Middle School Summer Enrichment
Summer Fun for Students Entering 6th - 8th Grades
Sign Ups Now Open for Students Entering 6th - 8th Grades
The summer camps will be hosted at Glenolden School during the times/days noted. The Theater Camp and Philly Playwrights Camps will be located at the High School. For all camps, transportation is available from the child's community school.
Current COVID protocols will remain in place, pending any updated guidance from PDE/Chester County Health Department.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights
When: Monday - Wednesday, July 6th - 28th. Please choose ONE of the following sessions:
- Session One - 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
- Session Two - 10:30 - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Interboro High School
Join a community of writers interested in exploring playwriting and theater-making. Over the course of the program, a professional theatre artist will guide students through the process of brainstorming, writing, and sharing a monologue and three scene play. Maybe you’d like to write a sci-fi or fantasy, use playwriting to advocate for a theme or topic that’s important to you, or set out to write a hilarious comedy - what you’d like to write is up to you! So, whether you’ve never written a play before, or you’re an experienced playwright, this program filled with community and creativity is here to support you.
Each workshop will consist of a blend of theatre activities, explorations of theatre fundamentals, writing time, and community building. There will be lots of opportunities to share your work and receive feedback from your peers and the facilitator. On the last day of the program, you’ll have the opportunity to perform an excerpt from your play for a virtual audience of family and friends.
Teacher: Residents from the Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Intramural Sports
When: You can choose any or all of the following sessions (Monday - Thursday)
- Session 1: July 6th - 8th, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. (WIFFLE BALL)
- Session 2: July 12th - 15th, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. (BASKETBALL)
- Session 3: July 19th - 22nd, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. (FOOTBALL)
Sign up to participate and play our intramural sports weeks focused on wiffleball, basketball, and football. Students will engage in fun, safe, and structured play experiences that promote their physical, mental, and social development.
Location: Glenolden School
Teacher: Sean Samar
Stream Stewards Outdoor Exploration
When: Monday-Thursday, July 26th - 29th (8:30 - 10:30 a.m.)* Culminating field trip day may be expanded, more information to follow after sign-ups are complete.
Location: Glenolden School
Stream Stewards is a STEAM based environmental education program for middle school students that focuses on water quality. The program combines hands-on learning with real-world science through field trips to local streams. During the trips, students collect macroinvertebrates and perform water chemistry tests to learn about the health of their local waterways.
Through interactive classroom lessons, students learn about our local waterways and examine how they are impacted by our daily actions. Students use an EnviroScape model to observe how pollutants such as litter, oil, pesticides and sediment can be carried into local streams and creeks through stormwater runoff. Students are also introduced to how aquatic insects are used as indicators of water. Using identification keys and preserved samples of stream insects, such as mayfly, dragonfly and cranefly larvae, students will practice identifying and classifying macroinvertbrates based on their tolerance to pollution.
Students then put their classroom lessons to use in local streams. PRC and EDCSC staff will lead students on a field trip to Ridley Creek State Park where they conduct a stream health survey. Using kick nets and dip nets, students collect, identify, and release insect samples. Students also collect water samples and conduct basic water chemistry tests. By identifying the insects and analyzing data such as pH, dissolved oxygen, phosphate and nitrate levels, the students are able to form conclusions about the stream’s current health.
Students will also participate in an art project focused on creating a community art display using decorated wooden fish that will be installed on local fences with educational messages regarding water quality. Students will design and create their own fish to be included in the display.
Teacher: Stream Stewards Coordinators from Pennsylvania Resource Center and Keith Saroka
Hands On Science
Who: Students entering 6th - 8th grades.
When: You can choose any or all of the following sessions (Tuesday - Thursday)
- Session 1: July 6th - 8th, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
- Session 2: July 13th - 15th, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
- Session 3: July 20th - 22nd, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Glenolden School
This half-day experience will involve simple science experiments in the areas of Energy, the Scientific Method, Motion, Ecosystems and Food Webs, Fossils, Traits and Survival, and many more. The focus will be to interact with the world through science, experimentation, and curiosity. Students will be able to draw conclusions, make predictions and test out their ideas! Please bring a calculator (if you have one). Different activities will be completed each week.
Teacher: Keith Saroka
Art DIY Club
Who: Students entering 6th - 8th grades.
When: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. on July 6th, 8th, 20th, 22nd, 27th, 29th.
Location: Glenolden School
Let’s get creative! An art project will be created each session. We will focus on skills such as jewelry making, cartooning, drawing, painting, DIY craft projects, planters, and more!
Teachers: Sandi D'Alessandro and Christi Laky
Girls Running Club
Who: Students entering 6th - 8th grades.
When: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. on July 6th, 8th, 20th, 22nd, 27th, 29th.
Location: Glenolden School
Each day will include a Healthy Snack/Lesson (Topics: Nutrition, Bullying, Friendship, Internet Safety, Wellness, Self Image, Perseverance). Girls will then Stretch/Run. The last week of the club will include a culminating race to put it all together.
Teachers: Sandi D'Alessandro and Christi Laky
Summer Theater Camp
Who: Students entering 5th - 9th grades
When: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Students will develop stage skills including acting, singing, and dancing in a supportive and creative environment for a culmination performance on July 16 at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Interboro High School
Teachers: Hannah Knauss and Noelle Ackland