Summer Camp

Summer at MVS 2023: Academic Enrichment and Athletic Camps

Summer at MVS camp options are available for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Students do not need to be enrolled at The Miami Valley School to attend Summer at MVS.

The 2023 camp catalog is posted below. Camps are offered each week from June 12-August 1. You can view the camp options for each week using the tabs on the left side of the catalog.

QUESTIONS? Please email summercamp@mvschool.com.

Registration for Summer at MVS 2023 is open!

Step 1: Scroll down to view camp offerings.

Step 2: Create your list of camps you’d like to register for!

Step 3: Click on the links below to complete the enrollment process. If you are a family new to Summer At MVS, please begin by creating a Camp Account. If you have an existing Summer At MVS login, please proceed to Camp Registration.

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Camp Registration (Account Required)

If you are signing up multiple children, there is a 5% discount for siblings! Use coupon code sib05 at checkout.

Camp Hours
EC: 9:00-12:00
Lower School: 9:00-3:00 unless otherwise specified
Middle & Upper School: 9:00-3:00 unless otherwise specified

Before Care (7:30-9:00) and After Care (3:00-5:30) are available unless otherwise specified. Please view the camp registration form for more information!

Now offering afternoon care for children ages 4-5!

Exciting News!!! The Summer at MVS program is now offering afternoon childcare from 12:00-3:00 for children aged 4-5 or who are entering EC2 at MVS!

The details:

After a morning of fun at camp, children will spend the afternoon with a trained childcare team that will help facilitate lunch, rest time, and organized play
This afternoon care will be offered from 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Each child attending will need a packed lunch that is easy for them to manage
They will need to bring a yoga mat and blanket for rest time that will be left in a cubby for the week
They will also need to bring an extra afternoon snack.

If you choose to register for this afternoon childcare, please read the following information:

Option 1: if you have not yet registered for camp, please follow the steps above to complete your registrations. Email summercamp@mvschool.com with any questions.

Option 2: if you have already registered for camp, please log into your Campsite Parent account and you will now see an option for childcare registration that is available for each week. Look for “EC afternoon childcare” under each session. Email summercamp@mvschool.com with any questions.

Cost for afternoon childcare is $140 for the week ($85 for our three-day week, July 5-8).

Space is limited to 12 children per week, so sign up quickly!

Camp Weeks

Session One (June 12-16) Session Two (June 19-23) Session Three (June 26-30) Session Four (July 5-7; three-day week) Session Five (July 10-14) Session Six (July 17-21) Session Seven (July 24-28) Session Eight (August 1-3) College Boot Camp

Pre-K

Branching Out: A Week of Nature!

Instructor: Kathleen Bechert, MVS Early Childhood School

Throughout the week we will let nature be our teacher. The children will have an opportunity to go on a hike and collect stones to create alphabet rocks and make a unique name craft. They will make colorful mandalas with items from nature. We will create some homemade birdseed ornaments to support the feathered friends in our area. Go on a scavenger hunt and find items common to forest areas like birds, puddles, grasses, logs, and more. Gather items from nature and use them to create different “brush strokes” in your paintings. Roll pine cones, brush pine needles or stamp rocks across the page or canvas. You’ll be surprised at the unique art you can create. We will connect with the outdoors as we use our senses to explore all of nature’s splendor!

Cost: $140

Grades K-1

Summer of Color

Instructor: Shannia Steinbrunner

Join us in the Summer of Color camp where we will dive deep in learning about primary and secondary colors through crafts and activities! Have you ever wondered how people who are blind read and write? This is your chance to learn as we will have a colorLESS day to focus on the blind where we’ll even write in braille! We will end our camp with a rainbow day celebrating all colors through DIY projects and art! We will also take a field trip to AR Workshop. The cost of this camp includes the fees for the cost of materials and field trips.

Cost: $300

Grades 2-3

Athletes Unite

Instructor: Christie Kemper, MVS Director of School Counseling

Interested in dipping your toe into many different sports? This week of camp will offer opportunities to learn a little bit about a lot of sports, from tennis to soccer and volleyball to bowling. We’ll fine tune some basic skills, but most importantly have fun with other campers and unite in our joy of simply being an athlete!

