Summer Day Camps
June 20 - August 26, 2011
for kids ages 3 - 12
PLUS! 'American Girls' Day Camps
(for girls age 5 and up)
Welcome to our summer day camp program! Throughout the summer we host weekly day camps with a variety of themes. All camps run Monday through Friday and include hands-on learning, plenty of time outdoors, and lots of fun!
Summers at BCS have the same relaxing atmosphere that is provided from September through June. Weekly camp sessions feature arts and crafts as well as nature studies, with nearby parks providing a wealth of learning and outdoor play opportunities. A daily routine that includes reading and writing is also a part of each session.
A highlight every summer is the ‘American Girls’ day camp week. American history comes alive with theater, crafts, games and snacks from each of the time periods featured in the American Girls books. Girls as young as 5 and as old as 18 attend the American Girls week.
Preschool camps are for 3 - 4 year olds and are similar to our regular preschool. Further details about our preschool camps are located towards the bottom of this page.
Day camps are for 5 - 12 year olds (up to 18 for ‘American Girls’) with a different theme each week. See our camp descriptions below.
Camp fees and further information about our camps are listed at the bottom of this page.
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Arts and Crafts
June 20-24
Wind down from the school year with creative art and craft activities in a relaxing, beginning-of-summer fun week.
American Girls
June 27-July 1 (Girls only, age 5 and up)
This session has been a much-loved tradition at BCS for more than fifteen years! American history comes alive in this week based on the 'American Girls' stories. We'll have fun arts and crafts, stories, music, games, a play, and a sampling of foods from days gone by. We promise new activities and old-fashioned favorites! For girls age 5 and up. Limited to 20 girls. Must be paid in full at time of registration.
International
July 5-8
Not traveling abroad this summer? This camp is a good alternative! We will experience five different cultures through music, games, language and food, as we focus on a different country each day of the week. This is a four-day camp; fee is pro-rated.
Games
July 11-15
Have fun learning new games and playing old favorites as we spend the week moving our bodies in cooperative play.
Animal Camp
July 18-22
Lots of games, stories and activities about animals, including learning about the wild animals around us and taking care of pets.
Improv Camp
July 25-29
We will be acting up a storm with improv games and learning new ways to express ourselves. We'll play new games as well as old favorites and put on a show Friday afternoon for friends and family.
Fantasy and Magic
August 1-5
Do you like dragons and wizards, elves and hobbits, magic and even Harry Potter? This is the camp for you! We will have fun with stories, games, and costumes on a magical theme, and perhaps learn a few tricks of our own.
Grossology
August 8-12
Another summer favorite here at BCS, Grossology camp is back again for another round of fun. Squeamish shrieks and squeals are the order of the day as we engage in deliciously repulsive projects that help us learn about the gross but cool workings of the human body and the delightfully disgusting inner workings of animals. Based on the popular Grossology books.
Math Fun
August 15-19
Hands-on free time with a variety of materials discovering math around us every day, every where.
Literature Comes Alive
August 22-26
Time for our favorite stories, characters, reader's theater and more.
Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten Camps |
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Hours: |
9am - 1pm |
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12pm - 3pm |
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Extended care available by request. | |||
Our preschool/pre-kindergarten day camps run Monday-Friday and follow the same dates as our other camps. Children can attend mornings only, afternoons only, or all day. Preschool camps are similar to our regular preschool. We have play time, project time, snack and story time, followed by lunch time and more playtime outdoors. Our activities reflect some of the projects the older kids are doing, but in our own space.
Children may attend mornings only, afternoons only, or all day (9am-3pm), with extended care available by request. Limited to 10 children per session.
See our preschool description for more information about our approach.
General Information
| Fees: | 9am-1pm or 12-3pm (preschool/pre-K only): $110/week |
| 9am-3pm (all camps): $165/week | |
| Before and after camp care: $6.50/hour | |
- All camps run Monday through Friday
- School opens at 8.30am, programs begin at 9
- Campers bring a daily sack lunch; BCS provides snacks.
- Before-camp care is available by prior arrangement ($6.50/hr).
- After-camp care is available until 5.30pm ($6.50/hr).
- Fees must be paid prior to attendance
- Parent helpers are occasionally needed. Let the teachers know if you are interested.
- Part Time Attendence
- Part time attendance is sometimes available with prior notice to the teacher.
Minimum part time schedule: mornings 9-12, afternoons 12-3, minimum attendance is three sessions in a week, $7.00/hour.