Mountain Pathways Summer Sessions
INTRODUCING OUR FIRST SUMMER OF 9-12 FARM CAMP (SCROLL DOWN FOR YOUNGER PROGRAMS)
Mountain Pathways Montessori School is pleased to announce the expansion of our summer camp programming to include all interested 9-12 year olds. Our program is called Farm Camp and the mission is to provide an intensive, weeklong sustainable farming and gardening experience that focuses on basic gardening skills as well as harvesting, processing, and marketing farm products. Campers will learn creative problem solving skills, the fundamentals of a sustainable food system, and practical life applications of science, technology, engineering, and math through hands on experience.The goals of our program are simple: to establish a micro-farm on the Norwood House campus. It will serve children ages 9-12 years which fulfills a niche of much needed summer programming for this particular age group. Campers will serve community members by growing surplus food for the local shelter, The Hospitality House, and the Farm C.A.F.E.
$225/per camper (sibling discounts are available)
18 spots available each week
Weeklong Sessions will be held MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30am-2:30pm:
JUNE 1-5
JUNE 15-19
JUNE 22-JUNE 26
JULY 6-10
JULY 20-24
AUGUST 3-7
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE.
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MONTESSORI SUMMER SESSIONS FOR TODDLER TO NINE YEAR OLDS
SEE BELOW FOR LINKS TO REGISTRATION!
Our Summer Sessions have been recently restructured to serve more children as demand has grown over the years. We now offer three groups, with care for Toddlers (2-3 & under), Threes and Fours, and Five and Ups.
Each day, Montessori-trained teachers will be presenting lessons to the two older groups to help the children engage in hands-on learning activities that expose them to science, practical life skills, and sensorial explorations. They also explore nature, and engage in a variety of art projects, games and special classes. Special guests present onsite lessons and entertainment for the children. And there’s plenty of FUN too, with playing in Howard’s Creek on the agenda every non-rainy day! Toddlers get to experience our rich, engaging (and slightly quieter) 2 and under program, and they have a play area of their own.
2014 Summer Sessions
June 1 - August 14, 2015 (5-9 year olds plus 10-12 Junior Counselor program)
June 1 - August 7, 2015 (Toddlers and 3-4)
Cost and Hours of Operation (3-4 year-olds & Elementary School Age [5-12 y.o.])
Daily Hours
8:30a - 2:30p
Cost of Sessions
$150 per week; $125 for Junior Counselors
Afternoon Care Hours
2:30p – 5:30p
Afternoon Care
$25 per week (free for Junior Counselors)
Cost and Hours of Operation (2-3 and Under)
Daily Hours: 8:30 - 2:30
Afternoon Care: 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Enrollment Procedure
Please complete the online registration form, one per child, and submit it. We also require a nonrefundable deposit of 10% of the total cost for the weeks you are requesting (e.g. - if you are signing up for 2 weeks of camp and after care, the total would be $175 x 2 = $350, your deposit of $35 should be made to the school office). The school agrees to reserve space for the child for the periods specified based upon space availability. If for any reason Mountain Pathways Montessori School cannot accept your registration, your deposit will be refunded in full.
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REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO MOUNTAIN PATHWAYS (BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS) AND TO ANYONE WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS. IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL OR SUMMER PROGRAM AT MPMS, PLEASE CALL BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION. (828)262-5787…
Click here to register online for our 3-4 & 5-9 year old weekly sessions
Click here to register online for our Toddler monthly sessions
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Tuition
Tuition will be due in the office by Debit, Credit, or check on the first day of summer enrollment. Parent cancellations will result in voiding of the weekly deposit. If special arrangements need to be made for payment, please discuss it with the administration.
Refund Policy
The enrollment is for the entire period specified and there will be no refunds or credits, except as follows: In the event that the child is unable to attend due to serious illness or injury that is confirmed in writing by the child’s physician, the session will refund or credit tuition. The dates for the registration cannot be altered.
Lunch and Snack
All children need to bring their own lunches marked with his/her name. Please do not send anything that will need to be warmed. Lunch times are flexible and will coincide with activities planned. When events have snack food and beverages included, parents will be informed on the first day of that week’s session. Otherwise, please provide a healthy snack for your child. (Sugary foods are discouraged!)
What to bring?
3-12 year-olds
All children will be assigned a cubby. Please keep a change of clothes, sun hat, bathing suit, towel, and water shoes in your child’s cubby; make sure to label all your child’s belongings. According to NC law, our staff cannot apply sunscreen to children unless a signed permission form is on file; please apply sunscreen to your child before he/she arrives for each day.
For Toddlers
First, don’t forget the usual items!
-pull-ups
-wipes
-crib sheet
-blanket (pillow, cuddly friend etc.)
-extra summer clothes
-soft-soled inside shoes
-lunch (Picnics are wonderful summer adventures which occur when the weather permits. Please try to keep lunches as picnic friendly as possible.)
Next, the fun stuff for summer
-sunscreen (Mandatory forms for sunscreen application are available in front office)
-sunhat
-water shoes (if possible close-toed, like crocs for walking in the creek)
-towel
-swimsuit
-water bottle
Three requests to help make our lives a little easier:
1. Please, please, write your child’s name or initials on their summer items!
2. Please send a full water bottle in your child’s lunchbox on Mondays. We will keep them in the refrigerator and send them home on Fridays for washing.
3. Most importantly, please thoroughly apply sunscreen each morning
before coming to school! Michelle and Jana are happy to reapply sunscreen in the afternoon
Typical Daily Schedule
(3 to 12 year olds)
• 8:30am – 9:30am (Children arrive) Outside time or indoor work
• 9:40am Bell rings and meet at group
• 10:00am – 12:00pm Week lesson by lead teacher
• 12:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch
• 12:30pm –2:15pm Outside time or indoor activity
• 2:15pm – 2:30pm Parent Pick-up
• 2-30pm – 5:30pm After Program
This Summer’s Week-By-Week Teachers for 3-10 year-olds
Our Montessori-trained professionals lead daily lessons to enlighten the mind…
1) June 1-5: Justin: Water and Energy
2) June 8-12: Ellen: Detective Camp
3) June 15-19: Amber: Art with Amber
4) June 22-26: Glenn: Animation and the History of Cartoons
5) June 29- July 1 (short week $100) Closed July 2-3 Katie is teaching…
6) July 6-10: Summer Art Spectacular
7) July 13-17: Kristy… In the Garden with the Farm Campers
8 ) July 20-24: Carolyn… Design and Crafts
9) July 27 - 30: Laurie Kirkpatrick: Pottery on the Playground
10) August 3 - August 7: Jana: Dance Around the World
11) August 10-14: CLOSED!! NO ROOM!!(5 and up group only!) Field trip week, out and about in the area. (14 spots maximum)CLOSED!!!