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Early Childhood Camps
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All Summer Early Childhood camps will be IN PERSON
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will be followed.
HALF DAY AM CAMPS
HALF DAY PM CAMPS
Preschool Spanish Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 12:00PM
6/17/24 - 6/21/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3.5 - 5 years. Introduce your preschooler to Spanish in this interactive and educational camp! Each day your camper learns new vocabulary through games, songs, crafts and free-choice activities. Each day includes time using two amazing playgrounds and/or a well-stocked, indoor motor room/gymnasium. Senora Marcela is a native speaker raising her two children in a bilingual household with a wealth of experience teaching Spanish to children. Handouts with words to the songs and vocabulary will be sent home on Friday! Attending children need to be potty trained. Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie Instructor: Marcela De Santiago-Geddes. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15. No camp on 6/19 (Juneteenth holiday).
NEW! Storytime Science
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
6/17/24 - 6/21/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5 years. Storytime Science takes our favorite fairy tales, legends, stories and fables and pairs them with fun, hands-on science experiments! From the story of the 3 Little Pigs, to tales of princesses and dragons, this camp is sure to have something for every camper’s interests. Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. Join us as we take ‘make believe” and make it REAL! Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructors: Nutty Science Professors. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15. No camp on 6/19 (Juneteenth holiday).
Dinosaur Discovery - A2 Little Explorers
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
6/17/24 - 6/21/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Calling all dinosaur explorers! Join Ms. Kelly to dig deeper into dinosaur life and explore what made them incredible. Discover their habitats, food preferences and how to say their long names. Dinophiles can create footprints, dig for bones, and imagine what life would be like if dinosaurs were not extinct. The week includes mornings full of center-based activities including art, stories, games, pretend play, and plenty of camp fun! Two amazing playgrounds and indoor motor room/gymnasium as well. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Kelly Williams. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15. No camp on 6/19 (Juneteenth holiday).
Preschool Spanish Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 12:00PM
6/24/24 - 6/28/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3.5 - 5 years. Introduce your preschooler to Spanish in this interactive and educational camp! Each day your camper learns new vocabulary through games, songs, crafts and free-choice activities. Each day includes time using two amazing playgrounds and/or a well-stocked, indoor motor room/gymnasium. Senora Marcela is a native speaker raising her two children in a bilingual household with a wealth of experience teaching Spanish to children. Handouts with words to the songs and vocabulary will be sent home on Friday! Attending children need to be potty trained. Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and a water bottle. Instructor: Marcela De Santiago-Geddes. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Wacky Science: Earth, Moon & Beyond
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
6/24/24 - 6/28/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5 years. Get ready for wacky fun that focuses on the “WOW-factor” while exploring all that is out of this world! Campers dive into the moon, stars and planets and imagine what it would be like to live on those other planets. With hands-on experiments and scientific art projects, our young learners take their first steps to becoming astronauts who explore space. Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. An amazing and NUTTY week is designed to inspire excitement for learning and science both in the classroom and outdoors. Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink.. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Nutty Science Staff. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Enchanted Fairy Land
A2 Little Explorers
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
6/24/24 - 6/28/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Immerse yourself in the land of fairies during this newly-designed theme week! Activities may include the creation of fairy gardens, fairy doors and fairy soup mixed in with imaginative dress-up and even time to explore the worlds of gnomes and elves. The week includes mornings full of center-based activities including art, stories, games, pretend play, and plenty of camp fun! Two amazing playgrounds and indoor motor room/gymnasium as well. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Kelly Williams. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Preschool Bike Riding Camp
Adult & Child Camp
AM Camp
10:00AM - 11:00AM
6/24/24 - 6/28/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 2.5 - 5 years with an Adult. Develop your child’s love for biking by coming together with other families to create a bicycle group of peers. The skills for learning to ride a bike are complex, and this camp offers you a week to practice while building strength and confidence. We work on balancing, riding in a straight line, steering and braking safely. Each day includes group activities with the parachute, partner games, obstacle courses and even a bike wash station on the last day! Parent support is expected but the motivation gained when riding alongside peers can be all your child needs to gain a little independence on their wheels. Children bring their own riding vehicles (tricycles, balance bikes, training wheels and even two wheels may be used), helmets and water bottles. Please contact us if you do not have a vehicle to bring. Makeup for inclement weather is the same day in the afternoon 2-3PM. Instructor: Andrea Nance. 100% scholarship recipients pay $5.
