Summer @ MMS

Summer at MMS: Academic Enrichment, Nature Exploration, Physical Fitness, Relationship Building

Summer Program 2011

July 11th - July 29th Monday - Friday      9:00am - 3:30pm

3-week program: register for one, two, or all three weeks.

The program is designed for students entering grades 2nd through 7th.

Please call 408-847-2717 for more information.

Spend time in the mountains this summer at Mount Madonna School's newly-redesigned Summer Program! Each day students will engage in activities including academic enrichment, nature exploration, physical fitness and personal growth.

Each week will focus on a different theme:

Grades 2, 3 and 4

Week 1, July 11 - July 15 Self Reflection
Communication - intrapersonal self awareness, working with emotions
PE - conditioning with obstacle courses, running, jump ropes and ball work
Yoga - learning breathing, centering and postures
Nature Exploration - quiet walks, reflection on hikes, journaling in nature
Art - self portraits, self expression in puppet making, skits
Academics - “me book”, writing narratives, “me diagrams” with health, anatomy, math & measurement

Week 2, July 18 - July 22 Community
Communication - pair and share, interpersonal talks, conflict resolution
PE - cooperative games including older groups
Yoga - partner and group yoga
Nature Exploration - hiking with our neighbors in nature, classifying plants & animals
Art - cooperative art, projects, theater relating to making friends
Academics - creative writing, cooperative math, language arts, strategy & logic games

Week 3, July 25 - July 29 Global Studies
Communication - global perspectives, words for mindfulness & happiness
PE - the world of sports; games from various cultures
Yoga - a traveler’s journey around the world, geography & travel poses
Nature Exploration - working in the garden, global foods & world habitats
Art - traditional arts from a variety of cultures
Academics - legends & tales from around the world, writing our own stories

Grades 5, 6 and 7

Week 1, July 11 - July 15 Self Reflection
Nature - hikes, journals & poetry
Self portraits - using different art forms, clay, paint, paper mache masks
Design & build a model of your dream home
Personality tests - which color are you?
Making t-shirts - silkscreen or tie-dye
Music - what music do you like and why? Listening to different genres
and writing your own songs

Week 2, July 18 - July 22 Community
Physical education - cooperative games including younger groups
Community service - clean up, gardening
Creativity - skits and videos of our community
Math logic games - working in a team
Hikes - outdoor education, create a map of Mount Madonna
Nature art - using leaves, flowers & plants to make a collage, pressing leaves

Week 3, July 25 - July 29 Global Studies
International cuisine - cooking food from around the world
Folk tales & stories - reading & acting out, video taping
Science projects - building volcanoes, solar ovens
Google Earth - plan a trip around the world
Mt. Madonna Olympics - games and sports from around the world
Music/dancing - folk songs and dances from different regions