Summer Camps 2021 Catalog
June 28-August 13, Ages 4-18
- WEEK 1 (JUNE 28-JULY 2)
- Week 2 (JULY 5-9)
- WEEK 3 (JULY 12-16)
- WEEK 4 (JULY 19-23)
- WEEK 5 (JULY 26-30)
- WEEK 6 (AUGUST 2-6)
- WEEK 7 (AUGUST 9-13)
WEEK 1 (JUNE 28-JULY 2)
Catlin Gabel Day Camps
Summer Beehive (On Campus)
Ages 4-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Nate Smith, Shanti Williams, Sarah Welsh, & staff
Come learn, play, and have fun on Catlin Gabel’s beautiful 67-acre campus with other campers and wonderful teachers. The magic begins in the Beehive building, where students dive into the imaginative, process-oriented world of play through stories, songs, art, and games both inside the classrooms and outside under the trees. Everyone will use real hand-powered tools in the wood shop, take apart electronics, and rebuild their own 3-D inventions. Art projects will involve lots of cardboard, tape, scissors, glue, paint, fabric, feathers, and clay. Each week has a different theme to provide a specific content focus, but a range of activities are always part of each camp, including outdoor education/gardening, wood shop, art, dramatic play and storytelling, as well as music and movement. Other perennial favorites are running through sprinklers on hot days, making snacks from delicious recipes, and constructing environments in the sandbox. Each camper will need to bring a lunch every day.
Please email Nate Smith if you have any questions about this camp.
Honey Hollow Adventure (On Campus)
Ages 6-9
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Alison Ward, Guinevere Getchell & staff
When school is out, the adventuring begins at Catlin Gabel! Our amazingly talented teachers have planned seven awesome weeks of summer camp for students and their friends on our 67-acre campus. Honey Hollow Adventure is designed to release each child’s inner spirit of inquiry. We’ll ignite every camper’s desire to “take it further” and “go the distance.” We’ll encourage risk-taking and marvel at every result. Experiential learning is all about empowering the creative thinker. Students explore through daily inquiry in art, woodshop, and classes that encourage skills for life-long learning.
Each week offers a different theme and related activities. Example weekly themes include, scientific process, celebrating all things that fly, animals, buildings, bridges, all about water, and community. We can’t wait for you to join us in one or all seven of our action packed weeks!
Please email Alison Ward if you have any questions about this camp.
Explorers (On Campus)
Ages 9-11
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Jordan Heintz, Zach Bloom & staff
Spend a glorious week with us exploring our 67-acre campus and taking part in our cutting-edge labs, classrooms, and facilities. Students will take part in woodshop, coding and tinkering, media, cooking, PE, games and outdoor adventures, art, and FUN. Each day, students will rotate through three 90-minute sessions, which change week-to-week. Explorers is designed for students who have finished 3rd through 5th grades and are up to the challenge of learning, playing, and have some exhilarating fun and adventure. Come explore with us.
Please email Jordan Heintz if you have any questions about this camp.
Catlin Gabel Specialty Camps
DJ Camp (On Campus)
Ages 9-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Keith Murphy
It doesn’t get much cooler than this! If you’ve ever wanted to DJ an event and create that magic atmosphere that gets everyone having a great time, this is the perfect place to start. Conquer beat matching, song dropping, and mixing on high-tech virtual turntables, by getting hands-on experience and performing with your friends right here at camp. Receive professional DJ instruction, develop your own DJ persona, use world-class equipment and software, DJ and record your own set, and learn DJ tips and practical techniques. Music enhances a child’s development and cognitive skills, and campers will have a blast entertaining the whole camp. On the final day, campers will show off their new-found skills in a DJ performance for cvampers only, Laptop computer and flash drive recommended but not required.
Email Keith Murphy if you have any questions about this camp.
Ink and Magic (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Debby Dodds
Ink and Magic is for students who love writing and those who want to explore different formats and genres. We complete writing exercises but also stay active through outdoor adventure on the schools glorious and expansive campus and improv games. We share writing in-class for feedback, and I foster an extremely supportive atmosphere. Many students choose to come multiple weeks and year after year because there are always new things to explore every class! Many students have gone on to win writing contests and have their work published.
Please email Debby Dodds if you have any questions about this camp.
Model Rocket Launch Lab (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Stuart Evensen
Few things are more fun than pushing a button and hearing the rush of the thrust as your own rocket shoots into the sky. This is a very special camp: students will learn the history and science behind rocketry, build their own rockets and then individually launch at least two times. Campers will have the opportunity to paint and decorate their rockets as they choose—the wilder, the better. In teams, as a class, we will build a payload rocket that will launch an object such as an egg into the air.
Please email Stuart Evensen if you have any questions about this camp.
Nature & Outdoor Photography (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Iris Taboh
Let’s spend time exploring the natural world right around us and develop your creative eye to take better photos. We will take photos at several locations close to Catlin Gabel. You will discover how to capture fast moving objects like a waterfall, take photos at night, and learn close-up photo techniques to take pictures of insects and flowers. You will be able to use light and color the way a painter does. You don’t have to go to exotic places to find great photos. Amazing shots are all around you if you look carefully and use your imagination.
Please email Iris Taboh if you have any quesitons about this camp.
Partner Camps
Engineering For Kids Summer Camp (On Campus)
Ages 4-14
9a.m.-3:30p.m.
Full Day: $379
Half Day: $229
Partner Camp
If you’re searching for a fun summer camp, look no further than Engineering For Kids! Our STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering) camps offer both full day and half day options. Through interactive, engaging and open-ended projects, campers will learn in a fun, safe environment and explore everything engineers do from toy-making (mechanical engineering), building sturdy structures (civil engineering), creating airplanes (aerospace engineering) to designing your own video games through coding softwares, building and programming Lego robotics and much more.
Call (503)914-9995 or email portlandmetro@engineeringforkids.net to learn more!
Register Online at Engineering for Kids
Bernie Fagan Soccer (On Campus)
Ages 5-14
10a.m.-3p.m.
$395
Partner Camp
A lifetime of soccer begins with Bernie Fagan Soccer! Portland soccer legend, Bernie Fagan, started these soccer camps following a successful career playing professional soccer in England and with the Portland Timbers. Girls and boys have been celebrating soccer, summer, and good times with Bernie Fagan Soccer, making this the favorite camp with players and parents since 1983! Bernie personally selects his staff for each camp location, which includes professional and college players, as well as college and high school coaches. Every member of our team instills a sense of achievement and pride in each camper while teaching soccer techniques, tactics, team play, and nurturing a love of the game.
Camps are available for both competitive and recreational level players.
Recreational Camps are open to players at the beginner to intermediate level, ages 5-12. Competitive Camps are open to players with developmental or competitive club experience, ages 8-14. Please check out our website for complete details about the Competitive and Recreational Camps. We look forward to seeing you this summer! Call (503) 998-9332 or email Bernie@BernieFaganSoccer.com to learn more.
