2012 Summer Programs Registration is NOW OPEN! Links to classes offered are available above.

During the summer, St. Andrew's offers non-credit camps and courses to students both in and outside of the St. Andrew's community. Classes are lead by highly qualified St. Andrew's teachers and coaches. Applicants may register for any combination of morning and afternoon programs, but enrollment is limited in order to assure that everyone receives individualized attention. Students who select both morning and afternoon classes bring lunches from home. We provide lunch supervision and recreational activities during the noon hour.

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General Registration Form (one per camper, ALL campers must fill one out)

CAMP CERTAMEN
June 4-8, 2012 and June 11-15, 2012

If you’ve had at least one year of Latin, this camp provides an exciting and challenging way to expand your Latin skills and knowledge of ancient Greek & Roman culture through the fast-paced, exhilarating game of certamen. Participants learn how to study for certamen competitions and are offered the opportunity to delve deeper into just about any area of specialization they choose, from mythology to Roman history to the language itself. We’ll also serve up some Roman and Italian cuisine!

GRADES:  Latin students entering grades 6-12

SESSIONS:

June 4-8, 2012

• 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. 
  • The first session will be focused lecture and directed activities best for younger students.  Students of all levels, however, are welcome and will be accommodated.

June 11-15, 2012

• 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  • The second session will consist mainly of directed study and learning groups, which will be ideal for more specialized and advanced students.  Students of all levels, however, are welcome and will be accommodated.

LOCATION:  St. Andrew’s Upper School, 5901 Southwest Parkway, Room 903

INSTRUCTORS:

Andrew Rist, St. Andrew’s alumnus and current teacher. Andrew was named National Latin Student of the Year twice and co-captained the 2004 St. Andrew’s Advanced Certamen team, which won the National Championship.

COST: $140 per session, includes t-shirt, snacks, field trip, and all instruction and teaching materials. Students should supply their own loose-leaf notebooks, paper, pens and pencils.

CHESS CAMP
June 25-29, 2012

Camps will take place at St. Andrew's 31st Street campus just off Shoal Creek near Seton Hospital. Students may attend the morning or afternoon sessions, or both. On the first day, everyone is divided into skill levels. You will receive a questionnaire by email before the beginning of camp.  Please fill this out as it helps with correctly placing your child in an appropriate class.  During the week, camp includes formal instruction and play plus a camp-wide tournament on Friday.

Those with no experience must enroll for the morning session, which includes all age levels. Beginning campers learn basic chess theory, game objectives, piece movement, game and tournament rules. Intermediates study chess analysis and decision-making, tactics, checkmate patterns and tournament strategies. Advanced students are taught more sophisticated chess techniques and decision-making, complex tactics, calculated and intuitive sacrifices, opening and end game analysis.

Prices include all instruction, a chess notebook for handouts, games and chess challenges.

INSTRUCTORS: Local chess expert Gary Gaiffe, past Texas Chess Association President and State Champion; and other qualified teachers. If you have questions about registration, call Karen Cowan at 299-9805. If you have questions about chess camp, call camp teacher Gary Gaiffe at 426-7841.

FUN CRU! For children ages 4 through entering third grade
June 4-8 and June 11-15, 2012

FUN CRU! is a Fun-tastic summer program created just for younger kids. Activities are hands-on with an emphasis on FUN in a relaxed setting. Children are grouped by age or by the grade they will be entering in the fall (ages 4-through 3rd grade) for the following FUN activities:

• PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• ART
• DRAMA
• COOKING
• MATH
• COMPUTER GAMES
• CULTURAL STUDIES

SESSIONS (Both sessions run from 9 am - 1 pm):

• June 4-8 (Greece and Olympics)
  
• June 11-15 (England and Olympics)
  

AGES/GRADES: Age 4(must have turned 4 by December 2011) through entering third grade in fall 2012

LOCATION: St. Andrew's 31st Street Campus

DIRECTOR: Colleen Kell, St. Andrew's 5th grade teacher

COST: $200 per session. Children may enroll in one or both sessions. All appropriately-aged students welcome, they do not have to attend St. Andrew’s. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, and all classes have limited enrollment. Camp slots are reserved upon receipt of payment in full.

