SUMMER
PROGRAMS
Week 1: July 11-15
Week 2: July 18-22
Week 3: July 25-29
Week 4: August 1-5
Session I: July 5 - July 22
Session II: July 25- August 11
Physical Education 8:00 - 11:15
Health 11:45 - 2:45
Session I: July 5 - July 22
English or Science
Session II: July 25 - Aug. 11
Math or Social Studies
July 5 - July 29
Register & Pay
Online starting Monday,
March 14

Our summer program is designed to enrich the learning of our students, even when school is not in session. The mission of this program is to provide opportunities for continued academic and social growth. Through fun learning experiences delivered by a dedicated teaching staff, the students will discover their talents, develop a love of learning, gain academic confidence, and create new friendships.
The Rose Tree Media School District
Summer Program offers students engaging and stimulating educational experiences.
These experiences are geared towards fostering and promoting life long learning, as well as empowering students in a fun, safe, and enriching environment.
Students will participate in unique, grade specific activities that will target the desired physical and academic skills, as well as promote creativity and higher order thinking. The enthusiastic instructors of our programs are members of the Rose Tree
Media School District family and are eager to share their knowledge with their students. During each session, students are encouraged to strive for excellence, while developing new friendships in a collaborative setting.
Whether you are looking to try a new sport, continue your academic growth, or earn credits for a high school course, our summer program has something for you! For additional questions and information, feel free to contact:
Ms. Christine Seeley
Director of RTMSD Summer Programs
Mrs. Sarah Graham
Assistant Director of RTMSD Summer Programs
Rose Tree Media School District summer@rtmsd.org

Enrichment Camps are week long programs that run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Penncrest High School (except where noted otherwise). Many of these camps are created by teachers based on student interest.
The cost is $150.00 for the one week camps and $400 for the 4 week camps . There is a minimum number of participants required to run each camp. Complete descriptions follow.
Week 1: July 11-15
Animation I
Artists in the Making
Cartoon and Graphic Novels
Creative Writing Workshop
Simple Nutritious Snacks
Sports in Literature
Tennis
Grades
1 — 3
K — 2
6 — 12
2, 3
4, 5
6 — 8
2 — 8
Week 2: July 18-22
Animation II
Beginning Baking
Creative Writing Workshop
Drawing & Painting I
Golf Fundamentals
Ready, Set, Wheel!
Rocketry
Songwriting Workshop
Sports in Literature
Tennis
World Language: French
World Language: Spanish
6 — 12
6 — 8
2 — 8
4, 5
4, 5
Grades
4 — 6
6, 7
4, 5
3 — 5
6 — 12
9 — 12
4, 5

Enrichment Camps are week long programs that run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at Penncrest High School (except where noted otherwise). Many of these camps are created by teachers based on student interest.
The cost is $150.00 for the one week camps and $400 for the 4 week camps . There is a minimum number of participants required to run each camp. Complete descriptions follow.
Week 3: July 25-29
Choir Camp: Part 1 of 2
Creative Writing Workshop
Drawing & Painting II
FUNdamental Field Hockey
Golf Fundamentals
LEGO Robotics: Introduction Level
Mudworks: Clay for Beginners
Sports in Literature
World Language: Spanish
Week 4: August 1-5
Choir Camp: Part 2 of 2
Creative Writing Workshop
LEGO Robotics: Advanced Level
Sports in Literature
World Language: Spanish
Grades
6 — 8
2, 3
6 — 8
4 — 6
6 — 12
4 — 6
5 — 8
6 — 8
4, 5
Grades
6 — 8
4, 5
4 — 6
6 — 8
4, 5
Four Week Camps Grades
Middle School Math (4 weeks: 7/5-7/29) 7, 8
Reading Rockets (4 weeks: 7/11-8/5) 1 — 3
Summer Theatre (4 weeks: 7/11-8/5) 4 — 12

