Gardner School Summer Camp Offerings 2024

Descriptions of each camp are further down the page. Just scroll down to browse!

Summer Camps At-a-Glance

  • (K-2) How It’s Made: Fabric Objects of Art with Joyce

    (K-2) What’s Up With That Bug? with Millie

    (FULL - WAITLIST ONLY) (3-6) Big Chef’s Academy with Devon

  • (K-2) How It’s Made: Recipes for Inedible Things with Joyce

    (3-6) Wizards, Giants, and Elves (oh my) with Millie

    (K-6) Artist’s Workshop with Devon

    (FULL - WAITLIST ONLY) (P/PreK) Beach Camp with Miranda

  • (K-6) Calligraphy, Cursive, and Bubble Letters with Joyce

    (3-6) Camp Half-Blood with Millie

    (K-2) Little Chef’s Academy with Devon

    (K-2) Learning Lacrosse with Greg

    (LIMITED SPACE LEFT) (P/PreK) Winter in July with Alychiphey

  • (K-2) How It’s Made: Ceramic Objects of Art with Joyce

    (K-2) Do You Know the Vertebrates? with Millie

    (1-6) Building and Board Games with Jared

    (FULL - WAITLIST ONLY) (P/PreK) Space Camp with Alychiphey

  • (K-2) How It’s Made: Using Molds to Make Food & Art with Joyce

    (LIMITED SPACE LEFT) (K-6) Champion Camp with Devon

    (3-6) Robotics with Jared*

    *$50 materials fee, so students can take home their own Edison robot!

  • Week 6 Camp:

    (FULL - WAITLIST ONLY) (K*-6) Scout Camp with Devon

    School Readiness Week:

    The Tumtum, Mazama, and Kalama camps are limited to students enrolled in those classrooms for fall 2024. Priority for Scout Camp will be given to siblings of those in our Readiness camps. Remaining spots will be open to the wider community.

    Tumtum Fun Start

    Mazama Readiness

    Kalama Kickoff

    *Incoming Kalama students should enroll in Kalama Kickoff.

Scroll down for full descriptions and details for each camp!

Week 1: July 8th - 12th

  • How It’s Made: Fabric Objects of Art

    WITH TEACHER JOYCE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Bring in stuffed animals, dolls, game pieces, marbles, and tiny collections to make fabric “objets d’art”, like fabric drawstring bags, stuffed animal and doll clothing, tiny blankets, hats, capes, collages, collection bags and more! Advanced students may learn beginner crazy quilt techniques. All that you make will be yours to take home! Camp will also accept donations of fabric, felt, string, thread, and sewing notions.

  • What’s Up With That Bug?

    WITH TEACHER MILLIE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergartner - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: This camp will have kids digging around the school grounds for a better understanding of insect identification and observation techniques. Insects found on our pesticide-free campus and wetlands include ladybugs, stink bugs, ants, praying mantises and many more! Campers will make temporary habitats to house their critters for an observation period before returning the creatures to their natural spaces. Bug habitats and other crafts will go home with the campers by the end of the week!

  • Big Chefs’ Academy

    WITH TEACHER DEVON

    CAMP FULL - REGISTER FOR WAITLIST

    Grades: 3rd to 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Spend a week as a real chef, cooking real food! Create a menu and open a “restaurant” with your kitchen team. Learn about different cuisines, kitchen safety, cooking techniques, and how to write your own recipes! All recipes will be nut-free, but can also be altered for other dietary or allergy needs if requested by June 15th.

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Week 2: July 15th - 19th

  • How It’s Made: Recipes for Inedible Things

    WITH TEACHER JOYCE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Each day we will follow a recipe to make play dough, plaster of Paris, slime, goop, and concrete. Your child will learn to read a recipe and follow step by step directions. Students will take home all the fun substances that they make!

  • Wizards, Giants, and Elves (oh my)

    WITH TEACHER MILLIE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: 3rd- 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: This camp is fantasy-based. Each day we will complete an aspect of the creation of a fantasy character. We may create cardboard armor, design helmets, make wants, and paint crests, among other fantasy-based crafts and games. The week will conclude with a classic game of Giants, Wizards, and Elves. Students will take all their character element home at the conclusion of camp!

