The Willows Academy’s joyful, welcoming, all-girl environment that propels holiday festivities and school traditions during the school year remains strong in the summer as well. Just as Willows faculty make academics engaging while producing measurable social and learning benefits, Camp Soar’s staff-–almost entirely staffed by current Willows students or alumnae–-also incorporate lots of games, music, and movement throughout the day.
Campers will also experience Willows’ strong arts programs. Fine Arts Department Chair Michele Morris is an art instructor for Camp Soar. Middle school campers will have access to the high school art studio and work with a variety of mediums. The theater and voice electives are directly reflective of Willows’ distinguished theater and voice programs as well. They are staffed by alumnae of Willows arts who take a professional approach, focusing on skill building and building confidence instead of just rote memorization.
Camp Soar also seeks to elevate and reinvigorate enthusiasm for practical life skills that are often overlooked. Students get a chance to explore the interdisciplinary nature of fields such as culinary arts, sewing, and fashion. Campers learn about nutritional health and plating, develop their personal sense of style, and even alter thrifted pieces on a sewing machine. No matter which track a camper is in, she will acquire vitally important skills–and have fun doing so!