Tag Archives: Middle School

age /grade level: Middle School

Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp

Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp

sponsor:Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp
Phone: (419)938.3715
Web: www.phoc.org
Email: info@phoc.org
contact person: Ben Radley
subject/content: Traditional Summer Camp
age/grade level: Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, High School
type (day/overnight/other): Overnight
length of program: overnight, 4 day, & 6 day programs available.
cost: $110-$429
financial aid?: Yes

Notes:

The right camp should be one of the most fun filled and growing experiences of a child’s life. At Pleasant Hill you’ll find a camp home where you not only have a blast but you can learn new things, meet new friends, and discover the spirit of adventure, inside of you. During the day, you’ll find activity areas for almost every interest including lake sports, performing arts, marksmanship, action sports, outdoor living, crafts and more all of which will teach you new skills and develop your confidence. Programs include Adventure Camp, Horselovers Camp, Wilderness Camp and Whitewater Adventure trips. Carefully selected and trained staff accompany campers at all times at a 1/6 ratio to give your camper the attention they deserve. We’ll close out each day at fireside with great skits songs and music, and with a look at how God loves each of us. You’ll get to know God in a new and fresh way, and learn that He loves you for who you are without condition or limitation! At Pleasant you’ll find a warm feeling that comes from our special brand of camping, a place where you can shine from the inside out!

Recreation Unlimited Summer Residential Camps

sponsor: Recreation Unlimited  7700 Piper Rd.
Ashley, OH 43003
Phone: (740) 548-7006  Fax: (740) 747-3139
Web: www.recreationunlimited.org
Email: info@recreationunlimited.org
contact person: Laura Smith
subject/content: Summer Camps for individuals with disabilities.
age/grade level:  Elementary, Middle, High School
type (day/overnight/other): overnight
length of program: Recreation Unlimited offers 3 weeks of camp for youth ages 8 to 22. A camper can attend any one of the 3 weeks. Camps are Monday through Friday, July 12-16, July 19-23 or July 26-30.
cost: $795 per week
financial aid?: Yes, and Recreation Unlimited is a Level 1, Individual Option and Ohio Homecare Waiver Provider

Notes:  Summer Residential Camps provide a full schedule of activities, lodging, meals and snacks, counselors, program leaders, on-site nursing and a great environment for indoor and outdoor fun for individuals with disabilities. Our camp is ACA accredited.

Science Adventure Camp

  • Camp/Activity Name — Science Adventure Camp
  • Sponsor: — 4-H Camp Clifton, Yellow Springs, OH 
  • Phone: 937-408-3741
  • Web: http://scienceadventurecamp.webs.com
  • Email: judysteritz@yahoo.com
  • Contact Person: Judy Steritz, Camp Director
  • Subject/Content: Science – Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Space/Earth Science and Technology. Teamwork Leadership Skills with Science Adventure in High and Low Rope Team Initiatives, Orienteering, Rock Climbing, Swimming, and Repelling.
  • Age/Grade level:  Middle School – students entering grades 7-9
  • Type: — Co-Ed Overnight
  • Length of program: August 1-6, 2010
  • Cost: $500.00
  • Financial aid?: — Partial Financial Aid Available
  • Notes:   Join us this summer and share in science discovery while being introduced to hands-on experiments and activities. SAC reinforces the 5 core knowledge areas of science: Life Science, Physics, Chemistry, Space/Earth Science and Technology along with adventures in High and Low Ropes, Rocket Science, Orienteering, Rock Climbing, Swimming, and Repelling, in a positive, teamwork atmosphere. The Camp is held at 4-H Camp Clifton, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Camp Fees are $500 which includes Food and Housing, Camp Activities and Supplies, Camp Insurance and Science Explorer T-Shirt. For more information contact Judy Steritz, Camp Director at 937-408-3741 or email judysteritz@yahoo.com. Visit our website at http://scienceadventurecamp.webs.com. Become a Science Explorer taking science education beyond the classroom to spark interest in the world of science through exploration and discovery!

    • Thurber House Summer Writing Camps

    Sponsor: Thurber House
    (we meet at) Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave., Columbus OH 43215
    Phone: (614) 464-1032 ext: 16 Fax: (614) 280-3645
    Web: www.thurberhouse.org
    Email: megbrown@thurberhouse.org
    contact person: Meg Brown
    subject/content: Creative Writing
    age/grade level: entering 2nd grade through 8th grade
    type (day/overnight/other): half day for 2nd/3rd grade camps; full day for 4-8 grade camps
    length of program: one week
    cost: $95-$165
    financial aid?: Yes

    Notes: There’s something for every budding writer at Thurber House Summer Writing Camp! We have fantasy, poetry, suspense, and everything in between. Our teachers can’t wait to show you different ways to express yourself that will help you create hilarious characters, beautiful settings and crazy plots.  In the end you will have a notebook full of stories, a new group of friends, and an enhanced love of writing. We hope to see you this summer!

