2017 Camp Oakwood Brochure

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OAKWOOD DAY
CAMP

Spend your summer with Oakwood in what is sure to JUNE 5th, 2017
be our most exciting adventure EVER! We have camps &
classes for all ages ensuring everyone has a safe and fun Through
summer here at Camp Oakwood. Our courses and camps
range from purely fun summer experiences to earning AUGUST 23rd, 2017
course credits toward graduation! You are guaranteed to
find something that you will enjoy this summer at Camp (except July 4th)
Oakwood.
7:30AM - 6:00PM
New this year at Camp Oakwood, we will be open
ALL summer! The Oakwood Day Camp will start the week PRICES
after school lets out and be open till school starts back up.
We are offering an ALL SUMMER rate for those families that All Summer: $1500
need a safe and secure place for students to enjoy for the Weekly All Day: $170
entire summer. We will even offer a 50% discount code off Weekly 1/2 Day: $125
all Oakwood specialty camps to allow your student to
participate in additional camps while attending the Hourly: $10/Hour
Oakwood Day Camp this summer! This is an amazing
opportunity for your student to have a consistent place to Will be billed hourly rate
go this summer and combine the exciting speciality camps if not registered with
that are hosted here at Camp Oakwood!
CampOawkwood.org the
previous week.

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Summer Courses at Camp
Oakwood

Come join our Upper School teachers and earn
credit hours during the summer with these
exciting elective courses!

Summer Course Requirements & Details

This summer The Oakwood School will offer course credit
for selected elective courses in the several subject areas.

Important details include:

• These courses will be available to rising 9th through Honors Level Writing Seminar
12th grade students.
Monday- Friday, 12:30 P.M. -4:30 P.M.
• Each course will be worth .5 to 1 credit hour. July 10th - July 28th.

• Each credit hour requires 120 contact hours to be This writing intensive course emphasizes
earned. writing as a multi-stage process wherein the
best results are achieved not so much through
• Students will be held to the same standards and the initial vision as through thoughtful,
expectations as they are during the school year. disciplined revision. In the class, reading
assignments are relatively short and generally
• There is a strict attendance policy as each day counts as read aloud in class. Class discussions centered
several classes during the regular school year. on the readings allow students to analyze how
the writer achieves the intended effect.
• Credits and grades will be added to official transcripts. Students learn to see the choices involved in a
writer’s presentation of his/her subject. A
subtext of the course is an on-going discussion
about the autobiographical nature of all writing,
a growing realization for students that who they
are shines through what they write no matter
the subject. This parallel curriculum helps
students to understand, claim and manage their
own writing voice. Essays written include the
self portrait, the remembered event,
remembered place, and a research paper;
students also write short journal entries. Many
of the writings can be adapted for college
essays.

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Earn elective credits Independent Tutorial Studies Honors or Non-
toward graduation! Honors

Film Studies To be completed over any 3 or 6 week from
June 12th-August 4th for 4 hours each day.
Monday - Friday, 12:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.
July 17th - August 4th Enrolled students will arrange specific dates and
times with the History Department to earn
This course offers students a historical perspective either .5 or 1 credit hour consisting of 60 or 120
on film and exposes students to a study of contact hours. Make up days will be arranged as
aesthetics and storytelling in cinema. Students will needed for students; maximum of 4 days. All
analyze both clips and longer works of various work must be completed by August 4th.
genres in order to see how film shapes our culture
and values. Students will show their learning in a Each student will partner with one or more
series of short writings and one research essay. It members of the History Department to design an
should be noted that some films studied will be R- individualized program of study on a topic of
rated, but students will have the option to opt out your choice within the fields of history, political
of viewing these films. science, sociology, anthropology, religious
(Suggested for 9th - 12th Graders) studies, or art history. You could choose a specific
person like President Kennedy, a time period like
Modern American Pop Culture Honors the Middle Ages, a country like China during the
20th Century, an event like the introduction of
Monday- Friday, 8:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. the computer, or another topic of your choice.
June 12th - July 28th. Students can either share a topic with other
students or work individually. All students will
Students will gain a better understanding of the earn a grade based on his.her individual work.
20th Century through the examination of American This is also a great way to prepare an entry for
popular culture in art, movies, television, dance, different history competitions that take a great
and music.They will study how historical deal of research and work on a topic, such as
circumstances affect public perception and response National History Day, the North Carolina History
and how popular culture is part of a broader Museum, the North Carolina State Fair, etc. Each
concept of human relationships and social independent study will include multiple
change.Specific areas of culture will include film, assessments and finish with a culminating public
TV, music, dance, food, clothing, and sports. demonstration of knowledge. Potential final
Lecture, seminar discussions, debates, projects include written papers, historically
presentations, research papers, guest speakers, field researched dramatic performances,
trips, and a culminating project are features of this documentaries, websites, or museum exhibits.
class.The course is team taught by the History (Suggested for Rising 9th-12th graders)
Department faculty, Ms. Stevenson, Ms. Imbimbo,
Mr. Baer, and Mr. Weaver. (Suggested for Rising
9th-12th graders)

