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Summer Camp Listing for 2026

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Board Game Camp

Co-ed Board Game Camp (gr 5-8) – 4 days

  • June 29 – July 2, 2026 (Holiday: July 3rd, 4 days)
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $150

Description

Do you love board games? If so, join us for a week of board games with others sharing your interest! Over the course of a week, we will play four different board games all varying in their strategy and style. Don’t worry: before playing each game, we will learn how to play. Please join us for this week of fun board game competition.

Comic Book Appreciation and Creation

Co-ed Comic Book Appreciation and Creation (gr 5-8) – 1 week

  • July 6 – July 10, 2026
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $185

Description

Comics have the power to bring people together through the beautiful images that are used to convey captivating stories. In this camp, 5th-8th graders will explore several stories told through the comic form, and students will also create their own comics. We will begin by reading and discussing some comics, and in the second half of the camp, students will create their own! Please consider joining us for this engaging camp!

Creative Exploration

Co-ed Creative Exploration (gr 4-6) - 1 week

  • June 8 – June 12, 2026 
  • 1:00p – 4:00p
  • $180

Description

Start your summer with a creative experience where imagination leads the way! This 5-Day Creative Arts Camp is a hands-on, joy-filled program designed for young artists who love to make, explore, and try new things. Each day, campers dive into a different art form—including bold abstract painting, hands-on printmaking, colorful tissue paper art, textiles, and even balloon animal creation. Kids learn real artistic techniques in a supportive, age-appropriate environment that encourages experimentation, problem-solving, and self-expression. No prior art experience needed!

Creative Knitting 

Co-ed Creative Knitting Camp (gr 5-8) – 1 week

  • July 6 – July 10, 2026
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $175

Description

In this one week camp, students will dive into the amazing world of knitting! Campers will learn the basic knitting skills of casting on, knit and purl stitches as well as simple pattern reading. They will also become familiar with different yarn types, needle sizes and the vocabulary of knitting. Throughout the week, they will practice these skills, creating projects like scarves, headbands, hats and small toys. This will be done in a collaborative, fun and relaxed environment where students develop patience, focus and creativity while working with their fellow campers and alone. At the end of the week, each student will leave with the knowledge they need to continue knitting as well as finished projects they created themselves.

Crochet Camp

Co-ed Crochet Camp (gr 5-8) – 1 week

  • June 29 – July 2, 2026 (Holiday: July 3rd, 4 days)
  • 1:00p – 4:00p
  • $185

Description

In this enrichment course, students will learn the basics of the art of crocheting. Students will learn about the history of crocheting, and will master the basic single and double-crochet stitch to create scarves, hats, and more!

Drama Camp – Session 1

Co-ed Drama Camp – Session 1 (gr 5-12) – 14 days

  • Session 1: June 8 – June 26, 2026 (14 days)
  • 10:00a – 2:00p
  • $400

Description

Jesuit High School’s summer theater camp is designed to bring a fun-filled musical theater experience to your summer! Your student will train like a professional in the areas of acting, singing and dancing, building a musical revue like no other to showcase at the end of camp in Jesuit High School’s Black Box Theater! Students will learn skills like voice, movement, improv, dance and much more! No previous experience necessary.

Week 1: Creating a Musical Theater Showcase from a variety of songs and dances

Week 2: Rehearsing the Showcase

Week 3: Producing and Performing the Showcase 

Drama Camp – Session 2

Co-ed Drama Camp – Session 2 (gr 5-12) – 14 days

  • Session 2: June 29-July 17, 2026 (14 days) 
  • 10:00a – 2:00p
  • $400

Description

Jesuit High School’s summer theater camp is designed to bring a fun-filled musical theater experience to your summer! Your student will train like a professional in the areas of acting, singing and dancing, building a musical revue like no other to showcase at the end of camp in Jesuit High School’s Black Box Theater! Students will learn skills like voice, movement, improv, dance and much more! No previous experience necessary.

Week 1: Creating a Musical Theater Showcase from a variety of songs and dances

Week 2: Rehearsing the Showcase

Week 3: Producing and Performing the Showcase 

Dungeons and Dragons Camp – Session 1

Co-ed Dungeons and Dragons Camp – Session 1 (gr 6-8) – 4 days

  • June 15 – June 18, 2026 (Holiday: June 19th, 4 days)
  • 1:00p – 4:00p
  • $155

Description

Dive into the world of fantasy and adventure in this exciting week-long summer camp! Students in grades 6-8 will learn the basics of Dungeons & Dragons, including how to create unique characters, craft engaging backstories, and explore the game’s mechanics like role-playing, skill checks, and combat. Participants will design their character’s appearance using tools like Hero Forge and bring them to life in epic adventures. Each day, students will practice teamwork, problem-solving, and storytelling, culminating in an epic finale where their imaginations take center stage. No prior experience is needed—just a sense of adventure!

Dungeons and Dragons Camp – Session 2

Co-ed Dungeons and Dragons Camp – Session 2 (gr 6-8) – 1 week

  • June 22 – June 26, 2026
  • 1:00p – 4:00p
  • $175

Description

Dive into the world of fantasy and adventure in this exciting week-long summer camp! Students in grades 6-8 will learn the basics of Dungeons & Dragons, including how to create unique characters, craft engaging backstories, and explore the game’s mechanics like role-playing, skill checks, and combat. Participants will design their character’s appearance using tools like Hero Forge and bring them to life in epic adventures. Each day, students will practice teamwork, problem-solving, and storytelling, culminating in an epic finale where their imaginations take center stage. No prior experience is needed—just a sense of adventure!