MUSICAL THEATRE CAMP For incoming grades 6-12
June 4-8, 2012       

Students participating in musical theatre camp will have the opportunity to further develop and train their vocal, acting, and dancing abilities in a fun group environment. This is a week-long, intensive camp that with culminate in a production on that Friday evening for family and friends in the new Dell Performing Arts Theater at the Upper School. The students will work with current faculty, as well as other trained theatre professionals, and have the opportunity to use St. Andrew's new facilities!

DATE/TIME/AGE GROUP:  

• June 4-8, 2012: 9 am-4pm
  • Final Performance: Friday, June 8, 7 pm

LOCATION: St. Andrew’s Upper School

INSTRUCTORS: St. Andrew's faculty members, Michael Rosensteel, Upper School Choir Director, and Jason Kruger, Middle School Drama Director.

COST: $450 per student

PSAT/SAT REVIEW
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
July 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, and 27 (Saturday Test on 21st)

The SAT and PSAT are important parts of the college admissions process. To help students maximize their scores, St. Andrew’s offers a preparatory class to review for these exams. In the past five years, students taking this course, taught by St. Andrew’s Upper School teachers, bettered their scores by an average of well over 100 points. Exceptional students have improved by more than 400 points!

SAT/PSAT Review meets weekday evenings and one Saturday morning in July plus three Saturdays in the fall for brush-up classes. The brush-up classes are timed to occur just before the SAT and PSAT test dates. Students may sign up for a Verbal, Math or Combination Option. All sessions are held at the Southwest Parkway Campus.

The program includes expert instruction and practice testing under proctored conditions, plus one hour of individual tutoring for each option taken. Students are given the skills necessary for success in test taking and provided strong verbal and math reinforcement. To ensure that they obtain the maximum benefit of the program, students should expect to spend at least 3-4 hours per week in July doing homework related to each option (6-8 hours if taking both Verbal and Math).

The class is fast paced but thorough, covering the same material as other commercial prep classes:vocabulary, reading, grammar, timed essay writing, geometry, algebra, “grid-in” questions, etc. Students will be completely prepared for the new (since 2005) format of the SAT. In addition, detailed knowledge of the test writers and the test will help students relax and have the right attitude about this daunting exam.

St. Andrew’s students must be entering grades 11 or 12. Students who do not attend St. Andrew’s during the school year must have completed grade 10 or 11 and have finished a full year of high school geometry and a full year of high school algebra. They must also have taken a real or practice SAT or PSAT before the class begins. (Contact the instructors for information about a free practice exam.) Scores must be submitted at the time of registration. Each section is strictly limited to 22 students. Registrations received by May 6 will be guaranteed space. After May 6, students will be accepted on a space available basis, with preference given to those requesting the Combination Option.

COURSE OPTIONS:
PSAT/SAT Prep - Verbal and Math Combination
Total of 25 hours of instruction plus two practice tests

PSAT/SAT Prep - Verbal Only
Total of 12.5 hours of instruction plus two practice tests

PSAT/SAT Prep - Math Only
Total of 12.5 hours of instruction plus two practice tests

Students who take “Math Only” or “Verbal Only” will come each night but stay for half the time. Students will be split into sections after a pretest.

All students will take a practice test on Saturday, July 21 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
 
Practice test 2 and the two brush-up classes will be scheduled in late September or early October. Individual tutoring will be arranged between the instructor and student.

INSTRUCTORS (Please email Jennifer Tollefson with any questions about the class):
Jennifer Tollefson, 512-299-9652, St. Andrew’s Upper School English Teacher, B.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A. Teacher’s College at Columbia University.

 
Doug Wick , St. Andrew’s Upper School Physics Teacher, A.B. Princeton University; B.S. University of Texas, Summa cum Laude; M.A. Duke University.

COST: $240 for the Verbal or Math Option, or $440 for the Combination, includes timed, monitored practice sessions, one or two hours of tutoring per option and two texts: Barrons' How to Prepare for the SAT and the College Board's The Official SAT Study Guide. Alternative texts may be substituted after the instructors review what the best materials are to help students with the new SAT format.

Each student should supply his or her own graphing calculator (TI-83 Plus or similar is recommended), notebook and pencils.

ROCK BAND CAMP
June 11-15 or June 18-22, 2012

Are you entering fifth-eighth grade? Do you want to rock out this summer? Join Aaron Lemke (St. Andrew's graduate Class of 2008 and member of The Daze) along with a group of other incredibly talented musicians from St. Andrew's for a 5-day camp designed to train you in the art of rock 'n roll. At the end of the camp will be a concert open to all parents and fellow music-lovers.

