These kids might be little, but they will have big fun at this camp. Each week will offer a new theme with lessons and activities. The counselors have created fun mini lessons, arts and crafts projects, along with songs and stories for the youngest kids on campus.
Not quite ready for a big kid camp, but ready enough to spend the morning learning, crafting and playing! The counselors have been working on creative activities for these 4-5 year olds that follow a new theme each week. Your child will learn, create and foster new friendships at this camp.
Word Play: Creative Writing
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Kristin Liu, Country School English Teacher
4th-6th Grade
Maximum Number of Campers: 12
Cost $235
This camp will provide a fun and thoughtful way for students to explore their world – and express themselves – through the written word. We will dabble in poetry, food reviews, nature writing, and flash fiction, to name a few, with activities designed to hook beginning writers and stretch those with more experience. Each camper will have the chance to craft a short story or lay out a picture book as a longer project. Kids will become comfortable sharing their work with a supportive, immediate audience and will benefit from collaboration and feedback from their peers. Far from being a static, in-your-seat experience, young writers should come prepared for outdoor exploration and observation, candy taste-tests, dance parties, yoga, and more! Come join us and learn just how much fun playing with words can be!
Kristin Liu has been teaching writing for over twenty years to a span of all ages. She currently facilitates the Wallingford Writers Community through the Wallingford Public Library and teaches middle school English at The Country School. In her spare time, she is also working on a novel!
Full STEAM Ahead!
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Lila Sullivan and Maggie Coyne
K-3rd Grade
Maximum Number of Campers: 14
Cost $235
Get ready for a week of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math! Each day we will be participating in new and intriguing activities for students of all ages. We are aiming to bring a positive light to these topics by playing fun games and outdoor activities. Each day will be a different letter from “STEAM”:
Monday: Science
Tuesday: Technology
Wednesday: Engineering
Thursday: Art
Friday: Math
Cool-ology: Giants of Science
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Claudia Esposito, Country School STEAM Teacher
2nd-4th Grade
Maximum Number of Campers: 10
Cost $235
Cool-ology® Camps TCS Summer 2022
Spark your creativity, invigorate your problem solving skills, and have a blast with Cool-ology® at the Country School! Cool-ology® offers hands-on, inquiry-based STEAM activities that get children really excited about science, engineering, and the world around them. Participants will engage in empathetic problem-solving, creative design, and critical thinking skills to deepen their understanding of core science and engineering principles.
This exciting camp introduces children to some of the most famous scientists and engineers of our time! Through hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences, participants will investigate the discoveries and inventions of Archimedes, Da Vinci, Newton, Einstein, Rosalind Franklin, Curie, and more! These STEAM- based activities are geared toward capturing your child’s natural curiosity while teaching important science and engineering concepts, creative and critical thinking skills, and empathetic problem-solving in a safe, fun environment.
Mrs. Wepler’s Musical World: Introduction to A Cappella Singing!
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Vicki Wepler, Country School Choral Music Director
4th-8th Grade
Maximum Number of Campers: 12
Cost $235
Calling all fans of Pentatonix and Pitch Perfect! This week-long camp is designed to introduce singers to the wonder that is a cappella! Using only our voices, we will learn to sing songs together using vocal harmonies, syllables, rhythmic patterns, and even some basic beatboxing too!
Outdoor Adventures
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Blair Lachance, Country School Spanish Teacher and Outdoor Ed Director
4th-8th Grade
Maximum Number of Campers: 15
Cost $235
Venture out to the Country School trails for a week in the woods! Participants will complete a variety of team-building challenges throughout the week, while working together on our low ropes course. This series of wooden platforms, boards, ropes and cables will allow campers to participate in decision making, effective communication, and leadership skills while building morale and camaraderie. The kids will engage each challenge as part of a group, taking advantage of each member's personal strengths. Join our own TCS ropes course certified instructor Blair Lachance for a week of challenges, growth and fun!
Cross Country Running
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
John Fixx, Head of School and Beth Coyne, Assistant Head of School and XC Coaches
9-14 years old
Maximum Number of Campers: 20
Cost $235
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. Featuring elite coaches, individualized instruction and scenic runs that often end with a swim, you’ll walk away—no, you’ll 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. Our coaches possess deep skills, both in the sport of running and as educators working with children. 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.
Spanish Fun!9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Maria-Paz Echenique-Johnson, Country School Early Childhood Spanish and STEAM Teacher
PreK and K
Maximum Number of Campers: 10
Cost $235
Maria-Paz Echenique-Johnson will take your child on a fun and interactive Spanish journey this summer. Using a variety of engaging activities, the children will learn Spanish while having summer fun at TCS. Our experienced early childhood teacher will play her guitar while teaching the children songs and stories in Spanish as they work on their gross motor movement skills through dancing and role playing. She will also have the kids participate in open-ended arts and crafts that will lead to a better understanding of the language and the many cultures of the people who speak it.
¡Inscriba a su hijo en este campamento de verano y vealo aprender un nuevo idioma! Sign your child up for this camp and watch them learn a new language!
This camp is being offered for two weeks with different vocab and stories each week.
Let the Games Begin
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Becca Barnikow
2nd-5th Grade
Maximum Number of Campers: 16
Cost $235
Play fun games while learning academic, social, and cooperative skills. From playing board games to using their bodies as actual playing pieces, the children will be challenged cognitively and kinesthetically. There will be different activities each week this camp is offered.
Green Thumbs–Gardening Camp
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Suzanne Sliker and Elke Zigmont
1st-3rd Grade
Maximum Number of Campers: 10
Cost $235
This week-long camp encourages budding plant and gardening enthusiasts to dig in. Campers learn the basics about soil, water, composting, botany, horticulture, and insects. Each day campers will discuss topics and participate in hands-on learning activities—and they will get dirty in the garden!