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New facilities • New offerings
JUNE 16 – JULY 25, 2014
For Boys and Girls
Rising PreK-Grade 12
www.agnesirwin.org/summersession
New facilities. New offerings.
The Agnes Irwin School’s Summer Session 2014, running June 16 through July 25,
is a co-educational program for grades PreK-12, featuring enrichment courses in
arts, academics, including STEM; and fitness, full and half-day specialty programs,
courses for credit, SAT and college essay preparation classes, and more.
ABOUT SUMMER SESSION FULL-DAY PROGRAM SAMPLE SCHEDULE OF ELECTIVE CLASSES
• Students may enroll in individual classes or participate in a full day of specialty 8:30 a.m. ...........................................(Courses for Credit start at this time)
programming. See pricing on individual classes throughout the catalog.
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. .............................................................................Arrive at camp
• Instructors include AIS faculty, local certified teachers, professional artists,
9:00 a.m. ......................................................................................................Activity 1
experienced coaches and a few talented college students. The class size is
limited in order to meet the individual needs of each student. For most 10:30 a.m. ...................................................................................................Activity 2
electives, students may attend any number of weeks and the weeks do not 12:00 p.m. ..........................................................................................................Lunch
need to be consecutive (unless otherwise specified).
12:30 p.m. ...................................................................................................Activity 3
• Most classrooms are air-conditioned. Dress is casual.
2:00 p.m. ......................................................................................................Activity 4
• There are no parent-teacher conferences for academic courses, but parents
3:30 p.m. .........................Summer Session day ends; last student pickup
are welcome to contact the Summer Session Office with any questions.
• All grade requirements for classes and activities refer to the grade a student Please note, if you’re not interested in pairing up electives to make a full day, you
will enter in Fall 2014. might choose to take one, two or three electives in a given week, or sign up for
• There will be no classes on Friday, July 4, 2014. a full-day specialty program or half-day course for credit or specialty program.
Please note the different pricing for classes that meet more than 1.5 hours.
• Fees for late pickup will be assessed for students who are not picked up 15 minute s
past the completion of their scheduled session. At that time, students will return
to the Office, and late fees of $15 for every 15 minutes late will accrue.
CONTENTS
• The Summer Session Office is staffed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
i2 Camp .............................................................3 Courses, Grades 9-12 ....................14-15
• Students are permitted on campus only when they are attending a class.
The Real Deal Specialty Camps .......................................16
Girls’ Leadership Program .......................4
Sports Clinics .....................................17-18
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Course Grid ...................................................5
Registration Form ...........................Center
Please contact the Summer Session Office
Courses, PreK-Grade 2 ............................6
Main Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone] The Agnes Irwin Summer Session admits students
Courses, Grades 3-4 .............................8-9
Email: [email protected] • www.agnesirwin.org/summersession of any racial, ethnic, religious, socio-economic and
Courses, Grades 5-8 .......................10-12 geographic background to all the rights, privileges,
programs and activities generally accorded or made
1 Courses for Credit, Gr. 9-12 ...............13 available to students or the school.
General Information
TUITION AND REFUND POLICY
• A non-refundable deposit must be submitted for each student with the
registration form. This deposit will be applied to the final tuition fee .
Deposits are as follows:
$145 required for 1-3 electives
$250 required for a full day (4 electives)/full week
$675 required for courses for credit
Full payment required for specialty camps (listed on page 16)
• Full payment for all weeks is expected by Friday, May 23, 2014.
• A full day of classes (four chosen electives) costs $550, which
reflects a $30 discount.
• N o weeks will be prorated; however, tuition for the week of June
30 will be discounted, as this will be a four-day week due to the
July 4 holiday. No classes will meet on July 4, and the Summer
Session Office will be closed. (Each elective course will be $125
instead of $145 for that week only. Course for credit pricing that
week is not prorated.)
• After June 2, we will not refund payments for class changes or
absences due to a change in plans, family vacation or illness.
Makeup classes can be arranged.
• If insufficient enrollment requires the cancellation of a course, all
deposits and fees associated with that course will be refunded.
Cancellation of a course may occur the week prior to the beginning
of that course due to low enrollment.
LUNCH POLICY
Our new state-of-the-art cafeteria, known as the Student Life Center,
will be open for lunch during Summer Session. Students may bring in
their own brown bag lunches or sign up for a weekly meal plan (five day
minimum). The cost of a lunch will be $8.00 a day and will include a
drink, a hot meal or sandwich, and a dessert. A la carte items will be
available and may include yogurt, drinks and carrot sticks. There are
vending machines on campus for cold beverages and additional snacks.