Cost: $285

Grades 2-6

Tale Spinners Theatre Camp

Instructor: Jeff Payne, MVS Early Childhood/Middle Schools

Put your own spin on a classic story and bring it to life on stage! TaleSpinners campers work together to write an original play based on an already existing tale. Campers will also choose costumes, make props and set pieces, and perform their dazzling creation on the final day. Come join us for a week of fun, performance and creativity!

Cost: $285

Pre-K

Fantastic Fairy Tales

Instructor: Taylor Warren

Dragons, knights, queens, kings and fairy lights – join us for a week of fun as we explore the world of fantasy and fairytales. We will read some of our favorite stories, use our imaginations to create our own fairytale, and make magic each day.

Cost: $140

Grades K-1

Water World Wonders

Instructor: Paige Matteson, MVS Lower School

Come cool off with us in the wonderful world of water! We will play water games, go swimming and explore the properties of water. We will also incorporate how we can conserve and save water because it is so important to the Earth!

Cost: $285

Grades 2-3

We’re On A Roll!

Instructor: Shannia Steinbrunner

What can you think of that rolls?! A bowling ball? Maybe even a rolling pin?! Join us in this camp where we’ll go on various field trips exploring different things that roll – and the reason behind how they work! A few things to look forward to in this camp include mini golfing, bowling, and even baking! The cost of this camp includes the fees for the cost of materials and field trips.

Cost: $300

Grades 2-5

Garden Crafting

Instructor:Holly Stolz, MVS Librarian

Let’s decorate and make a garden! We will be designing our garden, make a fairy garden, and create fun items to help decorate our garden.

Cost: $285

Grades 4-6

Martial Arts Empowerment!

Instructor:Matthew Herbert, Nikki Arnold

Confidence! Focus! Self Control! And Empowerment through Martial Arts! Join us as we explore different ways martial arts are presented. Modern to classical, we will explore pieces of unique martial arts each day. We will see how to use these skills to grow stronger and have us, and those around us, feel a little more safe in the world!

Cost: $285

Grades 6-8

Flight Fantastic

Instructor: Michael Noyola, MVS Parent

Is anti-gravity a reality? It sure is, if you have wings and a motor it ABSOLUTELY is! Learn how to build and fly your own (model) airplane with Mr. Noyola, a former Air Force officer, research engineer, who has taught at MVS in US Chemistry & MS Math. We will use strong, lightweight foam board and hot glue to build inexpensive, yet awesome-to-fly airplanes to understand why you only need wings and a motor to defy gravity. Besides building and flying models to understand how design choices affect how a plane flies. You will also design and build YOUR own plane based on what you’ve learned and get it to fly! In addition, we will visit the Air Force Museum to see how aviation technology has transformed over time, but also how the principles of flight have remained unchanged. It’s time to take off and soar to new heights of excitement and earn your wings!

Cost: $285

Pre-K

Enchanted Fairies and Mythical Creatures

Instructor: Kathleen Bechert, MVS Early Childhood School

Join us this summer for a magical experience like no other! your child will delight in spending a week enjoying what they love best! It’s all about fairies, unicorns, dragons and gnomes. Build a home fit for a fairy using only items from nature. Use sticks, leaves, flowers, pine cones, rocks, and other natural materials to construct a sturdy little home in the woods. We will indulge in a foaming dragon science experiment and create some adorable gnome puppets. This is the place where memories and magic are made!

Cost: $140

Grades K-1

Pirates & Mermaids

Instructor: Sarah Mangroo

Come learn and explore all about pirates and mermaids in this camp! We will be doing themed crafts, learning about pirates and mermaids, and so much more! You’ll even get to experience walking the plank!

Cost: $285

Grades K-1

Space Camp

Instructors: Robin McIntyre & Nikki Arnold, MVS Lower School

Journey to outer space as with us, as we embark on an exploration journey into the galaxy. We will visit the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, learn what the astronauts eat and do in space, and explore the solar system. It is sure to be a stellar week of intergalactic fun!

Cost: $300

Grades 2-3

Lego Land Adventures

Instructor: Paige Matteson, MVS Lower School

Join Lego Land Adventures for an immersive experience in all things legos! We will plan, build, create and play with Legos all week. In addition we will take a trip to the new LegoLand in Columbus to explore how to engineer vehicles and explore movement. The cost of this camp includes the fees for the cost of materials and field trips.

