Summer Camp at St. Anne's Episcopal School
Heron Day Camp at St. Anne’s Episcopal School offers small-group, thoughtfully designed summer experiences where children feel safe, supported, and excited to learn—without overwhelm or chaos.
A Summer Where Children Are Known, Engaged, and Thriving
📍 Middletown, DE • 👶 Ages 3–13 • 📅 June 15–Aug 7 • ⏰ Half & Full Day • 🏫 Hosted at St. Anne’s
Summer Camp for Preschool–Middle School Students
Engaging, safe, and fun summer programs for children ages 3–14.
Join us for hands-on learning, outdoor play, and themed weekly camps led by experienced educators.
Dates / Weeks Offered
Weekly sessions available June 15th–August 3rd
Choose one week or build a full summer schedule.
Ages / Grades Served
Preschool (Age 3) through Middle School (Grade 8)
Age-appropriate camps designed to meet kids where they are.
Location
On campus at St. Anne's Episcopal School, 211 Silver Lake Road, Middletown, DE 19709
Weekly tuition | Extended care available |
A Typical Day at Camp
Morning Arrival & Drop-Off
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7:30 – 8:00 AM: Before Care (Pre-registration required)
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8:00 – 8:30 AM: Traditional & Specialty Camps Drop-off at the soccer field.
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8:15 – 8:30 AM: Nestlings (3-4s) Drop-off at the back circle.
Daily Program Starts
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8:30 AM: Full Day & Traditional Camp officially begins.
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9:00 AM: Specialty Camp programs begin.
Dismissal & Pick-Up
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12:00 PM: Specialty Camp Dismissal.
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12:30 PM: Half-Day Nestlings Dismissal.
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3:30 PM: General Dismissal for all campers (not in Extended Care).
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6:00 PM: Final Pick-Up for all Extended Care campers.
Important Note on Extended Care:To ensure we are properly staffed for your child's safety, please pre-register if you require Before Care or Extended Care (EC). While we understand that emergencies happen, we cannot guarantee accommodation for last-minute requests. Please plan accordingly!
Explore Our 2026 Summer Camps
Heron Day Camp offers a wide range of specialty and full-day camps designed for different ages, interests, and stages of development. All programs follow a predictable daily rhythm and are rooted in care, connection, and hands-on learning.
Traditional Camps
Our traditional camp offers a curated journey through nature, tailored to every stage of a child’s development.
From our youngest Fledglings (Grades K–1) to our senior Herons (Grades 6–8), every camper experiences a vibrant mix of weekly themes, arts and crafts, and nature exploration. While each age group, including our Juveniles I & II, enjoys classic field games and Heron Day Camp traditions, our curriculum is designed to grow with them.
Heron Day Camp was created to offer something different—peace of mind for parents and meaningful days for children.
Specialty Camps
Specialty camps are a half day camp with the option of completing the camp day with Traditional Camp in the afternoon. They are taught by Camp Specialists with years of experience in their field, mostly St. Anne's teachers.
Specialty camps include:
- Summer Wellness in the Woods
- Whisk it Up Kids Cooking and Baking Camp
- Fairytales and Foes Adventure Camp
- Chess
- Co-Ed Volleyball
- Digital Dreamer:Unleash Your Inner Coder,
- Survival Adventure
- Design-A-Park Math Camp
- Summer Stage
- Creative Writing
- Build, Code, Compete: Vex Robotics Summer Camp,
- Soccer Shots
- Executive Functioning Back-To-School- Bootcamp
- Field Hockey, Wings and Wands: A Wizarding Journey, and Mindful Explorers Camp.
Age requirement depends on the specific camp. All camps require a minimum of 8 campers for the camp to run.
Explore Our 2026 Summer Camps
Heron Day Camp offers a wide range of specialty and full-day camps designed for different ages, interests, and stages of development. All programs follow a predictable daily rhythm and are rooted in care, connection, and hands-on learning.
👉 View Specialty Camps Sessions
Specialty Camps by Age
Rising K-1
Rising Kindergarten
Soccer Shots
For Rising Kindergarten through 3rd Graders
Group Size: Maximum of 20
At Soccer Shots, soccer is more than just a game. Our engaging, age-appropriate programs introduce children to the fundamentals of soccer while fostering teamwork, respect, and confidence. We create a positive, non-competitive environment where every child can learn and grow – all while having tons of FUN! Our goal is to instill a love for movement and build healthy habits that extend far beyond the soccer field.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising Kindergartners and 1st Graders
- June 15 - 19
- July 6 - 10
- June 27 - 31
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Our camp offers a positive, calm, and nurturing environment where children can move, explore, and learn outdoors. Through simple, playful, and discovery-focused activities—including outdoor games, creative projects, and mindfulness exercises like simple yoga—campers will cultivate a love for nature and build confidence and teamwork skills. Activities emphasize sensory exploration and hands-on learning, with examples such as nature scavenger hunts, listening walks, and story circles in the woods
Rising 1st Grade
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising Kindergartners and 1st Graders
- June 15 - 19
- July 6 - 10
- June 27 - 31
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Our camp offers a positive, calm, and nurturing environment where children can move, explore, and learn outdoors. Through simple, playful, and discovery-focused activities—including outdoor games, creative projects, and mindfulness exercises like simple yoga—campers will cultivate a love for nature and build confidence and teamwork skills. Activities emphasize sensory exploration and hands-on learning, with examples such as nature scavenger hunts, listening walks, and story circles in the woods
Welcome to Fairy Tale and Foes Adventure Camp!
For Rising 1st through 3rd Graders
Session:
- June 15 - 19
- June 22 - 26
- June 29 -July 2
Camp Leader: Tara Liguori
Group Size: Maximum of 12 Campers
Throughout this immersive week, campers will breathe life into classic tales by tackling engaging STEM challenges, creating imaginative crafts, and solving story-inspired problems. Each day is structured to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and ensure collaboration as children explore and uncover the enduring magic of storytelling.
Students will step into the roles of fairy tale detectives, embarking on mysteries and quests inspired by cherished characters. The adventure includes: Constructing enchanted LEGO creations, Engineering clever contraptions to assist storybook heroes, Deciphering clues to outsmart classic foes, and Discovering famous artists while producing their own whimsical masterpieces.
