Dear Magical Families: Today, I write to let you know that I have taken what has been one of the most fraught and difficult decisions of my career: I have decided to move the Magischola Prep summer camp experience online for 2020. While we had hoped against hope that it would be possible to bring […]
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Summer 2020 COVID-19 Update
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to navigate the large amounts of information regarding COVID-19 and how it affects the opening and operation of sleepaway summer camps like Magischola Prep. As you might expect, the information changes a few times each week as numbers are updated and federal, state, local governments, […]
The Power of Inclusion for Your Child
Has your child ever felt excluded by others, either in their classes, peer groups, or on teams? It’s a very common experience for young people as they learn to navigate friendships, boundaries, politeness, and behavioral norms. Social exclusion has negative effects on a child’s emotional and psychological development and can create mental health problems for […]
Dates for 2019 Magischola Prep: July 14-20, 2019
The unique wizard school summer camp experience is back for 2019! It will be held July 14-20, 2019 on the campus of Swarthmore College near Philadelphia. Limited spots are available for students ages 11-17 who are rising middle or high-schoolers for fall 2019. Spots may be reserved with a $250 deposit, with payment in full […]
2017 Photos
We’ve finished processing and uploading all of our photos from our first summer! Click here to see a gallery of our favorite photos, or head to our Facebook Page to see all the photos from the week.
Tuesday classes and electives!
On Tuesday, students headed off for their first day of wizard school classes. On tap for them were: Charms & Hexes, Cryptozoology, Herbology, Runic Magic, and Combat & Casting. Professor Sage Radcliffe taught the difference between charms & hexes, and charged her students with making a charm of their own for homework. She also showed […]
The Court Sort (Monday Night)
On Monday night, the students got their wizard school robes for the first time. There was a bit of a scramble as we hurriedly modified some robes with the tried and true “staple-hemming” method. Artificery and Alchemy Prof. Jupiter Salvian was on hand and some magic was made in minutes. Then it was off to […]
Day 1-2 Pics: Workshops & Community Building
Before we opened the game on Monday night with The Court Sort, we spent two days getting to know each other, building trust, talking about safety, calibration, and consent, and how to cast magic, both with a wand, and collaboratively. It’s been warm during the day, so students are learning to rock the parasols and […]
Day 1: July 23, 2017
Hello, Parents and Fans of Magischola Prep! Here’s what happened after you dropped off your magic school students today! After check-in, campers gathered in the Intercultural Center (or as we call it, the charms and magical ethics classroom) for introductions and their first workshop. The campers were excited to begin learning about the magical world […]
Wizard School Allows Exploration of Real-World Issues
In this video, the creators of New World Magischola, Maury Brown and Ben Morrow, talk about what wizard school attendees wrestle with as part of their experience. They also talk about how the fictional world was created and the community norms: inclusivity, diversity, equality, autonomy, respect. Students at Magischola Prep will be in a lighter […]