Enrichment Camps Week
Animation I & II
In iPad Animation children will have the opportunity to learn a variety of types of animation using the iPad. In addition to mastering the fundamentals of iPad use, students will receive instruction and create digital projects using Stop-motion, Time-lapse, Claymation and Lego-motion animation formats. Come join the fun and find out what happens when student’s creativity meets Apple technology.
Week 1:
July 11-15
Week 2:
July 18-22
Grades
1 — 3
4 — 6
Artists in the Making
This camp emphasizes fun exploration of various media. Students can expect to be drawing, painting, using papier-mâché, tie-dying, printing, stenciling, sewing, clay work, and much more!
Week 1:
July 11-15
K — 2
Beginning Baking
Students will learn basic baking terms, measuring techniques, and proper use of the oven. Recipes will include pumpkin bread in a jar, mini apple pies, simple cake decorating and much more.
Week 2:
July 18-22
6, 7
Cartoon and Graphic Novels
Is it your dream to become the next Seth MacFarlane or Art
Spiegelman? Whether you have only envisioned your cartoon characters, but haven’t put pencil to paper, or if you have fully developed drawings with no solid stories to bring them to life, you may want to take this workshop. This class will appeal to students who have an interest in telling stories through cartoon characters that they create from their imaginations or from personal experience.
Students will work on individual ideas and projects, and share them for feedback and a sense of artistic collaboration!
Week 1:
July 11-15
6 — 12
Choir Camp
See what choir is like at the high school level! No previous musical experience required. Students would be placed into voice parts and read through exciting, fun repertoire that challenges and motivates them to learn more about their voices! Students from the high school would come and work with these students, encouraging and helping them as they prepare for high school choir. At the end of the 2-week course, students will perform in a relaxed, informal setting and record their progress so that they can take home an mp3 of their music!
Weeks
3-4:
July 25-29,
August 1-5
6 — 8

Enrichment Camps Week Grades
Creative Writing Workshop
This class will appeal to students who have an interest in creative writing. The class will focus on reading mentor texts. Students will write a short story of their own using the creative writing techniques learned from the mentor texts! This class will allow students to use their creativity, imagination, and enhance their writing skills. It will be engaging, interactive, and fun!
Weeks
1 or 3:
July 11-15
July 25-29
Weeks
2 or 4:
July 18-22
August 1-5
Drawing & Painting I & II
Does your child love to draw or paint? In this camp, your child will learn the basics of drawing and painting by focusing on lines, texture, shading and color choice to create still life drawings, perspective drawing, and more.
Week 2:
July 18-22
Week 3:
July 25-29
2, 3
4, 5
3 — 5
6 — 8
FUNdamental Field Hockey
This introductory program is great for beginners and intermediate players who want to work on their fundamental skill sets. This program will prepare players entering grades 4-6 to participate in play without the stress of having to perform and compete. It's all about the FUN! We will teach the fundamentals around proper grip and posture, ball control, receiving and trapping, passing and tackling. Players will be coached by experienced staff who will introduce young athletes to the great game of Field Hockey. This
Summer Camp is high energy and fun! Space is limited.
Week 3:
July 25-29
Golf Fundamentals
Drive, chip, putt!! Students interested in learning the fundamentals of the greatest multi-seasonal game are invited to join this fun golf introductory camp experience! Each day of camp is designed to introduce and teach students the foundations of the life-long game while participating in fun exercises and activities. Basic golf skills, game and course rules, history, etiquette, club usage, sportsmanship and swing will be emphasized. Last day of each session includes a trip to a driving range at no additional cost to the student. Students may bring their own clubs, but clubs will be provided. Space is limited.
Week 2:
July 18-22
Week 3:
July 25-29
4 — 6
6 — 12

