Best Massachusetts Art Camps Summer 2026 Directory

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Ivy Seed Academy was founded in August of 2013 and based in Boston Massachusetts, Ivy Seed is an education company that provides STEM programs, summer camps for children around the world and educational tours.

The course is designed to prepare students for the fundamentals of IOS programming language created by Apple. Throughout the Programming & App Development for iPhone & iPad, students will explore fundamental programming concepts and instructional design principles. Students will able to apply design principles and create individual phone app at the end of class.

Each day the camp runs from 9am-4pm and includes lunch and 1 off-campus field trip each session. Past field trips have included: MIT General Campus Tours, Visiting Media Lab on CampusBoston Science Museum (Tickets NOT included)Visiting Google or Microsoft Office, CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center), and other tech related companies or departments.

Camp is for children 8-17 years old of all programming abilities.
We will group children together by age and ability.
No previous knowledge of programming is required.
Sessions will consist of 14 to 45 children with no higher than a 1-7 instructor-student ratio.

Mix with international campers, special event: meet MIT professor Mitchel Resnick, founder of Scratch

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Please visit our website Our Camp Website Link: Our Camp Website Link: www.ivy-seed.com for more information or call 617-816-3462.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Please visit our website Our Camp Website Link: Our Camp Website Link: www.ivy-seed.com for more information or call 617-816-3462.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Date: July 30-Aug 3, Aug 6-Aug 10
Price: $1190
Please visit our website Our Camp Website Link: Our Camp Website Link: www.ivy-seed.com for more information.

CAMP FACILITIES: Guild Hall Learning is host to three cutting-edge studios equipped with state-of-the-art technology. With ample resources for coding, design, robotics, circuitry, VR experiences, video/audio production, 3D printing, laser cutting, woodwork, metalworking, and jewelry-making, there's no limit to what you can create in our studios. Let your imagination run wild and bring your creative ideas to life with our exceptional resources.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: At Guild Hall Learning Makerspace, we provide a unique educational environment where young learners can discover and explore their interests in various fields, such as technology, engineering, and art. Our state-of-the-art studio is open year-round to children and teens aged 8-17, offering access to top-notch equipment and facilities.

We offer Break, Summer Camps, as well as monthly Studio Memberships for kids and teens. Our camps are designed to be fun, engaging, and foster the development of new skills in a supportive environment. Whether it's robotics, art, game development, design, or 3D design, we have a wide range of camp themes to cater to every maker.

Our Camps

Combat Robotics/Combat Robotics Jr.
What's better than building a robot? Building a robot that you can put up against your friends robot in armored combat! In this camp students will have the opportunity to create a fully controllable robot that is designed and build for combat. at the end of the week, students will put their creations to the test against other student robots! What will you create?

2D Game Design
Learn to program by creating your own 2D game! From side scroller to endless runner and anything in between, you will learn how to bring your idea to reality. At the end of this camp you will have a playable game that you can share with your friends and the experience and tools to make as many games as you want!

Digital Designer
Creating your own character can be overwhelming, but this class can teach you the steps you need to create a fully flushed out, real character! This class will teach you how to create a model of your character as well as all of the traits that make the character believable. You can use these characters in anything from D&D to professional animation!

Tabletop Game Inventor
Games come in all shapes, sizes, complexity, and feeling. In this camp students will start by learning how to think about game design and game flow, working through idea, prototype, and finally making a full game that they made and can play with their family and friends. Students will be able to craft their game using a variety of tools to help bring the beauty of their design into the real world.

3D Design in Blender
This class will teach you how to create an amazing 3D character in Blender! This class will focus on how to create your own characters in blender that can be used for any game you might use! We will focus on modeling, rigging, and rendering your character.

Game Dev in Unity 3D
Make a game that is uniquely yours using industry leading tools while learning the C# Programming Language! From RPG to adventure game, this camp is all about bringing your story and imagination to life, and at the end you'll have a game that is playable and shareable with your friends.

Guild Hall Camps are weekly half day sessions, Campers who choose both a Morning & Afternoon Sessions will receive a healthy lunch and Snacks to keep their minds fresh!

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Our Studio Membership program offers students the opportunity to continue enhancing their skills and working on projects throughout the year. We provide a guided learning environment with individualized instruction, which can be tailored to fit your schedule.