Prepare for an unforgettable week of discovery, adventure, and applied learning, where every participant emerges as the true hero of their own narrative! Please note: To ensure a fresh and unique experience for returning campers, a different fairy tale will be featured each week.
Soccer Shots
For Rising Kindergarten through 3rd Graders
Group Size: Maximum of 20
At Soccer Shots, soccer is more than just a game. Our engaging, age-appropriate programs introduce children to the fundamentals of soccer while fostering teamwork, respect, and confidence. We create a positive, non-competitive environment where every child can learn and grow – all while having tons of FUN! Our goal is to instill a love for movement and build healthy habits that extend far beyond the soccer field.
Summer Stage - Full Day
For Rising 1st through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: James Fuerst
Group Size: Maximum 20 Campers
It will be an exciting week of exploring the theater arts with young artists while finding our voices on stage and behind!Join The St. Anne’s Heron Stagecrafters for a fun and action-packed week of acting, singing, and stage tech! No experience is necessary to participate as an actor, vocalist, or stagehand. We will cover many aspects of the theater arts, starting the week by casting short one-act plays while simultaneously building the sets, organizing costumes and props, and setting up the staging, lighting, and sound. The week will culminate in a showcase performance on Friday, July 24.
Rising 2nd-4th Grade
Rising 2nd Grade
Chess Camp
For Rising 2nd through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Coach Greg
Group Size: Maximum of 20 Campers
Join Coach Greg, a Pennsylvania and Delaware Scholastics Chess Champion, for an engaging half-day Chess Camp! This exciting strategy camp is designed for students who have completed 1st through 8th grade. Learn the game, sharpen your attacks, and have fun!
Instruction is tailored to three skill levels:
Beginners: Master the fundamental rules and moves to become a competent player.
Novice: Develop essential techniques, including piece development, center control, creating weaknesses, attacking the enemy king, and tactical analysis.
Intermediate: Explore various openings, study critical endgames, analyze complex middle-game positions, expand your attacking repertoire, and gain access to online instructional support.
Summer Stage - Full Day
For Rising 1st through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: James Fuerst
Group Size: Maximum 20 Campers
It will be an exciting week of exploring the theater arts with young artists while finding our voices on stage and behind!Join The St. Anne’s Heron Stagecrafters for a fun and action-packed week of acting, singing, and stage tech! No experience is necessary to participate as an actor, vocalist, or stagehand. We will cover many aspects of the theater arts, starting the week by casting short one-act plays while simultaneously building the sets, organizing costumes and props, and setting up the staging, lighting, and sound. The week will culminate in a showcase performance on Friday, July 24.
Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp
For Rising 2nd through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Alex Bydlon
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp for rising 2-4 provides a fun, supportive environment where children learn the foundational skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. Through games, hands-on activities, and guided practice, students will build executive functioning skills such as planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, self-control, attention flexibility, perseverance, and early metacognitive awareness. Study skills are taught in concrete, developmentally appropriate ways that help children understand routines, follow directions, and complete tasks more independently. Emotional regulation is intentionally incorporated through movement, yoga, and body-based strategies to help students calm their bodies, focus their minds, and develop healthy coping tools they can use both in and out of the classroom.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising 2nd and 3rd Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 Campers
Our Wellness in the Woods summer camp offers a fun, peaceful place for kids to move, explore nature, and learn through outdoor games, mindfulness activities, and creative projects. Campers build confidence, teamwork, and a love of the outdoors all while enjoying a calm, positive camp experience. They will gain a deeper understanding of mindfulness, yoga, and other wellness concepts. Activities include engaging in hikes, building things, and group challenges, while practicing safe participation and following instructions well. Examples of activities are journaling in nature, beginner forest bathing, mindful hiking, team building games, and learning coping strategies.
Mindfulness Explorers Camp
For Rising 1st through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Liz Agamie
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Mindful Explorers Camp is a fun, peaceful summer camp where kids get to play outside, explore the woods, sit by the lake, move their bodies, make art, and learn simple ways to feel calm and happy. We’ll practice yoga, breathing, gratitude, mindful games, and nature journaling while making new friends and enjoying the beauty of our campus.
Welcome to Fairy Tale and Foes Adventure Camp!
For Rising 1st through 3rd Graders
Session:
- June 15 - 19
- June 22 - 26
- June 29 -July 2
Camp Leader: Tara Liguori
Group Size: Maximum of 12 Campers
Throughout this immersive week, campers will breathe life into classic tales by tackling engaging STEM challenges, creating imaginative crafts, and solving story-inspired problems. Each day is structured to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and ensure collaboration as children explore and uncover the enduring magic of storytelling.
Students will step into the roles of fairy tale detectives, embarking on mysteries and quests inspired by cherished characters. The adventure includes: Constructing enchanted LEGO creations, Engineering clever contraptions to assist storybook heroes, Deciphering clues to outsmart classic foes, and Discovering famous artists while producing their own whimsical masterpieces.
Prepare for an unforgettable week of discovery, adventure, and applied learning, where every participant emerges as the true hero of their own narrative! Please note: To ensure a fresh and unique experience for returning campers, a different fairy tale will be featured each week.
Whisk It Up Kids Cooking and Baking Camp
For Rising 2nd through 5th Graders
- June 15 - 19
- July 13 - 17
Camp Leader: Niya Evans, owner and baker of Kee’s Cupcakes in Smyrna
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
The Junior Chefs & Sweet Treats Culinary Adventure Camp is an immersive, week-long experience designed for young aspiring chefs. The goal is to build foundational kitchen skills, confidence, foster creativity, and emphasize teamwork in a safe, fun, and hands-on environment. Campers will be actively involved in preparing a diverse array of kid-friendly dishes, balancing savory cooking with delightful baking. Critical skills learned include proper kitchen safety and hygiene, fundamental measuring techniques, basic food preparation methods (chopping, stirring, kneading), and following recipes (literacy and comprehension). Each day is structured around a savory cooking activity and a baking project, with themes like Breakfast Favorites, Comfort Foods from Around the World, Sweet Treats and Dessert Decorating, and Healthy Snacks and Simple Meals. Beyond culinary skills, the curriculum promotes important life skills such as Responsibility, Independence, Patience, Teamwork, and a profound sense of Confidence Building. The week culminates in an exciting Cooking Challenge and Celebration, where each camper receives an official Certificate of Completion and a curated Recipe Pack to continue their culinary journey at home. This camp will take a trip to Kee's Bakery on June 17.
