Portledge Summer Adventures Challenges All Ages
Portledge Summer Adventures turns the Portledge school-year mantra “explore, create, excel” into a summertime opportunity for students to follow a passion as far as it will take them - whether it's exploring cyberknife technology at Winthrop University Hospital's Simulation Center, or playing soccer with Major Indoor Soccer League former pro Michael Todd. The emphasis is on the student experience, no matter the age. "We have grown with our students," says Melissa Worth, Director of Supplemental Programs at Portledge, "many of whom are repeat customers and we want to offer them opportunities to follow their passions."
Perennial favorites for younger kids that parents have come to rely on year after year for safe, healthy fun like “Messy Hands,” “Kitchen Science” and “Rocketry” will still be available. These hands-on offerings, taught by qualified and expert instructors, are as popular as ever. Some of them, started as pilot programs at Summer Adventures, have even been adopted into the Portledge curricular program, like collaborations with the Waterfront Center for marine science classes.
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Based on student feedback there are also new programs this year, like field hockey camp with USA Field Hockey certified instructors from Lasting Legacy in Huntington. For grades 7-12 programs in The Summer Academic Institute take students off-site to study subjects like nanotechnology and gross anatomy. Summer Adventures staff will partner for the first time this summer with local experts at the New York Institute of Technology and Winthrop-Hospital to give pre-college students a more intense, professional learning experience. Finally, Portledge builds on an extremely successful partnership with Gold Coast Football Club, who had a huge impact on its fall soccer program, by offering summer soccer with their top tier NSCAA Advanced National Diploma soccer coaches, some of whom have played professionally.
Portledge will hold a Summer Adventures Open houses on Saturday May 17th from 11 am to 1 pm to give participants and their parents an opportunity to explore the offerings and meet instructors. The Open House, says Worth, is a great way to expose younger children to camp options they may not have realized were available. Children can explore some of the activities, and parents are invited to tour the facilities and speak to instructors.
