BES Summer Camps are a Go for 2020! Register Now for New On-Campus and Virtual Offerings for Various Grade Levels!BES Summer Camp is ready for your students! In addition to our already popular day camp for rising Pre-K 4 through 3rd grade students, we are excited to share that we have added incredible on-campus and virtual offerings for BES students and the beaches community all the way up through rising 6th graders! We are prioritizing the health of your child, camp faculty, and staff through proactive measures. Camp staff are undergoing training for health precautions and best practices in regard to COVID-19, and we will have additional safety protocols in place. We are excited to welcome students for a fun and safe camp experience at BES. Please see the full list of current Summer Camp offerings at BES (soon to be ESJ Beaches Campus), and then register your students to guarantee their spot. Camp costs, start and end times, grade level ranges, and availability will vary depending on the offering. Some of our on-campus offerings can become virtual if necessary, and refunds will be provided if camp offerings are canceled. We will continue to make decisions about camp availability based on guidance from state and local government guidelines. New Offerings (On Campus) FACE4Kids (K-Grade 2, Grades 3-6, depending on the week) S4 Sports Academy
(Grades 1-6) FALA Spanish (Pre-K 4 - Grade 6) I’m Telling! The Art and Craft of Storytelling (Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, depending on the week) 3D Printing with Mrs. Devers (Grades 3-6) Bricks and Bots with Mrs. Devers (Pre-K 4 - Grade 2) New Offerings (Virtual) Dollars and Sense (Grades 1-3) Budding Entrepreneurs (Grades 4-6) Lower School Day Camp (Grades Pre-K 4 - 3rd Grade) Our popular day camp program gives rising PreK4-grade 3 students an exciting mix of age-appropriate outdoor and indoor activities in Jacksonville Beach. Campers will enjoy playing games, arts and crafts, participating in IDEAStudio and science activities, and having fun with new friends. Each week’s program focuses on a particular theme. As an added bonus, each Friday is Water Day, a fun time to celebrate summer together. This camp is a Morning Program (8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.), but parents may also select an optional extended care Full-Day Program for their students through 3:00 p.m. Students staying in extended care should bring a lunch from home. Camp will provide snacks. Parents may walk their students in between 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. and pick up their students a either 12:00 p.m. (Morning Program) or 3:00 p.m. (Full-Day Program). Dallas Skornia, Director of Summer Camp, will be the on-site director of on-campus camp programs at the Beaches Campus. Each week’s day camp program focuses on an awesome theme. Weekly Themes for BES Summer Day Camp 2020
Register now through the ESJ Summer website for all four weeks of camp in June (June 1-5, June 8-12, June 15-19, June 22-26). Look for the camp offerings under Beaches Campus. Contact Chad Senesac, Director of Summer Programs at ESJ, at (904) 396-5751, x1935 or senesacc@esj.org with camp registration questions. New ESJ Signs to Be Dropped Off at BES Families' Homes SoonWith the upcoming merger between BES and Episcopal School of Jacksonville happening on July 1, we are excited to be able to begin building the excitement with our BES families by bringing fun yard signs to your homes in the coming days that reflect this new reality. We hope you will find a great place for them in your yards and will share your story with others in your neighborhoods. Thank you for your support and energy as we look ahead to the close of this school year, a fun summer break, and an exciting 2020-2021 school year with a new name! BES Spirit Week on Last Week of School; Graduation Ceremony to Be a Sixth Grade Families-Only EventWe are excited to announce that the final week of school has been named a BES Spirit Week and will be filled with memorable activities that bring joy and hope to our school community as we close out this school year. From awards to a hope-filled Car Parade to a Virtual Challenge Day, we want to end the year with a fun and stress-free celebration of our BES family. More details will be released in the coming days about each of these events. A Graduation Ceremony for our graduating students will be a special sixth grade families-only event on the BES campus after the last day of school. Additional details have been sent to our sixth grade families. Spirit Week Schedule of Events Virtual Awards Ceremony for Grades 4-6 Car Parade at BES Carpool Line Virtual Challenge Day Last Day of School BES to Partner with Rethreaded for Used 100% Cotton Uniform Drop OffBES is partnering with Rethreaded so that our families will be able to drop off used 100% cotton uniforms for a good cause. Rethreaded provides a second chance at life through employment for survivors of human trafficking in Jacksonville. Women have employment opportunities in different facets of the company including production, inventory, sales, marketing and finance/admin. Details will be released by the school in the coming weeks about a future drop-off date for BES families to bring in used uniforms that are 100% cotton only. Note: Khaki bottoms may continue to be worn in the 2020-2021 school year and beyond. More details about new uniform ordering from Mills will be released in the weeks to come. Pave the Way for Future Generations by Purchasing a BES Brick for a Loved OneSupport BES by purchasing a brick for a loved one. This is a wonderful way to honor your child, grandchild, your family, and our school. All personalized bricks are located in the center of McCormick Hall for all the children to enjoy. This is a perfect location for the kids to look down and see their name in a brick, along with the names of their friends and classmates. Each brick can consist of up to 3 lines. There are 20 characters per line, which may consist of letters and spaces. Bricks are $75, and families can either download, complete, and scan the BES Brick Flyer to Stacy Nash or simply email her with the information requested from the flyer. Families will be billed through FACTS, and the deadline to purchase bricks is Friday, May 1, 2020. This is the last year we will include BES on the brick, so get in your orders today! |