PLANETPARKER2013 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS

created and hosted by

ROBERT C. PARKER SCHOOL

PLANETPARKERcomprises a series of one-week camps for children ages 4 to 14. Choose from options in adventure and play –

imagination, sports, science and creative arts.

SUMMER 2013 SEASON

(No Camp on July 4)

one-week camp offerings

weeks as you like

Robert C. Parker School is an independent school for boys and girls in pre-school through 8th grade, 10 minutes from downtown Albany. Parker students are engaged in thoughtful, challenging, inquiry-based learning experiences. Teachers inspire curiosity and a passion to achieve as students develop confidence and cultivate purposeful action.

of this booklet

outstanding programs in our art studio, science lab, gym, fields, playgrounds and throughout our 77 acres of meadows, woods and creeks in North Greenbush.

Parker Planeteers Blast off into a summer of fun!

No camp on July 4

Planeteers journey through imagination to places around the world and beyond! We’ll start our summer with a teddy bear and a passport, then off we go – each week to a new destination…wherever our imagination takes us! Artwork, songs and activities all reflect each week’s theme. Unstructured and well-supervised outdoor time exploring Parker’s grounds, as well as water play and a cooking activity will be featured each day.

Week 1: How Do We Get There? Week 7: The Circus Week 2: The Arctic Week 8: The DesertWeek 3: Outer Space Week 9: Into the Forest Week 4: Deep Blue Sea Week 10: Dinosaur Land Week 5: The Big City Week 11: The Farm Week 6: Magical Lands

Parker Planeteers – We use our imaginations to make summertime a magical time!

EXPLORE

Nature Builders

The forest is our studio in this week of creating art and structures from nature. Artists will work in teams to build larger-than-life sculptures, write and animate 3-D stories, and experiment with nature landscape scenes. We will use cameras and video to document and share our final creations.

SeanO’s Theatricks Camp Presents:

Once Upon a Mattress, Jr!

Adapted from Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fairytale “The Princess and the Pea,” this musical gem is romantic, melodic and hilariously raucous. Come sing along with us and put your own rollicking spin on this classic tale of courtship and comeuppance! Parents and friends are invited to the performance on Friday afternoon, June 21.

Bees, Bugs, & Butterflies

See what all the buzz is about in this week dedicated to the incredible insect! Grab a net and go on insect safari, construct a bee or butterfly home and take a bee’s eye-view into the world of astounding arthropods. We will learn basic beekeeping skills featuring Parker’s very-own resident honeybees. Campers will also spend time playing sports and games and enjoying the natural world at Parker.

Rockets!

Blast off! Design, construct and launch rocket ships of all types during this action-packed week on Planet Parker. Campers will begin with exploring the aerodynamics of everyday objects and end with a bang as they launch rockets that soar hundreds of feet in the air! Campers will also spend time playing sports and games and enjoying the natural world at Parker.

Animation Creations

Experiment with stop motion animation as we turn characters designed from clay, wire and found objects into moving stories. Artists will create characters, story lines and even sounds for their animation videos that might take place in the forest, on the playground, or in the sandbox! Campers will also spend time playing sports and games and enjoying the natural world at Parker.

Mission: Adventure

Your mission (should you decide to accept it...) is to tackle extreme-fun outdoor challenges! Adventurers will wrangle our woodsy low ropes course, race to solve forest scavenger hunts, navigate an extreme obstacle course, build shelters and campfires, swim at Snyders Lake and explore through the meadows, over the creeks and into the wilds of Planet Parker.

LEGO Robotics

Dream, design, build and program a robot of your own creation! During this high voltage week you will make your robot walk, dance, grab, “speak,” perform tasks and follow your every command. With the help of our LEGO Education certified instructor, you’ll design a blueprint, then make your robot a reality through imagination and skill with LEGOs in this challenging and exciting week.

Troll Huts & Fairy Houses

Create whimsical and unique abodes in the woods and meadows for magical creatures both miniature and mighty. Campers will create wee villages, petite parks, hobbit-sized highways and other structures that every elf, gnome and fairy will delight in. Using recycled items, natural building materials and even our own handmade micro-bricks, we will let our imaginations soar!

Survival!

The wild is calling! Campers will develop real-life survival skills: shelter building, firecraft, land navigation, tracking and foraging. Days will include survival techniques simulating the most extreme climates on earth! We will even explore signaling techniques and make water out of thin air. An optional overnight will expand nighttime senses and confidence.

Game Craze

Jump into the action while we play crazy-fun games like Freeze Mania, Scooter Ships, Chickens to the Rescue and Island Sinker. Build and navigate an extreme obstacle course! We will play with balls, hoops, Frisbees, eggs and water in the fields and stream, at the tree fort and on the playground while having tons of adventures!

The Tinker Lab

Join special guest “mad-scientist” Will Gill for this week of science and technology experimentation gone wild! We will build and test an extreme launching apparatus, design our own miniature steamboats and explore the art of painting with light. Campers will also spend time playing sports and games and enjoying the natural world at Parker.

