Summer Camps 2019
Summer Camps 2019
New Arc Academy
Current 4th–7th grade students will explore the world of forensic science at this technology-centered, fast-paced camp. Students will explore robotics, Scratch programming, and drones. Students will become forensic detectives as they sort through clues to solve criminal and historic mysteries.
Location: University of Delaware
Who: Grades 4–7
Cost: $650. 10% tuition discount for returning students, 10% discount for the second child in the family. Limit one discount per family.
Dates: July 22–August 2, 2019
Hours: 9 a.m–3 p.m. No before or after care provided.
Week of Code
Can’t get enough of coding? Or maybe you want to see what it’s about? Whether you want to develop the next great app or brush up on your skills, this coding-intensive program is for you. Students in grades 5-8 will program with Processing, a Java-based, object-oriented language, work toward producing an Android app, and interact with robots and micro-controllers.
Location: University of Delaware Newark campus
Who: Grades 5–8
Cost: $395
Dates: July 15–July 19, 2019
Hours: 9 a.m–3 p.m. No before or after care provided.
Critter Creature Camp
Do you love bugs and anything that creeps, crawls and hops? We do! Use your five senses to explore the habitats of worms, bugs, frogs and more! With their trusty explorer’s boxes, campers will examine critters of the great outdoors. From the forest to the creek to the meadow, we will study creatures of all kinds. We will even build a worm farm! We will read books about critters, observe and take data and learn from real “bug doctors”. Get ready to be a zoology explorer!
Location: University of Delaware Lab School
Who: Ages 4–6
Cost: $625
Dates: June 17–July 19, 2019 (closed the week of July 1)
Hours: 9 a.m–12 p.m., Monday through Friday
Early Learning Center Summer Camp
The UD ELC Summer Camp offers a comprehensive camp focused on supporting the whole child by nurturing his/her interests. Through discovery learning opportunities, campers will foster their passion to learn, think, and grow. Campers will have an opportunity to experience the UD campus and community through local field trips.
Location: University of Delaware Early Learning Center
Who: Students who have completed kindergarten through third grade
Cost: $325 per week, with additional cost for after care
Dates: June 17–August 16, 2019. Weekly registration, 4 weeks minimum.
Hours: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Optional after care 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Nature Explorers Camp
What can children learn by splashing in puddles? In rolling down hills? Watching the movement of clouds and tall trees while lying on their backs? Adventures in our meadow, trails, woods, and hills provide opportunities to learn to observe nature up close, wonder, question, imagine, create and build their knowledge of nature. Nature Explorers Camp offers children a world of opportunities to develop a sense of wonder and become explorers and stewards of the natural world.
Location: University of Delaware Lab School
Who: Ages 30 months–3 years
Cost: $625
Dates: June 17–July 19, 2019 (closed the week of July 1)
Hours: 9 a.m–12 p.m., Monday through Friday
Read it Again Please! I Can Be Mindful Camp
Children love being read to and reading aloud to children is one of the best ways to build early literacy skills. In its 5th year, the I Can Be Mindful Summer 2019 Camp will focus on using classic and new pieces of children’s literature to teach and build mindfulness concepts and techniques. To be mindful means to pay attention to the here and now with kindness and curiosity. It entails learning to bring awareness to our thoughts, emotions, and body sensations as they relate to what we are experiencing in a given moment; learning to approach these experiences with curiosity and to embrace them. Through mindfulness activities children learn to harness and maintain focus by staying present, to engage in creative problem solving and to cultivate compassion for themselves and others. Each day campers will explore these concepts through the lens of characters and experiences found in that day’s read aloud. Activities will be planned to help children make connections and to build the skills listed above. Camp activities will include daily yoga sessions and other mindfulness-based practices, community field trips, water-day Fridays, outdoor learning experiences, and more.
Location: University of Delaware Lab School
Who: Ages 3–6
Cost: $850
Dates: June 17–July 19, 2019 (closed the week of July 1)
Hours: 9 a.m–2 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m–12 p.m., Friday.
STEAM – Escape Camp
This exciting STEAM week offers campers a chance to Escape! Yes, escape from a digital game and lock boxes, while developing the skills and strategies needed to create their very own escape game. Throughout the week, campers will also visit Science, Technology, and Art facilities on the UD campus. Finally, the week will culminate with an exciting trip to a local Escape Room where students will put their new strategies into practice!
Location: The College School on University of Delaware’s Children’s Campus, Newark
Who: Current 4th–6th graders
Cost: $375, discount for for UD employees or sibling registrations
Dates: June 17–June 21, 2019
Hours: 9 a.m–3 p.m. After care available.
STEAM – Robotics Camp
This one-week TCS STEAM Camp provides students with an introduction to robotic devices and basic computer coding. Utilizing platforms such as Google’s Blockly and MIT’s SCRATCH, students will actively engage in these programming languages. Creative thinking and reasoning skills will be applied, as children interact daily with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math projects, as well as interactive games sessions.
Location: The College School on University of Delaware’s Children’s Campus, Newark
Who: Current 1st–4th graders
Cost: $375, discount for for UD employees or sibling registrations
Dates: June 17–June 21, 2019
Hours: 9 a.m–3 p.m. After care available.