Register Online at Bernie Fagan Soccer
Anthony Newman Multi - Sport Camps (On Campus)
Ages 6-14
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
$250
Partner Camp
Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is proud to offer our Multi-Sport Camp for young athletes who are not quite ready to focus on just one sport. This camp will serve as an introduction to the world of sports for children just starting out and as an alternative to specialty camps. ANSC is a young athlete’s dream come true offering basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, indoor and outdoor recreational games, etc. Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is a great opportunity for children to discover the thrill of sports while making new friends. Call (503) 828-3003 or email admin@anthonynewmancamps.com to learn more.
Register Online at Anthony Newman
Avid4 Adventure Camps (Meets On Campus)
These days, a lot of kids grow up surrounded by screens. They are disconnected from the natural world, and from the joy of authentic adventure. At Avid4 Adventure summer camps we introduce kids to the power of the outdoors. Our mission is to empower kids of all ages and skill levels to choose active, outdoor lifestyles. Join us this summer.
Avid4 Adventure Camp Offerings
Learn to Bike Camp! (PS-1st Grade)
Ages 4-6
AM Session, 9a.m.-11:45a.m.: $222
PM Session, 12:15p.m.-3p.m.: $180
Explorer Camp (K-1st Grade)
Ages 5-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Adventure Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-13
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Extended Day Mountain Biking Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-12
8a.m.-3p.m.
$444
Avid4 Adventure - Expedition Backpacking (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
Expedition Backpacking (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
Week 2 (JULY 5-9)
Catlin Gabel Day Camps
Summer Beehive (On Campus)
Ages 4-6
Tue.-Fri. Only (July 6-9)
9a.m.-3p.m.
$312
Nate Smith, Shanti Williams, Sarah Welsh, & staff
Come learn, play, and have fun on Catlin Gabel’s beautiful 67-acre campus with other campers and wonderful teachers. The magic begins in the Beehive building, where students dive into the imaginative, process-oriented world of play through stories, songs, art, and games both inside the classrooms and outside under the trees. Everyone will use real hand-powered tools in the wood shop, take apart electronics, and rebuild their own 3-D inventions. Art projects will involve lots of cardboard, tape, scissors, glue, paint, fabric, feathers, and clay. Each week has a different theme to provide a specific content focus, but a range of activities are always part of each camp, including outdoor education/gardening, wood shop, art, dramatic play and storytelling, as well as music and movement. Other perennial favorites are running through sprinklers on hot days, making snacks from delicious recipes, and constructing environments in the sandbox. Each camper will need to bring a lunch every day.
Please email Nate Smith if you have any questions about this camp.
Honey Hollow Adventure (On Campus)
Ages 6-9
Tue.-Fri. Only (July 6-9)
9a.m.-3p.m.
$312
Alison Ward, Guinevere Getchell & staff
When school is out, the adventuring begins at Catlin Gabel! Our amazingly talented teachers have planned seven awesome weeks of summer camp for students and their friends on our 67-acre campus. Honey Hollow Adventure is designed to release each child’s inner spirit of inquiry. We’ll ignite every camper’s desire to “take it further” and “go the distance.” We’ll encourage risk-taking and marvel at every result. Experiential learning is all about empowering the creative thinker. Students explore through daily inquiry in art, woodshop, and classes that encourage skills for life-long learning.
Each week offers a different theme and related activities. Example weekly themes include, scientific process, celebrating all things that fly, animals, buildings, bridges, all about water, and community. We can’t wait for you to join us in one or all seven of our action packed weeks!
Please email Alison Ward if you have any questions about this camp.
Explorers (On Campus)
Ages 9-11
Tue.-Fri. Only (July 6-9)
9a.m.-3p.m.
$312
Jordan Heintz, Zach Bloom & staff
Spend a glorious week with us exploring our 67-acre campus and taking part in our cutting-edge labs, classrooms, and facilities. Students will take part in woodshop, coding and tinkering, media, cooking, PE, games and outdoor adventures, art, and FUN. Each day, students will rotate through three 90-minute sessions, which change week-to-week. Explorers is designed for students who have finished 3rd through 5th grades and are up to the challenge of learning, playing, and have some exhilarating fun and adventure. Come explore with us.
Please email Jordan Heintz if you have any questions about this camp.
Catlin Gabel Specialty Camps
Engineers of the Future (Online Camp)
Ages 9-11
Tue.-Fri. Only (July 6-9)
9a.m.-10:30a.m.
$108
Sheri Cocquio
Calling all engineers! Solve some tough problems using science and engineering, build contraptions using found materials around your house, and test them to see how they would work. Bring your thinking caps, your hands, and grit! Materials required for this camp: Scotch Tape, Masking Tape, Scissors, Paper, Cardboard, String.
Please email Sheri Cocquio if you have any questions about this camp.
Sports Spectacular (On Campus)
Ages 9-18
Tue.-Fri. Only (July 6-9)
9a.m.-3p.m.
$312
Javier Duque
Campers will learn and play a wide range of sports, games, challenges, and activities. The fun may include basketball, soccer, volleyball, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, tennis, and possibly bowling. Activities will vary week to week depending on participant interest. We look forward to having your kids come join us for this super active and fun sports camp: Sports Spectacular!
Please email Javier Duque if you have any questions about this camp.
Light Sabers: Build Your Own, Learn the Science and 7 Combat Forms (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
Tue.-Fri. Only (July 6-9)
9a.m.-3p.m.
$312
Stuart Evensen
The thrilling feeling of lancing the air with a blade of light is so much fun. I have developed a light saber that many have said is as good as the original. I use high-impact, clear resin tubes, high-intensity light sources and reflective powder to give these light sabers their brilliance and authenticity. Campers will build their own light saber and choose their own color; they will learn the science behind light sabers and the official "seven forms of light saber combat." We will practice the seven forms and have mock, no-contact duals where campers can demonstrate the beauty and finesse of each of the forms, and we will watch the original Star Wars movie.
Please email Stuart Evensen if you have any questions about this camp.
Partner Camps
Engineering For Kids Summer Camp (On Campus)
Ages 4-14
9a.m.-3:30p.m.
Full Day: $379
Half Day: $229
Partner Camp
If you’re searching for a fun summer camp, look no further than Engineering For Kids! Our STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering) camps offer both full day and half day options. Through interactive, engaging and open-ended projects, campers will learn in a fun, safe environment and explore everything engineers do from toy-making (mechanical engineering), building sturdy structures (civil engineering), creating airplanes (aerospace engineering) to designing your own video games through coding softwares, building and programming Lego robotics and much more.
Call (503)914-9995 or email portlandmetro@engineeringforkids.net to learn more!
