Summer Opportunities

VUHS Summer Success Program

VUHS Summer Success!!  July 5th – 30th  8:00 - 12:00 weekdays, Wednesdays 8:00 - 3:30 - Breakfast and lunch provided free of charge

A robust summer learning program is in the planning stages.  VUHS will be contacting families and students to invite them to a challenging month of reading, math and adventure activities.

Many students lose learning ground over the summer.  We are determined to help each student continue to grow and learn by working in small groups with teachers, using innovative software and computerized learning games, and strengthening basic skills in reading and math.

Invitations were mailed home in April, but it's not too late to sign-up.  With the help of grant funding, we are hoping to extend our school year late bus transportation route into the month of July.  We're also able to provide breakfast, snack and lunch for all students, free of charge.  If you want to know more about VUHS Summer Success or want to sign-up your student, please contact Beth Adreon at badreon(at)anwsu.org.

Vergennes Swim Team

Vergennes Swim Team will hold one more registration time.
Wednesday June 16 7:00-9:00 a.m. at the Vergennes pool
Please bring your health insurance information. You will be expected to pay your swim team fee ($65) and your pool pass fee.
Questions: email Kim Palmer at  dumdydum(at)comcast.net

Champlain Discovery

A five-week co-educational program for teens age 13-16.  Ten students spend three weeks building their own 17 foot sea kayak and learning paddling skills, followed by an 11-day kayaking/camping trip on Lake Champlain.  Boat-building June 21 – July 14, kayaking July 14-24.  Scholarships available based on financial need.  Talk to Mr. Stetzel or Mr. West if you’re interested.

Rosie’s Girls: Building Strong Girls

A three-week experience weekdays July 12-30 from 8:30-4:30 at the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury.  Girls have a chance to get their hands dirty, express themselves creatively and explore what the world has to offer them – and what they have to offer the world.  The program combines hands on instruction in the skilled trades with lots of fun activities and games.  For more information or to sign up, contact Deb Hall (877-6344, debrahall774@hotmail.com) or Mr. Stetzel.  Financial aid is available.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Green Mountain Conservation Camp

There are still openings in these awesome one week camps where boys and girls learn about fishing, wildlife, safe use of firearms, canoeing, hiking, and camping.  The cost is $200, but scholarships are available for those who qualify. For more information contact Wendy Gillander at 802-241-3768 or FWgmcc(at)state.vt.us. A downloadable copy of the application can be found at the Vermont Fish & Wildlife website www.vtfishandwildlife.com/edu_camps.cfm and mailed in.

Adventure Camp - June 21-25 9am-Noon

Adventure camp (students entering grades 5-8 in the fall) will include a variety of fun and challenging activities. These activities will take place on the ground as well as on low and high ropes course elements.  The purpose of adventure camp is to help students become better problem solvers, improve their self-esteem, compassion, risk taking, and ability to respect individual differences.  Students should be prepared to be outdoors and physically active. Anyone interested should contact Lisa Newhard at 877-2938 X237 or Sarah Cook at 877-2938 X227.

Discrete Math Camp

Geared to honors level and motivated middle school students or students entering high school, Discrete Math Camp is designed to enrich student understanding and appreciation of math with thought provoking topics.  While algebra and geometry are not prerequisites, the topics require a higher order of critical thinking and analysis.  Topics will include, but not be limited to:

• Election Theory
• Fair Division
• Graphing Theories (Euler graphs, Hamilton circuits and the Travelling Salesman problems, bubble theory)
• Map Coloring
• Fractals
• Fibonacci numbers and the Golden Ratio
• Probability

Based on student interests, we will adjust the subjects, and when the situation allows, will do more ‘hands-on’ experimentation in and outside of the school.

8 weekday sessions at Burlington High School from 9:00 AM – noon, Wednesday June 23 - Friday July 2. 

The cost of the camp is $125 per student.  If you have any questions, please call
578-7112 or email drome@bsdvt.org

David Rome has been a math teacher at Burlington High School for eighteen years.  Among the courses he has taught are Honors Geometry, AP Calculus, Trigonometry and Discrete Math.  He is the 2009 Vermont recipient of the Siemen’s Award for AP Teaching, and has been recognized as outstanding teacher of the year at Burlington High School.

The Summit Soccer School

Mt. Abraham Union High School
June 21-25, 2010

The Summit Soccer School is in its 17th year under the direction of Mike and Diane Corey. Mike is the Varsity Soccer Coach at Mt. Abraham. The staff features area high school coaches along with current college and high school athletes. The Soccer School offers a half-day program for player’s ages 5-9 and a full day program for players ages 9-14. For information and registration material, contact Diane Corey at 453-4529 or e-mail, mcorey(at)gmavt.net

10th Annual “District One” Basketball Camp

Middlebury Union Middle School
Purpose: To teach the basic fundamentals and to give young players an understanding of the game.
Monday June 28 – Friday July 2
Boys: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Girls: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Grades 6-11
Cost: $95
Must register by Friday June 18th
For more information contact William D. Harris at 382-9484 or 310-6145 or officialharris(at)excite.com

Strength and Conditioning Camp – Free

Led by Joel Palmer and Lee Hodsden
Open to any current middle and high school students.
June 28 – July 23, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m. at VUHS.
Applications are available in the VUHS main office.

Summer at the Sheldon Museum

Stop in to see the wonderful works in wood featured in our summer-long exhibit, The Nature of Wood: Vermont Furniture and Woodware, 1790 to the Present.  The exhibit features an interesting array of furniture and woodware from Addison County craftsmen from settler days to today. It will interest woodworkers and furniture lovers of all ages.  Families can participate in a self-guided scavenger hunt, solve wood riddles and play with wooden puzzles, toys and games.  The exhibit is a 2010 Vermont Crafts Council State of Craft Showcase event.  Watch our website and the local papers for activities associated with this unique exhibit. 

The Sheldon Museum invites you to celebrate the Fourth of July a little early this year with our annual VSO Pops Concert, “The Birds and the Bees,” and fireworks on Thursday, July 1st.  Having combed the literature for music from aviary and apiary, the VSO offers a honey of a program (strictly G-rated)!  From Jurassic Park’s pterodactyls to Tchaikovsky’s swans, the orchestra soars in a salute to wingers and stingers. Rimsky-Korsakov’s glorious Easter egg tale is paired with an unlikely bumblebee: VSO’s principal tubist!  They even found a march that fits the bill, since America’s national emblem is the bald eagle. The 1812 Overture and fireworks take flight to conclude the concert. Join in the fun at the Sheldon’s biggest fundraiser of the year!

July continues to be a busy month with the annual Sheldon Museum History Cruises aboard the Carillon.  Historian Tom Hughes, Crown Point Historic Site Director, will speak during the cruises about the history of the Crown Point area.  We offer two 3 hour cruises with snacks and beverages for an early summer evening outing on lovely Lake Champlain.

At the end of July we will participate in our second video camp collaboration with Middlebury Community TV through the Middlebury Recreation Department summer programs for kids.  The program, History Comes Alive, will run July 26th – 30th.  Participants learn the art of script writing, costuming, acting and filming while using local history to develop an original production.  This program is for ages 8-12 and space is limited.  For more information call 388-3062.

For more information about any of our programs or tickets for Sheldon events, please visit our website at www.henrysheldonmuseum.org or call us at (802) 388-2117.

We look forward to seeing you this summer!

Susan Peden
Education Coordinator
Henry Sheldon Museum
1 Park Street
Middlebury, VT  05753