Summer Programs
Summer Programs
We offer a variety of enriching opportunities in the summer both inside and outside the classroom. Our goal is to provide a Christian, educational, challenging, and fun-filled summer experience to our students.
Summer Camps 2025
Arma Dei Academy is pleased to offer the following camps and clubs for the summer of 2025! See below for details and registration information. Most camp fees are billed through FACTS soon after registration closes and are non-refundable. Camps are based on the grade student(s) will be in for the 2025/2026 school year.
Please direct your questions to the respective camp instructors.
around the world, make (and eat!) delicious ethnic foods, create maps and other “souvenirs” from our travels and learn about God’s heart for the nations as we look at some of the people groups He created!
Instructor: Caleb Brasher
WHEN:
- Week 1: June 2 - 6 | 9 AM - 12 PM and 1 PM - 4 PM
- Week 2: July 7 - 11 | 9 AM - 12 PM and 1 PM - 4 PM
WHO: Students Grades Preschool - 5th
Cost: Full-Day Session: $500 per student / Half-Day Session: $300 per student (sibling discounts apply, scholarships available)
Register HERE by June 11 (minimum of 8 students)
The Knight School is thrilled to offer Summer Chess Camp to the Arma Dei Academy students this Summer! Our super-fun Chess Camp is the perfect way to pack your summer full of devastating chess tactics, hilarious zany videos, high-energy chess tournaments, and so much more! Each day of camp, we party our way towards chess excellency with our dizzying array of activities--like our signature Toast Games, "Tracker", and everyone's favorite "Chessmaster Says!" Students of all ages and skill levels are invited to join. Camp fees even cover an official TKS Chess Set, Summer Camp T-Shirt, our colorful tactics bands, and free replacement pieces for life! Join us this Summer as we roll out a brand-new Summer Chess Camp experience! Each session of camp will feature a different high-level chess opening, complete with its own Tactics Band! Featuring some of the most famous chess openings, such as the Queen's Gambit, the Italian Game, and the Fried-Liver Attack, beginners and advanced students alike are sure to have a blast at one of our week-long Summer Chess Camps! We can't wait to see you at this spectacular chess-travaganza!
Instructor: Ms. Rachel Gaspar (levelupliteracyprogram@gmail.com)
WHEN: June 9 - July 23
SESSION CHOICES: Monday - Friday
- 8 AM-10 AM
- 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
- 8 AM-11:30 AM
- 9 AM-12:30 PM
WHO: Students in 1st - 9th Grade
COST: $60/hour, 40 hour minimum
Register HERE
Level Up Literacy Program exists to develop students’ confidence and love of reading by building their phonological awareness, fluency and comprehension skills. Through individual, leveled tutoring, we use a systematic approach to directly teach phonemic awareness and phonics skills and develop students' orthographic processing skills. We guide students' practice of these skills as they read in context. Lindamood Bell’s Seeing Stars curriculum is the backbone of this instruction. We also offer specific comprehension instruction through Lindamood Bell’s Visualizing and Verbalizing curriculum. For questions, please contact Ms. Rachel Gaspar.
Preschool Summer Camps
Join Mrs. Brittany Conklin and Mrs. Barbara Tornow for 4 different summer camps offered 3 days a week! Each camp will have different activities and themes and will be developmentally appropriate for preschool aged-children and to help them grow socially and emotionally. Siblings are welcome (2.5 years and older.) Themes for the 4 weeks are: "Cooking according to a Mouse, Moose, & Pig", "Ocean", "Art", and "Camping". Students will spend time learning about these themes through a biblical world view. For questions, please get in touch with Mrs. Brittany Conklin.
WHEN: 9:00 am - 11:30 am
- Week 1: June 9-11 - "Ocean" (Registration Deadline: June 2)
- Week 2: June 16-18 -"Art" (Registration Deadline: June 9)
- Week 3: June 23- 25 - "Cooking" (Registration Deadline: June 16)
- Week 4: June 30- July 2 - "Camping" (Registration Deadline: June 23)
Preschool Lunch Bunch
Join Ms. Abigail for an extended day after morning camp, or just an afternoon of fun. During this time children will eat lunch with Ms. Abigail and engage in exciting activities and playground time until 3:00pm. The idea for Lunch Bunch is to provide quality care for children and families looking for extended days to engage children while knowing their child is cared for by a highly qualified educator.
WHEN: 11:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Week 1: June 9-11
- Week 2: June 16-18
- Week 3: June 23- 25
- Week 4: June 30- July 2 - "Camping" (Registration Deadline: June 23)
WHO: Preschool-aged and their siblings (2.5 years - 5th grade) minimum of 6 students
WHERE: Arma Dei Academy Preschool - 341 E. Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
COST: Per student (for each week)
- $150 Preschool Camp Only
- $300 Preschool Camp & Lunch Bunch
- Morning camps will offer more tangible items for the children to take home, while Lunch Bunch will extend hours with fewer take-home items.
Questions? Please contact Brittany Conklin, Preschool Director (bconklin@armadeiacademy.com)
Please complete the form for EACH student you wish to register.
REGISTER HERE
- Week 1: June 9 -13 (Registration Deadline: JUNE 2)
- Week 2: June 16 - 20 (Registration Deadline: JUNE 9)
Camp Dates and Book Titles: These books are chosen for their ability to foster empathy and understanding.