  • Artist’s Workshop

    WITH TEACHER DEVON

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Your budding young artists will explore all things art for the week! We will engage a variety of techniques and media, including painting, drawing, building, sculpting, and more!

  • Beach Camp

    WITH TEACHER MIRANDA

    CAMP FULL - REGISTER FOR WAITLIST

    Grades: Preschool/Pre-K

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Let’s go to the beach (in our imaginations!) Through the power of play-based learning, explore all things ocean, sand, sun, and water! Our Imagination Playground has a large sand area and water toys, a speed boat, and more!

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Week 3: July 22nd - 26th

  • Winter in July

    WITH TEACHER ALYCHIPHEY

    LIMITED SPOTS REMAINING - REGISTER SOON!

    Grades: Preschool/Pre-K

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: True to the name, Winter in July will be all things cold and wintery during one of the hottest months of the year! Young campers will explore science, art, literature and more through a play-based camp, learning about concepts like hot and cold, and celebrating snow in July!

  • Calligraphy, Cursive, and Bubble Letters

    WITH TEACHER JOYCE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Learn about special pens, pencils, paper, and fonts. In the mornings, we will be outside in the garden, in the afternoon, we will work inside.

  • Camp Half-Blood

    WITH TEACHER MILLIE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: 3rd - 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: This camp is based on the Percy Jackson book series, portions of which we will read out loud over the course of the week. Students will sort themselves into “cabins” representing traditional Greek Gods and Goddesses, and participate in collaborative art and games. The last day of camp will consist of an epic game of capture the flag, followed by a lesson on how to make Ambrosia, the food of the Gods.

  • Little Chefs’ Academy

    WITH TEACHER DEVON

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Spend the week as a chef and learn to cook real food! Create your own recipe and eat it too! Little chefs will learn about the basics of food preparation, kitchen safety, and how to follow a recipe. For chef safety, chefs will only prepare food for themselves, and only adults will handle any hot materials or powered appliances. Recipes are nut-free, but can be altered for other dietary needs if requested by July 1st.

  • Learning Lacrosse

    WITH TEACHER GREG

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Come learn the basics of lacrosse from an experienced player! Geared towards the younger end of elementary school, this camp will teach students the rules, drill them in the basic skills, and have them playing lacrosse games by the end of the week!

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Week 4: July 29th - August 2nd

  • How It’s Made: Ceramic Objects of Art

    WITH TEACHER JOYCE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: We will learn many techniques for working with clay, including slab rolling, pinching, and coil making to create name art, animals, bowls or cups, pyramids, and more. Underglaze colors of the rainbow will be provided. All materials are non-toxic and appropriate for children. ** Clay items must be fired to harden completely, then fired to glaze. Before this, they must be bone dry. Therefore objects created in this camp will be available for pick up the week of August 12th - 16th. Photos each object will be sent home with campers for ease of identification at pickup time.

  • Do You Know the Vertebrates?

    WITH TEACHER MILLIE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Each day will bring new lessons on each of the five classes of vertebrates. Expect campers to come home with stories, crafts, and basic identification skills about fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. We will explore our on-campus wetlands to see how many vertebrate species we can find!

  • Building and Board Games

    WITH TEACHER JARED

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: 1st - 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Spend the mornings building creations with various items, then after our lunch break spend the afternoons playing various board games. Campers will be able to bring home the items they create. Students are welcome to bring in favorite board games to share with other campers, and we will have a good supply of ready-to-play games as well.

  • Space Camp

    WITH TEACHER ALYCHIPHEY

    LIMITED SPOTS REMAINING - REGISTER SOON!

    Grades: Preschool/Pre-K

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Become an astronaut and explore all things Outer Space through play-based learning! Explore strange new worlds, design aliens, learn about rockets, investigate planets and stars, and engage in exploratory outdoor play!

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Week 5: August 5th - 9th

  • How It’s Made: Using Molds to Make Food and Art

    WITH TEACHER JOYCE

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Each day we will make a different thing by following directions and using different types of molds (cupcakes, popsicles, melted crayons, concrete stepping stones, and paper.) * If you have a stepping stone mold, we’d love to borrow it for the duration of camp!

