2026 Overview & Enrollment
Overview
Activate offers full-day camps for incoming 3rd-, 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-graders. Summer camps are not just for our students; they are open to the whole community.
Our camps have an arts focus, analog and digital, and engineering. Additionally, they swim three times a week, visit local parks, and have ample indoor choice time to explore art, music, games, books, puzzles, and more.
There is a 30-minute literacy block in the morning aimed at preventing summer reading regression. We don’t do reading remediation and are not a dyslexia camp.
Tween/Teen Assistants (TTAs)
Every week, there are two slots for incoming 7th and 8th graders to assist. Tuition for assistants is 20% off the regular tuition. There is more information on this page.
Enrollment
Hours
The drop-off window is 8:30-9:15, and the pick-up window is from 3:30-5:00.
Daily Focuses
Every day has a different art focus, and projects vary from week to week.
Monday: Hands-On Art
Tuesday: Water Color, Shirt Design, Frame Painting, & Open Studio (analog)
Wednesday: Photography & Digital Design
Thursday: Animation & Open Studio (digital)
Friday: Engineering
Weekly Schedule*
* The activities during the first week of camp will vary due to pool availability.
Dates, Tuition, and Field Trip Schedule*
A week of camp is $500, except for the final week is $530 because of the added expense of the Oaks Park field trip.
Waiting List
To join a waiting list for a full camp, select the greyed-out 'register' button on the registration page.
Users must enter their credit card number when signing up for a waiting list slot but will not be charged. If a camp slot becomes available, we’ll email the next person on the waiting list and ask if they are still interested in the opening. They will have 24 hours to respond. We’ll complete their transaction with the card on file if they are still interested.