NLMA 2003 Summer Jam Day Camp

Welcome! Our Camp is housed each summer on the serene, three-acre campus of the Natural Learning Montessori Academy. We are located in Shawnee Hills, across the Scioto River from the Columbus Zoo. We have fun here all summer long, and we want to welcome your family to see and experience our warm, friendly and inviting "Old Time Summer" experience.

General Information Our Camp begins on June 16th and runs through August 15th. We are a Day Camp, offering separate programs for children ages 3 through 12. Our programs are informal, encouraging language development, socialization and creative expression, sciences, and geography for our Children's House Ages 3 - 5. Our Elementary includes ages 6 - 8, Junior Campers and ages 9 - 12, Senior Campers and emphasizes arts, sciences, social interaction, team-building sports, and movement experiences. We also offer Hands-On experiential tutoring in math and reading with Montessori-certified teachers. To top it off, we offer indoor / outdoor social activities both before and after Camp. (Be sure to reserve a spot for extended care at no extra cost.)

Guidelines Drop-Off time is 9:45 - 10:00. Pick-Up time is 3:00 - 3:15. Extended Care morning hours are 7:30 - 9:45 am & afternoon hours are 3:00 - 5:30 pm. Reserved Extended Care is free of charge (One-day notice required). Unreserved Extended Care is $5.00/hr, for any part of an hour used. (Coupons will be made available.) Our behavior towards each other and our environment is respectful. We are always in the process of learning and practicing the skills that support this Goal. This is part of camp curriculum. This is a big part of what makes us special.

Welcome | General Information | Guidelines | Children's House Ages 3 - 6 Program | Elementary Ages 6 - 9 Program | Elementary Ages 9 - 12 Program | Pricing

Children's House Splashing * Playing * Creating ...in a safe and peaceful environment. This is our Pre-School program, with children ranging from ages 3 - 5. The program is informal and play-based, with some use of Montessori learning teechniques and materials. We have a 9:1 student/teacher ratio, with professional, loving teachers leading the group. We create a very safe and fun learning experience, emphasizing social and emotional skills. We incorporate developmentally-appropriate math, reading, science, art, and even geography. Bring a bathing suit, towel, water bottle, sunscreen and bag lunch every day. Be sure to label with your Child's name! Daily Schedule 9:45 - 10:15 * Arrival Time, open-ended play. 10:15 - 10:45 * Circle Time, get-acquainted songs and games. (Nutritious snacks) 10:45 - 11:45 * Outdoor Activities, including water play. Large Muscle activities are set up for rainy days. 11:45 - 12:30 * Clean-Up time, and Lunch. 12:30 - 1:00 * Quiet Time - stories, music, resting bodies. 1:00 - 2:30 * Art, math, science, & geography, Snacks! 2:30 * Clean-up and get ready to go Home. 2:45 * Story Time. 3:00 * Pick-Up Time.
Field Trips and Special Days Each Tuesday morning is Wacky Wheels Day. Bring your child's scooter, bike, or skates. Please bring helmets and protective gear as well. We'll set up obstacle courses, decorate, zoom, and parade. Fun fun fun on wheels! Each Friday morning is Safari Time. We like to take a field trip to the Columbus Zoo. Leaving Camp at 10:00 and having lunch at the Zoo in the picnic area, and returning by 12:20. We focus on one area of the Zoo that fits the theme of that Camp Week. (For example, on Water Works Week we would visit the Aquarium.) We will need Volunteer Moms and Dads to drive and accompany us to make this possible.
Camp Week themes and Sample Activities
Water Works June 16 - 20 & July 21 - 25	All about Fish, and Creating Icebergs, Sea Shell Art, Paint like Monet with Watercolors, Hydro Boat Race, Bubble Works, Water Baloon fun, and more!
Out of This World June 23 - 27 & July 28 - August 1	Super Bubble Ooze, Make Airplanes, Gyrocopters, All About Birds, Hot Air Baloons, Whirly-Birds, Butterfly Art, and Squeeze Rockets!
America the Beautiful June 30 - July 2	Decorating Bikes, Red, White, and Blue Week, Air Painting, Wind Hummers, Watermelon Games, Parade!
Back to Nature July 7 - 11 & August 4 - 8	Bird Feeders, Make a T-Shirt, Real Flower Pounding, Clay Work, Worm Hunt, Mosaic Art, Sandcastle Building, Nature Scavanger Hunt, Planting Gardens, Tent Building!
Where the Wild Things Are July 14 - 18 & August 11 - 15	All about Reptiles & Insects, Build a Bug, Weird, Weird Tattoos, Face painting, Going on a Bear Hunt, Sprinklers Galore, and more!

Welcome | General Information | Guidelines | Children's House Ages 3 - 6 Program | Elementary Ages 6 - 9 Program | Elementary Ages 9 - 12 Program | Pricing

Junior Campers, Ages 6 - 9 Explore the World, make new Friends Playing, creating, building, dreaming A camp with self-discovery, friendships, and choices. Whether indoors or outdoors, NLMA offers a variety of activities in the areas of arts, sports, science, and nature. Weekly-themed, with experienced camp leaders. Children have a choice of gardening, water play, woodworking, dramatic play, volleyball, putt-putt golf, open-ended sports, cheerleading, creative music, etc. Daily Schedule 9:00 - 10:00 - Tutoring Classes begin July 6 10:00 - 10:30 * Camp Check-In, Friendship Circle, Theme Sharing. 10:30 - 12:00 * Outside Sports, Water Games, Themed Activities. 12:00 - 12:30 * Clean-Up time, and Lunch, Friendship-Building. 12:30 - 2:00 * Indoor Theme Activities, Art, Drama, and Science centers. 2:00 - 2:45 * Outdoor & Indoor Choices. 2:45 - 3:00 * Gather, clean-up, review the Day, what's coming tomorrow? 3:00 * Pick-Up Time.
Field Trips and Special Days Tuesday - Bike Day Bring your child's scooter or bike or skates. Please bring helmets and protective gear as well. We'll set up obstacle courses, decorate, zoom and parade. Fun Fun Fun on wheels! Wednesday - Pool Day Bathing suit, towel, & backpack as we head out to the Dublin Public Pool for the morning. Bring a bathing suit, towel, water bottle, sunscreen and bag lunch every day. Be sure to label with your Child's name! Thursday - Special Visitors Special Visitors & Teachers in sports, cheerleading, music, and arts. Friday Field Trips We will take a field trip every Friday. Each week, we will visit a place of interest off-site. Some of our favorite fun field trips have been to Olentangy Indian Caverns for exploring, and Scioto Park ("Leatherlips") for fishing. Additional costs may apply.
Weekly Camp Themes
Mystery & Mazes June 16 - 20 & July 21 - 25	Intriguing and amazing discoveries of the planet Earth. Kids uncover the mysteries and mazes of the world around them, from Ant Farms to the Tornado.
Spy Kids June 23 - 27 & July 28 - August 1	Loosely based on ideas from the movie, kids play Secret Agent while uncovering the secrets of different places around the globe.
America the Beautiful June 30 - July 2	Our very patriotic week celebrating the great USA.
Spillin and Chillin July 7 - 11 & August 4 - 8	Weird science, goops & gobs of creative, fun experiments.
Monster Mash July 14 - 18 & August 11 - 15	Mummy-making, monster masks, the Loch Ness Monster, and Bigfoot are all part of the fun of monster making.