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Black
Mountain
Adventure

Summer Courses

Medical Technology – Honors.
June 12th – July 28th, M-TH
8:30A.M. -12:00P.M., also requires 6 hours/week independent research

You’ve provided your urine specimen, and the phlebotomist has taken your How adventurous is your
blood sample. Now what? camper? We will journey
In this course, students will be introduced to medical technology theory to the YMCA at Black
and diagnostic procedures performed in a clinical laboratory to assist Mountain for 5 days and 4
physicians in monitoring, treating and preventing disease. Study topics will nights. We have a week
include urinalysis, hematology, clinical chemistry, blood banking, PACKED with different
microbiology, and parasitology. In addition to learning the theory, this lab- activities from high ropes
based class will require students to demonstrate proficiency in performance course to archery to late
of basic laboratory test procedures. night hiking! This camp is
first come first served and
This class is taught by Anita Rish-Hodgkins, a licensed medical technologist has limited spots! Sign up
with more than thirty years of experience in the clinical lab field. Class ASAP!
format will include lecture, Socratic discussion, field trips, research studies
and a final project. Counts as elective credit, (Suggested for grades 9-12)

Principles of Technology – Honors.
June 12th – July 28th, M-TH

12:30P.M. - 4:00P.M. , also requires 6 hours/week independent research

Students in this laboratory science course apply physics and mathematics JUNE 12TH - JUNE 16TH
&.
concepts through a unified systems approach to develop a broad
knowledge base of the principles underlying modern technical systems. JULY 31ST - AUG. 4TH

Students study seven technical principles: force, work, rate, resistance, 5 DAYS & 4 NIGHTS ALL
energy, power, and force transformers, emphasizing how each principle INCLUSIVE CAMP

plays a unifying role in the operation of mechanical, fluid, electrical, and PRICE: $625
thermal systems in high-technology equipment. This "principles and

systems" approach to studying these technical principles provides a
foundation for further education and career flexibility as technology and

technical systems advance. Taught by Anita Rish-Hodgkins, the class format
will include lecture, labs, research studies and independent projects.

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June 12 - June 16
Morning Camps 9am - 12pm

Project Runway Jurassic Brick World
(Bricks 4 Kidz)
Grade: 4th - 8th Price: $155

Grade: K - 2nd Price: $155

Come join us on the Oakwood Runway for a week of Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Put on

fashion and fun! Using only paper products, students your hiking boots and camouflage...you’re about to
will design, construct, and model their own mini enter Jurassic Brick Land! Campers will build a world
that comes to life with gentle Brontosaurus, ferocious
collection of outfits and accessories. Your creativity
will be tested, but as Tim Gunn would say, “Make it Velociraptor, terrifying T.Rex, and more. We’ll learn
work! about amazing dinosaurs that lived during the Jurassic

period, and other extinct, prehistoric animals that
roamed the earth and swam the seas during that era
and millions of years later. Show us your building skills

using our specialized project kits! Come learn, build
and play at Jurassic Brick Land camp! Creative

Learning Corporation is not affiliated with nor owns
rights to Jurassic Park ® Universal Studios & Amblin
Entertainment, Inc.

Little Eagle Soccer

Grade:1st - 4th Price: $135

Pirate Camp Soccer at Camp Oakwood provides athletes the

Grade: Pre - K - 1st Price: $135 opportunities to improve their abilities. With three-hour
sessions, participants will conduct drills and games that
Ahoy Mateys! Arrgghh you ready for a week of swash- will hone their skills. Instructional time will also focus on
buckling fun? If so...Pirate Camp is for you. Join us as
improving soccer IQ and give participants a greater
we walk the plank, learn to talk and dress like pirates, understanding of the strategies and teamwork required
hunt for buried treasure, and make your own pirate
to be part of a successful team. All participants should
sword and flag. These are just a few of the adventures be properly equipped with weather appropriate athletic
you have during your week as a Pirate. All hands on gear, soccer cleats, shin guards, closed-toe athletic
deck. Your Captain and Co-Captain for the week will
shoes (if we need to go into the gym) and a water
be Mrs. Painter and Mrs. Long. deck! bottle. We welcome players of all abilities and look

forward to having lots of fun out on the field!

