Monica Ros School

Open to all families in Ojai, Summer Camp is a great time for new students to become acquainted with the school and have some summertime fun while forming new friendships. Offered during the month of July, each week of camp explores a different theme such as gardening, cooking, camping, and more. Brochures become available in April.

Summer Camp Information

Summer Camp
June 28-July 30, 2010

First Week: June 28-July 2
Everyday’s a Holiday – Preschool & K: Nancy Klimbal,  Grades 1st – 3rd: Alice Fiore
Come and take a mad dash with us through some of our favorite days of the year. Nothing brings to mind our traditional holidays better than the food we use to celebrate. So, we’ll be doing a lot of cooking! And, don’t forget the crafts and activities that go along with these fun days. We’ll create a feast, decorate ornaments, visit the post office and stage a treasure hunt—can you guess which holidays we’ll be enjoying? We will end with the 4th of July BBQ and games of long ago. All Monica Ros students accompanied by their parents are welcome to march in the parade on Sat. July 3 with bikes and wagons.

Explore Shakespeare Grades 3-6: Susan Hardenbergh
Get friendly with Will. Shake it up with Shakespeare. Join Director Susan Hardenbergh as she hangs out with Macbeth. Explore loyalty, honesty, ambition, prophesy, and word play through this dark tale.

Second Week: July 6-9
“Escuela Azul” Spanish Adventure Camp -Preschool & K: Nina Baumgartner
A creative, outdoor, week long, language learning and cultural exploration camp. Through interactive activities, games, music, story, drama, art, and outdoor play, campers journey while acquiring Spanish reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Themes include: nature, food, culture, family, animals, school, community, travel, Mexico and Spain.

 Kids Create!! Art and Craft Experiences – Grades 1st – 3rd grade:Rychelle Krout and Shari Garst
The joy of creating something is exhilarating. Making art fulfills children’s real need for self expression. Come along with us as we discover the freedom and adventure that art can provide.

Third Week: July 12-16
Slither, Crawl, Hop!- Preschool & K: Nancy Klimbal,  Grades 1st – 3rd: Diana Luboff
Explore the life of worms, snakes, crickets and other creepy crawlies. What are those creatures doing anyway? Observe, learn about, hold, and study the habitats and habits of our little friends.

Fourth Week: July 19-23
Kitchen Full of Chemistry – Preschool & K : Diana Luboff and Nancy Klimbal
Unlock the mysteries of chemistry with some common kitchen ingredients. Explore the properties of cooking oil and water, salt and ice, vinegar and baking soda, and other crazy kitchen concoctions!

Solar Energy Extravaganza – Grade 1st -3rd: Margo Buddhu and Kerri Griffee
Activities in this class will include flying solar balloons, solar oven cooking, solar crafts, solar collectors, solar toys, radiometer research, solar showers and solar energy science experiments.

Musical Theatre Workshop – Grades 3-6: Julia Zonic and Julia Hamann
What does it take to create a musical?
Acting – Theatre games – Improvisation – Singing – Vocal technique – Finding your voice in the song
Dancing – Dance technique – Telling the story through movement
Join us for a week of self-discovery and a whole lot of fun.

Fifth Week: July 26-30 
Come and Play!!  Preschool & K : Teacher (TBA)
Explore the Monica Ros campus. We will have crafts and water play.

Musical Theatre Adventure Camp Grades 1st -3rd: Nina Baumgartner
The magic of musical theatre comes alive in this week long camp. Through imaginative theatre games, vocal exploration, improv, props, costumes, set design, and creative movement, campers have fun while gaining acting, singing, and dancing skills. Campers will be exposed to a variety of musical theatre favorites and learn to combine their talents into mini performances. –>

3rd Grade Graduation Celebration link.

Graduation is celebrated by all first, second, and third graders and their families.