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Specialty Camps<\/h1><\/div><\/section>\n\n

Specialty Summer Camp Programs<\/h2>

Specialty camps give children opportunities to discover something new or to delve more deeply into something they already find interesting. They are perfect activities for making summer special.<\/p>\n

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Specialty Camps for Grades K-12<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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3D Architectural Models<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 4<\/em>Grade 9<\/em><\/span>June 17-21 or June 24-28; 9:00am-noon<\/span><\/div>

During this one-week course, you will plan and then build – using task board materials – a unique custom home of your own design.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Sewing<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 2<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>June 17-21, June 24-28, or July 8-12; 12:30-3:30pm<\/span><\/div>

During this one-week. half-day sewing camp, students will learn how to safely use a sewing machine. By the end of the week they will make a backpack and zippered pencil case.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Lower School Chess Camp<\/a><\/h4>
Kindergarten<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 8-12 (beginners, grade 1); July 15-19 (intermediate, grades 2-5) or July 22-26 (advanced grades K-5th), 12:30pm-3:30pm<\/span><\/div>

Chess trains the mind and stimulates the intellect. It\u2019s a game we can play all our lives, almost anywhere. Come learn from a chess master, our own Alexander Gustafsson. Only one week per camper, please!<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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College Essay Writing Workshop<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 12 (in fall 2024) only<\/span>June 17-21, July 29-Aug 2 (9:00-noon) or Aug 12-16; 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

When applying to selective colleges, how can you stand out among many qualified applicants? One way is with a compelling essay. Get a competitive advantage, jumping in for five mornings of intensive, helpful and enjoyable essay writing help.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Middle School Shakespeare Workshop<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>July 22-27; M-Th 9:00-noon; Overnight trip to Cedar City, F-Sa: July 26-27<\/span><\/div>

Spend a week this summer with us learning about the genius of Shakespeare, through reading, acting out, and viewing Much Ado About Nothing and a Winter’s Tale. In this one-week theater intensive, students will workshop for the first four days at our Black Box Theater (9:00-12:00) and then finish the week with an overnight trip (Friday and Saturday) to the world-renowned Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Middle School Robotics<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>July 15-19; July 22-26 , 9:00am to 3:30pm<\/span><\/div>

Whether you have been through our 5th grade FLL robotics program, have done robotics and coding elsewhere, or are just starting out, this is the right place. It provides a great next step towards the FTC robotics in high school.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Late Summer Ballet<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 12<\/em><\/span>August 5-9, August 12-16; 9:00am to noon<\/span><\/div>

Join the Waterford Dance Academy for a late summer dance camp and get back in the groove before the school year begins. The camp will be taught by Waterford dance faculty and guest teachers.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Magical Cooking and More<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 2<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>Weeks 1, 2 (9:00-noon); Weeks 5, 7 (12:30-3:30pm)<\/span><\/div>

If you find yourself craving something made by house elves at Hogwarts, produced in Professor Snape’s potions class, or perhaps off the menu at the Boar’s Head, come learn how to make it for yourself.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Let’s Make a Musical!<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 3<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>July 8-12; 9:00am to 3:30pm. Performance for parents at 3:45 on Friday in Concert Hall<\/span><\/div>

Spend a week helping to write, produce, and perform a mini-musical with a group of other creative and fun campers and the help of music, dance, and acting specialists. Campers will participate in every stage of this production.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Healthy Living (for upper school credit)<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 9<\/em>Grade 12<\/em><\/span>July 15-26, M-F, 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

This for-credit class fills a graduation requirement and can free up a future spot to take a one term class during the academic year.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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MS Creative Writing Workshop<\/a><\/h4>
6th-8th<\/span>August 5-9; 12:30-3:30pm<\/span><\/div>

Calling all writers! Come join us for a week of extreme literary shenanigans! Students will experiment with several creative genres over the course of this five-day camp.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Storybook Ballet Camp<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 2<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>June 17-21 or June 24-28, 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

Join us this summer for our Young Dancer\u2019s Classical Ballet Summer Camp. The curriculum is created to encourage age-appropriate creativity, musicality, and physicality. Your child will dance and have fun with an emphasis on the foundations of ballet.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Success in Middle School<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 7<\/em><\/span>August 5-9; 9:00am-noon<\/span><\/div>

In this fun camp we will be focusing on the essential skills of middle school: organization, note-taking, planning, mindfulness, friendship, self advocacy and school resources. We\u2019ll be learning all this through wild interactive activities, designed to help you build friendships and confidence.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Lower School Robotics<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 4<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 22-26; 9:00 to noon<\/span><\/div>

