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Sentinel Summer Camps

CLASSICAL Summer Remediation, Enrichment, and Recreation Camps

Participation Grade is based on the grade your child will be entering in the fall of 2023. All campers must be currently enrolled at Cincinnati Classical Academy. All camps are held at Cincinnati Classical Academy. Please enroll into camp by May 15, 2023. No refunds for cancellations less than a 14-day notice. Classical Academy reserves the right to cancel any camp with less than 50% capacity. All participants must be potty trained and can use the restroom of their own accord. All camps run Monday – Thursday each week. All campers must be currently enrolled at Cincinnati Classical Academy. Newly enrolled students for the 2023-24 school year are welcome to sign up.

Academic Enrichment Camps

Is your child interested in academic studies? Attending a summer camp with this focus is a perfect way for them to explore while giving them experience and confidence. Provide your child with a one of a kind learning experience at Cincinnati Classical Academy. We have curated some of the best summer camps while focusing on the current curriculum.

Composition Camp

Grades: 4th, 5th, and 6th

Camp Leader: Ms. Isabella Hedrick

Cost $150

Campers will use enrichment materials from IEW to compose essays, work on sentence structure, and practice specific IEW skills and rules.

AM Session Only - Half day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: July 24-27, July 31-August 3

Limit 25 Campers

Cursive Writing Camp

Grades: 2nd and 3rd

Camp Leader: Mrs. Michele DiCristoforo

Cost $150

Campers will practice and learn cursive writing. Students will learn to form beautiful letters and words.

AM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: June: 5-8, June: 12-15, July 10-13

Limit 25 Campers

Literature and Writing Camp

Grades: 2nd and 3rd

Camp Leader: Mrs. Michele DiCristoforo

Cost $150

This will integrate rich classical literature and writing. The stories we read will be the basis for multiple compositions focused on retelling a story, journaling, and writing paragraphs based on key word outlines. Students will leave the camp with a beautiful summer portfolio.

PM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 1pm-4pm
Dates: June: 5-8, June: 12-15, July 10-13

Limit 25 Campers

Literacy and Handwriting Camp

Grades: 1st and 2nd

Camp Leader: Mrs. Langdon

Cost $150

Literacy and Handwriting practice.

AM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: July 10-13, July 17-20, July 24-27, July 31-August 3, August 7-10

Limit 20 Campers

Literacy Camp 5-7

Grades: 5th, 6th, and 7th

Camp Leader: Ms. Helen Mariah Murdoch

Cost $300

Literacy and Reading practice.

AM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: July 10-13, July 17-20 | Session 2: July 31-August 3 & August 7-10

Limit 10 Campers

Literature and Writing Camp 5-6

Grades: 5th and 6th

Camp Leaders: Ms. Penny Heipel & Mr. Sebastian Misleh

Cost $300

Campers will have a course that is divided into two sections. The first section will be guided summer reading and discussion of literature and essay writing. The second section will incorporate elements of Well-Ordered Language. Sentence analysis and utilizing correct grammar and proofreading in written work.

AM or PM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm or 12:30pm-3:30pm
Dates: June: 5-8 and June: 12-15 (This is a 2-week Monday – Thursday camp each week)

Limit 25 Campers

Literature and Writing Camp 7

Grade: 7th

Camp Leaders: Ms. Penny Heipel & Mr. Sebastian Misleh

Cost $300

Campers will have the opportunity for guided summer reading with a choice of books. One session we will read “The Hobbit” and the other session will read the Sherlock Holmes adventure “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” Each session will be divided, with half of the time devoted to discussion of the literature, and the other half devoted to writing skills.

AM or PM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm or 12:30pm-3:30pm
Dates: July: 17-20 and July: 24-27. AM Session will read the Hobbit. PM Session will read Sherlock Holmes (This is a 2-week Monday – Thursday camp each week).

Limit 25 Campers

Literacy Camp 4-5

Grades: 4th and 5th

Camp Leader: Ms. Penny Heipel

Cost $150

Campers will review the most foundational and essential skills learned in the 3rd and 4th grade literacy, including spelling, grammar and reading comprehension. This class will help build and reinforce literacy skills for rising fourth and fifth graders to confidently approach the next grade literacy-based subjects before the start of the school year.

AM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: August 7-10

Limit 25 Campers

Math Camp 4-5

Grades: 4th and 5th

Camp Leader: Ms. Penny Heipel

Cost $150

The afternoon session will review the foundational; skills learned in third grade Singapore Math including multiplication, division, fractions and bar modeling and word problems. The skills reinforced in this class will help both rising fourth and fifth graders to confidently approach upper elementary mathematics.

PM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 1pm-4pm
Dates: August 7-10

Limit 25 Campers

Math Camp 5-7

Grades: 5th, 6th, and 7th

Camp Leader: Mrs. Wendy Schworer

Cost $150

Campers will review and practice math facts, multiple digit multiplication and division, fractions, decimals, and basic geometry. They will also be introduced to some advanced skills such as integers & linear pains of angels.

AM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: June 5-8 and June 12-15

Limit 25 Campers

Recreational Enrichment Camps

Is your child interested in learning to sew, developing imagination in art, competing in sports, and learning a new one, becoming a master of the stage? Attending a summer camp with this focus is a perfect way for them to explore while giving them experience and confidence. Provide your child with a one of a kind learning experience at Cincinnati Classical Academy. We have curated some of the best summer camps while focusing on recreational enrichment.

Art Camp

Camp Leader: Ms. Bernadette Calvino

Cost $160

Participants will learn about traditional American arts and create their own art inspired by it. Projects may include weaving, box making and (hojolata) tin art.

Grades: 1st, 2nd, 3rd – Afternoon Session (1pm-4pm) June 12-15
Grades: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th – Afternoon Session (1-4pm) June 5-8
Grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd – Morning Session (9am-12pm) August 7-10
Grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd – Afternoon Session (1pm-4pm) August 7-10

Limit 18 Campers

Decathlon Camp

Camp Leader: Mr. Luke Slonkosky

Cost $150

This camp will teach the fundamentals of a variety of sports including Handball, Ultimate Frisbee, Capture the Flag and more. We will practice and compete in our favorite team sports from the year. We will conclude each day with a snack and discussion of the school virtues needed on the playing field.

Grades: 3rd and 4th – Morning Session (9am-12pm) July 10-13
Grades: 5th and 6th – Morning Session (9am-12pm) July 24-27 or July 31-Aug 3

Limit 24 Campers

Sewing and Textiles Camp

Grades: 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th

Camp Leader: Mrs. Caroline Hofmann

Cost $160

Participants will discover the world of textiles as they learn basic hand-sewing and machine sewing.

AM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: June 12-15 and July 24-27

Limit 15 Campers

Theatre Camp

Grades: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th

Camp Leaders: Mrs. Valerie Orza and Ms. Bernadette Calvino

Cost $400

Short plays and performances.

AM Session Only - Half Day Camp: 9am-12pm
Dates: June 5-8 and June 12-15 (This is a 2-week Monday – Thursday camp each week)

Limit 20 Campers

Cincinnati Classical Academy's Summer Camps

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 All campers must be currently enrolled at Cincinnati Classical Academy. Newly enrolled students for the 2023-24 school year are welcome to sign up.