New This Year
Leaders In Training (LIT) Camp for middle school students!
S.M.A.R.T. Camp 2024
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MUSA 2024 Summer camp programs begin Monday, June 10th and run until Friday, August 9th. MUSA will be open to ages 3-5, Kindergarten to entering 8th grade from 7am-5pm, Monday thru Friday at 1705 Maple Street in Homestead. Summer programming is intended for families who need care for the majority of summer and who can commit to regular daily attendance, as we have limited capacity. Campers receive breakfast, lunch, and snack.
Camp will be free for current MUSA families who have Child Care Works subsidy or who currently receive free afterschool programming (grades K-4). Middle school students enrolled in the Steel Valley School District will also have tuition waived. Otherwise, please see the rate schedule below. We will use the information already on file to determine your cost eligibility; learn more about how to calculate your Federal Poverty Level % (FPL) here. Please let us know in the application if you have concerns about cost being a barrier for your student, or if you are in the process of applying for Child Care Works.
Before-camp hours will be available from 7am-9am, Monday through Friday, for $50 per week (or half of your weekly copay if you have Child Care Works subsidy).
Priority enrollment will be given to current MUSA families. If there is still space remaining after the April 8th priority enrollment deadline, the application will be shared publicly and will close once capacity is reached.
Please contact School-Age Program Director Catherine Sullivan at csullivan@musasv.org or 412-598-3607 or contact admin@musasv.org or call 412-461-1800 with questions. You can also call to provide application information over the phone if you do not want to use this online form.
After you complete this form, you will receive an automated copy of your answers at the first email address you provide below. We will follow up with you later this spring to complete DocuSign paperwork and updated fee agreements as needed.
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The application will close once capacity is reached.
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Cost:
- A $5 per week registration fee is required to secure your child’s spot, regardless of weekly tuition amount (=$50 for all 10 weeks).
- FREE weekly tuition for families enrolled in Child Care Works subsidy by June 1 (MUSA will cover your copay). If you enroll after June 1, your copay will be determined by the CCW office. Learn more here and be sure to enroll in Provider ID #9111214162-3.
- If you are ineligible for Child Care Works, weekly tuition is on a sliding scale based on 2022 annual income. The prices listed below are the MAXIMUM you can expect to pay for each student. Sibling discount: $25 off second child’s weekly tuition.
FAQs:
- Can my child attend part-time? Full-time attendance is preferred, but you can choose certain days and weeks in the application. Camp begins at 9am daily; pickup window is from 4-5pm. Special drop-off accommodations will be allowed for students attending Barrett or Park Summer School. Before camp care is available from 7am-9am. A separate registration is required for before camp care.
- My child is a picky eater: can they bring a lunch? Yes. If you select this option in the application, you must send your student with a packed lunch every day. Lunches will be stored in fridges and cannot require heating.
Please contact School-Age Program Director Catherine Sullivan at csullivan@musasv.org or 412-598-3607 or admin@musasv.org or 412-461-1800 or with questions. You can also call to provide application information over the phone if you do not want to use the online form.
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While we encourage campers to attend all summer, each week will feel like its own special camp with fun themes, field trips, and activities. New to camp this year is individual and small group tutoring sessions to help our students maintain and improve academic skills through the summer months. You will receive a full field trip schedule specific to your child’s classroom at camp orientation. Below is the current camp theme schedule:
June 10 – Week 1: Happy Campers
June 17- Week 2: Passport to Success: Career Exploration
June 24 – Week 3: Superheroes: Community Helpers
July 1 – Week 4: Surf, Sand, and Sea
July 8 – Week 5: Around the World
July 15 – Week 6: Journey to Outerspace!
July 22 – Week 7: Sports: MUSA MVPs
July 29 – Week 8: MUSA Main Street
August 5 – Week 9: MUSA’s Got Talent!
Special thanks to our partner organizations, Steel Valley School District, to the Allegheny Department of Human Services, Department of Children’s Initiatives, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and private donors for making this camp possible!
New This Year LIT CAMP!
Leaders in Training Camp (LIT Camp) is specifically designed for students in middle school. We plan to couple fun summer activities and field trips with experiential learning practices and techniques, participants will build knowledge by doing. Students will have time, encouragement and exposure to community and its members and to learn by be practicing authors, investigators, mathematicians and other community professionals while working on specific projects. The University of Pittsburgh and First Commonwealth Bank have partnered with MUSA to develop and unique summer experience for our middle school students.