Summer Fun and Learning

List of 6 items.

• Weekly Lunch Bunch

  12-12:30 p.m.
  $50/week
  
  Bring your lunch and join our camp director between sessions for a 30-minute lunch bunch and playtime.

• Week 1: June 24-28

  Owlets Gold

  Instructor: Wiley Bartels

  Ages: 3-4

  Cost: $240

  These kids might be little, but they will have big fun at this camp. Each week, (offered for five weeks; come to one or all!) will focus on a new theme with lessons and activities. This Country School alumna and returning camp counselor has created fun mini lessons, arts and crafts projects, along with songs and stories for the youngest kids on campus. 

  
  

  All participants of this camp must be 3 years of age by 6/20/24 and fully potty trained. 

   

  Owlets Blue

  Instructor: Gigi Niekrash, Country School Kindergarten Teacher

  Ages: 4-5

  Cost: $240

  Get ready for a week of learning, crafting, and playing! The campers’ mornings will be filled with creative activities. Like Owlets Gold, this camp will run all five weeks. Join returning Country School Camp Counselor Maeve for one or all of them. Each week will be devoted to a different theme. 

   

  Bubbles, Crayons, and Exploration - Oh My! 

  Instructor: Karen Chiaia, Country School PreK Teacher

  Ages: 4-6

  Cost: $240

  Heading into Kindergarten has never been so much fun! Start the summer with mornings filled with fun activities, free exploration of our campus surroundings, creative play, and some cool learning. Each day will be an exciting new topic to discover.   

  
  

  Summer Olympics Camp 

  Instructor: Becca Barnikow

  Ages: 6-10

  Cost: $240

  Get ready for a week filled with laughter, sportsmanship, and unforgettable memories. Each day will focus on a different facet of the Olympics. Opening Ceremony Bonanza: Kids will march in their own mini parade, waving flags, and lighting the Olympic Torch to officially mark the beginning of their incredible journey. Diverse Sporting Extravaganza: From obstacle course showdowns to dazzling gymnastics routines, our camp offers a smorgasbord of sports for every budding athlete. From kick ball to racing on the Country School trails, each day brings a new adventure. Crafty Olympic Village: Unleash the creativity! Little hands will craft their own Olympic medals, design personalized team banners, and create colorful mascots to represent their unique teams. The Olympic Village will be buzzing with artistic flair! Friendship Medal Ceremony: At the heart of it all is the spirit of friendship! Each child will receive a Friendship Medal, honoring the bonds they've formed and the teamwork that made the camp an unforgettable experience. Join us for a week of fun, fitness, and friendship at the most exciting Summer Olympics Camp ever! 

  
  

  Young Actors’ Workshop

  Instructor: Brittany Hebel

  Ages: 8-11

  Cost: $240

  Country School's Drama Teacher, hosts! Young Actor’s Workshop is a staple for the Country School Summer experience. Theater skills are Life skills. In this workshop we will be working on scenes and monologues with a focus on crafting characters and telling stories. The week will culminate in a performance to be shared with friends and family. Students will walk away with a renewed sense of self confidence that they will carry with them on and off the stage. 

   

  Under the Sea 

  Instructor: Allie Mascia ‘14

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  Dive into a world of aquatic wonders. This immersive and engaging camp is designed to transport campers to the depths of the ocean where they will embark on a journey filled with excitement, discovery, and marine magic. These marine explorers will participate in treasure hunts and water games.

  
  

  Create Your Own Storybook

  Instructor: Skylar Bartels, Country School Teacher

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  In this camp children will harness their imaginations, express their unique ideas, and practice collaborating with others as they write and illustrate, and bind their own storybook as they watch their imaginations come to life. They will learn about the importance of storytelling and the roles it has historically played around the world. Campers will look at some of their own favorite bedtime stories together and will learn about the elements that make stories timeless. 

   

  Running Camp

  Instructor: Mr. Fixx and Mr. McDonough, Veteran Runners and Country School Coaches

  Ages: 9-14

  Cost: $240

  Spend five days at the start of summer (and, if desired, then two days a week throughout the summer) learning about and practicing the greatest and oldest sport in the world—cross-country and distance running. Our elite coaches who possess deep skills, both in the sport of running and as educators working with children, will provide campers with individualized instruction. Enjoy scenic runs that often end with a swim. Campers will walk away—no, run away!—with an unforgettable experience and fine-tuned skills, hungry for the fall season to start. Our hands-on approach and expertise make this camp unique, whether you are a good runner trying to become great or a novice runner just learning the sport.Your child will leave our camp at the end of the week or end of the summer a better athlete and a more confident student. We teach the campers about running, discipline, and motivation.
  
