Specialty Camps

List of 13 items.

• Half Day FUN Camp

  Grades K5 - 8th

   

  Half Day camp is available from 12 PM to 3 PM for campers participating in the Sports & Specialty Camps during the first half of the day, 9 AM to 12 PM.
  
  Camp fee includes all regular activities and a daily all-you-can-eat lunch.
  
  

  Hours: 12 PM TO 3 PM

  
  Weeks of: June 10-July 26
  
  

  Cost: $100 per week (no discounts available)

   

  AFTERCARE
  
  

  After care is available daily for all campers.

  
  Hours: 3 PM TO 6 PM

  
  Cost: $10/hour, $25/day, or $100/week.

• Math Camp

  Grade 3rd-5th
  $195/week
  July 1-5
  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)

  Students will learn and review mathematical topics ranging from decimals and fractions to geometry, metric units and even Algebra! Review what you have learned in the past school year and get ahead of the game by laying the foundation of math concepts for the upcoming school year! Math Camp is a week of hands-on activities, learning games and engaging group tasks that focus on critical math skills and problem-solving strategies.

• Once Upon A Crime: Literacy and Math Mystery Camp

  3rd-5th Grade  
  $195/week
  June 24-28, July 8-12

  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)
  
  

  Once Upon A Crime.... in the not so far away school of Westminster Christian there is a week of summer camp where your child will have the opportunity to become a Private Eye and solve many cases that will build their literacy and math skills. With the help of Detective Cline and Detective Santiesteban your child will build case files, unlock clues, and collect evidence to solve cases. Literary mysteries will build their reading fluency, comprehension, ability to make predictions and inferences, critical thinking skills, and much more!  Math mysteries will build on the student’s addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, place-value, rounding and estimation, fractions and geometry skills.  It will be an action-packed week filled with loads of teamwork, fun, and suspense – all in the name of learning! 

• Vex IQ Elementary Robotics

  Grade 3rd-5th
  

  $195/week

  June 17-21
  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)

  
  Gear up this summer for some serious robotics challenges! Applying the Engineering Design process, students will build a Vex IQ robot, a Vex ball shooter and an airplane launcher.  The Vex IQ robot will be used in a competition on the last day of camp using the driver-controlled remote control in alliances with other camp teams. Students will be designing the robot to maximize points using the game for the VEX IQ challenge for the upcoming season. The Vex ball shooter and an airplane launcher will be for the students to take home. Additionally, students will receive an hour of ROBOTC graphical programming instruction each day using VEX IQ virtual worlds. The students will receive a year-long subscription to the virtual world so they can continue practicing programming even after the camp is over.
  
  If you have any questions please contact Claudia Pastrana, cpastrana@wcsmiami.org
  

• WCS Drum Camp

  $195/week

  June 10-14 Grades 3-5
  June 24-28 Grades 6-8
  July 22-26 Grades 3-8

  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)

  
  Summer drum fun at Westminster Drum Camp!!! Come and have fun playing in a drum circle, drum line, playing drum set and playing your favorite song on mallet percussion. July 2 through 6 for Elementary grades 3,4,5 and July 16 through 20 for Middle School grades 6,7,8. Come join the fun with your teacher John Snider!!!

• Theater Camp

  Grade 6th-8th
  

  $195/week

  July 1-5
  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)
  
  Theater camp!

  Places everyone! Take the stage, hear the applause, have fun at theater camp! Kids will enjoy the fun of theater games, creating and performing skits, mimes, movement and character work! Learn the fun of theater! 

  One week only!

• Art & Science Camp

  Grade K5 - 6th

  $350/week

  June 10-14 (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)

  
  

  Camp High Tide 2019 

   

  Mr. & Mrs. Heetderks are thrilled to invite all incoming Kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade students (entering 6th grade in the Fall) to dive into the topic of Marine Art and Science! This year we will travel from sea to shining sea to understand the motion of the ocean, identify shells and sand from around the world, and investigate everything from tiny plankton to gigantic blue whales! You will love developing your art skills as you paint, mold, sculpt, draw, sketch and create beautiful ceramic pieces inspired by the treasures of the sea. Painting with squid ink, pulling prints from a real octopus, and even creating authentic sand designs are just a few among a tidal wave of art projects that Mrs. Heetderks will have planned for you! If you like slurping like a seahorse, dissecting slimy sea creatures, playing with live shrimp, or even using real shark teeth to catch your next meal, you will LOVE getting into deep water with Mr. Heetderks! We will sing, play, and end the week with an epic dance party that will surely get you out of your shell! 