Register Online at Engineering for Kids
Anthony Newman Multi - Sport Camps (On Campus)
Ages 6-14
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
$250
Partner Camp
Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is proud to offer our Multi-Sport Camp for young athletes who are not quite ready to focus on just one sport. This camp will serve as an introduction to the world of sports for children just starting out and as an alternative to specialty camps. ANSC is a young athlete’s dream come true offering basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, indoor and outdoor recreational games, etc. Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is a great opportunity for children to discover the thrill of sports while making new friends.
Call (503) 828-3003 or email admin@anthonynewmancamps.com to learn more.
Register Online at Anthony Newman Sports Camps
Avid4 Adventure Camps (Meets On Campus)
Mon.-Fri. (July 5-9)
These days, a lot of kids grow up surrounded by screens. They are disconnected from the natural world, and from the joy of authentic adventure. At Avid4 Adventure summer camps we introduce kids to the power of the outdoors. Our mission is to empower kids of all ages and skill levels to choose active, outdoor lifestyles. Join us this summer.
Avid4 Adventure Camp Offerings
Learn to Bike Camp! (PS-1st Grade)
Ages 4-6
AM Session, 9a.m.-11:45a.m.: $222
PM Session, 12:15p.m.-3p.m.: $180
Explorer Camp (K-1st Grade)
Ages 5-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Adventure Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-13
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Extended Day Mountain Biking Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-12
8a.m.-3p.m.
$444
To register and to learn more please visit Avid4 Adventure
WEEK 3 (JULY 12-16)
Catlin Gabel Day Camps
Summer Beehive (On Campus)
Ages 4-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Nate Smith, Shanti Williams, Sarah Welsh, & staff
Come learn, play, and have fun on Catlin Gabel’s beautiful 67-acre campus with other campers and wonderful teachers. The magic begins in the Beehive building, where students dive into the imaginative, process-oriented world of play through stories, songs, art, and games both inside the classrooms and outside under the trees. Everyone will use real hand-powered tools in the wood shop, take apart electronics, and rebuild their own 3-D inventions. Art projects will involve lots of cardboard, tape, scissors, glue, paint, fabric, feathers, and clay. Each week has a different theme to provide a specific content focus, but a range of activities are always part of each camp, including outdoor education/gardening, wood shop, art, dramatic play and storytelling, as well as music and movement. Other perennial favorites are running through sprinklers on hot days, making snacks from delicious recipes, and constructing environments in the sandbox. Each camper will need to bring a lunch every day.
Please email Nate Smith if you have any questions about this camp.
Honey Hollow Adventure (On Campus)
Ages 6-9
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Alison Ward, Guinevere Getchell & staff
When school is out, the adventuring begins at Catlin Gabel! Our amazingly talented teachers have planned seven awesome weeks of summer camp for students and their friends on our 67-acre campus. Honey Hollow Adventure is designed to release each child’s inner spirit of inquiry. We’ll ignite every camper’s desire to “take it further” and “go the distance.” We’ll encourage risk-taking and marvel at every result. Experiential learning is all about empowering the creative thinker. Students explore through daily inquiry in art, woodshop, and classes that encourage skills for life-long learning.
Each week offers a different theme and related activities. Example weekly themes include, scientific process, celebrating all things that fly, animals, buildings, bridges, all about water, and community. We can’t wait for you to join us in one or all seven of our action packed weeks!
Please email Alison Ward if you have any questions about this camp.
Explorers (On Campus)
Ages 9-11
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Jordan Heintz, Zach Bloom & staff
Spend a glorious week with us exploring our 67-acre campus and taking part in our cutting-edge labs, classrooms, and facilities. Students will take part in woodshop, coding and tinkering, media, cooking, PE, games and outdoor adventures, art, and FUN. Each day, students will rotate through three 90-minute sessions, which change week-to-week. Explorers is designed for students who have finished 3rd through 5th grades and are up to the challenge of learning, playing, and have some exhilarating fun and adventure. Come explore with us.
Please email Jordan Heintz if you have any questions about this camp.
Catlin Gabel Specialty Camps
Learn the Olympic Sport of Fencing (On Campus)
Ages 6-14
9a.m.-12p.m.
$225
Cathy Zagunis
Learn the basic tactical and technical skills of the Olympic sport of saber fencing. This dynamic sport offers challenges to quick thinking (it is like physical game of chess!) and improves coordination strength and agility. Fun games are incorporated while learning footwork and drills. Safety is emphasized. Sanitized equipment is assigned to each individual on the first day.
Please email Cathy Zagunis if you have any questions about this camp.
DJ Camp (On Campus)
Ages 9-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Keith Murphy
It doesn’t get much cooler than this! If you’ve ever wanted to DJ an event and create that magic atmosphere that gets everyone having a great time, this is the perfect place to start. Conquer beat matching, song dropping, and mixing on high-tech virtual turntables, by getting hands-on experience and performing with your friends right here at camp. Receive professional DJ instruction, develop your own DJ persona, use world-class equipment and software, DJ and record your own set, and learn DJ tips and practical techniques. Music enhances a child’s development and cognitive skills, and campers will have a blast entertaining the whole camp. On the final day, campers will show off their new-found skills in a DJ performance for campers only, Laptop computer and flash drive recommended but not required.
Email Keith Murphy if you have any questions about this camp.
Sports Spectacular (On Campus)
Ages 9-18
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Javier Duque
Campers will learn and play a wide range of sports, games, challenges, and activities. The fun may include basketball, soccer, volleyball, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, tennis, and possibly bowling. Activities will vary week to week depending on participant interest. We look forward to having your kids come join us for this super active and fun sports camp: Sports Spectacular!
Please email Javier Duque if you have any questions about this camp.
From Photo to Art to Painting (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Iris Taboh
Let’s create original artwork using our own photographs for inspiration. This class combines photography and painting. We will go visit the extensive and beautiful Catlin Gabel campus and woods for our inspiration. Then we will use different apps to enhance our photos. Next, we will use our manipulated photos to create our own original mixed-media artwork using acrylic paint, watercolor, and photography. This process encourages growth and develops both photo and painting skills.
Please email Iris Taboh if you have any questions abou this camp.
Ink and Magic (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Debby Dodds
Ink and Magic is for students who love writing and those who want to explore different formats and genres. We complete writing exercises but also stay active through outdoor adventure on the schools glorious and expansive campus and improv games. We share writing in-class for feedback, and I foster an extremely supportive atmosphere. Many students choose to come multiple weeks and year after year because there are always new things to explore every class! Many students have gone on to win writing contests and have their work published.
Please contact Debby Dodds if you have any questions about this camp.
