Ages 3-5 (Early Childhood) Ages: 4-5 Fee: $220 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. All Day *** C A M P 1 KINDERCOOKING - Boys and Girls A wonderfully delicious camp! Campers will use science and math with hands-on activities. Student chefs will create yummy edible treats as well as fun art. Bon Appétit! ***Afternoons will include outdoor water play (weather permitting). Please bring a swim suit, flip-flops or water shoes, sun block and a beach towel to camp each day. This year, MVS will help get incoming Kindergarten students (from any school) ready for the "shift" from 1/2 day pre-school to the routines of an all day stay at school. We'll make it fun, educational, friendly, and comforting so your student will be prepared for the upcoming school year. Taught by 13-year MVS teacher Jennifer George, be sure and take advantage of this great opportunity to get your child ready! Ages: 3-4 Fee: $110 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon C A M P 3 KinderARTen 1 Have fun with paint, glue, glitter, and lots of other arts and crafts stuff. Remember all great artists start with glue and glitter! Staffed by students from Cincinnati's School for Design, Architecture, and Art (DAA), this class promises to be more than just "finger paint" for the young. Ages: 3-4 Fee: $110 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Morning C A M P 2 Disney Dance Camp - Girls Come dressed as your favorite Disney Princess or Character to the MVS Music Room. The week will be spent learning creative ballet basics and other fundamental dance steps to the music of Cinderella, Beauty and The Beast, Little Mermaid and other Disney shows. The grand finale of the week will be a show for all families on the MVS Stage. Grades 1 - 5 (Lower School) Grades: K-5 Fee: $130 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Morning C A M P 6 Girls' Lacrosse This camp, The Miami Valley School will host its Rams Lacrosse Academy for lacrosse players of all ages. The academy is directed by Carly Carey, lacrosse coach at MVS. The staff consists of coaches and college players from different parts of the country. Each session will help lacrosse players work on different skills including passing, shooting, playing defense and individual and team concepts incorporated into game-like situations. The academy is for players of all levels including girls new to the game. Players will be broken up by appropriate age and experience. Games will be played daily. Each camper will be entered into a lacrosse camp give-away. Equipment is required for all ages. Grades: 3-8 Fee: $130 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Morning C A M P 8 Girls Soccer Join MVS Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Mary Raif for a fun week of Girls Soccer. This camp will help each player build the basic soccer fundamentals and understand the strategy of game play. This camp is open to girls going into the 3rd through 8th grades in the fall of 2011. Grades: 5-9 Fee: $200 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon C A M P 9 Girls' Softball Join us for a five-day intensive softball camp featuring all aspects of the game. Learn proper techniques for hitting, as well as the basics of the "short game" which includes bunts, placement, slap hits and drag bunting. Aspirating pitcher or catcher? Let us teach you the mental and physical aspects of the two most important positions on the field. Learn how to turn one fastball into five pitches and why you don't throw two changes up in a row. Join us for the fundamentals of defense from the infield and outfield perspectives; where to throw, how to hit the cut-offs and why holding the ball is sometimes the better choice than making a throw. Finally, let's have some fun in the dirt. It's time to slide. We'll work on the basics of sliding as well as the hook slide for the tough out. The MVS softball camp is taught by seven-year Varsity Coach Brenna Bretscher. Register early for camp space is limited. CANCELED DUE TO LOW SIGN-UPS - SORRY! Grades: 2-5 Fee: $220 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. All Day C A M P 4 Happy Hikers Grab your sneakers, sunscreen and water bottle and hit the trails to discover some of the best place to hike in the Dayton area. We'll visit a new park each day, such as Grant Park and Sugarcreek MetroPark, to view some awesome scenery, play in some creeks and picnic in the sun. Grades: 3-8 Fee: $130 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon C A M P 5 Boys' Soccer This camp, conducted by MVS Graduate Cameron Porter, heading to Princeton to play Varsity Soccer, is for boys entering the third through eighth grades for the 2011 school year. This camp will focus on all aspects of skill development through drills and game situations. This camp is a must for the young man planning on playing soccer this fall. Grades 6 - 8 (Middle School) Grades: 6-12 Fee: $130 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Afternoon C A M P 7 Girls' Lacrosse This camp, The Miami Valley School will host its Rams Lacrosse Academy for lacrosse players of all ages. The academy is directed by Carly Carey, lacrosse coach at MVS. The staff consists of coaches and college players from different parts of the country. Each session will help lacrosse