Summer Enrichment Courses-Moorestown

Moorestown Township
Public Schools
New Summer Enrichment Camp
2013
Session I -- July 8,9, 10, 11th
Session II -- July 15, 16, 17, 18th
Session III -- July 22, 23, 24, 25th
Summer Program Location
Moorestown Upper Elementary School
325 Borton Landing Road
Moorestown, New Jersey 08057
Sponsored by
MOORESTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
Brian Betze, Superintendent of Schools
Carole Butler, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
This brochure is available at www.mtps.com

2013
Moorestown Township Public Schools
Moorestown, New Jersey
Board of Education
Don Mishler
President
Kathy Goldenberg
Vice President
Kevin P. O’Sullivan
A. Leigh Powell
Brandon Pugh
Sheryl Sawin
Matthew J. Simeone
David Weinstein
Christina Zajac
Administrators
Mr. Brian Betze
Superintendent of Schools
Mrs. Lynn E. Shugars
School Business Administrator/
Board Secretary
Mr. Jack Mills
Director of Personnel
Ms. Carole Butler
Director of Curriculum
& Instruction
Mr. Dave Tate
Director of Special Education
Principals
Mr. Andrew Seibel
(Interim)
Moorestown High School
Mr. Matthew Keith
William Allen Middle School
Mrs. Susan Powell
Upper Elementary School
Mrs. Michele Rowe
George C. Baker School
Mr. Brian Carter
Mary E. Roberts School
Dr. Leisa Karanjia
South Valley School
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SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Scope:
Enrichment courses will be offered to students of Moorestown as well as non-resident students.
Specific information pertaining to course content is included.
Registration:
Registration will be offered via mail, or in person for Enrichment courses. The Board of
Education reserves the right to cancel any class with insufficient registration. The community will
be notified of any changes in the class offerings via the district website.
Transportation:
There is no transportation available for the Enrichment Program
Code of Behavior:
Rules and regulations for the Enrichment Program will be distributed and fully enforced. Students
who refuse to abide by these rules will be given one warning before dismissal from the program.
Students dismissed in such cases will not be entitled to a refund of tuition.
Registration Options: Begins in March and closes on June 7 th .
• In- person registration is available at Central Office, 803 North Stanwick Rd., between
9:00 – 3:00, Monday – Friday.
• Visit www.mtps.com and under District News and Announcements click on the Summer
Enrichment Course Brochure to complete the student application.
• By mail, send your check made payable to MTPS and the completed application form to:
Mary Jo Bove
Summer Enrichment Program
Moorestown Township Public Schools
803 North Stanwick Rd.
Moorestown, NJ. 08057
Schedules and Times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Session I: July 8, 9, 10 and 11th
Session II: July 15, 16, 17 and 18th
Session III: July 22, 23, 24 and 25 th
Classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Drop off, 8:15 – 8:30 a.m.
Pick up, 12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Please have your child bring a snack.