Cost: $300

Grades 3-4

Transportation

Instructor: Shannia Steinbrunner

Each day will be dedicated to a specific vehicle, such as airplanes, cars, and trains! We will learn more about how each work, and even visit museums about them! Our one big project that will be worked on throughout the week will be the egg drop challenge. If you think you can design a parachute and secure an egg so it can safely drop without cracking, then this camp is for you!

Cost: $285

Grades 2-5

Davis Magic Academy

Instructor: Dave Davis

Davis Magic Academy uses the Discover Magic curriculum. It is designed to teach 7–13-year-olds important Life Skills that have been lost in our technologically-based world! In an age of virtual experiences, teaching a child to explore the physical world has never been more essential and more of a challenge! Our Discover Magic classes educate young minds using original content and custom magic props that your child will keep! This course is even designed to help all types of learners by providing live teaching instruction, written instruction, hands-on activities, peer-to-peer interaction, video instruction, fun practice time and even an online video vault that you can access at home with a Secret Code Word that we will REVEAL in each class! The cost of this camp includes: 8 custom magic props with full color instructions, 30+ bonus magic tricks that can be unlocked from a secret online video vault at home, and more!!

Cost: $325

Pre-K

Build It!

Instructor: Kathleen Bechert, MVS Early Childhood School

Does your child love to build towers really high? Or maybe, they would rather be a part of the demolition crew and knock them down? We will be using everyday household items and recycled materials to build some incredible structures. This camp will challenge your young scientist to explore and create while having fun experimenting with interlocking cardboard pieces, craft sticks, straws and so much more!

Cost: $140

Grades K-1

Dinosaurs

Instructor: Sarah Mangroo

Dinosaurs, some of the world’s first animals. In this camp we will be learning all about these fascinating creatures that used to roam the Earth, making dinosaur themed crafts, and much more!

Cost: $285

Grades K-1

Ocean Adventure

Instructors: Robin McIntyre and Nikki Arnold, MVS Lower School

ATTENTION ALL SHARKS AND JELLYFISH! Do you want to explore the deep blue sea? Curious about the animals that live in the ocean? What about mythical ocean creatures like mermaids and mermen? Join us as we sail to the Newport Aquarium and more! Come and see what it’s like to live beneath the waves! The cost of this camp includes supplies and field trip admission fees.

Cost: $300

Grades 1-2

Dance the Day Away

Instructor: Christie Kemper, MVS Director of School Counseling

Bring your dancin’ shoes and join other campers in learning to dance! From ballet to ballroom and hip hop to line dancing, we’ll explore a variety of music and movement styles, all while having fun just grooving together!

Cost: $285

Grades 2-4

Community Helpers

Instructor: Shannia Steinbrunner

Have you ever thought about the various helpers in our community? You may think of police officers and firefighters, but what about farmers and service dogs? Join us in this Community Helpers camp to learn more about how these helpers keep us safe and provide for us! We will also get a behind the scenes look! This camp will give students a deeper appreciation and understanding for our community helpers, and we will also have a dedicated writing time as we write thank you letters to each of our helpers that we explore.

Cost: $285

Grades 4-8

Cooking Creations

Instructor: Paige Matteson, MVS Lower School

Calling all culinary creators! Do you love to try new foods? Are you excited to create delicious treats in the kitchen and enjoy them with friends and family? Then Cooking Creations is for you! Join us for a week of chopping, baking, measuring and of course, eating! We will be taking a trip to Kroger for food shopping and have a cooking class experience.

Cost: $300

Pre-K

Express Yourself!

Instructor: Kathleen Bechert, MVS Early Childhood School

Become a little Picasso or mini Matisse as we explore fine art. This week your child will be exposed to various art techniques as well as have a chance to become the artist. We will paint like Jackson Pollock, discover pointillism, paint outside like Monet and create some liberating abstract art! Let’s paint like famous artists and get our creative juices flowing. Ready! Set! Paint!

Cost: $140

Grades K-1

Lego Land Adventures

Instructor: Paige Matteson, MVS Lower School

Cost: $300

Grades 2-5

Get Unbored With Board Games & Puzzles

Instructor: Holly Stolz, MVS Librarian

Are you a puzzle wizard who loves putting their knowledge to the test? Use strong thinking skills, collaboration and teamwork you will solve a range of challenging puzzles and board games.