Photography Book, by You (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Stuart Evensen
In this photography and bookbinding camp, students will take photographs and bind them, old school, into their own special photography book! We will cover the primary elements involved in taking great photographs. Campers will have several opportunities to snap shots on Catlin’s majestic and expansive campus which includes an orchard, forest and open fields. Campers will learn basic editing and how to effectively layout their favorite photographs. We will conclude the week by learning the art of bookbinding. By week’s end, campers will create your own unique book of original photography.
Please email Stuart Evensen if you have any questions about this camp.
Summer Lego Robotics (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Sue Spooner-Caldwell
A week of Lego robotics exploration! You will start by completing the self-paced introduction to programming in the new EV3 graphical programming language. After that, the sky’s the limit. Come up with your own ideas for Lego robotic projects or pick one from our idea book. How about a robot that can draw? Playing capture the flag with Bluetooth radio? A Lego vending machine or monorail? Making a video game on the screen of the EV3? You’ll also work together with classmates to build a Rube Goldberg machine using materials from the entire Catlin Gabel robotics lab. The experience culminates in a "Invention Convention" a fun way to celebrate with each other. Students should come with an idea of what they want to learn about engineering and programming; it’s not a Lego free-for-all. We’ll break up the Lego time with other explorations of engineering in the world around us including a field trip. It’s open to students of all experience levels and is self-paced. Sessions are held in Catlin Gabel’s dedicated robotics lab with free access to over 60,000 Lego parts. Unlike some other programs, every student will get the use of their own robot and computer, but they can work in groups if they prefer.
Please email Sue Spooner-Caldwell if you have any questions about this camp.
How To Make Your Artwork Like A Pro (On Campus)
Ages 11-18
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
William Hernandez
Learn the fundamentals of the fine arts. Master your skills in drawing and painting techniques while exploring sculpture and printmaking. We will have fun with acrylic paint, watercolors, clay, wood carving, anime, and more! This class is designed for anyone interested in expressing themselves through the creative process. All skill levels are welcome.
Please email William Hernandez if you have any questions about this camp.
College Essay Workshop (Online Camp)
12th Grade
6p.m.-7:30p.m.
$135
Maureen Reed
Rising high school seniors...get ready for the adventure of applying for college! How do you want to illustrate your experiences, values, and dreams in action in your admissions essay? This class will offer you an opportunity to read and discuss sample essays, consider the Common Application essay prompts, and begin writing and getting feedback on an essay idea. You will learn more about yourself and your goals through reading, reflecting, writing, and workshopping. We’ll practice the craft of vivid writing together, so you can embark on this adventure with confidence and creativity. Materials required for this camp: Laptop with wifi access.
Please email Maureen Reed if you have any questions about this camp.
Partner Camps
Engineering For Kids Summer Camp (On Campus)
Ages 4-14
9a.m.-3:30p.m.
Full Day: $379
Half Day: $229
Partner Camp
If you’re searching for a fun summer camp, look no further than Engineering For Kids! Our STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering) camps offer both full day and half day options. Through interactive, engaging and open-ended projects, campers will learn in a fun, safe environment and explore everything engineers do from toy-making (mechanical engineering), building sturdy structures (civil engineering), creating airplanes (aerospace engineering) to designing your own video games through coding softwares, building and programming Lego robotics and much more. Call (503) 914-9995 or email portlandmetro@engineeringforkids.net to learn more!
Register Online at Engineering for Kids
Bernie Fagan Soccer (On Campus)
Ages 5-14
10a.m.-3p.m.
$395
Partner Camp
A lifetime of soccer begins with Bernie Fagan Soccer! Portland soccer legend, Bernie Fagan, started these soccer camps following a successful career playing professional soccer in England and with the Portland Timbers. Girls and boys have been celebrating soccer, summer, and good times with Bernie Fagan Soccer, making this the favorite camp with players and parents since 1983! Bernie personally selects his staff for each camp location, which includes professional and college players, as well as college and high school coaches. Every member of our team instills a sense of achievement and pride in each camper while teaching soccer techniques, tactics, team play, and nurturing a love of the game.
Camps are available for both competitive and recreational level players. Recreational Camps are open to players at the beginner to intermediate level, ages 5-12. Competitive Camps are open to players with developmental or competitive club experience, ages 8-14. Please check out our website for complete details about the Competitive and Recreational Camps. We look forward to seeing you this summer! Call (503) 998-9332 or email Bernie@BernieFaganSoccer.com to learn more.
Register Online at Bernie Fagan Soccer
Anthony Newman Multi - Sport Camps (On Campus)
Ages 6-14
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
$250
Partner Camp
Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is proud to offer our Multi-Sport Camp for young athletes who are not quite ready to focus on just one sport. This camp will serve as an introduction to the world of sports for children just starting out and as an alternative to specialty camps. ANSC is a young athlete’s dream come true offering basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, indoor and outdoor recreational games, etc. Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is a great opportunity for children to discover the thrill of sports while making new friends. Call (503) 828-3003 or email admin@anthonynewmancamps.com to learn more.
Register Online at Anthony Newman
Avid4 Adventure Camps (Meets On Campus)
These days, a lot of kids grow up surrounded by screens. They are disconnected from the natural world, and from the joy of authentic adventure. At Avid4 Adventure summer camps we introduce kids to the power of the outdoors. Our mission is to empower kids of all ages and skill levels to choose active, outdoor lifestyles. Join us this summer.
Avid4 Adventure Camp Offerings
Learn to Bike Camp! (PS-1st Grade)
Ages 4-6
AM Session, 9a.m.-11:45a.m.: $222
PM Session, 12:15p.m.-3p.m.: $180
Explorer Camp (K-1st Grade)
Ages 5-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Adventure Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-13
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Extended Day Mountain Biking Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-12
8a.m.-3p.m.
$444
Avid4 Adventure - Expedition Backpacking (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
Expedition Backpacking (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
WEEK 4 (JULY 19-23)
Catlin Gabel Day Camps
Summer Beehive (On Campus)
Ages 4-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Nate Smith, Shanti Williams, Sarah Welsh, & staff
Come learn, play, and have fun on Catlin Gabel’s beautiful 67-acre campus with other campers and wonderful teachers. The magic begins in the Beehive building, where students dive into the imaginative, process-oriented world of play through stories, songs, art, and games both inside the classrooms and outside under the trees. Everyone will use real hand-powered tools in the wood shop, take apart electronics, and rebuild their own 3-D inventions. Art projects will involve lots of cardboard, tape, scissors, glue, paint, fabric, feathers, and clay. Each week has a different theme to provide a specific content focus, but a range of activities are always part of each camp, including outdoor education/gardening, wood shop, art, dramatic play and storytelling, as well as music and movement. Other perennial favorites are running through sprinklers on hot days, making snacks from delicious recipes, and constructing environments in the sandbox. Each camper will need to bring a lunch every day.
Please email Nate Smith if you have any questions about this camp.
