Overview
Registration for Acera’s Summer 2022 Camps is now open! View our full schedule and register below!
Acera’s STEAM summer camp enables kids ages 5 to 17 to tackle enticing challenges, from fashion technology and physical computing to fabric dyeing and film making, individually and in groups. Sessions run in mornings, afternoons, or for full days.
Class prices vary, and include all materials and lab fees.
Waitlist
Once a session is fully enrolled, students can choose to be waitlisted. You can pick another session at the same time and switch should a slot become available; or just be waitlisted. When we begin a waitlist, we will do our best to find an instructor to increase the class size.
Refund Policy
This year, our Cancellation Policy is as follows: for class cancellations before June 1, we will provide a refund, less 15% to cover administrative & credit card processing costs. Alternatively, you may transfer enrollment to any other program at no charge. After June 1, only transfers are available, not refunds.
No refund or reduction in fees is possible for a child who arrives late, leaves early, or attends part of a session due to illness (other than hospital stay).
Removal From Camp
Decisions about participation in STEAM camp are made at the discretion of the instructor and the Enrichment Programs Manager. If a student is not able to participate in a safe and productive way, or if the teacher feels that the student is not engaging at a level appropriate for the program, the instructor may ask that s/he switch into a different session, or not return to the program. Refunds will not be provided for students removed from the program due to behavioral issues.
Summer 2022 Camps at a Glance
Limited financial aid is available and awarded based on demonstrated need. Please download the 2021 Reed Hollett Scholarship Application form, or email us at summercamp@aceraschool.org to request an application.
The deadline for scholarship applications is three weeks prior to your chosen camp’s start date.
Due to the complexity of running both In Person and Virtual camps, as well as the need to tightly manage staffing to limit potential COVID transmission, we regrettably will NOT be offering Summer Internships for Middle & High School students.
We are offering some camps for ages 11-17 that may be of interest to your family. We look forward to offering this program again when we are able!
General COVID Precautions
Masking in summer 2022: We will release more information about masking policies in the spring, based on the most up to date state, local, and CDC guidelines for camps.
We will NOT conduct a daily symptom attestation or screening at check-in. If your child shows any of the symptoms most commonly associated with COVID-19 (upper respiratory symptoms, coughing, severe headache, fever, etc.) or if they have been a close contact to a confirmed COVID-positive individual, please email summercamp@aceraschool.org and keep your child at home. Your camper may return to Acera upon receipt of a negative COVID test.
If any of the symptoms most commonly associated with COVID (upper respiratory symptoms, coughing, severe headache, fever, etc.) develop during camp, our staff will call you and request that you immediately pick up your child from camp. We have a room specifically designated for sick campers to wait by themselves until you arrive.
Staff Precautions
100% of Acera’s summer staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Camper Precautions
Lunch, snack, and recess times will be held outdoors, and will be mask-optional for all students and staff. We will include a mask-only zone for campers whose families prefer that they play around only masked campers.
All students and staff are expected to practice social distancing anytime they are indoors, and during class time outdoors, other than for momentary interactions such as brief teacher demonstrations with projects.
Week 1 (June 13-17)
- Build Your Own Guitar | $800 Full Days ages 7-11
- LARP Foundations | $800 Full Days ages 7-14
- Clay Creations | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Jr. Role Playing Games | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Wilderness Survival | $460 Mornings ages 7-10
- Write a Novella | $400 Mornings ages 10-14
- Forts, Fantasy & Friends | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Jr. Engineering Design Challenges | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Can You Dig It? | $400 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Hand Sewing | $400 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Going Further with Jewelry & Clay Designs | $400 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 2 (June 20-24)
- LARP Foundations | $800 Full Days ages 7-14
- Periwinkle Boats | $840 Full Days ages 10-14
- Animal Lovers Club | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Backyard Ninjas | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- LEGO Champions | $440 Mornings ages 7-10
- Wilderness Survival | $460 Mornings ages 7-10
- Book Buddies | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Jr. Carnival Design | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Hydrology | $440 Afternoons ages 8-11
Week 3 (June 27-July 1)
- Build Your Own Escape Room | $860 Full Days ages 10-14
- Costume Creations | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Nature Based Art | Mornings ages 5-8
- Fantasy Mini Worlds | $420 Mornings ages 7-10
- Find Your Voice: Public Speaking | $400 Mornings age 8-11
- Filmmaking Club | $400 Mornings ages 10-14
- Advanced Block Building | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Around the World | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Creating Children’s Books | $400 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Engineering with Found Objects | $400 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Printmaking Studio | $460 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 4 (July 5-8)
- DIY Fashion | $672 Full Days ages 8-11
- Backyard Art Lab | $352 Mornings ages 5-8
- Forts, Fantasy & Friends | $352 Mornings ages 5-8
- Field Games | $336 Mornings ages 7-10
- Musical Instrument Lab | $368 ages 10-14
- Hot Off the Press: Zines & More | $320 Mornings ages 10-14
- Jr. Engineering Design Challenges | $352 Afternoons ages 5-8
- World of Mythology | $320 Afternoons ages 8-11
- School of Rock | $320 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 5 (July 11-15)
- Backyard Ninjas | $840 Full Days ages 5-8
- Build Your Own Escape Room | $840 Full Days ages 10-14
- Fantasy Mini Worlds | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Pathfinders: Navigation, Mazes & More | $420 Mornings ages 7-10
- Digital Art & Animation | $440 Mornings ages 10-14
- LEGO Champions | $460 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Nature Based Art | $440 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Fuzzy Smart Friends | $460 Afternoons ages 8-11
- Future Cities | $420 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 6 (July 18-22)
- LARP Foundations | $800 Full Days ages 7-14
