July 5th); 1:00-3:00 PM
instructor: Hutchison lower school teachers
cost: $200

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

Did you know there is a Hug Holiday or National Chocolate Pudding Day? Well, there is! We will explore these and many more holidays during this week-long camp. We will celebrate two each day with stories, crafts, special clothes, food, and so much more! In the end, students will take home pictures, recipes, and activities to share.
date/time:    Monday–Friday, June 26-30; 9:00 am-12:00 pm 
instructor:    Tara Thomas (lower school librarian)
cost:              $200