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and Math (STEM). We're excited to
partner with The Agnes Irwin School and • Individual one-week sessions: June 23 - July 25 Challenges of Engineering
bring our program to the Philadelphia area • Rising 5th-8th graders
this summer, only at AIS. • Fun, hands-on, STEM-based material not
traditionally seen in school Genetics, DNA & The Human Body
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STEM organizations
Our Transforming World
Extract and analyze your own DNA • Three teachers per class
Create an interactive friendly monster • Guest talks by astronauts, engineers &
entrepreneurs, with exciting field trips & more The Science of Smart Cities
Explore the world of nanotechnology • 9am-4pm, early drop-off & late pickup available
Build working solar ovens and wind turbines • $750 per session (two-week minimum,
Time, Space & Other Dimensions
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Program and build robots
Plan a moon colony and more! Robotics & Electronics
CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY
Over 20 of the world’s leading STEM organizations
FOR MORE INFO & ENROLLMENT PLEASE VISIT:
WWW.i2CAMP.ORG
3 [email protected] 917-886-1669
An Initiative of
The Real Deal Girls’ Leadership Program
THE REAL DEAL 2014 IS HERE! workshop using dramatization to illustrate concepts of wellness and self-esteem.
July 14 - July 18 (WK 5) $600/Monday - Friday Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, a professor from University of Pennsylvania, will
Girls only, grades 7-9 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. talk to campers about how to develop gumption in a workshop titled “How to get
your ROAR on.”
Building on the success of the fall’s Leading for Change leadership conference,
the Center for the Advancement of Girls is proud to present for a third year
Sign up now to offer your daughter a chance to hone her leadership and
The Real Deal summer leadership program at The Agnes Irwin School. This
empowerment skills. She will carry these lessons back into the classroom
weeklong day camp for girls entering grades 7-9 is designed to encourage
and the real world!
girls to discover their potential as leaders, both inside and outside of school.
The program will include the following featured sessions: To register or for more information about The Real Deal visit
www.advancinggirls.org and look under Programs and Partnerships.
Empowerment & Leadership
Please email questions to [email protected].
Campers will engage in a wide array of fun, interactive activities tailored to bring
out their strengths and to realize their unique abilities as strong, capable girls . Note: Program is limited to no more than 30 students.
Throughout the week, these young women will learn the skills and traits necessary
to lead effectively while uncovering the essence of who they are as leaders .
Problem-solving & Team-building skills
Each day, a team of trained faculty will reveal the day’s theme, what we call
the “real deal,” to the girls before they participate in a variety of skill-building
workshops with their peers in which they will collaboratively research and solve
hypothetical problems.
Special Guest Speakers & Workshops
We are excited to welcome Clarice and Maxine Bailey, founders of the Girls
Justice League, who will speak about how to start a “movement.” The Real Deal
Real girls. Real voices. Real impact.
will also feature Colleen Baratka, a child psychologist, who will conduct a fun
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Real Deal girls practicing team-building skills. Colleen Baratka engages students in a workshop on self-esteem.
Course Grid
For more information regarding prices and weeks available for the electives listed in this grid, please refer to the course descriptions on pages 6-15. Please note that
i2 Camp (page 3), The Real Deal (page 4), Specialty Camps (page 16) and Sports Clinics (page 17-18) are not listed on this grid.
Grades PreK-2
9 - 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12:30 - 2 p.m. 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Camp Little Owl (PreK -K) Camp Little Owl (PreK -K) I Dig Dinosaurs (Gr. K-2) Crafts, Cooks, and Books (Gr. K-2)
Camp Wise Owl (Gr. 1-2) Camp Wise Owl (Gr. 1-2) Kids in Motion (Gr. K-2) Tumbling (Gr. K -2)
Krafty Kids (Gr. K-2)

Grades 3-4
9 - 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12:30 - 2 p.m. 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Author Exploration Camp Clever Owl Cartoon Drawing & Painting Cookie Factory
Camp Clever Owl Candy Science Scrapbooking Sports Sampler
Clay Workshop Creative Writing Tynker
Jiu Jitsu LEGO: WeDo® Robotics Young Inventors

Grades 5-8

9 - 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. 12:30 - 2 p.m. 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Cartoon Drawing & Painting Animation Workshop Babysitting Improv
Creative Writing Board Game Design Collage Mac Attack
Garage Band Clay Workshop Culinary Skills 1
LEGO® Robotics Jiu Jitsu Pottery: Sculpture
Web Design & Flash Animation Math Review
Photography: Digital

Grades 9-12
8:30 - 9 a.m. 9 - 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 12:30 - 2 p.m. 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Algebra IA (Gr. 7-9) Algebra IA cont. Algebra IA cont. Photography: Digital Graphic Novels, Picture Books
Algebra IB (Gr. 7-9) Algebra IB cont. Algebra IB cont. & Painting
Biology Biology cont. Biology cont. Wheel Thrown Pottery
Chemistry Chemistry cont. Chemistry cont.