    Wright State University Pre-College Programs

    Residential Camps and Institutes for incoming 6-12 grade students.

    • Camps (6-9 grade) include: Writing, Television Production, Structure and Design, Dramatic Theatre, Science of hte Solar System, Busted: Physics Facts, Amazing Flying Machines, Leadershiop
    • Institutes (10-12 grade) include: Law, Engineering, Writing, Performance Theatre, American Culture and COmic Books, Forensic Science, Social Psychology, Leadership

    Additional information at (937)775-3135 or www.wright.edu/academics/precollege

    • Cost of camps varies
    • Coed Residential Programs
    • One week programs

    Franklin Park Conservatory Summer Camps

    Franklin Park Conservatory

    Summer Camps

    With nature as the touchstone for each workshop, the Conservatory’s summer programs allow children to gain hands-on experiences exploring the natural world through the lens of science and the arts.  Each workshop is planned around a theme and includes age appropriate and enriching activities. 

    Several new topics/experiences are planned for camps this summer, including a glass blowing workshop for 16-18 year old students and a special camp to accompany the Conservatory’s exhibition Savage Gardens, opening July 10, 2010!  Popular half-day camps for preschool and kindergarten students are again available as well as full-day camps for 1st-8th grade students. 

    For additional information call the Registrar at 614.645.5923
    or the Education Desk at 614.645.5863
    http://www.fpconservatory.org/programcamp.htm

    Camp’s start at $80/participant.

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    Young Women’s Summer Institute

    • Camp/Activity Name — Young Women’s Summer Institute
    • Sponsor: — Ohio Supercomputer Center
    • Phone: 614-688-8300
    • Fax: 614-688-3184
    • Web: www.ywsi.org
    • Email: stong.3@osu.edu
    • Contact Person: Elizabeth Stong
    • Subject/Content: Science, Math, Technology, Engineering
    • Age/Grade level: Middle School
    • Type: — overnight
    • Length of program: Sunday, July 7 – Saturday, July 13
    • Cost: approximately$260 for room/board
    • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
    • Notes: The Young Women’s Summer Institute is a weeklong program for middle school girls that is full of hands-on activities to provide a foundation for girls’ pursuit in science and technology, engineering and math (STEM).  The projects are interlaced with science and engineering education and career opportunities.  During YWSI, students learn about: the importance of the scientific method using real environmental science data, the fundamentals of computational science, and building a community among themselves and female mentors, including naturalists and computer technologists.  After a week of project-based learning, the students present their findings to their parents and sponsors.  YWSI also recruits teachers as project mentors, developing their confidence to undertake similar projects in their own classrooms.  More information is available at www.ywsi.org.

    YWCA Summer Kids Place in Westerville and New Albany

    • Camp Name: YWCA Summer Kids Place in Westerville and New Albany
    • Sponsor: YWCA of Columbus, 65 South 4th St. Columbus, Ohio 43215
    • Phone: (614) 224-9121 ext. 1294
    • Fax: (614) 224-2522
    • Web: www.ywcacolumbus.org
    • Email: jhannah@ywcacolumbus.org
    • Contact Person: Jenn Hannah, Program Coordinator
    • Subject/Content: Summer full day school age child care program
    • Age/Grade level: Completed Kindergarten – 6th grade
    • Type: — Day Camp, coed
    • Length of program: 9 weeks, June 3rd –August 2nd in Westerville and June 10th – August 9th in New Albany
    • Cost: $180.00/week per child
    • Financial aid?: Yes, limited Title XX
    • Notes: The YWCA offers week-long day camp programs for boys and girls located in Westerville and New Albany.  Your school-age child will experience a weekly schedule packed with activities including swimming, fieldtrips and special visitors.  Our kid-approved themed activities will provide unique experiences and learning opportunities through creative, hands-on participation.  Age appropriate activities lead by experienced, enthusiastic staff in a licensed program.   For program details, fees and on-line registration visit our website. www.ywcacolumbus.org

    Foster Family Woodcraft Scholarship (Ages 11-13)