  

  Cool-ology® On the Road Adventures STEAM Camp

  Claudia Esposito, Country School STEAM Coordinator

  Ages: 6-10

  Cost: $245

  We're taking STEAM* on the road for this interactive and engaging camp experience! Each day participants will explore a fun, educational site in and around our community. Campers will investigate the plants, animals, and topography at each location. Field trip locations will include Chatfield Hollow State Park, Hammonasset State Park, Bauer Park, Blinnshed Ridge Trail (behind the Country School), and Circle Beach/Grass Island. *STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math
  
  

  Come, Have Fun with Math

  Deb Line, Country School Teacher

  Ages: 8-13

  Cost: $240

  Think math isn’t your thing? Perhaps you’ve already figured out some of math’s secrets. Either way, together let’s explore the puzzles, patterns and codes that make math fun and exciting! Enjoy interactive games, participate in group projects, or design your own activities! Summer is the time to explore math like never before… join us!

• Week 2: July 8-12

  Owlets Gold

  Instructor: Meryl Sullivan ‘15

  Ages: 3-4

  Cost: $240

  These kids might be little, but they will have big fun at this camp. Each week, (offered for five weeks; come to one or all!) will focus on a new theme with lessons and activities. This Country School alumna and returning camp counselor has created fun mini lessons, arts and crafts projects, along with songs and stories for the youngest kids on campus. 

  
  

  All participants of this camp must be 3 years of age by 6/20/24 and fully potty trained. 

   

  Owlets Blue

  Instructor: Edward Montesi, Country School PreK Teacher

  Ages: 4-5

  Cost: $240

  Get ready for a week of learning, crafting, and playing! The campers’ mornings will be filled with creative activities. Like Owlets Gold, this camp will run all five weeks. Join returning Country School Camp Counselor Maeve for one or all of them. Each week will be devoted to a different theme. 

   

  Kindergarten Rocks!

  Instructor: Karen Chiaia, Country School PreK Teacher

  Ages: 4-6

  Cost: $240

  Heading into Kindergarten has never been so much fun! In this camp students will learn all about rocks. Each day will include hands-on learning, sharing from your rock collection, creating art with rocks, learning cool facts, and playing games!

  
  

  The Art of Clay & Pottery

  Instructor: Deb Line, Country School Teacher 

  Ages: 8-14

  Cost: $240

  Students will get their zen on learning to throw and shape clay into pieces of art on our potter’s wheel using coil, slab, and pinch techniques. Join Ms. Line to play with clay in the art studio where you're supposed to get a bit messy!

   

  Cool-ology® Coding and Robotics

  Instructor: Claudia Esposito, Country School STEAM Coordinator

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  Campers will explore the magic of robotics, using coding and programming to bring their robots to life. Throughout the week, campers will investigate plugged and unplugged coding, make a simulated robotic hand, and learn how to code Bee Bot, Ozobot, Dash, and Sphero robots. Join us for the fun! 

   

  Assorted Arts Adventure

  Instructor:Skylar Bartels, Country School Teacher

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  There are limitless ways to be creative in the arts. This camp will open your mind to the foundations of the world of art. Campers will ignite their creativity and unleash their inner artists as each day will center around a different form of creating. Children will familiarize themselves with various sculpting materials, understand the vivacious elements of mixed media, and draw with different media including graphite, ink, chalks, charcoal, and pastels. Theme-based adventures will inspire campers to craft art based on exciting subjects such as underwater worlds, outer space odysseys, wild jungle adventures, and more! This engaging and hands-on camp is specially crafted for curious minds. This exploration of artistic realms will culminate in a final creation using a medium and subject of your child’s choice. 

   

  Puzzles, Riddles and Problem Solving

  Instructor: Wiley Bartels

  Ages: 5-10

  Cost: $240

  Engage young minds in this fun and educational adventure. Campers will explore the riveting world of creativity and analytical thinking. From interactive brain teasers and riddles to puzzle solving and Rube Goldberg contraptions, campers will enhance their problem-solving skills while having a blast. Team collaboration and critical thinking will flourish as campers embrace strategic games, treasure hunts, and collaborative challenges that stimulate both the mind and spirit. Join us for a summer of learning through play!