- Theater & Performance Production | $800 Full Days ages 8-11
- Advanced Block Building | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Animal Lovers Club | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Biophilic Design | $420 Mornings ages 7-10
- Stop Motion Animation | $420 Mornings ages 7-10
- High-Tech Urban Gardening | $440 Mornings ages 10-14
- Clay Creations | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Jr. Role Playing Games | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Clay Creations | $420 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Detective Club | $440 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Edible Plants & Biochemistry | $460 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 7 (July 25-29)
- Backyard Ninjas | $840 Full Days ages 5-8
- LARP Foundations | $800 Full Days ages 7-14
- Animal Lovers Club | Mornings ages 5-8
- Fantasy Architecture | $420 Mornings ages 7-10
- Nature Based Art | $440 Mornings ages 7-10
- Giant Sculpture | $440 Mornings ages 10-14
- High-Tech Urban Gardening | $440 Mornings ages 10-14
- Creative Constructions with Wood | $460 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Detective Club | $420 Afternoons ages 7-10
- STEAM Challenger | $420 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Who Am I? Digital & Hands-on Portraiture | $440 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 8 (August 1-5)
- LARP Foundations | $800 Full Days ages 7-14
- DIY Fashion | $840 Full Days ages 10-14
- Costume Creations | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- STEAM Challenger | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Filmmaking Club | $400 Mornings ages 7-10
- Games for Strategic Thinking | $420 Mornings ages 8-11
- Hot Off the Presses: Zines & More | $400 Mornings ages 10-14
- Design for Your Pet | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Field Games | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- LEGO Champions | $440 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Pathfinders: Navigation, Mazes & More | $420 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Stop Motion Animation | $440 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 9 (August 8-12)
- LARP Foundations | Full Days ages 7-14
- Book Buddies | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Creative Constructions with Wood | $460 Mornings ages 5-8
- Engineering with Found Objects | $420 Mornings ages 7-10
- Ologies | $440 Mornings ages 8-11
- Monument Makers | $400 Mornings ages 10-14
- Artist Study | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Inventors Club | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Backyard Biology | $440 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Fuzzy Smart Friends | $460 Afternoons ages 8-11
- Perspective Drawing | $400 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 10 (August 15-19)
- Fantastical Humans: Anatomy & Modeling | $840 Full Days ages 11-17
- Costume Creations | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Designing Mobiles | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- LEGO Champions | $440 Mornings ages 7-10
- Augmented Reality Game Design | $460 Mornings ages 8-11
- Woodworking Skillbuilder: Carving & Burning | $460 Mornings ages 8-11
- Digital Art & Animation | $440 Mornings ages 10-14
- Bird Houses & Bird Watching | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Forts, Fantasy & Friends | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Monster Madness | $420 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Printmaking Studio | $460 Afternoons ages 8-11
- Woodworking Skillbuilder | $460 Afternoons ages 8-11
- Intro to Arduino Robotics | $460 Afternoons ages 10-14
Week 11 (August 22-26)
- Backyard Ninjas | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- LEGO Champions | $440 Mornings ages 5-8
- Can You Dig It? | $420 Mornings ages 7-10
- Stop Motion Animation | $440 Mornings ages 7-10
- Giant Sculpture | $440 Mornings ages 10-14
- Wilderness Survival | $460 Mornings ages 10-14
- Fantasy Mini Worlds | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Field Games | $440 Afternoons ages 5-8
- Design for Your Pet | $420 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Wilderness Survival | $460 Afternoons ages 7-10
- Upcycled Identities: Costume Creations | $420 Afternoons ages 10-14
- Who Am I? Digital and Hands On Portraiture | $440 Afternoons ages 10-14
A Few Things to Note
- The title of each class tells you whether that class is in the Morning or Afternoon or Fu
ll Day, as well as In Person or Virtual. - Morning camp sessions run from 9am-12pm EST, and
Afternoon camp sessions run from 1pm-4pm EST.
Full Day camps run from 9am-4pm. Each half day session is broken up by a 30 minute snack/movement break (screen-free break for virtual camps). - Early drop off and late pickup are available for in-person camps.
- Classes are generally capped at 10 students, and incorporate all our current COVID safety measures such as masking, social distancing, hand sanitizing stations, student material stations/kits to minimize surface transmission risk, our upgraded HVAC system for improved airflow & filtration, and use of outdoor spaces.
- This year, our Cancellation Policy is as follows: for class cancellations before June 1, we will provide a refund, less 15% to cover administrative & credit card processing costs. Alternatively, you may transfer enrollment to any other program at no charge. After June 1, only transfers are available, not refunds.
If you’re new to Acera, read on to find information on our philosophy, and what to expect at our STEAM summer camp.
About the Acera Summer STEAM Camp
The Acera Summer STEAM Camp is a creativity-based arts and sciences day camp where children can nurture their natural desire to inquire, create, and innovate. With emphases on critical thought, creative problem solving, and integration of content areas, our diverse program offerings inspire all types of learners and thinkers. Our staff consists of professionals with significant experience in the classroom and in their own fields of expertise. Among them are award winners, active research scientists, and working artists. We believe in offering high caliber, authentic, engaging instruction, as much during the summer as during our school year program.
What To Expect
Our STEAM Summer Camp is designed to challenge students of all ages and learning styles. Participants should expect to tackle difficult, enticing problems, individually and in groups. They should anticipate taking the time to incorporate new techniques as they create unique works of art or design experimental protocols or novel engineering solutions.
Who Is Eligible?
All children ages 5 through 17 may attend. There is no testing or formal application process for our summer program, and enrollment at Acera’s Sept-June day school is not required. Participants must be able to work successfully both independently and in group settings.
Classes & Programs Calendar
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