During the summer months, Safe Haven Summer Camp seeks to combat summer learning loss and strengthen key social and emotional competencies. Below are the following areas we focus on: 

 

Culture-based Learning

We implement the Great Persons Series throughout the summer to offer innovative ways to make history fun and interesting through creative, hands-on activities. 
 

Academic Development
We understand that the summer is a critical time to develop academic-readiness and reinforce core academic competencies. Every day, children engage in age-appropriate skills-building sessions that focus on literacy and math. 
 

Meditation and Leadership Development
Children continue to serve as "line leaders" and engage in daily meditation and reflection exercises throughout the summer. Children recite positive affirmations and slogans every day as a way to develop confidence and camaraderie.

 

Field Trips and Community Enrichment
Throughout the summer, children visit museums, parks, performances, and other interesting cultural spaces in the metropolitan area. Oftentimes, field trips are directly linked to the Great Persons Series curriculum. In addition, M.O.M.I.E's consistently invites community members and artists to engage in special workshops in the areas of creative arts, science, story-telling, and African drumming. 

Sports and Recreation
Children engage in daily sports, fitness, or recreational activities throughout the summer, including going on swimming trips and participating in other sports sessions at local DC Parks and Recreation spaces.