 | A-S Summer 2012 is All New Welcome to A-S Summer - where you can design your own summer! We are thrilled to offer past programs that have proven to engage, entertain and educate children, introduce new programs that are sure to quickly become favorites, and offer a built-in morning and afternoon elective program that allows campers to choose from a wide variety of additional activities. Choose different programs throughout the summer or stay with the same one for all six weeks. All of these add up to an unforgettable summer – one that you can design specifically to delve deeper into a favorite activity or discover a new passion.
• June 18-July 27 (closed July 4)
• 8:30AM-3:30PM
• $775 per week
• Open to boys and girls entering grades 1- 9 (check program descriptions for age ranges of particular programs).
• State-of-the-art facilities with access to a gym, play-roof, full theater, 3 science labs, 3 computer labs, music room, art studio, wood shop, fields on Randall’s Island, Central Park
• Daily snack provided
1. CHOOSE FROM OUR 4 MAIN PROGRAMS
These are the programs where your camper will spend the majority of the day. Sign up for as many weeks as you want. Stay in one program or switch programs as often as you like. This is where you begin to customize your A-S Summer experience. The choices are as follows; please click the headings for more information.
Creative Art Start - Rob McCallum, PhD. and Cindy Maguire, PhD.
Creative Art Start has a specialty focus on woodshop, art and film. The art camp is a fun-filled journey into new territories creative and educational for girls and boys between the ages of 6 and 14 years. Classes are small and children receive individualized attention, through an innovative art curriculum tailored to their interests and needs. The teachers are highly qualified artists and art educators from Allen-Stevenson and New York University. Dr. Rob McCallum has over 30 years experience in art education and also in child development in the arts. Dr. Cindy Maguire has 20 years experience in fine art and art education with a focus on the education of the whole child and the importance of play in art making.
Creative Art Start helps the camper to: express ideas and feelings creatively, gain new art skills and refine old ones, discover his/her own art style, work independently with guidance, make new friends, create and find new ideas through play. Campers are divided into age groups that alternate between the Woodshop, Art, Ideas and Media. Activities the campers engage in are mixed media including painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking, kiln fused glass, ceramics, puppetry, computer art, film editing and video, photography, bookmaking, printmaking, animation, design engineering, fort building and derby car racing. Campers may also play games and sport in the gym and Central Park. Emphasis is placed on fun, collaboration, comradeship and physical co-ordination. Art supplies and equipment are provided.
Children in Creative Art Start should pick that as their morning elective to get the most from the program. They are free to pick any elective for the afternoon offering.
The Grapplin’ Gorillas Youth Wrestling School is the only year-round wrestling program in Manhattan that focuses on teaching children grades Pre-K and up. Our summer camp is open to boys and girls entering Kindergarten through Ninth grades, and is ideal for children who enjoy physical play. This program will help improve agility, strength, flexibility, and overall wellness. Our coaches have years of experience running youth wrestling programs in the Manhattan private school community, and our counselors are Allen-Stevenson alumni who are wrestling in competitive high school and college programs. Students of all skill levels and abilities are welcome. The camp will combine wrestling with many fun games that give students the freedom to roll, tumble, push and pull. Among some of the activities offered in the Grapplin’ Gorillas Summer Camp are Wrestling technique and live wrestling, open mat time, rolling and tumbling, obstacle courses, Sharks and Minnows, Whales Tails, Guardian Pinball, and Bionic Ball.
On Friday of each week we hold our Takedown Tournament!
Children will have fun while developing their skills in baseball, flag football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and other exciting gym games. They will get to watch themselves shine during the daily Highlight Center.
Children in Three-A-Day will not be at Allen-Stevenson for the morning elective. They can pick an elective for the afternoon offering if they wish.
Just the Plus+ - John Zufall and Alan Cashdollar
Just the Plus+ offers a great opportunity for children to delve deeply into the worlds of science, math and technology. With a completely hands-on approach to learning, the camp will engage your child daily in a fun and positive atmosphere. In addition to science, math, and technology, each afternoon will be spent outdoors with field trips, games in Central Park and bowling and billiards. In a positive, fun atmosphere, Just the Plus+ helps to build confidence and helps students with problem solving abilities and critical thinking skills.
For campers entering 5th - 9th grades in the 2012-2013 school year.
2. CUSTOMIZE THE A-S SUMMER EXPERIENCE!
To further customize the program, we offer a series of electives in the morning and afternoon. If you want to stay in your main program for the whole day, you can simply choose that program as an elective. If you want to try something else, you can do that as well. You have the opportunity to try as many, or all, of the electives that you want over the course of the summer. In addition to the 5 main programs, you can pick from the following:
• Chess
• Computers
• Lego Robotics
• Martial Arts
• Science
• Skateboarding
• And more...
