Please see below for information from the 2019 Kids Camp program. Information on this year's program will be available in February. Thank you!
Kids Camps run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. After-camp care is available for an additional $6/day from 3:30 p.m. through 5:30 p.m. One field trip and one pool day are scheduled each week (weather permitting). Please visit our main summer camp page for more information on our summer camp program and how to register.
June 10-14: HAWAIIAN 'HULA'BALOO ($180/week)
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Aloha and Welcome to Summer! Surf away from the school routine with a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. Ease into your Summer Break with a week full of Hawaiian games, including the Limbo, Pass the Coconut, Pineapple Bowling, and Aloha Bingo; get creative with shell-art and a surf board mural, and wrap up a week of new friendships and fun at a Luau.
Field Trip: Tudek Park |
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June 17-21: MUSIC MASHUP & DELIRIOUS DANCING ($180/week)
Move, Stomp, Shake, Drum, and Strum in this week’s exploration of music and movement. Make your own musical instruments, explore and create rhythms, play around with musical games, and discover all the places music can be found. Celebrate with new-found friends with an end-of-week dance party.
Field Trip: Movement Arts Studio (downtown State College)
Field Trip: Movement Arts Studio (downtown State College)
June 24-28: PLAYDOUGH TO PLATO ($180/week)
STEM for everyone! Join us as we connect with a PSU graduate student in Learning Design and Technology for a peek into the world of STEM. Each day a 20 minute PBS episode will be paired with related art projects, games and activities: coding, weather and architecture to name a few.
Field Trip: Discovery Space or Accuweather
Field Trip: Discovery Space or Accuweather
July 1-3: STARS & STRIPES ($108/week) - no camp on July 4th or 5th
Red, White & Blue will be the backdrop for our three days of indoor and outdoor games, marching band fun, water games, and sparkling fireworks art.
(No field trip due to the short week, but we will still visit Welch pool - weather permitting.)
(No field trip due to the short week, but we will still visit Welch pool - weather permitting.)
July 8-12: ART EXTRAVAGANZA ($180/week)
Art is in the air in Center County this week. Bring your own brand of ‘art’ to Friends Summer Camp and learn some new art forms as well. We will travel to the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and join in some fun activities on the front lawn of Old Main for Kids Day.
Field Trip (Wed., July 10th): Children and Youth Day at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
Field Trip (Wed., July 10th): Children and Youth Day at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
July 15-19: EARTH RANGERS ($180/week)
Explore the natural beauty of our area and learn about local plants and trees. Campers will search for buried treasure in the sand, practice recycling, learn about earthworm farming, enjoy picnic lunches, and develop their green thumb in the Friends School gardens. End a week of friendships and fun with a trip to Spring Creek Park.
Field trip: Spring Creek Park
Field trip: Spring Creek Park
July 22-26: IMAGINARIUM ($180/week)
Let your imagination soar! Dress up as wizards, mermaids, and more. Witness the magic of sun print art and see an amazing performance by a real magician. Travel with us to the Children’s Garden at the Arboretum for an afternoon of happy wandering and creativity.
Field Trip: Children’s Garden at the Arboretum
Field Trip: Children’s Garden at the Arboretum
July 29 – August 2: IT’S A ZOO OUT THERE ($180/week)
Delve into the world of furry, scaly, and slippery critters and creatures that live all around us. Inspect, observe, and discover the wild and wonderful critters found under rocks, in trees, and on land in the wilds of Central PA. Practice your animal calls and impressions in a game of animal charades, and brush up on your identification skills for Bug Bingo.
Field Trip: State Park or Shaver's Creek
Field Trip: State Park or Shaver's Creek
August 5-9: LAZY, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER! ($195/week)*
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Celebrate our final week of friendships and fun at Friends School Summer Camp 2019! We’ll revisit some highlights of our summer, make some plans to stay in touch, and travel to Delgrosso’s Water Park for a fabulous fun finale!
Field Trip: Delgrosso's Water Park *NOTE: The increased rate for the August 5-9 camp is due to the fees associated with the DelGrosso’s Water Park trip. |
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