- Week 1: July 9 -11 (Registration Deadline: JUNE 2)
- Week 2: July 23 - 25 (Registration Deadline: JUNE 9)
Summer Jam Skills and Drills is designed to develop well-rounded athletes on and off the court. Through focused training in shooting, ball-handling, defense, and game IQ, campers will sharpen their fundamentals while growing in confidence, character, and Christlike sportsmanship.Whether your child is just starting out or getting ready for the next level, Summer Jam is the perfect place to improve, have fun, and be part of the growing excitement around Arma Dei basketball!
100% of the proceeds from this camp directly support and expand Arma Dei’s basketball program by helping provide essential resources like equipment, uniforms, referee and trainer fees, and promotional support.
WHEN: July 21 - 24 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WHO: Male and female students grades 2nd-9th
WHERE: Arma Dei Academy Main Campus - 341 E. Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
ROOM: Gymnasium
COST: $150 per student (cost includes a camp t-shirt)
Register HERE by July 16, 2025
Questions? Please contact Court and Amanda Gramm (cgramm@armadeiacademy.com)
Please complete a form for EACH student you wish to register.
Week 2: June 3 - 6 | 8 AM - 11 AM
Week 3: June 17-20 | 8 AM - 11 AM
Week 4: July 1-4 | 8 AM - 11 AM
Week 5: July 15-18 | 8 AM - 11 AM
Week 6: July 29 - August 1 | 8 AM - 11 AM
out on the trail,” make (and eat!) our own bread, griddle cakes and biscuits, churn butter, create a travel diary of the westward trail, create other western-themed art projects, and learn all about the early settlers of the Wild West!
Activities Include:
- Day 1: Baking and Banner Decorating Competition
- Day 2: Sports & Adventure Olympics
- Day 3: Outdoor Water Activities
- Day 4: Talent Show & Award Ceremony
Summer Reading & Math
A child’s summer should be filled with adventure, learning, growth, and wonder. What better way to start the adventure than by diving into a great book?
What is required?
Full-time students entering grades 3–12 will have one required book to read (see the list below). Each teacher will plan discussions and activities based on the book during the first week of school. Students should be ready to discuss the characters, setting, main idea, themes, key details, and overall plot of the book.
- 3rd: The Cricket in Times Square (Seldon)
- 4th: Door in the Wall (de Angeli)
- 5th: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Konigsburg)
- 6th: The Magician’s Nephew (Lewis)
- 7th: The Hobbit (Tolkien)
- 8th: Treasure Island (Stevenson)
Rhetoric students must buy the specific version of their book, listed below, and annotate it as part of the summer reading assignment.
- 9th: Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis (students must buy and annotate this version)
- 10th: Confessions by St. Augustine (students must buy and annotate this version
- 11th: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (students must buy and annotate this version)
- 12th: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (students must buy and annotate this version)
Tolle Lege: Take up and read!
All K-8 students are encouraged to compete against one another in our annual Tolle Lege reading contest. Students who read at least 1000 minutes over the summer will be able to participate in an ice cream party during the first week of school. Awards will be presented to the students who read the most minutes in their grade, as well as the top three readers in the school overall. Here are a few guidelines:
- Due to our student management system transition, reading minutes will not be tracked in the parent portal this summer. Please use the PDF linked HERE to log minutes.
- Students entering grades 3-8 should only keep track of the minutes they personally read.
- Students entering grades K-2 may also include minutes someone else reads to them.
- While audiobooks are wonderful, students may only count audiobook minutes if they are reading along at the same time.
- Students are not required to read from a certain list of books, but rather are free to read what interests them and fosters a love for reading and learning. Parents are encouraged to guide their children toward literature that points them to the True, Good, and Beautiful. Click HERE for ideas of what to read.
Enjoy the adventure!
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Knedlik.
During the school year, students work diligently to master math facts, develop skills, and grow as problem-solvers. Like a muscle, mathematical thinking strengthens with regular use—and weakens when unused. Consistent practice over the summer helps your child retain skills and begin the next school year with confidence.
At Arma Dei Academy, we use a Singapore approach to mathematics, which emphasizes deep conceptual understanding to build number sense, fact fluency, and problem-solving abilities. To support summer learning, we recommend the Splash of Math (2nd edition) workbooks by Mathodology, our curriculum publisher. These books are designed specifically for students who have completed Kindergarten through 5th grade and are available for approximately $20 on Amazon.
For students who have just completed 6th or 7th grade, please use the review packets provided from our Logic School curriculum (linked below).
Incoming 7th (resource and answer key)
Incoming 8th (resource 2 Answer Key)
In addition to these print resources, or as an alternative, we recommend IXL.com, an online platform that offers adaptive practice and immediate feedback. Families are also welcome to use other resources such as flashcards, games, apps, or workbooks that help reinforce core math skills.
Although summer math work is optional for K–8 students, we encourage students to spend roughly 10 minutes each day, a few days a week, engaging with math materials. Students benefit far more from regular, short sessions as opposed to multiple hours completing the optional workbooks all at once.
As Albert Einstein wisely said, “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” With steady practice and perseverance, students continue to grow in confidence and proficiency. Thank you for partnering with us to support your child’s learning this summer!
If you have any questions, please contact Josh Catron.