   

  The weekly fee is $350 and includes a daily hot lunch, art materials, kiln firing fees, snacks, and all the fun you can find from the Atlantic to the Pacific! 

   

  If you have any further questions, please contact Anne Heetderks via email at aheetderks@wcsmiami.org. 

   

• Reading & Math Blast

  Grade K - 2nd
  $195/week
  June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19
  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)
  
  Your child will BLAST forward as they are led in exciting and fun hands-on Reading and Math activities. Unlike the traditional classroom, this program uses NO workbooks, but rather builds and enforces skills through interactive sensory learning games and activities. Hands-on Math activities and games encourage students to engage with the curriculum for the grade he/she will be entering in the fall.
  
  

• Spanish Camp

  Grades K5-5th
  $195/week
  June 17-21, June 24-28, July 15-19, July 22-26
  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)

   

  On your mark, get set, go! Are you ready to compete in our Spanish Camp this summer? Our campers this year will be able to race, jump, throw and hit all around the world. We will use  hands on activities, participate in all sports competitions, and practice reading and math skills in Spanish. We will also use music and food from different countries to fully immerse into the Spanish language and culture. Our Spanish Camp this summer will be an Allstar event. Bring it on! 

• X-Lab

  Grade 5th-8th

  $195/week

  June 24-28
  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)

  
  Experiment, explore, experience, and explain.
  
  

  Engage in scientific exploration, test the laws of gravity, create chemical reactions, delve into dissections and more... We will experiment and discuss major concepts in biology, chemistry and physics in a hands on, inquiry based, fun way. This week is aimed at developing critical thought, forming good scientific understanding, and building communication skills all while enjoying the exploration of science at its best.
  
  Contact Mrs. Lisa Garrido at lgarrido@wcsmiami.org with questions.

   

• WCS Band Camp

  Grade 4th-7th
  

  $195/week

  July 8-12
  (9 a.m. - 12 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY)
  
  

  The WCS Band Camp is a week-long performance and music learning experience for incoming 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students. No prior band experience is needed. The week will consist of students with no experience sitting next to students with experience – something I like to call Music Education in Action! Over the week, students will learn how to play a band instrument: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, or Tuba. Students with band experience will continue to develop their skills by serving as ‘beginning assistants’, helping the beginning students. With this also comes learning how to read music, breathing technique, posture, and many fun music activities! Band Camp is a way for us to continue to grow our God-given talents! By the end of the week, students will have gained a beginning mastery on their instrument and will perform a short concert to show our musical accomplishments from the week.

• Robotics

  Grade 6th-8th 

  $195/week

  June 24-28 (9 a.m. - 1 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY) 

    

  Are you interested in robotics, coding, and working with others to build awesomely epic robots? If so, come join us for a week of robotics fun in the TIDE building! Working in teams you will obtain hands-on experience building, programming and controlling VEX EDR robots capable of performing various tasks. Some of the projects covered are: lifting mechanisms, remote control operation, and the basics of programming. The camp will conclude with a robot competition between the various teams. 

   
  Contact Mr. Gambrell with any questions, mgambrell@wcsmiami.org. 

• Competitive Robotics

  Grade 6th-8th 

  $195/week

  July 22-26
  (9 a.m. - 1 p.m. HALF DAY ONLY) 

    

  In the Competitive Robotics summer camp students take on the roles of mechanical, electrical and computer engineers as they design, construct and program competitive robots for the VEX EDR Robotics Competition.  Students will work together in teams to come up with a solution to solve the challenge of the current VEX EDR Robotics Competition season.  

   

  In addition, students will also learn to fly, modify and program drones for the upcoming Ten80 UAV Challenge season. By using drones equipped with cameras, students will conduct a mapping of a particular area for a possible search and rescue. After exploring aeronautics, the science of flight, students will learn a bit about the rules and regulations that go into flying drones. By the end of the week, campers will attempt to obtain their Group 1 Novice Pilot certificate by completing a number of flying challenges.  
  
  Prerequisite: Must have taken robotics camp or Fundamentals of Engineering robotics class in Middle School.
  
  Contact Mr. Gambrell with any questions, mgambrell@wcsmiami.org.