swift summer explorations

300 Grimes Bridge Rd., Roswell, GA 30075 l 678.205.4988 l www.swiftschool.com EMAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION

EDUCATIONAL l ENRICHING l EXCITINGJUNE 2 - JUNE 27

RISING 1ST-6TH GRADERS

Thank you for your interest in Swift Summer Explorations, an enriching summer

program at Swift School. We are excited about the programs offered this

summer and hope your child(ren) will join us.

Swift School offers summer academic programs for rising 1st-6th grade students.

Summertime is a great time for maintaining skills and enhancing skills and

concepts taught during the academic year. Highly skilled and experienced

Swift teachers stimulate a love of reading and writing in children. Enriching

Explorations programs are offered each afternoon to give your child the

opportunity to tap into their own creativity and to find interests and talents in

non-academic areas.

In our summer programs, we offer academic and recreational programming for

students currently enrolled at Swift, as well as students enrolled in other schools

and programs. It is highly recommended that students recently admitted to

Swift School attend the summer program. The quality of Swift’s regular program

distinguishes our summer programs.

We look forward to seeing you this summer! Complete and return the

application included in the centerfold. Payment is due with registration. Please

contact us if you have any questions.

Come learn and play with us!

Caroline Stewart, Director of Summer Programming

[email protected], 678.205.4988

Kathryn Saylors, Assistant Director of Summer Programming

[email protected]

Swift Summer ExplorationsEDUCATIONAL l ENRICHING l EXCITING

LanguageEXPLORATIONS8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. l RISING 1ST - 2ND

Young learners benefit significantly from continued contact with

academic learning as their abilities broaden in small classes taught by

experienced and talented teachers.

The highly respected Orton-Gillingham Approach to written language,

and practice with written expression are at the core of the Language

Explorations summer experience. Exciting activities in art round out this

exciting multi-sensory experience and make it fun-filled and dynamic.

*This program is highly recommended for students entering Swift’s first

and second grades.

SAMPLE SCHEDULE8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Arrival and Calendar Time

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Reading Development

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Art

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Snack Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Writing

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Reading Projects

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oral Reading

ENROLLMENTThree Weeks :: June 2 - June 20Early Bird Tuition : $1,150 (Tuition fee prior to April 21)Regular Tuition: $1,200 (Tuition fee after April 21)

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LITERATUREandWRITING EXPLORATIONS8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. l RISING 3RD - 6TH

This program’s focus is to instill confidence in the writing

process and an enjoyment for reading. Students will learn

how to organize their thoughts before writing and receive

proofreading assistance to produce a polished final product.

Students will enjoy reading orally and will satisfy summer

reading requirements. They will also have the opportunity to

respond to readings through webs, drawings, and summaries.

*This program is highly recommended for students entering

Swift’s third through sixth grades.

SAMPLE SCHEDULE8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Individual Work

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Summer Reading

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Reading Comprehension


10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Art

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Writing

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oral Reading

ENROLLMENTThree Weeks :: June 2 - June 20Early Bird Tuition : $1,150 (Tuition fee prior to April 21)Regular Tuition: $1,200 (Tuition fee after April 21)

WritingEXPLORATIONS8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. l RISING 4TH - 6TH

This class will provide students with familiarity with the writing process.

They will become comfortable with brainstorming, outlining and editing

their work. There will also be plenty of opportunities for creative writing,

so students can enhance their confidence and be imaginiative. Writing

Explorations is an excellent choice for the novice or the expert!

SAMPLE SCHEDULE 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Warm Ups

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Outlining, Writing, Editing


10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Creative Write

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Art

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Closing Activity

Three Weeks :: June 2 - June 20Early Bird Tuition : $1,150 (Tuition fee prior to April 21)Regular Tuition: $1,200 (Tuition fee after April 21)

ENROLLMENT

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LanguageEXPLORATIONS8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. l RISING 1ST - 2ND

LiteratureandWriting EXPLORATIONS8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. l RISING 3RD - 5TH

WritingEXPLORATIONS8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. l RISING 4TH - 6TH

EnrichingEXPLORATIONS1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. l RISING 1ST - 6TH

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MathEXPLORATIONS8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. l RISING 3RD - 6TH

Sums, differences, products, quotients…oh my! Stimulating the left brain;

that’s part of the fun of this course. Students will surely gain a ‘ton’ of

understanding and a little edge with basic mathematical facts as well

as gain tremendous knowledge by the application of measurement

tools in real-world situations. Come and join the fun!

SAMPLE SCHEDULE8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Independent Work

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Projects

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Snack and Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Art

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Projects

12:25 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Debrief/Share Projects/Exchange Ideas

12:30 p.m. Dismissal

ENROLLMENT One Week :: June 23-27Early Bird Tuition : $500 (Tuition fee prior to April 21)Regular Tuition: $550 (Tuition fee after April 21)

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Stay for the fun of it! Each week of Swift

Explorations offers different fun oriented

afternoon activities. If your camper

attends a morning session and stays for

Enriching Explorations, he or she should

carry a sack lunch.

Enriching Explorations programs

are offered on a weekly basis and

some of the offerings are repeated

on multiple weeks during the summer

programming.

Enriching Afternoons is all about

exploring old interests and finding new

opportunities for fun-filled learning.

We reserve the right to eliminate

offerings based on minimum enrollment

requirements.

AFTERNOONS ARE FOR FUN!

