Summer Camp
Summer Adventures Program
June 23 thru August 15, 2008Click here for PDF application, and here for the registration. The Summer Program phone number is (510) 970-7580 (ext. 219).
Overview
Windrush Summer Adventures is a dynamic day camp open to children entering grade one up to age 11. Staffed by experienced adult teachers (maximum student-staff ratio is 12:1), the camp encourages imagination and exploration through engaging projects and activities.
Each day campers are introduced to a myriad of art, sport, and craft options (offerings are detailed in an activity calendar available the first day of each session). Along with the main projects highlighted in this brochure, other daily choices may range from ball tag games in our full-size gym and Frisbee golf on our 4-acre campus to “shrinky dinks” and friendship bracelets, to storytelling, cooking projects and kid-generated constructs and water play on hot days. The clay animation studio is kid-directed and on going; and the potters’ wheels will spin whenever possible.
All campers look forward to the weekly field trips. Destinations are chosen with consideration for younger campers and use chartered buses or BART. Some trips have return times after 3:00 p.m. More information about the camp and field trips will be mailed to enrollees before camp begins.
SESSION THEMES - Guiding and inspiring the teachers and children, our themes make each week at camp a new experience. Not all planned activities are represented in the session descriptions.
CAMP CALENDAR - A detailed activity calendar for the week at camp is available the first day of each session. Information about field trips and policies is mailed to families before camp begins.
DAILY CIRCLE - Campers are introduced to a variety of projects and activities. There are opportunities to change activities and for independent play in supervised areas.
ART - Our facility is essentially an art studio for children. Projects are process-oriented and focus on developing individual creativity and expression through a variety of media and techniques including sculptural mediums, drawing & painting, and printmaking.
SPORTS & ATHLETICS - Fostering a noncompetitive approach, each day we offer sports ranging from baseball, tennis, and soccer to Olympic-style field events and cooperative games.
WOOD-WORKING - Projects are aimed at developing basic carpentry skills and encouraging individual creativity.
ARTS & CRAFTS - Independent projects, such as easel painting, bead stringing, sewing, and knitting, in addition to group activities in arts and crafts are incorporated into all sessions.
COOKING - Cooking and baking projects take place throughout the summer, often in preparation for special events or afternoon snack.
GAMES & GROUP ACTIVITIES - Integrated into each session are activities ranging from water balloon games and capture the flag to group construction projects and whole camp events.
FIELD TRIPS - Sessions are highlighted by trips around the Bay Area. We use chartered buses or BART for these trips. All campers attending on trip days participate.
2008 Themes
SESSION 1, June 23 - 27
OPEN STUDIO – An educational and productive week where campers can learn printmaking, candle dipping, and sculpting techniques as well as create their own stepping stones. They will also have a chance to take a turn on our potter's wheel. We will end the week with our traditional kid-run carnival. Field trip to the MOCHA in Oakland. (6/25)
SESSION 2, June 30 - July 3 (no camp July 4)
HUG A TREE, KISS A SLUG – Keeping in the spirit of greening Windrush, the children will be introduced to the 4 R’s, build a sitting area with eco-materials, create recycled art and bird feeders. Other activities will include gardening, bird watching, landscape drawing and a nature scavenger hunt. Field trip to Samuel P. Taylor Park in Lagunitas. (7/3)
SESSION 3, July 7 - 11
WHAT'S ON THE MENU? – Leading up to the opening of our very own restaurant on Friday, campers will create recipes, cook, make aprons and chef hats, menus, ceramic cup and saucer sets and develop their taste buds with blindfolded tastings. Field trips to Giovanni’s Market in El Cerrito (7/8) and the Farmer’s Market and Live Oak Park in North Berkeley. (7/10)
SESSION 4, July 14 - 18
MYTHS & DRAGON TALES – Let your imagination wander in this magical week of story telling from around the world. Campers will build a papier maché flying dragon, create whimsical costumes and magic wands, go on a mythical treasure hunt and spend Friday afternoon enjoying our on-campus Renaissance fair. Field trip to Tennessee Cove in Mill Valley. (7/17)
SESSION 5, July 21 - 25
CITY ON A HILL – Campers favorite! A week of building a whole city from refrigerator boxes complete with stores, street and traffic signs for a day of city life re-enactment “selling” goods, services and treats prepared throughout the week. Other activities will include kite-making and outside water play. Field trip to Angel Island and Pier 39 in San Francisco. (7/24)
SESSION 6, July 28 - August 1
GET SOAKED! – This is a water filled session. Featured this week: Tie-dye, paper marbling, water games, homemade ice-cream and giant slip’n’slide. The highlight this week: An inflatable waterslide for our soaking wet Friday afternoon event. Field trip to El Cerrito swimming pool. (7/29)
SESSION 7, August 4 - 8
SHOWTIME! – This week, campers will write, direct and perform a play. They will design and make costumes and props, and learn dramatic makeup techniques. Also featured: Yoga, mask making, plaster Hollywood stars and hinged wooden boxes. Field trip to Lake Anza in Tilden Park. (8/7)
SESSION 8, August 11 - 15
KIDLYMPICS – For the summer finale, kids will create their own olympic games including opening and closing ceremonies, podium building, daily warm-ups and challenges, and a group challenge using pedometers to see how far our young athletes can walk in a week. Plenty of games and activities modeled after the Olympics. No field trip this week, on-campus Olympics on Friday. (8/15)
Daily Schedule
Regular Day program is 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.*
Extended Day program is 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
7:00 Extended Day arrival period--inside games.
8:30 Regular Day arrival period.
9:00 MORNING CIRCLE
9:15 1ST ACTIVITY PERIOD
10:15 Snack break & recess
10:45 2ND ACTIVITY PERIOD
12:00 Lunch break & recess
1:00 AFTERNOON CIRCLE
1:15 3RD ACTIVITY PERIOD
2:30 Afternoon snack (provided by the program)
3:00 Regular Day camper pick-up
3:15 Extended Day afternoon program begins
4TH ACTIVITY PERIOD
5:00 Clean-up time, small snack and quiet games or free play
6:00 Program ends. Late pick up fee after 6 p.m. ($1/minute)*No additional charge for field trip return times after 3:00 p.m.
FIELD TRIPS - Departure and return times on trip days will be included in the information packet mailed to enrollees before camp begins. Some trips have return times after 3:00 p.m.
Application Procedure
Windrush is committed to diversity and welcomes all families without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, medical condition, handicap, or any other legally protected status.
To enroll, click here for PDF application page or call the Summer Program phone number to request an application: (510) 970-7580 (ext. 219). (If needed, click here to download Adobe Acrobat to read the PDF file.)
Please circle the appropriate fees for each session your child will attend: Regular Day (8:30-3:00) or Extended Day (7:00-6:00). Send your form, along with the deposit, to Windrush School, 1800 Elm St., El Cerrito, CA 94530.
Space is limited.
