The Dangerous Camp for Boys
Hawthorn Boys Summer Day Camp from Ages 8 through 12 years
Dates: July 7-11 and July 14-18 from 9.00am to 2.30pm
The Hawthorn School, Bedford, NY
Are you interested in building your own slingshot? Does the idea of full field nerf battles excite you? Would you like to take field trips to nearby nature reserves? The Hawthorn School is excited to welcome you to “The Dangerous Camp for Boys,” a day camp for boys from Ages 8 through 12 years devoted to adventure, skill-building, and stories of great heroes and explorers. Taking its name from the popular Dangerous Book for Boys, the camp seeks to inspire a love of adventure and expose boys to formative skills and activities. The camp seeks to develop the mind and body in a well-rounded way and to help boys spend their summer leisure well. Activities may involve building, team sports, full-field nerf battles, juggling, knot tying and more. The camp will run during the weeks of July 7-11 and July 14-18 from 9:00am - 2:30pm and will take place at the Hawthorn School.
The cost of the program is $350 per week. Students will need to bring a packed lunch and snack each day. Students from other area schools are most welcome.
You can register now using the form below.
Daring Camp for Girls
Build Confidence and Courage this Summer!
from Ages 8 through 12 years
Dates: July 7-11 and July 14-18 from 9.00am to 2.30pm
The Hawthorn School, Bedford, NY
Join us for an exciting summer adventure with the Daring Camp for Girls. Learn how to build a campfire, sing campfire songs, make your own charcoal, and tell ghost stories. Take a weekly hiking excursion to a local nature preserve and bring a sketchbook along to sketch in the great outdoors with the charcoal you made. Do you like acting and improvisation? Join us for skit-writing and more. Have you ever considered the versatility of bandana tying? Tie it around your neck, cowgirl style, and learn how to line dance with us or maybe even wrap it around your lunch, tie it to a pole, and head out to explore the woods. The Daring Camp for Girls is for girls entering from Ages 8 through 12 years. The girls will be inspired to be daring and confident while engaging in a variety of activities.
The camp will run during the weeks of July 7-11 and July 14-18 from 9:00am - 2:30pm and will take place at the Hawthorn School, with excursions in the local area.
The cost of the program is $350 per week. Students will need to bring a packed lunch and snack each day. Students from other area schools are most welcome.
You can register now using the form below.
Wrist Shots & Writing!
from Ages 8 through 12 years
Dates: July 21-25 from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm
The Hawthorn School, Bedford, NY
Learn the fundamentals of the great game of hockey and keep your mind sharp with practice in writing and the basics of grammar and spelling. Half of the morning will be spent learning and practicing the basics of floor hockey. You will learn and perfect the wristshot, snapshot, and the powerful slapshot! Learn how to stickhandle with a ball and puck and how to pull off quick and deceptive moves to beat a goalie and score! Learn the basic rules of the game, the positions, and practice hockey plays such as the breakout, forecheck, and power play drills. Throughout all of this an emphasis is placed on healthy sportsmanship and mutual respect for your opponent. All levels are welcome whether you are an experienced ice hockey player or a first time floor hockey player. Come out to enhance your skills and have fun!
The second component of the morning will be instruction and practice in paragraph writing and full essay writing for the older students. You will form paragraphs that begin with captivating topic sentences, have well thought out examples or reasons in the body, and a strong conclusion sentence to end. Practice your cursive writing throughout the process and learn how to proofread and edit a paragraph to make sure you have done your best work. Take your writing to the next level!
Mr. Peter Simonetti, teacher at The Hawthorn School, brings his expertise and experience teaching writing and cursive to 7-12 year olds along with a passion and skill for the game of hockey. Mr. Simonetti has played ice, floor, and roller hockey for fifteen years including high school ice hockey in New York State where he was named a varsity all-star and competitive travel hockey throughout the Northeast.
