ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
iCamp
Robotics with iCamp
Ages: Boys and Girls 8 to 13
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (M-F)
Dates: Weekly, June 17 to July 26
Tuition: $475 per week
(Independence Day week - July 1 to July 5 - $380)
A minimum of 8 students and a maximum of 20 students will be admitted per session.
Campers use Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 to create innovative and challenging robotic designs. Working in a team or individually, they will use sensors, motors, and blue-tooth technology to program their robots to move, react to sound or light, and make decisions! Campers use the NXT-G programming language as they go about completing their robotic missions and may be challenged by a FIRST Lego™ League-style robotics mission. Campers are encouraged to document their designs using animation, digital art, and video techniques available in camp.
For more information, please contact Abani Sehu at ctworkshop.md@gmail.com or 410-336-0110.
Technology with iCamp
Ages: Boys and Girls 8 to 13
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (M-F)
Dates: Weekly, June 17 to July 26
Tuition: $475 per week
(Independence Day week - July 1 to July 5 - $380)
A minimum of 8 students and a maximum of 20 students will be admitted per session.
Choose your ADVENTURE! Children’s Technology Workshop iCamp™ provides children with the chance to individualize their day camp experience. Campers are encouraged to design their adventures as young entrepreneurs, creating their own logos and business cards to personalize their quest. Whatever they choose, children will complete applied technology adventures customized to their skill level. Campers use the latest Lego™ robotic equipment and exciting child-friendly software as they complete their missions. We boast a 1:1 camper to laptop ratio and a 7:1 camper to instructor ratio.
For more information, please contact Abani Sehu at ctworkshop.md@gmail.com or 410-336-0110.
Video Game Design with iCamp
Ages: Boys and Girls 10 to 14
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (M-F)
Dates: Weekly, June 17 to July 26
Tuition: $475 per week
(Independence Day week - July 1 to July 5 - $380)
A minimum of 8 students and a maximum of 20 students will be admitted per session.
Campers will use an object-oriented, GUI-based game design program as they learn the fundamentals of programming and game design. Students will create and develop a storyboard and bring characters to life (we have a strict no-violence policy). Completed games are PC-based and will be made available for at-home use. New this year, campers will be introduced to Kodu, which allows kids to create games in a 3D environment using a visual programming language. Kodu games run on Xbox 360 and PC, although PC and Xbox games do not intermix.
For more information, please contact Abani Sehu at ctworkshop.md@gmail.com or 410-336-0110.
SAT Prep Course
Ages: Boys and Girls 15 to 17
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (M-F)
Dates: June 17 - July 5
Tuition: $1,695
The Capital Educators Summer SAT Prep Course mirrors the celebrated program that we run throughout the academic year. During three weeks of intensive study, students are introduced to a wide variety of test-taking techniques, time management strategies, and critical reading methods that are central to mastering the SAT and PSAT. As a result, the course is an excellent fit both for incoming 11th and 12th grade students. The summer session includes 36 hours of classroom instruction as well as 3 full-length diagnostic SATs that are administered under standard, testing conditions. Students are grouped into seminars of no more than 10 students and parents are regularly notified of student progress. After completing the summer program, graduates are invited to attend free refresher sessions in the fall in the weeks immediately preceding the SAT and PSAT.
For more information and an application, contact Capital Educators at 410-532-9400.
Writing Strategies
For McDonogh Middle School students only!
Ages: Boys and Girls 11 to 14
Hours: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (M-F)
Dates: June 17 - June 21 (For rising 6th & 7th graders only)
Dates: June 24 - June 28 (For rising 8th & 9th graders only)
Tuition: $275 per session
McDonogh English teacher Cathy Schorreck will guide students through the elements of essay writing during this one week course. Students will review and practice the stages of the writing process including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising. Students will learn strategies that will help them improve the structure, organization, and flow of their writing. They will also receive individual feedback at each stage of the process, and they will be expected to revise their work. Understanding and using rubrics in the planning and revision process will promote stronger proofreading skills. Students will write on word processors and be introduced to different technologies that are available that facilitate writing. For more information, contact Cathy Schorreck at 410-581-4786.
MCDONOGH CHESS CAMP
Ages: Boys and Girls 5 to 14
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (M-F)
Dates: Session 1: June 17 to June 21
Dates: Session 2: June 24 to June 28
Dates: Session 3: July 1 to July 5
Tuition: Session 1: $295; Session 2: $295
Session 3: $240 (Independence Day week)
Kids will be constantly challenged as they learn to play chess with national chess masters. Chess is gymnastics for the brain and studying the game is known to show significant improvement in school grades and academic activities.
Directed by national chess Master Arkadiy Frenkel, young players will be taught strategies and tactics that will help them on the board and in life. Frenkel has over 30 years of international experience and has taught at chess camps, schools and programs in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Several of his current students have won state and national tournaments, and the high school team he coached in 2010 placed second in the National Girls Team Championship.
Latin 1
Open to all rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, McDonogh and non-McDonogh students!
Must have previous exposure to a foreign language
Dates: June 17 to July 18; Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This for-credit course, taught by McDonogh faculty member Lisa Klein, covers the basics of level 1 Latin. Grammatically, students will focus on the present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect verb tenses, the five noun cases, and three of the noun declensions. Via the introduction of Latin vocabulary and syntax, students will strengthen their comprehension of English vocabulary and grammar. Students will also study the culture, history, and religion of ancient Rome, with popular topics such as gladiators, the eruption of Vesuvius, and the Olympian gods. Students will be assessed with homework assignments, weekly quizzes, an independent project, and a midterm and final exam. For more information on how to register, please contact the instructor at Lklein@mcdonogh.org.
Biology
For McDonogh students only!
Dates: June 17 to July 26
This for-credit course, taught by McDonogh faculty members, covers the basic concepts of human biology. Specific topics include: ecology, evolution, cell structure, classical and molecular genetics, physiology and anatomy, biochemistry and taxonomy. The curriculum includes a broad range of labs, including dissection. Cost of course includes a lab fee. For more information on how to register, please contact the science department at 410-581-4757.
Chemistry
For McDonogh students only!
Dates: June 17 to July 26
This for-credit course, taught by McDonogh faculty member Carrie Crooks, examines the properties of materials in the world around us. Specific topics include: atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, the periodic table, chemical nomenclature, quantitative chemistry, nuclear chemistry, kinetic theory and the states of matter, acids and bases, oxidation-reduction reactions, organic chemistry, and an introduction to biochemistry. The curriculum includes a broad range of labs. Cost of course includes a lab fee. For more information on how to register, please contact the science department at 410-581-4757.
Physics
For McDonogh students only!
Dates: June 17 to July 26
This for-credit course is taught by McDonogh faulty members. Topics taught include mechanics, gravity, electricity and magnetism, wave motion, sound, and light. While a conceptual approach is followed, students are expected to apply and manipulate basic algebraic equations, interpret graphs, and draw and interpret vector diagrams. For more information on how to register, please contact the science department at 410-581-4757.
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