SMART MINDS SUMMER ACADEMY
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Welcome to Smart Minds Summer Academy! Our summer camp offers the gifted and talented or highly motivated students entering 2nd through 8th grades the opportunity to engage in a captivating and an academically challenging program in the company of peers who share their enhanced abilities and love of learning.
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We Inspire

Our priority is to create a passion for learning that will serve your child throughout an academic career.​
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We Motivate

Our outstanding teachers apply strategies that have been proven to be effective in motivating the gifted and academically advanced students.
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We Engage

Our project-based program uses hands-on experiments and investigations to engage each and every student.​

"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."

- Benjamin Franklin

Our Story

Our family of experienced and gifted educators' sole mission is to continuously inspire, motivate, and prepare your youth to be the future leaders of tomorrow. Our love for education and enthusiasm is contagious both inside and outside of the classroom. We believe in engaging your children in a fun, safe, dynamic, challenging, and positive learning environment. We truly view our gifted scholars as active participants in an interactive educational process, rather than merely passive recipients of information. 
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Our Program

We offer 6 engaging courses (9:00am - 4:00pm) in each two week session that give the students the opportunity to delve into topics that are not generally part of a standard school curriculum. The courses in Sessions 1 & 3 include: Engineering in Action, Become an Exceptional Leader, Ancient Civilizations, Think Creatively, Mastering Jeopardy, and Chess Strategies. The courses in Session 2 include : Mathematics, Let’s Start a Business, Around the World in Ten Days, Public Speaking & Debate, Mastering Jeopardy, and Chess Strategies. 

Please note that the courses in Session 2 are different than Sessions 1 & 3. This allows you to register your child for one or two sessions of our program.

​We also provide an Extended Day option for the students to arrive as early as 7:30 am and stay as late as 5:00 pm. This option allows the students to play fun educational games with their peers and teachers.
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​It is the philosophy and vision of our program, our distinctive approach to education, and the quality of our teachers that make our program unique and exceptional. All of our teachers are certified, highly qualified, gifted and/or content specialists who are among the most well-respected and distinguished educators in Arizona. They apply strategies that have been proven to be inspiring and effective in motivating gifted and academically advanced students.

​Why Arizona Smart Minds?

  • Smart Minds is a captivating educational summer camp that illuminates the visions of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
  • Our curriculum and teaching practices incorporate the constant use of hands-on and interactive activities in STEM Education.
  • This prestigious program has been recognized as a premier summer program for the gifted and talented or academically advanced and motivated students.
  • Smart Minds provides a safe and fun environment that is conducive to the development of innovation and creativity.
  • The students who attend our program are very enthusiastic about returning, in fact, Smart Minds Summer Academy has an exceptionally high returning students rate.

​Parent Testimonials

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​Our son and daughter have been participating in this amazing program for the past three summers. Being an educator within specialized instruction myself, I can confidently recommend this program because it meets each student where they are at, recognizing the importance to nurture not only their minds, but their social and emotional well-being. This is the place that both of our children experience a safe haven to be themselves, build confidence, think outside of the box, develop collaborative skills, and enjoy in-depth conversation without the fear of “being different”. This is the place where they are accepted, valued, and appreciated for both their heart and mind!

​Sarah and Tim Keil | Phoenix, AZ ​

 
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 Across the board, the teachers employ a highly active, engaging, experiential approach to learning. They seem to intuitively create an atmosphere where kids feel inspired and learning just happens organically. 

C. Kaspszak | ​​Scottsdale, AZ

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I can't express enough how much my children and I love the Smart Minds Summer Program. My two oldest children have attended multiple times, and my youngest child will finally be old enough to attend this upcoming summer! Every summer they beg to attend the program, which speaks volumes about the teachers' abilities to make learning fun. 

C. Segneri | Scottsdale, AZ ​

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I am very impressed with how they teach Math at Smart Minds. In the beginning, it looked just like what we would expect in regular classes, but then my son (2nd grade) came home and talked about negative numbers and decimals! 

Y. Chen | Beijing, China ​

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Smart Minds is a one-of-a-kind camp that is exciting, fun and challenging all at the same time. We have sent our three boys through this program and they have loved it! The quality of teachers and their curriculum is outstanding. 

The Cooper Family | Scottsdale, AZ ​

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It is great to be part of a program that encourages and motivates the kids to use their inquisitive minds.  My son believes schools should be more like Smart Minds. It is refreshing to see such enthusiasm.

C. Atlee |  Scottsdale, AZ ​

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My son has attended Smart Minds Summer Academy the past two summers. He just loved it and looked forward to going to the camp every morning. He can't wait until this summer. 