Summer Enrichment Location
Moorestown Township Upper Elementary School
325 Borton Landing Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057
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For additional information or questions, contact Mary Jo Bove at 856-778-6600 ext 18104
or mbove@mtps.com

Enrichment Course Offerings
SESSION I
GRADE
PAG
E
Discover Your Best
Lisa Wood & Katie
Furman 1st 6
Math Enrichment
Nicole
Kelly 2 nd – 4 th 6
Little Scientists’ Laboratory
Susan
Nichols 2 nd – 6 th 6
LEGO/Robotics
Kim Martin and Melissa
Lock 3rd 6
Aspiring Authors and Artists
Tara
Bevillard 3 rd – 5 th 7
It’s OK…I’m with the (Garage) Band
Laura
Dishong 3 rd – 6 th 7
Fun and Games
Adam
Collik 4 th – 6 th 7
Insects, Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds
Donna
Harvey 4 th – 6 th 7
Desserts, Desserts, and More Desserts
Arline
Conigliaro 5 th – 7 th 8
NJ ASK Language Arts Preparation/Essay Writing Caisse Barnes 5 th – 8 th 8
Language Advantage:Learn French to Enhance Your Vocab. Laura
McGovern 5 th – 8 th 8
Debate, Argumentation, and Persuasive Writing
John
Bertolino 7 th & 8 th 8
Simple Electronics, How a Radio Works & Build One Daniel Smith 7 th – 9 th 9
Fiction Writing Fun
John
Lloyd 7 th – 12 th 9
Introduction into Metal Casting
Toni
Paparone 8 th – 12 th 9
Get Ready, Get Set, Go for Spanish III Jessica Froelich 9 th – 12 th 9
Sketch Class
Julia
Ranson 9 th – 12 th 9
Fashion Marketing & Merchandising Adam Roth 9 th – 12 th 10
SAT Math: Strategies and Skill Building
Angela
Murphy 10 th – 12 th 10
Writing the College Admission Essay
Lewis
Lazarow 11 th – 12 th 10
SESSION II
GRADE
PAG
E
Love Your Letters: Learn Them; Write Them
Mercedes
Rizzo K – 1 st 11
Theater: Summertime Stories Come to Life Leslie Ackerman & Lisa Wood 1 st – 3 rd 11
Super Summertime Artists
Leigh Ann
Penska 1 st - 4 th 11
Bubbleology
Tara
Bevillard 3 rd – 5 th 11
Bookmaking with Kids:For the Love of Reading,Writing,& Art Lauren Scibal 3 rd – 5 th 11
Exploring French Through Cultural Activities
Susan
Shourds 3 rd – 5 th 12
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Cooking Up a Good Book
Eileen
Sweeney 4 th & 5 th 12

LEGO/Robotics
Kim Martin and Melissa
Lock 4 th – 6 th 12
Fraction Fun
Nicole
Kelly 4 th – 6 th 12
Summer Art Enrichment
Marisa
Pasquini 4 th – 7 th 13
So, You Want to be a Chef!
Arline
Conigliaro 5 th – 7 th 13
Picture It!
Adam
Collik 5 th – 8 th 13
Water Rockets & Mousetrap Racecars Daniel Smith 6 th – 8 th 13
Novel Ideas
Margaret
Valora 7 th & 8 th 14
An Introduction to American Sign Language
Steve
Rogina 7 th & 8 th 14
Poetry Power
John
Lloyd 7 th – 12 th 14
The Language of Chemistry (Chemicals & Reactions) Richard
Wilczewski 8 th – 12 th 14
Introduction to Home Rendering
Toni
Paparone 8 th – 12 th 15
Writing/SAT Vocabulary Enrichment
Kathy
Walker 9 th – 12 th 15
SESSION III
GRADE
PAG
E
Phonemic Awareness Fun
Kerri
Snedden K - 2 nd 16
Cooking Up a Good Book Jr.
Eileen
Sweeney 1 st – 3 rd 16
Water Works
Alexis
Grandinetti 1 st – 5 th 16
Decoding Detectives
Mia
Doman 2 nd – 4 th 16
Unlocking the Mystery: Fun with Forensic Science
Susan
Nichols 3 rd – 6 th 17
Cooking with Science
Adam
Collik 4 th – 6 th 17
“Talk With Your Hands” Basic American Sign Language Steve Rogina 4 th – 6 th 17
Active Science
Spring
Williams 4 th – 6 th 17
Introduction to Dance
Marisa
Pasquini 4 th – 7 th 18
Hogwart’s Arts and Crafts
Zoe
Morrow 5 th – 12 th 18
Marble Machines and Pinball Contraptions
Daniel
Smith 6 th – 8 th 18
Theater Games!
John
Llyod 6 th – 8 th 18
Backpacking & Canoeing (What to Know Before You Go) Richard
Wilczewski 7 th – 12 th 18
Higher Level History I
Lorenzo
Eagles 8 th – 10 th 19
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Introduction to Stained Glass
Toni
Paparone 8 th – 12 th 19

College Application, SAT and High School Essay Writing Elizabeth
Rubin 9 th – 12 th 19
Philosophy Through Film
Michael
Berner 9 th – 12 th 19
SAT Preparation
George
11 th &
Snedden
12 th 19
Note: To be eligible your child must be rising to the grade level in September 2013.
