Monica Ros Summer Camp or Summer School?
This summer your student can study art, seashore biology, geography, archaeology, social studies, literature, engineering and chemistry with a blend of regular camp activities such as games, sports, and crafts. See below for details. To sign-up call the office at 646 8184 or email office@monicaros.org.
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 Our Amazing Neighborhood June 23-27
Preschool - 4th grade Mrs. Luboff, Ms Garcia, Ms. Robles and Ms. Norman  Next week's Amazing Neighborhood Camp is based on the classic children's tale, The Big Orange Splot. It's the story of a man who wakes up one day top find a big orange splot on the roof of his very ordinary house. As he paints and repaints his house in an effort to match the splot, his neighbors get increasingly annoyed...until they are won over and the neighborhood becomes a much less boring place. Our campers will be creating a neighborhood with big cardboard box houses. We'll start with a big orange splot, of course! The older students will have opportunities to paint with local artist Rene Norman. The older children will also have an opportunity to focus on the nature surrounding our very own neighborhood. We'll begin the week with hiking and cataloging nature using cameras. We'll discuss the key elements of photography: shapes, colors, mood, and materials to use to capture those elements. We'll use our photographs to inspire different types of artwork. For example, a photograph of Topa Topa would have many translations: Painting on canvas, drawing on paper, collage/mixed media, clay modeling, and storytelling.
Everyone will have time to engage in traditional camp activities, too. Come join the fun!  
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"Red, White and Blue and Superheroes, too!"
June 30-July 3
preschool-4th grade
Ms. Klimbal, Ms Garcia, Mrs. Robles, Ms. Quinlyn
Be the next Super Hero. Spend the week designing your costume, discovering super powers and the story of where you came from. For the younger students, we will combine journaling with the art of costume design. The older students will develop their characters' stories and create comic books. The superheroes can show off their costumes in the Ojai 4th of July Parade which is going to be especially fun because we have a 46 Ford pulling a trailer so we can hop up for a ride when we get tired!
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"Music & Art"
July 7-11
Preschool-Kindergarten
Mrs. Robles & Ms. Garcia
This is a fun week your child won't want to miss! Every day will be packed with music and art exploration. Making our own instruments and exploring classic instruments. We will listen to sounds from different cultures and create our own sounds enjoying our work with song and dance. We will work with a variety of art media and will create a summer school mural.
"Weaving Through Peru"
July 7-11
1st-4th
Ms. Norman and Ms. Kent 
Introduce you student to geography, history, and culture of another spot on Earth besides our own. Learn about the nature, culture and mystery of Peru: The Amazon, Machu-Picchu, Nazca lines, the guano industry,
  weaving and beading with standing and belt strap looms. Find out all about the 250 varieties of potatoes in Peru and 50 types of corn and cook some national dishes. Discover the natural and man-made wonders. FYI Boys love to weave! 
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"Dynamic Dinos"
July 14-18
Preschool-Kindergarten Ms. Garcia and Ms. Quinlyn This week will be filled with Dino fun! We will create our own dinosaurs, construct erupting volcanos, and use hands on techniques to create our own dinosaur fossils and footprints. We will prospect our very own archaeological dig and also explore modern day dinosaur relatives. "Dino Divas" July 14-18 1st through 4th grade
Mrs. Luboff, Belle, Tea
This spring we were visited by Bella and Tea, The Dino Diva's, for a great morning of dinosaurs. Our resident paleontologist and geologist, Mrs. Luboff has always wanted to share her knowledge with our older students. So, they've banded together for this week of summer camp, an in-depth, hands-on, and very muddy journey through the Jurassic Age.
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"Sand & Surf"
July 21-25
Ms. Quinlyn and Ms. Norman
This week we will focus on the ocean and the environment that surrounds it. We will learn about sea-life and create a habitat for our favorite animals. The children will enjoy exposure to ocean dwellers. Our days will be filled with hands on art projects and tons of water play. We will end the week by creating some ocean-inspired snacks that will be served at our very own beach party.
"Sew it, Stitch it, Cook It" 
July 21-25
1st - 4th grade
Ms. Klimbal, and Mrs. Swan
Gather round all those who like to sew because this camp is for you. Design and stitch a flag, sew a mini quilt, and cook a wonderful array of mouthwatering foods. Create your own colorful placemat and practice setting a table. Need a refresher course on using our best manners? It is sure to be a busy week with Mrs. Swan at the sewing table and Mrs. Klimbal in the kitchen. Fun and Yum!
"Want to Race?" 
July 21-25
1st-4th Grade
Mrs. Luboff and Ms. Garcia
Learn about gravity, friction, and motion the fun way. Every day we will build car and marble raceways and mazes, large and small, with a variety of materials limited only by our imagination: a raceway made of tubing, wrapped around the dome climbing structure, a speedway made of rain gutters circling the handball court..... We will build eco-friendly cars using recycled and re-purposed items to test and race. We will make scientific predictions to test our homemade cars against Hot Wheels, marbles and balls. Science in action at its finest, Monica Ros style!
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"Science & the Nature of Water"
July 28-Aug 1
Ms. Garcia, Ms. Robles, Ms. Quinlyn and Ms. Norman
Explore the wonders of nature through the eyes of science:
- manipulate water and experiment with its different forms
- chemical reactions with other substances
- water vapors
- expanding water molecules
- properties of ice and dry ice
- buoyancy
- solubility
- differences between fresh and salt water
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Most of our teachers are well-known to our community. Mrs. Klimbal and Mrs. Luboff have taught at Monica Ros for many years. Ms. Garcia is best known for her bubble classes and dodgeball! Mrs. Robles has worked with every age at Monica Ros in the classroom and on the playground. Ms. Quinlyn has been exploring science and nature in afterschool classes. Ms. Norman has been part of our Arts Month experience and hosted older students at her art studio. She's looking forward to getting to know everyone better. Ms. Hannah Kent, Monica Ros and Thacher grad, famous for her "Girls Camp Fun," will join us this summer for lots of...fun!
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