AMICUS SUMMER CAMP
Thank you for your interest in the first ever AMICUS Summer Camp! We are excited to try this style of programming with your family. Please see the information below for details and how to apply. If you have any questions after you have gone through this information please send questions in English or Japanese to summercamp@amicus.ed.jp before you apply.
Detail
- Location : Okinawa AMICUS International
1212-1 Enobi, Uruma City
- Dates, Time and Target Grades : Both are 3-day-program
1 ）Tuesday, August 5 – Thursday, August 7
9:00 ~ 15:00
Grades 2, 3 and 4 (ages 7-10)
Maximum 2 groups of 25
2 ）Tuesday, August 13 – Thursday, August 15
9:00 ~ 15:00
Grades 5, 6 and 7 (ages 11-13)
Maximum 2 groups of 25
- Fee : 20,000 yen (including tax)
Programming Overview
- Mornings : English language activities and vocabulary building
- Afternoons : Activity based – using new vocabulary
** There is no need for prior knowledge of English, just a willingness to try. We are asking for English proficiency in the Google Form to help our teachers prepare their lesson content.
- Goal : Use English as a tool to make friends in a new environment and try new activities
- Staff : 2 AMICUS teachers (international and Japanese) for each group of up to 25 participants
- School Nurse on site during summer camp
- Summer camp principal on site during summer camp
- Food : Lunch necessary for two days, one day pizza lunch, cooked at AMICUS (details closer to the start of camp)
- Day 3 Parents Time : Parents are invited from 1-3pm on the final day to observe and enjoy the afternoon if available
- Transportation : Please drive your children to AMICUS. Drop off time is from 8:30 – 9:00 and pick up time is from 3:00 – 3:30
- Residency Requirements : For this first year we are only accepting students who live and go to school in Okinawa and are not current or former AMICUS students
Important
- About Applications : Applicants will be taken on a first come, first served basis until the camps are full. Once a camp is full we will close the application process. All applications will close on Friday, June 27th. We are running a small camp this year as it is our first attempt at summer programming.
- Notes
- Weather Policy : when raining heavily will continue and move to indoor programming.
- Typhoon Policy : If necessary we will cancel the day before (by 3pm) by posting the cancellation notice on the AMICUS website.
Partial refunds are not possible unless we need to cancel the whole 3 day program.
- Pizza Making : we have a wood fire pizza oven we will be using to cook pizza as a cooking activity.
Please fill in your health information accordingly.
- Horse Activity : no prior horse experience is needed, our AMICUS horse staff will be present for all horse activities.
Safety gear will be provided. If your child is reluctant to ride a horse we will provide related activities that do not involve horse riding.
Summer Camp Registration Form
The forms are available below.
- Grade 2 ~ 4 →https://forms.gle/UHuNX1Jmyezd7WGbA
- Grade 5 ~ 7 →https://forms.gle/w7g7G5sqMLjWM39x7
Please note that the reservation forms are divided by grade level. Kindly make sure to double-check the appropriate form before submitting.