Summer Camp Offerings 2025
Full descriptions of each camp are further down the page, scroll down to browse and register!
2025 Camps At-a-Glance
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Week 1: July 7th - 11th
(K-2) Ceramics I with Joyce
(3-6) Chefs Academy with Devon
(3-8) Coding Boot Camp
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Week 2: July 14th - 18th
(K-2) Matchbox City with Joyce
(3-8) Writer’s Workshop with Millie
(K-6) Champion Camp with Devon
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Week 3: July 21st - 25th
(K-2) Ceramics II with Joyce
(3-8) Building and Board Games with Jared
(2-6) Summer Camp Crafts with Millie
(K-2) Mess Maker Camp with Devon
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Week 4: July 28th - Aug 1st
(K-2) Marble Mania with Joyce
(3-8) Robotics with Jared*
(3-6) Crafting with Cardboard with Millie
(K-2) Mad Scientist Camp with Devon
*$50 materials fee, so students can take home their own Wacom tablets and wireless mouse!
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Week 5: August 4th - 8th
(K-2) Ceramics III with Joyce
(3-8) Digital Art with Jared*
*$50 materials fee, so students can take home their own Wacom tablets and wireless mouse!
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“School Readiness Week”: August 11th - 15th
The Tumtum, Mazama, and Kalama camps are limited to students enrolled in those classrooms for fall 2025.
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
(K*-6) Scout Camp with Devon
*Incoming Kalama students should enroll in Kalama Kickoff.
Registration begins February 3rd, 2025!
(Priority given to current Gardner students until March 3rd, 2025)
Scroll-down to see descriptions of all our summer camps!
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Week 1: July 7th - 11th
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Ceramics I
with Teacher Joyce
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: We will work with various clay and ceramic media and techniques to build a variety of objects, from pots and creatures to plaques and fidgets. Campers will take home all that they make.
** Kiln-fired ceramic objects have to be bone dry and then fired twice, which takes time. Objects will be available for pick up the week after camp completes. Photos of each camper’s work will be sent home with campers for ease of pick up.
** Concepts for the ‘Ceramics’ series are different for each week, and beginners are welcome to join each week. Ideas will not be repeated, so join them all!
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Coding Boot Camp
with Teacher
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: 3rd-8th
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: Computer programming doesn’t have to be difficult! Learn to build circuits and code basics using a Raspberry Pi micro computer and Python.
**$50 materials fee - take home a circuit board and Raspberry Pi Unit to continue the adventure!
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Chefs’ Academy
with Teacher Devon
Camp currently accepting campers
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.
Week 2: July 14th - 18th
Matchbox City with Joyce
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: Campers will build a miniature city with roads, buildings, and places for cars to explore! We have an entire classroom ready to be transformed into the perfect roadways for our fleet of Matchbox Cars. Kids can design their perfect houses, stores, parks, anything they desire from cardboard, paper, craft materials, and found objects. We’ll also spend tons of time outside exploring, playing and enjoying the summer weather!
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: 3rd- 8th
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: Do you have a story you want to tell? Does the idea of writing like Jane Y olen, Rick Riorden, Dav Pilkey, Jeff Kinney, Laura Ingalls Wilder or JK Rowling sound exciting? Are you a budding young author? Come join us as we learn to get our stories down on paper (or computer!) and organize our ideas into stories that we can tell our families and friends.
Writers’ Workshop with Millie
Champion Camp with Devon
Camp currently accepting campers
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!
Ready to Enroll?
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Preschool/Pre-K
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: New camp here
Camp with Teacher
Week 3: July 21st - 25th
Camp currently accepting campersGrades: Preschool/Pre-K
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: Need another camp here
Camp with Teacher
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: We will work with various clay and ceramic media and techniques to build a variety of objects, from pots and creatures to plaques and fidgets. Campers will take home all that they make.
** Kiln-fired ceramic objects have to be bone dry and then fired twice, which takes time. Objects will be available for pick up the week after camp completes. Photos of each camper’s work will be sent home with campers for ease of pick up.
** Concepts for the ‘Ceramics’ series are different for each week, and beginners are welcome to join each week. Ideas will not be repeated, so join them all!
Ceramics II with Joyce
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: 2nd - 6th
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: A taste of what summer camp was like when parents were young! Spend a week doing all the classic summer camp crafts. We’ll work on tin can windsocks, tie-dyed shirts, friendship bracelets, sand candles, boondoggle, and more! We’ll also have plenty of time to play outside and engage in classic summer camp games.
Summer Camp Crafts with Millie
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: Let’s get messy! Spend the week building, painting, exploring and experimenting in the messiest ways possible! We’ll explore cause and effect, abstract art, chemical reactions, and the great outdoors. Bring your old and extra clothes, because messy adventures are waiting for you!
Mess Maker Camp with Devon
Ready to enroll?
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: 3rd-8th
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.
Building and Board Games with Jared
Week 4: July 28th - August 1st
Marble Mania with Joyce
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: Spend a week exploring marble runs and creative building techniques to race marbles and build kinesthetic structures! We will also spend lots of time outside exploring and playing on our 5 acre campus.
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: 3rd-6th
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: For all budding structural engineers, crafters, role-players, cosplayers, and model makers! Build (almost) anything you can imagine with this versatile, easy-to-work-with, and readily available material! Campers can make masks, armor, buildings, dioramas, vehicles, forts, or whatever else they can dream up!
Cardboard Crafting with Millie
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: Welcome to the Mad Scientist Lab! Pick your mad scientist name and start planning your evil scheme! We’ll use our skills to build our headquarters, test experiments, and even make disguises to escape capture. Are you up for the challenge?
Mad Scientist Camp with Devon
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: 3rd - 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! **
Robotics with Jared
Ready to enroll?
Week 5: August 4th - 8th
Ceramics III with Joyce
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 2nd
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: We will work with various clay and ceramic media and techniques to build a variety of objects, from pots and creatures to plaques and fidgets. Campers will take home all that they make.
** Kiln-fired ceramic objects have to be bone dry and then fired twice, which takes time. Objects will be available for pick up the week after camp completes. Photos of each camper’s work will be sent home with campers for ease of pick up.
** Concepts for the ‘Ceramics’ series are different for each week, and beginners are welcome to join each week. Ideas will not be repeated, so join them all!
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten - 6th
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365
Description: We need another camp for this week!
Camp with Teacher
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: 3rd - 8th
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $365 plus $50 materials fee
Description: Learn to create digital artworks and animation with tools like a digital drawing tablet. Campers will use Blender, a free animation software package, and Krita, an open source digital drawing package. Computers will be provided for use at camp; students will take home their newfound skills and their drawing tablets for use at home, and parents will receive information on where to download the free software used in camp.
** There is a $50 additional fee for this camp - take home your very own Wacom drawing tablet and wireless mouse!**
Digital Art with Jared
Ready to enroll?
Bonus Week 6: August 11th- 15th
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!
School Readiness Week: August 11th- 15th
The following camps are for students enrolled in our youngest grades in fall of 2024. Interested in enrolling? Book a tour today!
Camp currently accepting campers
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!
Scout Camp with Devon
Ready to enroll?
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Preschool (2025-2026 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.
Tumtum Fun Start Camp
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Pre-K (2025-2026 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!
Mazama Readiness Camp
Camp currently accepting campers
Grades: Kindergarten (2025-2026 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.