Honey Hollow Adventure (On Campus)
Ages 6-9
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Alison Ward, Guinevere Getchell & staff
When school is out, the adventuring begins at Catlin Gabel! Our amazingly talented teachers have planned seven awesome weeks of summer camp for students and their friends on our 67-acre campus. Honey Hollow Adventure is designed to release each child’s inner spirit of inquiry. We’ll ignite every camper’s desire to “take it further” and “go the distance.” We’ll encourage risk-taking and marvel at every result. Experiential learning is all about empowering the creative thinker. Students explore through daily inquiry in art, woodshop, and classes that encourage skills for life-long learning.
Each week offers a different theme and related activities. Example weekly themes include, scientific process, celebrating all things that fly, animals, buildings, bridges, all about water, and community. We can’t wait for you to join us in one or all seven of our action packed weeks!
Please email Alison Ward if you have any questions about this camp.
Explorers (On Campus)
Ages 9-11
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Jordan Heintz, Zach Bloom & staff
Spend a glorious week with us exploring our 67-acre campus and taking part in our cutting-edge labs, classrooms, and facilities. Students will take part in woodshop, coding and tinkering, media, cooking, PE, games and outdoor adventures, art, and FUN. Each day, students will rotate through three 90-minute sessions, which change week-to-week. Explorers is designed for students who have finished 3rd through 5th grades and are up to the challenge of learning, playing, and have some exhilarating fun and adventure. Come explore with us.
Please email Jordan Heintz if you have any questions about this camp.
Catlin Gabel Specialty Camps
Tinkering Workshop (On Campus)
Ages 9-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Imagine if it was your responsibility to save humanity. We will be doing just that by creating a spacecraft capable of carrying a select crew into the furthest reaches of space. Using cardboard, motors, tape, lights and anything in our mad collection of materials and tools, we will undertake a number of tinkering challenges designed to get us all into space. The last day of camp we will showcase our work for ourselves watch the liftoff. Tinkering Workshop is an established STEM program that teaches science/math/engineering principles using story as the key tool for instruction. Instructor trained and certified in this approach.
Please email Catlin Gabel Summer Camps if you have any questions about this camp.
Sports Spectacular (On Campus)
Ages 9-18
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Javier Duque
Campers will learn and play a wide range of sports, games, challenges, and activities. The fun may include basketball, soccer, volleyball, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, tennis, and possibly bowling. Activities will vary week to week depending on participant interest. We look forward to having your kids come join us for this super active and fun sports camp: Sports Spectacular!
Please email Javier Duque if you have any questions about this camp.
From Photo to Art to Painting (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Iris Taboh
Let’s create original artwork using our own photographs for inspiration. This class combines photography and painting. We will go visit the extensive and beautiful Catlin Gabel campus and woods for our inspiration. Then we will use different apps to enhance our photos. Next, we will use our manipulated photos to create our own original mixed-media artwork using acrylic paint, watercolor, and photography. This process encourages growth and develops both photo and painting skills.
Please email Iris Taboh if you have any questions abou this camp.
Ink and Magic (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Debby Dodds
Ink and Magic is for students who love writing and those who want to explore different formats and genres. We complete writing exercises but also stay active through outdoor adventure on the schools glorious and expansive campus and improv games. We share writing in-class for feedback, and I foster an extremely supportive atmosphere. Many students choose to come multiple weeks and year after year because there are always new things to explore every class! Many students have gone on to win writing contests and have their work published.
Please contact Debby Dodds if you have any questions about this camp.
Summer Lego Robotics (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Sue Spooner-Caldwell
A week of Lego robotics exploration! You will start by completing the self-paced introduction to programming in the new EV3 graphical programming language. After that, the sky’s the limit. Come up with your own ideas for Lego robotic projects or pick one from our idea book. How about a robot that can draw? Playing capture the flag with Bluetooth radio? A Lego vending machine or monorail? Making a video game on the screen of the EV3? You’ll also work together with classmates to build a Rube Goldberg machine using materials from the entire Catlin Gabel robotics lab. The experience culminates in a "Invention Convention" a fun way to celebrate with each other. Students should come with an idea of what they want to learn about engineering and programming; it’s not a Lego free-for-all. We’ll break up the Lego time with other explorations of engineering in the world around us including a field trip. It’s open to students of all experience levels and is self-paced. Sessions are held in Catlin Gabel’s dedicated robotics lab with free access to over 60,000 Lego parts. Unlike some other programs, every student will get the use of their own robot and computer, but they can work in groups if they prefer.
Please email Sue Spooner-Caldwell if you have any questions about this camp.
Summer Short Fiction Workshop! (Online Camp)
Ages 11-14
1p.m.-2:30p.m.
$135
Holly Walsh
Sharpen your English skills by reading and discussing creative short fiction in book-group fashion, then, if you’d like, practice your hand at writing your own short fiction! This class will offer optional "homework" for students interested in a deeper dive into the genre of short fiction. Materials required for this camp: Computer, Google Account.
Please email Holly Walsh if you have any questions about this camp.
The Science of Art (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Stefanie Foster
In this camp, science meets art through the universal language of math! Create beautiful designs and art pieces using simple mathematical techniques. Learn the science of color while practicing measuring and fractions. Discover how to create mind-bending optical illusions. This camp is perfect for the inspired artist, enthusiastic doodler, or inquiring scientist.
Please email Stefanie Foster if you have any questions about this camp.
How To Make Your Artwork Like A Pro (On Campus)
Ages 11-18
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
William Hernandez
Learn the fundamentals of the fine arts. Master your skills in drawing and painting techniques while exploring sculpture and printmaking. We will have fun with acrylic paint, watercolors, clay, wood carving, anime, and more! This class is designed for anyone interested in expressing themselves through the creative process. All skill levels are welcome.
Please email William Hernandez if you have any questions about this camp.
Writing DeMystified (On Campus)
Ages 11-18
9a.m.-12p.m.
$225
You will learn new writing skills and hone the ones you already have. Our focus will be expository writing, but we will also flavor the week with some creative writing ideas, strategies, and techniques. Together, we’ll work through the whole process of writing a paper, from idea generation through final edits. You’ll be given expert advice on crafting introductions and conclusions that pop, using evidence to persuade, identifying and writing for the correct audience, and empowering yourself to communicate authoritatively, allowing you to enter high school with confidence in your writing skills!
Partner Camps
Engineering For Kids Summer Camp (On Campus)
Ages 4-14
9a.m.-3:30p.m.
Full Day: $379
Half Day: $229
Partner Camp
If you’re searching for a fun summer camp, look no further than Engineering For Kids! Our STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering) camps offer both full day and half day options. Through interactive, engaging and open-ended projects, campers will learn in a fun, safe environment and explore everything engineers do from toy-making (mechanical engineering), building sturdy structures (civil engineering), creating airplanes (aerospace engineering) to designing your own video games through coding softwares, building and programming Lego robotics and much more. Call (503)914-9995 or email portlandmetro@engineeringforkids.net to learn more!