Spots available for drums, bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards and percussion. If you're interested in a different instrument, give Aaron a call (512-944-4630). Some musical experience recommended. An end of camp concert will be held at a location TBD for each session!

SESSIONS:

• June 11-15 • 1-4 pm

• June 18-22 • 1-4 pm

AGES: Students entering grades 5-8

LOCATION: St. Andrew's Middle School

COST: $200 per student

INSTRUCTOR: Aaron Lemke, Class of 2008 graduate and member of The Daze.

SPORTS PLUS!
Two 1-Week sessions for girls and boys entering grades 3-6
June 4-8 and June 11-15, 2012

Whether it's an individual or team sport, a noncompetitive game or an off-campus field trip, you're going to have fun! Students are divided into separate groups for instruction in a rotation of athletics activities. Opportunities are given to improve skills and strategies, teamwork and sportsmanship, preparing kids for exciting lead-up games and action-packed competitions. The last thirty minutes of each day, everyone comes together for cooperative games. No special athletic skills are required to join - just enthusiasm, energy to burn, a desire to reinforce existing skills and learn something new! Each session is limited to 16 girls and 16 boys.

Session 1: June 4-8  (FULL)

• 9:00 am – 1:00 pm*
• Activities include kickball, floor ball, and archery.

Session 2: June 11-15 (FULL)

• 9:00 am – 1:00 pm*
• Activities include indoor soccer, raquet games, and archery.

*This year Sports Plus! will run until 1:00 pm, please bring a lunch for your child. We will eat at the picnic tables each day at noon.

LOCATION: St. Andrew’s 31st Street Campus

INSTRUCTORS: Tom Costas, 512-299-9829, and Maria Brummer, 512-299-9830, St. Andrew's Lower School Physical Education Teachers, Athletic Directors and Coaches.

COST: 1 session $200, 2 sessions $350. Cost includes equipment, a tee shirt, mid-morning snacks and one field trip per session. Students may attend one or both sessions. Students should wear tee shirts, gym shorts and athletics shoes.

SPORTS PLUS JR.
Two 1-Week sessions for girls and boys entering grades 1-3
May 29-June 1 and June18 -22, 2012

Been watching big brother or sister go off each day to Sports Plus and wished you were old enough to go, too? Sports Plus Junior is for entering first,second and third graders. Boys and girls participate in group games as well as individual challenges appropriate for their developmental level. This one-week camp includes one field trip (Pump-It-Up). Class size is limited to 32 students.

Session 1: May 29 - June 1

• Tues - Thurs:  9:00 am - 12 pm

• Fri: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm    

EXPLORATIONS IN SCIENCE  for Students entering grades 1-3 and grades 4-6

June 4 – June 8

June 11 – 15

June 18 – June 22

June 25 – June 29

Explorations in Science is designed to engage students with hands-on activities and to ask meaningful questions.  The groups will be divided by grade level to encourage group learning and conversations.  The students should plan to be engaged, participate and offer ideas.     

GRADES:  Students entering 1-3 and 4-6 grades

SESSIONS:

June 4 – June 8 • 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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  • Explorations in Biology and the Senses (Grades 1 – 3)
  • Advanced Explorations in Biology and the Senses (Grades 4 – 6)

June 11 – June 15 • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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  • Explorations in Sound and Light (Grades 1 – 3)
  • Advanced Explorations in Sound and Light (Grades 4 – 6)

June 18 – June 22 • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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  • Explorations in Engineering (Grades 1 – 3)
  • Advanced Explorations in Engineering (Grades 4 – 6)

June 25 – June 29 • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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  • Explorations in Structures (Grades 1 – 3)
  • Advanced Explorations in Structures (Grades 4 – 6)

LOCATION:  St. Andrew’s Middle School

INSTRUCTOR:  Daniel Latreille and Heather Latreille, St. Andrew’s Upper School Faculty. Daniel has a degree in Physics with has over 10 years of teaching experience that includes St. Andrew’s Upper School, International Baccalaureate Program, and Academic Talent Search Summer Program.   Heather has a degree in Child Development and a Masters in Counseling Education. Heather’s school experience covers more than a decade including 5 years as the St. Andrew’s Upper School Counselor.  Prior to their current professions, the two have a combined 14 years of experience at an after school and summer program with elementary school-aged children. 

TUITION:  $210 per session, including all supplies.