Black Bear Lake
A host of options make Black Bear Lake special
Black Bear Lake offers a truly innovative Elective Program that allows campers to choose their favorite activities each week and to participate in them every day.
Campers also enjoy swim instruction and free swim in our three heated pools, crazy special events, and delicious hot lunches every day in our air-conditioned dining hall.
Our beautiful campus also includes a large lake for boating and fishing, regulation-sized sports fields, and over 15,000 square feet of air-conditioned classrooms.
Door-to-door transportation is included in our tuition. Most of our parents enjoy a generous discount for each child that uses one of our convenient central bus stops, which are the last stops in the morning and first stops in the afternoon.
Parents can also drive their child to and from camp for an even greater discount.
For those families who need a longer day, you can utilize our flexible extended day program in the morning and/or the afternoon. You can drop off your child at camp as early as 7 a.m. and pick up as late as 6:30 p.m. and receive a discount in tuition!
BBL offers a transportation discount in which we will pick up your child on the bus at a convenient location between 7 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. –– depending on your schedule, and drop off your child at the same location between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. –– depending on your schedule.
Everything is included in tuition –– door-to-door transportation, delicious lunch, and all trip fees. We also offer a “no-risk” refund policy if your plans change at any time. Visit our website for program and tuition details at www.blackbearlake.com, and check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/blackbearlake.
Black Bear Lake Day Camp. 457 Stagecoach Road, Millstone Township. 609-259-1777, Fax: 609-259-2248. www.blackbearlake.com, mark@blackbearlake.com, fun@blackbearlake.com
The Lewis School
Begin your child’s
success story
On Monday, June 27, 2011, The Lewis School will proudly inaugurate its 38th Summer Study Program. We look forward to having students join us for another exciting and inspiring program this year.
From June 27 to July 22, the program will consist of the following components:
The Morning Academic Session (8:30 to 11:30 a.m.) includes integrated, multisensory classes, which strengthen the student’s academic skills and reinforce the essential mechanics of language. The Morning Session is open to all levels, from Pre-School to Upper School, and College Preparatory.
The Afternoon Enrichment Session (noon to 3 p.m.) includes a wide variety of hands-on, discovery learning programs in both enrichment subjects and athletics. This year our Afternoon Enrichment Program is open to lower, middle, and upper school students.
The morning session will make a difference even over a period of four weeks in a student’s approach to learning and studying. The skills and strategies taught in the morning are also reinforced in the afternoon enrichment program by learning specialists trained at The Lewis School and Clinic.
We envision these four weeks as a bridge — connecting the by-gone school year and the one yet to come — allowing children to confidently plant both feet on the ground and, with courage, march across. We are a community rich with dynamic and nurturing teaching — a place where learning arts-integrated, individualized, multi-sensory processes and strategies will engage the many capacities and senses of the brain.
Current students, as well as students from other schools, find our Summer Study Program beneficial to reinforcing the foundations of learning and to repair those skills that are not yet well-developed.
Among our students and alumni are countless success stories. We are proud of the hundreds of Lewis School students who have found their true potential as scholars, professionals, artists, and as human beings. These stories are the reason The Lewis School exists more than 35 years after we first opened our doors. Perhaps this summer will be the beginning of your child’s success story.
The Lewis School is a private, nonprofit, coeducational day school for students with learning differences related to dyslexia, auditory processing and attention deficit. Afternoon Education and Speech Therapy are available, as are independent, comprehensive educational evaluations (by appointment).
For more information regarding The Lewis School Summer Study, or full-time enrollment, please call 609-924-8120 or visit us on the web at www.lewisschool.org.
The Lewis School of Princeton. 53 Bayard Lane, Princeton 08540; 609-924-8120. www.lewisschool.org.
Dance Corner
Five camps for summer fun and serious dancers
The Dance Corner has something for everyone this summer, including three new camps for cheerleaders, junior ballerinas, and dancing princesses.
