Field Trip: Rock Climbing @ Gordon College
*All field trips may change due to weather and/or schedulingAges: Incoming K-2nd graders
Daily hours 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
A complete summer day camp experience for our youngest campers with daily enrichment activities, a special treat every Tuesday, three afternoons of swimming at Patton Park Pool, a weekly field trip, and a performance each week by Stage 284 workshop participants.
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Get ready for a week full of fun and imagination! Our Camping Adventure Week invites campers to create their own pinecone or pebble pets, paint rocks, help set up a campsite, and embark on a nature scavenger hunt filled with surprises. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a camping-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme. It’s a week packed with creativity, friendship, and plenty of summer smiles—perfect for our youngest campers! -
Superhero Training Week is packed with heroic fun as kids leap into obstacle course challenges, design their own super logo and cape, conquer the Kryptonite ring toss, and dream up unique superpowers to help others. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a superhero-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring Sweet Treat Day; and Friday this week we will be closed in observation of July 4th.Week 2 Cost:
$360 for early registration with a deposit or payment made by 4/1
$390 all registrations after 4/1
Field Trip: Hoods Pond Topsfield
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Get ready to travel the globe without leaving camp! During our “Around the World Adventure,” campers will create their own passports, learn basic map skills, and explore a new country each day through hands-on activities. They’ll craft colorful Japanese Koi fish fans, cook up a Taste of Italy with mini pizzas, and experience the rhythms of an African drumming circle using buckets, bowls, and simple instruments. It’s a week filled with culture, creativity, and global discovery, perfect for curious campers excited to explore the world! Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a camping-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme.Field Trip: Nova Adventure Park
*field trips may change due to weather and/or scheduling
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Get ready to join Art Grows Here in Hamilton–Wenham—a vibrant community art project hosted by the Wenham Museum! Campers will create their own masterpiece alongside artist Amy, and their artwork will become part of the Art Grows Here outdoor exhibit for the whole community to enjoy. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a fun art-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme.Field Trip: In The Game-Peabody
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Dive into a week of underwater discovery during our Ocean Explorers Camp! Campers will explore a hands-on ocean sensory bin filled with blue rice or water, seashells, and miniature sea animals, sparking imaginative play and curiosity. They’ll create colorful hanging jellyfish crafts, complete a blubber experiment to learn how marine mammals stay warm, and examine real seashells up close as they sort and classify them. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a fun under-the-sea-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme.Field Trip: Joppa Flats-Newburyport
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Step into a world of magic and imagination during our Enchanted Kingdom Camp! Campers will craft their own wands and crowns, hunt for and decorate “dragon eggs,” take on castle-building challenges, and design miniature fairy gardens or gnome homes. Each activity encourages creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on fun, from decorating magical accessories to building castles and creating tiny enchanted habitats. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a magical-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme.Field Trip: Movie-TBD
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Explore the wild world of animals during our Animal Adventures Camp! Campers will identify animal tracks and create plaster casts, design their own animal habitat dioramas, and get moving with our “If I Were an Animal” movement game. They’ll also step into the role of a veterinarian in a hands-on vet clinic, caring for stuffed animal patients and learning about animal care. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make an animal-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme. It’s a week full of discovery, creativity, and friendship—perfect for young animal lovers! Field Trip: TBD *All field trips may change due to weather and/or scheduling -
Get ready for hands-on experiments and messy fun during our Science Explorers Camp! Campers will make and explore colorful slime while learning how liquids can transform into solids, create dramatic baking soda and vinegar volcano eruptions, and build rainbow density jars to discover how different liquids stack by weight. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a Gooey treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme. It’s a week full of curiosity, discovery, and friendship, perfect for budding scientists!Field Trip: TBD
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Dive into the wonders of water during our Water Explorers Camp! Campers will test objects to see if they float or sink, explore capillary action with colorful flowers and celery, investigate surface tension with water droplet experiments, and design simple water channels to direct flow using sand, rocks, and pipes. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a science-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme. It’s a week full of hands-on exploration, creativity, and friendship—perfect for curious young scientists!Field Trip: TBD
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Get moving and express creativity during our Dance & Movement Camp! Campers will play freeze dance and create fun sculptures with partners, enjoy cooperative parachute games, act out stories through creative movement, and make their own ribbon dancing streamers for free-form dance. Each day brings something special: Tuesdays are Special Snack Day, where we’ll make a fun-themed treat; two to three afternoons each week include cool-down time at the Patton Park Pool; Wednesdays feature our exciting field trip day; Thursdays bring a Sweet Treat Day; and Fridays wrap up the week with a Friday Fun Theme. It’s a week full of energy, imagination, and friendship—perfect for our youngest campers!Field Trip: Bowling-Gloucester
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Splash into summer fun during our Water & Summer Adventure Camp! Campers will enjoy classic water games like water balloon tosses and sponge relays, excavate treasures from ice blocks in our Ice Cube Treasure Melt activity, create giant bubbles in Bubble Mania, and capture their favorite memories in a time capsule to take home or open next year. It is three days packed with laughter, creativity, and friendship, perfect for our youngest campers!Week 11 Cost:
$270 for early registration with a deposit or payment made by 4/1
$291 all registrations after 4/1
Field Trip: None this week, camp is on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday only.