2021 Summer Program

We are excited to announce our 2021 Summer Program! Registration for members will open March 26 so check your email! Registration to the public will open here on March 28. Space is limited so mark your calendars!

Information about the program can be found below.
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​Dynamite Dinosaurs

 July 12-16, 2021 from 9:15 AM – 1:15 PM
​We'll have a roaring good time as we explore all things dinosaur with Ms. Jenn and Ms. Laura! Your budding paleontologist will go on a scavenger hunt for dinosaur bones, make dinosaur eggs, and jump into the prehistoric dinosaur world during daily story time.

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Let's Go Camping!

July 19-23, 2021 from 9:15 AM – 1:15 PM​
Get ready for some camping-inspired fun! Join Ms. Sarah and Ms. Jenn as we build tents, tell stories around the "campfire", set off on nearby nature hikes, and more! Of course, we wouldn't forget about the S'mores!

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Rates
$325/week 
$300/week enrolled GPNS students
During our Summer Program, children will play, learn, socialize, and discover in a safe, stimulating, and age-appropriate environment with our own experienced GPNS teachers!

Each week our playful themes will be explored through enriching hands-on play, stories, music, games, cooking, and art. The children will spend most of the day learning through play in our outdoor playground and nature-play spaces. We will also take some opportunities to escape the heat in our air-conditioned classrooms with brand-new top of the line air purifiers. Families must send a snack, packed lunch and water bottle each day.

​Registration
In addition to a registration form, we will need a copy of your child's Health Inventory once enrollment is confirmed. Make checks payable to GPNS and write the name of the program(s) and the student(s) you are registering for on the memo line. There are no refunds, but families can switch weeks, if space is available.

Children must be at least 3 years old by the start of the summer program they are attending and no older than 5 years old. All children MUST be fully potty trained.

​For more information about summer program registration, please contact summer@garrettparknurseryschool.org.

2020 Online Summer Enrichment Program


About the Summer Enrichment Program:  

​GPNS is excited to announce the launch of a free online Summer Enrichment Program for preschoolers.  GPNS is providing this program to support our community, so there is no sign-up or fee required to participate in the program.  Simply click here to view the videos.  GPNS will release one educational video each week with stories, activities, and interesting information. These videos are developed by our team of professional preschool teachers.   

In addition to the Summer Enrichment Program videos, there are over 60 videos of the GPNS teachers reading children's books on the Garrett Park Nursery School Story Time channel. Click here to check them out!

Week One:   Worms

Join Ms. Laura and Ms. Jenn as they explore the world of worms! They'll read "Diary of a Worm," make "worm" art, create a worm habitat, and make worms "dance" using magnets.  

Click here to view this week's "Worms" video. 

The videos are educational and fun just to watch! If you'd like to complete the Week One activities at home, you will need: 
  • For the Worm Habitat: a jar, soil, sand (optional), dried leaves or mulch, a stocking and rubber band or lid with holes.
  • For Worm Art: paint, cooked spaghetti, paper
  • For Dancing Worms: pipe cleaner, plastic jar or glass, magnet, and popsicle stick (optional). 
Week Two:  Pigs in Mud

Join Ms. Sarah and Ms. Martina as they explore how and why pigs play in the mud! They will read a few stories about pigs in the mud, create their own stone pigs, and take them out to find a good mud puddle!


​Click here to view this week's "Pigs in the Mud" video. 

The videos are educational and fun just to watch! If you'd like to complete the Week Two activities at home, you will need:
  • For the Stone Pigs: Rocks or stones, soap and water, acrylic paint, a sharpie or other dark marker
  • For Mud Play: A bucket, some water, a good dirt pile to make mud, your stone pig, some clothing that can get dirty, and your imagination! After the pigs play in the mud, you can also have some soapy water and a clean towel to give them a bath!
Week Three:  Hanging Out with Hermit Crabs

Join Ms. Emily as she explores the world of hermit crabs! She'll introduce you to a real hermit crab named Juliette, read "A House for Hermit Crab" by Eric Carle, teach you all about Juliette's habitat, and make a hermit crab art project.