Soccer Shots
For Rising Kindergarten through 3rd Graders
Group Size: Maximum of 20
At Soccer Shots, soccer is more than just a game. Our engaging, age-appropriate programs introduce children to the fundamentals of soccer while fostering teamwork, respect, and confidence. We create a positive, non-competitive environment where every child can learn and grow – all while having tons of FUN! Our goal is to instill a love for movement and build healthy habits that extend far beyond the soccer field.
Mindfulness Explorers Camp
For Rising 1st through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Liz Agamie
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Mindful Explorers Camp is a fun, peaceful summer camp where kids get to play outside, explore the woods, sit by the lake, move their bodies, make art, and learn simple ways to feel calm and happy. We’ll practice yoga, breathing, gratitude, mindful games, and nature journaling while making new friends and enjoying the beauty of our campus.
Rising 3rd Grade
Chess Camp
For Rising 2nd through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Coach Greg
Group Size: Maximum of 20 Campers
Join Coach Greg, a Pennsylvania and Delaware Scholastics Chess Champion, for an engaging half-day Chess Camp! This exciting strategy camp is designed for students who have completed 1st through 8th grade. Learn the game, sharpen your attacks, and have fun!
Instruction is tailored to three skill levels:
Beginners: Master the fundamental rules and moves to become a competent player.
Novice: Develop essential techniques, including piece development, center control, creating weaknesses, attacking the enemy king, and tactical analysis.
Intermediate: Explore various openings, study critical endgames, analyze complex middle-game positions, expand your attacking repertoire, and gain access to online instructional support.
Summer Stage - Full Day
For Rising 1st through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: James Fuerst
Group Size: Maximum 20 Campers
It will be an exciting week of exploring the theater arts with young artists while finding our voices on stage and behind!Join The St. Anne’s Heron Stagecrafters for a fun and action-packed week of acting, singing, and stage tech! No experience is necessary to participate as an actor, vocalist, or stagehand. We will cover many aspects of the theater arts, starting the week by casting short one-act plays while simultaneously building the sets, organizing costumes and props, and setting up the staging, lighting, and sound. The week will culminate in a showcase performance on Friday, July 24.
Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp
For Rising 2nd through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Alex Bydlon
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp for rising 2-4 provides a fun, supportive environment where children learn the foundational skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. Through games, hands-on activities, and guided practice, students will build executive functioning skills such as planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, self-control, attention flexibility, perseverance, and early metacognitive awareness. Study skills are taught in concrete, developmentally appropriate ways that help children understand routines, follow directions, and complete tasks more independently. Emotional regulation is intentionally incorporated through movement, yoga, and body-based strategies to help students calm their bodies, focus their minds, and develop healthy coping tools they can use both in and out of the classroom.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising 2nd and 3rd Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 Campers
Our Wellness in the Woods summer camp offers a fun, peaceful place for kids to move, explore nature, and learn through outdoor games, mindfulness activities, and creative projects. Campers build confidence, teamwork, and a love of the outdoors all while enjoying a calm, positive camp experience. They will gain a deeper understanding of mindfulness, yoga, and other wellness concepts. Activities include engaging in hikes, building things, and group challenges, while practicing safe participation and following instructions well. Examples of activities are journaling in nature, beginner forest bathing, mindful hiking, team building games, and learning coping strategies.
Whisk It Up Kids Cooking and Baking Camp
For Rising 2nd through 5th Graders
- June 15 - 19
- July 13 - 17
Camp Leader: Niya Evans, owner and baker of Kee’s Cupcakes in Smyrna
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
The Junior Chefs & Sweet Treats Culinary Adventure Camp is an immersive, week-long experience designed for young aspiring chefs. The goal is to build foundational kitchen skills, confidence, foster creativity, and emphasize teamwork in a safe, fun, and hands-on environment. Campers will be actively involved in preparing a diverse array of kid-friendly dishes, balancing savory cooking with delightful baking. Critical skills learned include proper kitchen safety and hygiene, fundamental measuring techniques, basic food preparation methods (chopping, stirring, kneading), and following recipes (literacy and comprehension). Each day is structured around a savory cooking activity and a baking project, with themes like Breakfast Favorites, Comfort Foods from Around the World, Sweet Treats and Dessert Decorating, and Healthy Snacks and Simple Meals. Beyond culinary skills, the curriculum promotes important life skills such as Responsibility, Independence, Patience, Teamwork, and a profound sense of Confidence Building. The week culminates in an exciting Cooking Challenge and Celebration, where each camper receives an official Certificate of Completion and a curated Recipe Pack to continue their culinary journey at home. This camp will take a trip to Kee's Bakery on June 17.
Build, Code, Compete! VEX Robotics Summer Camp
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
Camp Leader: Caitlin Egan
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Gear up for a week of hands-on engineering and dive into the world of robotics using VEX EXP equipment. Campers will design, build, and program their own base bot and claw bot as they explore engineering fundamentals, creative problem solving, and teamwork. Each day will bring a new challenge: navigating an obstacle course, completing engineering missions, and experimenting with different robot builds. No experience needed–just curiosity, creativity, and a desire to make something awesome.
Welcome to Fairy Tale and Foes Adventure Camp!
For Rising 1st through 3rd Graders
Session:
- June 15 - 19
- June 22 - 26
- June 29 -July 2
Camp Leader: Tara Liguori
Group Size: Maximum of 12 Campers
Throughout this immersive week, campers will breathe life into classic tales by tackling engaging STEM challenges, creating imaginative crafts, and solving story-inspired problems. Each day is structured to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and ensure collaboration as children explore and uncover the enduring magic of storytelling.
Students will step into the roles of fairy tale detectives, embarking on mysteries and quests inspired by cherished characters. The adventure includes: Constructing enchanted LEGO creations, Engineering clever contraptions to assist storybook heroes, Deciphering clues to outsmart classic foes, and Discovering famous artists while producing their own whimsical masterpieces.