Cost: $285

Grades 4-7

River, Rock, and Trail

Instructor: Melissa Ertsgaard, MVS Lower School

Spend the week exploring the (mostly) outdoors engaged in all things active! We will spend the week canoeing, paddle boarding, playing frisbee golf, and rock climbing as we support each other in these physical activities.

**You must have a BMX or mountain bike that is the correct size for you.

The cost of this camp covers rentals and fees for all field trips.

Cost: $325

Grades 4-8

World Building: An Immersive Art Experience

Instructors: Lauren Hoying-Post & Matt Hoying

In this course, students will create an immersive art environment inspired by the experiential museums of Meow Wolf, which feature maximalist art environments for patrons to explore. Get ready to experiment with mediums such as modeling clay, paper mache, wood, paint, and more! This class will challenge campers to inspire creativity through art, and as a group, we’ll build a 3D interactive art experience. At the end of the week, our art exhibit will open for a small gallery reception with music and refresehments. Students will get a glimpse into the life and studio practices of a real visual artist.

Cost: $285

Grade 12

College Application Boot Camp (July 17-19)

Instructor: Lindsey Roeth, MVS Director of College Counseling

In this intensive three-day camp, rising senior students will get a jumpstart on their college applications by tackling the Common Application activities list and personal essay, among other things. Led by Director of College Counseling Lindsey Roeth, students will be guided as they brainstorm, write, and edit these components of their applications. At the end of the camp, students will have an opportunity to get feedback on their personal essay from a college admissions officer. This camp will run from 9-12PM and will include lunch on the last day.

Cost: $90

Pre-K

Out of this World!

Instructor: Kathleen Bechert, MVS Early Childhood School

We will blast off into space as we learn about the phases of the moon, make galaxy Oobleck, discover the planets and dwarf planets as we create space crafts and erupting black holes. The skies the limit as we explore the universe together!

Cost: $140

Grades K-1

Let’s Go Outside!

Instructor: Elizabeth Pietras, MVS Lower School

Want to spend the week outside just playing and exploring? Then join us. We will be playing traditional games like kickball, hopscotch, tag, sharks and minnows, and statue. We will make cardboard forts, spend a day learning about bike safety and have our own bike rodeo, play mini-golf, go to a local park to play in the sand and get wet in sprinklers, and explore a creek and try to catch minnows and frogs.

Cost: $285

Grades 2-3

Creative Coders Camp

Instructors: Melissa Walts and Brittany Crowe, MVS Lower School

This camp will be designed for all learners and all skills. What are you interested in? Do you enjoy building mazes for Coding Critters? What about designing mini golf courses for Dash? How about playing a soccer game with 2 Sphero Bots? There is so much fun in the coding world… just bring your creative self!

Cost: $285

Grades 2-5

Davis Magic Academy

Instructor: Dave Davis

Cost: $325

Grades 3-6

Art of Minecraft

Instructors: Matt Hoying & Lauren Hoying-Post

In this class we will learn about the fundamentals of art and design as they apply to the modular, block-filled world of Minecraft. Much like the popular online game, studying art allows for the open-ended freedom to explore and find meaning anywhere. We will observe the nature of the cube and other 3-dimensional objects, we’ll learn about the mathematics behind the art, and we’ll study other artists and creatives that have shaped the field.

Cost: $285

Grades 5-12

Triple Threat Theatre Intensive

Instructors: Jeff Payne, MVS EC/Middle School

If you love to act, sing and dance, it’s time to showcase all your skills on the MVS stage. Campers will build technique through classical and contemporary text work, learn new skills in engaging vocal, movement, and acting workshops and increase performance abilities with intentional studio time. Then, take your place in the spotlight and share your talents with family and friends in a culminating Theater Maker’s Cabaret.

Cost: $285

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Summer Camp

Summer at MVS 2023: Academic Enrichment and Athletic Camps

Registration for Summer at MVS 2023 is open!

Step 1: Scroll down to view camp offerings.

Step 2: Create your list of camps you’d like to register for!

Step 3: Click on the links below to complete the enrollment process. If you are a family new to Summer At MVS, please begin by creating a Camp Account. If you have an existing Summer At MVS login, please proceed to Camp Registration.

If you are signing up multiple children, there is a 5% discount for siblings! Use coupon code sib05 at checkout.

Now offering afternoon care for children ages 4-5!

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School CLOSED Wednesday, January 25, 2023