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Young Can Cook! Summer Cooking Program at Village Montessori Day Camp

By Sponsored Advertising Content May 26, 2016
It’s been said before: Cooking with your kids is still the best way to teach them about good nutrition and encourage healthy eating habits for life. At Village Montessori Day Camp we take a well-rounded approach to cooking where our young cooks will:
  • Recognize that safety comes first in the kitchen.
  • Learn to care for themselves and their food preparation environment – washing hands, putting on an apron, cleaning up, etc. 
  • Get hands on experience with handling the ingredients and then tasting the final product
  • Be introduced to new nomenclature, such as, kitchen tools and the ingredients used
  • Apply simple math concepts in the form of measuring the ingredients accurately
  • Appreciate the origin of the food they prepare and the people who prepared them
  • Practice grace and courtesy
Summer Tuesdays will have our young cooks preparing and making snack and lunch in the morning (see calendar). Half day campers will take home the lunch they prepared and to be eaten at home.

Moving Back to the Basics – Developing Strength of Mind and Body at Village Montessori Day Camp Manalapan

Scientific evidence points out that stimulation in the form of movement and sensory experiences during the early developing years is necessary in order to achieve precision in the mature brain. Movement experiences stimulates problem-solving abilities and develop critical thinking skills.

At Village Montessori Day Camp, children will enjoy outdoor games, such as, snake relay, four square, tag, hide and seek, red light-green light, scavenger hunt, etc. This takes us back to the days when we needed to be creative to come up with games as kids or dance to the cha cha jive. No more couch potatoes! Let’s give our children’s tablets/iPads a summer break once in a while and enjoy indoor and outdoor adventures with other kids. Kids, don’t be afraid to get yourselves wet and bubbly with different sensorial tubs. Let’s move back to the basics at camp! Ready, set, go!

Schedule & Fees
Rates include materials and snacks. Discounts: 20% just mention Mac Kid; 5% sibling discount.

Schedule

Full day, 9:00am--3:30pm

Half day, 9:00am--12:00pm,

Extended Care

Early, 7:30am-3:30pm

Late, 9:00am-6:00pm

Full, 7:30am-6:00pm

Village Montessori Day School*203 Taylors Mills Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726*(732)845-4552*www.villagemds.com