summerside on the hill brochure

Summerside on the Hill for boys

and girls ages 3-17

The perfect place for a perfect summer!

To register: www.summersideonthehill.org or 215-247-7272

Summer Camps at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Summerside on the Hill

During the summer months, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) is home to a variety of day camps for boys and girls ages 3 to 17, collectively known as Summerside on the Hill.

Our camps differ in length and frequency and offer something for kids of all ages and interests. Each Summerside on the Hill camp is run by passionate, enthusiastic professionals, who are experts in their fields. Whether your child enjoys crafts, sports, performing arts, music, or computer animation, you can find the perfect fit to make his or her summer memorable and special! A number of highly regarded specialty

camps have sought out the schools’ state-of-the-art facilities and attractive, easy-to-access campus on the edge of Fairmount Park in Chestnut Hill.

Information about each camp—including the camp director, a full description of the program, the hours, and our registration form—may also be found on our website at www.summersideonthehill.org. We look forward to another terrific summer and hope your child will join us!

Stewart Calloway, Director of Summer Programs

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Extended Day Care

For parents looking for full-day coverage for their child, Summerside on the Hill provides an Extended Day program for campers (ages 3–12) attending any Summerside on the Hill camp. Students in Extended Day will enjoy fun and relaxing activities to either jump-start their day or wind down after a busy day of camp.

Dates: June 10 – August 16 (closed July 4)Times: Morning Care: 7:30 – 8:45 AM Afternoon Care: 3:30 – 6:00 PMCost: Morning Care: $20 per week ($16 for week of July 1) Afternoon Care: $80 per week ($64 for week of July 1)

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Week AGEWeek of 6/10 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 Fashion and Machine Sewing Camp .......................................................................... 10 – 15Week of 6/17 The Tennis Farm ............................................................................3 – 10 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 Fashion and Machine Sewing Camp .......................................................................... 10 – 15 Blue Devils Boys Lacrosse Camp ............................................................................6 – 14 Blue Devils Soccer Camp ............................................................................5 – 14Week of 6/24 The Tennis Farm ...........................................................................3 – 10 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 Creative Writing Workshop ............................................................................8 – 11 Outdoor Adventures Camp ............................................................................9 – 12 Adventures in Art ...........................................................................9 – 12 Softball Camp ............................................................................9 – 13 Red Hot Sports ............................................................................9 – 13 Foundations of the Game Football Camp ............................................................................7 – 14 Blue Devils Boys Lacrosse Camp ............................................................................6 – 14Week of 7/1 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Active Learning Chess and Computer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 Red Hot Sports ............................................................................9 – 13 The Tennis Farm ............................................................................3 – 10Week of 7/8 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Active Learning Chess and Computer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 Creepy Crawly Creek Critters ..............................................................................6 – 8 Performing Arts Camp ............................................................................7 – 12 Curious Jane Day Camp ............................................................................8 – 12 Adventures in Art ............................................................................9 – 12 Red Hot Sports ............................................................................9 – 13 Blue Devils Soccer Camp ............................................................................5 – 14 Rock Camp ............................................................................9 – 13 The Tennis Farm ...........................................................................3 – 10Week of 7/15 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Performing Arts Camp ............................................................................7 – 12 Curious Jane Day Camp ............................................................................8 – 12 Adventures in Art ............................................................................9 – 12 Cooking for Kids ............................................................................9 – 12 Red Hot Sports ............................................................................9 – 13 The Tennis Farm ............................................................................3 – 10Week of 7/22 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Matt Paul’s All-Ball Camp ............................................................................5 – 15 Curious Jane Day Camp ............................................................................8 – 12 Think, Build, Create! ...........................................................................9 – 12 Adventures in Art ............................................................................9 – 12 Red Hot Sports ...........................................................................9 – 13 The Tennis Farm ...................................................................................... 3 – 10Week of 7/29 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 The Handwork Day Camp ............................................................................5 – 12 Science Explorers ............................................................................7 – 11 Science and Robotics Camp ............................................................................7 – 12 Long Ball Baseball Camp ............................................................................9 – 13 Fashion and Machine Sewing .................................................................................... 10 – 15 The Tennis Farm ............................................................................3 – 10 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Foundations of the Game Football Camp ............................................................................7 – 14 Week of 8/5 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 The Handwork Day Camp ............................................................................5 – 12 Science Explorers ............................................................................7 – 11 Long Ball Baseball Camp ............................................................................9 – 13 Fashion and Machine Sewing .......................................................................... 11 – 16 The Tennis Farm ............................................................................3 – 10Week of 8/12 Red Hot Summer Camp ............................................................................4 – 10 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 The Handwork Day Camp ............................................................................5 – 12 Science Explorers ...........................................................................7 – 11 Outdoor Adventurers Camp ............................................................................9 – 12 Fashion and Machine Sewing Camp .......................................................................... 11 – 16 Week of 8/19 Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps ............................................................................5 – 15 The Handwork Day Camp ............................................................................5 – 12 Fashion and Machine Sewing Camp .......................................................................... 10 – 15

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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENTCreative Writing Workshop .............................................................................................................8 – 11 6/24 – 6/28