Prepare for an unforgettable week of discovery, adventure, and applied learning, where every participant emerges as the true hero of their own narrative! Please note: To ensure a fresh and unique experience for returning campers, a different fairy tale will be featured each week.
Mindfulness Explorers Camp
For Rising 1st through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Liz Agamie
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Mindful Explorers Camp is a fun, peaceful summer camp where kids get to play outside, explore the woods, sit by the lake, move their bodies, make art, and learn simple ways to feel calm and happy. We’ll practice yoga, breathing, gratitude, mindful games, and nature journaling while making new friends and enjoying the beauty of our campus.
Soccer Shots
For Rising Kindergarten through 3rd Graders
Group Size: Maximum of 20
At Soccer Shots, soccer is more than just a game. Our engaging, age-appropriate programs introduce children to the fundamentals of soccer while fostering teamwork, respect, and confidence. We create a positive, non-competitive environment where every child can learn and grow – all while having tons of FUN! Our goal is to instill a love for movement and build healthy habits that extend far beyond the soccer field.
Digital Dreamer: Unleash your Inner Coder!
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
July 6 - 10
Camp Leader: Caitlin Egan
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Are you ready to go from playing games to making them? Using Scratch, a free, block-based programming language developed by MIT, campers will learn the essential building blocks of computer science in a highly creative, low-pressure environment. Over five days, campers will dive into making their own animated stories, designing interactive games, and building digital art projects. They won't just learn "code" they'll develop crucial life skills like problem-solving, logical thinking, and project design that are valuable in any future career.
Rising 4th Grade
Chess Camp
For Rising 2nd through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Coach Greg
Group Size: Maximum of 20 Campers
Join Coach Greg, a Pennsylvania and Delaware Scholastics Chess Champion, for an engaging half-day Chess Camp! This exciting strategy camp is designed for students who have completed 1st through 8th grade. Learn the game, sharpen your attacks, and have fun!
Instruction is tailored to three skill levels:
Beginners: Master the fundamental rules and moves to become a competent player.
Novice: Develop essential techniques, including piece development, center control, creating weaknesses, attacking the enemy king, and tactical analysis.
Intermediate: Explore various openings, study critical endgames, analyze complex middle-game positions, expand your attacking repertoire, and gain access to online instructional support.
Summer Stage - Full Day
For Rising 1st through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: James Fuerst
Group Size: Maximum 20 Campers
It will be an exciting week of exploring the theater arts with young artists while finding our voices on stage and behind!Join The St. Anne’s Heron Stagecrafters for a fun and action-packed week of acting, singing, and stage tech! No experience is necessary to participate as an actor, vocalist, or stagehand. We will cover many aspects of the theater arts, starting the week by casting short one-act plays while simultaneously building the sets, organizing costumes and props, and setting up the staging, lighting, and sound. The week will culminate in a showcase performance on Friday, July 24.
Design-A-Park Math Camp
For Rising 4th through 6th Graders
Camp Leader: Barbara Hoffer
Group Size: Maximum 12 CampersKids become amusement park designers in this hands-on project-based math camp! Using area, perimeter, scale drawings, and budgeting skills, campers will plan, design, and build their own amusement park from the ground up. Through collaborative challenges, creative problem-solving, and real-world math applications, students strengthen geometry skills while having fun! The week culminates in a final park model and presentation they'll be proud to share!
Field Hockey
For Rising 4th through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 14 campers
This camp is perfect for players of all skill levels, whether you’re just looking to sharpen your game. Led by experienced coaches, participants will learn fundamentals of field hockey, improve their skills and enjoy fun, competitive games. Our camp focuses on building confidence, teamwork, and a love for the game in a supportive, and energetic environment. Don’t miss this opportunity to develop your skills and make new friends this summer.
Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp
For Rising 2nd through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Alex Bydlon
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp for rising 2-4 provides a fun, supportive environment where children learn the foundational skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. Through games, hands-on activities, and guided practice, students will build executive functioning skills such as planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, self-control, attention flexibility, perseverance, and early metacognitive awareness. Study skills are taught in concrete, developmentally appropriate ways that help children understand routines, follow directions, and complete tasks more independently. Emotional regulation is intentionally incorporated through movement, yoga, and body-based strategies to help students calm their bodies, focus their minds, and develop healthy coping tools they can use both in and out of the classroom.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising 4th and 5th Graders
- June 29 - July 2
- July 20 - 26
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 Campers
Give your fourth or fifth grader a fun, peaceful place to move, explore nature, and learn! This program builds confidence, teamwork, and a love of the outdoors all while enjoying a calm, positive camp experience. Each refreshing day begins with calming mindfulness and gentle yoga to help students stretch, breathe, and get centered. Afterward, we head into the woods for hands-on activities, nature exploration, creative play, and team challenges. This program encourages movement, confidence, curiosity, and a strong connection to the outdoors, all in a fun, supportive environment.
Whisk It Up Kids Cooking and Baking Camp
For Rising 2nd through 5th Graders
- June 15 - 19
- July 13 - 17
Camp Leader: Niya Evans, owner and baker of Kee’s Cupcakes in Smyrna
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
The Junior Chefs & Sweet Treats Culinary Adventure Camp is an immersive, week-long experience designed for young aspiring chefs. The goal is to build foundational kitchen skills, confidence, foster creativity, and emphasize teamwork in a safe, fun, and hands-on environment. Campers will be actively involved in preparing a diverse array of kid-friendly dishes, balancing savory cooking with delightful baking. Critical skills learned include proper kitchen safety and hygiene, fundamental measuring techniques, basic food preparation methods (chopping, stirring, kneading), and following recipes (literacy and comprehension). Each day is structured around a savory cooking activity and a baking project, with themes like Breakfast Favorites, Comfort Foods from Around the World, Sweet Treats and Dessert Decorating, and Healthy Snacks and Simple Meals. Beyond culinary skills, the curriculum promotes important life skills such as Responsibility, Independence, Patience, Teamwork, and a profound sense of Confidence Building. The week culminates in an exciting Cooking Challenge and Celebration, where each camper receives an official Certificate of Completion and a curated Recipe Pack to continue their culinary journey at home. This camp will take a trip to Kee's Bakery on June 17.