About our Lower School Robotics Camp\nThis is a camp for students entering 4th or 5th grade.\nCome join our beloved Science and Robotics teacher, Mrs. Kristi Watabe, for a fun week learning to assemble and manipulate an autonomous Lego bot. You will improve your programming and building skills by completing fun and crazy daily challenges together!\nSnacks provided. Before Care available at registration.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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The Worlds of Harry Potter<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>June 17-21; 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

This summer class will explore the many adaptations of the Harry Potter series, ranging from video and tabletop games to theatrical performances and theme parks.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Middle School Painting<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 9<\/em><\/span>July 29-August 2, M-F, 9:00am to noon<\/span><\/div>

Come learn the basics of realistic painting with our beloved transportation coordinator, bus driver, big game hunter, and also accomplished artist, Bruce Hale. You will learn how to make the 3-D world come alive on a 2-D canvas, beginning with an underpainting\u00a0 on the the first few days and then building on that to make a more finished product at the end of the week.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Visual Arts (for credit): Printmaking<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 9<\/em>Grade 12<\/em><\/span>July 15-26, 9:00am to noon<\/span><\/div>

One great use of a couple of weeks during summer is to really focus on one class for credit, filling a graduation requirement and freeing up a future spot to take a one term class during the academic year. This class gives students the opportunity to explore basic printmaking techniques. Students will learn a wide variety of monotype techniques using the intaglio press. They will also be introduced to relief printmaking through linoleum cuts, woodcuts, or found objects. Large and small-scale prints are produced, and some basic silk-screening techniques will be explored.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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MS Fishing Camp<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>June 17-21; 9:00am to noon (Wed-Fri, 8:00am-noon)<\/span><\/div>

Join members of our Operations Crew (and outdoor enthusiasts!) Camilo Castillo and Errol Heuer to master the basics of rod and reel fishing. Spend the first two days on campus, learning about angling safety, how to use the equipment, basic anatomy and the habits of fish. We will then try our new skills first at a local pond, then at a lake, and finally in a mountain stream.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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MS Community Service Camp<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>Jul 8-12; 9:00am to noon (Wed-Fri, 8:00am-noon)<\/span><\/div>

Service benefits those that are being helped and changes those that are performing the service. Their world and their lives are enlarged and enriched as they see how others live. Service creates a canopy of relationships that can overarch all communities.\nThis weeklong camp will instill these values while encouraging your student to become a service-minded member of the community, which is a lifelong process.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Tumbling<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 1<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 15-19; 12:30-3:30pm<\/span><\/div>

Spend a week improving your balance and flexibility and rhythm, pushing your limits, and learning the basic skills of tumbling and cheer from Coach Katelynn Halpren.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Spring Break SCUBA Explorers<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 3<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>March 11-15; 9:00am-12:00pm<\/span><\/div>

Learn the basics of SCUBA with Waterford teacher, Becky Modderman, and her friends at Neptune Divers. Get your SCUBA Explorer and Snorkel Explorer ratings, and much more working in a warm, heated pool.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Young Explorers Hiking Camp<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 2<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 17-21; July 22-26, Aug 5-9, 8:00am-12:00pm<\/span><\/div>

Grass-stained knees, wildflower crowns, and dusty trails seem a little distant in the chill of February, but have no fear! Sun-drenched, nature-rich opportunities await. For five straight days, meet brave leaders Amy Dolbin and Cindy Alm in the cooler hours of the morning to take a hike and explore. Each day is a new location, with new adventures waiting for you and your friends<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Middle School SCUBA Certification<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>July 29-August 2, 8:30am-noon + some extra sessions you schedule with your teacher (included in price)<\/span><\/div>

The course covers basics of scuba diving techniques, safety, and equipment use. Participants will learn about pressure, dive tables, respiration and planning. This course emphasizes lifelong fitness and wellness concepts. Participants need to be comfortable in the water and able to stay afloat for ten minutes.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Forest & Garden Nature Connection<\/a><\/h4>
PreK<\/em>Grade 1<\/em><\/span>July 29-Aug 2, Aug 5-9; 9:00am to 1:00pm<\/span><\/div>

Join legendary Early Childhood teacher Kristie Jensen and her staff for a week of nature-based songs, rhymes, storytelling, gardening, food prep skills, plant, animal and insect observation, nature crafts, sensory awareness games, and outdoor cooking. Childhood joy, wonder, and friendship will flourish outside!<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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SCUBA Explorers<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 3<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 8-12; 9:00am-12:30pm<\/span><\/div>

Learn the basics of SCUBA with Waterford teacher, Becky Modderman, and her friends at Neptune Divers. Get your SCUBA Explorer and Snorkel Explorer ratings, and much more working in a warm, heated pool.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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MS Birding<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>June 24-28, 9:00-noon (we may meet earlier on 1 or 2 mornings for longer excursions)<\/span><\/div>