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June 12 - June 16
Afternoon Camps 1pm - 4pm

Black Mountain Adventure Learn 2 Skate with
5 days / 4 Nights Carolina Ice Zone

Grade: 4th - 8th Price: $625 Grade: 2nd - 12th Price: $155

How adventurous is your camper? We will journey to the Campers will receive daily instruction from an ice
YMCA at Black Mountain for 5 days and 4 nights. We have skating professional and learn the basic
a week PACKED with different activities from high ropes
FUNdamentals of ice skating. Campers will also have
course to archery to late night hiking! This camp is first daily free skating time and play structured on-ice
come first served and has limited spots! Sign up ASAP!
skating games. Campers will be tested at the end of
the week and each child will receive an award.
Campers should bring pants, a sweatshirt or

lightweight jacket, gloves, and long socks.

Mining & Crafting
(Bricks 4 Kidz)

Grade: Pre-K - 1st Price: $155

"Minecraft is a game about placing blocks to build Under The Sea

anything you can imagine. At night monsters come out, Grade: Pre-K - 1st Price: $155
make sure to build a shelter before that happens.
Let’s dive into summer by celebrating awesome marine
Experience the world of Minecraft with LEGO® bricks in life! Through art, songs, stories, and play, children will
this fun camp. Kids will start by crafting their shelters
and some of the mobs, critters and tools using LEGO® learn about marine animals that call oceans their home.
We will have a whale of a time discovering the mysteries
bricks. Students will face new challenges each day,
building models and crafting key elements from the of the sea! Get ready for an under the sea adventure
with Mrs. Painter and Mrs. Long.
popular Minecraft game. LEGO® is a registered
trademark of the LEGO® Group and Mojang ©
2009-2013. ""Minecraft"" are trademarks of Notch

Development AB of companies which does not sponsor,
authorize or endorse these programs".

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June 19 - June 23
Morning Camps 9am - 12pm

Eagle Basketball STEM Design Price: $155
Little Eagle Basketball
Grade: 4th - 8th
Grade: 5th - 10th Price: $115
Grade: K - 4th
This is a camp for students who are looking to
Want to start your summer off with a blast? Come with strengthen and expand their scientific knowledge and
have fun! A variety of science and engineering concepts
your friends to Oakwood's Summer Slam Basketball
Camp to learn about the great game of basketball while will be introduced through hands-on experiments. Every
project has a clever theme to spark your imagination
honing the skills necessary to become the best player
you can be. Participants will learn all fundamentals of and turn problem solving and skill building into a fun
the game of basketball. There will be fun individual and game.

team competitions, games, and activities. Students will Princess Camp
be grouped by their skill levels and partnered with
Grade: Pre-K - 1st Price: $135
coaches and experienced varsity basketball players for
individualized attention to skill improvement. The best Princess Camp is perfect for the “Princess” in your family.
part is that you can take these drills and games with you
Tiaras and tutus, castles and crafts, tea and dancing are
to improve your game year round. Sign up now!. the delights of every little Princess. Our days will be
filled with arts and crafts, music, stories, and a tea party
Theatre Camp Price: $155
at the end of the week! Join us for a week of fun that will
Grade: 4th - 7th “Bring out the princess in you!” Join Mrs. Painter and

Mrs. Long for this magical experience.

If you like being in the spotlight join us for a week of Pirate Science
acting and improvisation, movement and voice for the
Grade: 2nd - 5th
theater. Bring your imagination, a water bottle and a
snack. Don't forget to dress comfortably.

Price: $150

Water World Join the pirate themed fun with Big Bear Science as we
explore ocean science. Topics will include: how to sink
Grade: K - 2nd Price: $155 your own pirate ship, sharks, what is really found on the

Water World is full of excitement! We will have a giant ocean floor (besides treasure!), differences between
saltwater and freshwater, and water movements (tides,
water slide and go to the Lion’s Water Adventure Water
Park on Friday June 17th. We will also play water games currents, and tsunamis). The week will end with a blast,
and do other water filled activities. Make sure to bring when we visit the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation
Lab for a private, behind the scenes tour of the artifacts
your bathing suit everyday!
from Blackbeard’s ship!

