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Summer at Sage Nets Record-Setting Middle School Camp Cohort
While finishing touches were added to Sage Hill’s middle school and Bolen Family Gymnasium in July, laughter and cheers erupted from groups of middle schoolers lined up in Wilkins Town Square.
Every morning during Summer at Sage started with up to 300 students per week ranging from grades 5-8, arranged in color-coded teams, competed in games like “pass the cone” to claim bragging rights and the prize of grabbing lunch first.
With the middle school division set to open for classes on August 17, school leaders have prioritized hosting enrolled and prospective middle school students over the summer with fun and enriching opportunities through Camp Sage, including Robotics, Coding, Photography, Stage Acting & Improv, Personal Finance, Exploring Biotechnology and Journalism & News Literacy.
In its third year, Lightning Athletics Academy also returned to introduce experienced middle school athletes to Sage Hill coaches, including three new program heads for Girl’s Basketball, Girl’s Volleyball and Girl’s Flag Football.
“It has been incredibly rewarding to be able to oversee my first Summer at Sage, a program that brings meaningful experiences for so many middle school students,” said Kelsey Turchi, Director of Summer at Sage. “Our hope is that every student walks away from summer break with a preview of life as a Sage Hill student.”
Sage Hill faculty and staff members teach many of the summer workshops, offering middle schoolers the opportunity to experience the small class sizes and personalized learning they can expect in grades 7-12. Sage Hill alumni often return to teach workshops as well.
During Week 3, fifth grader Theo Tong learned how to draw landmark buildings in DoodleLab and how to design and program VEX robots to drive a ping pong ball into a tiny goal.
“I like building and modifying the robot,” Theo said. “It’s fun because I get to keep trying, even when it doesn’t work the first time.”
Sage Hill School
A college preparatory independent day school for grades 7-12.
20402 Newport Coast Drive, Newport Coast, CA 92657
Phone: 949.219.0100 | Fax: 949.219.1399
20402 Newport Coast Drive, Newport Coast, CA 92657
Phone: 949.219.0100 | Fax: 949.219.1399
Sage Hill School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other School administered programs.