For Jr. Makers Ages (8-11), we have dedicated times for instruction with students at various stages of completion, The project diversity helps students communicate and bounce ideas off each other, part of community building. So in short when you're ready to start, we will be ready for you. Studio hours for Jr’s are M, T, Th 4pm -5:30 or 5:30 to 7:00 & Sat 12pm to 1:30 or 1:30 to 3pm.

For Studio Members (12+) Our Studio Offers an experiential, free-form learning environment that is designed to introduce learners to STEM (STEAM) and real-world job concepts. Our Studios operate from Monday to Thursday, 4-7pm, and on Saturdays from 11am-4pm.

All Monthly Memberships offer guided learning in Engineering, Design, Woodworking, Coding, Art, and Electronics, as well as free access to bi-monthly Friday game nights. Additionally, as a member, you will receive special pricing on advanced materials and special events.

If you would like to learn more or see our space in person, we would be delighted to invite you for a tour. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to explore our studio, meet our students, and gain a deeper understanding of our programs. We value your input and would love to help you nurture your creative spark.

Schedule a Tour
Our Camp Website Link: www.guildhalllearning.com

OTHER CAMP INFO: We will customize Camps and Classes for groups of 6+.

If you would like to learn more or see our space in person, we would be delighted to invite you for a tour. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to explore our studio, meet our students, and gain a deeper understanding of our programs. We value your input and would love to help you nurture your creative spark.

Schedule a Tour
Our Camp Website Link: www.guildhalllearning.com

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Winter, Spring and Summer Break Camps!

Available in Cambridge, Woburn and Natick!

Guild Hall Camps are weekly half day sessions, 9-Noon / 12:30-3:30 Campers who choose both a Morning and Afternoon Sessions will receive a healthy lunch and Snacks to keep their minds fresh!

Winter Break Camps - February -20th to 23rd
Sessions: Game Design and Combat Robotics

Spring Break Camps - April - 17th to 20th
Sessions: Game Design and Combat Robotics

Summer Camps: July to August
Sessions:
Combat Robotics Jr
Combat Robotics
Game Development 2D
Game Development 3D
Digital Designer
Tabletop Game Inventor
3D Design

See our Schedule: at Our Camp Website Link: www.guildhalllearning.com

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Are you a tinkerer? Do you enjoy taking things apart and then putting them back together? How about using the latest technologies and real world equipment to teach kids how the world works? If so, then this may be your dream job! Guild Hall Studios (Our Camp Website Link: www.guildhalllearning.com) is an educational makerspace that introduces children and teens ages 8-18 to STEM and real world job concepts using readily available, easy to learn, yet powerful tools and components. We are hiring additional smart, creative, dynamic coding and engineering instructors to deliver our one of a kind program to students in Woburn, MA and throughout the Boston area. This part-time position includes teaching programs during after school hours (4pm-7pm) with weekday mornings and weekends throughout the year, and full day camp programs during the summer.

Buckle up – this is hard work! At Guild Hall every kid and every project is unique. You'll be in charge of leading excited kids through challenging projects using, managing classroom conflicts, constantly learning and collaborating with other instructors. – this will be the toughest job you’ll ever love!

REQUIREMENTS: Flexible schedule: availability during weekday afternoons and some weekends a must during school year, full weekdays during summer months are available as well.

Experience and passion for teaching teenage students in an energized maker classroom or summer camp setting.
STEM related coursework, experience with Unity 3D, arduino, Raspberry Pi and other technologies interest and/or experience a plus!

Pre-employment background check is required.

This is a part-time hourly position, 15 – 20 hours/week (30 – 40 hours/week possible during summer).

The successful Guild Hall Instructor has... Passion for kids and ability to quickly develop good rapport with children while maintaining discipline, and directing the design and building experience.

Comfortable organizing and leading students with multiple simultaneous projects and individual needs.
Understanding of basic scientific and engineering principles; love of problem solving – makers and tinkerers encouraged to apply!

An inquisitive, fun-loving personality. We like people who are curious about how things work and are willing to "nerd out” with kids.

WHO WE ARE:

At Guild Hall Studios, students are immersed into our classes and exercise their innate gift for making. They come away understanding engineering, coding, design, and crafting. The experience boosts their confidence, creativity and ability to collaborate while also giving them real experience with real world tools around the areas of circuitry, crafting/woodworking, coding, and design.

Contact Dave and Ryan at Info[AT]GuildHallLearning.com
Positions Currently Open in Woburn and Cambridge. 

