Ages 3 to 6, June to early August
Summer camp for little ones.
Eight weeks, eight themes, one sprinkler. Camp is open to kids who do not go here the rest of the year, so it is a gentle way to try us out before fall.
The eight weeks
Pick one week or all of them.
Each week has a theme, a special visitor or field trip on the grounds, and a Friday water day. Themes repeat every summer because the kids ask for them.
- Week 1Bugs and slugsMagnifying glasses, a bug hotel, a lot of crouching.
- Week 2Little chefsFruit salad, pizza faces and the famous banana bread.
- Week 3Under the seaBlue everything, ocean songs, the big cardboard whale.
- Week 4BuildersReal hammers, soft wood, safety goggles that do not come off.
- Week 5Paint partyEasels outside, hand prints, a mural on the back fence.
- Week 6Space weekRocket boxes, moon sand and a nap called sleeping on Mars.
- Week 7Music makersDrums from pots, a kazoo band and a Friday concert.
- Week 8Garden harvestPick what we planted in spring, then eat it at lunch.
Cost and hours
$420 to $560 a week.
Camp days run 8:30am to 3:00pm for $420 a week, or 7:30am to 5:30pm for $560 a week. Lunch, snacks and sunscreen top ups are included. Enrolled families sign up first in March, then spots open to everyone.
Kids need to be 3 by June 1 and toilet trained for camp, since the water days make diapers tricky.
Water days, every Friday
Sprinklers, splash tubs and a slip mat. Pack a swimsuit, a towel and a change of clothes with their name on it.
New to us? Good.
Roughly a third of campers do not attend during the year. Many come back in the fall.
Come see a real morning.
Tours run Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30am. Twenty minutes, kids welcome, no sales pitch.