Hand-Sewing Camp

Co-ed Hand-Sewing Camp (gr 6-8) – 1 week

  • July 13 – July 17, 2026
  • 1:00p – 4:00p
  • $175

Description

Creating crafts that can be used in everyday life is a rewarding and fun way of expression. In this hand-sewing camp, students learn to sew entirely by hand, without using sewing machines. Campers learn essential hand-sewing techniques such as threading a needle, tying knots, using basic stitches (running stitch, backstitch, whip stitch, and blanket stitch), and sewing buttons and simple closures. They also practice measuring, cutting fabric, following simple patterns and decorating their projects with sequins and embroidery. Students will complete several projects such as felt crafts, stuffed animals, bags, hair clips and other accessories. By the end of the week, campers finish their projects and leave with practical sewing skills, increased confidence, and an appreciation for slow, careful, handmade work; skills they can continue using at home.

Introduction to High School Art

Co-ed Intro to HS Art (gr 6-8) – 4 days

  • June 9 – June 12, 2026 (4 Days)
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $170

Description

Get a taste of what many high school art programs will teach! We will go over a rich variety of mediums, introducing a new one each day with an accompanying small project. Our week together will culminate in a large project applicable to all mediums we explore that students will be allowed to choose and customize to their liking.

Fashion Customization of Clothes with Paint

Co-ed Fashion Customization of Clothes with Paint (gr 6-8) – 4 days

  • July 6 – July 9, 2026 (4 days)
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $180

Description

Customization of the wardrobe gives your personality and style a new voice! Aiming to take the basics of painting into the world of fashion, students will learn all the skills needed to customize their first piece of clothing. We will start with painting basics, learn about the idea/design conception process, and finish the week fully customizing our selected piece. From anime character to intricate flower, if you’ve ever thought your wardrobe needed something more, this is the place to start! Each student will need to bring a plastic container for a painting water bowl and MOST IMPORTANT a pair of canvas shoes (converse, vans, toms, etc.) or denim top/bottom (jackets, jeans, shorts, etc.) to customize in this class (cotton material items – ie: shirts, sweatshirts, etc. WILL NOT work for this class). Take home: canvas pouch, pencil/eraser, brush set, paint pots, clips/boards, and all original work

Japanese Manga and Anime Drawing Camp 

Co-ed Japanese Manga and Anime Drawing Camp (gr 6-8) – 4 days

  • July 13 – July 16, 2026 (4 days)
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $170

Description

Japanese manga dates back to the late 1700’s, yet today both manga and anime are multi-million dollar industries in the US alone! In this camp, students will look at the cultural history of manga/anime in Japan, learn popular mangaka (Japanese manga artist) styles alongside general drawing instruction, review common story building devices, and finish the week creating our own unique manga page combining all of the skills learned throughout the week. As we draw, anime adaptations of popular manga will play in the background to create a truly immersive manga/anime experience!- take home: art bag, pen sets, pencils/erasers, and all original work

Digital Photography Camp – Session 1

Co-ed Digital Photography Camp (gr 2-5) – 4 days

  • June 15-June 18, 2026 (4 Days)
  • 1:00p – 4:00p
  • $150

Description

Start taking the best possible photos on your mobile devices by learning how to see the world around you as a photographer does. You will learn how to search out the best lighting and subjects for your photos and create narratives within your frame. This digital course will cover the rules of composition, mobile editing, and how to best showcase your finished product. This course will prove that photography is not always about having the fanciest equipment, but about having the best technique. Tech requirements: mobile device or tablet that can take photos.

Digital Photography Camp – Session 2

Co-ed Digital Photography Camp (gr 6-8) – 1 week

  • June 22-June 26, 2026
  • 1:00p – 4:00p
  • $170

Description

Come join this advanced section of Digital Photography camp! This camp is designed for graduates of Camp 1 or campers with some skill with digital photography and the Adobe Suite. Students in this camp should be entering grades 6, 7 or 8. Tech requirements: mobile device or tablet that can take photos.

Photoshop Camp

Co-ed Photoshop – Level 1 (gr 5-8) – 1 week

  • July 13 – July 17, 2026
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $170

Description

This camp differs from the photography camps because its primary focus is photo editing. Photoshop camp will cover how to edit photos in Lightroom such as adjusting color, brightness etc, and it will also teach your camper how to Photoshop photos they will take throughout the week. At the end of camp they will be able to remove objects out of a photo, edit colors, and even make collages or ads of toys they will bring into class!

WaterColor Painting Camp

Co-ed Watercolor Painting Camp (gr 4-8) – 1 week

  • June 22-June 26, 2026
  • 9:00a – 12:00p
  • $185

Description

Dive into the vibrant world of watercolors! In this hands-on enrichment course, young artists will explore fundamental watercolor techniques, learning to blend colors, create textures, and express their creativity on paper. Materials will be provided, but students are welcome to bring own supplies as well.