Rising 3rd-6th Grade

Fabulous Friends honing in on favorites among their range of interests. These campers haven’t tried everything, but they have serious opinions about what they like. We have created a range of developmentally appropriate courses that challenge them to stretch themselves. Campers choose two classes that will comprise their morning schedule for the entire three-week session. In the afternoon, they choose daily from new selections—such as organized sports, arts and crafts, informal performances, and so much more—to ensure variety.

First-Period Choices (8–10 am)

• Awesome Authors: This course is all about literacy! Campers will read books, write stories, and work on their own e-books. Using a digital program, campers can write, illustrate, and even record their own audio for original stories. It’s the perfect way to have tons of fun with reading, writing, and honing literacy skills.
• Codemaster: Campers learn the fundamentals of computer science, computer safety, sequences, loops, events, programming, front-end development, HTML, and CSS. 
• Cooking Craze: Eat the Olympics! This edition of Kitchen Craze will sample foods from various countries participating in the 2024 Olympics. Join us as we traverse the globe, creating medal-worthy cuisine from all over the world. We do not recommend this course to campers with food allergies.
• Exploratorium
• I Spy Art: Who says art has to be in a studio? Campers will bring materials and supplies outdoors, canvassing our entire 8-acre campus for artistic inspiration. Experimenting with different mediums will take on new life as campers “spy” unique muses on nature walks and other forays around campus.
• Lowell School News: Campers act as roving reporters to bring you the story firsthand each week. Fashion Week, Rock, Paper, Scissors All-Star Week—you name it, these reporters will be live on the scene!
• Plant Champs: This program is a basic intro to various aspects of gardening, nurturing plant life, the role of bugs, and the role of greenery in urban spaces. Campers will maintain a nursery to care for plant and garden life on campus, and grow plants to love and nurture forever at home. Thumbs of all colors are welcome!
• Sports Team Edition: Campers participate in inclusive group games like tag, capture the flag, soccer, basketball, and baseball to build confidence, athletic skills, and friendships. New games will be created, and old favorites will be on standby.
  
• Tour de Beach Drive: Campers will learn the basics of safe biking and increase their confidence on two wheels in the company of friends. The Lowell bus will transport campers to Beach Drive for safe riding and basic skill-building with caring counselors. Campers should bring their own bikes, helmets, and safety pads.

Second-Period Choices (10:30 am–12 pm)

• Camp Detective: In this camp-wide whodunnit game, there are only two kinds of people: sleuths and suspects. So, if your camper is the next Nancy Drew, then this is the perfect group for them! Campers will snoop, and work together to solve a major camp mystery. 
• Cooking Craze: Campers focus on snack foods while learning cooking basics, kitchen safety, and nutrition knowledge are the ingredients for fun and yum. We do not recommend this course to campers with food allergies.
• Critter Care: Campers learn to care for small critters such as frogs, hamsters, hermit crabs, and more while creating a maze for the mice, having a race with the turtles, and trying their hands at animal training! Special animal visitors will round out this experience.
• Dance Around the World: Campers will have fun learning about and trying traditional dance genres from all over the world. Whether music originates from the drum, maracas, ukelele, or pipes, campers will look at music as ways to celebrate, entertain, or honor ethnicity. Campers will help create a weekly dance routine for a performance every Friday. 
• Game Design: Campers develop their critical thinking skills while designing games using Stencyl’s user-friendly drag-and-drop coding software. They learn Scratch coding language and program every aspect of their game while learning the basics of object-oriented programming. 
• Keep it Krafty: Campers go beyond basic cutting and pasting and get their hands dirty in longer-term, more complex crafts. Creative expression, time with friends, and fun projects will get the imagination going and result in countless take-home treasures.
• Number Ninjas: Math friends and foes are welcome to join this class for mind-bending fun. Through strategy games, puzzles, skills, and drills, campers will hone existing skills and broaden general math ability and comfort with numbers. This mind gym will require campers to stretch their thinking and use their skills in fun team math challenges.
• Sports Skating Edition: Bring your own traditional roller skates or inline skates and roll and bounce to the beat while getting exercise indoors. Campers should bring their own skates, helmets, and knee pads.