ENRICHMENT COURSES
SESSION I – July 8, 9, 10 and 11th
Discover Your Best (Rising 1 st graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
A flexible age-appropriate first grade readiness program with interactive lessons and materials that
engage and inspire students to develop foundation skills for academic achievement.
Instructors: Lisa Wood and Katie Furman
Tuition - $200.00
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Math Enrichment (Rising 2 nd – 4 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This Math Enrichment course offers a unique blend of enrichment to give students the foundation
needed to be successful in their upcoming math class. Students will develop confidence while
engaging in hands-on learning activities that stimulate interest and growth in the area of
mathematics. After taking this course, students will be ready to hit the ground running in
September!
Instructor: Nicole Kelly
Tuition - $200.00
Little Scientist’s Laboratory (Rising 2 nd - 6 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This enrichment course offers summer opportunities in STEM programming by allowing
students to explore chemistry, mathematics, physics, and engineering in a fun and fabulous
hands-on science camp! Students will make water travel along a string, tie-dye their own tee
shirts, create bubbling lava lamps, make their own bubble gum, and explore a variety of minichallenges
that will leave them wanting more! Additionally, students will work in collaborative
groups on one Master Challenge over the course of the week, incorporating the Laws of Motion.
Instructor: Susan Nichols
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 material fee
LEGO Robotics (Rising 3rd)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This enrichment class is an inquiry based, minds-on, hands-on learning experience helping
students engage their minds to help prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. The students will be
making real life connections through engaging activities and cooperative learning. The activities
will focus around utilizing Legos and a computer program to explore robotics engineering.
Instructor: Kim Martin and Melissa Lock
$5.00 Material fee
Tuition - $200.00
Aspiring Authors and Artists (Rising 3 rd – 5 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Calling all authors, artists, poets, and creative kids! Come out and write your very own book!
We will look at picture books and poetry books, talk about writing a good story, find many
different types of poems, and then write our own! You will be busy little authors and illustrators
who will write their very own hard cover books!
Instructors: Tara Bevillard
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 material fee
It’s OK… I’m with the (Garage) Band (Rising 3 rd - 6 th graders)
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Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This class is for anyone who enjoys technology and music. During this class, the students will
explore the Garage Band App on the iPad, which is a wonderful tool for musical composition
and performance. In addition to virtual instruments, the students will create their own real-time
musical instruments. Both real and virtual instruments will be combined at the end of the
workshop for an exciting live concert for family and friends. Examples of instruments that
students could make: African thumb piano (kalimba), Australian digiridu, drums, maracas, treebranch
tambourine, tube xylophone.
Instructor: Mrs. Laura Dishong
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 material fee
Fun and Games (Rising 4 th – 6 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Forget “Family Fun Night” and have FOUR DAYS of fun for yourself! Before there were
electronic games, there were tons of amazing board games to both teach and occupy one’s sense
of adventure. Learn about board games, consider how they are made, advertised, and played.
Spend part of each course time experiencing new games and enjoy making your own board gameconcept,
board, rules, and box! Fun and Games will be fun for all!
Instructor: Adam Collik
Tuition - $200.00
$20.00 material fee
Insects, Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds (Rising 4 th – 6 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Each day students will explore a different member of the Animal Kingdom. Students will learn
about the unique characteristics, behaviors and identifying features of butterflies, moths, frogs,
toads, lizards, turtles and birds.
Instructor: Donna Harvey
Tuition - $200.00
Desserts, Desserts and More Desserts (Rising 5 th – 7 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Have you ever wanted to learn how to bake like a professional? We will cover sweets from
caramels to cupcakes! We will learn how to fill a cupcake, scoop some cookie dough and roll
around in some sugar. Come prepared to be creative and hungry.
Instructor: Arline Conigliaro (Mrs. Conigliaro is a School Counselor at the UES, and has worked
as a chef, caterer, restaurateur and professional baker. She brings over 30 years of experience in
the food business.
Tuition - $200.00
$25 Materials fee
Additional materials may be requested at class (optional)
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NJ ASK Language Arts Preparation/Essay Writing (Rising 5 th – 8 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This course is designed for students who are interested in learning specific writing techniques and
strategies that will give them an advantage on the Language Arts portion of the NJ ASK Exam.
