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Launch Summer Experience 2020

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Launch Camp: Ignite and Fuel Your Passion

A Day in the Life of a LAUNCH Camper

In the morning, dive deep into interesting and engaging topics like rocketry, programming, creativity, and more. Connect with a diverse group of students. Unleash your creativity and discover. Afternoons will be filled with athletic and creative opportunities, with enough choice to inspire everyone:

  • swimming in the lake or in the pools;
  • photography
  • dance or yoga
  • playing ultimate Frisbee
  • hiking/biking the 15.9-mile Fairfield Loop Trail
  • playing team/individual sports including basketball, soccer, and tennis
  • raft building
  • rock climbing
  • egg drop
  • soap making, jewelry making, macrame
  • Destination ImagiNation Instant Challenges.

We help kids gain confidence in themselves by providing opportunities for inner development, choice, and collaborative teamwork. All in a safe, engaging environment.

Instruction in the Transcendental Meditation® technique, practiced by all of our students and faculty, is available upon request. Teachers are available during summer camp. Additional charges of $360 apply.

Daily Schedule

7:30 am Rise and Shine!
8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast and Yoga/Meditation
9:30 – 12:00 pm Launch Activity
12:00 – 1:30 pm Build-A-Lunch
1:30 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Recreational Activities and Challenges
4:00 – 5:00 pm Meditation/ Rest
5:00 – 6:00 pm Boarding Activities/ Free Time
6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 – 9:00/9:30 pm Night Activity
10:00 pm Turn in devices and Lights Out

For more information, contact summercamps@maharishischool.org

Our goal is to ensure that kids at LAUNCH have the best time ever!

Take a peak into some of the activities:

Rocketry & Programming

The first week of camp will feature an interactive coding project with hands-on instruction from Sophia Blitz, an engineer and esteemed Maharishi School teacher. The second week will feature our rocketry program. It will include designing, building, and flying model rockets with designated altitude targets and time duration for a particular motor classification. We will measure the performance of our rockets against simulation to determine the success of the design. Participants will be guided by a Maharishi School graduate: an experienced senior rocketeer who competed in national competitions and in partnership with NASA. Maharishi School has placed in the top ten in the U.S. in the Team America Rocketry Challenge and one of only 15 U.S. schools in the NASA Student Launch program in 2018.

Creativity 

Destination ImagiNation (DI) is the world’s largest creativity and problem- solving competition, inspiring participants to think on their feet, work together and devise original solutions to solve mind-bending challenges. Maharishi School students were World Champions at the DI Global Finals in 2017!
In our Creativity activities, participants will learn and practice creative quick-thinking skills called Instant Challenges, where they must solve an innovative challenge in 4-8 minutes. These activities develop students’ creative and critical thinking and their collaborative problem-solving skills will be tested.

LAUNCH Boarding

National magazines have cited Fairfield as “One of the ten most interesting small towns in America.” Fairfield is a unique community that combines the best traits of a traditional agricultural community with a sophisticated center of arts and culture. People from around the world have made Fairfield their home, bringing international restaurants, art galleries, and entrepreneurial businesses.

Boarding students will stay within walking distance of the town square in our newly renovated dormitory on the Maharishi School campus. The dormitory has 13 double rooms for students to share, a common area, and the dorm parent’s apartment. Camp Director, Zara Colazio, will be the resident dorm parent and will be available 24/7, whenever students need assistance or support. She will also supervise the before-camp and after-camp activities, including English enrichment classes and special weekend trips.*

Deep conversations over dinner, impromptu outdoor games with the energetic Camp Director, pizza night and board games, ping-pong in the Student Center or badminton in the Recreation Center, walks through the woods, or organized  -campus weekend trips – these are some of the ways campers can relax and enjoy the company of their friends and counselors. New experiences, new friends, and new challenges shape campers into confident, independent kids.

*Non-boarding day students who practice the Transcendental Meditation program may join meditating boarding students at no additional charge. Non-boarding day students may also join a weekend trip/activity for an additional $50 fee.

LAUNCH Details

LAUNCH Dates

  • Session 1, Coding: July 13 – 17 (boarding or day) 
  • Session 2, Rocketry: July 20 – 24 (boarding or day)  Boarding students attending both sessions will have weekend activities.