players work on different skills including passing, shooting, playing defense and individual and team concepts incorporated into game-like situations. The academy is for players of all levels including girls new to the game. Players will be broken up by appropriate age and experience. Games will be played daily. Each camper will be entered into a lacrosse camp give-away. Equipment is required for all ages. Grades: 5-9 Fee: $200 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon C A M P 9 Girls' Softball Join us for a five-day intensive softball camp featuring all aspects of the game. Learn proper techniques for hitting, as well as the basics of the "short game" which includes bunts, placement, slap hits and drag bunting. Aspirating pitcher or catcher? Let us teach you the mental and physical aspects of the two most important positions on the field. Learn how to turn one fastball into five pitches and why you don't throw two changes up in a row. Join us for the fundamentals of defense from the infield and outfield perspectives; where to throw, how to hit the cut-offs and why holding the ball is sometimes the better choice than making a throw. Finally, let's have some fun in the dirt. It's time to slide. We'll work on the basics of sliding as well as the hook slide for the tough out. The MVS softball camp is taught by seven-year Varsity Coach Brenna Bretscher. Register early for camp space is limited. CANCELED DUE TO LOW SIGN-UPS - SORRY! Grades: 3-8 Fee: $130 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon C A M P 5 Boys' Soccer This camp, conducted by MVS Graduate Cameron Porter, heading to Princeton to play Varsity Soccer, is for boys entering the third through eighth grades for the 2011 school year. This camp will focus on all aspects of skill development through drills and game situations. This camp is a must for the young man planning on playing soccer this fall. Grades: 3-8 Fee: $130 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Morning C A M P 8 Girls' Soccer Join MVS Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Mary Raif for a fun week of Girls Soccer. This camp will help each player build the basic soccer fundamentals and understand the strategy of game play. This camp is open to girls going into the 3rd through 8th grades in the fall of 2011. Grades: 7-8 Fee: $200 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Morning C A M P 10 Boys and Girls Tennis Camp This five day intensive tennis camp features both doubles strategies and match play. Doubles is the most overlooked part of high school tennis. Learn when to move, where to move, and most importantly, why to move. Learn how to work with any partner and how to communicate effectively during a match. Discover how important serve and returns are, and why a lob is as much an offensive shot as it is a defensive shot. Find out how to "cut the box" on a return and how "mirroring" your shot will put you and your partner in correct position. Explore the game "cat and mouse" with lob play and just why placement is so often better than power... if you want to WIN that is. Come join the MVS tennis camp taught by 39-year-veteran coach Vin Romeo and 15-year assistant coach Brenna Bretscher. Register early, first come, first "serve." Grades 9 - 12 (Upper School) Grades: 5-9 Fee: $200 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Afternoon C A M P 9 Girls' Softball Join us for a five-day intensive softball camp featuring all aspects of the game. Learn proper techniques for hitting, as well as the basics of the "short game" which includes bunts, placement, slap hits and drag bunting. Aspirating pitcher or catcher? Let us teach you the mental and physical aspects of the two most important positions on the field. Learn how to turn one fastball into five pitches and why you don't throw two changes up in a row. Join us for the fundamentals of defense from the infield and outfield perspectives; where to throw, how to hit the cut-offs and why holding the ball is sometimes the better choice than making a throw. Finally, let's have some fun in the dirt. It's time to slide. We'll work on the basics of sliding as well as the hook slide for the tough out. The MVS softball camp is taught by seven-year Varsity Coach Brenna Bretscher. Register early for camp space is limited. CANCELED DUE TO LOW SIGN-UPS - SORRY! Grades: 9-12 Fee: $200 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Morning C A M P 11 Boys and Girls Tennis Camp This five day intensive tennis camp features both doubles strategies and match play. Doubles is the most overlooked part of high school tennis. Learn when to move, where to move, and most importantly, why to move. Learn how to work with any partner and how to communicate effectively during a match. Discover how important serve and returns are, and why a lob is as much an offensive shot as it is a defensive shot. Find out how to "cut the box" on a return and how "mirroring" your shot will put you and your partner in correct position. Explore the game "cat and mouse" with lob play and just why placement is so often better than power... if you want to WIN that is. Come join the MVS tennis camp taught by 39-year-veteran coach Vin Romeo and 15-year assistant coach Brenna Bretscher. Register early, first come, first "serve."