Click here to view this week's "Hermit Crabs" video

The videos are educational and fun just to watch! If you'd like to complete the activities at home, you will need:
  • For the Hermit Crab Habitat: a large glass house, colored sand, sponges for drinking, a dish for the sponges, a climbing stick, hermit crab food, a dish for the food, additional shells that are larger than the current hermit crab shell , a cave or something where the hermit crab can hide.  
  • For Hermit Crab Art: paint, shells, any type of decorations you would like to put onto your shell, and glue. If you don't have any shells, you can draw a shell on a paper plate or on a piece of paper and decorate it.
Week Four:  Albie's Big Feelings

This week's video is all about helping our friends and ourselves navigate big feelings.  Join Ms. Laura, Ms. Jenn and some amazing Garrett Park friends as they help their new friend, Albie the hedgehog, with his big feelings! They will read "Jabari Jumps" and "The Way I Feel" and show you how to make a sensory/calming bottle at home. For additional resources, they have linked some of their favorite activities for helping to find calm below the video in Youtube.
 
Click here to watch "Albie's Big Feelings"

The videos are educational and fun just to watch! But if you'd like to make the Sensory/Calming Bottle shown in the video, you will need: an empty plastic bottle, water, glitter, clear glue or baby oil, food coloring, hand soap, beads, legos, or other fun objects to float in the bottle, and duct tape or a hot glue gun.
Week Five:  River Fun

This week's video is available now, and it's all about rivers!  Join Ms. Sarah and Ms. Martina as they explore rivers, some real and some created in Ms. Sarah's own backyard! They will read a few stories about rivers and try to make some paper boats for river floating experiments. They even get surprise visit from their old friend, Tess the Turtle!

Click here to view this week's "River Fun" video. 

The videos are educational and fun just to watch! If you'd like to complete the activities at home, you will need:
  • For the Backyard River: Aluminum foil, rocks or stones, water (in buckets or from a hose), any fun plastic animals or toys (bath toys are great!) to float down your man-made river
  • For Paper Boats: Sturdy paper (paper grocery bags work the best), a hole puncher, a long string or piece of yarn, any art materials you might want to decorate your boat. ​
Week Six:  Let's Play Pretend - Pirates

This week's video is all about pretending to be a pirate.  Join Ms. Meadow and learn how to dress like a pirate, make a treasure map and experiment with making some homemade boats. 
 
Click here to watch "Let’s Play Pretend: Pirates"


To make the pirate booty shown in the video, you will need: Paper, string, some plastic or paper cups, toilet paper or paper towel roll, paint or markers.

We hope you

have enjoyed this free

Summer Enrichment

Program from our

​wonderful teachers!

2020 Summer Programs

Due to the current COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions, GPNS cannot run our 2020 Summer Programs as planned.  If we are able to do so safely, we will reschedule our program for later in the summer.  Please check back here for updates or email us if you'd like to receive updates about our Summer Program. 

Down on the Farm
 July 6 - 10, 2020 from 9:15 AM – 1:15 PM

Join us as we mosey on down to the farm! We will read stories, make crafts, and play games that are farm animal themed! The kids will even get to make a "letter garden" by planting letters in the sandbox for others to find and pick!​
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Insect Exploration
 July 13 - 17, 2020 from 9:15 AM – 1:15 PM

Let's explore the creepy crawlers and flying wonders of the insect world! We will enjoy "bug-tactic" stories, crafts, and games to learn all about insects. Explorers will go on a bug hunt and show off their buggy moves through dance and songs!

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Kindergarten Readiness
 July 20-24, 2020 from 9:15 AM – 2:15 PM*

This program is designed to help incoming kindergarteners transition from preschool into a more academic learning environment. The curriculum will focus on following directions, developing important pre-reading and pre-writing skills, learning to rotate in groups,  and working independently in literacy and math centers. The lessons will follow an animal theme for the week.
Each week themes will be explored through crafts, snacks, stories, and games. The children will spend some time playing outside in our large fenced playground as weather permits and can escape the heat in our air-conditioned classrooms. Families must send a snack, packed lunch, and water bottle each day.

Rates
$200/week (register by 3/2/20)
$225/week (after 3/2/20)
*$235/week for Kindergarten Readiness (register by 3/2/20)
*$260/week for Kindergarten Readiness
(after 3/2/20)

Registration
In addition to a registration form, we will need a copy of your child's Health Inventory once enrollment is confirmed. Make checks payable to GPNS and write the name of the program(s) and the student(s) you are registering for on the memo line. There are no refunds, but families can switch weeks, if space is available.

Children must be at least 3 years old by the start of the summer program they are attending and no older than 5 years old. All children MUST be fully potty trained.

GPNS is a cooperative nursery school in Garrett Park, MD that has been offering a high-quality program for over 60 years!
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​For more information about summer program registration, please contact katy.whalen24@gmail.com.