Build, Code, Compete! VEX Robotics Summer Camp
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
Camp Leader: Caitlin Egan
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Gear up for a week of hands-on engineering and dive into the world of robotics using VEX EXP equipment. Campers will design, build, and program their own base bot and claw bot as they explore engineering fundamentals, creative problem solving, and teamwork. Each day will bring a new challenge: navigating an obstacle course, completing engineering missions, and experimenting with different robot builds. No experience needed–just curiosity, creativity, and a desire to make something awesome.
Mindfulness Explorers Camp
For Rising 1st through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Liz Agamie
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Mindful Explorers Camp is a fun, peaceful summer camp where kids get to play outside, explore the woods, sit by the lake, move their bodies, make art, and learn simple ways to feel calm and happy. We’ll practice yoga, breathing, gratitude, mindful games, and nature journaling while making new friends and enjoying the beauty of our campus.
Sultana Camp - Waterfront camp on the Chesapeake Bay
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This trip is ideal for students interested in exploring the Chesapeake Bay while spending quality time with their St. Anne’s classmates prior to the start of the new school year. Days are filled with kayaking, fishing, swimming, and beachcombing, while evenings are spent camping in tents, playing games, and relaxing around the campfire at a waterfront basecamp on a private Eastern Shore farm. SEF’s experienced staff provide individualized instruction in safety and paddling skills, and all food and camping gear are provided.
Digital Dreamer: Unleash your Inner Coder!
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
July 6 - 10
Camp Leader: Caitlin Egan
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Are you ready to go from playing games to making them? Using Scratch, a free, block-based programming language developed by MIT, campers will learn the essential building blocks of computer science in a highly creative, low-pressure environment. Over five days, campers will dive into making their own animated stories, designing interactive games, and building digital art projects. They won't just learn "code" they'll develop crucial life skills like problem-solving, logical thinking, and project design that are valuable in any future career.
Rising 5th - 8th Grade
Chess Camp
For Rising 2nd through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Coach Greg
Group Size: Maximum of 20 Campers
Join Coach Greg, a Pennsylvania and Delaware Scholastics Chess Champion, for an engaging half-day Chess Camp! This exciting strategy camp is designed for students who have completed 1st through 8th grade. Learn the game, sharpen your attacks, and have fun!
Instruction is tailored to three skill levels:
Beginners: Master the fundamental rules and moves to become a competent player.
Novice: Develop essential techniques, including piece development, center control, creating weaknesses, attacking the enemy king, and tactical analysis.
Intermediate: Explore various openings, study critical endgames, analyze complex middle-game positions, expand your attacking repertoire, and gain access to online instructional support.
Sultana Camp - Waterfront camp on the chesapeake bay
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This trip is ideal for students interested in exploring the Chesapeake Bay while spending quality time with their St. Anne’s classmates prior to the start of the new school year. Days are filled with kayaking, fishing, swimming, and beachcombing, while evenings are spent camping in tents, playing games, and relaxing around the campfire at a waterfront basecamp on a private Eastern Shore farm. SEF’s experienced staff provide individualized instruction in safety and paddling skills, and all food and camping gear are provided.
Mindfulness Explorers Camp
For Rising 1st through 4th Graders
August 3 - 7
Camp Leader: Liz Agamie
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Mindful Explorers Camp is a fun, peaceful summer camp where kids get to play outside, explore the woods, sit by the lake, move their bodies, make art, and learn simple ways to feel calm and happy. We’ll practice yoga, breathing, gratitude, mindful games, and nature journaling while making new friends and enjoying the beauty of our campus.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising 4th and 5th Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 Campers
Give your fourth or fifth grader a fun, peaceful place to move, explore nature, and learn! This program builds confidence, teamwork, and a love of the outdoors all while enjoying a calm, positive camp experience. Each refreshing day begins with calming mindfulness and gentle yoga to help students stretch, breathe, and get centered. Afterward, we head into the woods for hands-on activities, nature exploration, creative play, and team challenges. This program encourages movement, confidence, curiosity, and a strong connection to the outdoors, all in a fun, supportive environment.
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Co-Ed Volleyball
For Rising 6th through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Abby Close
Group Size: Maximum 20 Campers
Every session includes engaging activities like skill-building drills, interactive games, and friendly competitions. While learning is key, we always keep the focus on fun! The week culminates in game play and scrimmages where campers are placed on teams to apply their new skills in real-game situations within a supportive and exciting environment. Whether your athlete is a beginner or looking to sharpen their abilities, this camp offers the perfect mix of learning, teamwork, and unforgettable volleyball moments.
Field Hockey
For Rising 4th through 8th Graders
August 3 - 7
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 14 campers
This camp is perfect for players of all skill levels, whether you’re just looking to sharpen your game. Led by experienced coaches, participants will learn fundamentals of field hockey, improve their skills and enjoy fun, competitive games. Our camp focuses on building confidence, teamwork, and a love for the game in a supportive, and energetic environment. Don’t miss this opportunity to develop your skills and make new friends this summer.
Specialty Camps by Week
- Session 1 June 15-19
- Session 2 June 22 - 26
- Session 3 June 29 - July 2
- Session 4 July 6 - 10
- Session 5 July 13 - 17
- Session 6 July 20 - 24
- Session 7 - July 27 - 31
- Session 8 - August 3 - 7
- Sultana Camp - August 11 - 13, 2026
Session 1 June 15-19
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising Kindergartners and 1st Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Our camp offers a positive, calm, and nurturing environment where children can move, explore, and learn outdoors. Through simple, playful, and discovery-focused activities—including outdoor games, creative projects, and mindfulness exercises like simple yoga—campers will cultivate a love for nature and build confidence and teamwork skills. Activities emphasize sensory exploration and hands-on learning, with examples such as nature scavenger hunts, listening walks, and story circles in the woods.
Welcome to Fairy Tale and Foes Adventure Camp!
For Rising 1st through 3rd Graders
Camp Leader: Tara Liguori
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Throughout this immersive week, campers will breathe life into classic tales by tackling engaging STEM challenges, creating imaginative crafts, and solving story-inspired problems. Each day is structured to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and ensure collaboration as children explore and uncover the enduring magic of storytelling.