Grades

• Rising 3rd to 6th Grade
  

Availability

• Sessions 1 (June 17–July 5) and 2 (July 8–26)
  

Pricing

• Session 1: $1455 (prorated for camp closures on June 19 and July 4); Session 2: $1675
  

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
  Non-refundable
  

Deposit

• $200 per camper

Campers will spend their mornings speaking, listening to, and understanding Spanish through various activities. They will cook, perform music, dance, tell stories, and participate in games and arts-and-crafts projects. This is a heterogeneous grouping of skill levels. In the afternoon, they will choose from several non-academic options. 

Grades

• Rising 1st to 3rd Grade

Availability

• Sessions 1 (June 17–July 5) and 2 (July 8–26)

Pricing

• Session 1: $1455 (prorated for camp closures on June 19 and July 4); Session 2: $1675

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $200 per camper

A 1.5-mile bus ride from Lowell yields access to beautiful horses, professional instruction, and grooming, tacking, comfort, and performance lessons. Beginners receive basic horse knowledge that forms a solid foundation for any discipline of future horseback riding. Intermediate riding instruction is also provided for students who have previous riding experience. Campers will enjoy activities on campus before leaving for the stable each day. Families can pick up directly from the stable, or campers can ride the Lowell bus back for a 3:45 pm arrival on campus.

Grades

• Rising 3rd to 6th Grade

Availability

• Sessions 1 (June 17–July 5) and 2 (July 8–26)

Pricing 

• $2200/session

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $200 per camper

Discover the art of creature design and mask-making, bringing imaginary creatures to life through sketches, character development, and storytelling. Campers will transform creature designs into reality with expert guidance on molding and painting techniques. They will also experiment with different materials like papier-mâché, vacuform, and foam to create unique and expressive masks. Participants will share their creativity in a captivating exhibition and a competitive costume parade for the Lowell Summer community at the end of the session! This is a half-day course, and participants will join Fabulous Friends for afternoon activities.

Grades

• Rising 3rd to 6th Grade

Availability

• Sessions 1 (June 17–July 5) and 2 (July 8–26)

Pricing 

• $1750/session

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $200 per camper

This afternoon session will offer swim lessons, skill building, and pool games for campers already treading water and floating independently. Assessments on the first day of each camp session will ensure readiness for this program. Campers will be grouped and placed in ability groups.

Grades

• Rising 3rd to 6th Grade

Availability

• Sessions 1 (June 17–July 5) and 2 (July 8–26)
• Can be an independent camp sign-up, or
• Can be added to Fabulous Friends

Schedule

• 1 to 3:15 pm

Pricing

• $500

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $100 per camper

This full-day session will offer swim lessons, skill-building, and pool games. Assessments on the first day of each camp session will ensure readiness for this program. Campers will be grouped and placed in ability groups.

Grades

• Rising 1st to 5th Grade

Availability

• Last Call Mini-Camp (July 29–August 2)

Pricing 

• $650

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $200 per camper

Lowell’s own Super Mario will lead campers on a week-long adventure bursting with thrills and excitement. Whatever you want...it’s in there! Woodworking, hiking in Rock Creek Park, soccer, board games, arts and crafts, and more!

Grades

• Rising 2nd to 4th Grade

Availability

• Last Call Mini-Camp (July 29–August 2)

Pricing

• $600

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $200 per camper

Oh, the places they’ll go! This group will undoubtedly be on the move, from tubing in Harper’s Ferry to zip lining at Adventure Park! Campers will report to Lowell in the morning and embark on a different adventure each day. Counselors will accompany the group on the Lowell bus. With a bit of pocket change and a pair of comfortable shoes, this group will be exhausted by the week’s end.

Grades 

• Rising 6th to 8th Grade

Availability

• Last Call Mini-Camp (July 29–August 2)

Pricing

• $700

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $200 per camper

Lights! Camera! Action! Campers will create their own destiny in this exciting course by picking, staging, and performing a musical theater showcase. With the help of seasoned counselors, all personalities and talents will have an opportunity to shine in a musical revue that will leave the audience in awe.

Schedule

• Session 1 (June 17–July 5)

Grades

• Rising 3rd to 9th Grade

Pricing

• $1675

Application Fee

• $75 per camper
• Non-refundable

Deposit

• $200 per camper