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June 19 - June 23
Afternoon Camps 1pm - 4pm

Audition & Competition A Taste of the Past
Prep Workshop
Grade: 3rd - 7th Price: $135

Grade: 9th -12th Price: $155

This workshop will help students learn and brush –up on Eat your way through history by learning about past and
skills needed to ace a professional or college audition
present kitchen customs, tools, foods, and recipes. This
or prep for the Shakespeare Competition. We will go class will include the Ancient World, Middle Ages and
over choosing and rehearsing songs and monologues, Renaissance, Colonial and Early America, WWII, and
preparing for cold readings, what to wear as well as
Modern America. Each day, students will make a recipe
putting together a performance resume and creating a to share as a snack during class and another recipe to
routine to combat jitters. Bring a notebook, pencil,
share with their family that night. As we study food
snack and water bottle. customs, we will also learn about the culture and history
surrounding the recipes. Each class member will be
Star Wars Camp
encouraged to bring in a family recipe, which we will
incorporate into the class. Student will also take away an

illustrated recipe book.

Grade: Pre - K - 1st Price: $155

May the force be with you as you join us in our travels to Eagle Soccer Price: $135
a galaxy far, far away! Star Wars Camp will feature Jedi
Grade: 5th - 8th
training, making light sabers, dressing up as characters
such as Luke, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, and even a Soccer at Camp Oakwood provides athletes the
opportunities to improve their abilities. With intensive
storm trooper. This kid friendly Star Wars camp will three-hour sessions, participants will conduct drills and
include galactic crafts, games, and we will even watch
excerpts from several Star Wars movies. An adventure games that will hone their skills. Instructional time will
also focus on improving soccer IQ and give participants
you don’t want to miss!
a greater understanding of the strategies and teamwork
Water Planet Price: $155 required to be part of a successful team. All participants
should be properly equipped with weather appropriate
Grade: 3rd - 5th
athletic gear, soccer cleats, shin guards, closed-toe
Water Planet is full of excitement! We will have a giant athletic shoes (if we need to go into the gym) and a
water slide and going to the Lion’s Water Adventure
water bottle. We welcome players of all abilities and
Water Park on Friday June 17th. We will also be playing look forward to having lots of fun out on the field!
water games and other water filled activities. Make sure

to bring your bathing suit everyday!

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June 26 - June 30
Morning Camps 9am - 12pm

All Sports Camp Bug Camp

Grade: Pre-K - 5th Price: $115 Grade: Pre-K - 1st Price: $155

Oakwood Athletic Director Amy Gardner and staff BUGS, BUGS, BUGS! Observing bugs, digging for bugs,
learning about bugs, and discussing bugs are a few
provide a week of fun, fun and more fun! Campers will activities to be experienced in this creepy, crawly, critter
enjoy a variety of sports and games during the week
including archery, mat ball, soccer, basketball, and adventure! Join Mrs. Saverino for this fun filled week of
exploration and discovery!
spider ball. Join the fun!

Elementary Math

Grade: K - 2nd Price: $115

Send your student to math camp! During the camp day

we will work on writing numbers, rote counting, and
basic addition and subtraction in a fun and enriching
ways! Your camper will leave camp with new tools and

strategies for the new school year!

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June 26 - June 30
Afternoon Camps 1pm - 4pm

Weird Science Price: $135

Grade: 2nd - 4th

Savvy Scientists will explore a multitude of science
experiments and discovery from making rock candy to
glow in the dark slime and YES there will be explosions!

Bring your thinking caps on the last day you get to
choose the weird science! Wear sunscreen, clothes that

can get messy, good walking shoes and bring your bug
spray. Field science will be part of your week as well.
3..2...1 Let your imagination run wild with Mrs. Saverino!

Nature Camp Price: $135

Grade: K - 3RD

Sign your nature-loving camper up for this nature-filled
week of fun! All week we will learn about all different
types of animals and where their habitats would be

found in nature. We will log our findings in our journals,
just like real naturalists! Toward the end of the week we

will head to the Neuseway Nature Park for a day full of
fun! There we will learn about different animals and be
able to have lunch. Campers will also show off their new

nature skills at the park!

