SUMMER – CARDINAL STYLE!
June 23-27, 2025
FULL & HALF DAY OPTIONS | GRADES 6-9
Summer @ Pope Francis Prep is fun, challenging, and designed for students entering grades 6-9. We invite students to take advantage of the many opportunities available at our beautiful, state-of-the-art campus. Morning and afternoon sessions will allow participants to experience exciting and creative endeavors of their choice. Sessions are instructed by PFPS faculty as well as faculty from local area schools.
- Cost: $250.00 (includes 1 morning and 1 afternoon session of your choice); tuition for half day is $195 (1 session, either morning or afternoon).
- Hours: 8:15am – 3:00pm for the full day option. Morning Session runs 8:45am-11:30am & Afternoon Session runs 12:15pm-3:00pm
- Open to the public – all students entering grades 6 through 9 are welcome to attend!
- All participants will receive a summer T-Shirt and water bottle.
- Pizza lunch is provided on Fridays for full-day students.
- Cancellation by participants can be made until May 31, 2025 with a full refund. Cancellations made after May 31, 2025 will not be eligible for a refund.
- Pope Francis Prep reserves the right to cancel any of the sessions if minimum enrollment is not achieved. Participants will be notified by June 1, 2025 if a session is canceled and a full refund will be issued.
Closed session due to full enrollment: The Great Cardinal Bake-Off
June 23-27 Sessions Descriptions & Availability
MORNING SESSIONS
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE
Spend time in our great New England outdoors enjoying all that nature has to offer. Our focus will be on how we live, work, play and enjoy our role in nature and the great outdoors. We will work in an established garden, have fresh vegetable snacks and look at the ongoing sustainability of a garden in New England as we move from the temperate June to our dry hot July. We will enjoy fishing and hikes with plant and animal identification scavenger hunts to get familiar with our diverse wildlife.
Instructor: Mr. Scott O’Neill
*almost full*
SPORTY CARDINALS
Ready to test your gym class skills or brush up on your technique? Sporty Cardinals is the session for all sports enthusiasts! In this session, participants will enjoy a dynamic combination of different sports and team building. Students will have the opportunity to play many different classic gym class games…basketball, kickball, dodgeball, wiffle ball, soccer, pickleball and more! Get ready to make friends, get some energy out and have fun!
Instructor: Ms. Catie Wielock
THE THEATRE EXPERIENCE
This session will focus on basic theater training; students will learn basic acting skills, set design, costumes, lighting, sound design and prop design. Students will gain a greater appreciation of live theater and the arts by promoting valuable life lessons such as confidence, collaboration, and communication skills. The week will conclude with a short performance by the participants. All in our very own state-of-the-art theatre!
Instructor: Mr. John Anziano
*almost full*
THIS IS ROCKET SCIENCE – LEVEL 1
A Beginners Guide to Rocketry
Model Rocketry is a scientific and educational hobby that involves “hands-on” experience in building and launching small, lightweight rockets made from cardboard, pre-molded plastic parts, and utilizing commercially manufactured solid-propellant, model rocket engines. Rockets that participants will build are designed for Level 1. Students enrolling in this session need to be aware that they will be responsible for working with X-Acto hobby knives, modeling cement, super-glue, and spray paint.
Note: this session is only open to students entering grades 7+.
Instructor: Mr. Robert Brodeur
WATERCOLORS PLUS
Everyone has an inner artist they can call upon to express their creativity. This fun and interactive session is perfect to learn and explore using watercolors. Participants will learn different watercolor techniques to create still lifes and landscapes. They will also create mixed media paintings combining watercolor with pen and ink and calligraphy.
Instructor: Mrs. Mary Wroblewski
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
DECORATIVE PAINTING
This fun and interactive session is the perfect way to explore acrylic painting. Participants will work on different surfaces to create various useful and decorative projects including glass painting, tie-dye, fabric painting, wood shapes, flower pots, shells and more!
Instructor: Mrs. Mary Wroblewski
FENCING
The art and sport of fencing is everywhere but how often do you have the chance to face down a knight or engage Darth Vader? Now is your chance! Come and experience the art of modern, historical and even fantasy fencing. Learn skills, have fun and defeat evil all while having a great time. Students will learn the basics of the foil and the court sword of Renaissance Europe and we will culminate the week with the chance to defeat Vader.
Instructor: Mr. Scott O’Neill
*almost full*
MUSICAL THEATER
Let’s put together a scene from a musical! We’ll go through the process of casting, learning music and lines, choreography, staging, and performing a section of a musical you will love! Bring your enthusiasm and creativity and build a lifelong memory!
Instructor: Mrs. Sarah Campbell
THE GREAT CARDINAL BAKE-OFF*
Ever dreamed of competing on a Food Network show? In this session, students will work in teams to bake, taste and present delicious treats to a panel of judges. Join our competition and see if your team can become Cardinal Bake-Off Champions!
*If you have any food allergies, food intolerances or aversions, please contact our summer coordinator before signing up for this session.
Instructor: Ms. Ann Rivers
*FULL*
THIS IS ROCKET SCIENCE – LEVEL 2
Advanced Rocketry
This second-year session is designed for students that have had previous experience in building model rockets. The models they will be building are rated Level 2 (Intermediate). All rocket fins are made of balsa wood that students will cut out and apply finishing techniques to in order to achieve aerodynamic performance. A review of model rocket structure and performance engines, stability, and tracking will be included as daily topics. Note: this session is only open to students entering grades 7+.
Instructor: Mr. Robert Brodeur
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