Storytime Princess Camp will delight 4- to 6-year-olds with daily themes that will allow their inner royalty to emerge. Each day includes dancing, acting out stories, and a craft. This camp is available July 11 to 15 and/or July 18 to 22 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Cheer Camp will empower those 6 and older to take their sport to the next level. Available in full and half-day sessions, the program includes cheer dance, gymnastics, ribbon dance, partnering and stunting, and strength. It is available July 11 to 15 and/or July 18 to 22 from 9:15 a.m. to noon or 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Our ballet department continues to grow, which is why we added Junior Ballet Intensive this summer,” said Roni Wilityer, who co-owns The Dance Corner with Amy DeCesare. “This is for the serious younger student who wants to pursue a career in ballet.”
Junior Ballet Intensive camp students will study specific moves and strengthen their techniques in ballet, lyrical, pre-pointe, choreography and Pilates. It’s available in full and half-day sessions for those 7 and older July 25 to 29 and/or Aug. 1 to 5 from 9:15 a.m. to noon or 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It wouldn’t be summer at The Dance Corner without Senior Ballet Intensive camp geared toward the serious older student on the way to a ballet career. Entrance into this program is by audition and recommendation of the directors, and will enhance dancers’ abilities in ballet, lyrical, pre-pointe, choreography and Pilates. It’s available in full and half-day sessions July 25 to 29 and/or August 1 to 5 from 9:15 a.m. to noon or 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“We have offered our Dynamic Dance Camp for the past 10 years and it has been a huge success. It is geared toward children who would like to try different types of dance,” Wilityer noted. “It’s a great way to exercise and have fun in the summer. It’s held at the Thomas Grover Middle School, and unlike our other camps, registration is through the West Windsor Recreation Department at 609-799-6141.”
Dynamic Dance Class offers ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, acro/jazz, workshops and crafts. It’s a two-week program, full or half-day, for those between 5 and 14 and runs July 11 to 22 and July 25 to Aug. 5 from 9:15 a.m. to noon or 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wilityer emphasized there still are private lessons available over the summer for the dancer who wants to work on specific area, plus evening classes for those who are looking for one night a week of dance. Evening classes include pre-ballet, Ballet I and II, Jazz and Tap I and II, Tap III and IV, and Hip-Hop for 6- to 8-year olds, 9- to 12-year-olds and 13 and up. Wilityer notes parents should check the website frequently, as Dance Corner may add more classes to meet the needs of the dancing community
Learn more at www.thedancecorner.org or by calling (609) 799-9677. Classes fill quickly, and registration is open for summer 2011.
Dance Corner. 335 Princeton-Hightstown Road, West Windsor. 609-799-9677. www.thedancecorner.org
Dance Expo
All-new summer camps available at all three locations
This summer, those looking for dancing fun in East Windsor, Plainsboro, or Lawrenceville need look no further than Dance Expo and The Dance Network.
All three locations are Robin Silverman Krakowski’s family of dance studios, including Dance Expo in East Windsor, Dance Expo in Plainsboro, and The Dance Network in Lawrenceville.
“Whether it’s Musical Theater Camp, Dance Around the World Camp, Dance Camp or, for the first time, Art Camp, there’s something fun to do for kids 4-years-old and up,” Krakowski said. “And this summer, there’s before care and after care available, too.”
Dance Around the World and Dance Camps are offered to two different age groups: 4- to 7-year-olds and 8 and up. Sessions are full- or half-day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Both include a 12-12:30 p.m. bring your own lunch break, with snacks provided.
Dance Around the World will explore different cultures through performance and visual art, such as dances from Spain, Ireland, Hawaii, and India. Campers will learn more about each culture through crafts and games.
“Dance Camp will focus on all different types of dance including ballet, jazz, hip-hop and more, plus hands-on craft sessions,” Krakowski added. “It’s a fun way to try different dance styles.”