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AT A GLANCE!

JUNE 2017

JUNE 5 Morning OAKWOOD DAY CAMP
THROUGH Camps: June 5th Through August 23rd
Full and Half Day Options Available
JUNE 9 Afternoon
CAMPS: OAKWOOD DAY CAMP
JUNE 12 June Through August 23rd
THROUGH Morning Full and Half Day Options Available
JUNE 16 Camps:
PROJECT PIRATE CAMP JURRASIC LITTLE EAGLE
RUNWAY WORLD SOCCER

Afternoon LEARN 2 SKATE UNDER THE MINING AND CRAFTING
CAMPS: BRINKC 4 KIDZ
WITH THE CAOLINA ICE ZONE SEA

Morning THEATRE EAGLE & WATER PIRATE PRINCESS
Camps: CAMP LITTLE EAGLE WORLD SCINECE
JUNE 19 BASKETBALL
Afternoon WATER
THROUGH CAMPS: EAGLE PLANET TASTE OF THE AUDITION
JUNE 23 SOCCER PAST
COMPETITION
STAR WARS PREP

WORKSHOP

JUNE 26 Morning ALL SPORTS BUG CAMP ELEMENTARY MATH
THROUGH Camps:
WEIRD SCIENCE NATURE CAMP
JUNE 30 Afternoon
CAMPS:

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AT A GLANCE

JULY 2017

JULY 3 Morning OAKWOOD DAY CAMP
Camps: (CLOSED JULY 4TH)
THROUGH
JULY 7 Afternoon OAKWOOD DAY CAMP
CAMPS: (CLOSED JULY 4TH)

JULY 10 Morning BASEBALL & BAT LEAGUE: HANDWRITING SHAKESPEARE
THROUGH Camps: PITCHING VILLANS & HEROES CAMP

JULY 14 BRICKS 4 KIDZ

JULY 17 Afternoon CAMP SAFARI PRINCESS & SUPERHERO
THROUGH CAMPS: SCIENCE

JULY 21 Morning SPACE CAMP SAT CRITICAL READING GREEK MYTH
Camps: AND WRITING CAMP THEATRE

Afternoon STRING & AROUND THE WORLD IN MARINE BIOLOGY
CAMPS: THINGS 5 DAYS!

JULY 24 Morning CHRISTMAS BRICK CITY ENGINEERS FLAG SAT MATH
THROUGH Camps: IN JULY FOOTBALL

JULY 28 Afternoon POCKET LEARN 2 SKATE WHATS FOR LUNCH?
CAMPS: BRICKS With The Carolina Ice Global Culture & Student Life
JULY 31
THROUGH Morning Zone
AUGUST 4 Camps:
FLAG BLACK MOUNTAIN AUDITION / COMPETITION
Afternoon FOOTBALL ADVENTURE PREPARATION WORKSHOP
CAMPS:
OAKWOOD DAY CAMP
Through August 23rd

Full and Half Day Options Available

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July 10 - July 14
Morning Camps 9am - 12pm

Baseball Pitching Camp Bat League: Villains &
Heroes (Bricks 4 Kidz)
Grade: 3rd - 8th Price: $115

Grade: K - 2nd Price: $155

Come learn the fundamentals of pitching, pitch Enter the dark city where a dangerous jokester and
selection, and grasp a pitchers mindset with coach other evil villains wreak havoc. Thankfully there is a bat
Brandon Hodges. Coach Hodges has been a pitching
hero who comes out each night to fight against these
coach at the college, high school, and American Legion evil-doers! The good guys will ride into action as
levels for over 20 year. Many of Coach Hodges pupils campers build motorized models of the bat hero’s

have continued on to college and division one level speedy vehicle and bat girl’s sleek cycle, but keep the
competition. bat light searching for the evil jokester’s motorized low

rider vehicle cruising through the city streets. Send the
bat hero swinging on his grappling hook technic model
from one skyscraper to the next as he fights crime with

his trusty super sidekick. Campers will use their
imaginations, building skills and crime-fighting passion

in this thrilling camp of bat heroes and villains!

Handwriting Camp Shakespeare Camp

Grade: K - 1st Price: $115 Grade: 4th - 7th Price: $155

Send your student to camp at Oakwood where we will Immerse yourself in Shakespeare's characters,

work on our writing skills! We will work on properly language and plays though games, exercises, and craft
holding a pencil, writing letter and numbers, and we will projects. You'll work on scenes, learn Elizabethan
learn the sounds that the letters make. We will work on dances and improve your acting skills! Bring your

all of this is in fun and enriching ways! Your student will imagination, a water bottle and a snack and dress
leave camp with new tools and strategies for the new comfortably.

school year!

