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June 8 - August 14
Come & visit the
Imaginarium
Evergreen Summer is a creative adventure in the
world of art, science, cooking, and swimming.
From the Director
Dear Parents and Friends of Evergreen Summer,
Before embarking on this summer’s theme Imaginarium, I did a study on what it means to be creative. I
think Einstein said it best, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all
we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to
know and understand.”
This is what I love about and want to support in children; their abundant imagination and love for learning.
We believe it’s important to teach children what they need to know without closing oﬀ all of the possibilities
that their imagination has to oﬀer. Einstein and countless other did; they went beyond what they knew and
made great discoveries and contributions to our world and helped make it what it is today.
The Evergreen Summer Imaginarium is a hands-on, creativity-on discovery center, a place where your child
can explore a variety of themes through art and play. While we don’t promise to make an Einstein out of
your child this summer, we do promise to give them one filled with creative possibilities.
We are committed to keeping that creative force alive in the children we serve, and we believe children do
best in a child-centered experiential environment. I hope that you will choose Evergreen Summer as a place
for your child this summer.
Lourdes Barden Sims
Director of Programs
Evergreen Summer
Evergreen Summer
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2015
Summer
Evergreen
Program Overview
Program Overview
Montessori Summer Program - for children ages 2.5-5
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Includes one day of swimming (including lessons) and field trips
Half day or full day options
Young Discoverers’ - for children ages 3.5-6
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Includes one day of swimming (including lessons) and field trips
Half day or full day options
Junior & Senior Explorers Programs for children 6-10
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Mad Science and Gournet Chefs
Includes field trips and oﬀ-campus activities
Early Bird Program:
7:30am-8:30am
Extended day Program:
3:00pm-6:00pm
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Montessori Summer Program
Ages 2.5-5 years old, campers must turn the age of their grouping by June 1.
8:30am -3:00pm
8:30am -12:00pm (Half day option for children under four)
This program strengthens the skills that children developed during the school year and acquaints incoming
students with the Montessori classroom. Under the guidance of an experienced Montessori teacher, children
learn by making their own personal discoveries. Concentration, motivation self-discipline and love of learning
are all encouraged and enhanced. Every session has a theme and students explore the theme within and
beyond the Montessori curriculum, through art, games and hands on activities. Students attend a weekly
field trip and also visit the pool once a week and receive a lesson with a certified instructor.
Session 1
All Creatures Great and Small
The study of Zoology is the focus of these three weeks. Students will learn about animals in the classroom and
then take field trips to animal sanctuaries and parks, to meet animal experts and their “pets” for a more hands
on experience.
Session 2
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Students will explore Botany the Montessori way and will plant their own garden with edible foods. At the
end of the three weeks they will harvest their plantings and make a meal!
Session 3
The Magic Pencil
During this session the emphasis will be on story
and poetry writing. Students will also make and
illustrate their own books.
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Dates:
Session 1
June 15 - July 2
Session 2
July 6 - July 24
Session 3
July 28 - August 14**
**Noon dismissal on Aug 14
Register online at www.evergreensummer.com
Young Discoverers
Ages 3.5 - 6 campers must turn the age of their grouping by June 1.
8:30am -3:00pm
8:30am -12:00pm (half day option for children under four)
The Young Discoverers program consists of both full and half-day programs. All campers enjoy swimming once a week,
and take an oﬀ-campus field trip that is connected to the session’s theme. In the morning, campers explore the session
theme through diﬀerent activities based in art. In the afternoon, campers rotate to activities in music, drama, storytelling,
and movement that include yoga, dance, tumbling, and water play.
Pre Week Session 8:30am - 4pm No early or after care
Urban Adventures! 4- 6 year olds only
During this session participants will venture into the greater community. We will spend much of the day exploring our
local, DC, and Baltimore communities. Trips to exciting locations in Annapolis, DC and Baltimore are all in the works.
Session 1
The Imaginarioum
The Imaginarium is a place devoted to the imagination. During this session we will be exploring the limits of our creativity
in art, problem solving, and invention. Participants will be given variety of mediums, tools, and scenarios to exercise their
creativity in creating art, food, plays, and toys.
Session 2
Wet n Wild!
During this 4th of July week we are going to get wet! We will have three days of swimming at Connecticut Bel-air pool and
a day of water fun at Gaithersburg Water Park. In the afternoons we will cook up some snacks!
Session 3
Lost in Space
The Universe is our oyster in this summer session! Students will travel the amazing world of space, through art, experimentation, visits with space experts, a fieldtrip to the space museum and more!
