Summer Camps 2023

As this camp falls on the week of Juneteenth, campers will learn about Juneteenth through stories, videos, and crafts, and they will help make (and then eat) traditional Juneteenth foods. Throughout the week campers will learn about the artistic contributions of famous African Americans while also participating in music, dance, and creative writing activities themselves. The camp will culminate in a group performance on Friday!

Dates: June 20- June 23

Ages: 8 -10

In this educational and creative camp, campers will have loads of fun! Throughout the week campers will learn about the artistic contributions of famous African Americans while also participating in music, dance, and creative writing activities themselves. The camp will culminate in a group performance on Friday!

Dates: July 10- July 14

Ages: 11 -14

Please come join us for this yummy camp! In this deliciously engaging camp, we will use baking simple and tasty treats to teach science, art, mathematics, spelling and reading.

Dates: June 5 – June 9, June 12-16
Ages: 8- 10

Please come join this creative, inventive camp! Campers will learn how to make different types of books with conventional and unconventional materials. They will decorate and fill their books with whatever their heart desires. We will display our creations at the final exhibition!

Dates: June 12-June 16, June 26-June 30, July 17-July 21

Ages: 11-14

Campers will build a Minecraft community while learning team building skills, architecture, problem solving and advance building techniques. Campers will learn inclusive design approaches used in software development. Campers will build extravagant castles, mine caves, learn different ores and explore immense worlds while using ideas from their imagination.

Dates: June 12- June 16

Ages: 11-14

Campers learn about the science behind castles…and siege engines! Each day, campers will learn about different ways that castles were constructed and then build castles of their own out of cardboard, duct tape and ingenuity. Then campers will learn about the science behind different siege engines–and then build a siege engine to test their constructions. Siege engines will include: battering rams, tunnels, catapults, and trebuchets.

Dates: July 10- July 14

Ages: 8-14

Campers learn about a variety of fun and easy codes & cyphers…and then use them to solve breakout room-style puzzles and challenges. Campers will also learn about the strange and secret history of cryptology, as well as the math that makes codes possible. Finally, campers will challenge each other by creating codes & puzzles of their own.

Dates: July 17- July 21

Ages: 8 -10

Coding for Kidz is a interactive program designed to get young children interested in computational thinking. Using MIT’s youth programming language, Scratch, your child will have the opportunity to participate in design-based learning activities by programming interactive media projects. We will encourage each camper to express their creative style while learning valuable technology skills. Implementing Harvard Scratch Ed Team’s curriculum we will complete fun projects that involve animation, program debugging, game creation, and more!

Dates: June 12- June 16, June 20- June 23, June 26- June 30, July 10-July 14

Ages: 8-10

Come join this engaging and educational camp! Campers will learn the basic building blocks of good short fiction, read several impactful short stories, and begin crafting their own work of short fiction.

Dates: July 10-14

Ages: 11-14

Students will learn to express themselves using their voices and bodies, develop and express creativity, and work together to solve problems and develop empathy. They will also participate in the fun, fast-paced, and often ridiculous world of improvisatory theater. We will play lots of games, develop our creative thinking and performance skills, and culminate with a Friday afternoon performance for family and friends.

Dates: June 5 – June 9

Ages: 10 – 14

Dates: July 10 – July 14

Ages: 10 – 14

Have fun brainstorming, collaborating, and writing alongside H.D. Hunter, Atlanta native and author of the science-fiction adventure series, Futureland (Random House). H.D. will lead students through activities that not only make their writing stronger but help them to find their own unique style. Special focus will be given to plot, story, character, and voice. Writing together is always more fun! At the end of a week, campers will have a new/sharpened tool in their writer’s toolbox and headway on a piece of writing that helps them practice. Campers who return for multiple weeks will benefit from differentiated and personalized instruction so they can continue to grow!

Dates: June 5- June 9,June 12- June 16, June 20- June 23, June 26- June 30, July 17- July 21

Ages: 11-14

Dates: July 10- July 14

Ages: 8-10

Dancing in the Summer will be a fun opportunity to explore dance and choreography. Campers are encouraged to come with an open mind and an energetic body. Our camp will be exciting and movement oriented! We will create and perform a dance together at the end of the week. All levels welcome.

Dates: June 12-16, June 20-23

Ages: 7-11

Campers will experience total body and mind wellness. We will dance to Disney tunes, enjoy nutritional treats and learn how to maintain a healthy body and mind. We will use books, art, music and cooking to foster learning in a friendly environment. This will be a fun and educational camp!

Dates: June 20- June 23, June 26- June 30

Ages: 5-7

Come join this fun and engaging camp! Campers will learn about drones, especially the care and construction of them. They will explore and begin to understand the different uses of drones. Most exciting of all, campers will spend lots of time flying drones!

Dates: July 10-14

Ages: 11-14

Find your inspiration at Fashion Camp! The intersection of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging with fashion will be at the center of this fabulous and fun camp. Campers will learn about funding, visibility, press and commentary on race and class in the fashion industry. They will identify and discuss cultural appropriation in the fashion world as well as create their own unique designs. This engaging and enlightening camp will be creative and cool!

Dates: June 5 – June 9
Ages: 11 – 4

Come join the flying fun! In this camp we will build and launch things that fly, such as multimedia airplanes, kites, helicopters, parachutes, matchbox-rockets, flying spinning toys and safe, low – zipline building. This exciting and thrilling camp is what summer is all about- getting outside and letting your paper airplane fly!

