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Summer Camp Enrollment

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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)

 

Toddler Camps

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

Preschool Camps

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

Elementary Camps

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

 

Hilltop Montessori School does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national or ethnic origin regarding its admissions, policies, procedures, scholarship programs, or any other school-sanctioned programs.

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