Coming February, Hiring for a New Space in Natick, MA

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Our topics are popular and fun, encompassing the variety of STEAM activities like AI & Machine Learning, Multiplayer Game Development, 3D Printing and Product Design (Pokémon), Game Development & Design, App Creation, Digital Artwork Creation, YouTube Production.

Please call 781-291-3131 or send email to wellesley[AT]icodeschool.com if you need more information or if you would like to learn about our group offerings.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
iCode offers online and onsite camps from June 8th to September 1st week, Please call 781-291-3131 or send email to wellesley[AT]icodeschool.com

CAMP FACILITIES: Our wooded 5 acre campus features an outdoor Olympic size swimming pool, playing fields, indoor and outdoor classroom spaces, a low ropes course and multiple play structures,climbing walls and swing sets.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Established in 1981, we are pleased to invite you to our exceptional community of dedicated families, children, teachers, coaches, and education administrators. Each year, we create BDC anew, building on the successes of past years and sharing in the unique magic and power of our phenomenal camp experience. BDC offers part and full time flexible schedules so that working and vacationing families from 30+ states and a dozen countries, can enjoy our safe, fun, kind and challenging programs - all of which are described in detail here on our web site. We are thrilled to welcome you and hope that you will join us for what is sure to be another marvelous season sharing: courage, hope, good spirit, and peace!

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Camper Leader Program for 9th & 10th graders.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Cape Cod Outdoor Challenge low ropes course & BDC HOWLS after-school and vacation programming.

OTHER CAMP INFO: ACA Accredited Camp, established in 1981

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please visit the Dates & Rates page of our website for detailed information regrading our 8 one-weeks summer sessions which run from late June through mid August.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Thank you for your interest in working at Brewster Day Camp. Established in 1981, BDC is accredited by the American Camp Association. We pride ourselves on high teaching standards and the fact that we welcome back more than half of each previous summer's wonderful staff. At Brewster Day Camp, we have fun while challenging and nurturing children and supporting their families. We look forward to adding to our cadre of talented and dedicated educators.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: MOTH faculty members are well-known for their experience and success with young people at this formative and decisive stage of musical development. Visit our website to see a list of faculty for Summer 2020.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Our Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program for ages 16-18 provides leadership experience for talented high school musicians. CIT students assist with activities throughout the day, and have daily rehearsal and coaching time within their CIT ensembles.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Financial Aid is available for this program on a limited, rolling basis. Please visit our website to download an application.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Session 1: June 29 - July 10 (no July 4)
Session 2: July 13 - 17

Register for one, or both, sessions!

Tuition
Session 1: $1,375
Session 2: $715
Both Sessions: $2,025
Summer Registration fee: $15

MOTH CIT tuition: Those selected for the CIT program will receive a 50% scholarship.

Financial Aid is available for this program on a limited, rolling basis.

CAMP FACILITIES: Facilities vary depending on location.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: The mission of US Performing Arts Camps is to promote and develop the growth of performing artists in America.

US Performing Arts Camps is considered the premier top tier summer program for training young people in the arts. Our programs are taught by the university or college departments and their professional faculty and guest professionals in their fields.

US Performing Arts offers programs in Animation, Computer Animation, Costume design, Directing, Film-making (including 4K High-definition), Dance, Hip Hop Dance, Musical Theater, Play-writing, Sit Com Writing, Sit Com Acting, Singing, Voice-over work for animation, movies and games, and we started the first College Audition Boot Camps for high school students.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: A limited number of partial scholarships are available through US Performing Arts. US Performing Arts will also work with parents on payment plans.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: College Audition Boot Camp for High School Seniors held in October-November.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Programs typically run June to August. Dates vary by program. Please see our website for specific program dates, or call our office at (888) 497-3553.

CAMP FACILITIES: We have vegetable gardens, open fields dense woods, pool, gym, outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, pavilions, playgrounds, and hiking trails.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: We are an accredited camp through the American Camp Association (ACA). All staff are highly trained and certified in First Aid/ CPR, child abuse prevention, behavior management and inclusion, Education, Archery, and Ropes Course.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Youth will have leadership opportunities through Leader in Training and Councilor in training programs. These skills will be prepare participants for

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We remain open and accessible to all through our Financial Assistance program.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Vacation Camps in December, February, April.

Out of School Time programs; school year Monday-Friday school release time until 6pm serving schools in Rehoboth, Seekonk, and East Providence.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Weekly Sessions late June - August

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Please see Our Camp Website Link: www.gpymca.org for Camp Jobs Posting.

