Collingswood Schools Academic Summer Camp

Looking for something for your children to do this summer? The Summer Camp Academic Enrichment Program offered by Collingswood Public Schools features a week of courses in technology, performance, environmental studies, cooking and more.

All courses are held at Collingswood Middle School from 9 a.m. to noon, July 8 through July 18, excluding Fridays. Each course is $75, and registration is available online (click here)Collingswood Board of Education Office (200 Lees Avenue).

Available courses include: 

Book Cooks (Grades K-1)
Book Cooks is a hands-on cooking class related to our favorite books. Students will be introduced to a variety of cooking utensils, ingredients and cooking basics becoming master chefs for each story. Students will also create a Book Cooks recipe book to continue their culinary skills at home.

One Planet (Grades 2-3)
Pack your bags! Students will travel the world during this study of our beautiful and diverse Planet Earth. We will learn how the geography, culture, and local animal life of various countries can be so different, but yet united on this ONE PLANET. Students will be engaged in literacy activities, games, crafts, and more during this two-week adventure.

Performance Poetry (Grades 2-3)
Students will self-choose fun poetry pieces to perform at the end of each session. Practicing these dramatic readings will help to improve public speaking, fluency, and confidence. Poems and simple props will be provided. Adults picking up are invited to come early each session and enjoy the show!

Imagination at Work: Engineering the Future (Grades 4-5)
Science Rocks! If you have imagination and a desire to explore the world of engineering, then this camp is the place for you! Campers will explore the exciting world of engineering through hands on experiences including building and testing model roller coasters, competing in the skyscraper challenge, as well as designing and creating wind mill turbines and other engineering marvels.

Part of each day will be outdoors, testing physical science laws through the world of sports. These are a sampling of some of the adventures that await future engineers who are going into grades 4-5. Enrollment limited to the first 20 qualified applicants. An additional $20.00 will be charged for the field trip and T-shirt. 

Lights! Collingswood! Action (Grades 4-5)
Are you a movie lover? Do you enjoy using computers, phones, and tablets? Have you always dreamed of making your own movie? Then Lights! Collingswood! Action! Is the place for you this summer. Use your creative abilities combined with computer technology to create a short film that Collingswood will rave over.

Write the script! Star in the movie! Direct your friends! Film the scenes! Do all this while improving your writing, enhancing your computer skills, utilizing your creative abilities, and having a great time! Collingswood’s critics exclaim, “It’s two thumbs up and five stars for Lights! Collingswood! Action!” Don’t miss out. Sign up today.

Exploring World Art (Grades 6-7-8)
In this class students will create a variety of arts and craft projects while traveling around the world and having fun. During our first project we will visit the Chippewa Indians of North America learning about their Dream Catchers and then make our very own. We will then travel to Egypt where we will learn about the Egyptian belief in the afterlife, and how they buried their royalty.

We will then make a crayon and tempera batik of an Egyptian God in profile. Next, we will travel to Easter Island in the South Pacific where we will learn about the huge stone busts (portraits) before making our own out of plaster. Finally time permitting, we will learn about repousse, the art of embossing metals, found in many cultures around the world.

Discovering Scientists (Grades 6-7)
Hands on History will take place in this class over the summer. Students will be introduced to scientists that created important scientific and technological advancements that make our world what it is today. Students will explore and research using the Internet and working on web quests. We will take part in experiments, create replicas and problem solve our way through understanding history. 

Historical & Political Messages in Music Grades (8-9-10)
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” ...but come find out who did! See why being a “Fortunate Son” may not be all it’s cracked up to be and why Bruce Springsteen may have a problem with being “Born in the USA.” Throughout time our music has contained some obvious (and not so obvious) political/historical references. While being fixated on the rhythms and beats of a song, we sometimes overlook the underlying meaning in the lyrics. This course seeks to train your ears and minds to the messages behind generations of music. So, “For What It’s Worth,” come and join us as we rock out and explore the messages behind the music.