Overview of MCH Eight-week Summer School Curriculum:
Theme: “Continent & Island-Hopping Around the World!”
Each weekafter our countrys birthday
celebration!--we will highlight one continent, providing a cross-curriculum
review of foundational knowledge, incorporating literature, science, art,
physical/cultural geography, and much more: Everything is connected!
Week One: Mon./Tues., July 2-3: U.S.A. Independence Day Story;
Fireworks, Science & Art
Week Two, July 9--13: ASIA [Japan, China,
India, Korea, Philippines, & others]
Week Three: July 16--20:
AUSTRALIA [Continent Country]& New Zealand
Week Four, July 23--27:
AFRICA: [Egypt, Ghana, & others], Madagascar
Week Five, July
30--Aug. 3: EUROPE [France, England, Italy, Germany, Poland, etc.]
Week
Six, Aug. 6--10: SOUTH AMERICA, Galapagos Islands & Jamaica [&
Antarctica!]
Week Seven, Aug. 13--17 NORTH AMERICA, West Coast and
Hawaii
Aug. 17-18: This year’s annual Family Picnic & Camp-over will be “Hawaiian Luau”
style and is being combined with Dr. Perrah’s “40th Year of Teaching” Reunion.
Week Eight, Aug 20--24: NORTH AMERICA [Mexico, Canada, & Native America]
Our Last Day Whole Earth Celebration Friday afternoon, August 24th
Each week will have a schedule familiar to our MCH families [Special Visitors TBA]:
MON: We introduce focus continent and
countries. [Spanish & Dr. Ps New Book Club]
TUES: FitKids
Program & ICPS, special focus on Appreciating Diversity [Japanese]
WED: Art & Science groups coordinated with focus
continent/countries [Piano Class]
THURS: Around the World Music
coordinate w. focus continent/cultures [Japanese]
FRI: Complete
/review the week’s focus. Related MCH Family Homework!
An Open Invitation: We are asking all parents to share their family heritage, their particular expertise or passion for an area of the world with MCH children. By Fridays, interested parents will be asked to bring in material to share, intended to go with the following week’s focus. We will be posting the name of the lead teacher to talk to for each weeks focus. Meantime, any parent who would like to help with research or preparations for any of the summers events, please let the staff know now. May this be a fruitful, memorable summer!