Enrichment Camps Week
LEGO Robotics
Do you like robots? Have you been amazed by how NASA scientists use robots to explore the landscapes of other planets? You will learn how to build and program your very own LEGO Midstorms NXT
Robot. You will also design a robot to complete a specific challenge.
No prior experience necessary for LEGO robotics: introduction level.
The advanced level LEGO robotics explores more difficult challenges. Participation in introductory LEGO robotics or prior experience is preferred.
Intro
Week 3:
July 25-29
Adv.
Week 4:
August 1-5
Grades
4 — 6
Middle School Math
Students interested in advancing a level in mathematics in order to enroll in Algebra I in September of 2016, may complete this summer enrichment course. The course, open to students entering 7th or 8th grade, will address pre-algebra concepts. Students must be serious about their work and be prepared to do daily homework and independent practice. Students will complete an assessment at the end of the course to determine mastery of the content and readiness for Algebra I. Completion of the course alone will not qualify students for placement in Algebra I.
Four weeks:
July 5-29
(Note: this course runs Monday - Thursday each week)
Location: Springton Lake Middle School Cost: $250
7, 8
Mudworks: Clay for Beginners
Students will learn the basic ceramic skills of hand building. They will create a project using slabs, coils and pinch pot techniques.
Students will glaze their pieces before taking home a wonderful and unique piece of fired functional ceramics!
Week 3:
July 25-29
5—8
Ready, Set, Wheel!
Students will get a 3-day crash course in throwing on the wheel. In this class they will learn the basic process of throwing on the potters wheel as well as how to make a mug and a bowl. Once fired, students will glaze their pieces before taking home a fabulous one of a kind creation! Space is limited!
Week 2:
July 18-22 9 — 12

Enrichment Camps
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets is a program designed to be an early intervention for students going into first, second, or third grades. The goal of this program is to provide additional support for students who could benefit from reinforcement in reading skills over the summer.
Reading Rockets will help minimize the regression in skills that sometimes occurs over summer vacation. Through this program, students will experience a rich variety of materials that will provide strong links to students’ reading curriculum. Need-based scholarships may be available.
Week
Four weeks:
July 11-
August 5
Grades
1 — 3
Rocketry
This course is a great introduction into the exciting world of rocketry.
This course explores the basic elements of flight and rocketry.
Participants will spend the week building and launching hot air balloons and different kind of rockets, including a soda bottle rocket and model rockets.
Week 2:
July 18-22
Simple Nutritious Snacks
Students will learn basic cooking terms, measuring techniques and prepare nutritious snacks. Snacks will include Hawaiian Pizza, granola, smoothies and many more.
Week 1:
July 11-15
4, 5
4, 5
Songwriting Workshop
This workshop would be for all 6th-12th graders interested in learning more about songwriting. No previous musical experience is required. Students would write their own original music, and gain skills on the keyboard that allow them to become better musicians and even self-accompany! This workshop is perfect for poets who wish they knew more about how to put their words to music, or experienced musicians who are stuck when it comes to writing lyrics.
Singers and non-singers alike are welcome!
Week 2:
July 18-22 6 — 12

Enrichment Camps
Summer Theatre
Rose Tree Media is excited about the talent of our students! To provide an opportunity for students to improve and showcase these talents, the district is holding a four week full day Musical Theatre
Camp during the summer of 2016. This camp is open to students entering grades 4 through 12 and will run July 11 through August 5, culminating with two performances of a Broadway Musical (TBD).
Through theatre workshops and coaching from experienced directors, musical directors, choreographers, costumers, and technical directors, children will be given the opportunity to explore stage craft like never before. Your child's day will be full of acting, vocal, and dance/movement rehearsals and workshops, theatre games, and insight into how a musical is produced. This will be a unique experience, so "act" now and register!
Note: Monday - Thursday (9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.) and
Fridays (9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.)
Week
Week 1-4:
July 11-
August 5
Grades
4 — 12
Sports in Literature
Are you an avid sports fan? Do you wish there were more opportunities to read about sports in school? Here’s your chance for middle school students to read about their favorite sports athletes/ teams while practicing and strengthening reading comprehension and writing skills. This class will explore universal themes found in sports such as perseverance, determination, work ethic, understanding commitment, setting and achieving goals, and overcoming obstacles, through various sports literature including newspaper/magazine articles, biographies, excerpts from nonfiction books, and poetry. Choose the week that works best for you!
Week 1:
July 11-15
Week 2:
July 18-22
Week 3:
July 25-29
Week 4:
August 1-5
Tennis
Game, Set, Match! Students interested in learning or refining the fundamentals of successful tennis are invited to join this fun camp experience! Each day of camp is designed to teach and/or sharpen skills while participating in creative games and activities. Basic tennis strokes, rules of play, match etiquette, and match play will be emphasized. Must bring your own tennis racquet. Space is limited.
Location: Springton Lake Middle School Tennis Courts
Week 1:
July 11-15
Week 2:
July 18-22
6 — 8
2 — 8

