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June Summer Camps
TREE HOUSE ADVENTURE CAMP | June 10-14
Times: 9 a.m. -4 p.m.
Rising Grades: 1-5
Price: $595
Size: Minimum 6/Maximum 25
During the course of the week, Tree House will offer theme-inspired arts and crafts, with local field trip destinations. More details revealed with registration! Dress your child in comfortable clothing and shoes (also dressing to the theme is greatly encouraged!). Also please send a nut-free lunch and snacks (lunch is not provided).
The “Tree Team” includes our talented after school staff of Tree House and Study Tree programs during the school year.
The “Tree Team” includes our talented after school staff of Tree House and Study Tree programs during the school year.
ARTifact AND NATURE: BOTANICAL PRINTS | June 10-14
Time: 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Rising Grades: 1-4
Price: $420
Size: Minimum: 9/Maximum: 15 students
In this camp, we’ll hike Land’s End exploring and discovering the flora and fauna. We’ll collect seasonal specimens of the coastal flora to create our own beautiful botanical guidebooks. We’ll use our specimens to fill each page of our book with delicate print transfers from gelli plates. We’ll also create a collection of cyanotype prints, the original photography process used by Anna Atkins in 1843, the first book ever to be printed and illustrated by photography. We’ll also venture to the Legion of Honor to delve into the impact of the Industrial Revolution on society’s perception of nature, art, and color. Then, we’ll try our hand at an impressionist painting of the landscape around us.
Since 2010, ARTifact has been weaving art and anthropology together in ways you can’t find anywhere else. We believe that our hands have the power to craft community, color the world happy, and that we live in a rad time and place.
Since 2010, ARTifact has been weaving art and anthropology together in ways you can’t find anywhere else. We believe that our hands have the power to craft community, color the world happy, and that we live in a rad time and place.
CIRCUIT CREATORS: SNAP INTO THE WORLD OF ELECTRONICS | June 10-14
Time: 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Rising Grades: 1-4
Price: $395
Size: Minimum: 7/Maximum: 20 students
Give your child an electrifying experience with our Snap Circuits workshop! They’ll dive head-first into the world of circuit design and electricity, creating everything from their very own radio and magnetic switch to fused motors, sirens, music players, portable fans, and more. Don’t miss this electrifying opportunity to spark your child’s curiosity and ignite their passion for STEM.
Started by a mother-daughter duo with over 25+ years of experience in the tech industry, Kodely was founded with the goal of teaching students the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century
Started by a mother-daughter duo with over 25+ years of experience in the tech industry, Kodely was founded with the goal of teaching students the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century
SSAT PREPARATION | June 10-14
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Grades: Rising 8th
Price $695/week
Size: Minimum: 7/Maximum: 18 students
Learn the format, timing, scoring, and content of the SSAT. Students will become familiar with the Quantitative, Verbal, and Reading sections, as well as the unscored Writing Sample. We will practice test-taking strategies, master content, learn when to guess, and improve our outcomes on the SSAT and general standardized tests. Students will take practice test sections at home as well, which we will review in class. The instructor will teach strategies for timing, eliminating wrong answer choices, guessing when necessary, and maximizing each student’s possible score.
Jess Goldstein, high school math teacher at the Bay School and former Burke’s Upper School Math Specialist, has over a decade of classroom teaching and test-prep experience.
Jess Goldstein, high school math teacher at the Bay School and former Burke’s Upper School Math Specialist, has over a decade of classroom teaching and test-prep experience.
HSPT PREPARATION | June 10-14
Time: 12:30 -3:30 p.m.
Grades: Rising 8th
Price $695/week
Size: Minimum: 7/Maximum: 18 students
Prepare for the HSPT (High School Placement Test)! Learn the format, timing, scoring, and content of the HSPT. Students will become familiar with the Verbal, Quantitative, Reading, Mathematics, and Language sections. We will practice test-taking strategies, master content, learn when to guess, and improve our outcomes on the HSPT. The HSPT has 5 sections, and we will focus each day on one of them. We will learn general standardized test-taking strategies and complete practice tests in class. Students will have homework each night that will be reviewed in class the next day. Strategies will be taught for timing, eliminating wrong answer choices, guessing, and maximizing each student’s possible score.
Jess Goldstein, high school math teacher at the Bay School and former Burke’s Upper School Math Specialist, has over a decade of classroom teaching and test-prep experience.
Jess Goldstein, high school math teacher at the Bay School and former Burke’s Upper School Math Specialist, has over a decade of classroom teaching and test-prep experience.