Students will step into the roles of fairy tale detectives, embarking on mysteries and quests inspired by cherished characters. The adventure includes: Constructing enchanted LEGO creations, Engineering clever contraptions to assist storybook heroes, Deciphering clues to outsmart classic foes, and Discovering famous artists while producing their own whimsical masterpieces.
Prepare for an unforgettable week of discovery, adventure, and applied learning, where every participant emerges as the true hero of their own narrative! Please note: To ensure a fresh and unique experience for returning campers, a different fairy tale will be featured each week.
Whisk It Up Kids Cooking and Baking Camp
For Rising 2nd through 5th Graders
Camp Leader: Niya Evans, owner and baker of Kee’s Cupcakes in Smyrna
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
The Junior Chefs & Sweet Treats Culinary Adventure Camp is an immersive, week-long experience designed for young aspiring chefs. The goal is to build foundational kitchen skills, confidence, foster creativity, and emphasize teamwork in a safe, fun, and hands-on environment.
Campers will be actively involved in preparing a diverse array of kid-friendly dishes, balancing savory cooking with delightful baking. Critical skills learned include proper kitchen safety and hygiene, fundamental measuring techniques, basic food preparation methods (chopping, stirring, kneading), and following recipes (literacy and comprehension).
Each day is structured around a savory cooking activity and a baking project, with themes like Breakfast Favorites, Comfort Foods from Around the World, Sweet Treats and Dessert Decorating, and Healthy Snacks and Simple Meals.
Beyond culinary skills, the curriculum promotes important life skills such as Responsibility, Independence, Patience, Teamwork, and a profound sense of Confidence Building. The week culminates in an exciting Cooking Challenge and Celebration, where each camper receives an official Certificate of Completion and a curated Recipe Pack to continue their culinary journey at home.
his camp will take a trip to Kee's Bakery on June 17.
Not Just Childcare. A Thoughtfully Designed Experience.
Session 2 June 22 - 26
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising 2nd and 3rd Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 Campers
Our Wellness in the Woods summer camp offers a fun, peaceful place for kids to move, explore nature, and learn through outdoor games, mindfulness activities, and creative projects. Campers build confidence, teamwork, and a love of the outdoors all while enjoying a calm, positive camp experience. They will gain a deeper understanding of mindfulness, yoga, and other wellness concepts. Activities include engaging in hikes, building things, and group challenges, while practicing safe participation and following instructions well. Examples of activities are journaling in nature, beginner forest bathing, mindful hiking, team building games, and learning coping strategies.
Welcome to Fairy Tale and Foes Adventure Camp!
For Rising 1st through 3rd Graders
Camp Leader: Tara Liguori
Group Size: Maximum of 12 Campers
Throughout this immersive week, campers will breathe life into classic tales by tackling engaging STEM challenges, creating imaginative crafts, and solving story-inspired problems. Each day is structured to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and ensure collaboration as children explore and uncover the enduring magic of storytelling.
Students will step into the roles of fairy tale detectives, embarking on mysteries and quests inspired by cherished characters. The adventure includes: Constructing enchanted LEGO creations, Engineering clever contraptions to assist storybook heroes, Deciphering clues to outsmart classic foes, and Discovering famous artists while producing their own whimsical masterpieces.
Prepare for an unforgettable week of discovery, adventure, and applied learning, where every participant emerges as the true hero of their own narrative! Please note: To ensure a fresh and unique experience for returning campers, a different fairy tale will be featured each week.
Chess Camp
For Rising 2nd through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Coach Greg
Group Size: Maximum of 20 Campers
Join Coach Greg, a Pennsylvania and Delaware Scholastics Chess Champion, for an engaging half-day Chess Camp! This exciting strategy camp is designed for students who have completed 1st through 8th grade. Learn the game, sharpen your attacks, and have fun!
Instruction is tailored to three skill levels:
Beginners: Master the fundamental rules and moves to become a competent player.
Novice: Develop essential techniques, including piece development, center control, creating weaknesses, attacking the enemy king, and tactical analysis.
Intermediate: Explore various openings, study critical endgames, analyze complex middle-game positions, expand your attacking repertoire, and gain access to online instructional support.
Not Just Childcare. A Thoughtfully Designed Experience.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Session 3 June 29 - July 2
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising 4th and 5th Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 Campers
Give your fourth or fifth grader a fun, peaceful place to move, explore nature, and learn! This program builds confidence, teamwork, and a love of the outdoors all while enjoying a calm, positive camp experience. Each refreshing day begins with calming mindfulness and gentle yoga to help students stretch, breathe, and get centered. Afterward, we head into the woods for hands-on activities, nature exploration, creative play, and team challenges. This program encourages movement, confidence, curiosity, and a strong connection to the outdoors, all in a fun, supportive environment.
Not Just Childcare. A Thoughtfully Designed Experience.
Welcome to Fairy Tale and Foes Adventure Camp!
For Rising 1st through 3rd Graders
Camp Leader: Tara Liguori
Group Size: Maximum of 12 Campers
Throughout this immersive week, campers will breathe life into classic tales by tackling engaging STEM challenges, creating imaginative crafts, and solving story-inspired problems. Each day is structured to ignite curiosity, foster creativity, and ensure collaboration as children explore and uncover the enduring magic of storytelling.
Students will step into the roles of fairy tale detectives, embarking on mysteries and quests inspired by cherished characters. The adventure includes: Constructing enchanted LEGO creations, Engineering clever contraptions to assist storybook heroes, Deciphering clues to outsmart classic foes, and Discovering famous artists while producing their own whimsical masterpieces.
Prepare for an unforgettable week of discovery, adventure, and applied learning, where every participant emerges as the true hero of their own narrative! Please note: To ensure a fresh and unique experience for returning campers, a different fairy tale will be featured each week.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Session 4 July 6 - 10
Digital Dreamer: Unleash your Inner Coder!
