Summer 2022
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Welcome to Ideaventions Academy Summer Camps 2022!
This summer we will be offering our award-winning summer programs for children in grades: rising 4th-12th. These programs are in-person and include full-day camps for upper elementary and middle school, as well as high school courses in a range of topics. Below is a quick overview our COVID precautions and links to more information about the scheduled programs.
Can’t I just sign up for 1-week? No, unfortunately, to reduce risk, we are holding sessions so the same students come each week and we avoid introducing new students each week. We want to be able to offer in-person programs and we feel this could help minimize risk to students and teachers especially given the uncertainty around variants.
We invite you to learn more about each program and the offerings using the links.
This summer we will be offering our award-winning summer programs for children in grades: rising 4th-12th. These programs are in-person and include full-day camps for upper elementary and middle school, as well as high school courses in a range of topics. Below is a quick overview our COVID precautions and links to more information about the scheduled programs.
- COVID Precautions and Managing Risk:
- In order to offer in-person instruction and reduce risk of COVID transmission, we have four key elements:
- Building upgrades examples include: Heating and cooling upgrades and modifications including Ultraviolet (UV) sterilization, high filtration (MERV-16), and adjustments to maximize outdoor air intake.
- Daily cleaning of high-touch surfaces, weekly thorough cleaning and sanitization using Clorox Total 360 system
- De-densified classroom layouts to support distancing
- Touch-free water bottle-filling stations instead of water fountains
- Hand sanitizing stations, touch-free faucets throughout the building, including signage for reminders of hand-washing and distancing.
- Reduced density:
- Small numbers of students: 5 to 10 students per classroom.
- Reduced mixing of students by conducting multi-week sessions. The same children attend the session weeks to minimize the number of new students coming and going.
- Guidelines and Procedures:
- Daily parents/student self-health checks
- Social distancing
- Masks required (at this time, this could be revised if new CDC and Virginia Department of Health guidance is issued). Masks not worn when eating or drinking and during outdoor breaks.
- Training of children and faculty on the procedures
- Procedures may be updated to reflect current guidance for schools and camps
- In order to offer in-person instruction and reduce risk of COVID transmission, we have four key elements:
- Upper Elementary (rising 4th-6th)
- We are offering two, in-person summer sessions (a 3-week session and a 4-week session). Each session consists of our award-winning STEM camps and each week has a different theme or focus. Each day consists of a fun, well-rounded day of activities including:
- Two hands-on science or engineering labs based on the theme
- A computer science lab to learn coding and computational thinking, as well as building teamwork and communication skills in Minecraft Education Edition.
- Daily outdoor time in the form of nature hikes on nearby walking trails.
- Daily enrichment in either math/logic or literature
- Lunch and a 30-min science or engineering movie (e.g. Bill Nye the Science Guy (a camp favorite!), Disney Imagineering, Popular Mechanics for Kids)
- We are offering two, in-person summer sessions (a 3-week session and a 4-week session). Each session consists of our award-winning STEM camps and each week has a different theme or focus. Each day consists of a fun, well-rounded day of activities including:
- Middle and Early High School (rising 7th- 9th)
- We are offering two, in-person summer sessions (a 3-week session and a 4-week session). Each session consists of our award-winning STEM camps and each week has a different theme or focus. Each day consists of a fun, well-rounded day of activities including:
- Two hands-on science or engineering labs based on that week’s focus
- Daily outdoor time in the form of nature hikes on nearby walking trails.
- Daily book club on a book related to the theme
- Lunch and a 30-min science or engineering film (e.g. TED talk, documentary)
- We are offering two, in-person summer sessions (a 3-week session and a 4-week session). Each session consists of our award-winning STEM camps and each week has a different theme or focus. Each day consists of a fun, well-rounded day of activities including:
- High School (rising 9th-12th)
- We offer in-person summer courses. Most courses are 3-4 weeks long, but some are 5 or 6 weeks. Examples of offerings include:
- These will be announced in February , 2022. Stay tuned! Each year is unique, but here are examples of prior offerings for reference:
- A Historical Perspective on Modern Genetics (1 history credit, 4 weeks)
- AP Computer Science A (1 credit, 4 weeks)
- Spanish courses (1 world language credit, 5 week)
- History and Cinema Studies (1 history credit, 6 weeks)
- Literature Seminar: Tolkien, Chesterton, and Sayers (1/2 English credit, 2 weeks)
- History of Classical Games (1/2 history credit, 2 weeks)
- These will be announced in February , 2022. Stay tuned! Each year is unique, but here are examples of prior offerings for reference:
- We offer in-person summer courses. Most courses are 3-4 weeks long, but some are 5 or 6 weeks. Examples of offerings include:
- Note, we are flexible - courses may be taken for no-credit or, for some courses, there are credit-bearing options (requires additional assignments to be completed). So whether you are trying to simply enjoy a course, or want to complete a course for credit to satisfy a high school requirement, we have options!
Can’t I just sign up for 1-week? No, unfortunately, to reduce risk, we are holding sessions so the same students come each week and we avoid introducing new students each week. We want to be able to offer in-person programs and we feel this could help minimize risk to students and teachers especially given the uncertainty around variants.
We invite you to learn more about each program and the offerings using the links.
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