Register Online at Engineering for Kids
Bernie Fagan Soccer (On Campus)
Ages 5-14
10a.m.-3p.m.
$395
Partner Camp
A lifetime of soccer begins with Bernie Fagan Soccer! Portland soccer legend, Bernie Fagan, started these soccer camps following a successful career playing professional soccer in England and with the Portland Timbers. Girls and boys have been celebrating soccer, summer, and good times with Bernie Fagan Soccer, making this the favorite camp with players and parents since 1983! Bernie personally selects his staff for each camp location, which includes professional and college players, as well as college and high school coaches. Every member of our team instills a sense of achievement and pride in each camper while teaching soccer techniques, tactics, team play, and nurturing a love of the game.
Camps are available for both competitive and recreational level players.
Recreational Camps are open to players at the beginner to intermediate level, ages 5-12. Competitive Camps are open to players with developmental or competitive club experience, ages 8-14. Please check out our website for complete details about the Competitive and Recreational Camps. We look forward to seeing you this summer! Call (503) 998-9332 or email Bernie@BernieFaganSoccer.com to learn more.
Register Online at Bernie Fagan Soccer
Anthony Newman Multi - Sport Camps (On Campus)
Ages 6-14
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
$250
Partner Camp
Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is proud to offer our Multi-Sport Camp for young athletes who are not quite ready to focus on just one sport. This camp will serve as an introduction to the world of sports for children just starting out and as an alternative to specialty camps. ANSC is a young athlete’s dream come true offering basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, indoor and outdoor recreational games, etc. Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is a great opportunity for children to discover the thrill of sports while making new friends. Call (503) 828-3003 or email admin@anthonynewmancamps.com to learn more.
Register Online at Anthony Newman
Avid4 Adventure Camps (Meets On Campus)
These days, a lot of kids grow up surrounded by screens. They are disconnected from the natural world, and from the joy of authentic adventure. At Avid4 Adventure summer camps we introduce kids to the power of the outdoors. Our mission is to empower kids of all ages and skill levels to choose active, outdoor lifestyles. Join us this summer.
Avid4 Adventure Camp Offerings
Learn to Bike Camp! (PS-1st Grade)
Ages 4-6
AM Session, 9a.m.-11:45a.m.: $222
PM Session, 12:15p.m.-3p.m.: $180
Explorer Camp (K-1st Grade)
Ages 5-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Adventure Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-13
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Extended Day Mountain Biking Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-12
8a.m.-3p.m.
$444
Avid4 Adventure - Expedition Backpacking (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
Expedition Backpacking (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
WEEK 5 (JULY 26-30)
Catlin Gabel Day Camps
Summer Beehive (On Campus)
Ages 4-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Nate Smith, Shanti Williams, Sarah Welsh, & staff
Come learn, play, and have fun on Catlin Gabel’s beautiful 67-acre campus with other campers and wonderful teachers. The magic begins in the Beehive building, where students dive into the imaginative, process-oriented world of play through stories, songs, art, and games both inside the classrooms and outside under the trees. Everyone will use real hand-powered tools in the wood shop, take apart electronics, and rebuild their own 3-D inventions. Art projects will involve lots of cardboard, tape, scissors, glue, paint, fabric, feathers, and clay. Each week has a different theme to provide a specific content focus, but a range of activities are always part of each camp, including outdoor education/gardening, wood shop, art, dramatic play and storytelling, as well as music and movement. Other perennial favorites are running through sprinklers on hot days, making snacks from delicious recipes, and constructing environments in the sandbox. Each camper will need to bring a lunch every day.
Please email Nate Smith if you have any questions about this camp.
Honey Hollow Adventure (On Campus)
Ages 6-9
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Alison Ward, Guinevere Getchell & staff
When school is out, the adventuring begins at Catlin Gabel! Our amazingly talented teachers have planned seven awesome weeks of summer camp for students and their friends on our 67-acre campus. Honey Hollow Adventure is designed to release each child’s inner spirit of inquiry. We’ll ignite every camper’s desire to “take it further” and “go the distance.” We’ll encourage risk-taking and marvel at every result. Experiential learning is all about empowering the creative thinker. Students explore through daily inquiry in art, woodshop, and classes that encourage skills for life-long learning.
Each week offers a different theme and related activities. Example weekly themes include, scientific process, celebrating all things that fly, animals, buildings, bridges, all about water, and community. We can’t wait for you to join us in one or all seven of our action packed weeks!
Please email Alison Ward if you have any questions about this camp.
Explorers (On Campus)
Ages 9-11
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Jordan Heintz, Zach Bloom & staff
Spend a glorious week with us exploring our 67-acre campus and taking part in our cutting-edge labs, classrooms, and facilities. Students will take part in woodshop, coding and tinkering, media, cooking, PE, games and outdoor adventures, art, and FUN. Each day, students will rotate through three 90-minute sessions, which change week-to-week. Explorers is designed for students who have finished 3rd through 5th grades and are up to the challenge of learning, playing, and have some exhilarating fun and adventure. Come explore with us.
Please email Jordan Heintz if you have any questions about this camp.
Catlin Gabel Specialty Camps
Learn the Olympic Sport of Fencing (On Campus)
Ages 6-14
9a.m.-12p.m.
$225
Cathy Zagunis
Learn the basic tactical and technical skills of the Olympic sport of saber fencing. This dynamic sport offers challenges to quick thinking (it is like physical game of chess!) and improves coordination strength and agility. Fun games are incorporated while learning footwork and drills. Safety is emphasized. Sanitized equipment is assigned to each individual on the first day.
Please email Cathy Zagunis if you have any questions about this camp.
Sauvie Island Farm Camp (Starts on Campus)
Ages 7-11
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Sauvie Island Farm staff
Catlin Gabel Summer Camps is excited to partner with Sauvie Island Center for this weeklong farm experience! Spend a week exploring Topaz Farm. Each day at camp will be a new adventure, focusing on one area of the Sauvie Island Center curriculum, including the Pollination Station, Plant Parts Investigation, Seed to Harvest, Healthy Soil and Wildlife, and the Food Web. Sauvie Island Center’s education staff will guide campers through farm exploration activities including planting, tending and harvesting in their own farm row, the Grow Lunch Garden. If conditions allow, campers will gather produce from our Grow Lunch Garden and use their harvest to prepare fresh, tasty supplements to their own sack lunches. Other activities include nature-themed arts and crafts projects and group games. We hope to have pick-up and drop-off on Catlin Gabel’s campus, but this will be dependent on Covid-19. If Catlin Gabel provides buses, Campers meet on our campus at 9a.m. for the drive out to the farm. Otherwise, parents will need to transport their child to and from Sauvie Island, arriving by 9:30 for the start of camp.