Session 4
Alice in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole & Pirates and Fairies
What do Alice and Pirates have in common? Adventure and Imagination! During these two weeks we will first fall down
the rabbit hole into Alice’s world of tea, queens, rabbits and Cheshire cats! With our second week of adventure with pirates
and their fairy friends and foes with swashbuckling activities, a pirate ride, and a visit to the world of Fairies!
Session 5
Mooving and Groovin for Health and Fitness
This physically active session focuses on creative ways we can take care of our bodies. From fitness to food we will learn
how to use our bodies in new and diﬀerent ways, make healthy snacks and make good food choices. Students will also
get active with karate, yoga and dance.
Dates:
Pre Week: June 8- June 12
Session 1
Week 1: June 15 -June 19
Week 2: June 22- June 26
Session 2
Week 1: June 29 -July 2*
*No camp on July 3rd (prorated week)
Session 3
Week 1: July 6 - July 10
Week 2: July 13 - July 17
Session 4
Week 1: July 20 - July 24
Week 2: July 27- July 31
Session 5
Week 1: August 3 - August 7
Week 2: August 10 - August 14**
**Noon dismissal on Aug 14
Register online at www.evergreensummer.com
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Junior and Senior Explorers
The Junior and Senior Expolorers Program is for our 6.5 to 10 year olds,
who are ready for a more varied camp experience.
Option 1: Mad Science, Team Makers! & Cooking with Gourmet Chefs
In this program students can explore Mad Science or the Team Makers topic of the week. Either option is coupled with a tasty
afternoon of cooking. See Page 8 for corresponding cooking themes. (No swimming) What’s Team Makers? It’s a new program
from our friends at Mad Science. Team Makers programs show kids how to work together, build character and self-esteem
through fun, active cooperative games.
Pre Week Session
June 8-12: Urban Adventures! 8:30am-4pm
During this session participants will venture into the
greater community. We will spend much of the day
exploring our local, DC, and Baltimore communities. Trips
to exciting locations in Annapolis, DC and Baltimore are
all in the works.
June 15 - 19: 3-2-1 Blast Off! (Full Day Only)
This action-packed week will focus solely on rockets and
the physics of rocket flight. After learning the model
rocket safety code, campers will build a number of diﬀerent rockets and participate in the launching, mission
control, propulsion and finally recovery of the rockets
they build. Campers will be divided into three groups:
altitude trackers, launch preparation, and launchers.
Every camper will have an opportunity to try all three.
June 22 - 26: Flight Academy (Full Day Only)
Calling all pilots! As a Mad Science flight cadet in training,
you will discover how airplanes fly. Test your airplane’s
performance in a wind tunnel. Build your own kite, stunt
plane and model rocket. Ride the air on a Hovercraft.
Discover how hot air balloons, blimps and parachutes
work.
June 29 -July 2*: Wet n Wild!
During this 4th of July week we are going to get wet! We
will have three days of swimming at Connecticut Bel-air
pool and a day of water fun at Gaithersburg Water Park. In
the afternoons we will cook up some snacks!
July 6 - 10: Red Hot Robots (Full Day Only)
Learn about the uses of robots in the world. Spend time
playing with our super colored-hot robots. Use your skills
to build your very own working robot to take home to
“live” with you. Following are some topics you will explore
during this fun five-day camp. These are only a sample of
some of the activities that you will be doing each day. The
topics will not necessarily follow this order.
Dates:
Pre-Week: June 8 -12
Weekly Programs: June 15 - August 14**
8:30 - 3:00 pm
*No camp on July 3
**Noon dismissal on Aug 14
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July 13 - 17: Science in Motion
Discover how things move with science. Take apart pellets
to see what an owl cannot digest! View the world through
a camera obscura that you make yourself. Join a team of
camper engineers and build bridges, domes, cubes, and
pyramids. Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults,
and simple machines. Make your own sidewalk chalk,
crystal gardens, and chromatography-dyed T-shirt!
July 20 - 24: EUREKA! - The Inventor's Camp
Creative Contraption Warning! This is a camp designed by
you—the Inventor! Each day you’ll be given a series of
challenges which must be overcome using basic materials,
simple machines, tips from world famous inventors and the
most important thing of all – your mind. With a little bit of
ingenuity you’ll construct catapults and forts and then lay
siege, fabricate a winning Egg Drop design, play with a
dancing robot and assemble a working light saber to take
home. While Thomas Edison said invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration, this camp is 100% fun!
