Future Lions Camp

Join us for a fun filled week of all things Ursuline! Each day of the Future Lions Camp will focus on a different theme of what makes Ursuline special. Activities will include: crafts, sports, experiments, a talent show, a field day and much more!

When: June 15^th- June 19^th

9:00 am- 3:00 pm (Campers bring a packed lunch)

Who: Camp is open to girls entering 1^st-5^th grade

Cost: $150

Instructor: Ms. Marina Deters

Marina Deters is in her third school year here at UA working as a freshman/sophomore guidance counselor. Her favorite part of working at Ursuline is getting to know all the students and all the fun activities that go on during the school year like Spirit Week. In her free time she likes to travel, read books, and watch OSU Football and Xavier Basketball. Her personal philosophy is to find the fun in everything, and she looks forward to meeting all the future lions campers!

Future Med Camp

Does your daughter love science? Is she interested in a future in medicine?

We hope she'll join us for Ursuline's new medical career exploration camp this summer! Campers will get hands on experience each day as they explore the many pathways in the field of medicine. Activities will include hands on experience with Ursuline's synthetic cadaver, animal dissection, anatomical and physiological concepts, and disease/disorder diagnosis and identification.

When: June 15th- June 19th

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Who: This camp is open to all rising 6th - 8th grade girls, as well as 9th graders who will be attending Ursuline Academy next year.

Cost: $130

Instructor: Ms. Susan Keller Barhorst '91 and Ms. Hayden Emery Mericle '98

Susan Barhorst has been a life science teacher at Ursuline for 22 years and is an alum of the Ursuline class of 1991. She currently teaches Biology and AP Biology. She loves watching Xavier basketball because she went to Xavier for her Bachelor and Masters degrees. In her free time, she loves to hang out with her family and two dogs, Lucy and Baxter.

Hayden Mericle has been a life science teacher at Ursuline for seven years and is an alum of the Ursuline class of 1998. She currently teaches Anatomy and Physiology classes to Juniors and Seniors. Before Ursuline, she was an environmental scientist who studied stream pollution and endangered bats! She lives on a small farm with her family and loves hiking, traveling and showing her two sons the wonders of nature.

Introduction to Website Design

Does your daughter like to work with technology, learn languages, and combine skills for a creative result?

This camp will give an introduction to the languages of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to enable your daughter to create her own web page designs*. The program we will use to code is available for free, so these are skills your daughter can easily take home and continue to grow! She will also learn how to do some basic photo editing as a way to create stunning visual components to augment her website. Familiarity with Mac is preferred, but not required. *Web hosting is not provided.

When: June 15th- June 19th

12:30 - 3:00 pm

Who: This camp is open to all rising 6th - 8th grade girls, as well as 9th graders who will be attending Ursuline Academy next year.

Cost: $130

Instructor: Ms. Jeanine Boutiere '01

Jeanine Boutiere graduated from Ursuline in 2001 and has taught art there for 13 years. She was a printmaking and graphic design major in college and loves to combine traditional fine arts approaches and an interest in STEM with every day creativity! Whether it’s re-imagining an object’s purpose through crafting or developing a website out of thin air with HTML and CSS, Ms. Boutiere enjoys the excitement of thinking critically and creatively! She has also served as an adjunct professor of Secondary Art Education at Xavier University and loves to travel. She looks forward to sharing her passion for making new things with you.

Taste of France: French Cooking and Language - Week 1

Come explore some of the most famous (and simplest) dishes from France! Each day, campers will make one traditional French dish based on Madame Tardivon’s own family recipes: Madeleines, quiche, crêpes, and more. Campers will make the recipe alongside Madame Tardivon and then taste their culinary creation. Campers will learn about the traditions and history behind each dish. Campers will also be introduced to cooking terms and ingredients in French, as well as some basic French phrases. At the end of the week, campers will go home with a copy of Madame Tardivon’s family recipes to make at home.

When: June 22th- June 26th

9:30 - 11:30 am

Who: This camp is open to all rising 6th - 8th grade girls, as well as 9th graders who will be attending Ursuline Academy next year.

Cost: $130

Instructor: Madame Sarah Tardivon

Sarah Tardivon is a French teacher at Ursuline Academy and is the coordinator for Ursuline’s French Exchange Program with a school in Reims, France. Sarah lived in Strasbourg, France, for two years with her husband and fell in love with open-air markets and French cooking. One of the first gifts from her French in-laws was a cookbook! Sarah and her husband love to include their four children in the kitchen and share with them the wonderful world of French cooking.

Theatre Camp

Come and experience theatre at Ursuline! Ursuline’s theatre camp will focus on acting, movement, improvisation and literary adaptation. Campers will work to develop these skills while rehearsing and presenting a performance at the end of the session.

When: June 22nd - 26th

12:00 - 3:00 pm

Who: This camp is open to all rising 6th - 8th grade girls, as well as 9th graders who will be attending Ursuline Academy next year.

Cost: $130

Instructor: Ms. Alecia Kellet Lewkowich '97

Ms. Lewkowich has a B.A in Theatre from the University of Dayton and a M.A in Theatre Directing from Roosevelt University. She has been directing for 16 years, is the program director for Cappies of Greater Cincinnati, and is a member of the science faculty and theatre director at Ursuline.

Craft your heART out!

Does your daughter enjoy creating imaginative creatures, objects, and functional pieces from a variety of materials?

In Craft Your heART Out, your daughter will be invited to look at every day materials in a different way, re-purposed into creative expressions.

Working with clay, paint, found objects, stamps, fibers, paper and more, campers during this week will have a great time getting to know each other as they make a portfolio of fun and colorful projects!

When: June 22nd - June 26th

12:00 - 3:00 pm

Who: This camp is open to all rising 6th - 8th grade girls, as well as 9th graders who will be attending Ursuline Academy next year.

Cost: $130

Instructor: Ms. Jeanine Boutiere '01

Jeanine Boutiere graduated from Ursuline in 2001 and has taught art there for 13 years. She was a printmaking and graphic design major in college and loves to combine traditional fine arts approaches and an interest in STEM with every day creativity! Whether it’s re-imagining an object’s purpose through crafting or developing a website out of thin air with HTML and CSS, Ms. Boutiere enjoys the excitement of thinking critically and creatively! She has also served as an adjunct professor of Secondary Art Education at Xavier University and loves to travel. She looks forward to sharing her passion for making new things with you.

Taste of France: French Cooking and Language - Week 2

Come explore some of the most famous (and more complicated) dishes from France! Each day, campers will make one traditional French dish based on Madame Tardivon’s own family recipes: mousse, profiteroles, éclairs, and more. Campers will make the recipe alongside Madame Tardivon and then taste their culinary creation. Campers will learn about the traditions and history behind each dish. Campers will also be introduced to cooking terms and ingredients in French, as well as some basic French phrases. At the end of the week, campers will go home with a copy of Madame Tardivon’s family recipe to make at home.

Completion of the first week of Taste of France (either earlier this summer or last summer) is highly suggested but not required.

When: July 6th - 10th

9:30 - 11:30 am

Who: This camp is open to all rising 6th - 8th grade girls, as well as 9th graders who will be attending Ursuline Academy next year.

Cost: $130

Instructor: Madame Sarah Tardivon

Sarah Tardivon is a French teacher at Ursuline Academy and is the coordinator for Ursuline’s French Exchange Program with a school in Reims, France. Sarah lived in Strasbourg, France, for two years with her husband and fell in love with open-air markets and French cooking. One of the first gifts from her French in-laws was a cookbook! Sarah and her husband love to include their four children in the kitchen and share with them the wonderful world of French cooking.