DAY CAMPSCooking for Kids ...........................................................................................................................9 – 12 7/15 – 7/19Curious Jane Day Camp .................................................................................................................8 – 12 7/8 – 7/26Red Hot Summer Camp .................................................................................................................4 – 10 6/10 – 8/16Creative and Performing ArtsAdventures in Art .........................................................................................................................9 – 12 6/24 – 6/28 7/8 – 7/26The Handwork Day Camp ..............................................................................................................6 – 12 7/29 – 8/23Fashion and Machine Sewing Camp .................................................................................................10 – 15 6/10 – 6/14 6/17 – 6/21 7/29 – 8/23Performing Arts Camp ...................................................................................................................7 – 12 7/8 – 7/19Rock Camp ..................................................................................................................................9 – 13 7/8 – 7/12

OUTDOOR DISCOVERYCreepy Crawly Creek Critters .........................................................................................................6 – 8 7/8 – 7/12Outdoor Adventurers Camp ............................................................................................................9 – 12 6/24 – 6/28 8/12 – 8/16

COMPUTERS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGYChess and Computer Camps ..........................................................................................................5 – 15 7/1 – 7/15Science Explorers .........................................................................................................................7 – 11 7/29 – 8/2 8/5 – 8/9Science and Robotics Camp ...........................................................................................................7 – 12 8/12 – 8/16Think, Build, Create! .....................................................................................................................9 – 12 7/22 – 7/26

SPORTSBlue Devils Soccer Camp ...............................................................................................................5 – 10 6/17 – 6/21 7/8 – 7/12Blue Devils Lacrosse Camp ............................................................................................................6 – 14 6/17 – 6/21 6/24 – 6/28Foundations of the Game Football Camp ..........................................................................................7– 14 6/24 – 6/28 7/29 – 8/2Long Ball Baseball Camp................................................................................................................9 – 13 7/29 – 8/2 8/5 – 8/9Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps .............................................................................................................................5 – 15 6/10 – 6/14 6/17 – 6/21 6/24 – 6/28 7/8 – 7/12 7/29 – 8/2 8/5 – 8/9 8/12 – 8/16 8/19 – 8/23Matt Paul’s All-Ball Camp ...............................................................................................................5 – 15 7/22 – 7/26Red Hot Sports .............................................................................................................................9 – 13 6/24 – 7/26Softball Camp ..............................................................................................................................9 – 13 6/24 – 6/28The Tennis Farm ...........................................................................................................................3 – 10 6/17 – 8/16(No camp week of 7/1)

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Red Hot Summer Camp

Red Hot Summer Camp is a day camp for boys and girls 4 to 10 years old. All Red Hot Summer campers will take part in fun-filled crafts, cooking, messy sci-ence, inclusive team games and sports, swimming every day (weather permitting), and much more!

Campers will enjoy theme events such as campers versus counselors field day, hikes in the Wissahickon, field trips, and other special programs. Special guests—magician, puppeteer, and a few friends from the zoo—make visits to camp throughout the summer.

Our campus boasts a brand new athletic complex, air-conditioned buildings, and a cafeteria that will provide all of our snacks and lunches—included in the cost of camp! Our low-cost Morning Care and Afternoon Care options make this an ideal program for working parents.

Campers will be divided into groups by age and each group will be matched with qualified and experienced counselors to ensure a safe, fun, and caring environment filled with camp traditions. Dates: June 10 – August 16 (closed July 4) Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Ages: 4 – 10 Cost: $300 per week; $240 for the week of July 1 (includes lunch and snacks)

Red Hot Sports

Do you like sports? Do you like having fun? Do you want to learn what it means to be a team player, or possibly even a future coach or general manager (GM)? Then this is the camp for you! In this BRAND NEW camp, we will play hard, learn the histories and backgrounds of a va-riety of sports, and most importantly we will HAVE FUN! Learn how to figure out an earned run average, a batting average, what makes a great team captain and a great teammate—and so much more. If you’re ready for a chal-lenge, then we’re ready for you!

DirectorThis camp will be led by Ed Aversa. Coach Aversa has been coaching basketball and football for the past 28 years. He has served as an assistant basketball and foot-ball coach at SCH Academy for the past 12 seasons. In 2000, Coach Aversa was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Summit Chapter for his outstanding work with the youth of the area.

Dates: June 24 – July 26 (closed July 4) Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Ages: 9 – 13 Cost: $300 per week; $240 for the week of July 1 (includes lunch and snacks)

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Cooking for Kids

Do you like to eat? Do you like making a mess? Would you like to learn how to cook delicious, healthy, and nutritious meals for your family and friends, or do you just want to do something fun? Then this is the camp for you! In this BRAND NEW camp, you will learn to make a different snack, lunch, and dessert every day. You will also learn the basics of kitchen safety, all while having a GREAT time!

DirectorThis camp will be led by Melissa (Missy) Fields. Ms. Missy is an OUTSTANDING cook with over 15 years of culinary experience.