Dates: June 12- June 16

Ages: 8 -10

Dates: June 20-23

Ages: 5-7

Join us for this fun and engaging camp! Campers will learn basic physics principles while participating in exciting, interactive projects. Projects may include egg drop challenge, soap box car race building, bridge building, and boat building.

Dates: June 5 – June 9
Ages: 11 – 14

Dates: June 20 – June 23
Ages: 8 – 11

Campers will be introduced to basic grammar skills in American Sign Language, including facial and body grammar, along with the manual alphabet and vocabulary based on student interest. In addition, students will explore various aspects of Deaf culture, including history, social rules, and art. Finally, students will work together to learn to translate a story or song from English to ASL and perform the story for others.

Dates: June 5 – June 9

Ages: 8-10

Dates: June 20 – June 23

Ages: 11 -13

Campers will play a variety of strategy games (Ghost Castle, Settlers of Catan, Citadels, Carcasonne, Coup, etc) and learn about the game mechanics behind them. Then campers will compete to design and play-test games of their own. Finally, campers will get to meet a celebrated game designer and lead organizer of SIEGE (Southern Interactive Entertainment and Games Expo), pitch their ideas to him, and learn what it’s like to make games for a living.

Dates: June 20- June 23

Ages: 11-14

Campers will learn the basics of video production, including writing a script, lighting and shooting a performance, and editing and uploading video. Video and editing equipment will be provided, but students are also welcome to bring their own if they would like.

Dates: June 20 – June 23

Ages: 11-14

No one is too young to experience the fun of theater. Children will learn the basics of stage movement and terminology through a series of fun games and activities. This is an excellent introduction to drama, and each child will have the opportunity to perform a play we develop together at the end of the camp on Friday afternoon for family and friends.

Dates: June 26 – June 30

Ages: 5- 10 

No one is too young to experience the fun of theater. Children will learn the basics of stage movement and terminology through a series of fun games and activities. This is an excellent introduction to drama, and each child will have the opportunity to perform a play we develop together at the end of the camp on Friday afternoon for family and friends. Week 6 will be different from Week 4, so campers may register for both weeks.

Dates: July 17 – July 21

Ages: 5 – 10 

Come and join this education and inspiring camp! Math will be at the center of all topics explored during the week. Expect campers to both enjoy and learn while participating in math-based activities!

Dates: July 17- July 21

Ages: 11-14

Come join our creative fun! Every child is an imaginative folk artist – self-taught to express themselves in beautiful, imperfectly perfect ways. We will create whimsical, colorful masterpieces using paint, found objects, cardboard, wood and more.

Dates: June 12-16

Ages: 5-7

Dates: June 20-23

Ages: 8-10

Paper is amazing! Join us on an adventure to learn more about it and all the cool things that can be done with it. We will investigate how to build/make things with paper, actually make paper ourselves, decorate with it and how to use old paper to make new things!

Dates: June 5 – June 9, June 12 – June 16
Ages: 7 – 9

Who hasn’t dreamt of being in a band?! Middle School students who play guitar (electric and acoustic), bass guitar, keyboard or piano, drums, and sing will work with Chris Willoughby to develop their performance skills. We will not be providing instruction for beginners, so participants should already have moderate skills with their instruments. We will have a performance on Friday afternoon for family and friends.

Dates: June 12 – June 16

Ages: 11 -14

The campers will look at issues of inclusivity in role-playing games, learn about how D&D has redesigned their entire system to be anti-racist…and then play a short campaign where the players need to figure out how to resolve an inter-racial conflict over ancestral lands without resorting to bloodshed.

Dates: June 12- June 16

Ages: 11-14

Campers must face a variety of cooperative challenges, obstacle courses, and puzzles to exercise their minds & bodies…and their ability to work together as a team! Campers will play Tank & Walk of Faith, navigate the Spider’s Web & the Minefield, overcome the Broken Bridge, and more! Finally, campers will create cooperative courses of their own and challenge each other…and campers from other programs!

Dates: June 26- June 30

Ages: 8 -10

The natural world is always all around us, from our urban forests, our backyards, school gardens to local parks. Students will leave camp feeling more connected to the natural world and feel empowered to connect even farther in the future. Spending time and by learning more details about the animal and plants kingdoms will bring us closer to that ultimate goal. Come be inspired during a week lifting up “The Wonder of Nature.”

Dates: June 5-9, June 26-30, July 10-14, July 17-21

Ages: 5-8

Young Explorers is a play-based learning camp. Each week there will be a different theme allowing your child to utilize their imagination while learning math, literacy, art, and science skills. Together our campers will have fun, grow, and learn! Come join the adventure!

Young Explorers: Around the World

Dates: June 5- June 9

Ages: 5-7

Young Explorers: Meet the Dinosaurs

Dates: June 12- June 16

Ages: 5-7

Young Explorers: Fairy Tales and Folklore

Dates: June 20 – June 23

Ages: 5-7

Young Explorers: Under the Sea

Dates: June 26 – June 30

Ages: 5-7

Young Explorers: Over the Rainbow

Dates: July 10-July 14

Ages: 5-7

Young Explorers: Outer Space

Dates: July 17-July 21

Ages: 5-7