Summer Camp Enrollment
Hilltop offers a fantastic selection of summer camps for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary students.
Toddler camps are open to ages 18 months through 3 years and do not require that participants be potty trained. Preschool camps are open to ages 3 through 6 (must be potty trained) with the exception of our Preschool Preparation camp, which is open to ages 2 1/2 to 3 1/2. Elementary camps are open to students in first through eighth grades.
Download a 2010 summer camp application (PDF)
June 7 - June 18: Art and Movement with Ms. C
Mini Masters book series
Colors, shapes, and numbers
Music with ribbons, scarves, instruments, or parachutes
Daily crafts
Social skills in a Montessori environment
June 21 - July 2: Cooking with Ms. Shellie
Fun and simple recipes
Social skills in a Montessori environment
July 5 - July 16: The World of Eric Carle with Ms. Staci
Eric Carle book series
Daily stories and crafts
Social skills in a Montessori environment
July 19 - July 30: Gardening with Ms. Staci
Explore our natural world
Learn about recycling
Plant flowers, herbs, and veggies (indoors and out)
Learn how plants grow and thrive
Social skills in a Montessori environment
June 7- June 18: Gardening and the Outdoors with Ms. Cindi and Ms. Marcia
Plant a summer garden
Take nature hikes
Study plants and the outdoors
Montessori classroom environment
June 21- July 2: Nature Explorers with Ms. Toni and Ms. Allison
Look, listen, smell, and touch while walking in the great outdoors
Work together to help nature live and grow
Books, experiments, art, songs, cooking projects, and more... all with a nature theme
Montessori classroom environment
June 28-July 16: Preschool Preparation (for new students and upcoming toddlers) with Ms. Cindi and Ms. Mary Jo
School founder and preschool coordinator Cindi Stehr acclimates your child to preschool
Great introduction for new students and for those transitioning up from our toddler classes
Cooking, gardening, and exploring nature
Montessori classroom environment
July 5- July 16: Costumes, Crafts, and Creativity with Ms. Marcia
Design and make beaded masks, jewelry, and costumes
Choose a story and work together to create a "look" for your story
Montessori classroom environment
July 19-July 30: Chemistry in the Kitchen with Ms. Cindi and Ms. Mary Jo
Harvesting from our summer garden
Using the garden harvest for cooking and science
Fun experiments using food
Montessori classroom environment
June 7- June 18: (Canceled)
June 21- July 2: Literature and Legos with Ms. Dama
Hands-on building with Legos
Use Lego scenes as inspiration to write stories
Put your stories together in book form
Montessori classroom environment with writing workshop emphasis
July 5- July 16: Passport to Cooking with Ms. Dama
Cooking from around the world, one country per day
Learn geography through cooking cuisine representative of various cultures
Integrating math and reading skills
Montessori classroom environment with emphasis on geography and hands-on materials
July 19- July 30: Music and Movie Making with Mr. Max and Ms. Janet
Make and score a short film from beginning to end
Learn percussion basics with Orph instruments
Record your own music to enhance your cinema creation
Be a musician, writer, actor, director, camera person, editor, and producer
Use digital camcorders and video/music editing software to create a movie masterpiece
Show your final product at a Grand Premier and take a copy home on DVD