The best five weeks of the summer
Classes, sports, arts, field trips, frozen treat Fridays—which was your favorite?
W
hat a summer! It always goes by so
quickly that we almost never have
enough time to sit back and realize how
much happened during the Arrupe Summer
Program until it’s all said and done.
So what happened during those five weeks?
Inspired by the camp theme of R.E.A.C.H.
For the Gold our 270+ campers and counselors
gave their best effort in daily classes like math,
language arts, science and healthy habits.
They showed off their creative side in arts
activities like woodshop, watercolor painting,
culinary arts and LEGO Robotics. And don’t
forget all of the sports: whiffle ball, basketball,
volleyball, lacrosse, soccer. We had some
stellar artists and athletes this summer!
We travelled all over Greater Cleveland for
five different field trips, ranging from Avon
to downtown to Chardon. Campers explored
the Duct Tape Factory, caught a screening of
“Finding Dory” at Tower City, roamed the
vast grounds of the Cleveland Metroparks,
toured Progressive Field, threw down strikes
at a pair of bowling alleys, had fun in the sun
at Mentor Headlands Beach, and capped it
all off with a day-long adventure at Pioneer
Waterland!
Did you forget about all the special
schedules and other events that were part of
ASP? Once again, participants raced against
the clock to make a mummy, stack dice on a
popsicle stick, or pass a hula hoop around a
group during Minute-to-Win-It. The Arrupe
Explorers put together another phenomenal
Field Day, with a bunch of different
outdoor and indoor games all around Urban
Community School.
The annual Family Open House Night
was also a highlight, especially for the adult
“Green Shirt” staff, who got to meet the
parents of both campers and counselors alike.
We were honored to have 400 guests that
evening and show off all the great work that
takes place at ASP. Thanks to everyone who
filled out our parent survey. Your feedback
will be very helpful as we work to make next
year’s summer program even better.
All ASP campers are reminded that they
are invited to participate in Arrupe afterschool programs during the academic year.
Arrupe offers programs for tutoring, playing
sports, learning the violin, doing various arts,
building with LEGO robotics, and building
mentoring relationships with high school
volunteers. Programs will begin in midSeptember and run for nine weeks at a time.
You can learn more by visiting our website at
www.ignatius.edu/Arrupe_AfterSchool.
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