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Animal Adventure Dance Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day PM Camp
1:00PM - 4:00PM
6/24/24 - 6/28/24
Cultural Arts Building
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. ROOOARRR! Your camper will stomp like an elephant, leap like a leopard, balance like a flamingo, and even swing like a monkey. Exploration is encouraged through wildly fun activities like crafts, songs, games, and more. Campers should pack a water bottle and an allergy-free snack. Don’t forget your sense of adventure! Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Lisa Dietz of Dance and Grow, LLC. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Fantastical Fairies & Friends
Drop-Off Dance Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 12:00PM
7/8/24 - 7/12/24
Cultural Arts Building
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Explore all things fantasy in this camp filled with rainbows, sparkles, unicorns, and fire-breathing dragons! We’ll create magic through dance, crafts, storytime, engaging games and more. Campers should pack a water bottle and an allergy-free snack. This week is sure to be an enchanted epic. Don’t forget your fairy wings! Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Lisa Dietz of Dance and Grow, LLC. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Storytime Science
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/8/24 - 7/12/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5 years. Storytime Science takes our favorite fairy tales, legends, stories and fables and pairs them with fun, hands-on science experiments! From the story of the 3 Little Pigs, to tales of princesses and dragons, this camp is sure to have something for every camper’s interests. Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. Join us as we take ‘make believe” and make it REAL! Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructors: Nutty Science Professors. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Superheroes on the Go!
A2 Little Explorers
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/8/24 - 7/12/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Stand for truth and save the world (or maybe a kitten in a tree) at our Superhero camp. Watch the transformation as each camper becomes a unique Superhero of their own creation detailed in their very own book brought home at the end of the week. Capes, masks, superpowers and detailed action stories are all part of the fun while playing together. The week includes mornings full of center-based activities including art, stories, games, pretend play, sensory exploration and plenty of camp fun! Two amazing playgrounds and indoor motor room/gymnasium as well. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Kelly Williams. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Barnyard & Brushes Art
Adult & Child Camp
AM Camp
10:00AM - 11:00AM
7/8/24 - 7/12/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 2 - 4 years with an Adult. Join us for a week-long adventure at our Farm Camp! Get ready to dive into a world of fun and messiness with our delightful farm-themed activities perfect for young kids and their adults. From painting with veggies to crafting adorable sheep with cotton balls, every day will be filled with laughter and learning. Let their creativity soar as they engage in sensory art and play, leaving their handprints and footprints on animal-themed masterpieces. It's a summer camp experience children and their adults will never forget! Instructor: Namrata Khemka. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Unicorns, Rainbows & Butterflies
A2 Little Explorers
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/15/24 - 7/19/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Let’s spend the week surrounded by all of our favorite things! Ms. Kelly weaves together themed books and creative projects like rainbow suncatchers and unicorn dreamcatchers along with the science on the metamorphosis of the amazing butterfly. The week includes mornings full of center-based activities including art, stories, games, pretend play, sensory exploration and plenty of camp fun! Two amazing playgrounds and indoor motor room/gymnasium as well. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Kelly Williams. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Wacky Science: Earth, Moon & Beyond
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/15/24 - 7/19/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5 years. Get ready for wacky fun that focuses on the “WOW-factor” while exploring all that is out of this world! Campers dive into the moon, stars and planets and imagine what it would be like to live on those other planets. With hands-on experiments and scientific art projects, our young learners take their first steps to becoming astronauts who explore space. Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. An amazing and NUTTY week is designed to inspire excitement for learning and science both in the classroom and outdoors. Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Nutty Science Staff. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Splish! Splash!
Let's Make Art with Water
Adult & Child Camp
AM Camp
10:00AM - 11:00AM
7/15/24 - 7/18/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 2 - 4 years with an Adult. Get ready for a splish-splashy week of creativity at Splish Splash! Let's Make Art with Water camp! Kids and water are natural mates, and this week, your little ones will have a blast exploring all things watery. From color mixing with water to mega block ice painting, and even water play and art using droppers, there's endless fun to dive into. Children and adults go on a water-filled art adventure for a week of summer fun! Instructor: Namrata Khemka. 100% scholarship recipients pay $5.