B. Woodman | ​Scottsdale, AZ

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The learning environment is one of respect, dedication, and a lot of one-to-one time is spent with each child. This summer program also prepares children for the upcoming school year and they go back to school feeling ahead of the game because they have been participating in a safe, fun and challenging environment. 

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Imagine wanting to study math, science, and archeology in summer camp! Aidan wanted to come 15 minutes early everyday so he could "play" with the math games before the start of his regular math session. He was not alone- there were always children "playing" games when we arrived.

D. Desmond | ​NE Mesa, AZ

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Thank you and your entire teaching staff for bringing back her enthusiasm for learning! Everyone was friendly, and enthusiastic and encouraged my daughter to think creatively. It was a summer camp she would never forget. When you decide to open your charter school with this format, I will be one of the first in line to sign up!

C. Scott | Scottsdale, AZ  

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Our son Dan was so taken with Smart Minds from the start. Boys and girls actively learning debate skills, challenging one another with complex math problems, hands-on science experiments, educators creating a learning environment that engage children, and getting these students excited about what they were learning! Truly excited! ​

M. Brown | Scottsdale, AZ

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​My daughter has been very fortunate to have had Mr. Parvin for her gifted teacher for the past few years.  My challenge as a parent is to find growth and learning opportunities during the summer that will complement her gifted abilities.  My daughter was so happy and excited about taking “SMART MINDS” over the summer with Mr. Parvin and his teaching staff.

​Michael Tucker | Scottsdale, AZ

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OUr Courses

Entering 2nd or 3rd Grade
Entering 4th or 5th Grade
Entering 6th, 7th, or 8th Grade
​Our academic summer camp includes the following engaging courses at each grade level from 9:00am to 4:00pm Monday - Friday.
Sessions 1 & 3
​(identical sessions)
  • Engineering in Action
  • Become an Exceptional Leader
  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Think Creatively!
  • Mastering Jeopardy
  • Chess Strategies
Session 2
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  • Mathematics
  • Let's Start a Business
  • Around the World in Ten Days
  • Public Speaking & Debate
  • Mastering Jeopardy
  • Chess Strategies
We also offer an Extended Day option for the students to arrive as early as 7:30 am and stay as late as 5:00 pm. This option allows the students to play fun educational games with their peers and teachers.

2020 Dates & TUITION

Each session is two weeks long and students attend Monday - Friday.
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Note: The courses in the second session are different than the first and third sessions allowing you to register your child for one or two sessions of our program.

Session 1: June 1st - June 12th, 2020
Session 2: June 15th - June 26th, 2020
Session 3: July 6th - July 17th, 2020

TUITION:
One 2-week session (9:00am - 4:00pm)                                  $525
One 2-week session + Extended Day (7:30am - 5:00pm)     $650
Two 2-week sessions (9:00am - 4:00pm)                                $1,000
Two 2-week sessions + Extended Day (7:30am - 5:00pm)   $1,250

The tuition includes registration, and all the materials and supplies needed for all the courses. We offer a sibling discount of $25 for each additional child from the same family. The discounts will be automatically applied during the checkout process.

To ensure placement in the program, please register as soon as possible.

Location

​Greek Orthodox Church
8202 E Cactus Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
 

Enroll Now

Your paid enrollment confirms your child’s registration in the program. To ensure placement in our program, please register early! Each session is two weeks long and students attend Monday-Friday.

Note: The courses in the second session are different than the first and third sessions allowing you to register your child for one or two sessions of our program.

Session 1: June 1st - June 12th, 2020
Session 2: June 15th - June 26th, 2020
Session 3: July 6th - July 17th, 2020

We offer a sibling discount of $25 for each additional child from the same family. The discounts will be automatically applied during the checkout process.

Classes fill fast

Your child will have the most inspiring and fun-filled educational experience at each session!
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About our Academic Summer Camp

Our summer camp offers the gifted and talented or highly motivated students entering 2nd through 8th grades the opportunity to engage in captivating and challenging courses in the company of peers who share their enhanced abilities and love of learning.

Smart Minds Summer Academy program has been carefully designed to provide a well-rounded, relevant, and innovative program in order to further develop critical and creative thinking skills of the gifted and talented or highly motivated students.

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  • Our Story
    • Testimonials
  • Our Courses
    • Entering 2nd or 3rd Grade
    • Entering 4th or 5th Grade
    • Entering 6th, 7th, or 8th Grade
  • Enroll
  • Policies
  • Contact