On the registration page, you will be asked to indicate which elective(s) your child is interested in over the summer. In May, you will receive an official elective sign-up email where you will make your final elective choices for the summer.
3. REGISTER - Registration is available!Stick with a main program for the whole summer or change it up as often as you would like. Come for one or two weeks, or the whole summer! Try any and all electives that seem interesting. It is up to you! 3 simple steps to creating a unique, individual, amazing summer experience at Allen-Stevenson.
***Please contact Benjamin Neulander (212-933-5229) or Darlene Mays (212-606-0899) with any questions or for further information.***
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| | Information Letter and Elective Sign-Up Sheet
This letter has all of the important information you need to be sure your child is prepared to have a wonderful time at A-S Summer. It also includes the elective sign-up sheet that will allow you to customize your child's experience while here. Please keep in mind that electives are subject to availability and enrollment. If your desired elective does not happen, your child will remain in their main program for that week. Please make sure the elective sign-up sheet is returned to Ben Neulander at 132 E. 78th Street NYC 10075 no later than June 1st. |
Contact and Health Information
Parents need to complete this form for each camper they are sending to A-S Summer. All information will be kept confidential. Forms must be returned to Ben Neulander 132 E. 78th Street NYC 10075 no later than June 14th, 2012. |
Pediatrician Medical Form
Please print out this form and have your family pediatrician fill it out. It can be returend to Ben Neulander at 132 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075 no later than June 14th 2012. |
Rookies Trip Permission Slip
If your child is in the Rookies program at all over the summer, you must print, sign, and return this slip giving permission A-S Summer to take him to Central Park. Please return it to Rich Alifano at 132 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075 |
3-A-Day Trip Permission Slip
If your child is in the 3-A-Day Sports program at all over the summer, you must print, sign, and return this slip giving permission A-S Summer to take him or her out to Randall's Island. Please return it to Ben Neulander at 132 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075 |
Grapplin' Gorillas Trip Permission Slip
If your child is in the Grapplin' Gorillas program at all over the summer, you must print, sign, and return this slip giving permission A-S Summer to take him or her out to Central Park. Please return it to Ben Neulander at 132 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075 |
Just the Plus Trip Permission
If your child is in the Just the Plus+ program at all over the summer, you must print, sign, and return this slip giving permission A-S Summer to take him or her out to Bowling and Billiards. Please return it to Ben Neulander at 132 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075 |
Rookies Program for Incoming Kindergartners
| June 18th - July 6 (closed 7/4)
Monday-Thursday: 8:30AM-2:00PM and Friday: 8:30AM-12PM
This unique camp is designed to help our incoming Kindergarten boys establish friendships with future classmates, familiarize themselves with our School, build relationships with A-S teachers, and, most importantly, have fun while doing it. The Rookies Camp is staffed with Allen-Stevenson faculty and alumni. The boys will have a camp experience filled with art, music, computer, sports, games in Central Park, activities on the roof, and lunch. Registration is now available. |
Where is the camp located?
A-S Summer is located at 132 East 78th Street. Boys in the Three-A-Day Sports program will take a bus from Allen-Stevenson to Randall's Island each day. Rookies will be taken by bus to swim twice a week at St. Bartholomew's Church at 109 East 50th Street.
Do I have to sign my child up for all 6 weeks of A-S Summer?
No. You can sign up for as many or as few weeks as you would like. In addition, you can switch programs on a weekly basis as often as you would like. A-S Summer is a customizable program.
How do the electives work?
Each day there will be an hour of elective time in the morning and again in the afternoon. Your child can opt to stay in their maln program during this time or try something different. As with the main programs, you can switch programs on a weekly basis as often as you would like.
Who are we?
A-S Summer Staff: All main A-S Summer programs are run by skilled Allen-Stevenson faculty members. They are all experts in both their fields and in supporting the growth of children. The program leaders are all kind, caring, enthusiastic and excited to share their summer with your children. Elective leaders are either Allen-Stevenson faculty, trusted program providers who have worked with the School's Alligator Soup program for years, or qualified and skilled professionals who also have demonstrated an ability to work well with children. No matter the activities your child signs up for this summer, he or she is sure to work with knowledgeable, fun, and engaging adults. There is also a nurse on-site for the entire summer.
Camp Director: Ben Neulander has been at Allen-Stevenson for 12 years. He currently teaches American History to his sixth grade homeroom and serves as the Assistant Head of the Middle School. Ben has worked at summer camps in his home town of Cherry Hill, NJ, and at the Trinity School in New York City.
What does my child need to bring to camp each day?
*While a daily snack is provided, children will need to bring their own lunch each day. Lunches will be stored in the kitchen refrigerator for the morning, so you do not need a big, insulated lunch bag. Please be aware that Allen-Stevenson is a nut-aware school and that no food containing nuts or produced in a facility that also processes nuts is allowed at school.
*A full list of required and suggested items will be sent out in early June.
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