Summer Camps

• Ages: For children, preteens, and teenagers ages 5 to 14 (coed).
• Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Dates and Tuition:
  Session 1: June 22 to June 26 – $520
  Session 2: June 29 to July 2 – $415 (Week of July 4)
  Session 3: July 6 to July 10 – $520
  Session 4: July 13 to July 17 – $520
  Session 5: July 20 to July 24 – $520
  Session 6: July 27 to July 31 – $520
• Weekly Transportation Fee (Optional): $50 per camper

Camp Programming Overview
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 more than 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 teams he coached in 2010 and 2017 placed second in the National Girls Team Championship.

• Ages: For children, preteens, and teenagers ages 8 to 14 (coed).
• Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Dates and Tuition:
  Session 1: June 29 to July 2 – $415 (Week of July 4)
  Session 2: July 6 to July 10 – $520
  Session 3: July 13 to July 17 – $520
• Weekly Transportation Fee (Optional): $50 per camper

Camp Programming Overview
Debate is all around us! Whether it's arguing with a friend about the best basketball team, convincing a parent to let you go out with friends, or making an informed vote during an election, we all engage in it. Through fun activities and engaging topics, debaters at this camp will use evidence to substantiate their ideas, analyze and respond to other perspectives, and think critically about the ideas presented.

Let's Debate! also provides practical strategies for critical reading, text analysis, questioning, and developing well-constructed responses. Through the practice of policy debate, students will become familiar with how to use debate in their real and academic lives.

• Ages: For McDonogh students only in rising grades 6 to 9 (ages 11 to 14; coed).
• Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Dates and Tuition:
  Session 1: July 6 to July 10 – $325 (Rising 6th and 7th Graders Only)
  Session 2: July 13 to July 17 – $325 (Rising 8th and 9th Graders Only)
• Additional Note: Transportation and lunch are NOT available for this program.

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, please contact Cathy Schorreck at cschorreck@mcdonogh.org or 443-544-7351.

• Ages: For preteens ages 10 to 14 (coed).
• Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Dates and Tuition:
  Session 1: July 6 to July 10 – $580
  Session 2: July 13 to July 17 – $580
  Session 3: July 20 to July 24 – $580
  Session 4: July 27 to July 31 – $580
• Weekly Transportation Fee (Optional): $50 per camper
• Additional Notes: A minimum of 8 students and a maximum of 15 students will be admitted per session.

Camp Programming Overview
Unlock the secrets of forensic investigation at CSI Camp! Dive into a hands-on experience where campers will find clues, analyze evidence, and solve crimes. Participants will master crime scene interpretation, fingerprinting, handwriting analysis, and more. Inspired by famous cases, campers will design their own crime and present their findings in a thrilling trial. Join us for an immersive adventure and discover if you have what it takes to be a master scientist and investigator!