  • Champion Camp

    WITH TEACHER DEVON

    CAMP FULL - REGISTER FOR WAITLIST

    Grades: Kindergarten - 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Take on challenges and become the ultimate champion! Collect points in every challenge by dodging obstacles, outsmarting puzzles, building creations, and racing to the finish line! Keep active and become a champion with your team!

  • Robotics

    WITH TEACHER JARED

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: 3rd to 6th

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365 plus $50 materials fee

    Description: Learn how to code Edison robots. During camp we will learn how to navigate mazes, detect objects, and program decisions for our Edisons to make. This leads to us running multiple robot wresting tournaments during camp. Legos will be used during camp, but will be left at the school.

    ** There is a $50 additional fee for this camp - take home your very own Edison robot! **

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Bonus Week 6: August 12th- 16th

While our incoming Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten students prepare for new school adventures during School Readiness Week (see below), students who have completed Kindergarten can attend a final week of Summer Camp!

  • Scout Camp

    WITH TEACHER DEVON

    CAMP FULL - REGISTER FOR WAITLIST

    Grades: Kindergarten - 6th (Students should have completed Kindergarten. Incoming Kalama students should enroll in the Kalama Kickoff camp below.)

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Spend the week as a scout! Earn badges for art, cooking, scavenging, science, community and more! Become a part of the troop and collect all the badges!

  • Tumtum Fun Start Camp

    WITH TEACHER SARAH

    CAMP FULL - REGISTER FOR WAITLIST

    Grades: Incoming Tumtum students for Fall 2024/2025 Only.

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Designed for our youngest adventurers, this camp helps our incoming Tumtummers feel comfortable with the transition of leaving parents and entering school for the first time. Get to know your new classroom, the teacher, and the school routines, all before the first day. Practice circle time activities and get a head start on what it’s like to be at school! While exploring at their own pace, campers will get to build relationships with their future teacher and classmates.

  • Mazama Readiness Camp

    WITH TEACHER ALYCHIPHEY

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Incoming Mazama students for Fall 2024/2025 Only.

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Partly a summer camp, partly a scheduled routine to get us in the groove for the upcoming school year! This camp is for incoming Mazama students to get to know their teachers, classroom, and new friends before the school year begins. There will be lots of outdoor play, crafts, and creative activities!

  • Kalama Kickoff Camp

    WITH TEACHER JOYCE

    CAMP FULL - REGISTER FOR WAITLIST

    Grades: Incoming Kalama students for Fall 2024/2025 Only.

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Partly a summer camp, partly a scheduled routine to get us in the groove for the upcoming school year! This camp is for incoming Kalama students to get to know their teacher, classroom, and new friends before the school year begins.

    We will be making one clay object with low fire clay and non toxic glazes. Ceramics will be ready about the 3rd week of school.

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School Readiness Week: August 12th- 16th

The following camps are exclusively for students enrolled in our youngest grades in fall of 2024. Interested in enrolling? Book a tour today!

  • Tumtum Fun Start Camp

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Preschool (2024-2025 enrolled Tumtum students only)

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Designed for our youngest adventurers, this camp helps our incoming Tumtummers feel comfortable with the transition of leaving parents and entering school for the first time. Get to know your new classroom, the teacher, and the school routines, all before the first day. Practice circle time activities and get a head start on what it’s like to be at school! While exploring at their own pace, campers will get to build relationships with their future teacher and classmates.

  • Mazama Readiness Camp

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Pre-K (2024-2025 enrolled Mazama students only)

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Partly a summer camp, partly a scheduled routine to get us in the groove for the upcoming school year! This camp is for incoming Mazama students to get to know their teachers, classroom, and new friends before the school year begins. There will be lots of outdoor play, crafts, and creative activities!

  • Kalama Kickoff Camp

    Camp Currently Accepting Campers

    Grades: Kindergarten (2024-2025 enrolled Kalama students only)

    Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Cost: $365

    Description: Partly a summer camp, partly a scheduled routine to get us in the groove for the upcoming school year! This camp is for incoming Kalama students to get to know their teacher, classroom, and new friends before the school year begins.