Goop Soup 101

Exploding kitchens? Mystery powders? Baking supplies, cleaners and condiments have never been this much fun! We’ll make inks, potions, pastes, explosions and putties and share new uses for everyday kitchen staples. Cool chemistry! Campers will also spend time playing sports and games and enjoying the natural world at Parker.

Parker on Safari

Attention all animal lovers! Go down-under as we explore the woods and wetlands for wildlife of all types; slippery, slimy, furry and feathered. We will play games like Predator-Prey, Camoflauge and Quick-Frozen Critters, design our own animal portraits and go on a field trip to Adirondack Animal Land to see over 500 animals and take an African Safari Ride!

Funky Junk

Create wondrous works of art from recycling bin remnants and trash can rejects! We will upcycle food containers into “Garbage Monsters,” make litter portraits inspired by junk-artist Vik Muñiz and create a pop-up landscape from recycled materials. Campers will also spend time playing sports and games and enjoying the natural world at Parker. Parents and friends are invited to tour the Funky Junk Museum at the end of this week.

ArtVentures

From real cave paintings and clay pottery to giant art canvases and photography, campers will immerse themselves in every media imaginable. We will experiment with art styles from Ancient Egypt to Jackson Pollack as we re-create a whole world of art and its history in one short week. Creative juices will be flowing – guaranteed! Parents and friends are invited to the Art Instal-lation and Gallery Opening on Friday afternoon.

Parker Summer 2013: This form must be completed with all camp registrations.

To reserve a place for your child, complete this form and mail it with a check for the total amount payable to: Robert C. Parker School. Your cancelled check is your confirmation. Before camp starts you will receive a letter with an activities and supplies list.

Please copy this registration form for additional campers. Spaces will be filled in the order that we receive registrations and full payment. Refunds cannot be given for cancellations made less than two weeks before the starting date of any week of camp. If we have to cancel a camp week, a full refund will be given.

Camper’s name ____________________________________________________________________________

! Boy ! Girl Age ____________ Birth date __________________ Grade entering fall ’13 ___________

Circle T-shirt size: Youth S M L Adult S M

Current school _____________________________________________________________________________

Parent’s name _____________________________________________________________________________

Home phone_______________________________ Work phone ____________________________________

Cell phone ________________________________________________________________________________

Email ____________________________________________________________________________________

! I would like to receive news and information from Parker.

Home address _____________________________________________________________________________

Emergency contact other than parent __________________________________________________________

Relationship__________________________ Phone during camp hours ______________________________

Camper’s physician________________________________________ Phone ___________________________

Camper’s dentist__________________________________________ Phone ___________________________

Insurance carrier____________________Group number_______________ Agent#_____________________

Allergies/food restrictions ___________________________________________________________________

List any significant health restrictions or conditions _____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Camp may photograph or video children for use in promotional materials.

Parent/Guardian signature________________________________________ Date ______________________

Take a 10% discount on registrations of 5 w

eeks or more.

________________

______________________________________________________________________

Week 1

Week 5

Week 11

Rockets!

Grades 1–6

Game Craze

Grades 1–4

Grades 4–8

Grades 4–8

Rockets! Grades 4–8

Grades 4–8

Grades 4–8

Grades 4–8 Grades 4–8

Grades 4–8

Grades 1–6

All camps: 9 AM–3 PM Parker Planeteers 1/2 day option: 9 AM–noon

Care is available from 8–9 AM and 3–5:45 PM daily. Before Camp and After Camp are designed to provide a warm, nurturing and fun environment for young children. Pre-registration is required.

Children bring a bag lunch and morning snack each day. After Camp healthy snacks will be provided. New this year, healthy bagged lunch option: $35 per week (parents provide snack and drink). Sign up on registration form. Menu selections will be offered prior to camp start date.

Send registration form and a check for the total amount payable to: Robert C. Parker School. Your cancelled check is your confirmation. You will receive a letter from your counselors two weeks prior to your child’s first week at camp.

For all registrations of 5 weeks or more per family.

All camps are subject to a minimum and maximum enrollment. In the event of cancellation, Robert C. Parker School will notify campers in advance and will refund the entire camp fee. Refunds cannot be given for cancellations received less than 14 days before the camp week’s start date.

I-90 Exit 8 to Route 43 East. Follow Route 43 for 2.2 miles past Route 4 to the school’s driveway on the left.

Robert C. Parker School 4254 Route 43

North Greenbush, NY 12198 (518) 286-3449

www.parkerschool.org

E P

rinte

d on

recy

cled

pap

er

RO

BE

RT

C.

PAR

KE

R S

CH

OO

L Pr

esch

ool t

hrou

gh g

rade

8

Coe

duca

tion

al

4254

Rou

te 4

3, N

orth

Gre

enbu

sh, N

Y 12

198

(518

) 28

6-34

49

ww

w.pa

rker

scho

ol.o

rg

2013

Su

mm

er C

amp

Pro

gram

s