2024 Scholastic Winter Camp
Join us this holiday season for an exciting week at the ICA Scholastic Winter Day Camp!
Our Winter Camp program offers kids ages 6-16 the opportunity to grow intellectually within a collaborative and fun environment at our Glen Rock and Teaneck locations in New Jersey. With a 6:1 ratio of campers to counselors designed to maximize personal attention, students are well engaged in classes, learning chess tactics and enhancing their critical thinking skills!
Campers are assigned to an experienced coach for morning lessons where they analyze games, discover new strategies and solve puzzles with friends. These small groups are determined by skill level and age so campers can learn in a social and educational environment best-suited for them. Students of all chess abilities, from beginner to advanced, are encouraged and welcome!
Campers have outdoor fun and exercise every day, warming up in the morning with a camp classic dodgeball parody "Circle of Doom" and playing dodgeball, soccer, or on the playground before lunch.
Lunchtime at ICA is replete with great food and conversations, followed by the daily tournament. Campers apply strategies taught in class and compete against each other for weekly awards. Tournament games are then analyzed during morning lessons so students can improve by learning from their mistakes. After the tournament, campers often have the opportunity to play against their coaches in simul exhibitions (one coach takes on any and all challengers).
On Fridays, campers are paired up for the weekly bughouse tournament (a special chess variant that incorporates teamwork and new rules into the traditional game)!
After a long, fun day of chess and sports, we offer a variety of other creative and educational activities in the afternoon, including art, music, and math.
Sign up your child for ICA Winter Camp 2024 and prepare for an exciting week of chess, sports, friends and fun! You can register for one day or the entire Week of Winter Camp.
Teaneck Camp dates: December 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30.
Glen Rock Camp dates: December 23, 24, 26, 27, 30
Early bird, sibling and multi-session discounts are all available. As in years past, we expect these camp sessions to fill early, so secure your spot now! Choose from 1/2 Day Sessions (9a-3p) or Full Day Sessions (9a-5p). In addition, early drop-off and late pick are available as options.
We offer 10% sibling discounts, and an additional discount when you sign up for the entire week. Any ICA student who has attended classes or camps for 2 or more years that needs financial assistance to attend our camp should reach out to the director.
REGISTRATION AND DISCOUNTS
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