Cincinnati, Ohio, May 7, 2014 – Saint Ursula Academy is proud to announce its SUA Summer Academy camp offerings for 2014. The Summer Academy camps are offered to girls entering the 6th, 7th and 8th grades this fall. All of the camps run June 16-20, 2014. A per-camp fee of $85 covers all materials and all camp participants will receive a St. Ursula Summer Academy t-shirt!
SUA Summer Academy Camp Offerings Include:
DramaRama
FBI – Future Bulldogs Investigate
Write Away!
Grasp the Guitar
Artistic Exploration
The Nature of Inquiry
Beautiful Girls
Camp Bulldog
Leading the way to SUA
The Graceling and Me
Come Dance Away
St. Ursula also offers a Volleyball Camp for students in grades 3-8.
To register, visit: saintursulaevents.com/summerprograms
SUA Summer Academy camp descriptions:
DramaRama: DramaRama is a camp that is perfect for aspiring performers of any level. The week-long experience will offer training in voice, dance and acting and the week will culminate in a performance on St. Ursula Academy’s stage! Family and friends can enjoy the performance on June 20th.
FBI – Future Bulldogs Investigate: Do you enjoy CSI, Bones and other crime investigation shows? Did you ever wonder how well you would do at solving crimes? In the FBI- Future Bulldogs Investigate camp, you will get your chance to be a criminal investigator. Cases might be as simple as identifying who is forging checks at the local store to arson and whose bones were found in a trunk in an old barn. Learn the crime scene science techniques used by real investigators. Take fingerprints, examine trace evidence and test for blood, putting your investigative skills to the test!
Write Away! This camp will encourage and challenge the young writer to discover and develop her creativity, find her unique writing voice, and express her individual vision! Each day will be devoted to a different type of creative writing, and every session will include time for hands-on writing activities. Day one will begin with brainstorming exercises to inspire creativity, days two through four will explore different forms of creative writing, and day five will be a celebration of student writing in which family and friends are invited to hear their young writer’s works in progress.
Grasp the Guitar: This camp will focus on learning to read music and learning notes on the guitar. By the end of the week, students will be playing in ensembles with other guitarists. We will also work on learning chords and playing pop songs. All materials, including use of a guitar, will be provided for the week.
Artistic Exploration: Delve into art this summer inspired by works at the Cincinnati Art Museum and contemporary art techniques. Each day, students will learn about different aspects of the visual arts through interactive projects, art making activities, and more. Participants will explore their creativity through painting, printmaking, collage, drawing, photography, sculpture and mixed media based classes. Students will also take a field trip to the Cincinnati Art Museum. The camp will help to enhance imagination, creativity, and discipline, problem solving skills, cultural and historical awareness, art appreciation and more.
The Nature of Inquiry: In this camp, we will observe, map and investigate our natural world through outdoor science inquiry activities. Participants will be involved in hands-on activities in which we will collect and preserve plant specimens, complete plant and insect identifications, observe plant, insect and animal behaviors and more. We will collect and analyze our data in individualized field journals. Each participant will have her own field journal in which she can include drawings, notes, observations and data collected throughout the week. Each student will take home a poster with pictures, drawings and a summary of the investigations she learned throughout the week.
Beautiful Girls: No two girls are alike, so “why fit in when you were born to STAND OUT!” ~ Dr. Seuss. Each day of this camp will be filled with activities and crafts that will remind you of how beautiful you are, inside and out. If you love spending time with friends, doing crafts, Pinterest, and want to love and learn more about what makes you shine, then this camp is for you!
Camp Bulldog: Do you enjoy spending time outside, cooking, playing games and making crafts? Come experience all this and more at Camp Bulldog! Campers will take a field trip to Eden Park for a nature walk and games; learn how to cook a pizza using a solar oven and make “up-cycled” crafts. Campers will also make and fly hot air balloons, make nature sun prints and participate in water and group games. Join us for a week full of nature, water fun, games, cookouts, arts and crafts and new friendships. Morning and afternoon sessions are available (9 am -11:30 am and 12:30 pm -3 pm). Maximum of 24 students per session. Camp Instructor: Ms. Jennifer Broo, SUA Science teacher
Leading the way to SUA! Are you a leader? Do you want to become one? Either way - join us! This camp is filled with fun activities meant to help you explore and develop your leadership skills. Through team-building activities, exercises on self-reflection, and discussions about finding your passion, we will learn about what it means to be a great leader - both in high school and beyond!
The Graceling and Me: Discover or rediscover this fantasy novel, the first of the Changeling Realm series by Kristin Cashore as we read it during “The Graceling and Me.” Get to know the amazingly talented Katsa and Prince Po as they try to rescue young Princess Bitterblue and save the Seven Kingdoms. Participate in our thought-provoking discussions and creative adventures.
· All SUA Summer Academy camps are available on a first come – first served basis. Please register early!
· Refunds will only be issued in the event that the camp is cancelled due to lack of enrollment.
· Students can register for a morning and afternoon session, if they wish!
· A common dining area will be available for students who bring a packed lunch.
· The fee for each camp is $85.
To learn more about St. Ursula Academy, please visit www.saintursula.org.
St. Ursula Academy is a Catholic, college-preparatory, secondary school for young women known for academic excellence and rich tradition. St. Ursula welcomes students from more than 70 grade schools in the Greater Cincinnati area. In 2002 the Academy was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School. The campus, located at 1339 E. McMillan Street in East Walnut Hills has been the home of St. Ursula Academy and Convent since 1910. 87% of the class of 2013 earned college scholarships totaling more than $20-million.
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