    A Distinguished Merit Scholarship Program for Ohio Residents Ages 11-13

    Sponsor: Culver Summer Schools & Camps
    1300 Academy Rd #138
    Culver, IN 46511
    Phone: (800) 221-2020 Fax: (574) 842-8462
    Web: www.culver.org/foster
    Email: rymane@culver.org
    Contact person: Emily Ryman
    Subject/content: making this information available to you
    Age/grade level: Ages 11-13 who are residents of Ohio
    Type: 6-week leadership overnight camp
    Length of program: 6-weeks
    Cost: Free with Awarded Scholarship, Discounted with Financial Aid, or basic tuition is $4,950
    Financial aid?: Yes

    Notes: The Foster Scholarship provides campers, ages 11-13, with the summer opportunity of a lifetime.

    The Foster Scholarship is a full-tuition, merit scholarship that includes room and board, required fees, and uniforms. Preference will be given to those candidates qualifying for financial aid and those residing in Ohio.

    The scholarship is renewable annually. Recipients who continue to excel academically, as a camp leader, and in activities will realize a total value in excess of $15,000 over three summers at Culver.

    To be considered, applicants must have previously demonstrated excellence in academics, citizenship and character.

    Each scholarship recipient is expected to exemplify leadership in his or her cabin and to be in good citizenship standing while attending Woodcraft Camp and to report in September to the Foster family on his or her Woodcraft experience.

    A special added component of the Foster Scholarship will be the opportunity for recipients to attend a designated leadership conference during the school year to be determined on an individual basis for each recipient. The Foster Scholarship is open to campers who have displayed academic, citizenship, and character excellence, and who have been admitted to the Cardinal or Beaver level (ages 11-13) of Culver Woodcraft Camp.

    Culver’s Foster Family Woodcraft Scholarship is open to outstanding students. Competition for the Foster Scholarship will be keen. It is recommended that students apply for admission to Woodcraft Camp and submit their Foster Scholarship application well before the deadline. Applicants must be accepted for admittance to Woodcraft Camp before they will be considered for the Foster Scholarship. The Foster family’s generous gift to Culver will provide scholarship recipients the opportunity to learn, grow, and mature in an international educational environment with campers from around the world.

    Teen Transitions

    No matter where a person falls on the autism spectrum, social and life skills are key to successful, independent living. Haugland Learning Center’s summer program is designed to provide those transitioning into adulthood practical experiences in introducing and refining these skills. Intensive social and life skills instruction for adolescents and young adults, age 13-22. Components include pre-vocational/vocational, daily living, recreation/leisure, and community based instruction (CBI). Ratio 1:5. Students separated by social ability. IEP required with enrollment. IO and Level One waivers accepted. Cost $1250; $1500 with CBI included.

     Contact: Carol Jackson 614-602-6482 or carol.jackson@hauglandlearningcenter.com

    www.hauglandlearningcenter.com

    Camp GEMS

    Date:  July 14-17, 2013
    Sponsor:  Ohio Northern University, College of Engineering, 525 South Main, Ada, OH 45810
    Phone:   419.772.2421
    WEB:  http://campgems.onu.edu/
    E-mail:  l-laird@onu.edu
    Contact Person:  Laurie Laird
    Subject/Content:  Math, Science, Engineering
    Age/Grade Level:  Middle School (7th, 8th)
    Type:  Overnight
    Length of Program:  Four days
    Cost:  $300
    Financial Aid:  Limited partial funding

    Notes:  Camp GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) is designed for young women entering the 7th or 8th grade in fall 2013. This four-day, residential camp for up to 72 young women will be held July 14-17, 2013 and features hands-on activities in math, science and engineering. The camp is designed for the all-around student, not just those who excel academically. A class ratio of 12 students per teacher is emphasized to encourage interaction. All classes and activities are designed and conducted by faculty of Ohio Northern University (ONU) and camp counselors are female college students majoring in engineering, pharmacy, math or the sciences. All sleeping, eating and instructional activities are located on the ONU campus in Ada, OH.

    Support for Talented Students Scholarships

    Support for Talented Students (STS) is a foundation whose purpose is to provide scholarships to gifted and talented students in grades K-12. Scholarships are made available for students who would benefit from enrichment activities not normally provided by schools. Some examples of activities that have been previously funded are math/computer courses, art and music instructional programs, science and engineering camps, and other academic summer programs.
    For information, see Support for Talented Students application information.
    The deadline for STS is in March, so timely action is recommended.