Lower School camps are designed to offer a variety of enrichment, skill-building and play opportunities. Each week, a variety of full-day camps for different age groups are available from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Click the button on the left side of the page to register. Please note that the Summer Camp schedule ends at 3:00 p.m. If you would like your child to attend Extended Day until 5:30 p.m., please add Extended Day for the session you plan to attend to your cart before check out: Session 1, Session 2, or Session 3.

Registration is for each rising grade level. Please choose camps associated with the grade in which your child will be a student for the 2023-2024 school year.

Session I: June 20-July 7

San Francisco: Into the City!

• Week 1: History – What and where is SF? Some exploration into geography and history (keeping it light and fun). We’ll look at a lot of maps and get out into the city, checking out some landmarks.
• Week 2: Art – Checking out murals, heading to a museum, and making some art of our own.
• Week 3: Nature – Exploring plants and animals in our own backyard.
• We will be heading into the city with walking field trips or public transit. We will take advantage of all the free (or low-cost) and fun things to see and do here in our city.

Art as Activism
Exploring and studying the history of art as activism—social and environmental. We will be looking at art, studying artists, making art, and taking field trips to see local examples!

Music Camp
Summer music students will be surrounded by an atmosphere of fun, connection and education, by participating in group bands, learning about music production, playing games that help them learn culture and music of the world and more!

Session II: July 10-28

SF Art and Architecture
San Francisco is home to more Victorian houses than any other city in the world! This summer, let your child explore the magnificent local architecture of this gorgeous city. This three-week camp will begin with an overview of San Francisco’s history to contextualize the architectural moment. We will talk about how to make scientific and accurate architectural drawings, and each student will receive a sketchbook to bring on our forays around the city to check out examples of Victorian architecture. We will take Muni all over the city to sketch living history, and walk around our neighborhoods and parks to take it all in. The course will culminate in a building project in which each student will create a Victorian house using a shoebox. Teacher Sadie is a passionate architecture lover and is even more passionate about the glorious city of San Francisco. This course is for students who are able to take expeditions all over the city and walk/travel moderate distances, discuss and appreciate architecture, and create high-quality models and sketches. 

Session III: July 31-August 11

Nature as Art
Our camp will encourage us to appreciate the natural world as we imagine and create. We will be connecting with art and nature by using a variety of mediums and materials, from flowers and leaves to onion skins and dirt. Some projects will include weaving, natural dying, and making sun prints. Let’s play in the dirt and make something beautiful!

Maker’s Lab (Grades 1-3)
The Maker’s Art Lab is a unique opportunity for students to develop their skills across a wide array of artistic mediums such as painting, finger knitting, and jewelry-making techniques. Projects may include single-strand bracelets, clay slab frames, and more! The holistic approach to art applied in this class develops creative thinking and peer-to-peer collaboration through project-based learning.

Music Camp
Summer music students will be surrounded by an atmosphere of fun, connection and education, by participating in group bands, learning about music production, playing games that help them learn culture and music of the world and more!

Daily Schedule for Elementary Campers:
8:30-9:00 a.m.              Drop off/free play
9:00-9:15 a.m.               All group activity
9:15-9:45 a.m.              Classroom announcements and activities
9:45-10:45 a.m.            Camp activity time
10:45-11:00 a.m.           Snack time
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Camp activity time
12:00-12:45 p.m.           Lunch
12:45-2:30 p.m.             Camp activity time
2:30-2:40 p.m.               Snack time
2:40-3:00 p.m.                All-group activity
3:00-5:30 p.m.               Extended day for late campers

If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact us!