By the end of the course, students will be able to write both Persuasive and Explanatory essays
that meet or exceed the highest standards on the NJ Holistic Scoring Rubric, which is used to
assess the formal NJ ASK Exam.
Instructor: Caisse Barnes
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Language Advantage: Learn French to Enhance your Vocabulary (Rising 5 th – 8 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Students will review the French language and understand its advantage to help make connections
to everyday English words. This unique class will teach the student to draw comparisons of
French and English. Students will participate in a variety of activities as they learn through music,
film, art, and writing. We are pleased to announce that a Foreign Exchange student will be
sharing her French language and culture with the students in this program.
Instructor: Laura McGovern
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Debate, Argumentation, and Persuasive Writing (Rising 7 th & 8 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This class is designed to use a specific argumentation model to allow students the opportunity to
debate, discuss, and write about a range of topics from current events and politics to pop –
culture and sports. Students should bring a folder to class.
Instructor: John Bertolino
Tuition - $200.00
Simple Electronics: How the Radio Works and Build Your Own Crystal Radio (Rising 7 th – 9 th )
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Students enrolled in this enrichment class will learn all about simple electronics, and radios.
Students will make their Own Crystal Radio from a parts kit and a large Oatmeal Box.
Instructor: Daniel Smith
Tuition - $200.00
$20.00 Material fee
Fiction Writing Fun (Rising 7 th – 12 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Games and exercises designed to inspire fiction writers will be the focus of this course. We will
explore how to develop characters and authentic dialogue, ways to begin a story, and how to
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create page-turning plots. This will be a fun and engaging experience for writers of all experience
and skill levels. Needed: a notebook, a pen, and your imagination.
Instructor: John Lloyd
Tuition - $200.00
Introduction to Metal Casting (Rising 8 th – 12 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Students will learn how to create small bas-relief sculptures out of clay, create molds, melt metal
until it is liquid and finally pour creating small-scale sculptures. The bas-relief sculptures can be
mounted on back plate for display or even turned into jewelry.
Instructor: Toni Paparone
Tuition - $200.00
$20.00 material fee
Get Ready, Get Set, Go for Spanish III (Rising 9 th – 12 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This course is designed to introduce students to Spanish III. Students will review and demonstrate
mastery of grammar concepts learned in Spanish I and Spanish II.
Instructor: Jessica Froelich
Tuition - $200.00
Sketch Class (Rising 9 th – 12 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This class will meet at local spots such as Main Street Moorestown to develop the skills necessary
for creating art from observation. If students are considering a career in the visual arts, the ability
to draw from observation will be a pre-requisite skill for most college art programs. We will
learn to use viewfinders and other techniques to achieve accurate proportion and perspectives.
Students will learn how to suggest textures found in nature and build forms from shadows and
highlights. We will also explore various media, such as watercolor, pastels, and charcoal. It is
recommended that students bring a large (larger than 9x12") sketchbook to class, though all
materials will be provided.
Instructor: Julia Ranson
Tuition - $200.00
Fashion Marketing & Merchandising (Rising 9 th – 12 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
This course is designed to engage students’ business and creative mindsets. Students will gain an
invaluable experience with this hands-on approach to understanding the business side of the
fashion world. Students will gain a greater understanding of the fashion industries latest concepts
of manufacturing, mass customization and niche specialization, including trends in globalization
and environmental issues. Students will work in various group settings to create multiple hands on
projects.
Instructor: Adam Roth
Tuition - $200.00
SAT Math: Strategies and Skill Building (Rising 10 th - 12 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
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This course is designed to review numbers/operations, algebra/functions, geometry/measurement,
and data analysis/statistics/probability in addition to test taking strategies and calculator use.
Students are given practice tests and drills to improve test-taking skills under timed conditions.
Please bring Scientific and/or Graphing Calculator.
Instructor: Angela Murphy
Tuition - $200.00
Writing the College Admission Essay (Rising 11 th – 12 th graders)
Session I 8:30 – 12:15
Among the more daunting aspects of the college application process, students often struggle with
the idea of writing about themselves. This course is designed to assist students in understanding
what colleges are looking for in application essays, how to mine their lives for interesting
experiences to use as the basis for essay subjects, and how to avoid the most common pitfalls that
lead to less effective essays.
