Divided into six, two-week units, Gold Medal Adventures is designed to provide a day-camp experience in an environment you know and trust. Over the course of the summer children will develop skills, celebrate accomplishments and spend time with friends. The units include:
Culminating Events
- Occurs the last day of each unit.
- Offers children a way to share what they are learning with one another.
- Provide opportunities for families to participate in their children's summer experiences.
Gold Medal Adventures Challenge Program
The Gold Medal Adventures Challenge Program offers children opportunities to participate in Brain-Builder, Body-Builder, and Team-Builder activities.
- Brain-Builder activities highlight important skills in literacy, math, and science.
- Body-Builder activities focus on health and fitness.
- Team-Builder activities encourage children to work cooperatively together to reach group goals.
After completing the Challenge activities and reaching their goals, children earn stickers for their activity books. Upon completion of all unit activities, children receive a Gold Medal Wristband to remind them of their accomplishments.
Gold Medal Adventures Summer Reading Program
Maintaining reading skills over the summer is essential to learning and developing. The Gold Medal Adventures Summer Reading Program is designed to keep children reading by providing high-quality, interesting books that support Gold Medal Adventures. The interactive program provides children with a way to record time spent reading and reflect on the number of books read during the summer.
Gold Medal Adventures Activity Books
- Include a variety of activities for children to complete for each unit.
- Each child receives an activity book where they can document their progress in the Challenge Program and Summer Reading Program
- Blank pages promote children's creative exploration
Field Trips and Guest Speakers
- Groups may visit appropriate local destinations to add depth to the study topic and to extend their learning and experience.
- Guest speakers help children experience a topic first-hand and become familiar with community experts.
Helio, from Planet Neptron, will lead your school-age child on a Gold Medal Adventure exploring games, teamwork, health and goal setting on Earth. Together they'll experence six units that sustain and sharpen academic skills, while at the sametime creating fun and exciting two-week journeys.