Hawaii Preparatory Academy hosts several summer programs for toddlers through students entering grade 12. For registration and information about the following programs and more, contact the auxiliary programs office at 881-4088 or summer@hpa.edu, or visit hpa.edu.
c Tiny Tots Tennis: June 11 to Aug. 6
c Junior Tennis: May 29 to Aug. 14
Hawaii Prep tennis coaches Steve Campbell and Colleen Patton have planned a series of classes and camps for children of all ability levels. The two-day Tiny Tots classes, for children ages 4 to 7, provide an introduction to the sport with games and prizes. The classes run from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. The fee is $30 per week.
Junior Tennis camps, for children 6 and older, emphasize the development of proper technique of all strokes. Each player will be coached in various aspects of match play, including strategy, which will be customized to the player’s level. There will be special sessions for intermediate and high school players. Camps run from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The fee is $130 per week.
Contact Colleen Patton at 881-4037, email cpatton@hpa.edu, or download a registration form at hpa.edu.
c Equestrian Camp: June 12 to 14 and June 19 to 21
The daily three-hour equestrian camp, open to students 8 and older, offers a diverse training regimen designed to create a working knowledge of the aids and mechanics involved when riding English, as well as proper grooming and tacking procedures. Instruction will encourage students to enhance and challenge their existing equestrian knowledge, or, for beginners, learn stable management and basic riding skills. The fee is $75 per day.
The weekly two-hour Friday riding program also is open to students 8 and older. During the summer, the riding program runs from 3 to 5 p.m. This ongoing program gives students an opportunity to ride on the field with one instructor or head up into the hills with another. The fee is $40 per session.
Trail rides can be arranged on an individual basis. The fee is $35 per hour with a two-hour minimum.
Contact Judy Folk at 885-4302 or 937-2569 or Laura Rose at 885-7194 or 895-6632.
c Youth Basketball Camps: June 4 to 7
— 8:30 to 10 a.m.: Camp for rising fourth- through seventh-graders. The fee is $65.
— 1 to 4 p.m.: Camp for rising eighth- through 10th-graders. The fee is $80.
Hawaii Prep basketball coaches Dave Huntington and Fred Wawner will lead the camps for rising fourth- through 10th-grade boys and girls. Camps will focus on skill development, footwork fundamentals and team and in-game instruction in a fun atmosphere. All campers will take home a camp basketball.
Contact Fred Wawner at 881-4290 or fwawner@hpa.edu.
c Summer session: June 26 to July 20
Hawaii Prep’s diverse summer session offers enrichment and unique study opportunities for boarding and day students entering grades six through 12. Hoku a Aina is a new summer program for students entering grades six through eigh that offers a morning interdisciplinary seminar that integrates core skills through eco-literacy. Students will experience the biocultural diversity of the Waimea area during field trips.
Two-hour enrichment courses for students in grades nine through 12 include SAT prep, drivers education, marine science seminar (earn 0.5 elective credit), algebra and geometry, aquaculture systems, The Writer’s Imagination, bamboo crafts and construction, Big Island graphics studio, mixed media ceramics, photojournalism, English as a Second Language, and more. Financial aid is available.
Tuition is $4,600 for boarding students. The fee for individual day courses is $550 per class. Online registration is available at hpa.edu.
c Ka Makani Kids Camp: July 9 to August 3
The weekday camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school’s upper campus for rising kindergarten through fifth-grade students. Camps are divided into groups — Kindgarten through second and third through fifth grades. Students will explore “go green” concepts in an integrated, safe and creative hands-on environment. Fee includes camp T-shirt, daily lunch, snacks and supplies. For information and registration, call 881-4088, email kamakanicamp@hpa.edu, or download an application at hpa.edu. Space is limited; registration deadline is June 15. The fee is $675.
c Swimming Lessons: June 25 to July 20
— Session 1—June 25 to July 6
— Session 2—July 9 to July 20
Sessions are two weeks long, with lessons held Monday through Friday. Students receive 30 minutes of instruction. This is am opportunity to learn to swim or to advance one’s swimming technique and endurance since all levels of classes are provided — from youngsters to advanced swimmers. Call 881-4088 for more information. The fee is $75 per session.
