Summer 2023 Creative Camps
- Forest Fun (Grades K-3)
- Art and Sculpture (Grades 2-4)
- Historical Doll Camp (Grades 3-5)
- The Wizarding World of Wonder (Grades 3-6)
- Farm to Table (Grades 3-7)
- Drama Workshop (Grades 4-8)
- Mallet Percussion/Xylophone (Grades 5-6)
- Clay Creations (Grades 5-8)
- Ukulele/Guitar Workshop (Grades 5-8)
Please register your child for programs marked for the grade they will be going into in fall 2023. Register now »
Costs:
- Full Day Camp (9am-3pm): $345 per week
- Half Day Camp (Mornings 9am-12pm): $225 per week
- Hangout Zone (Afternoons 12-3pm after a morning specialty camp): $150 per week
Forest Fun
Grades K-3
June 26-30 (Grades K-2) & July 24-28 (Grades 1-3) | Mornings 9-12
Let’s explore the forest together! Let us go into the woods and find bugs. Let us build forts, and look at plants. Let us explore the water’s edge, and float tiny boats down the river. Let us just be kids, and play in the woods, and have fun. Join us at this freeform camp, and you will do all these things and more. Be your own guide, let the fun take you where it will.
Historical Doll Camp
Grades 3-5
July 31-August 4 | Mornings 9-12
Experience living in the past as we explore a different doll’s history each day through cooking, crafting, and singing songs of that time period. This camp is a great way to make friends with others that share the same love of dolls. All dolls are welcome! Come be yourself and learn more about the way life was as a child years ago.
The Wizarding World of Wonder
Grades 3-6
June 20-23 | Mornings 9-12
Looking for Platform 9 & 3/4, but can’t find it? Come to the Wizarding World of Wonder, located for one week only, on the Friends Academy campus. Learn mini-lessons in classes similar to those taken by your favorite boy wizard. Create different crafts, and participate in plenty of hands-on activities, including a modified version of Muggle Quidditch. You’ll have more fun if you’ve read the books or seen the movies, but it’s not required.
Farm to Table
Grades 3-7
July 10-14 | Mornings 9-12
Join Chef Chris Chaput for a culinary tour of Dartmouth. Campers will visit local farms and harvest ingredients that they will learn to incorporate into nutritious, delicious snacks and meals. Chef Chris will introduce campers to the abundance and diversity of local produce, and they will explore the endless possibilities that exist when you grow and cook your own food. The week culminates in a camper-created lunch at Eva’s Garden in Dartmouth. Families are invited to bring their camper directly to Eva’s and join us for a garden tour before enjoying the farm-fresh lunch prepared by the campers.
Drama Workshop
Grades 4-8
July 10-14 | Mornings 9-12
From theater games to a staged performance, workshop members will learn to be comfortable acting on stage and creating scenery, props, and costumes. Our efforts will be focused on putting on a 20+ minute production in just a few days! The chosen play will be determined by the number and experience of the participants enrolled. A final performance will be held at 11:00am on Friday, July 14 for the friends and families of participating thespians. Taught by Mr. Murdock and Ms. Parker, a duo that has taught music, theatre, sketch comedy, and improvisation at FA for years.
Clay Creations
Grades 5-8
July 10-14 | Mornings 9-12
Do you enjoy getting your hands dirty? Dig into clay and watch your ideas take form! Stretch your imagination, practice sculpting techniques, and learn a bit of history as you design and construct earthenware objects to be used or admired. Join longtime Friends Academy art teacher Mrs. Cogliano through the process of firing and glazing this natural material that connects us to our history, each other, and the earth.