July 27 - July 31: Crime Scene Chemistry
Mad Science introduces you to life in the form of cells and
organs and we even use our knowledge of our bodies to
help solve a crime! Discover the secrets behind batteries
and design marshmallow molecules! Conduct electricity
and power a MadScience whirligig. Experience blood
pumping through the heart and air moving through the
lungs. Use ooey-gooey ingredients to build a model cell &
use your own traits to decode & decipher your DNA.
August 3 - 7: “NASA: Academy of Future Space Explorers”
Mad Science and NASA have teamed up to bring the
excitement and wonder of space down to Earth in this
program. Become a rocket scientist and build your own
model rocket and see it blast oﬀ! Experience how it feels to
work in space as you and crew build a model space station.
August 10-14**: SAL “Secret Agent Lab”
Suspects! Schematics! Sleuths! Connect the dots using
science to help solve a crime in these hands on investigation of the science of sleuthing. Uncover the science
involved in evidence gathering and analysis and fingerprinting detection. Enhance your recall and observation
skills and learn how to use spy equipment.
Junior and Senior
Explorers
Option 2: Art & Culture Bites with Gourmet Chefs
Students combine art in the morning with cooking in the afternoon. Plus swimming on Thursday mornings!
Pre Week Session
June 8-12: Urban Adventures! 8:30am-4pm
During this session participants will venture into the greater community. We will spend much of the day exploring our local, DC, and
Baltimore communities. Trips to exciting locations in Annapolis, DC
and Baltimore are all in the works.
June 15 - June 19: Amazing Asia
Get ready to explore diﬀerent Asian cuisines as we cruise through
China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and India. Students will learn a variety
of cooking techniques like steaming, sautéing, chopping, and rolling,
as they prepare and then sample dishes like Pad Thai, Summer rolls,
Potato curry, Samosas, and Stir fry. Students will be introduced to a
number of diﬀerent flavors this week too, like cilantro, tamarind,
turmeric, and more. Get your taste buds ready for this tasty adventure
through Asia!
June 22 - June 26: Gluten Free
So many of us today are gluten insensitive, gluten intolerant, or have
been diagnosed with Celiac (an autoimmune disease/response to
gluten), or even have someone in our families who qualifies! Our
modern supply of wheat, the main constituent of our gluten
consumption, has become so hybridized and overloaded with protein
that it's much harder to digest than the wheat of a generation ago.
Join us for a week of delicious and nutritious gluten-free cooking!
We'll explain which foods to avoid, and explore the wide array of
options available to our young chefs who are gluten-free. It's always a
party with Tiny/Gourmet Chefs!
July 20 - July 24: Mexican Fiesta!
Mexican and Southwestern foods are among the most
popular cuisines in America. In this summer camp, Tiny
Chefs will learn to make their favorite Mexican items
like salsas, guacamole, tortilla chips, enchiladas, quesadillas, empanadas, rice pudding, churros and chocolate,
and the list goes on and on and on!
July 27 -July 31: Cupcake Wars
Cupcakes are all the rage and it’s a trend that’s clearly
here to stay! If you’ve ever been curious about how the
pros make those cupcakes so precious and ornate, and
if competition is your middle name, then this is the
week for you! We’ll spend three days on cupcake
basics-measuring, mixing, baking, and frosting, and
then finish the week with two days of baking battle!
Small teams will face oﬀ with one another to compete
for the title of “Best Cupcake!” May the best cupcake
win!
August 3 - 7: Cookie Explosion
During this 4th of July week we are going to get wet! We will have
three days of swimming at Connecticut Bel-air pool and a day of water
fun at Gaithersburg Water Park. In the afternoons we will cook up
some snacks!
Who doesn’t love cookies? There is nothing as comforting as the aroma and taste of freshly baked cookies.
Tiny Chefs and Gourmet Chefs will be exploring the
world of cookies! We will be learning the basic
delicious chocolate chip cookie and creating sweet
and savory cookies for all types of cookie lovers!
Whoopie Pies, Ice Cream Sandwiches, and Brownies
will not be forgotten! The Tiny and Gourmet Chefs will
learn valuable baking skills and methods along with
exploring the world of cookies!
July 6 - 10: All American Summer Favorites
August 10 - 14**: Tropical Madness
June 29 - July 2*: Wet n Wild!
American cuisine is inspired by cultures around the world but has
become uniquely and deliciously its own! For most Americans, nothing says summer like Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Potato Salad. And
while some of those items are definitely on our All American Summer
Menu, we are also going to explore American cuisine from sea to
shining sea, from Southern BBQ to California’s twist on the BLT to the
countrywide favorite Strawberry Shortcake! Come dive into summer
with Tiny Chefs-- It will feel like the 4th of July all week!
