Persisting

Sticking to a task even though you want to give up. Seeing the task to completion.

ISIS

Initiating attention, Sustaining attention, Inhibiting attention, and Shifting attention.

Thinking Flexibly

Being able to change your mind. Approaching a problem from a different perspective.

Listening with Understanding and Empathy

Seeking to understand others. Putting your own thoughts on hold to better understand another’s perspective.

Thinking About Thinking (Metacognition)

Knowing how you know. Being aware of the ways in which you think and approach problems.

Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

Using what you have learned. Transferring knowledge beyond the context in which it was learned.

Striving for Accuracy

Working towards excellence, elegance, and craftsmanship.

Gathering Data Through All Senses

Participating and learning actively through touch, sight, smell, taste, and hearing.

Seeking Clarity

Questioning and posing problems. Identifying what knowledge or strategies a problem requires to be solved or clarified.

Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

Trying things a different way. Thinking novel thoughts and following through with them.

Responding with Wonderment and Awe

Being inspired by the world’s beauty and phenomena.

Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision

Being clear. Striving for accurate communication in both written and oral form. Communicating with the audience in mind.

Policies and Procedures

PICK-UP

Please ensure that the names of persons authorized to collect your student have been listed on your registration form. Anyone who comes to collect your student, for the first time, must present a valid form of identification. While it may be an inconvenience, this is to ensure the safety of your student. Remember camp ends at 3:00pm and your child must be collected at this time unless arrangements have been made for after-camp supervision.

LUNCH and SNACK

Your child will have a ravenous appetite during camp. Lunch, a healthy snack and water must be provided for your student daily. Lunch is on sale at camp so you may want to send your child with a snack and water and have them purchase lunch. If you wish to order lunch, please complete the order form and return ,along with payment, to the office. You have the option to pay weekly.

CLASS SIZE

Our student teacher ratio at all levels will be no more than 10 to 1 and in some instances less than this. Our small class size will allow for small group instruction and one-on-one engagement with the teacher. A youth volunteer will also be assigned to each class.

ATTENDANCE

While this is a three-week vacation camp and not regular school, your child will get out of the camp as much as his/her attendance will allow. Students are expected to attend sessions daily. When a student is or will be absent, the parent/guardian must notify the school by calling the school’s office at 622-7206 or the camp director at 396-7492.

ILLNESS

At STARR CAMP, we take the health of each student seriously. If your child is ill, please keep him/her at home. This is in the best interest of all concerned. If it is a prolonged illness, more than one week, a doctor’s letter must be presented. With that letter, an adjustment to the tuition will be made.

SECURITY

Your child’s safety is critical to his/her camp experience. The gates will be closed at 8:30am and will be reopened at 2:30pm. Mr. Wayne/ Mr. Lara will be stationed at the guard booth to reopen as necessary.

FEES

Unless special arrangements have been made with the Camp Director, the payment of ALL fees must be completed by the end of the first week of STARR CAMP or your student will not be allowed to return the second week. The unfortunate delinquency of parents in the past necessitates the rigid enforcement of this policy.