Dates: July 15 – 19 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: 9 – 12Cost: $350 per week (incudes lunch and snacks)

Curious Jane Day Camp

Curious Jane Day Camp is a high-energy program for rising 2nd–6th grade girls. We offer multiple weekly ses-sions that revolve around creative explorations in de-sign, engineering, and science. All themes are offered all weeks, and girls choose their favorite theme each week! The program is hands-on and project-based. Girls learn and have fun through DOING. They are encouraged to be active, look at things in new ways and—above all—experi-ment! We also spend plenty of time outside and work on a variety of projects as a group, so that girls in different themes can get to know each other. Our instructors are endlessly enthusiastic about their topics and very sup-portive of the girls’ ideas and work.

Themes: Digi-Fun • Build the City • DIY Your Room • Spy Science • Wired 101 We are a close-knit group passionate about gender-af-firming opportunities and creative, project-based learn-ing. We are fun, supportive, and enthusiastic—with our guidance, the girls set the tone, and each group creates its own magic!

Dates: July 8 – 12 July 15 – 19 July 22 – 26Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: Girls 8 – 12Cost: For more information regarding registration, please visit www.curiousjanecamp.comPhone: 718.369.6320 Email: [email protected]

DirectorSamantha Razook Murphy (founder and director) is a mother of two girls and lives in Brooklyn, NY. She holds her B.A. from Yale and master’s in Industrial Design from Pratt. After 10 years in the all-girls camp environment, she created Curious Jane and Blue Tree to give her girls, and all girls, a chance to be creative and inventive in a high-energy, collaborative, and gender-affirming space. She loves designing, tinkering, and figuring out. She has a blast with her camp girls—they have amazing ideas, and they keep her young!

Registration for this camp must be done directly with the camp.

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Adventures in Art

Interested in exploring your artistic side? Do you like working with sculpture or drawing and painting? Do you love to build things? Then this is the camp for you! We will explore art using several different mediums.

DRaWIng, PaInTIng, anD PhoToShoPDates: June 24 – June 28This is a cool class because it’s rare to see this combina-tion of working with studio materials and working with digital media in the same week. The painting component will use cardboard and other materials to make a paint-ing that is three-dimensional. Campers will be exposed to the basics of Photoshop so that they can work on an independent project. No drawing, painting, or Photoshop experience is necessary, but if you do have experience it will allow you to work at a more advanced level.

ClaYmaTIon anImaTIon Dates: July 8 – July 12 This is a rollicking good time because the combination of working in clay, building and painting scenery, and then animating your story on the computer in iStop Motion is just so much fun. Also, we use GarageBand to make music and record the voices for the characters, so the week is full of fun. At the end, we post our animations on YouTube so everyone everywhere can enjoy them. ClaY SCulPTuRe Dates: July 15 – July 19 In this class we will be building sculpture using two dif-ferent kinds of clay, cardboard, and paint. For environ-ments (anything from castles to caves), we will use a kind of clay that hardens and can be painted, while for people, animals, monsters, etc., we will use another kind of colored clay that allows the user to get a lot of detail. When using the clays together, we can build very elabo-rate scenes. ComPuTeR anImaTIon Dates: July 22 – July 26We will be using a sophisticated but easy-to-use anima-tion program to develop a short story line, create a car-toon character, and then animate that character or char-acters with backgrounds you make yourself. Then you will be able to add your own music (made in GarageBand) and create voices for each of your characters. Learning the program will be simple even for kids who have never done any animation or computer drawing before. The main goal is to have fun!

For all camps:Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: 9 – 12Cost: $290 per week (includes lunch and snack)

DirectorThe camp will be led by Hannah Coale, an art and digital art instructor at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

Performing Arts Camp lIghTS, CameRa, aCTIon - FRom STage To SCReen!Have you ever dreamed of producing, writing, starring in, or shooting your own movie? This is the camp for you. In this camp we will write our own short film and conduct various other production jobs, like location scouting and story boarding. We will learn how to operate the camera, set up shots, use lighting equipment, and shoot vari-ous angles. Students participating for the full two weeks will even get to star in the film, culminating in an official From Stage to Screen Camp Red Carpet Premiere! Let’s make a movie!

Dates: July 8 – July 19Cost: $600 (covers two weeks of camp; includes lunch and snack) Ages: 7 – 12 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM

DirectorThis camp will be led by Amina Robinson. Ms. Robinson holds a master of fine arts degree in acting from Temple University. She has performed in Broadway’s smash hit Mamma Mia, as well as the Broadway revival of Godspell. She has been a guest star on many television shows,

Questions? Stewart Calloway, Director of Summer Programs, 215-247-7272 • [email protected]

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Whether you have a budding fashionista with her own sense of style and design or a crafty kid who craves mak-ing a one-of-a-kind panda unicorn, then our camp may be just the thing. Your child will have the opportunity to choose from a catalog of patterns provided by Simplic-ity Creative group and author, blogger, designer Brett Bara’s book, Sewing in a Straight Line. With us, your kids will each be learning on their own machine, cutting fabric on the floor, laughing with their friends, listening to music—with no two projects the same. Your children will love the independence and be incredibly proud of all their new creations. New this year: every camper will receive an autographed copy of Sewing in a Straight Line so they can continue sewing at home.

