2008 Summer Calendar

Weekly Day Trips & Lower School Themes
(Field Trips are subject to change.)

Week 1 : June 30 – July 4

Lower School Theme: I LOVE AMERICA WEEK

Our young patriots will make a large American flag from cupcakes decorated in red, white and blue and participate in history lessons about Independence Day. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) – Lowry Park Zoo; Beginner 1 (age 4) – Fire Station Tour; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) – Ice Skating and Swim Lessons; Form 2 (age 7 – 8) – Ft. DeSoto Beach and Independence Day Activities.

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 & Form 4 (age 8 – 11) – Adventure Island Water Park; Middle School (age 11 – 14) – Hillsborough River Canoe Trip.

Thursday is Red, White and Blue Clothes Day.

Week 2: July 7 – July 11

Lower School Theme: UNDER THE SEA WEEK

Our young oceanographers will learn about the importance of sea life, the food chain and the interdependence of all life in the ocean. Trips to local aquariums highlight this week. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) – Clearwater Aquarium; Beginner 1 (age 4) – Swim Lessons and Clearwater Aquarium; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) – Swim Lessons, Coral Sea Aquarium and Weeki Wachee; Form 2 (age 7 – 8) – Coral Sea Aquarium and Highland Aquatic Center.

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 & Form 4 (age 8 – 11) – Honeymoon Island; Middle School (age 11 – 14) – Swimming and Pool Party.

Friday is Funny Hat Day.

Week 3: July 14 – July 18

Lower School Theme: PIRATE WEEK

Pirate history and a Buccanneer Scavenger Hunt will make this week special for every young Captain Jack in your family. The trips for the week will take the students onto the ocean. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) – Pirates come to school; Beginner 1 (age 4) – Swim Lessons and Pirates come to school; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) – Coast Guard tour, Pirate Treasure Hunt and Swim Lessons; Form 2 (age 7 – 8) – Coast Guard tour & Seabird Sanctuary and beach.

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 & Form 4 (age 8 – 11) – Bowling; Middle School (age 11 – 14) – Adventure Island Water Park.

Friday is Favorite T-shirt Day.

Week 4: July 21 – July 25

Lower School Theme: ONCE UPON A TIME WEEK

Fairy Tales will take center stage this week when students will learn about these timeless tales and will write and perform in their own Fairy Tale Show. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) Library and the park; Beginner 1 (age 4) Swim Lessons and Largo Park; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) Royalty & Fairy Tale Theaters and Swim Lessons; Form 2 (age 7 – 8) Weeki Wachee and bowling.

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 (age 8 – 9) – Museum of Science and Industry; Form 4 (age 8 – 11) & Middle School (age 11 – 14) – Ginnie Springs Three-Day Overnight Trip.

Friday is Wild Hair Day.

Week 5: July 28 – August 1

Lower School Theme: COOKING WEEK

Young chefs rule when students learn the basics of cooking and make and share their own edible creations. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) – A chef comes to school; Beginner 1 (age 4) – Swim Lessons and a chef comes to school; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) – Macaroni Grill Restaurant, Lower School Feast and Swim Lessons; Form 2 (age 7 – 8) – Macaroni Grill Restaurant and Lower School Feast.

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 (age 8 – 9) – Swimming and party; Form 4 (age 8 – 11) & Middle School (age 11 – 14) – Big Cat Rescue.

Friday is Make a New T-shirt Day.

Week 6: August 4 – August 8

Lower School Theme: CIRCUS WEEK

The circus comes to Delphi when students learn about the history of the circus and the different kinds of circuses. A trip to the Ringling Museum completes the week. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) – Mocassin Lake Park; Beginner 1 (age 4) – Swim Lessons and Library; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) – Primate Sanctuary, Ringling Brothers Museum and Swim Lessons; Form 2 (age 7 – 8) – Primate Sanctuary and Ringling Brothers Museum.

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 & Form 4 (age 8 – 11) – Weeki Wachee; Middle School (age 11 – 14) – New York City Weeklong Trip (additional fee).

Friday is Mismatched Shoes Day.

Week 7: August 11 – August 15

Lower School Theme: ICE CREAM WEEK

Just in time for the hot summer is Ice Cream Week where students will learn different ways to make ice cream and create their own ice cream flavors. A trip to the Marble Slab Creamery punctuates the week. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) Hand On Planet Earth; Beginner 1 (age 4) Swim Lessons and Hand On Planet Earth; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) – Marble Slab Icecreamery and Ice Cream Social; Form 2 (age 7 – 8) – Marble Slab Icecreamery and Ice Skating.

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 & Form 4 (age 8 – 11) – Primate Sanctuary Park; Middle School (age 11 – 14) – Bowling.

Friday is Inside Out Clothes Day.

Week 8: August 18 – August 22

Lower School Theme: PET WEEK

This is the week for pet lovers and will include a seminar on how to take care of your pet, pet show-and-tell and a pet parade. Field trips to the Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary and SPCA highlight this week's excursions. Lower School Day Trips include Preschool (age 2 – 3) & Beginner 1 (age 4) – Petting Zoo comes to school; Beginner 2 & Form 1 (age 5 – 7) – Sea World (additional fee); Form 2 (age 7 – 8) – Kennedy Space Center Three-Day Trip (additional fee).

Elementary & Middle School Trips

Form 3 & Form 4 (age 8 - 11) – White Water Rafting and YMCA Camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains (additional fee); Middle School (age 11 – 14) – Madeira Beach and shopping.

Friday is Colored Hair Day.