Come and learn the basics of birding and explore the amazing diversity\u00a0of bird life here in Utah with our passionate and knowledgeable\u00a0history teacher, tennis coach, and birder,\u00a0Ken Wade. We will focus on the experience of birding – finding birds, identifying them, and observing their habitats and behaviors. Working together, we should be able to find and identify close to 100 species!<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Math Art<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 9<\/em><\/span>June 24-28, 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

You may think that math is all about algebra, but artists have used principles of math to create masterpieces for centuries! We will learn and implement some basic techniques to create our own tessellations, fractals, origami, and other works of art, and talk about the patterns and postulates that permeate our projects. No experience in math OR art necessary to explore, enjoy, and create beautiful things!<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Theater Camps<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 1<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>July 15-19 (3rd-5th), July 22-26 (1st-3rd), July 29-August 2 (4th-8th); 12:30-3:30<\/span><\/div>

Join beloved LS Theater teacher Cherie Gallian for one or more of these theater adventures: 1) Scene Studies, 2) Fairytales and Mythology, 3) Costume and Fashion History.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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LS Climbing<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 3<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 22-26; 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

Come and learn the basics of climbing, bouldering, knot tying, and exploring the outdoors with Ryley Peabody, an experienced outdoor enthusiast and husband of our math teacher, Jenneca Peabody.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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LS Math Camp<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 3<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 29-Aug 2, 9:00 am to noon<\/span><\/div>

Come spend a week of math learning and games with our. math specialist, Rayann Sandstrom. Review grade level skills through problem solving and dynamic activities. Putting our creativity and our math minds to work, we will be completing an exciting week-long project. Our work will be filled with activities, fun, and learning.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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LS Choir Camp<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 3<\/em>Grade 6<\/em><\/span>August 5-9; 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

Spend a week with Matt Robertson and feel the joy of learning new music and blending with the group.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Water Bottle Design<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 2<\/em>Grade 3<\/em><\/span>July 29-Aug 2; 12:30-3:30pm<\/span><\/div>

Work with LS Computers teacher, Jenn Johnston to try something new and amazing. During this\u00a0class\u00a0one-week. half-day\u00a0introductory class students will learn basic digital design concepts and tools in Inkscape, leading to the creation of a personalized insulated water bottle using sublimation. A fun, hands-on way to learn and create!<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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T-shirt Design<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 4<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>July 29-Aug 2; 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

Work with LS Computers teacher, Jenn Johnston to try something new and amazing. During this one-week. half-day students will learn digital graphic design skills using Inkscape, focusing on drawing tools and layering techniques. By the end of the class, each student will create a unique graphic for their own T-shirt, combining art and technology for wearable masterpieces.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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MS Life Skills<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 6<\/em>Grade 8<\/em><\/span>July 15-19, 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

Work with Communications expert and Waterford Math Tutor Jenneca Peabody to have a great time learning how to prepare for success. Through lessons, games, group projects, guest lecturers, and field trips you will see more clearly your path to a better and happier life.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Theater Tech<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 8<\/em>Grade 12<\/em><\/span>July 8-12; 12:30-3:30 pm<\/span><\/div>

Join our talented and energetic theater man, Lee Wright, to learn all about what goes on behind, above, beneath and all around the stage. Get a chance for some hands-on building of simple set elements, painting, designing and programming lights, creating sound effects, making props, and even some costuming.\n\n\n\nThis camp will overlap with the Middle and Lower School “Let’s Make A Musical”, so we will get to use our skills on a real production at the end of the week.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Special Projects<\/a><\/h4>
Grade 2<\/em>Grade 5<\/em><\/span>Each camp week, from June 17-July 26 (wk 1, 5, 6: 9:00 am-noon.) (Weeks 2,4: 12:30-3:30 pm)<\/span><\/div>

A weeklong project, chosen by each student individually, and assisted by fun and helpful camp counselors. Dig in deep and learn a lot while you study your subject, prepare a special presentation, and then share it with the younger day campers.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Find a Program<\/h2>

Click here to use the program finder. It is a great tool to search for camps by category, age of the camper, or the weeks that work best for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Get Started<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Day Camp<\/h4>

Designed by a team of experienced Waterford School Educators, Day Camp is an all-day multi-sensory program, where kids experience the outdoors daily, learn through STEM, music, dance, art, sports, swimming, field trips, and carefully conceived self-directed play.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/span><\/div><\/a>

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Academic & Enrichment<\/h4>

Energize the mind, expand understanding, hone skills, and prepare for the future with these well-planned courses, taught by experts in their field. Let the growth continue through the summer months!<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/span><\/div><\/a>

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Sports Camps<\/h4>

Strengthen your skills, learn better technique, forge new friendships, and have a great time pushing yourself to the limit. Sports camps help you be more confident and prepared, on and off the field.<\/p><\/div>Learn More<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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