Dates: June 10 – June 14 June 17 – June 21 July 29 – August 23Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMAges: 10 – 15Cost: $469 per week

Please note: One kit per camper each summer. Please pack a lunch and a snack. For more information and videos on our programs, go to www.TheHandworkStudio.com.

including Law and Order, The Electric Company, and cur-rently has a recurring role on Showtime’s series Nurse Jackie. She has done several national commercials and voice-overs. She played Jermaine in the Oscar-winning film Precious, and just completed shooting the film The Harvest. Outside of acting professionally, Ms. Robinson has always had a love of teaching and has taught ages five through adult. She has taught at Temple University, Freedom Theater, Burn Brae Performing Arts Day Camp, and The Harlem School of the Arts.

The Handwork Studio: A Kids’ Needle Arts and Fashion Camp

The hanDWoRk DaY CamPImagine your child spending the day in the care of warm and loving counselors knitting, crocheting, hand and machine sewing the time away making the most adorable creations. You will see children sharing stories and laughs while stitching snuggly creatures, mermaids in crocheted bikini tops, warm flannel PJ shorts, or needle-felted sushi.

Our camp will envelop your child in creativity, imagina-tion, and giggles. Our goal is to teach these wonderful skills in a space where they have fun and are allowed to express themselves. Every week, join us for a different array of amazing crafts. Whether building on old skills or learning brand new ones, our camp is sure to delight. Join the fun!

Dates: July 29 – August 23Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (full day) 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (half day) 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (afternoon)Ages: 5 – 12Cost $399 per week (full day) $290 per week (half day) $165 per week (afternoon)

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Learn to play classic rock songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and more. This music-based camp introduces beginners with little or no previous training to the fundamentals of rock performance, including guitar power chords, bass riffs, backbeat-driven rhythms, and emotive vocals. Intermedi-ate students with regular instrumental lessons will have the opportunity to work in separate groups to study rock music in greater depth, undertaking closer note-for-note transcriptions of guitar solos and bass lines, original tempos and percussion arrangements, and multiple-part vocal harmonies. In addition to daily drum circle warm-ups, instrumental sectionals, band rehearsals, and general music instruction, we will listen to audio record-ings, watch documentary and concert film excerpts, view archival concert photographs, and discuss interviews and newspaper articles about the bands and music that we study. This is a multi-instrumental camp. Participating students will be encouraged to play guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards, as well as sing. The camp-culminating concert is open to family and friends.

Dates: July 8 – July 12Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: 9 – 13Cost: $300 per week (includes lunch and snack)

DirectorJosh Olmstead (B.A., Temple University) joined SCH Academy’s after-school instrumental program in 2002 to teach guitar. He began directing a student rock band workshop in 2003, adding a classical guitar ensemble component to the workshop in 2012. Josh is a classically trained guitarist, whose repertoire includes Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic works. As a classical guitarist, he has performed for private functions at the

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, National Constitu-tion Center, and the Samuel Powel House. Josh is also an accomplished songwriter and recording and perform-ing artist. His original music was recently featured in an episode of Southwest Airline’s Dish Trip. Josh’s songs also receive regular airplay on independent radio stations. As a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Josh has performed internationally in England, Scotland, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as in several U.S. cities. As a guitar instructor, Josh chooses specific coursework and style of guitar based on the interests and skill-level of individual students. General study to include development of a wide range of skills, including accurate tuning, technique, scales, arpeggios, reading music notation and/or tab-lature, sight-reading, chords, songs and/or repertoire, vocal accompaniment, music theory, as well as general musicianship.


Creative Writing Workshop

Write about what you know and love! Learn about topics that fascinate you and then share your knowledge with the world! Blog! Write sports articles, how-to essays, and other experiential non-fiction. Explore your strengths and the things you love to do while working to make your writing as amazing as your thoughts! This camp will focus on brushing up your non-fiction writing skills while allow-ing you space to do things you love. Do you love sports? Then let’s play for a while and then write about it! Are you interested in design? Let’s redesign a space while researching design techniques and blogging about it! Like to build? Let’s find the plans to build something amaz-ing and then work on writing a practical guide for build-ers. Love video games? Let’s play for a while and then write reviews of the games for websites. The focus of the camp will be exploring your passions and finding ways to express and share those passions through the creation of non-fiction articles, essays, and posts.

Director The Creative Writing Workshop will be led by Liz O’Flanagan-Walder, an Upper School English teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Liz has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.Ed. from Harvard University. She has over 15 years of teaching experience and has worked with students from 1st grade to 12th grade!

Dates: June 24 – June 28 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Ages: 8 – 11 Cost: $300 per week

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Creepy Crawly Creek Critters

If you like to explore, dig, hike, and have collections of things from nature, then this is the camp for you! Camp-ers will explore the Wissahickon Creek—wading with fishnets, digging and flipping rocks to see what creatures we can find that live there. We will spend mornings in the woods searching for treasures and afternoons in the science lab observing our treasures and learning about them. We will make some nature-related crafts, have a morning snack, lunch in the cafeteria, and a swim at mid-day. So if you want to know who lives under rocks and why, we will see you there!

