august 12-16, 2019

3, 2, 1.... FUN!

Our Back-to School camp offers our incoming students in Preschool through 8 a chance to celebrate summer, connect with new friends and old, and hit the ground running in the new school year.

Preschool campers continue to grow and develop under the guidance of our full-time Primary faculty team, while elementary and middle school campers have the opportunity to dive into activities they will pursue in the coming year, such as sports, arts, technology, building, robotics, and more. And all campers enjoy healthy daily snacks, thanks to our signature Dirt to Dish program. Oh, and did someone say SUPER WATER SLIDE DAY?

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Back-to-School Camp serves both as a bridge to the regular school year and as a means of exploring and growing at the relaxed pace of summer. Fun, games, running and laughing are paired with a healthy balance of enrichment in Exploration electives and the life lessons that are learned and reinforced every day at Turning Point.

After morning work, which serves to prepare them for the upcoming school year, students eat lunch and continue into the afternoon as they run and play, make new friendships and strengthen existing ones, and enjoy the fun of summer. Students will also have the opportunity to pursue curiosities or passions in areas such as athletics, STEAM learning, humanities, and more.

And, of course, we also continue the fun and games with Super Water Slide Day and an assortment of other awesome adventures that provide a fitting end to a beautiful summer.

*Grade 5 has the option to participate in the full-day Elementary program, or participate in the Grades 5-8 elective camps.

Cost: $475

Football

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Football Camp focuses on the principles and fundamentals of Flag Football. Campers work daily on improving their running, passing, receiving, and blocking skills. In addition, our outstanding coaches work closely with campers in order to help them learn the playbook for the fall season. Football Camp sets our Tornado players up for success!

Cost: $275

Theatre Intensive (Grades 6-8 only)

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Incoming Grade 7 and 8 students, along with students who graduated in the Class of 2018 are invited to join us for a fun and rewarding week-long workshop, focusing on building and honing individual actors’ skills as well as ensemble-building. Students will work together to perform scenes and create original pieces. Come to improve your performance skills, play theatre games, and play dress-up in our incredible costume closet; stay for bonding with your ensemble-mates, and Mr. Lesser's bad jokes.

Cost: $450

Summer Maker Studio

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

The MakerLab goes live this summer. Tap into your creativity. Use your hands and developmentally appropriate tools to design, create, redesign and recreate. This class will explore projects that use many of the tools that are already in Turning Point’s new MakerLab. From saws to drills, printing with the circuit, to laser cutting, use your imagination and ingenuity to make something unique.

Cost: $275

a taste of middle school (grades 6-8 only)

12:30 - 3:15 pm

We encourage all new Middle School students to take advantage of Turning Point’s one-week orientation summer program. A Taste of Middle School provides a slice of life at Turning Point, so incoming students can connect with each other and get acquainted with the routines of the school year. Learners get a jump start to the new year by beginning to create a reliable organizational management system.

In this introductory summer program, Middle School faculty members help students acclimate to the core curriculum. Students entering Grade 7 choose a concentration in Latin or Spanish. They have the opportunity to experience all the facilities available to them in the upcoming years including technology labs, art rooms, science labs, and the garden. Most importantly, A Taste of Middle School provides students with the time and space to forge new relationships with students and teachers before the first week of school even begins.

Cost: $275

tornado robotics

12:30 - 3:15 pm

Thinkers, tinkerers, and techies will enjoy the challenges set forth throughout this course as students learn to build robots and program them using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 software. In addition to learning basic engineering and coding skills, students will have the opportunity to put their knowledge to the test and tackle the same challenges and missions that the Tornado Robotics team faces throughout their season.

Cost: $275

tornado robotics overtime

3:15 - 5:00 pm

This additional session of Robotics is open to Grades 5-8 students who are in Taste of Middle School and Theatre Intensive, yet still want Robotics experience prior to the beginning of the school year. Students in the regular Robotics elective camp can also sign up for the overtime session should they want to supersize their day!

Cost: $175