Week 2: June 24 - 28
View our camp offerings for the week of June 24 - 28 below, and register for any week of camp by clicking the Registration Button.
BASKETBALL SHOOTING & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Ages 10 - 15 | 8:30am - 3pm | $330
Campers don't have to take themselves too seriously in order to benefit from this skills camp — we will still have lots of fun! They will enjoy working hard and challenging their existing self-beliefs in order to improve their skills. This camp will focus on great shot selections, different types of shots, left-hand and right-hand layups, and in-game situations while improving campers' overall basketball IQ. Each day we will track the progress of each camper so they can have an overall understanding of how they can continue to grow. Certificates will be given to each participant at the end of the camp.
FARM CAMP I
Ages 10-13 | 8:30am - 3pm | $330
Campers will have fun working the farm in the coolness of the morning. They will work in the garden and care for the farm's chickens, goats, and sheep. In the afternoons, campers will make nature crafts or cook with seasonal produce and herbs, including their own harvest! Come be a farmer for a week!
Kristin McGee runs the farm at the Emerson Waldorf School and teaches farming and gardening classes for grades 1-8. She loves sharing the beauty of the farm and snuggling the farm animals.
DESIGN AND PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Ages 8-12 | 8:30am - 3pm | $330
Anything can turn into a musical instrument when you use your imagination! Led by music educator and violist Elias ‘Mr. G’ Gross, students in this camp will create their own musical instruments while learning about wind, percussion, and string instruments, exploring musical foundations of pitch and rhythm, and playing together as an ensemble. Students will design and create instruments from recycled materials representing instruments from each instrument family of the orchestra. No musical experience is required to join this band! Students will present an informal concert at the end of camp and take home all of their creations.
OUTDOOR SURVIVAL SKILLS —> FULL
Ages 8-12 | 8:30am - 3pm | $330
Campers will master fundamental techniques such as building shelters, purifying water, and navigating through the wilderness. Engaging hands-on activities will empower participants to start their own fires, identify edible plants, and even create basic tools. As they explore the rugged terrain, campers will develop resilience, teamwork, and self-reliance...and of course how to survive the zombie apocalypse.
Samantha Roehrig has been teaching English for 11 years in Orange County and Durham County. She has always had a passion for the outdoors. She loves going on hikes with her toddler to explore.
INDOOR GAMES
Ages 7 - 10 | 8:30am - 3pm | $330
Is game night a favorite in your family? Do you love learning new games and fun ways to pass the time that don’t involve a screen? Then join Hannah Mckinnis for indoor games camp! During this week we will learn and play a variety of board games, card games, and more. Campers can bring in their favorite game to share with the rest of the group.
Hannah McKinnis attended Emerson Waldorf School for 13 years, and graduated from Guilford College in 2020. She has wanted to work with children for as long as she can remember and has loved getting to know all the children over the last three years. She has always enjoyed handwork and the outdoors and is excited to explore both further this summer.
PUPPET-MAKING EXTRAVAGANZA
Ages 7 - 11 | 8:30am - 3pm | $330
Join Ms. Atula in hand-crafting puppets and creating a storyline for our very own puppet production. Campers will have an opportunity to explore their creativity and expand their skills with writing, storytelling, sewing, crafting, painting & performing. We will conclude our time together with a spectacular display of puppetry!
Atula Jones has had a life-long passion for the arts. She had a career in the world of fashion before she began teaching art classes to children. Atula and her family moved to Chapel Hill in 2019 for friends and community. She was the art director for a local private school and is still currently teaching art classes at Golden Moon Studio, as well as offering clubs at the Expedition School in Hillsborough.
CODING WITH LEGOS I
Ages 6-8 | 8:30am - 3pm | $330
Welcome to a week of STEM discovery and playful learning! Tailored for kindergarten to second-grade students (ages 6-8), this camp offers an enriching, hands-on experience for young minds. Campers will learn to build and manipulate Legos while using simple coding to make them move. Camp sessions are guided by the Cyber Bears Robotics Club, a Raleigh-based program managed by the TMT (Too Much TV) Youth Community Foundation. Campers will benefit from the counselors’ extensive experience in robotics competitions and innovative learning.
Tamisha Thomas has worked as a math teacher at Jordan High School in Durham and a radio programmer with a black-owned radio station in Huntsville, Alabama.. She is the founder of TMT Youth Community Foundation, a non-profit organization that trains youth and exposes them to a science, technology, engineering, arts, and math curriculum.
CHILDHOOD MAGIC —> FULL
Ages 4 - 6 | 8:30am - 1pm | $220
Childhood Magic Aftercare: 1 - 3 pm $110
Arts, crafts, nature walks, outdoor free play, water play, storytelling, and more led by our early childhood staff from Emerson Waldorf School. Campers will enjoy the outdoors and have fun on our awesome Kindergarten playground! We will offer campers the opportunity to splash in our wading pools every day, so please plan to send them with a bathing suit and towel.