• Week 3: July 15-19

  Owlets Gold

  Instructor: Meryl Sullivan ‘15

  Ages: 3-4

  Cost: $240

  These kids might be little, but they will have big fun at this camp. Each week, (offered for five weeks; come to one or all!) will focus on a new theme with lessons and activities. This Country School alumna and returning camp counselor has created fun mini lessons, arts and crafts projects, along with songs and stories for the youngest kids on campus. 

  
  

  All participants of this camp must be 3 years of age by 6/20/24 and fully potty trained.  

   

  Owlets Blue

  Instructor: Kate Treat, Country School PreSchool Teacher

  Ages: 4-5

  Cost: $240

  Get ready for a week of learning, crafting, and playing! The campers’ mornings will be filled with creative activities. Like Owlets Gold, this camp will run all five weeks. Join returning Country School Camp Counselor Maeve for one or all of them. Each week will be devoted to a different theme. 

   

  Cool-ology® Super Oooey Gooey Science and Tinker Engineering STEAM Camp

  Instructor: Claudia Esposito, Country School STEAM Coordinator

  Ages: 5-8

  Cost: $240

  Join us for a week of messy, gooey experiments and hands-on tinkering as science and engineering collide during this fun, fast-paced camp experience! Activities will include Slime, Oobleck, Mini Volcanoes, LEGO tinker time, Engineering Design Process tasks, and more!

  
  

  Adventure in Nature Camp

  Instructor: Rebecca Barnikow 

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  Nature and art come together in this week-long camp. Each day campers will create a different craft using the materials nature has to offer on Country School’s vast campus. Campers will play nature games including nature scavenger hunt and nature bingo. Come and enjoy our great outdoors and then craft with nature's bounty!

  
  

  Creative Creatures

  Skylar Bartels, Country School Teacher

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  In this camp children will use a variety of craft supplies to invent their very own imagined creature. Creative illustration will be sparked through a variety of exercises showcasing the power of thinking outside of the box. Each student will craft a booklet alongside their creature describing that creature’s interests, hobbies, lifestyle, and personality traits. With the help of Skylar Bartels, a Country School teacher and a Skidmore College graduate with a Studio Arts degree, each child will awaken their imagination as unusual beings come to life.

   

  Legends of Legoland 

  Instructor: Wiley Bartels

  Ages: 5-10

  Cost: $240

  Welcome to LEGO Storytellers Camp where creativity knows no bounds! This camp is tailored for LEGO enthusiasts and curious storytellers. Each day at Legends of Legoland Camp is an opportunity for campers to construct their own unique stories using LEGO bricks. From crafting characters and building settings to creating plot twists, children will bring their narratives to life brick by brick. Through creative collaboration and team building exercises, campers will develop narrative skills and foster their creative thinking inspired by their LEGO constructions. Join Wiley Bartels, a senior at McGill University, for a chance for campers to become the authors of their own imaginative worlds using the timeless and iconic LEGO brick.

   

  Make It - Take It Craft Camp

  Tina Edwards, Country School Summer Camp Veteran Teacher

  Ages: 5-11

  Cost: $250

  Make a craft or two each day. You will learn a variety of crafting techniques. Each day campers will make a jewelry piece and learn the skills needed to be an expert in the craft of beading. Campers will also learn skills in card making, decoupage, painting, and other media.  

• Week 4: July 22-26

  Owlets Gold

  Instructor: Meryl Sullivan ‘15

  Ages: 3-4

  Cost: $240

  These kids might be little, but they will have big fun at this camp. Each week, (offered for five weeks; come to one or all!) will focus on a new theme with lessons and activities. This Country School alumna and returning camp counselor has created fun mini lessons, arts and crafts projects, along with songs and stories for the youngest kids on campus. 

  
  

  All participants of this camp must be 3 years of age by 6/20/24 and fully potty trained. 

  
  

  Owlets Blue

  Instructor: Edward Montesi, Country School PreK Teacher

  Ages: 4-5

  Cost: $240

  Get ready for a week of learning, crafting, and playing! The campers’ mornings will be filled with creative activities. Like Owlets Gold, this camp will run all five weeks. Join returning Country School Camp Counselor Maeve for one or all of them. Each week will be devoted to a different theme. 