Instructor: Lewis Lazarow
Tuition - $200.00
ENRICHMENT COURSES
SESSION II – July15, 16, 17 and 18th
Love Your Letters: Learn Them, Write Them! (Rising Kindergartener – 1 st graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This class will focus on letter recognition and letter fluency with emphasis on letter formation.
Songs, manipulative usage and other strategies will be used to help your child prepare for first
grade and kindergarten handwriting.
Instructor: Mercedes Rizzo
Tuition - $200.00
Theater: Summertime Stories Come to Life (1 st – 3 rd graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
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Students will be immersed in the world of children’s theater. This class will positively challenge
students in a welcoming environment, while promoting self-confidence in their public speaking
ability, enhancing their individual creativity and encouraging cooperative partnerships with their
peers.
Instructors: Leslie Ackerman and Lisa Wood
Tuition - $200.00
Super Summertime Artists (Rising 1 st – 4 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Explore the visual arts and enhance your creative abilities painting on canvas, getting messy with
paper mache, creating with clay and working in the watercolor medium. Students are asked to
bring in newspaper and empty paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, and tissue boxes for paper
mache
Instructor: Leigh Ann Penska
Tuition - $200.00
Bubbleology (Rising 3 rd – 5 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Did you know that bubbles turn colors before they pop? Do you love science? Come be a little
scientist and find out what colors bubbles turn, how long they live, and how to make the BEST
bubble! We are going to be doing all sorts of experiments with bubbles! When you finish this
class, you will be a bubble expert and a bubble artist!
Instructor: Tara Bevillard
Tuition - $200.00
Bookmaking with Kids: For the Love of Reading, Writing, and Art (Rising 3 rd – 5 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
A book made by hand is the perfect way to blend one’s artistic expression while highlighting the
craft of writing. The versatility of a single sheet of paper is awe-inspiring. In this course, students
will learn to make several types of book variations including mini books, accordion books, and
more! Students will develop their own stories, poetry, and illustrations as content for their books.
Projects will be accompanied by a story and music during the work sessions.
Instructor: Lauren Scibal
Tuition - $200.00
Exploring French through Cultural Activities (Rising 3 rd – 5 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This is designed to be a varied approach to the ways that the French culture and language affect
our global experience and provide a delightful emphasis in a variety of ways for the younger
student population. Four days that explore French culture through music, food, games, songs and
activities. We will be creating an art project as well as making something to eat. A culminating
activity will cap the end of the week. We are pleased to announce that a Foreign Exchange
student will be sharing her French language and culture with the students in this program.
Instructor: Susan E. Shourds
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 Material fee
Cooking Up a Good Book (Rising 4 th & 5 th graders)
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Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Students who participate in COOKING UP A GOOD BOOK will have the opportunity to
explore chapter books in a new and exciting way. Each day, students will partner read excerpts
from chapter books together and participate in delicious corresponding hands-on and cooking
activities. Never before did any story taste so “write”! Not only will students get into a good
book, those books will also get into them!
Instructor: Eileen Sweeney
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
LEGO Robotics & Engineering Introduction: (Rising 4 th – 6 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This enrichment class is an inquiry based, minds-on, hands-on learning experience helping
students engage their minds to help prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. The students will be
making real life connections through engaging activities and cooperative learning. The activities
will focus around utilizing Legos and a computer program to explore robotics engineering.
Instructor: Kim Martin and Melissa Lock
Tuition - $200.00
5.00 Material fee
Fraction Fun (Rising 4 th - 6 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Fraction Fun is a course that will change the way you look (and learn) about fractions. We will
explore the various operations while bringing fractions to life in the classroom. Be prepared to use
all of your senses for this class!
Instructor: Nicole Kelly
Tuition - $200.00
Summer Art Enrichment (Rising 4 th – 7 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This course is designed for students who would like to enhance their skills in drawing, painting,
sculpting, and design. Students will work with various mediums such as watercolor, color
pencils, clay, and other mediums. We also explore children’s literature throughout our art
compositions. Students will have the opportunity to create a book cover design and write about
their theme.