Dates: July 8 – July 12 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Ages: 6 – 8 Cost: $300 per week (includes lunch and snack)

DirectorThis camp will be led by Stephanie Moore, a Lower School teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

Outdoor Adventurers Camp

Outdoor Adventurers Camp is designed to get boys and girls ages 9–11 outside each day to explore the Wissa-hickon Valley. The camp is small, limited to 15 campers and three counselors, allowing us great mobility and the ability to tackle activities that larger groups could not. We will hike the trails and learn about native flora and fauna. We will visit the Lenape Indian statue on our daylong hike to the Wissahickon environmental education center to learn how the Native Americans lived in the valley for thousands of years. We will work together and build trust in one another on the elements of the SCH Academy ropes course, high in the canopy of the tulip poplars. We will learn the basics of archery in the woods behind SCH Academy. We will venture off campus, spending the day canoeing on the Brandywine River. We will visit Ringing Rock Park and explore a huge boulder field where the rocks ring and hike a streambed to a 20-foot waterfall. We will visit the Philadelphia Rock Gym to learn the basics of rock climbing.

Outdoor Adventurers is a great place for kids to discover nature’s playgrounds that are hiding right in their back-yards while nurturing respect and stewardship for the wild spaces around them.

Dates: June 24 – June 28 August 12 – August 16Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: 9 – 12Cost: $350 per week (includes lunch and snack)


Active Learning Chess and Computer Camps CheSS CamPages 5 – 15, Introductory to advanced USA Chess is the largest and premier chess camp organizer for children in the United States. Their staff is comprised of the finest children’s chess instructors in North America. Registration options include mornings, afternoon, and all-day sessions. Campers experience chess instruction and play in a fun-filled environment designed to improve their skills whether they are interested in casual or competitive chess. Tuition includes trophy, chess set, and much more. Please visit www.activelearningcamps.com or call 888.652.4377 for more information. Registration must take place directly with Active Learning Service and not through Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

InTRoDuCToRY VIDeo game CReaTIon ages 8 – 15, Introductory to Intermediate, mS WindowsStarting with basic commands, campers will be taught in a step-by-step progression how to build a game that they design. Camp begins with an introduction to GameMaker software including adding rooms, building walls, add-ing backgrounds, warping to new levels, music, sound effects, and many other great techniques. The first few days focus on programming basics and by late week the children are well on their way to creating their own unique game. At the end of camp, each child is provided access to our custom download site. From this site they can download GameMaker LITE software, their games, our custom walkthrough guide and resource folder. Campers can continue to develop their game and cre-ate new ones as well. Finally, they will receive T-shirts, trophies, and a certificate with photo. Please visit www.activelearningcamps.com or call 888.652.4377 for more information. Registration must take place directly with Active Learning Service and not through Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

VIDeo game CReaTIon – The Sequel ages 8 – 15, Introductory to Intermediate, mS WindowsIn the spirit of Mario, Sonic, Samus, and other legend-ary video-game stars comes one of our newest camp classes! Campers use GameMaker software to create a side-scrolling platform game with running, jumping, fall-ing, climbing, blasting, and enemy stomping! Students will learn how to program real-world physics of grav-ity and friction, as well as plotting out head-scratching mazes for themselves and other avid gamers to solve!

Actual programming techniques will be used to create power-ups and saved game data during the journey. Each student’s game will be a unique adventure programmed entirely by him or her! Additionally, campers receive ac-cess to our custom download site featuring thousands of games as well as a T-shirt, certificate with photo, and a trophy. Please visit www.activelearningcamps.com or call 888.652.4377 for more information. Registration must take place directly with Active Learning Service and not through Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

anImaTIon CReaTIon ages 8 – 15, Introductory, mS Windows and mac CompatibleUsing Scratch software developed by MIT, participants are guided step by step through the basics while creat-ing their own 3D animated story, with a focus on fun. Campers will select from a gallery of animated characters called sprites. They will teach them to walk, run, dance, turn around, and respond to keyboard input. Students will learn to change backgrounds, add music, play catch, and other cool features. Throughout this course, they will learn basic programming skills while broadening their imagination and creativity. After the completion

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Science and Robotics Camp

This wildly popular camp is back again this summer with more fun robotics challenges and a new twist! Each camp day will have two parts: half of each day will be spent in the state-of-the-art Robotics Lab at Springside Chest-nut Hill Academy; the other half of the day will be spent exploring physics by building something fun! We’ll build rockets. We’ll make gliders. We’ll build towers. We’ll drop an egg off a platform and have it fall safely to the ground in a parachute. The sky is the limit! If you have a young scientist and robotics engineer in your home, this is the place for him or her to be this summer.