HIGH SCHOOL WRITING PREPARATION: PERSONAL NARRATIVE | June 10-14
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. OR 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Grades: Rising 8th
Price: $425
Size: Minimum: 6/Maximum: 16
During this one-week writing workshop, rising eighth graders will begin practicing the art of the personal narrative, in preparation for the process of applying to high school, including ap- plication essays and timed writing activities. This class will help students tell their best story and present the reader with an authentic, engaging portrait of themselves.
Dana Perkins, a Bay Area native, has over 25 years of experience as an independent school educator. In 2022, Dana launched The Write Place, a writing coaching business; explore more at thewriteplacecoaching.com. This year, she has taught English at Crystal Springs Uplands’ middle school and in the upper school division at Menlo School.
Dana Perkins, a Bay Area native, has over 25 years of experience as an independent school educator. In 2022, Dana launched The Write Place, a writing coaching business; explore more at thewriteplacecoaching.com. This year, she has taught English at Crystal Springs Uplands’ middle school and in the upper school division at Menlo School.
UPPER SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY | June 17-21
Time: 10 a.m..-12 p.m. (No Camp on June 19 - Juneteenth)
Grades: Rising 5-8
Price: $345
Class Size: Minimum: 6/Maximum: 16
Dana Perkins will lead this writing workshop, students will be able to exercise their creativity, tap into their imagination, and give ideas, settings, and characters in their minds a life on paper through writing poetry. We will be doing a variety of exercises over the course of the week, and on the last day, each student will share their favorite piece with their classmates during an open mic reading. No experience in poetry writing necessary – all students need is their imagina- tion and a willingness to express their thoughts and ideas in a potentially new way!
UPPER SCHOOL CREATIVE WRITING: SHORT STORY | June 17-21
Time: 12:30-2:30 p.m. (No Camp on June 19 - Juneteenth)
Grades: Rising 5-8
Price: $345
Class Size: Minimum: 6/Maximum: 16
Instructor Dana Perkins will teach this writing workshop where students will be able to exercise their creativity, tap into their imagination, and give ideas, settings, plot lines, and characters in their minds a life on paper through writing short stories and vignettes. We will be doing a variety of exercises over the course of the two weeks, and on the last day, each student will share their favorite piece with their classmates during an open mic reading. No experience in creative writing necessary – all students need is their imagination and a willingness to express their thoughts and ideas in a potentially new way!
OPEN SEW STUDIO | June 17-21
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. OR 12:30-3:30 p.m. (No Camp on June 19 - Juneteenth)
Grades: Rising 5-8
Price: $595
Class Size: Minimum: 3/Maximum: 5
Have you always wanted to learn to sew? Do you have designs you would like to bring to life? Perhaps you are you excited about projects you see online but don’t know how to start? Then open sew studio is just right for you! The studio is full of supplies, machines, fabrics, patterns and more. Everything you might need to bring your ideas to life. All sewing skill levels are welcome.
Jil Cappuccio-Nelligan has been a professional sewist, patternmaker, designer and small business owner for over 30 years. Jil is entering her 6th year at Burke's as the upper school sewing teacher and enjoys teaching and working with students. Fostering a love of sewing has become one of her newest passions
Jil Cappuccio-Nelligan has been a professional sewist, patternmaker, designer and small business owner for over 30 years. Jil is entering her 6th year at Burke's as the upper school sewing teacher and enjoys teaching and working with students. Fostering a love of sewing has become one of her newest passions
AI AND DESIGN: GRAPHIC NOVEL DESIGN & WRITING | June 24-28
Time: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mon-Thurs. (9-11 a.m. on Friday)
Grades: Rising 5-8
Price: $895
Class Size: Minimum: 5/Maximum: 20
Graphic Novels have become an important storytelling vehicle. AI Graphic Novel Camp brings this genre to Burke’s summers, where the future of storytelling meets the cut- ting-edge power of Artificial Intelligence! This immersive 5-day experience invites campers to dive headfirst into a world where imagination is limitless and AI is the brush that helps paint their wildest narratives.
Dr. Tone Rawlings will lead this camp and is presently teaching 7th and 8th grade physical science at Burke’s. Their teaching philosophy is rooted in exploration, inquiry, and experiential learning as play.
Dr. Tone Rawlings will lead this camp and is presently teaching 7th and 8th grade physical science at Burke’s. Their teaching philosophy is rooted in exploration, inquiry, and experiential learning as play.
Payment will be collected via TADS for Burke's students. Cancellations must be received two weeks prior to the start of each camp.
Burke's mission is to educate, encourage and empower girls. Our school combines academic excellence with an appreciation for childhood so that students thrive as learners, develop a strong sense of self, contribute to community, and fulfill their potential, now and throughout life.
Burke's admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.