Geometry Geometry cont. Geometry cont.
Physics Physics cont. Physics cont.
Algebra I Readiness (WK 4-6) Algebra I Readiness (WK 4-6) cont. Algebra II Readiness (WK 4-6)
SAT Critical Reading & Writing (WK 4-6) SAT Math Skills Review (WK 4-6)*
Writing for High School*
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Course Descriptions, PreK - Grade 2
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Grades PreK-K 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Grades K-2 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Camp Little Owl is an introductory program designed to offer young children an Let’s go back in history to study some of the biggest animals of all time! Which
exciting first experience at summer camp. Housed in the Lower School, Camp dinosaur was the largest? Which ones could fly? Which ones had the most horns
Little Owl makes use of the PreK classroom, the PreK playground and the or the biggest appetites? Read about and talk about these creatures that roamed
comfort and safety of the school’s campus. Teachers and youth counselors plan the earth and learn about the fossils left behind. You’ll enjoy dinosaur games,
and supervise daily activities around weekly themes, such as Pirates and Princesses , songs, word searches, stories, model-making and more.
An All American Fourth of July, Bugs and Butterflies, Circus Fun, Way Out West,
KIDS IN MOTION
Ocean Adventures and much more. Opening circle begins the day, with time for
announcements, songs and camp cheers. Daily program activities include camp June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
games, outdoor experiences, group time, arts and crafts, snack and cooking, and Grades K-2 12:30 – 2 p.m.
water play. Our students can also look forward to Water Wednesdays, a day they brin g This class is designed to promote healthy, strong and active kids. By stretching,
in bathing suits and towels to play outside with a water sprinklerN! ote: Campers may jumping rope, dancing and playing movement games, kids learn to move their
bodies. Through music and a wide range of activities, kids come to understand
stay for lunch from 12 – 12:30 p.m. each day. Camp Little Owl welcomes boys and girls
that fitness can be fun.
who will be four or five by August 31, 2014.
CAMP WISE OWL KRAFTY KIDS
June 16 - July 25 (Wk 1-6) $300/week June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
Grades 1-2 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Grades K-2 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Students will work with art materials ranging from paints and paper plates to pipe
This three-hour class is designed with incoming first and second graders in mind.
cleaners and popsicle sticks! Creativity will be the primary focus of this class,
We take it up a notch from Camp Little Owl as children are now ready for the
but students will also develop listening and organization skills as they produce
next level of fun and learning. A different country is introduced each week, and
interesting and age-appropriate craft masterpieces in a variety of media.
we explore music, arts and stories about that culture. The curriculum introduces
some reading and writing, as well as practice with some basic math skills
TUMBLING: INTRODUCTION TO GYMNASTICS
appropriate for this age group. This class is a blend of imagination and hands-on
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
work in a structured and caring environment.
Grades K-2 2 – 3:30 p.m.
CRAFTS, COOKS, AND BOOKS Want to learn or improve front and back tumbling? Want to practice your
balance? Then come join us on the mat for some basic skills that will improve
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
coordination and self-confidence. Kids will benefit from the emphasis placed on
Grades K-2 2 – 3:30 p.m.
building strength and flexibility through jumps and tumbling routines.
This class will connect children’s books with cooking and crafts. First, you will
read and discuss a selected children’s book. Then as a group, you will incorporate
hands-on cooking activities and crafts related to the theme of the book. Cooking
helps children practice their math skills and make predictions about what is going
to happen next. Crafts allow children to use their knowledge of the book and give
them an outlet for their creativity.
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Course Descriptions, Grades 3 - 4
AUTHOR EXPLORATION - NEW CARTOON DRAWING & PAINTING - NEW
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
Grades 3-4 9 – 10:30 a.m. Grades 3-4 12:30 – 12 p.m.