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July 10 - July 14
Afternoon Camps 1pm - 4pm

Camp Safari Price: $115

Grade: K - 4th

Come to the jungle at Camp Oakwood! Your explorer

will feel like he/she is on a safari ride in the jungle! We
will to learn about jungle animals and see what it would
be like to live in the jungle!! At the end of the week we

will go to the zoo and your explorer will be able to see
the animals we learned about all week!

Princess & Superhero
Science

Grade: K - 2nd Price: $130

There is a lot of science hiding in the background of
your favorite princess and superhero stories. Join Big
Bear Science to find the answers to such burning

questions as: Could Rapunzel’s hair really hold a grown
man? Why does The Incredible Hulk turn green? Would

Cinderella’s glass slippers be a good fashion choice?
How does Spiderman make spider silk? And many
more!

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July 17 - July 21
Morning Camps 9am - 12pm

Space Camp Greek Myth Theatre

Grade: K - 4th Price: $135 Grade: 3rd - 5th Price: $155

Space camp will be filled with outer space activities and We will explore the myths of Ancient Greece through
crafts while having fun. Campers will learn about the theatre games, improvisation and story telling and create a

stars, planets, and much more! When we blast off, we short play. Great for fans of Percy Jackson and world
will explore all of the planets and learn about how history.
astronauts live in space! Your camper will do activities
Good Deeds Camp
that are out of this world! At the end of the week we will
head to a planetarium for a look at the stars and the Grade: 2nd - 12th Price: $155

constellations!

SAT Critical Reading & Join me, Mrs. Grabill, in various good deeds within the
Writing community! We will take several trips throughout the week
that include the food bank, the Rocking Horse Ranch, the
Grade: 7th - 12th Price: $155
Ronald McDonald house, and an assisted living facility. We
will end the week with a car wash at the school where our

proceeds will benefit the charity of our choice (we will vote
on Thursday afternoon). I can't wait!

It’s never too early to start preparing for the fall SAT!

Come and get a thorough explanation of everything
you’ll face on the SAT, as well as comprehensive and

time-tested strategies to do well on the test and/ or
improve your score. All areas of the test will be
reviewed, a review book is included in the cost of the

camp, and timed practice tests will be completed. There
will be work and study to complete at home as well, but

you will walk away much better prepared for your SAT!

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July 17 - July 21
Afternoon Camps 1pm - 4pm

Strings & Things

Grade: 3rd - 8th Price: $135

Come and create amazing crafts with yarn and string!
We will knit, create friendship bracelets, do cross-stitch

and more! You'll have wonderful new skills and
beautiful crafts to take home at the end of this week of
crafting!

Around The World In 5 Days!

Grade: 1st - 4th Price: $135

Marine Biology Come sail in a hot air balloon as we travel around the world

Grade: 3rd - 6th Price: $145 in five days! We will learn about all the continents and
various new cultures every day! This camp will introduce
Discover the world hiding below the ocean waves. Big
your camper to new cultures in fun and exciting ways! Your
Bear Science staff will guide you on a journey from the camper will leave with new perspectives and have a love of
coast to the deep sea as we explore different habitats other cultures!
and meet both familiar and bizarre creatures living in

our ocean.

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July 24 - July 28
Morning Camps 9am - 12pm

Christmas In July Brick City Engineers
(Bricks 4 Kidz)
Grade: Pre-K - 1st Price: $135
Grade: K - 2nd Price: $155

In this camp we will present holiday stories, music, Let’s build a CITY! There are many different types of
engineering jobs, and building is one of the most fun!
crafts, snacks and play outside reindeer games. We will What would a city be without the architects and
cool off by learning about snowy animals, sitting around
the Christmas tree and preparing Christmas gifts and engineers who come up with the ideas, plans and
building skills to make it all come together? Campers
ornaments. The campers will make gingerbread cookies
and popcorn strings. We will watch movies like will put their engineering and architecture skills to work
as they build city themed models using LEGO® Bricks.
"Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the The sky’s the limit when campers are challenged to use
Snowman". We will also talk about the history of
Christmas in July. their own ideas and skills to build a skyscraper taller
than their heads! They’ll have a blast using custom-built
Flag Football
cars to move the people of the city all around town –
Grade: 1st- 4th brick by brick! What an accomplishment to be able to
proudly exclaim “We built this BRICK City!”