Art Camp also is available full- and half-day for kids age 6 and older. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts (wood painting kits, card-making and tye-dyeing), cartooning and caricatures, painting (water color, tempera and acrylic) and drawing (pencil, colored pencil, and charcoal).
Musical Theater Camp is full-day only, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for campers age 6 and older. It promises to be a fun-filled time learning about the ins and outs of musical theatre. In addition to dancing, singing and acting, campers also will learn the basics of costuming, set design, auditioning and more. Each week culminates with a performance in front of an audience of family and friends.
Depending on the camp, Dance Expo and The Dance Network summer programs run in one-week sessions from June 20 to Aug. 19. Specific dates may be found on the registration form, which is online at www.danceexpo.org, or by calling the studio. Before care is available from 8 to 9 a.m., and after care is offered from 4 to 6 p.m.
Krakowski notes classes fill fast, and urges interested parents to register now.
Dance Expo Plainsboro. Plainsboro Village, 4 Market Street, Plainsboro. 609-799-7744. www.danceexpo.org
Dance Expo. 572 Rt. 130 South, East Windsor. 609-371-2828. www.DanceExpo.org. classinfo5678@aol.com
The Dance Network. Manors Shopping Center, 160 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, Lawrenceville.609-844-0404.
www.thedancenetwork.org. classinfo5678@aol.com
Princeton Day School
More than 150
offerings at Summer Programs at PDS
There’s little that’s not offered at Summer Programs at Princeton Day School, making it the ideal place for kids of all ages to spend not-so-lazy summer days.
More than 150 programs in the arts, academics, athletics, and adventure await children from three-and-a-half to high school seniors. Programs predominantly are taught by Princeton Day School faculty, or by other exceptional, seasoned teachers.
“This summer, we’re proud to offer the new Summer Arts Institute,” said Lynn Zahn, administrative director of summer programs. “It’s for students entering grades 9 to 12 and offers intensive programs in studio arts, performing arts and creative writing.”
To achieve the ambitious Summer Art Institute, Princeton Day School, has brought in faculty who are accomplished artists. Class size will be limited to 12 to facilitate one-on-one interaction as aspiring young artists build a portfolio.
“We’re also featuring Black Rocket Production programs this summer,” Zahn added. “Each class provides computer-based programs that mirror real-life experiences and challenges so kids can create their own adventures.”
Classes range from Junkyard Warrior (learning to protect the environment) to Lightz! Camera! Action! (movie-making) to Innerspace: Rocket Through Medicine (a trip through medicine) and beyond.
“In addition to our regular chess offerings, we are excite to offer a talented and gifted as well as an All-Girls chess program,” Zahn explained. There are not a lot of young women involved in chess, so we have designed a program specifically for girls. Both will be taught by Martha Fierro, International Grand Master, Olympic medalist and FIDE International trainer.
Summer Programs at Princeton Day School is open to all; campers do not have to be enrolled students. The state-of-the-art facilities include athletic fields, ice rink, computer labs, art studios, science labs, tennis courts, music suite, air-condition theatre and more.
Pre-Camp care, if needed, begins at 7:30 a.m. Morning sessions run 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.; afternoon sessions are from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. There is a supervised lunch from 11:15 a.m. to noon, and the Extended Day Program option lasts until 5:30.
“We have just about everything your child could want in a camp,” Zahn said. “Adventure programs, weekend programs for parents and children, a Women’s Leadership Program for grades 8 to 10 held at Princeton University, darkroom photography, oil Paintings, a full range of athletic programs, cooking, language arts, math –– it’s all at Summer Programs at Princeton Day School.”
Registration is open for summer 2011. Parents and campers can learn more online at www.pds.org/summerprograms or by calling 609-279-2700.
Summer Programs at Princeton Day School. 650 Great Road, Princeton. 609-279-2700. summerprograms@pds.org. www.pds.org/summerprograms
