<p>The Middletown Beyond the Bell Summer Enrichment Camp is designed to keep children learning and having fun during the summer with daily recreational activities, arts and crafts, and games, and weekly special events for students who will be entering grades 1-5. The Summer Enrichment Camp will be theme based, keeping the summer fresh and exciting. The program offers recreational and thinking activities, designed to strengthen participants minds and bodies and keep students active and learning in the summer. Students have the opportunity to explore a variety of planned activities and special events each week. The Middletown Beyond the Bell Summer Enrichment Camp is coordinated with the Middletown Public Schools summer academic intervention program to allow students to access both services as needed.</p> <p>Lead Teacher:</p> <ul> <li>Plan and facilitate a variety of high-quality enrichment activities based on a weekly theme, incorporating high-interest, inquiry-based lessons and skill building. </li><li>Activities must allow students opportunities for independent and group learning and hands-on experiences and include indoor and outdoor activities. </li><li>Lead Teachers should feel comfortable with open ended activities and changing planned activities based on student interest and ability. </li><li>Camp Lead Teachers may also be required to participate in a weekly field trip and on site water activities with their group each week. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Lead Teachers should be elementary certified and have experience facilitating activities with school age students, preferably elementary. </li><li>Priority will be given to current NFCOZ Lead Teacher/Program Facilitator staff and to Middletown Beyond the Bell Intervention Teachers. </li></ul> <p>Schedule:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Pre-Program:</p> </li><li> <p>Approximately 2 hours of pre-program training/program orientation to be held prior to program start.</p> </li><li> <p>5 hours of pre-program planning</p> </li><li> <p>Program Weeks: July 7-August 1, 2025</p> </li><li> <p>Shift 1 - Full Time - 8:00-4:00 Mon-Fri, plus 2.5 hrs of planning time. Total of 40 hours per week.</p> </li><li> <p>Shift 2 - Part Time - 11:30-4:00 Mon-Thurs, 8:00-4:00 on Fri, plus 2.25 hrs of planning time. Total of 27.5 hours per week</p> </li></ul>