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Crochet & Craft (June 2-6)

All Ages

Cost: $200 per week

$175 if enrolled in an early morning program

This isn’t your grandma’s crochet

class! You’ll get tangled up in fun

and other DIY projects!

Launch Zone (June 2-6)

2nd-6th Grades

Cost: $200 per week


Get ready to launch into summer

on the right foot...literally, with STEM

instructor and aerospace engineer,

Kevin Howard! Between sling shots,

catapults, and rockets, we will be

spending this week jumping from the

dark ages to the space ages while

playing and experimenting with

everything in between! Plus, since

the projects you will be designing

and building will be coming home

with you, the fun won’t have to stop

when the day ends.

Tornado Power (June 9-13)

2nd-6th Grades

Cost: $200 per week


Here’s your chance to take a week

and harness the power of nature

for yourself! Join STEM instructor,

Kevin Howard, in an exploration

of the atmosphere, nature, and

flying vehicles. Between monster

bubbles, lighter than air devices,

extreme weather, vortex cannons,

submarines, and team challenges,

this week will have you on your toes,

building, experimenting, and playing

like never before. Better yet, since

you will be bringing your creations

home, what you invent during the

day may just be the beginning of a

creative avalanche!


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Air Command (June 24-28)

2nd-6th grades

Cost: $200 per week


Have you ever wanted to fly?

Well stop dreaming and start

experimenting! Come dive into the

hows, whys and whats of everything

from parachutes to ornithopters

with STEM instructor and aerospace

engineer, Kevin Howard! This one

week spree of teamwork, brain

storming, playing, and building is sure

to get your creative juices flowing

and your prize creations soaring.

When we’re through, you won’t just

dream of flying machines, you’ll be

designing them!

Abracadabra! (June 9-13)

3rd-6th Grades

Everyone can be a magician at

this camp. Multi-sensory learning

through magic tricks will surely

be a memorable experience. A

performance at the end of the week

will allow the magicians to show off

what they learn.

Tempting Treats (June 16-20)

All Ages

Cost: $200 per week


Each day will be filled with culinary

summer delights. All no-bake recipes

are being cooked up!

Rembrant and Picasso (Jun 23-27)

2nd-6th grades

Cost: $200 per week


Line, color, texture, dimension...

It’s amazing what art takes form

when youngsters are given the tools

to create something from a blank

space! Come and create your own

masterpiece.


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June 2-6Week 1Crochet and Craft

Launch Zone

June 9-13Week 2Abracadabra!

Tornado Power

June 16-20Week 3Air Command

Tempting Treats

June 23-27Week 4Rembrant and Picasso

ENRICHING EXPLORATIONS WEEKLY SCHEDULE


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COME JOIN US!

FrequentlyAskedQUESTIONSEDUCATIONAL l ENRICHING l EXCITING

Can I just sign up for a couple weeks of camp or do I need to sign up for the whole thing? Our program is designed to last the full length of the camp; therefore it is not possible to sign up for a portion of the camp.

We will be on vacation during one of the weeks of camp; will you prorate the cost of the camp? We cannot give a reimbursement for missing a portion of camp because our expenses do not change as a result of one child being absent.

Do campers wear uniforms? No. Campers do get a Camp T-shirt which they may wear if they would like.

Are the camps appropriate for students outside of Swift School? Yes, our camps are appropriate for Swift students as well as those from other schools who want to continue building reading and writing skills over the summer.

My child is not dyslexic; can she still come to camp? Yes, any child who needs to continue building reading and writing skills over the summer is appropriate for our program.

Will my child have fun? Yes! We believe in Summer! We strive to make our camps an appropriate mix of academics and fun. We do not want it to feel like “summer school.” Our fun Afternoon Explorations are a great way to end the day.

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Are these academic camps? Yes, even though we have fun, our campers reinforce their skills by continuing to practice reading and writing over the summer months. Research shows that students who don’t read over the Summer have lower test scores in the Fall than they had the previous Spring. Our own experience is that the average student drops 16 percentile points between Spring and Fall. It is so important to keep reinforcing these critical skills.

How do you group the children? Campers are first grouped by grade level and then by reading ability. We do this because it is comforting to children when their peers are at a similar ability level, and it facilitates effective teaching.

How are the Afternoon Explorations different from the other camps? The Afternoon Explorations are just for fun. While the campers may learn fun, new skills, these camps are not academic in nature.

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What better time than during the summer for academic tutoring? Swift School provides a highly effective environment for students to build academic skills and to expand learning. Students are placed with highly trained professionals in one-on-one situations. The commitment is to growth and excellence.

Reading Comprehension Focuses on comprehension skills such as vocabulary, sequencing, inference, character analysis, and a host of learning strategies that increase the ability to comprehend.

Study Skills (Executive Function) Teaches compensation techniques, organizational strategies, academic structural skills, time management, and other important ‘thinking’ functions

Language Tutorial Uses a multi sensory approach to teaching reading, writing, spelling, and language usage and story recall based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach.

MathA multi-sensory approach for skills ranging from addition to algebra, word problems to computation skills Tutoring is typically conducted in the mornings or early afternoon, depending upon tutor availability.

A tutoring schedule is established prior to the initial session. A minimum of five sessions is required.

Tutoring rates are $80 per hour. Checks are made payable to Swift School. Five sessions must be paid prior to the first session.

Once a schedule is established it is essential that the student not miss any sessions. Refunds are not made.

Tutoring will be conducted at Swift School.

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