Ever wondered about the mysterious stories of Chris Van Allsburg? What about Love to doodle? Would you like to improve how you draw a face or your favorite
the wordless stories of David Weisner? Is your favorite author Jan Brett? Join animal? This class will offer step-by-step techniques for making your favorite
us on a journey where we explore multiple books written by a single author! drawings better. Create your own cartoon characters and comic strips. Your
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Each week, we will learn about a new author, read many of his/her books, and comic will be included in a weekly comic book that will be available for everyone 3-
participate in fun activities and creative writing pieces from these books! to take home. You will also have the opportunity to transfer your original artwork S
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June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $300/week COOKIE FACTORY G
Grades 3-4 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
New this summer! Taught by an AIS teacher Ashley Kaufmann, Camp Clever Owl Grades 3-4 2 – 3:30 p.m.
is an engaging three-hour morning program designed to help rising third and Come join us for some fun in our state-of-the-art kitchen in the new Student
fourth graders stay sharp with their reading, writing and mathematics skills. Math Life Center! The Cookie Factory is a fun introduction to basic cookie making
topics we will practice include adding & subtracting multi-digit numbers, basic techniques. We will discuss kitchen safety and sanitation, weights and measures,
multiplication & division, fraction & decimal concepts, telling time, measurement, oven usage and creaming methods. Students will create a variety of cookies
and word problems. We make the concepts fun, with hands-on projects, puzzles with recipes to take home and enjoy! Class is limited to 15 students.
and worksheets. In our Language Arts review, we will practice comprehension,
CREATIVE WRITING
vocabulary, grammar skills and writing in a way that is exciting and entertaining.
There will be no homework or parent/teacher conferences. June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
Grades 3-4 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
CANDY SCIENCE
If you enjoy writing and wish you had more time to be creative with the written
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week word, this class is for you! This fun and exciting class features a weekly topic,
Grades 3-4 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. allowing boys and girls put their creative writing skills to use! Throughout the
Candy + Science = Tons of Fun! Your favorite candy treats might be found in the summer, we will be looking at and learning all about poetry, tall tales, Aesops
class, but the focus is on experimenting with them rather than eating them. You’l l Fables, fairy tales, biographies and mysteries!
ask questions like, “Is there oil in the candy?” “Can you make your own rock candy?”
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“What happens when you put some candy in water?” “What are pop rocks?”
You will learn so much about what candy is made of, so join in the fun! June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
Grades 3-4 9 – 10:30 a.m.
CLAY WORKSHOP
This course is designed to introduce you to the art of Jiu Jitsu and the world of
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week martial arts. Led by a black belt instructor, you will be challenged physically and
Grades 3-4 9 – 10:30 a.m. mentally while developing courtesy, integrity and self-control.
Explore form, texture and color as you learn sculpture and pottery techniques Although a uniform is not required, please wear loose fitting clothing.
using the tools of a professional sculptor. Projects may include slump molds,
pinch, coil and slab pots. Note: Pottery will be available for pickup approximately
a week and a half after each session ends.
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Course Descriptions, Grades 3 - 4
LEGO EDUCATION®: WeDo® ROBOTICS TYNKER - NEW
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
Grades 3-4 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Grades 3-4 12:30 – 2 p.m.
What are robots? Where do you find them? This summer you will find robots twirling , Tynker is a new computing platform designed specifically to teach children
marching and drumming here at AIS! Build at least one robot each day using WeDo® computational learning and programming skills in a fun and imaginative way.
Robotics kits. You will program them to move, make sounds and respond to change Tynker is inspired by Scratch from MIT. Students will explore the exciting world
via sensors. These robots will not do chores, but they will amuse you! of computer programming with the Tynker Learning Platform, that uses its
own visual programming language. Projects will include creating comics and
SCRAPBOOKING - NEW animations and simple games.
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
Grades 3-4 12:30 – 2 p.m. YOUNG INVENTORS
Come join the Scrapbooking class and learn how to put together a story to June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
share with your friends and family. Using photos and some journal entries, Grades 3-4 12:30 – 2 p.m.
you will create a lasting memory of a special event or person. You will learn Many everyday items begin life as an idea, and then the idea becomes a process
the fundamentals of scrapbooking as you begin using basic scrapbooking tools of experiments to make the product work. Get ready to learn about how mistakes
to lay out your photos in a creative way, the options are endless! were transformed into brilliant inventions, how kids have discovered and created
Please bring in your own photographs to this class. various inventions, and learn all about patents! You will then have the opportunity
to develop your own idea, build it and create an advertisement for your invention!
SPORTS SAMPLER
June 16 - July 25 (WK 1-6) $145/week
Grades 3-4 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Led by experienced coaches and teachers, this sports program emphasizes skill
development and participation in a variety of organized group sports. Each day,
you will be given a choice of sports depending on the group’s interests and
enrollment numbers. In the event of rain, the program will move inside.
Sneakers and a water bottle are a must!
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