LAUNCH Cost

  • One Session: Non-boarding $350 (Monday-Friday)
  • One Session: Boarding $1000
  • Two Sessions: Non-boarding $600 (Monday-Friday)
  • Two Sessions: Boarding $1500
  • TM Instruction: $360

LAUNCH Ages
Completion of grades 5-9

LAUNCH Hours
Day: 9:30 am -4:00 pm (Come early if you want to meditate with the group!)
Boarding: 24/7

LAUNCH Transportation from regional airports (e.g., Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Burlington, IA) is available for boarding campers.

QUESTIONS? Contact us at summercamps@maharishischool.org

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💥All of us here at Maharishi School are wishing 💥All of us here at Maharishi School are wishing you a happy and safe 4th of July!💥
🤩Congratulations to Lily Fenton who was elected 🤩Congratulations to Lily Fenton who was elected Valedictorian of her 2022 Senior class. 🤩
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❤️The Children's House presents their end of t ❤️The Children's House presents their end of the year song❤️
🌸The Maharishi School Board of Directors is ple 🌸The Maharishi School Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Ms. Nuwaira Pasha will be joining the school as the Interim Head of School. 
🌸She will work with Dr. Richard Beall to transition leadership up to his retirement July 1. 
🌸Ms. Pasha has extensive background as both a teacher and school principal and is excited to be a part of the Maharishi School community and its Consciousness-Based approach to education. 
🌸Everyone on the Board, as well as the school Leadership Team, has enjoyed working with Ms. Pasha in the process of having her join the school. She brings experience, enthusiasm, energy, and great vision to Maharishi School. 
🌸Ms. Pasha will be an excellent leader moving the school forward.
🎉At Maharishi School, we are committed not only 🎉At Maharishi School, we are committed not only to taking steps to prevent and address bullying but also to use restorative justice, which attempts ultimately to restore relationships and provide tools for young people to advocate—and take responsibility—for themselves. 🎉
🎉These processes are not easy—and they take time plus willing participation—but we are working hard to strengthen them in our school community. 🎉
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✨To transcend, by definition, means to go beyond ✨To transcend, by definition, means to go beyond human limitations and to break boundaries. 
✨At Maharishi School, we teach you a technique to break internal boundaries and to sink deep into yourself, to tap into your essence and live in a state of flow.
✨Here, we believe that all parts of ourselves should be developed – the body, mind, heart and consciousness, and therefore the practice of TM® is required for all students. 
✨Our school day starts and ends with a few minutes of the Transcendental Meditation® (TM) technique.
✨ Go to www.maharishischool.org to see if our school is right for you!
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❤Josephine Ruffin's Middle School class presents ❤Josephine Ruffin's Middle School class presents the Lord's Cupboard with their donations from the money they raised at the Empty Bowls Event.❤
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🥳Congratulations 2022 Graduates of Maharishi Sc 🥳Congratulations 2022 Graduates of Maharishi School, you did it! 🥳
🎾Congratulations to the Pioneer boys and girls 🎾Congratulations to the Pioneer boys and girls for a great season.🎾
The Pioneer girls had a record high number of players this year while the Pioneer boys team qualified for sub-state. 
We hear from the respective coaches of each team to comment on the conclusion of the season:
Maharishi Girls team not only won the first 12 games of the year, but had never dropped two matches in the same contest. This included 5-0 wins in the regional tournament, one against Notre Dame and one against Davis County.
It was an impressive season for a Pioneer squad that had only played two seasons over the previous four years. Maharishi didn’t have the numbers for a tennis team in 2018, and the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I'm really proud of our girls' improvement,” Eyre said.
Eyre specifically mentioned the growth of his seniors. Out of the six varsity players, Fenton and Mohanraj were the only ones playing in their last season. Both were freshman on the 2019 team that brought girls tennis back to Maharishi.
“They've done such a great job,” Eyre said. “My hat is always going to be with these girls for sticking with it and inspiring others to do it.”
"Our team exceeded expectations this spring. The Pioneers went 8-2 and reached the final sixteen in the state tournament after finishing district runner-up behind 3 time defending state champions, Cedar Rapids Xavier.
The Pioneer’s top 2 players have only played for a year. Zak and Ruimin competed against some really skilled players and won their share of matches. I can’t think of another player in Iowa who developed as quickly as Zak and Ruimin. They worked really hard and their results are impressive. I expect big things from them next year.
The Pioneer’s only senior, Dominic DuPoux was 18-0 in dual meet competition before losing his final match against Boone. The team voted Dominic the MVP award for his consistency in singles and doubles.
Jayanta Wegman, Polo Altynski-Ross, Chacho Rosler, and Mekhi Kahui all made significant strides and will form a strong nucleus for next year’s team." -Coach Steve Briggs
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