Summer Camp 2024 will run for 8 weeks from June 17- August 9.

We are looking very forward to a summer of adventure and exploration!

Week 1: June 17-21*Holiday Week, closed June 19th: Camping Week

Pack your bags and join us for a week of forest fun, campfire stories, and outdoor games. We will go on bear hunts and scavenger hunts in the woods, and observe birds, plants and insects all around us. 

Week 2: June 24-June 28: Plants and Pollinators Week

This week we will spend time gardening, learning about plant cycles and all the ways we can help the pollinators. We will read books, play games and sing songs about bees, butterflies, fruits and veggies.

Week 3: July 1-July 5 *Holiday Week, closed July 4th: Ocean Exploration Week
Take a splash with us as we explore ocean animals and plants, and learn ways to protect our planet. Children will read books and learn songs about fish, and mammals that live in the sea and the things they need to survive living underwater.

Week 4: July 8-July 12 : Mapping and Tracking Week
It is time to wonder, predict, experiment and observe as we look for signs of animals in nature, study plant life, and test cause and effect. The children will make and use maps to find hidden treasure, investigate signs of animal life, and study the ways different animals move. 

Week 5: July 15-July 19: Imagination and Creation Week

Calling all actors, musicians, sculptors and painters! We will spend this week engaged in pretend play on the stage, learning new songs, playing instruments, and using a variety of art materials in new and fun ways. 

Week 6: July 22-July 26: Our 5 Senses Week

Join us as we explore the natural world around us using all of our senses. We will taste, smell, touch, and listen to and observe all we can in nature this week! The children will compare and contrast textures, sounds, and smells in our garden, and participate in various taste tests. 

Week 7: July 29- August 2: Elemental Building Week

This week we will be creating a variety of small and large scale building structures as we put our small and gross motor skills to work. We will test the strength of various building styles and structures and use different natural materials to create structures in new and different ways. The children will also use loose parts to explore their creative engineering skills. 

Week 8: August 5-9: Water Cycle Week

Time to cool off and make a splash! We will explore how water moves, experiment with sinking and floating, filling and dumping, and color mixing with water! The children will paint with watercolors and use water in their exploration of the Mud Kitchen and in loose parts play. 

****Week 7 and Week 8 are currently full and Weeks 4 and 5 have a handful of spots left. If you are interested in weeks that are at capacity, you will have the ability to join a Waitlist. ****

Summer Camp FAQs

• Camps operate under the same time frame as school year hours, M-F from 9:00am-3:00pm. 

• There is not a part-time option for the camp season. 

• If a week of camp is full, you will have an option to join a waitlist for that week.

• Children bring their own morning snack, lunch and water bottle each day, along with clothing that is fit for all-weather nature exploration. 

• There will be certain days and weeks that will ask children to come with bathing suits and towels based on our water play schedule and area of study for the week. We highly recommend rash guards, and ask for children to wear closed toed shoes at all times (keens or crocs work well)

• We ask that each family applies sunscreen and bug spray on their child upon arrival, and our Summer Camp Staff will reapply throughout the day. 

• We have rest time for all classrooms each day after lunch, which, depending on age group, will look like a traditional nap time, or a small rest followed by quiet reading, puzzles, and yoga time. 

• Payment for camp is due at the time of registration.

• ALL campers are required to have a non-expired VA Health Form on file.

• Form for sunscreen, bug spray and any other non-prescription topical cream can be found below.

Summer Camp Financial Details

EARLY BIRD Summer Camp Rate (before March 22): $350/Week + 1 time $100 Reg Fee for the Summer 

Regular Summer Camp Rate (from March 23 on): $400/Week + 1 time $100 Reg Fee for the Summer

The Early Bird Summer Camp rate of $350 per week of camp is in effect until March 22. Registration Forms and Procare invoices are timestamped and will be processed in the order they are received in completion.

Once payment is submitted, families have until May 1 to submit any requests for a refund or transfer of weeks (based on availability). After that time, all summer camp payments are non-refundable. 

Please note: Your registration for summer camp is not complete until the registration paperwork AND payment have been submitted. 

READY FOR SOME OUTDOOR SUMMER FUN?
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****Week 7 and Week 8 are currently full and Weeks 4 and 5 have a handful of spots left. If you are interested in weeks that are at capacity, you will have the ability to join a Waitlist. ****