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
Camp Leader: Caitlin Egan
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Are you ready to go from playing games to making them? Using Scratch, a free, block-based programming language developed by MIT, campers will learn the essential building blocks of computer science in a highly creative, low-pressure environment. Over five days, campers will dive into making their own animated stories, designing interactive games, and building digital art projects. They won't just learn "code" they'll develop crucial life skills like problem-solving, logical thinking, and project design that are valuable in any future career.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising Kindergartners and 1st Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Our camp offers a positive, calm, and nurturing environment where children can move, explore, and learn outdoors. Through simple, playful, and discovery-focused activities—including outdoor games, creative projects, and mindfulness exercises like simple yoga—campers will cultivate a love for nature and build confidence and teamwork skills. Activities emphasize sensory exploration and hands-on learning, with examples such as nature scavenger hunts, listening walks, and story circles in the woods
Co-Ed Volleyball
For Rising 6th through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Abby Close
Group Size: Maximum 20 Campers
Every session includes engaging activities like skill-building drills, interactive games, and friendly competitions. While learning is key, we always keep the focus on fun! The week culminates in game play and scrimmages where campers are placed on teams to apply their new skills in real-game situations within a supportive and exciting environment. Whether your athlete is a beginner or looking to sharpen their abilities, this camp offers the perfect mix of learning, teamwork, and unforgettable volleyball moments.
Not Just Childcare. A Thoughtfully Designed Experience.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Session 5 July 13 - 17
Design-A-Park Math Camp
For Rising 4th through 6th Graders
Camp Leader: Barbara Hoffer
Group Size: Maximum 12 CampersKids become amusement park designers in this hands-on project-based math camp! Using area, perimeter, scale drawings, and budgeting skills, campers will plan, design, and build their own amusement park from the ground up. Through collaborative challenges, creative problem-solving, and real-world math applications, students strengthen geometry skills while having fun! The week culminates in a final park model and presentation they'll be proud to share!
Whisk It Up Kids Cooking and Baking Camp
For Rising 2nd through 5th Graders
Camp Leader: Niya Evans, owner and baker of Kee’s Cupcakes in Smyrna
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
This interactive culinary camp encourages students to dive into cooking and baking through fun challenges, cultural exploration, and creativity. Even returning campers will discover new recipes and experiences, making each session a unique culinary adventure. Campers will build kitchen confidence and independence by experimenting with various doughs and batters and learning simple cooking techniques. The curriculum focuses on understanding ingredients and nutrition, exploring global flavors, and using healthy swaps and creative dessert builds to develop problem-solving skills, ultimately building independence and kitchen confidence, fostering creativity and exploration through food, introducing global flavors and diverse cuisines, and deepening the understanding of ingredients and nutrition. The week culminates in a collaborative cooking challenge and celebration, allowing students to showcase their newfound skills. Every camper will receive a certificate of completion and a recipe pack to continue their culinary journey at home. A field trip to Kee's Cupcakes will take place on July 15.
Survival Adventure Camp
For Rising 5th through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: Rik Egan
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Unleash your inner adventurer! This camp balances physical skills (archery, shelter building) with mental challenges (navigation, knot mastery). Campers will learn safety, engineering, and focus, culminating in an Ultimate Survival Simulation and Archery Tournament. Join us to build confidence, teamwork, and real-world resourcefulness!
Not Just Childcare. A Thoughtfully Designed Experience.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Session 6 July 20 - 24
Summer Stage - Full Day
For Rising 1st through 8th Graders
Camp Leader: James Fuerst
Group Size: Maximum 20 Campers
It will be an exciting week of exploring the theater arts with young artists while finding our voices on stage and behind!Join The St. Anne’s Heron Stagecrafters for a fun and action-packed week of acting, singing, and stage tech! No experience is necessary to participate as an actor, vocalist, or stagehand. We will cover many aspects of the theater arts, starting the week by casting short one-act plays while simultaneously building the sets, organizing costumes and props, and setting up the staging, lighting, and sound. The week will culminate in a showcase performance on Friday, July 24.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising 4th and 5th Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 Campers
Give your fourth or fifth grader a fun, peaceful place to move, explore nature, and learn! This program builds confidence, teamwork, and a love of the outdoors all while enjoying a calm, positive camp experience. Each refreshing day begins with calming mindfulness and gentle yoga to help students stretch, breathe, and get centered. Afterward, we head into the woods for hands-on activities, nature exploration, creative play, and team challenges. This program encourages movement, confidence, curiosity, and a strong connection to the outdoors, all in a fun, supportive environment.
Not Just Childcare. A Thoughtfully Designed Experience.
Creative Writing
For Rising 5th through 8th Graders
Led by Janine Young
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Unleash your inner author! Join our newly created week-long Creative Writing Camp designed specifically for middle schoolers (5th-8th grade). Whether you dream of crafting gripping fantasy tales, penning powerful poetry, recreating a children’s story with illustrations, designing and composing graphic comics, responding to various writing prompts, or learning how to properly write dialogue for a story, this camp is the perfect launchpad for your imagination. Limited to just 12 students, you’ll work alongside fellow aspiring writers in a fun, supportive environment learning to hone your unique voice, while being taught various techniques to further your writing skills while exploring and expressing your originality.
Soccer Shots
For Rising Kindergarten through 3rd Graders
Group Size: Maximum of 20
At Soccer Shots, soccer is more than just a game. Our engaging, age-appropriate programs introduce children to the fundamentals of soccer while fostering teamwork, respect, and confidence. We create a positive, non-competitive environment where every child can learn and grow – all while having tons of FUN! Our goal is to instill a love for movement and build healthy habits that extend far beyond the soccer field.
Build, Code, Compete! VEX Robotics Summer Camp
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
Camp Leader: Caitlin Egan
Group Size: Maximum 12 Campers
Gear up for a week of hands-on engineering and dive into the world of robotics using VEX EXP equipment. Campers will design, build, and program their own base bot and claw bot as they explore engineering fundamentals, creative problem solving, and teamwork. Each day will bring a new challenge: navigating an obstacle course, completing engineering missions, and experimenting with different robot builds. No experience needed–just curiosity, creativity, and a desire to make something awesome.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Session 7 - July 27 - 31
Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp
For Rising 2nd through 4th Graders
Camp Leader: Alex Bydlon
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp for rising 2-4 provides a fun, supportive environment where children learn the foundational skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. Through games, hands-on activities, and guided practice, students will build executive functioning skills such as planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, self-control, attention flexibility, perseverance, and early metacognitive awareness. Study skills are taught in concrete, developmentally appropriate ways that help children understand routines, follow directions, and complete tasks more independently. Emotional regulation is intentionally incorporated through movement, yoga, and body-based strategies to help students calm their bodies, focus their minds, and develop healthy coping tools they can use both in and out of the classroom.
