Summer School Program 2024
Enrollment begins on March 1, 2024
Williamsburg: (MiCasa 18mo-3, Primary3-6, Elementary6-12)
Session 1 (4 weeks): June 24 - July 19
Session 2 (4 weeks): July 22 - August 16
Brooklyn Heights: (Toddler2-3, Primary3-6)
Session 1 (4 weeks): June 24 - July 19
Session 2 (4 weeks): July 22 - August 16
If you are an existing student OR have attended our program in the past, please sign up in 2-week increments.
If your child is under 5-year-old AND new to our program, please sign up for a minimum of 4 weeks. To ensure that your young child has the smoothest transition, there will be a gradual transition schedule for all children under 5-years-old during the first week.
The transition schedule will be 1 hour on the first day, 2 hours on the second day, half-day on the third day and full-day on the fourth day. If your child is only attending our half-day program, then the transition schedule will only last 3 days. This is for NEW students only. We will send you a detailed transition schedule email prior to the start of the summer program.
MiCasa, Toddler & Primary
Hours:
8 am - 3 pm (Full-Day)
8 - 11:30am (Half-Day)
3 pm - 6 pm (After-school Care, only available till 4:30pm for MiCasa)
Themes:
Our Summer Camps are centered around a few themes. The weekly themes and activities will vary per classroom as the teachers will plan their own activities. Themes from previous years included:
1. 身體好奇妙 The Wonders of the Human Body (2 weeks)
2. 紙可以做什麼 The Versatility of Paper
3. 時間滴答滴答響 Tick-Tock Tick-Tock: Clock and Time
4. 動物植物大不同 What's the Difference Between Animals and Plants?
5. 可愛的國家Countries Around the World (2 weeks)
6. 繪本教學 Children's Literature
Our daily schedule begins with a healthy, freshly-prepared breakfast and the etiquette of eating, followed immediately by a Montessori Work Cycle. During this important part of the day, children will be getting lessons in all the areas of the classroom, including Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Culture and Geography and Math. Around mid-morning, we will have a special activity of the day centered around the theme of the week.
Monday: Arts and Crafts
Tuesday: Culture, Geography, Natural Science
Wednesday: Cooking/Baking
Thursday: Music Appreciation, Music and Movement, Yoga
Friday: Outdoor Water Play, Bubbles, Frisbee, Sports
A healthy, nutritious, mostly-organic lunch and snack (see our current menu) is followed by outdoor play and an afternoon Work Cycle.
We will not have field trips this summer, but we still plan on the children having a lot of outdoor fun with their friends! We will have weekly water slide day in the backyard and walks to the park.
Our program is 100% Mandarin Immersion. Through art, culture, food, music and outdoor play, we will immerse the children in Chinese culture and language, so they are naturally absorbing the language while having fun.
Maria Montessori says that we must give the young child "the world." Our teachers have carefully prepared a nurturing environment and rich curriculum to make this summer a fun-filled and memorable one - full of exciting new things to learn!
Enrollment begins on March 1, 2024. Please click here to sign up.
Elementary
Hours:
8 am - 3:30 pm (Full-Day)
3:30 pm - 6 pm (After-school Care)
After-school care will be available till 6pm. Please note, Primary and Elementary after-school care will be combined.
Themes:
The weekly theme and activities will vary per classroom as the teachers will plan on their own activities. Below is a sample of our elementary class this year 2024:
Session 1
Week 1 - The Universe & its Experiments
In the first week we will begin with the First Great Story and how it opens up all the Montessori keys for the child. Children will explore the experiments from the story, learn how to write a science report, and visit the Hayden Planetarium to bring back more ideas for work to the classroom for the week.
Week 2 - Explosion of Writing on Independence Week
In the second week, children will celebrate Independence week and the beginning of writing in the world - together. They will explore the story of how we became independent, literature that relates to and inspired by this day, and how children can create meaningful work around it.
Week 3 - History of Elephants
In our third week, children will explore the creation of plants and animals on Earth. We will begin with the Coming of Life Great Story and focus on the history of elephants. We’ll visit The American Museum of Natural History - exploring the secret world of elephants and discover the animal’s biology and impact on the world.
Week 4 - History of Human Beings
In the fourth week children will immerse in understanding human history and discovery, in particular the value of using our hands that lead to inventions and creating products and services for the betterment of the community. After offering the Coming of Human Beings Great Story, children will be invited to work on a business idea to create, market, and sell a product. e.g. Lemonade Stand. Children will look into cost and profit analysis and hold their stall to the public later in the week.
Session 2
Week 5 - Birds of New York
In the first week children will explore the birds of New York, beginning with a field trip to visit the Hall of New York City Birds at the American Museum of Natural History. Children will learn about different bird species and build their own catalogue and end their week bird watching at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Week 6 - History of Chinese People in America
In the second week, children will explore the History of Chinese people in America. We will attend the Museum of Chinese in America on Wednesday and explore with a focus on Chinese writing options including but not limited to posters, biography, timeline, and book reports.
Week 7 - Biology and Plant Life on Earth
In our third week, children will explore the creation of the vegetative parts of plant life on Earth. We will work on the lesson series on the needs of the plants and the leaf. We will venture on local nature walks, with a field trip to Central Park to observe nature and its properties.
Week 8 - Human Contribution to Society
In our fourth week, we will understand the ideas of human history and the development of how human beings have contributed to society. We will discuss our fundamental needs and how we are all connected by them with lessons about our society, its interdependence and how it relates back to our individual lives.
Enrollment begins on March 1, 2024. Please click here to sign up.
Tuition:
MiCasa
Full-day (8:00 am - 3:00 pm) $3700 / session
2 weeks: $1950 | 3 weeks: $2850 | 4 weeks: $3700 | 5 weeks:$4650 | 6 weeks: $5600 | 7 weeks: $6500 | 8 weeks: $7400
Half-day (8:00 - 11:30am) $3400 / session
2 weeks: $1750 | 3 weeks: $2550 | 4 weeks: $3400 | 5 weeks:$4250 | 6 weeks: $5100 | 7 weeks: $5950 | 8 weeks: $6800
** If children enroll the week of 7/4, a $175(FD) or $160(HD) discount will be applied for Independence Day.
Toddler and Primary Program:
Full-day (8:00 am - 3:00 pm) $3500 / session
2 weeks: $1800 | 3 weeks: $2675 | 4 weeks: $3500 | 5 weeks:$4375 | 6 weeks: $5250 | 7 weeks: $6125 | 8 weeks: $7000
Half-day (8:00 - 11:30am) $3200 / session
2 weeks: $1700 | 3 weeks: $2400 | 4 weeks: $3200 | 5 weeks:$4000 | 6 weeks: $4800 | 7 weeks: $5600 | 8 weeks: $6400
** If children enroll the week of 7/4, a $175(FD) or $160(HD) discount will be applied for Independence Day.
Elementary Program:
Full-day (8:00 am - 3:30 pm) $3700 / session (Farm excursion fees may be included depending on weeks)
2 weeks: $1900 | 3 weeks: $2850 | 4 weeks: $3700 | 5 weeks:$4650 | 6 weeks: $5600 | 7 weeks: $6500 | 8 weeks: $7400
** If children enroll the week of 7/4, a $175(FD) or $160(HD) discount will be applied for Independence Day.
After-School:
$500/week
There will not be occasional afterschool in Summer.
If you have any questions please email tiffany@mslammontessori.com.