Nothing feels more like summer than going to the
Caribbean! We are going to be sipping on wonderful
fruit daiquiris made from fresh pineapple, coconuts,
papayas and other scrumptious island fruits. The
students will be making tropical salsas with mangoes
and pineapples, it will feel like island paradise! Seasonings of the tropics are included, such as Jerk and Curry,
in fabulous dishes from the islands.
July 13 -17: Baking Bootcamp + Cake Decorating
Do you have a burgeoning baker on your hands? This summer
students will jump feet first into a variety of baking techniques and
traditions, covering ground like cookies and bars, breakfast pastries,
International desserts, and more, with a special focus on creating
beautiful cupcakes and cakes. Within our focus topic of cake decorating, students will learn how to make icings and how to apply a variety
of diﬀerent decorating techniques to create masterpieces that are not
only delicious but beautiful too! Join us!
Register online at www.evergreensummer.com
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is it possible to sign up for 1 week?
A: Yes, and availability is limited. Contact the Director of Programs for more information.
Q: Do the children take swimming lessons, and how is staﬃng handled at the pool?
A: The Young Discoverers and Montessori groups have swimming lessons with a certified
instructor. There are teachers in the water and on the deck, and two lifeguards also are in
place. 2.5 to 4 year olds swim in the gated baby pool area unless they are taking their lesson.
Q: What is the teacher/camper ratio?
A: There is a maximum of 20 children in each group with an adult and an assistant.
Q: Does my child bring his/her lunch?
A: Each camper brings a lunch (food must be in a cooled container and not perishable for
3-4 hours). On Friday your child has the opportunity to purchase Panera lunch by turning
in payment by Thursday morning.
Q: What are the qualifications of the counselors?
A: At Evergreen, we hire professional staﬀ. Each Summer Day Camp group leader is an adult
with a degree or experience in the educational field. All of our staﬀ are good with kids, are
CPR and First Aid certified, and submit to an extensive background check with the Maryland State Police and the FBI. The Montessori Program is led by Evergreen School staﬀ.
Mad Science and Gourmet Chefs camps are led by professional staﬀ as well.
Q: What are the safety precautions that Evergreen Camp takes?
A: Every time a group leaves the campus they take a cell phone, first aid kit, and complete
information for each camper. While at camp, walkie talkies are utilized so that all groups can
keep in contact with each other and with the Director. Before releasing any camper, we
verify identification and parental information as to who is authorized to pick up the camper.
Q: I think my child is mature enough to be in the Junior and Senior group. Would that be
possible?
A: Yes, please contact the Director of Programs for more information.
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Register online at www.evergreensummer.com
Session Rates
Montessori Summer Program (Ages: 2.5 - 5 yr)
3-Week Sessions
$1035 Full Day
$690 Half Day (4yr & younger)
$965 Full Day Week 3 (July 1-3, 4 days only)
$645 Half Day Week 3 (July 1-3, 4 days only)
Young Discoverers’ (Ages: 3.5 - 6)
$590
Full day - 2 week session
$390
Half day - 2 week session
Junior and Senior Explorers
Weekly sessions: $345 full day
(includes material fees)
Urban Adventures
$345 full day (June 8 - 12)
Wet-n-Wild!
$295 full day (June 29 - July 2)
No camp July 3.
Weekly Extended Day Fees
Early Bird Program
7:30- 8:30am $50
Extended Day Program
3:00- 6:00PM $150
3:00- 5:00PM $100
3:00- 4:00PM $50
Drop-in fees are $15/hr and must
be paid at the time of pick up.
Registration Fees and Deadlines
There is a one-time registration fee of $45 and a $75 non-refundable deposit per child per week that is applied to
the total cost of each week’s program.
Full Payment for Early Registration 10% Discount: January 31
Full Payment is due by May 15th. Payments not received by May 15th can result in the loss of your deposit and
your reserved space.
Refund Policy
Refunds minus your deposit and registration fee are available through May 15th. After May 15th there are no
refunds.
Important Health Form Information
For the safety of all children in our camp, and in compliance with our camp licensure, campers are not allowed to
attend camp without their health forms. If for some reason a child arrives to camp with their forms at the start of
camp, we reserve the right to request 24 hours to process those forms and deny participation in camp for the first
day.
Register online at www.evergreensummer.com
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Location and Contact Information:
We are less than five minutes from the
Beltway in Silver Spring and
between two Metro Stations.
10700 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring MD
Office: (301) 942-5979
Email: [email protected]
www.EvergreenSummer.com