Instructor: Marisa Pasquini
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 Material fee
So, You Want to be a Chef! (Rising 5 th – 7 th graders)
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Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This class will teach you skills to create wonderful food at home. From setting the table to
creating the appetizers and completing the meal with luscious desserts. Join me as we roast,
sauté and bake our way through the kitchen. You will have plenty to take home and share with
your friends and family.
Instructor: Arline Conigliaro (Mrs. Conigliaro is a School Counselor at the UES, and has worked
as a chef, caterer, restaurateur and professional baker. She brings over 30 years of experience in
the food business.
Tuition - $200.00
(optional)
$25 Materials fee
Additional materials may be requested at class
Picture It! (Rising 5 th – 8 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Photography has been used as an art form, a hobby, and as a method of documentation. Learn
about the history of photography, enjoy and study the works of famous photographers, and
discover how photography has been used in journalism since the civil war. We will compare film
versus digital photography; understand how cameras work- and even make our own “camera
obscura” the earliest form of a camera. Say “cheese” and get ready to smile as we learn all about
photography!
Instructor: Mr. Adam S. Collik
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 Material fee
Water Rockets & Mousetrap Racecars (Rising 6 th – 8 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Students enrolled in this enrichment class will build Water Pressure Fired Rockets using mostly
recycled materials. Students will launch their rocket, estimate its top altitude gained and measure
the time it takes for their payload and parachute to make it back safely to the ground.
Students will also create mousetrap racecars for speed out of mostly recycled materials. Students
will also compete in a head-to-head drag race competition with other cars created in class.
Instructor: Daniel H. Smith
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 material fee
Novel Ideas (Rising 7 th & 8 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
A comprehensive novel study incorporating vocabulary skills, literature reflections and discussions
designed to maintain and build literary skills.
Instructor Margaret Valora
Tuition - $200.00
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An Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) (Rising 7 th & 8 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This course includes a variety of Sign Language games with a goal of learning a basic
conversational American Sign Language vocabulary and fingerspelling. The use of videos, music,
original skits, and poetry will guide students as they learn about ASL and Deaf Culture. Students
will work in groups, creating their own “Panel of Experts” to share on the final day of the course
what they have learned during the week.
Instructor: Steve Rogina
Tuition - $200.00
Poetry Power (Rising 7 th – 12 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Inspiration and exercises for aspiring poets will abound in this course. We will put pen to paper
with a variety of poetry writing activities meant to awaken our muses. We will also examine and
discuss examples of great poems and watch accomplished poets read their work. Inspiration is
everywhere. Bring a notebook and pen and prepare to discover your voice.
Instructor: John Lloyd
Tuition - $200.00
The Language of Chemistry (Chemicals and Reactions) (Rising 8 th – 12 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This course will prepare students to understand the language of chemistry. Many students find
chemistry to be a very difficult subject. This is due in part to the fact that the process of naming
chemicals is complicated and abstract. This course breaks down that process into smaller
understandable pieces. Real word chemicals are used as examples whenever possible increasing
student understanding and comprehension. This course is recommended for anyone who plans to
take chemistry in the future or has taken chemistry in the past and needs a review before going on
to a higher level. It is also a good course for those who have a natural interest in the world
around them.
Instructor: Mr. Richard Wilczewski
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 Material fee
Introduction to Home Rendering (Rising 8 th – 12 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
Students will learn how to create a rendered pen and ink home portrait. The artwork will be
created in pen & ink and watercolor can be added for additional effects. Each student will leave
the class with a framed portrait of his, her, grandma’s or grandpa’s home.
Instructor: Toni Paparone
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 Material fee 15

Writing/ SAT Vocabulary Enrichment (9 th – 12 th graders)
Session II 8:30 – 12:15
This course is designed for students who wish to improve their writing skills and increase their
vocabulary for the SAT. Students will work on different genres of writing, including, but not
limited to: narrative, expository, writing of the 21 st Century (blogs/wikis). Students will also
prepare for the SAT reading portion by focusing on accelerated vocabulary.