Dates: July 29 – August 2Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Ages: 7 – 12 Cost: $325 per week (includes lunch and snack)

Directors The camp will be led by members of the SCH science faculty and coaches of SCH’s award-winning FIRST Lego League Jr. team.

of camp, participants can install the software and story from our custom download site for further develop-ment or to simply show off their work. Each camper will also receive a T-shirt, certificate with photo, and a trophy. Please visit www.activelearningcamps.com or call 888.652.4377 for more information. Registration must take place directly with Active Learning Service and not through Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

aDVanCeD VIDeo CReaTIon - moBIle aPPSages: 8 – 15, Introductory-Intermediate, mS WindowsNew for 2013! Children will use GameMaker Studio to create a cell phone/tablet video game in the style of Doodle Jump that they can play on their Smartphone, iPads, iPhones, Kindles, and other tablets. Children will be taught how to create characters, make them move by tilting the phone, jump between platforms, manipulate objects by touching the screen, and much more. The students will create different levels, a high score table, enemies, and learn what they need to know to get games onto devices. Please visit www.activelearningcamps.com or call 888.652.4377 for more information. Registration must take place directly with Active Learning Service and not through Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

Dates: July 1 – July 15 (closed July 4)Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PMAges: 5 – 15

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Science Explorers

PoTIonS, PoWDeRS, anD PolYmeRSIs it science or magic? You’ll find out! In our half-day camps, you’ll create erupting foam monsters, conduct amazing air-pressure experiments, dig for hidden treasures, investigate the science of illusions, and build spectroscopes to view the spectrum of different types of light. Stay for the full day and we’ll reveal many mysteries of science as we investigate creepy creatures, learn troll tricks, capture a rainbow in a bottle, make instant snow, mix up glowing slime, and conduct lab tests on mystery substances.

Dates: July 29 – August 2Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (half day) 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (full day)

SeCReTS oF anCIenT CIVIlIzaTIonScience and history are combined to uncover secrets of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and Rome. We will go back in time to these amazing places and discover how mummies were made, learn how to tell time by the sun, use natural dyes to create works of art, build your own pyramid, and have fun launching ping-pong ball catapults!

Dates: August 5 – August 9 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM

amuSemenT PaRk aDVenTuReSCome along for the ride as we build, mix, and spin our way to an awesome Science Explorers’ carnival day! Visit the midway where you’ll experience firsthand a rockin’ rollercoaster, bouncing bungees, and creations and con-coctions straight from the lab including a super spin-art machine, homemade ice cream, awesome art potions, and a “gingerly made” soda.

Dates: August 5 – August 9 Time: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

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Fun-onmenal PhYSICSWhat do you get when you take the physics of motion, add in some electrifying experiments, and mix it up with some chemistry? Everyone has a blast! In our half-day camp, you’ll create your own motorized invention, experi-ment with light and flight, make your own kaleidoscope and experiment with giant floating bubbles. Stay for the full day and use chromatography to separate the colors in candy, mix up some crazy chemical reactions, build an electric game, investigate the effects of air pressure, and compete in a tall tower engineering competition!

Dates: August 12 – August 16 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (half day) 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (full day)

For all Science explorer campsAges: 7 – 11

To register, please visit www.scienceexplorers.com.

Think, Build, Create!

Do you like music? Do you like to build and create things? Are you curious? Come join a camp where you can cre-ate whatever you want. There are no mistakes! We will merge the use of computers, art, science, video, and sound. We will learn how to produce videos, arrange and compose music, and create digital animations and other creative projects using the iPad and other state-of-the-art technology.

Dates: July 22 – July 26Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: 9 – 12 Cost: $300 per week (includes lunch and snack)

Director Dr. Ellen Fishman-Johnson is the director of New Media at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Dr. F-J is an accomplished composer and new media artist (YouTube-efjcomposer), and was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2007.


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Blue Devils Soccer Camp

Blue Devils Soccer Camp is offering an exciting array of programs with one to fit the skill level and intensity that you desire. It is our goal to impart sportsmanship, teamwork, and clear instruction on how to excel within the game of soccer. Our programs are fun and com-petitive but also challenging. Blue Devils Soccer Camp participants will walk away with refines technical skills, an increased tactical understanding of how the game is played, and a love of the game. Please join the Academy that best suits you this summer. We look forward to see-ing you on the pitch.

equipmentAll campers must have shin guards, cleats, and a water bottle.

munChkIn aCaDemYThis program is an excellent opportunity to introduce your young soccer players to the game. Our staff is highly trained at teaching young children the beauti-ful game through soccer-related activities and games. The participants will be playing World Cup, Dribble the Gauntlet, Knockout, and Team Handball while out coaches will be sneaking in the various critical ball control skills and game tactics. This is your classic win-win situation! There will be competitions throughout the week including but not limited to a PK contests and Juggling contest and various awards given at the end of the week

Dates: June 17 – June 21 July 8 – July 12Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: 5 – 10Cost: $300 per week (includes lunch and snack)

PRemIeR JunIoR aCaDemYThis program is designed to continue the development of both club and recreational players and prepare them either for their club tryouts or for the upcoming season. The participants will focus on the proper techniques of dribbling, passing, shooting, and defending and par-ticipate in drills where these skills will be applied to the game-like conditions. Games/competitions such as Power and Finesse, small-sided games to goal, PK kicking con-test, and World Cup will be played throughout the week.

Dates: June 17 – June 21 July 8 – July 12Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: 10 – 14Cost: $300 per week (includes lunch and snack)

The director reserves the right to move campers based on skill level to maintain competitive balance throughout the week.