Please email Joanne Lazo if you have any questions about this camp.
Tinkering Workshop (On Campus)
Ages 9-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
“...The play’s the thing wherein I will catch the conscience of the King” is a famous line from Hamlet when he uses a play to start his evil plot. We don’t plan any evil, but you will be the one to produce a new play. So, get your show on! Your skills are needed to mount the next Tinky award-winning play. If you are interested in writing a script, if you like costuming, if you like building sets, or if acting is your gig, then it is showtime at Tinkering Workshop.
Please email Catlin Gabel Summer Camps if you have any questions about this camp.
Graphic Novels: Behind the Scenes and Beyond (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Lora Worden
Do you love comics and graphic novels? Have you read every book by Raina Telgemeier? Or are you more of a Kazu Kibuishi fan? Have you ever written and/or illustrated your own comic? Or dreamt of doing so? Come explore the art of merging words and images to create a story in the comic format. For five awesome days we will live and breathe comics: reading comics and graphic novels; learning about comic book creators, publishers, and bookstores; and of course creating our own graphic format comic strips and stories! There are no limits to the kinds of stories that can be presented in the comic format. From fantasy to history to memoir to science to humor, the graphic novel has become a highly sophisticated art form that engages readers at both a literary and visual level. Come explore this brave and exciting form with friends and fans of graphic novels!
The Science of Art (On Campus)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Stefanie Foster
In this camp, science meets art through the universal language of math! Create beautiful designs and art pieces using simple mathematical techniques. Learn the science of color while practicing measuring and fractions. Discover how to create mind-bending optical illusions. This camp is perfect for the inspired artist, enthusiastic doodler, or inquiring scientist.
Please email Stefanie Foster if you have any questions about this camp.
How To Make Your Artwork Like A Pro (On Campus)
Ages 11-18
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
William Hernandez
Learn the fundamentals of the fine arts. Master your skills in drawing and painting techniques while exploring sculpture and printmaking. We will have fun with acrylic paint, watercolors, clay, wood carving, anime, and more! This class is designed for anyone interested in expressing themselves through the creative process. All skill levels are welcome.
Please email William Hernandez if you have any questions about this camp.
Partner Camps
Engineering For Kids Summer Camp (On Campus)
Ages 4-14
9a.m.-3:30p.m.
Full Day: $379
Half Day: $229
Partner Camp
If you’re searching for a fun summer camp, look no further than Engineering For Kids! Our STEM (Science, Technology, Math, Engineering) camps offer both full day and half day options. Through interactive, engaging and open-ended projects, campers will learn in a fun, safe environment and explore everything engineers do from toy-making (mechanical engineering), building sturdy structures (civil engineering), creating airplanes (aerospace engineering) to designing your own video games through coding softwares, building and programming Lego robotics and much more. Call (503)914-9995 or email portlandmetro@engineeringforkids.net to learn more!
Register Online at Engineering for Kids
Bernie Fagan Soccer (On Campus)
Ages 5-14
10a.m.-3p.m.
$395
Partner Camp
A lifetime of soccer begins with Bernie Fagan Soccer! Portland soccer legend, Bernie Fagan, started these soccer camps following a successful career playing professional soccer in England and with the Portland Timbers. Girls and boys have been celebrating soccer, summer, and good times with Bernie Fagan Soccer, making this the favorite camp with players and parents since 1983! Bernie personally selects his staff for each camp location, which includes professional and college players, as well as college and high school coaches. Every member of our team instills a sense of achievement and pride in each camper while teaching soccer techniques, tactics, team play, and nurturing a love of the game.
Camps are available for both competitive and recreational level players. Recreational Camps are open to players at the beginner to intermediate level, ages 5-12. Competitive Camps are open to players with developmental or competitive club experience, ages 8-14. Please check out our website for complete details about the Competitive and Recreational Camps. We look forward to seeing you this summer! Call (503) 998-9332 or email Bernie@BernieFaganSoccer.com to learn more.
Register Online at Bernie Fagan Soccer
Anthony Newman Multi - Sport Camps (On Campus)
Ages 6-14
8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.
$250
Partner Camp
Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is proud to offer our Multi-Sport Camp for young athletes who are not quite ready to focus on just one sport. This camp will serve as an introduction to the world of sports for children just starting out and as an alternative to specialty camps. ANSC is a young athlete’s dream come true offering basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, indoor and outdoor recreational games, etc. Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps is a great opportunity for children to discover the thrill of sports while making new friends. Call (503) 828-3003 or email admin@anthonynewmancamps.com to learn more.
Register Online at Anthony Newman
Avid4 Adventure Camps (Meets On Campus)
These days, a lot of kids grow up surrounded by screens. They are disconnected from the natural world, and from the joy of authentic adventure. At Avid4 Adventure summer camps we introduce kids to the power of the outdoors. Our mission is to empower kids of all ages and skill levels to choose active, outdoor lifestyles. Join us this summer.
Avid4 Adventure Camp Offerings
Learn to Bike Camp! (PS-1st Grade)
Ages 4-6
AM Session, 9a.m.-11:45a.m.: $222
PM Session, 12:15p.m.-3p.m.: $180
Explorer Camp (K-1st Grade)
Ages 5-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Adventure Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-13
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Extended Day Mountain Biking Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-12
8a.m.-3p.m.
$444
Avid4 Adventure - Expedition Backpacking (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
Expedition Backpacking (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
WEEK 6 (AUGUST 2-6)
Catlin Gabel Day Camps
Summer Beehive (On Campus)
Ages 4-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Nate Smith, Shanti Williams, Sarah Welsh, & staff
Come learn, play, and have fun on Catlin Gabel’s beautiful 67-acre campus with other campers and wonderful teachers. The magic begins in the Beehive building, where students dive into the imaginative, process-oriented world of play through stories, songs, art, and games both inside the classrooms and outside under the trees. Everyone will use real hand-powered tools in the wood shop, take apart electronics, and rebuild their own 3-D inventions. Art projects will involve lots of cardboard, tape, scissors, glue, paint, fabric, feathers, and clay. Each week has a different theme to provide a specific content focus, but a range of activities are always part of each camp, including outdoor education/gardening, wood shop, art, dramatic play and storytelling, as well as music and movement. Other perennial favorites are running through sprinklers on hot days, making snacks from delicious recipes, and constructing environments in the sandbox. Each camper will need to bring a lunch every day.
Please email Nate Smith if you have any questions about this camp.
Honey Hollow Adventure (On Campus)
Ages 6-9
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Alison Ward, Guinevere Getchell & staff
When school is out, the adventuring begins at Catlin Gabel! Our amazingly talented teachers have planned seven awesome weeks of summer camp for students and their friends on our 67-acre campus. Honey Hollow Adventure is designed to release each child’s inner spirit of inquiry. We’ll ignite every camper’s desire to “take it further” and “go the distance.” We’ll encourage risk-taking and marvel at every result. Experiential learning is all about empowering the creative thinker. Students explore through daily inquiry in art, woodshop, and classes that encourage skills for life-long learning.
