STAFF
Tireless child advocates, who balance structure and guidance with staying out of campers’ ways. All staff members are background checked and trained in CPR & first-aid.
Preposterous? Possibly. Effective? You betcha.
When you trust kids, they trust themselves. For 43 years, we’ve put kids in charge of their own learning experience. As they try, fail, and learn on their own, they learn to trust their own judgment, and tackle the challenges of an ever changing world with creativity and confidence.
Campers choose minute to minute from a variety of activities. They’ll decide what they want to do, and for how long. Our job is to get out of their way, cheerlead creative risks, and provide just enough guidance to make sure nobody does anything totally* senseless.
*Totally senseless: By our definition, mistakes aren’t senseless. They’re how you learn.
You can buy a Day Pass here and 22 there, or go for the whole shebang with a Summer Pass. You don’t even have to tell us when you’re going to show up (or pretend like you know when you’re going to show up). If you have unused passes left over, we’ll automatically refund them in full at summer’s end.
Lunch, snacks, and all hours, 8am–6pm, included.
DATES
Jun 19 - Aug 25
NOTES
*Information from Summer 2023 and subject to change for 2024
HOURS
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
AGES
4-12
ADDRESS
Saint Theresa Catholic School
192 Summer Street
Somerville, MA 02143
DIRECTOR
Tyler
CALL/TEXT
FOOD
In the early morning and late afternoon, campers ramp up and wind down with recreational choices. For the bulk of the day, children will choose from the activities listed below. While we can’t say exactly what the day will look like, one thing is for sure: The campers are in control.
Maybe you’re the type who likes to plan ahead. Maybe you’re not. Either way, we’ve structured our fees to work around your calendar–whether you’re making it up on the fly or trying to crack the color code of a multi-tab Excel spreadsheet.
Buy any number of Day Passes or a Summer Pass, and use them whenever you’d like during the summer. You don’t even need to let us know when you plan to join–just show up! If for any reason your plans change, we’ll automatically refund your unused Passes in-full at summer’s end. We also offer need-based financial aid to qualifying families. Learn more or submit an application, here.
All fees include lunch, snacks and all hours 8:00am to 6:00pm.
Tireless child advocates, who balance structure and guidance with staying out of campers’ ways. All staff members are background checked and trained in CPR & first-aid.
We provide daily lunch options from a rotating variety of local restaurants and caterers. We’ll also offer an array of snacks for kids to nosh on throughout the day. Check out the daily menu below.
The state of Massachusetts also requires that any children attending camp at our Somerville location complete additional paperwork. Please complete the additional state required paperwork & upload it to your account to be reviewed prior to your first day of camp.
Please note that St. Theresa’s Catholic School is a 3 Floor Campus, which utilizes multiple sets of stairs. There is no elevator access on campus.
There is a gymnasium across the street that we will use for specials events occurring every other week as well for an alternative location to our outdoor space when it rains. We are in contact with local authorities for properly and safely crossing the street for these events.
Check out our virtual camp orientation for everything you need to know before your first day of camp, coming this spring. Once we get closer to summer, we’ll email registered families a link to our virtual, camp orientation. This will provide important information such as camp drop-off & pick-up procedures, how to check-in and check-out of camp each day, what to bring (and not bring), and a few more camp details.
This Camp must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and be licensed by the Somerville Board of Health.
We have a ton of additional activities planned for this summer. Check them out:
Our directors work year-round and would love to help you learn more about our program and at the same time learn more about you and your camper. Get in touch with your local Director:
This is Tyler’s 3rd year directing with Steve & Kate’s! When not at camp you can generally find Tyler reading a graphic novel outside, while enjoying too many snacks. (Actually, can you ever have too many snacks?)
This summer Tyler is looking forward to finally teaching himself to sew!
AND DOZENS MORE!