CAMP FACILITIES: We have an intimate, 75 seat black box theater.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
August 26 - 30, 2013. 9 AM - 3 PM Daily.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: We expose children to a world of artistic wonder while we encourage their own original ideas and their own unique perception and interpretation of art. Art camps are provided in schools and at Recreation Depts. all over Western MA and Northern CT. Visit Our Camp Website Link: www.artventuresforkids.com to see our program schedule.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: A scholarship may be available for a child whose parent is willing to assist.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: ART-ventures for Kids also provides after school art enrichment at school all over Western MA and Northern CT.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our 55 acre campus houses numerous athletic fields, an outdoor pool, archery range, auditorium, tennis courts, and numerous buildings for our specialist activities.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Our dedicated and qualified staff provide daily fun and exciting activities for our campers. We have 6 specialists that lead campers in exciting and age-appropriate activities. Our specialists include Arts and Crafts, Sports, Music and Drama, Archery/Outdoor Education, STEM, and Special Events. Our Special Events Specialist leads our campers in unique activities each day, from 20 foot slip and slides, to bounce houses, to our weekly variety show.

Our camp is able to provide Red Cross Certified Swim Lessons 4 times a week to our K-5 campers. Our certified trained staff of lifeguards provide swim lessons that target the individual needs your child to help them swim.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Our camp is pleased to offer a CIT program for children entering 9th - 11th grade. For more information on our CIT program, please visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: lincolnsummercamp.com. Click on the "Our Programs" tab.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We accept the Child Care Credit Vouchers from the state of Massachusetts.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Our camp also provides an Extended Day Program. This program runs Monday-Friday from 3pm-6pm. It provides campers with additional fun and well-structured play for families who's schedules require a later pick up time.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For information on our sessions, dates, and fees, please visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: lincolnsummercamp.com. Click on our "Registration" tab.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Join Our Team at Lincoln Summer Camp!

Are you interested in working will children at a fun and exciting day camp? We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic, and outgoing staff members to join our team!

Lincoln Summer Camp is a Kindergarten – 8th grade day camp that will run from July 3rd – August 11th. Campers’ days will be filled with singing, cheering, swimming, sports, arts and crafts, music and drama, gymnastics, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), as well as daily special events and weekly field trips. We are seeking employers for the following positions:

• Counselors for our Kindergarten – 5th grade camp.

• Counselors for our traveling 6th – 8th grade camp (must be 18 years or older).

• Specialists in areas such as Arts and Crafts, Sports, Archery, and Outdoor Education.

If you are interested in joining our team this summer, please visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.lincolnsummercamp.com. In the top right corner, you will see a link “Join Our Team.” Please fill out the application and we will get in touch!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email our directorial team at directors[AT]lincolnsummercamp.com.

We look forward to hearing from you, and are looking forward to another great camp season at Lincoln Summer Camp!

CAMP FACILITIES:
- NEW FOR 2017- A NINJA COURSE
-Competition Swimming Pool, 6 lanes and racing blocks, also designed for swim instruction and recreational swim/aquatics activities
-Beautiful Beachfront on Lake Attitash
-Spacious Gymnasium/Rec Hall (Contains One -Regulation-Size or Two Partitioned Basketball Courts and Stage for Performances/Special Events)
-Illuminated Softball Field
-Illuminated Soccer Field and Additional Soccer Field on Lower Camp
-Five Illuminated Tennis Courts
-Illuminated Basketball Court and Three Additional -Outdoor Basketball Courts
-Indoor Street Hockey Arena
-Batting Cages
-Modern Weight Room
-Three Illuminated Regulation-Sized Volleyball Courts
-Project Adventure Low Elements Challenge Course
-Arts & Crafts Building
-Music Room
-Media Room for digital video and photography, internet connectivity for streaming
-Television/Radio station with studio equipment for live broadcasting
-Large Health Center
-Outdoor Chapel
-Large Dining Hall with Snack Area

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Since 1931, Camp Bauercrest has been delivering memorable summers for boys by building self-esteem, independence, and Jewish identity through healthy competition and camaraderie. We do this by focusing on our four STAR principles: Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Achievement, and Responsibility.

With a longstanding tradition of activities with constant modern programs for our campers, Bauercrest is consistent in delivering memorable summers that are unique every year. Our staff are mostly returning campers and many have been coming to Bauercrest for 10 years or more.

Our traditional sports camp sets up our campers to achieve their goals, learn new skills, and make friends that will truly last them "for a lifetime".