Price: $135

Flag Football at Camp Oakwood provides a fun, safe

environment for participant to learn about the sport of
football. Drills will be designed so campers can build
upon their skills. Upon building up their skills,

participants will be able to compete in a friendly manner
against one another through controlled and supervised

games. Instructional time will also focus on improving
knowledge of the game and give participants a greater
understanding of the strategies and teamwork required

to be part of a successful team. Throughout the camp,
strong emphasis will be placed on good sportsmanship

and safety for all participants. All participants should be
properly equipped with weather appropriate athletic
gear, cleats, closed-toe athletic shoes (if we need to go

into the gym), and a water bottle. We welcome players
of all abilities and look forward to having lots of fun!

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July 24 - July 28
Afternoon Camps 1pm - 4pm

Learn 2 Skate with
The Carolina Ice Zone

Grade: 2nd - 12th Price: $155

Campers will receive daily instruction from an ice skating
professional and learn the basic FUNdamentals of ice

skating. Campers will also have daily free skating time
and play structured on-ice skating games. Campers will
be tested at the end of the week and each child will

receive an award. Campers should bring pants, a
sweatshirt or lightweight jacket, gloves, and long socks.

SAT Math Price: $155 What's for Lunch? Global
Cultures and Student Life
Grade: 7th - 12th

It’s never too early to start preparing for the fall SAT! Grade: 3rd - 7th Price: $135

Come and get a thorough explanation of everything you’ll By learning and making what students eat for lunch
face on the SAT, as well as comprehensive and time-
around the world, we will make connections to political,
tested strategies to do well on the test and/ or improve social, and economic beliefs and practices of different
your score. All areas of the test will be reviewed, a review
book is included in the cost of the camp, and timed nations. Please advise the camp of any allergies at the
time of registration. This camp will strengthen students’
practice tests will be completed. There will be work and analytical inquiry and expression skills with hands-on
study to complete at home as well, but you will walk away
learning about their world.
much better prepared for your SAT!

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July 31 - August 4
Morning Camps 9am - 12pm

Flag Football Audition & Competition
Prep Workshop
Grade: 5th - 8th Price: $135

Grade: 9th - 12th Price: $155

Flag Football at Camp Oakwood provides a fun, safe This workshop will help students learn and brush –up on
environment for participants to learn about the sport of football.
skills needed to ace a professional or college audition
Drills will be designed so campers can build upon their skills. or prep for the Shakespeare Competition. We will go
Upon building up their skills, participants will be able to
over choosing and rehearsing songs and monologues,
compete in a friendly manner against one another through preparing for cold readings, what to wear as well as
controlled and supervised games. Instructional time will also putting together a performance resume and creating a
focus on improving knowledge of the game and give
routine to combat jitters. Bring a notebook, pencil,
participants a greater understanding of the strategies and snack and water bottle.
teamwork required to be part of a successful team. Throughout

the camp, strong emphasis will be placed on good
sportsmanship and safety for all participants. All participants
should be properly equipped with weather appropriate athletic

gear, cleats, closed-toe athletic shoes (if we need to go into the
gym), and a water bottle. We welcome players of all abilities

and look forward to having lots of fun!

Black Mountain
Adventure

5 days / 4 Nights

Grade: 4th - 8th Price: $625

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camper? We will journey to
the YMCA at Black Mountain

for 5 days and 4 nights. We

have a week PACKED with
different activities from high

ropes course to archery to
late night hiking! This camp

is first come first served and

has limited spots! Sign up
ASAP!

June 5 - August 23rd
7:30AM - 6:00PM

Oakwood Day Camp

Offered ALL Summer

Grade: Pre-K - 12th Weekly Price: $130(1/2 Day)

$170
(7:30 AM - 6:00 PM)

Join Oakwood Day Camp for our extended summer camp that is tailored to
your busy schedule. We offer All Summer, 1/2 Day, and Full Day weekly
options to alleviate the summer blues for you and your kids! Mix and

match the Oakwood Day Camp with any of our specialty camps throughout
the summer to have a truly unforgettable summer with Camp Oakwood.

The campers will enjoy games, crafts, activities, sports, and so much more
with the Oakwood Day Camp.

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June 5
Through

August 23rd

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