Peddie Summer Academy

Each day, the students will go to breakfast together to start the morning. Some of our kids, who have special interests in swimming or music, for instance, used pre-breakfast time to train and work on their talents. The PSA staff made arrangements for training with our aquatics program or practicing in our private music rooms. The morning is filled with classes – architecture, STEM, forensic science, and creative writing. The choices are extensive. A Mid-morning snack breaks up the time between lunch and dinner. Lunch is next and just like all meals it is taken together in the Caspersen Campus Center where our Peddie Food Services staff feeds a lot of kids and adults with healthy and hearty meals every month of the year. The PFS crew is with us all year. They know how to meet the needs of all our kids and the special diets – vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and so on – that some kids may need or choose. After lunch, the afternoon is filled with community-building activities led by our prefects – our current Peddie student counselors – under the guidance of our faculty. Not unlike our school year, these student leaders are wonderful young people of great character who love the school and look to mentor our newest charges. The afternoon continues with some rest/free time and finishes with healthy activities and games on our athletic fields or in our gym. After dinner, study time and time to work in groups on projects were intermingled with movie nights, talent shows, and trips off campus to nearby Princeton, New Jersey, or area attractions. On the weekends, beach days and trips to Philadelphia or New York are taken. The two weeks move quickly and the days are very full. It always amazes our faculty how quickly the bonds of friendship are built.