Each week offers a different theme and related activities. Example weekly themes include, scientific process, celebrating all things that fly, animals, buildings, bridges, all about water, and community. We can’t wait for you to join us in one or all seven of our action packed weeks!
Please email Alison Ward if you have any questions about this camp.
Explorers (On Campus)
Ages 9-11
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Jordan Heintz, Zach Bloom & staff
Spend a glorious week with us exploring our 67-acre campus and taking part in our cutting-edge labs, classrooms, and facilities. Students will take part in woodshop, coding and tinkering, media, cooking, PE, games and outdoor adventures, art, and FUN. Each day, students will rotate through three 90-minute sessions, which change week-to-week. Explorers is designed for students who have finished 3rd through 5th grades and are up to the challenge of learning, playing, and have some exhilarating fun and adventure. Come explore with us.
Please email Jordan Heintz if you have any questions about this camp.
Catlin Gabel Specialty Camps
Math in the Real World (Online Camp)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-10:30a.m.
$135
Stefanie Foster
"Why do I need to learn this?" As a math teacher, I hear this question ALL THE TIME. I wish I had a week to answer it! So, I have developed a week-long camp where we will look at common math topics you have already learned and find out the "why" of it all. In this camp, we will do multiple projects that involve art, building and engineering, biology and life science, graphics and entertainment, and more (I am open to suggestions)! We use math everyday, and we don’t even know it. It is truly part of our DNA. Let me show you how. I encourage math skeptics as well as math enthusiasts to take this fun, social, and engaging camp.
Please email Stefanie Foster if you have any questions about this camp
Partner Camps
Avid4 Adventure Camp Offerings
Learn to Bike Camp! (PS-1st Grade)
Ages 4-6
AM Session, 9a.m.-11:45a.m.: $222
PM Session, 12:15p.m.-3p.m.: $180
Explorer Camp (K-1st Grade)
Ages 5-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Adventure Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-13
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Extended Day Mountain Biking Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-12
8a.m.-3p.m.
$444
Avid4 Adventure - Expedition Backpacking (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
Expedition Backpacking (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
WEEK 7 (AUGUST 9-13)
Catlin Gabel Day Camps
Summer Beehive (On Campus)
Ages 4-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Nate Smith, Shanti Williams, Sarah Welsh, & staff
Come learn, play, and have fun on Catlin Gabel’s beautiful 67-acre campus with other campers and wonderful teachers. The magic begins in the Beehive building, where students dive into the imaginative, process-oriented world of play through stories, songs, art, and games both inside the classrooms and outside under the trees. Everyone will use real hand-powered tools in the wood shop, take apart electronics, and rebuild their own 3-D inventions. Art projects will involve lots of cardboard, tape, scissors, glue, paint, fabric, feathers, and clay. Each week has a different theme to provide a specific content focus, but a range of activities are always part of each camp, including outdoor education/gardening, wood shop, art, dramatic play and storytelling, as well as music and movement. Other perennial favorites are running through sprinklers on hot days, making snacks from delicious recipes, and constructing environments in the sandbox. Each camper will need to bring a lunch every day.
Please email Nate Smith if you have any questions about this camp.
Honey Hollow Adventure (On Campus)
Ages 6-9
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Alison Ward, Guinevere Getchell & staff
When school is out, the adventuring begins at Catlin Gabel! Our amazingly talented teachers have planned seven awesome weeks of summer camp for students and their friends on our 67-acre campus. Honey Hollow Adventure is designed to release each child’s inner spirit of inquiry. We’ll ignite every camper’s desire to “take it further” and “go the distance.” We’ll encourage risk-taking and marvel at every result. Experiential learning is all about empowering the creative thinker. Students explore through daily inquiry in art, woodshop, and classes that encourage skills for life-long learning.
Each week offers a different theme and related activities. Example weekly themes include, scientific process, celebrating all things that fly, animals, buildings, bridges, all about water, and community. We can’t wait for you to join us in one or all seven of our action packed weeks!
Please email Alison Ward if you have any questions about this camp.
Explorers (On Campus)
Ages 9-11
9a.m.-3p.m.
$390
Jordan Heintz, Zach Bloom & staff
Spend a glorious week with us exploring our 67-acre campus and taking part in our cutting-edge labs, classrooms, and facilities. Students will take part in woodshop, coding and tinkering, media, cooking, PE, games and outdoor adventures, art, and FUN. Each day, students will rotate through three 90-minute sessions, which change week-to-week. Explorers is designed for students who have finished 3rd through 5th grades and are up to the challenge of learning, playing, and have some exhilarating fun and adventure. Come explore with us.
Please email Jordan Heintz if you have any questions about this camp.
Catlin Gabel Specialty Camps
Math in the Real World (Online Camp)
Ages 11-14
9a.m.-10:30a.m.
$135
Stefanie Foster
"Why do I need to learn this?" As a math teacher, I hear this question ALL THE TIME. I wish I had a week to answer it! So, I have developed a week-long camp where we will look at common math topics you have already learned and find out the "why" of it all. In this camp, we will do multiple projects that involve art, building and engineering, biology and life science, graphics and entertainment, and more (I am open to suggestions)! We use math everyday, and we don’t even know it. It is truly part of our DNA. Let me show you how. I encourage math skeptics as well as math enthusiasts to take this fun, social, and engaging camp.
Please email Stefanie Foster if you have any questions about this camp
Partner Camps
Avid4 Adventure Camps (Meets On Campus)
These days, a lot of kids grow up surrounded by screens. They are disconnected from the natural world, and from the joy of authentic adventure. At Avid4 Adventure summer camps we introduce kids to the power of the outdoors. Our mission is to empower kids of all ages and skill levels to choose active, outdoor lifestyles. Join us this summer.
Avid4 Adventure Camp Offerings
Learn to Bike Camp! (PS-1st Grade)
Ages 4-6
AM Session, 9a.m.-11:45a.m.: $222
PM Session, 12:15p.m.-3p.m.: $180
Explorer Camp (K-1st Grade)
Ages 5-6
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Adventure Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-13
9a.m.-3p.m.
$863 (2 week session)
Extended Day Mountain Biking Camp (2nd-7th Grade)
Ages 7-12
8a.m.-3p.m.
$444
Avid4 Adventure - Expedition Backpacking (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (5th-6th Grade)
Ages 10-12
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295
Expedition Backpacking (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$995
Expedition Multi-Sport (7th-9th Grade)
Ages 12-15
Sunday Check-In at 10a.m.
Friday Check-Out at 3p.m.
$1,295