School Age Summer Program

School Age Summer Program

5/5/11

The Williams College Children’s Center will be offering short term thematic sessions for currently enrolled or other college and community children this coming summer. Short sessions are designed around themes, listed below. Trips, technology, hands-on thematic activities, outdoor play, swimming, sports and games, experiences with nature, and open choice times will run throughout all sessions.

Features and Important Information:

o  Children may remain enrolled for the whole summer and receive a discount of $230 applied to fall tuition

o  We serve children ages 5-12; youngest children should be entering 1st grade in the fall

o  Most sessions are two weeks long

o  Children enrolling for the whole summer may come 5, 4, 3, or 2 full days

o  Children enrolling for short term sessions must enroll five days per week

o  For children enrolled all summer, the weekly cost is $189.78

o  Costs for short term sessions – see chart below

Deadlines:

o  Deadline for payment of all short-term SA summer tuition and fees is June 20th

o  Children enrolled for the whole summer will be billed as usual

Days the WCCC is Closed This Summer

o  July 5th (closed for Independence Day)

o  August 24th – 26th – (Closed for Staff Development, see chart below)

Williams College School Age Summer Program /
Throughout the Summer – Quality full-day programs, trips, technology, swimming, hands-on thematic activities, outdoor play, sports and games, gardening, experiences with nature, as well as group and independent activities /
Date / Enrollment Option / Theme / Program Highlights / Trips / Tuition and Field Trip Fees
6/20-7/1 / Two Week Option Available / Summer Fun & Technology / o  Meet new friends
o  Explore independent activities
o  Start summer technology projects
o  Garden & cook / o  Campus walks to Library and Information Technology / $379.56 plus ?
7/5-7/15
Note: closed July 5th / Two Week Option Available / “Carnival of Color” Mask Making & Movement / o  Visiting Artist Lisa Carrino returns for giant colorful mask-making
o  Movement & Pageantry
o  Technology Projects / o  College pool
o  Linear park
o  WES playground
o  Joe Wolfe Field
o  Williams Museum of Art
o  Movie Showing at the ’62 Theater
o  Bennington Monument / $341.60 plus?
7/18-7/29 / Two Week Option Available / Life Skills, Handcrafts & Technology / o  Technology Projects
o  Survival Skills
o  Wood Working
o  Safety & 1st Aid
o  Cooking & Nutrition
o  Sew, knit, crochet
o  Garden
o  Bank & shop / o  Hoosick Falls Pool
o  Margaret Lindley Pond
o  Mt. Greylock Hike
o  Local Bank & Store
o  Wacky World Park / $379.56 plus?
8/1-8/12 / Two Week Option Available / Nature and Life Skills at Pompanuck Farm / o  Guided nature explorations
o  Gardening, plant identification and harvesting
o  Life skills continue: cooking, bread making, woodshop / Trips to…
o  2 sessions at Pompanuck Farm with Lisa & Scott Carrino, www.pompanuck.org
o  Natural Bridge
o  Valley Park Bowling / $379.56 plus?
8/15-8/31
Please Note: WCCC closed for Staff Devel. 8/24-8/26 / o  3, 2, or 1 Week Options
o  Choose any combination (Please Note: curriculum builds toward culminating project) / Building Natural Play Structures / o  Guided Nature explorations
o  Design & build natural play shelters for our woods
o  Gather natural building materials
o  Build model & life size natural shelters
o  Individual technology projects / Trips to…
o  2 sessions at Pompanuck Farm with Lisa & Scott Carrino, www.pompanuck.org
o  D.A.R. Park (Goshen) / ·  $189.78 for first week
·  $83.51
·  $125.27 for 3rd week
·  Plus?

Please fill in form below and return by June 17th with all payments for short term sessions.

2011 School Age Summer Enrollment Form

Child’s Name______Child’s Age______

Date______

Parent’s Names______

If Parent is employed by the College, please give Williams ID #______

Contact Information:

Phone numbers, home: ______Work ______

Email______

Address______

______

Massachusetts law requires a booster seat for any child between 5-7 years old or under 49” tall.

Booster seat needed? ____yes ____no

8 years old or taller than 49”? _____yes _____no

Enrollment is limited to 16 children because of limited van space

What are the care needs that you anticipate for your child?

Chose Chart 1 or Chart 2 Below:

Chart 1 – for whole summer program

Please Check Choice / Choice of Days / Fees
a. 5 days per week / $189.78
b. 4 days per week / $167.02
c. 3 days per week / $125.27
d. 2 days per week / $83.51

Chart 2: For short-term programs

2. Short Session Summer Care: Fill out this chart if you want partial summer care.
Please indicate choice of all the sessions. Please pay $50 non-refundable deposit per session to hold slot now (deposits can be credited toward tuition).
Please note: for last three weeks of summer choose only one option – either d, e, f, g, h, or i.
Please Check All Sessions Needed / Sessions Offered / Length of Session / Fee for Session / Deposit Required for Each Session
A. June 28–July 3 / 1 week / $189.78 / $50
B. July 6 - July 16 (closed July 5th) / 2 weeks / $341.60 / $50
C. July 19-July 30 / 2 weeks / $379.56 for two wks. / $50
D. Aug. 2-Aug. 13 / 2 weeks / $379.56 for two wks. / $50
Choose Only One Option Below
E. Aug. 16 – Sept. 3 (closed Aug. 25-27) / 3 weeks / $455.47 / $50
F. Aug. 16 – Aug. 24 (closed Aug. 25-27) / 2 weeks / $265.69 / $50
G. Aug. 23-Sept. 3 (closed Aug. 25-27 / 2 weeks / $265.69 / $50
H. Aug. 16- Aug. 20 / 1 week / $189.78 / $50
I. Aug. 23 & 24 / Part Week / $75.91 / $50
J. Aug 30 – Sept 3 / 1 Week / $189.78 / $50

Please enclose non-refundable deposits due by Thursday, March 25th for best enrollment options – otherwise by April 30th.

o  Deposits for summer sessions will be credited toward summer tuition but will not otherwise be refunded.

o  For those children withdrawing for any part of the summer the non-refundable waitlist fee for fall enrollment will not be applied to fall tuition.

o  Remaining balance for all summer tuition and fees is due June 25th unless child is enrolled for entire summer, in which case normal payment schedule would still be in place.

Enclosed:

1.  ____$100 deposit for entire 10 weeks summer session ______.

2.  ____$50 deposit per summer session X _____ sessions = $ ______.

3.  ____$50 non-refundable waitlist fee for fall enrollment ______(only necessary for children withdrawing for all or part of summer)

Total Payment Enclosed______