DirectorThe soccer amp will be run by Joe DiSalvo, who is in his fourth season as head boys’ varsity soccer coach of Spring-side Chestnut Hill Academy, where, as a student, he was three-time All Inter-Ac Selection and started on two Inter-A Championship teams. He was named to the USA Today top 25 recruits in Region 1. Joe attended UNC at Chapel Hill, where he played in every game during his career. As a pro player, he played in the A-League for the Raleigh Capital Express in 2000 and in the D3 League for the South Jersey Barons in 2001. He is currently the head coach of the U14 PSC Coppa Arsenal, which was US Club Regional Championships and a State Semi-Finalist in 2009.

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Blue Devil Boys Lacrosse Camp

Beginning its fourth year, this camp will offer some of the best instruction in the area for beginner to strong intermediate lacrosse players. The camp strives to work on both the individual and team concepts of the game. The camp is structured to increase the player’s individual skills and then to incorporate them into the overall team concept. The first part of camp focuses on fundamentals and player position skills and during the rest of each ses-sion the campers work on team concepts and play small-sided games.

Dates: June 17 – June 20 June 24 – June 27Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMAges: Boys 6 – 14Cost: $175 per week

DirectorLacrosse camp will be run by Michael DelGrande, the boys’ athletic director and head lacrosse coach at Spring-side Chestnut Hill Academy. Prior to this, he was the head lacrosse coach at the Bullis School for 20 years. During that time The Potomac Chapter of the National Interscho-lastic Lacrosse Association named him Coach of the Year in 1998 and Man of the Year in 2001 and 2009. He was also the Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year in 2002. He was inducted into the Potomac Chapter of the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Association Hall of Fame in 2010.

Foundations of the Game Football Camp

Our goal is to instill lower and middle school boys with a pas-sion for the game of football while teaching them the proper fundamental skills to be successful on the field. The camp gives younger players one-on-one coaching, practice, games, and film review in a real football environment led by SCH var-sity head coach Rick Knox with the assistance of current high school and college football players. Players must have cleats and athletic clothes.

Dates: June 24 – June 28Time: July 29 – August 2Ages: Boys 7 – 14Cost: $250 per week

DirectorThe Foundations camp will be run by Rich Knox, a 1992 graduate of Chestnut Hill Academy and now a history teacher, dean of students, and head football coach at his alma mater. Rick played football for four seasons at University of Pennsyl-vania, where he earned three varsity letters, won two out-right Ivy League Titles, and was All-Ivy his senior year. Rick started his coaching career at Episcopal Academy, becoming the youngest head coach in the school’s history and leading the Churchmen to their first Inter-Ac title in 23 seasons. Rick’s teams at SCH Academy are a combined 43-14 and in 2009 CHA earned its first Inter-Ac football championship in school history. Twenty-four of his players at CHA have been recruited into the college football ranks. Rick has over two decades of experience working in summer camps.

The Tennis Farm

The Tennis Farm is the only tennis camp in the area dedicat-ed only to children 3–10 years old. Through games, match play, fitness, and other activities, The Tennis Farm aims to promote a healthy lifestyle and an early love of tennis for beginners and experienced players ages 3–10. Using the new USTA 10-and-under system, we start kids with smaller nets, smaller courts, and large foam balls designed espe-cially for younger kids. Camp runs Monday through Friday from 9 am to 3 pm, from June 17th through August 16th (no camp week of July 4th) with half-day (AM or PM) and full-day options. With questions or to register your child for camp, visit our website at www.tennisfarm.com, email us at [email protected], or call our office at 1.800.7TENNIS. We look forward to seeing you this summer!

Dates: June 17 – August 16 (No camp week of July 4)Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (full day) 9:00 – 11:30 AM (half day)Ages: 3 – 10

Long Ball Baseball Camp

Starting its first year, the Long Ball Baseball Camp is a fun, safe, instructional camp for baseball players of all skill levels. The camp’s focus is on building fundamental and ad-vanced skills that are needed to be successful in the game of baseball. From expert coaching to fun and new ways of learning the game, boys and girls will not only have a great time but also leave a better ball player. Whatever level your child is looking to play at, this camp will prepare him or her

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for the next level. We look forward to seeing you out at our brand-new facilities at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.

Dates: July 29 – August 2 August 5 – August 9Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Ages: 9 – 13Cost: $300 per week (includes lunch and snack)

Director This brand-new camp will be led by Micah Winterstein. Micah played high school baseball at Central High School where he was an All-Public and All-City Player helping his team to the League Championship and to the state semi-finals. He graduated from Guilford College in North Carolina where he was the Quakers’ top reliever his junior and senior years, leading the team in earned run averages with a 2.45 ERA. He is currently a graduate student and pitcher at Chestnut Hill College. Micah has been a popular instructor at several camps and clinics.

Matt Paul Basketball Summer Camps

Matt Paul Basketball Camps are fun-filled, high-energy camps where children (ages 5–15), regardless of skill level, develop and refine basketball and life skills. Campers learn how to challenge themselves, set goals, and be the best they can be while learning and practicing basketball skills. Camps include daily workouts, group and individual instruction, guest speakers (college coaches and players), lessons on Matt Paul principles, FUN competitions, and the ever-popular Friday Prize Day. Parents receive written summaries of camp activities and are always welcome to visit camp.

