Welcome to Beginnings Montessori!
Primary Camp (3-6)
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aftercare: 3 p.m.- 5 p.m.
Week 1-Let’s Build! (6/10 – 6/14)
This week will be full of opportunities for hands on experience with a variety of tools, building materials, and building toys. Children will build shelters outdoors with natural materials, design and test bridges, create art, familiarize themselves with woodworking tools, and of course, play with Legos!
Week 2 - Art (6/17 – 6/21)
Art is not always in the product but even more with the process and experience. This week your child will focus on the action of making art, the process of making art, and valuing the experience over the product. Children will experience action painting, experiment with non-traditional art mediums, make sculptures without looking, and use food to create art.
Week 3 - Cooking (6/24 – 6/28)
Every day a new food, every day a new culinary adventure! Children will create basic dishes to share and enjoy as well as hone foundational cooking skills that will be used for a lifetime. Children will also focus on well balanced dishes and how our bodies process food by playing fun games and reading great books!
Week 4 - Music (7/15 – 7/19)
Making music, listening to music, creating to music, and moving to music! A week full of music, dancing, and creativity will surely satisfy even the tiniest rock star.
Week 5 - Water (7/22 – 7/26)
This water themed week mixes water play and water-centered science activities all week long. Children will cool off in the heat with fun water activities but will also quench their thirst for knowledge with some exciting in water based science experiments and artworks.
Week 6 - Animals (7/29 – 8/2)
Everyone loves animals. Children love to pretend to be their favorite animal. This week will provide opportunities to explore the idea of pretend play and creative expression mixed with scientific discovery. Between movement, art, science, drama, and play activities; children will have one wildly awesome week!
Welcome to Beginnings Montessori!
Elementary Camp (6-12)
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aftercare: 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Week 1 - Gamers Paradise (6/10 – 6/14)
Board games! Outdoor games! Gameshows! If you love playing games, this summer camp is for you. Using strategy, competitive spirit, and even pure luck campers will try to best their opponent in a variety of games. Make sure you come for the competition but stay for the fun.
Week 2 - Feed Your Curiosity (6/17 – 6/21)
Join us for a week of delicious activities involving food. Learn about what you can get when shopping seasonally, how farmers grow what we love to eat, creative ways to use ingredients, and how our food gets from here to there. It’s going to be a scrumptious time!
Week 3 - Let’s Make Art (6/24 – 6/28)
Each day we will learn about a different famous artist and use their work to inspire us to create our own masterpieces. Join us as we explore different genres and media while we journey through art history.
Week 4 - Local History (7/15 – 7/19)
If the buildings and public spaces in Cumberland could talk, they would have A LOT of stories to tell. Make sure to wear your walking shoes as we explore the spaces and places that show and tell the history of Cumberland.
Week 5 - Follow that Trail (7/22 – 7/26)
This week is all about exploration. Find your way with a map, use a compass for wayfinding, organize a scavenger hunt, visit a local trail, search for nature clues, and more. Join us to follow the trail to fun!
Week 6 - Burn off some STEAM (7/29 – 8/2)
Explore your science and engineering potential and let your creativity shine through a variety of introductory challenges. You’ll enjoy activities such as paper airplane construction, simple machines, bridge building, structure design, solar oven construction, art, mathematics, and more!