Nutty Safari
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/22/24 - 7/26/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Age: 3 - 5 years. Welcome to the Nutty Safari! Let’s explore the jungle, savannah, swamps and mountains where so many amazing animals live! Young students will embark on a thrilling journey to discover the wonders of the natural world through the lens of science, literature, and art! Our camp is specially designed for preschool adventurers who love animals and adventure. Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. An amazing and NUTTY week is designed to inspire excitement for learning and science both in the classroom and outdoors. Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Nutty Science Staff. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Underwater Pirate Adventure
A2 Little Explorers
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/22/24 - 7/26/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Join Ms. Kelly for a week-long adventure focused on the fantastic real and imaginary beings of ocean life, pirates, mermaids, fishing, sailing and exploring the seven seas. Splish, splash water fun is planned, so an extra set of dry clothes should be packed. The week includes mornings full of center-based activities including art, stories, games, pretend play, sensory exploration and plenty of camp fun! Two amazing playgrounds and indoor motor room/gymnasium as well. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Kelly Williams. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Seaside Sensations Art
Adult & Child Camp
AM Camp
10:00AM - 11:00AM
7/22/24 - 7/26/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 2 - 4 years with an Adult. Dive into a world of creativity with your budding artist! Join us as we embark on an exciting journey to discover the wonders of the ocean and its amazing sea creatures. From painting seashells to exploring ocean process art and crafting jellyfish sun catchers, every day promises a splash of fun and messiness. Let your little ones' imaginations run wild as they dive into soapy sea foam sensory play and more aquatic adventures. Get ready for a week filled with laughter, learning, and lots of art! Instructor: Namrata Khemka. 100% scholarship recipients pay $10.
Frosted Fairytale Dance Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day PM Camp
1:00PM - 4:00PM
7/22/24 - 7/26/24
Cultural Arts Building
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Do you want to build a snowman? Join us in our ice palace for a week of fairytale fun as we explore favorite stories and characters through a flurry of activities. Dancing, crafting, storytime, interactive games and more will delight your snowflakes! Campers should pack a water bottle and an allergy-free snack. Miss out on this camp? Snow way! Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Lisa Dietz of Dance Grow, LLC. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Princess & Pirate Dance Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 12:00PM
7/29/24 - 8/2/24
Cultural Arts Building
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Ahoy friends! Get ready for a week full of royal balls and swashbuckling fun. We sail the seas of adventure to magical lands, exploring favorite stories and characters through dance, crafts, storytime, engaging games and more. Campers pack a water bottle and an allergy-free snack. Come walk the plank with us! Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Lisa Dietz: Dance & Grow. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Kitchen Chemists
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/29/24 - 8/2/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5 years. Does your little one love helping out in the kitchen? Pouring, stirring, mixing, observing! This camp will include fun experiments with everyday kitchen items combined with learning about different foods and how they help us grow! We'll look at some crazy reactions when we mix things, and even what happens to marshmallows... in a vacuum?!?! Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. Join the Nutty Scientists for some nutty kitchen FUN! (while our experiments are not for eating and we will be avoiding allergens such as nuts and shellfish, please let us know about any other food allergies so we can accommodate). Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Nutty Science Staff. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Once Upon a Time
A2 Little Explorers
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
7/29/24 - 8/2/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Let your imaginations soar as we take a journey to meet characters from folk and fairy tales in Magical Kingdoms with kings, queens, dragons and more. Ms. Kelly weaves together themed books with creative projects, activities, dress-up clothes and all things magical! The week includes mornings full of center-based activities including art, stories, games, pretend play, sensory exploration and plenty of camp fun! Two amazing playgrounds and indoor motor room/gymnasium as well. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Kelly Williams. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Vroom & Zoom
Things That Go Art Camp
Adult & Child Camp
AM Camp
10:00AM - 11:00AM
7/29/24 - 8/2/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 2 - 4 years with an Adult. Embark on an exciting artistic journey with your young artist in our 'Things That Go' Art Camp! Fuel your little one's fascination with cars, rockets, and boats as we dive into a week filled with vehicle-themed fun and creativity. From painting with toy cars to crafting fire trucks, each day promises a new adventure. Let their imaginations soar as they color and wash toy cars, create handprint rockets, and set sail with paper boats in water play activities. Join us for a summer camp packed with laughter, learning, and endless artistic exploration! Instructor: Namrata Khemka. 100% scholarship recipients pay $10.