Summer Wellness in the Woods - Full Day
For Rising Kindergartners and 1st Graders
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Our camp offers a positive, calm, and nurturing environment where children can move, explore, and learn outdoors. Through simple, playful, and discovery-focused activities—including outdoor games, creative projects, and mindfulness exercises like simple yoga—campers will cultivate a love for nature and build confidence and teamwork skills. Activities emphasize sensory exploration and hands-on learning, with examples such as nature scavenger hunts, listening walks, and story circles in the woods.
Not Just Childcare. A Thoughtfully Designed Experience.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Session 8 - August 3 - 7
Field Hockey
For Rising 4th through 8th Graders
August 3 - 7
Camp Leader: Ali DeFino
Group Size: Maximum 14 campers
This camp is perfect for players of all skill levels, whether you’re just looking to sharpen your game. Led by experienced coaches, participants will learn fundamentals of field hockey, improve their skills and enjoy fun, competitive games. Our camp focuses on building confidence, teamwork, and a love for the game in a supportive, and energetic environment. Don’t miss this opportunity to develop your skills and make new friends this summer.
Wings and Wands: A Wizarding Journey
For Rising 4th through 8th Graders
August 3 - 7
Camp Leader: Abby Close
Group Size: Maximum 14 campers
This immersive week-long adventure brings the beloved book series to life chronologically. Each day is inspired by a different book and its magical events. Campers will engage in hands-on challenges, puzzles, games, and magical activities based on the day's book. To progress, they must "Escape the Day" by solving clues and completing challenges using teamwork and creativity, just like Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Exciting activities include Quidditch, Butterbeer breaks, and interactive wizarding challenges.
The week culminates in a grand end-of-camp celebration. Perfect for young Harry Potter fans, this camp is filled with imagination, teamwork, problem-solving, and nonstop fun for an unforgettable magical adventure!
Mindfulness Explorers Camp
For Rising 1st through 4th Graders
August 3 - 7
Camp Leader: Liz Agamie
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
Mindful Explorers Camp is a fun, peaceful summer camp where kids get to play outside, explore the woods, sit by the lake, move their bodies, make art, and learn simple ways to feel calm and happy. We’ll practice yoga, breathing, gratitude, mindful games, and nature journaling while making new friends and enjoying the beauty of our campus.
Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp
For Rising 5th through 8th Graders
August 3 - 7
Camp Leader: Alex Bydlon
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This Executive Functioning Back-to-School Boot Camp is designed to help middle school students start the year feeling confident, capable, and in control of their learning. Through engaging, age-appropriate activities, students will strengthen essential study skills and executive functioning areas including planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, metacognition, self-control, attention flexibility, and perseverance. Students will learn practical systems they can immediately apply to schoolwork, homework, and long-term projects, while also building awareness of how their brain works and how to advocate for their needs. Emotional regulation is woven throughout the program through purposeful movement, yoga, and mindfulness practices to help students manage stress, increase focus, and build resilience as they transition back into the school year.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Sultana Camp - August 11 - 13, 2026
Sultana Camp - Waterfront camp on the chesapeake bay
For Rising 3rd through 6th Graders
Group Size: Maximum 10 campers
This trip is ideal for students interested in exploring the Chesapeake Bay while spending quality time with their St. Anne’s classmates prior to the start of the new school year. Days are filled with kayaking, fishing, swimming, and beachcombing, while evenings are spent camping in tents, playing games, and relaxing around the campfire at a waterfront basecamp on a private Eastern Shore farm. SEF’s experienced staff provide individualized instruction in safety and paddling skills, and all food and camping gear are provided.
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
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Traditional Camp (Preschool - 8th Grade)
Our traditional camp offers a curated journey through nature, tailored to every stage of a child’s development.
- Nestlings are children who are 3 before the start of the camp. This Group will emphasize the school values of Respect, Responsibility, and Compassion. We will nurture the whole camper by providing outdoor exploration and hands-on activities. Nestlings will spend the morning outdoors involved in hands-on learning and fun in nature.
Preschool (Ages 3 and 4) - Must be completely independent in the bathroom.
- From our youngest Fledglings (Grades K–1) to our senior Herons (Grades 6–8), every camper experiences a vibrant mix of weekly themes, arts and crafts, and nature exploration. While each age group, including our Juveniles I & II, enjoys classic field games and Heron Day Camp traditions, our curriculum is designed to grow with them.
2026 Themes
- Session 1: Birds of a Feather June 15 - June 19
- Session 2: Roar and Explore - Dinosaurs June 22 - June 26
- Session 3: Stars and Stripes June 29 - July 2. There will be no camp on July 3.
- Session 4: Water World July 6 - July 10
- Session 5: Under the Sea July 13 - July 17
- Session 6: Metamorphosis Magic July 20 - 24
- Session 7: Native Species Among Us July 27 - July 31
- Session 8: Carnival Extravaganza August 3 - August 7
Calm & Nurturing
Small groups and caring adults create a steady, positive environment.
Engaging & Hands-On
Children move, create, build, explore, and learn through real experiences.
Confidence-Building
Kids try new things, collaborate, and grow in independence.
Joyful & Balanced
Children come home happy, proud, and ready to return each day.
Small by Design
Group sizes are intentionally limited so every child receives attention, guidance, and care.
Led by People Who Know Children
Our camps are led by trusted educators, coaches, artists, and specialists who understand how children learn and grow.
Whole-Child Focus
Confidence, teamwork, creativity, movement, and emotional well-being are woven into each day—not treated as extras.
By spring, many families are already worrying about summer.
Too much screen time.
Camps that feel chaotic or impersonal.
Large groups where kids get lost.
“Fun” that leaves children overstimulated and exhausted.
And the quiet question parents don’t always say out loud:
Is my child really okay all day?
Summer Shouldn't Feel This Stressful
Contact:
April Smallwood
ASmallwood@stannesde.org
There is another way to do summer.
Summer doesn’t have to feel like survival mode.
It can be calm.
It can be structured.
It can be meaningful.
And it can give parents peace of mind—while giving children days they genuinely enjoy.
A summer where children are known and supported.
A summer where children are known, supported, and genuinely excited to be here.