Join us this summer!

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Bauercrest has a strong internal leadership development program, including our Waiter Program (age 15), Counselor Intern (CI) program (age 16) and our Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program for our first year staff (age 17). To learn more, please visit Our Camp Website Link: bauercrest.org

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Bauercrest is proud to extend scholarship and financial aid help for families who need it, as we will never turn away any families from Bauercrest for financial reasons. To learn more about our different offerings, please visit Our Camp Website Link: bauercrest.org

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For information on our camp dates and rates, please visit: Our Camp Website Link: bauercrest.org

CAMP FACILITIES: Lodging accommodations at Camp Timber Trails include rustic summer cabins sleeping 4-8; three private cabins with 1-2 bedrooms, bath, and kitchens; the Lodge sleeps 6 and has a meeting space for 60 and small commercial kitchen; the Welcome Center sleeps 2-6 and has meeting space for 25 and a kitchen. West Wind Dining Hall and kitchen can accommodate up to 500. The Barefoot Ballroom is uniquely fitted with a sprung wooden dance floor.

An outdoor amphitheater overlooking the pond has bench style seating for 200. The waterfront on 16-acre Ward's Pond includes swimming beach and docks for canoes, kayaks and row boats. The large activity field has plenty of space for softball, soccer, concerts, festivals and outdoor events.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Timber Trails is available for groups to rent for a single day, a week or a month. Our facilities allow groups the flexibility of creating their own unique camping program. Camp facilities are available from May through October for overnight groups with as few as 10 to as many as 250 participants. Non-residential day programs can accommodate groups larger than 250. Scheduling programs from November through April is also possible, however groups size is limited to 20 for overnight programs and 50 for day use.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Contact Camp Timber Trails on our website, by phone or email for current camp availability and rental rates.

CAMP FACILITIES: The Real School of Music takes pride in its facility. We have a 100+ seat live performance venue, 20 private lesson studios equipped with macs, 3 fully-equipped ensemble rooms, a professional recording suite, and a comfortable cafe area with free wifi for guests.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: The Real School of Music is passionate about changing the way music education is delivered. We are a community of people learning, sharing, playing and talking about music. Real School is a cutting-edge teaching institution dedicated to helping students achieve their musical potential. We believe that the best education possible comes from teachers with both academic training and real-life experience in their field. That's our teachers are driven to make students not only musicians or performers, but artists.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: The Real School of Music is open all year round for private lessons, ensembles, and more! To sign up for a free trial lesson visit Our Camp Website Link: www.therealschoolofmusic.com

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
In Our Andover Location:
July 6-10: Music & Theater-Teen
July 13-17: Music & Theater-Children
August 3-7: Music & Theater-Teen
August 10-14: Music & Theater- Children

In Our Burlington Location:
July 20-24: Music & Theater- Teen
July 27-31: Music & Theater- Children

Member Price: $349
Non-Member Price: $399

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: All camps are run by Ignite Learning Academy, a fully accredited online private school serving students in preschool through grade 12. Camp leaders include faculty, administration, and external experts in the areas they will be teaching.

Around the World Camp
Art Camp: Arts & Crafts with Found Objects
Art Camp: Drawing
Art Camp: Painting
Cooking Camp
DIY/Pinterest Camp
Hawaiian Hullabaloo Camp
JavaScript Coding Camp
Leading Ladies Camp
LEGO Camp
Mad Science Camp
Outdoor Explorers Camp
Scratch Coding Camp
Wizards & Magic Camp
Storytime & Craft Camp

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.ignitelearningacademy.com to view the dates associated with each individual camp.

CAMP FACILITIES: The main building at Belvoir is a historical mansion built in 1886, one of the Lenox great estates landscaped by Olmstead who created central park in New York City. There are now eighteen buildings on the site including four modern dorms subdivded into bunk rooms, four dancing studios, fifteen art studios, twenty two music studios, five theaters, two pools, six tennis courts, lawns, wooded paths, gardens, and all with a view of the Berkshire hills.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Belvoir is an individualized six week educational summer program with excellent teaching in all program areas. The fifteen MFA art teachers offer small classes in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, black and white and digital photography and jewelry. Girls can elect one or many studio classes. The dance faculty teach graded classes of ballet, pointe, modern, jazz and tap. Belvoir has an appropriately challenging and fun dance class for every girl and all dancers enjoy performance opportunities. The large graduate music faculty offer twice weekly music lessons in all instruments and voice. There are opportunities for recitals, chamber music, opera, and orchestra.