Instructor: Kathy Walker
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 material fee
ENRICHMENT COURSES
SESSION III – July 22, 23, 24 and 25th
Phonemic Awareness Fun (Kindergarten – 2 nd )
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
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Phonemic Awareness predicts reading success. It is a critical skill for learning to read and spell.
In Phonemic Awareness Fun, students will develop a deeper understanding of the sound/symbol

elationship that enables them to read and spell. Individual sounds, blending, word families,
syllables, rhyming, reading and spelling will be taught using a hands-on, multi- sensory approach
to learning. Students will be singing, dancing, hopping, playing and having fun while learning and
strengthening phonemic awareness skills
Instructor: Keri Snedden
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Cooking Up a Good Book Jr. (Rising 1 st – 3 rd graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Students who participate in “Cooking Up a Good Book” will have the opportunity to explore
picture books in a new and exciting way. Each day, students will partner read picture books
together and participate in delicious corresponding hands-on and cooking activities. Never before
did any story taste so “write”! Not only will students get into a good book, those books will also
get into them!
Instructor: Eileen Sweeney
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Water Works (Rising 1 st – 5 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Have you ever seen a cold glass of water on a hot day? What are those droplets of water doing on
the outside of the glass? What do you observe when you mix water, pepper, and detergent in
water? Can you get raisins to dance when you drop them in a cup of seltzer water? Find the
answers to these questions and too many more science experiments when you discover the
WONDERS OF WATER!
Instructor: Alexis Grandinetti
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Decoding Detectives (Rising 2 nd – 4 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Decoding is the ability to apply your knowledge of letter sound relationships, including
knowledge of letter patterns to correctly pronounce written words. All reading instruction builds
in the foundation. In Decoding Detectives, students will unlock the clues to syllables, vowels,
vowel teams, and words to improve spelling and reading. Students will apply multi-sensory
strategies to improve overall reading comprehension. Students will have hands-on practice with
Orton Gillingham techniques to reinforce skills. Students will be using their detective skills by
decoding the clues to become successful readers.
Instructor: Mia Doman
Tuition - $200.00
Unlocking the Mystery: Fun with Forensic Science (Rising 3 rd – 6 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
In this enrichment course, students will learn about how detectives use forensic science to gather
evidence, answer questions, and solve crimes. Try your hand at deciphering codes, solving
mysteries, and writing code with invisible ink. Learn to document evidence by fingerprinting and
securing a hypothetical crime scene. Experiment with equipment and techniques used by real
detectives to develop your own observation and problem solving skills. Finally, in this STEM
programming course, student will use IPADS and take part in an FBI webquest.
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Instructor: Susan Nichols

Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Cooking With Science (Rising 4 th - 6 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
A student favorite is back this year! Become a solar chef with this hands-on cooking class! Not
only will you design and construct your own solar oven, but also you will learn about how energy
can help you create delicious treats such as cookies, nachos and cheese, cupcakes, ice cream, and
more! Learn fundamental cooking techniques, understand healthy eating, how temperature
works, the amazing range and technology of cooking appliances, and explore how the sun’s
energy is converted to heat so to cook in an earth friendly “green” way. Most importantly cook,
eat, and enjoy science!
Instructor: Adam Collik
Tuition - $200.00
$20.00 Material fee
“Talk With Your Hands” - Basic American Sign Language (ASL) (Rising 4 th – 6 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
This course truly defines the term “hands-on!” Activities will include a variety of Sign Language
games with a goal of learning a basic conversational American Sign Language vocabulary and
fingerspelling. Students will also discover how facial expressions and body language are used as
one’s “tone of voice” in ASL. The use of videos, music, and poetry will guide the students as they
learn to “talk with their hands.”
Instructor: Steve Rogina
Tuition - $200.00
Active Science (Rising 4 th – 6 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Perform simple investigations to learn about body systems and put your body in motion during
exercises and fun obstacle courses.
Instructor: Spring Williams (Science teacher, certified personal trainer and group exercise
instructor)
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Introduction to Dance (Rising 4 th – 7 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Students will experience all styles of dance such as ballet, ballroom, jazz, and hip-hop. Students
will also get to observe various scenes from famous ballets, musicals, and compositions. There
will also be creative art activities related to dance. Students will color, draw, and design sketches
of sets and costumes. Students must wear appropriate clothing and shoes to class. Ballet shoes,
jazz oxfords, or jazz sneakers are suggested as suitable shoes to wear to class.