NEW! 5 Senses Science
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
8/5/24 - 8/9/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5 years. Eyes and ears and mouth and nose... This week we will be exploring the 5 senses humans use to take in the world around them! Join us for experiments and activities using some of our senses and talk about why some senses... aren't great for science. We will dive deep into details about the ear drums and taste buds, fingerprints and nose hairs! Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. Get ready for a silly week of 5 senses science! Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Nutty Science Staff. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! All Around Ann Arbor
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
8/5/24 - 8/9/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Preschoolers love recreating their real-life experiences during pretend play. The “All Around Ann Arbor” classroom transforms into “a tiny town” complete with a grocery store, fire station, vet clinic, gas station, post office, and more. Stories, crafts, songs, dress-up and lots of toy props ignite campers’ imaginations and provide a space for open-ended cooperative and creative play. Join Jasmin for a packed week of summer camp fun! Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Jasmin Brown. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Preschool Bike Riding Camp
Adult & Child Camp
AM Camp
10:00AM - 11:00AM
8/5/24 - 8/9/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 2.5 - 5 years with an Adult. Develop your child’s love for biking by coming together with other families to create a bicycle group of peers. The skills for learning to ride a bike are complex, and this camp offers you a week to practice while building strength and confidence. We work on balancing, riding in a straight line, steering and braking safely. Each day includes group activities with the parachute, partner games, obstacle courses and even a bike wash station on the last day! Parent support is expected but the motivation gained when riding alongside peers can be all your child needs to gain a little independence on their wheels. Children bring their own riding vehicles (tricycles, balance bikes, training wheels and even two wheels may be used), helmets and water bottles. Please contact us if you do not have a vehicle to bring. Makeup for inclement weather is the same day in the afternoon 2-3pm. Instructor: Andrea Nance. 100% scholarship recipients pay $5.
NEW! Hair in the Air Dance Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day PM Camp
1:00PM - 4:00PM
8/5/24 - 8/9/24
Cultural Arts Building
Ages: 3 -5.5 years. Get ready for a hair-raising adventure! Discover your true colors in this high-energy dance camp, exploring favorite stories and characters. Dancing, crafting, storytime, interactive games and, of course, troll hair! Campers should pack a water bottle and an allergy-free snack. Hair up! Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Lisa Dietz of Dance Grow, LLC. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
Frosted Fairytale Dance Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 12:00PM
8/12/24 - 8/16/24
Cultural Arts Building
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Do you want to build a snowman? Join us in our ice palace for a week of fairytale fun as we explore favorite stories and characters through a flurry of activities. Dancing, crafting, storytime, interactive games and more will delight your snowflakes! Campers should pack a water bottle and an allergy-free snack. Miss out on this camp? Snow way! Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Lisa Dietz of Dance Grow, LLC. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Storybook Adventure Camp
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
8/12/24 - 8/16/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5.5 years. Let’s jump into the wonderful world of classic childhood storybooks! Join Jasmin in a week of camp fun guided by a daily read-aloud book combined with art, songs, dress-up and early literacy activities based upon the five stories and their varied themes! Each child creates their very own illustrated book to be sent home on Friday to remember a special week at camp. Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. Please send a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Jasmin Brown. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Shapes and Colors of Science
Drop-Off Camp
Half Day AM Camp
9:00AM - 1:00PM
8/12/24 - 8/16/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 3 - 5 years. Who doesn't love a colorful piece of art?! This week we will combine art and science to explore many different shapes and colors! Let’s mix and separate colors, recognize the unique shapes of everyday things, discover which ones are stronger than others, and learn what 3D shapes are, then make our own! Camp includes time outdoors on two amazing playgrounds and indoors in our motor room/gymnasium. Come show us how well you know your shapes and colors! Campers should bring a NUT-FREE fruit/veggie snack and lunch with a filled water bottle to drink. Attending children need to be potty trained. Instructor: Nutty Science Staff. 100% scholarship recipients pay $15.
NEW! Rainbow Wonder:
A Kaleidoscope of Creativity
Adult & Child Camp
AM Camp
10:00AM - 11:00AM
8/12/24 - 8/16/24
Westerman Preschool & Family Center
Ages: 2 - 4 years with an Adult. Get ready to chase rainbows all week long at our vibrant Rainbow Theme Art Camp! Young artists will craft their very own rainbow t-shirts, create rainbows from found materials, experience shaving cream marbled art and design rainbow sun catchers with help from their adults. Let’s paint the town colorful this summer! Don't forget to bring along a toddler-sized white T-shirt for our special T-shirt DIY activity. Instructor: Namrata Khemka. 100% scholarship recipients pay $10.