Arts, Athletics and Enrichment
Each year, Stuart offers a comprehensive summer program that includes academic enrichment, arts activities, athletic camps and a day camp for children in pre-school through grade 11. The programs are co-educational (with the exception of the athletic camps) and are open to all children in the greater Princeton/Mercer County area. Stuart’s faculty, as well as selected professional educators, staff these programs. A full-time nurse is also on the premises. The programs run from mid-June through August and children may sign up for a variety of courses. Please click on the tabs below to learn more.
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Camp Stuart
Open to children currently enrolled in a Pre-School program (age 3), as well as those entering a Kindergarten program in the fall, Camp Stuart offers summer fun in one-, two- and three-week programs. Campers engage in a variety of activities, including arts and crafts, nature hikes, drama, music and of course, playtime. Each week has a different theme.
The camp runs from 9 am – 3 pm, with an after-camp option (3:30 – 5:30 pm) available. Campers need to provide their own bag lunch.
Camp Director: Heidi Echternacht
2010 Camp Dates: June 14-July 2
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Registration Form
Contact
Kate Michalski
Lower School Administrative Assistant
609.921.2330 x 292
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Stu-Arts Camp
Open to girls and boys entering grades 1 through 5, Stu-Arts Camp offers summer arts fun in one-, two- and three-week programs. Stu-Arts is a visual and performing arts program which culminates each Friday with an opportunity for students to perform and exhibit their work.
Visual Arts sequence:
Water color, clay, chalk, printmaking, jewelry making, papier mache and visits to local art museums
Performing Arts sequence:
Folk dance, mime, improvisation, musical theater, jazz dance and skits
The camp runs from 9 am – 3 pm, with a before-camp tennis program (8 – 9 am) and an after-camp option (3:30 – 5:30 pm) available. Campers need to provide their own bag lunch.
Camp Director: Jan Baldwin
2010 Camp Dates: June 14–July 2
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Registration Form
Contact
Kate Michalski
Lower School Administrative Assistant
609.921.2330 x 292
Middle School Performing Arts Camp
Open to girls and boys entering grades 6 through 9, the Middle School Performing Arts camp combines fun and a challenging theatrical-arts experience in a two-week program. The camp offers students the opportunity to participate in drama, dance and music classes on a rotating basis. The last day of camp features a performance by the campers in Stuart’s state-of-the-art theater facility.
The camp runs from 9 am – 3 pm, with a before-camp tennis program (8 – 9 am) and an after-camp option (3:30 – 5:30 pm) available. Campers need to provide their own bag lunch.
Camp Director: Jan Baldwin
2010 Camp Dates: June 14–July 2
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Registration Form
Contact
Kate Michalski
Lower School Administrative Assistant
609.921.2330 x 292
Athletic Camps
Open to girls in the Princeton/Mercer County area entering grades 3 through 8, Stuart’s Athletic Camps offer instruction in several sports in two, week-long sessions:
- Tennis
- Field hockey
- Lacrosse
- Basketball
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Tennis, field hockey and lacrosse camps run from 9 am – noon. Basketball camp runs from 1 – 4 pm. A camp shirt is provided and each camper has her choice of a free lacrosse or field hockey stick or stick bag and free basketball. A morning snack is provided, but campers need to provide their own bag lunch.
Camp Director: Cheryl Wolf
2010 Camp Dates: July 26 - 30; or August 2 - 6.
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Registration Form
Contact
Cheryl Wolf
Athletic Director
609.921.2330 x 219
Enrichment Summer Camp
Stuart’s Enrichment Summer Camp offers supplementary academic courses to campers in nine, week-long sessions. Courses include:
- Algebra Preparation
- Algebra Review
- NASA Engineers Camp
- Middle School Writer
- Creative Writing
- The College Essay
- French and Spanish Immersion/Lower and Middle School
Camp Director: Anne Pierpont
2010 Enrichment Summer Camp dates are offered during the weeks of:
June 28 - July 2
July 6 - 23
August 23-27
Learn More
Registration Form
Enrichment Camp Course Descriptions
Camp Course Schedule
Contact:Anne Pierpont
Assistant Head of School
609.921.2330 x 275
World Cultures and Travels Camp
Open to students age 3 through grade 8, Stuart’s World Cultures and Travels Summer Camp offers campers a global perspective in three, week-long sessions beginning after the 4th of July weekend. Campers learn about art, food and culture in far-flung places such as Spain, France and India. The camp runs from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, with an after-camp option (3:00 – 5:30 pm) available.
Information about the 2011 World Camp will be available in November, 2011.
Camp Director: Anne Pierpont
2011 Camp Dates: July 5–July 22
Contact
Anne Pierpont
609.921.2330 x 275
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Summer Stars Program
Open to talented and resourceful students entering grades 2 through 6, Stuart’s Summer Stars program offers students an atmosphere of fun while supplementing their academic and cultural school programs. Summer Stars participants will be inspired, stimulated and motivated in areas such as humanities, science and mathematics during the four-week session.
With a goal to teach the Stars that learning is an enjoyable and life-long endeavor, Summer Stars participants have a fun-filled classroom learning experience supplemented with field trips, guest performers and more.
The program runs weekdays from 9 am – 2 pm.
Program Director: Samantha Ryan
2009 Camp Dates: July 6–31
Summer Stars is an academic enrichment program designed to strengthen Stuart’s ties with the community through service to children. The program is only open to residents of Trenton, N.J.
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Summer Stars Information Brochure
Registration Forms
FAQs
Contact
Samantha Ryan
Summer Stars Program Director
609.921.2330 x 286