Instructor: Marisa Pasquini
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Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 material fee

Hogwart’s Arts & Crafts (Rising 5 th – 12 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Love Harry Potter- have you read all the books, watched all the movies and still want more. Join
us and make yourself a wand, a mandrake in a flowerpot, a monster book of monsters, and pose
for your own chocolate frog card. We will also plan and make treats and decorations for a last
day’s Harry Potter party.
Instructor: Zoe Morrow
Tuition - $200.00
Marble Machines and Pinball Contraptions (Rising 6 th – 8 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Students enrolled in this enrichment class will: create various circuitous routes using recycled
materials so that marbles can roll down a vertical marble machine, combine marble machines to
make one giant slalom course, make and play a variety of pinball contraptions and smile and laugh
a lot.
Instructor: Daniel H. Smith
Tuition - $200.00
$5.00 Material fee
Theater Games! (Rising 6 th – 8 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
In this workshop, students will form an improvisational theater company. They will learn acting
techniques that will help them build communication skills and self-confidence. Theater games and
improvised drama performances will be used to encourage cooperation, group expression, and
creative experience.
Instructor: John Lloyd
Tuition - $200.00
Packpacking & Canoeing (What to know Before You Go) (Rising 7 th – 12 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
This course will start to prepare students to undertake backpacking and canoeing trips in
wilderness areas. Topics covered include; Places to go, what to bring, how to pack, types of
packs, map reading, GPS use, simple meal planning, stoves selection & use, what to do if lost,
how to select and setup a good tent, how to stay dry and warm in bad weather, what to do if you
see a bear and more. While the course does not include a field trip, graduates will be introduced
to local groups & organizations that do run these types of trips.
Instructor: Mr. Richard Wilczewski
Tuition - $200.00
$10.00 Material fee
Higher Level History I (Rising 8 th – 10 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
This course is designed to help aspiring history students prepare for advanced study of the subject
in high school. Through an in-depth look at American History, students will be introduced to key
skills necessary for success in honors and Advanced Placement history classes and begin
preparation for standardized tests like the Advanced Placement and SAT II Exams.
Instructor: Lorenzo Eagles
Tuition - $200.00
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Introduction to Stained Glass (Rising 8 th – 12 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
Students will learn how to create a small stained glass window insert where cutting, grinding, and
wrapping the glass pieces will be learned. Each student will leave the class with a finished piece!
Instructor: Toni Paparone
Tuition - $200.00
$20.00 Material fee
College Application, SAT and High School Essay Writing (Rising 9 th – 12 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
High school teachers, SAT graders, and college admissions officers look for writing that stands
out from the crowd. Students will learn how to write an outstanding essay for a variety of
purposes, including high school courses, the SAT and college admissions
applications (if applicable). Instruction will be individualized, so that all students receive one-onone
tutoring and feedback on multiple pieces.
Instructor: Elizabeth Rubin
Tuition - $200.00
Philosophy through Film (Rising 9 th – 12 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
In this course, students will use movies and some scholarly texts to explore the philosophical ideas
of freewill, determinism, and reality. Through the viewing of The Truman Show, The Adjustment
Bureau, The Village, a Knight’sTale as well as various other movie clips, we will examine
questions such as: What is real and whom do we know? Who am I? Do I really have control over
my life?
Instructor: Michael F. Berner
Tuition - $200.00
SAT Preparation (Rising 11 th & 12 th graders)
Session III 8:30 – 12:15
This comprehensive SAT preparation course covers all aspects of the SAT. Students will
reinforce and review skills, develop test-taking strategies and take sample tests in the Reading,
Writing and Math sections of the SAT.
Instructor: George Snedden
Tuition - $200.00
$20.00 material fees
Note: Kindly include any material fees with the tuition payment.
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Session I Course
July 8,9,10,11 th
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July 15,16,17,18 th
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July 22, 23, 24, 25 th
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803 North Stanwick Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057
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