   

  Explorer Science

  Instructor: Becca Barnikow

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  The summer is a great time to get your science on! Campers will make solar cookers, Alka Seltzer rockets, lava lamps, and much more. We will experiment and build each day during this one-week camp. Different activities will be offered each week that this camp runs.

  
  

  Magical Creatures

  Instructor: Allie Mascia ‘14

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  Embark on a mystical journey into the realm of magical creatures. This extraordinary camp is designed to ignite the campers’ imaginations as they explore the wonders of a fantastical world filled with mythical beings, magical adventures, and extraordinary encounters. Campers will create magical crafts and discover creatures from unicorns to dinosaurs. 

  
  

  Dress the Dream: Costume Design Camp

  Skylar Bartels, Country School Teacher

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  Welcome to Dress the Dream: Costume Design where costumes come to life! Unleash your creativity in this imaginative journey. Dive into the magical world of costume design and creation. Campers will explore artistic materials and themes to bring their creative dreams to life. From crafting fantastical outfits to inventing their own characters, our camp promises a summer filled with art, expression, and endless fun! Join us as your child's world of fantastical characters becomes a reality. 
  
  

  Make It - Take It Craft Camp

  Tina Edwards, Country School Summer Camp Veteran Teacher

  Ages: 5-11

  Cost: $250

  Make a craft or two each day. You will learn a variety of crafting techniques. Each day campers will make a jewelry piece and learn the skills needed to be an expert in the craft of beading. Campers will also learn skills in card making, decoupage, painting, and other media.  

• Week 5: July 29-August 2

  Owlets Gold

  Instructor: Meryl Sullivan ‘15

  Ages: 3-4

  Cost: $240

  These kids might be little, but they will have big fun at this camp. Each week, (offered for five weeks; come to one or all!) will focus on a new theme with lessons and activities. This Country School alumna and returning camp counselor has created fun mini lessons, arts and crafts projects, along with songs and stories for the youngest kids on campus. 

  
  

  All participants of this camp must be 3 years of age by 6/20/24 and fully potty trained. 

   

  Owlets Blue

  Instructor: Edward Montesi, Country School PreK Teacher

  Ages: 4-5

  Cost: $240

  Get ready for a week of learning, crafting, and playing! The campers’ mornings will be filled with creative activities. Like Owlets Gold, this camp will run all five weeks. Join returning Country School Camp Counselor Maeve for one or all of them. Each week will be devoted to a different theme. 

  
  

  Construction Zone Building

  Instructor: Karen Chiaia, Country School PreK Teacher

  Ages: 4-6

  Cost: $240

  In this camp students will learn all about construction: building, engineering, and teamwork. Each day will include hands-on building activities, fun stories, and opportunities for collaboration.

  
  

  Explorer Science

  Instructor: Becca Barnikow

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

   The summer is a great time to get your science on! Campers will make solar cookers, Alka Seltzer rockets, lava lamps, and much more. We will experiment and build each day during this one-week camp. Different activities will be offered each week that this camp runs.

  
  

  Nature Explorers

  Instructor: Allie Mascia ‘14

  Ages: 6-9

  Cost: $240

  Join us on a thrilling adventure into the heart of the great outdoors. This nature-centric camp is designed to inspire a love for the outdoors as campers immersive themselves in the wonders of the natural world through exploration, discovery, and hands-on-activities. Campers will take hikes on The Country School’s wooded campus, learn about the environment, and create nature-related crafts. 

   

  Come, Have Fun with Math

  Deb Line, Country School Teacher

  Ages: 8-13

  Cost: $240

  Think math isn’t your thing? Perhaps you’ve already figured out some of math’s secrets. Either way, together let’s explore the puzzles, patterns and codes that make math fun and exciting! Enjoy interactive games, participate in group projects, or design your own activities! Summer is the time to explore math like never before… join us!

  
  

  Fairies and Flowers Art and Fairy House Camp

  Skylar Bartels, Country School Art Teacher

  Ages: 5-12
  Cost: $240

  Join the magic as we make art inspired by flowers and fairies. Campers will build a fairy house and explore Country School’s campus, gathering nature treasures to draw, paint, and print. Focus will be on fun and creative cooperation with friends.