"Is my child a good fit for this camp?" 

​ASTEROIDS (Beginner Writers)

• Is your child between the ages of 3.5 - 5.5 years old?

• Has your child ever been in a structured program (e.g. daycare, preschool, transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, private school/Montessori, public school?)

• Is your child struggling to use/manipulate items like scissors, pencils/crayons, glue?

• Does your child have a hard time copying letters or drawings?

• Is your child able to copy simple shapes like a vertical line, horizontal line, circle?

• Does your child struggle with putting together multi-step activities like crafts, Legos, simple puzzles?

• Does your child have learning to learn skills (e.g. sitting in a group, following directions, playing with friends?)

• Is your child potty trained?

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COMETS (Lower Elementary)

• Is your child between the ages of 5.5 - 8.5 years old?

• Has your child ever been in a structured program (e.g. daycare, preschool, transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, private school/Montessori, public school?)

• Is your child forming letters inefficiently (e.g. multiple segments, atypical directionality, inconsistent start points) ?

• Does your child struggle with sentence pragmatics (e.g. spacing, sizing, letter placement, casing, and punctuation usage)?

• Does your child have difficulty with reading comprehension? They may be able to read well, but have difficulty with recall or summarization. 

• Does your child struggle with writing sentences and/or a cohesive paragraph?

• Does your child have learning to learn skills (e.g. sitting in a group, following directions, playing with friends?)​​

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ECLIPSE (Upper Elementary)

• Is your child between the ages of 8.5 - 12.5 years old?

• All points listed under Comets, but the differences are:

  • The class is for older elementary students.​

  • Though the topic is the same, the content of the reading material is more advanced.

  • The paragraph written on the topic of the day will be more elaborate with a heavier emphasis on transition words and flow.
     

ORION (Elementary)

• Is your child between the ages of 6.5 - 12.5 years old?

• Are they showing interest in cursive?

• If they are older (past 9 years old), their writing motor pathways may be too heavily automated. Creating new motor pathways via cursive may help improve overall legibility with written communcation!