Belvoir has a large theater program. Classes are offered in acting, musical theater and Shakespeare, with many large, quality performances in 4 theaters (2 indoor air-conditioned theaters). The department also offers writing, costuming and all aspects of technical theater. Campers enjoy high level sports instruction in tennis, swimming and riding. Archery, volleyball and basketball are also offered at Belvoir. The totally choice program, the supportive welcoming staff and campership make Belvoir a unique opportunity for young women excited about learning in the arts. Belvoir campers learn in their classes, enjoy camp events, parties, evening activities, trip-days, and make life-long friends!

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: The campers have opportunities to learn leadership skills from an early age. Belvoir's program is based on each individual camper's choice. Through this individual programming, each camper is learning leadership skills. Also, various age groups have opportunities to lead part of, or the entire, evening activity. Learning how to work together, come up with a common theme, and structure the event adds to the leadership experience.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Limited number of scholarships available.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Belvoir offers a Three-Day Family Weekend following the closing of camp.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Belvoir hosts an adult chamber music program in late August as well as weddings in late May, early June or September.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Belvoir has been owned/directed by one camp family - since it's beginning over 65 years ago. The current director, Diane Marcus, is third-generation director, holding a Bachelor's Degree from Oberlin, Masters Degree from The Juilliard School, and a doctorate from CUNY.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please see "Dates & Rates" on the website at: Our Camp Website Link: www.belvoirterrace.com

CAMP FACILITIES: We have outdoor picnic groves, outdoor tennis and basketball courts, a baseball diamond and soccer field. Through the woods there is a high and low ropes course and an archery range. Our pool allows us to swim rain or shine, and we have a large gym, several racquetball courts, and an indoor climbing wall.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Youth who are eager to learn, develop and enhance their leadership skills in the camp setting, apply to be C.I.T.s. These future counselors train in daily sessions: covering many areas such as effective listening, peer relationships, role modeling and programming.

C.I.T.s work with different age groups learning developmental stages and finding their preferred age group. As a group project, the C.I.T.s will plan and implement a camp-wide carnival.

The C.I.T. program includes a 5-day, 4-night recreational trip to Club Getaway in Kent, CT, from July 15 - July 19. Teens will bond as a group and enjoy boating, rock climbing, group challenge activities, trapeze, giant swing and evening socials. Each applicant is interviewed after registering.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Scholarships are available. Please contact Jeff Rembrandt, Assistant Executive Director, for more information. Jeff can be reached at jrembrandt[AT]springfieldjcc.org.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please see our website for more information.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our school is made up of 4 buildings. We house 70 dorm rooms, a dining hall, classrooms, library, media centers and much more. We have 6 tennis courts, an outdoor pool, fitness center, art and theater areas. Outside we are set on 100 acres of land that include forest and vast open spaces. Our barn is our pride and joy and at this point is the home to 35 school horses.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Speak Up I: Introduction to Debate and Public Speaking Camp is designed for campers who have little or no experience in speaking in front of a group. Our goals are to have fun and learn some ways to use our voices effectively.

Speak Up II: This camp is designed for high school students ready to refresh, refine, and advance their public speaking skills. Gain confidence as you learn from and with others who are seeking to enhance their voice powers/amplify their voices? in a fun, supportive environment!

Performing Arts: Campers will take part in dance, voice and theater.

Bonnie Castle Equestrian: Premiere riding camp for beginner and experienced riders. This summer we will be offering the British Horse Society Program challenge awards, where campers will work at their own pace to complete learning opportunities as equestrians.

Campers are taught by Stoneleigh-Burnham staff. Counselors for the residential programs are CPR and first aid certified as well as we complete criminal offender and sex offender background checks.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Limited financial assistance to those that qualify. Please inquire to hgebo[AT]sbschool.org for application.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Camps Offered: Speak Up I & II, Performing Arts, & Bonnie Castle Riding Camp (equestrian)

Speak Up camps are for debate and public speaking. Campers will learn the art of conversational and competitive speaking. As well as learn to use their voce for effective communication and advocacy.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Speak Up Camps: June 20-June 26, girls ages 10-16
Performing Arts: June 27-July 3, coed ages 10-18
Bonnie Castle Riding Camp: girls ages 8-16
Week 1 June 27-July 3
Week 2 July 4-July 10
Week 3 July 11- July 17