At Matt Paul Basketball we believe that “Success is a choice!” Players are taught the fundamentals in an en-vironment where they gain confidence, challenge them-selves, and have fun. Our players are encouraged to set and achieve personal goals and practice the core princi-pals of Matt Paul Basketball: Courage ~ Determination ~ Respect ~ Sportsmanship ~ Teamwork. Campers are separated in different courts by age and skill level and co-educational, single-sex, and varsity camps are available.

All camps run Monday through Friday and begin each day at 9:00 AM (players can be dropped off at 8:30 am).

For information regarding registration and costs, please visit www.mpbb.net.

Fun anD FunDamenTalS IBeginner to advanced, boys and girls. Learn the basics of the basketball (shooting, passing, dribbling, defense, rebounding) from outstanding coaches, teachers, and role models. Each day the goal is to make progress towards our individual and team goals by learning and master-ing the fundamentals. The program consists of fun drills, games, and competitions to help each player make prog-ress daily. We provide a small class size to ensure indi-vidual attention and support for each player. We are for everyone looking to improve his or her skills in a fun and supportive environment with lots of fun and full court games.

Dates: June 10 – June 14 June 17 – June 21 June 24 – June 28 August 5 – August 9Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (full day) 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (half day)Ages: 5 – 15Cost: Full day $285 per week (ages 8+ only) Half day $235 per week (ages 5 – 15)

gIRl PoWeR CamPBeginner to advanced, girls only. This camp is for girls only who want to learn and master the fundamentals. The program consists of fun drills, games, and competitions to help each player make progress daily. We provide a small class size to ensure individual attention and support for each player. Our goal is for every girl to improve her skills in a fun and support-ive environment with lots of fun and full court games.

Dates: July 8 – July 12 July 29 – August 2Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (full day) 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (half day)Ages: 5 – 15 Cost: Full day $285 (ages 8+ only) Half day $235 (ages 5 – 15)

Challenge CamP I anD IIBeginner to advanced, boys and girls. This camp is for players who really want to learn and improve their skills quickly. We’ll film each player and give them verbal and written feedback on how to get the results they are looking for. Each day will


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include challenges (e.g., left-hand layups, foul shooting, ball handling drills) designed to help players improve on their weaknesses. All players must have completed Fun and Fun-damentals I, II, or III in order to attend this camp. Last year, these camps were SOLD OUT!)

Dates: August 12 – August 16 (Challenge Camp I) August 19 – August 23 (Challenge Camp II)Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (full day) 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (half day)Ages: 5 – 15Cost: Full day $285 per week (ages 8+ only) Half day $225 per week (ages 5 – 15)

maTT Paul’S all-Ball CamP This weeklong camp is designed for all kids looking to have an outstanding summer experience! The camp will be filled with fun games including baseball, basket-ball, soccer, dodge ball, and kickball. We’ll incorporate our core principles of Courage, Determination, Respect, Sportsmanship, and Teamwork to teach lessons beyond sport while the players get to play games they love. This program has evolved from surveys asking the kids what they want from a camp: a variety of fun and games playing the games they love. Join us this summer for an outstanding summer experience!

Dates: July 22 – July 26Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (full day) 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (half day)Ages: 5 – 15Cost: Full day $285 per week Half day $225 per week

Softball Camp

The Springside Chestnut Hill Academy softball camp is a weeklong clinic designed to provide girls of all skill levels an opportunity to improve their batting, fielding, base run-ning, sliding, and game strategies. Athletes will be grouped by skill level in drills that are fun and challenging. They will also have the opportunity to learn various positions such as infield, outfield, pitching, and catching. Each participant will be videotaped and receive feedback on her batting and throwing mechanics. The camp will take place on the brand-new softball field that will be opening for the 2013 season!

equipmentAll campers must have a glove, cleats, and a water bottle.

Dates: June 24 – June 28Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PMAges: Girls 9 – 13Cost: $300 per week (includes lunch and snack)

Director Stephanie Mill is entering her 13th year as the varsity softball coach at SCH Academy. She was a 4-year starter at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and played on a major level team in the early 90’s. Coach Mill played against the highest level of competition at that time and faced the Bra-kettes (became the USA team in 1992) with Lisa Fernandez and Dot Richardson. She led SCH Academy to the Inter-Ac title in 2010 and a second place finish in 2012.

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Summerside on the Hill

The Springside Chestnut Hill Academy campus is an ideal venue for your child’s summer enjoyment, offering a full range of activities for all ages and interests. • Easy accessibility to Center City, the 309 Corridor, the east Main Line, and the Abington-

Jenkintown areas. • Next door to the Wissahickon watershed with its beautiful creek and miles of trails. • A 62-acre campus encompassing 7 playing fields, 3 gymnasiums, a ropes course, and

state-of-the-art ViDCAST Studio and Robotics Lab.

The perfect place for a perfect summer!

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 500 West Willow Grove AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19118

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