Enrichment Camps
World Language: French
Students in 4th or 5th grade can get a jump start on their World
Language study in a French Summer Enrichment Program! The focus of these sessions will be based on conversational language and will also include culture lessons, giving the students glimpses into various French-Speaking countries.
World Language: Spanish
Students in 4th or 5th grade can get a jump start on their World
Language study in a Spanish Summer Enrichment Program! The focus of these sessions will be based on conversational language and will also include culture lessons, giving the students glimpses into various Spanish-Speaking countries.
Week
Week 2:
July 18-22
Week 2:
July 18-22
Week 3:
July 25-29
Week 4:
August 1-5
Grades
4, 5
4, 5

SUMMER
PROGRAMS
Once again, Penncrest High School will be offering Health and Physical Education classes for original credit through our summer program.
The dates and times are as follows:
Physical Education (8:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.) @ Penncrest HighSchool
Health (11:45 – 2:45) @ Penncrest HighSchool
Physical Education (8:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.) @ Penncrest HighSchool
Health (11:45 – 2:45) @ Penncrest HighSchool
Health and Physical Education classes will only be offered if a minimum   number of students register.
Students entering grades 10-12 are eligible to take health and/or physical education for original credit over the summer.
The cost is $250.00/course.

SUMMER
PROGRAMS
The following courses will be offered for remediation at Penncrest High School this summer from 8:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. A student may only complete 1 course per session.
One Course - $250.00
Two Courses - $400.00
Half-credit remediation courses meet during the first half of each session. The cost of semester remediation courses is $125.00/course.
Session I:    July 5 - July 22
English or Science
Session II:   July 25 - August 11
Math or Social Studies
Students who do not pass mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts are required to enroll in a remedial summer program in order to meet the minimum promotion requirements. Students may enroll in a maximum of two courses. Courses will meet face-to-face five times during the month of July. Each session will be two hours in length. Students will be required to complete assignments outside of class in between each session. These required assignments will constitute a minimum of fifteen hours. In total, each course will require a minimum of 25 hours.
Courses will be scheduled during the period of July 5th through July 29th –
9 AM to 11 AM.
Exact dates for each course will not be determined until the last day of school. Once final grades are submitted, we will create a schedule that will allow students to access any needed combination of courses in order to meet promotion requirements. A letter will be mailed to parents at that time.
One Course - $125.00
Two Courses - $200.00

Thank you for choosing to enroll in a Rose Tree Media School District Summer Program! We look forward to providing your child with an educationally enriching summer. Please read and be familiar with the important information below.
Should you have additional questions, feel free to contact:
If you have any trouble registering or you are unable to register online, please call
610-627-6461.

SUMMER
PROGRAMS
COURSE COSTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Please be aware that any course is subject to cancellation should there be insufficient enrollment. You will be contacted should this unfortunate situation occur.
LIMITED ENROLLMENT
Please be aware that some courses have a limited enrollment for safety and staffing reasons. You will be contacted if you need to be added to a waiting list.
TRANSPORTATION
All students attending the 2016 Summer Program will be required to provide their own transportation. Please take note of the starting and ending times of all courses carefully. Parents should pick their children up at the end of the class each day. If an emergency occurs, phone 610-627-6203 for whatever aid may be necessary.
CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER OR EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCE
Please be aware that any course is subject to cancellation if there is a loss of power. If a cancellation occurs, you will be notified using the contact information provided during registration. No monies will be refunded.
SNACK BREAK
Food WILL NOT be provided by RTM Summer Program. Students are encouraged to bring a small snack with them to their program. If students are attending a full-day program, they should bring a lunch from home. There will be a 20-minute break provided daily.
DRESS
Shoes are required at all times. Please keep in mind the nature of the program that your student is attending, in order to ensure that they are dressed appropriately for the activities.
BEHAVIOR
Students will be upheld to the same standards of behavior that are enforced during the school year. Physical violence, inappropriate behavior and language will not be tolerated.
Any students who violate this policy will be removed from the RTM Summer Program without a refund.
ADDITIONAL REMINDERS
Students are not permitted in any area of the building except where their RTM Summer
Program is being held. The school district is not responsible for loss of property.
Please be sure to fill out the EMERGENCY HEALTH INFORMATION as part of the online registration process.