❀ We are OPEN for Easter, Sunday, March 31, 2024 ❀ Read More
The Montshire will be open for regular hours (10am - 5pm) on Sunday, March 31, 2024. ❁ ❀ ✿
If you are NEW to Montshire Camp this year, you will need to set up your camp registration account first on Campsite HERE
If you have an EXISTING account on Campsite, login HERE
**Campers may sign up for ONLY ONE session of EACH REPEATING camp offered**
Daily: 9am - 4pm (Cost: see below per/camp)
Extended Care: 4 - 5pm (Cost: $30/week)
New! Late Pick-up Policy:
Due to limited staffing, we have a late pick-up fee for camp and Extended Care of $10 for each 10-minute block of time. For regular camp sessions, this will start at 4:10, and for Extended Care 5:00pm. For the first day of a late pickup, the first 10 minutes is waived. Payment will be taken using the credit card on file.
Example: If a Camper is not signed up for Extended Care, a pick-up time of 4:25 would result in a $20 late fee. ($10 for 4:11-4:20, $10 for 4:21-4:30)
Nature Detectives uncover the secrets of the forests, rivers and fields near the Montshire. They use science tools, keen observation skills, and big questions to make meaning from the mysteries hidden in nature. If you want to be a Nature Detective too, join us for a fun filled week of equal parts playing, crafting and inquiring, right here in the forests we call home. ($335/ Member, $350/Non-member)
The forest is calling. Will you answer? As an Explorer, it is up to you to peer beyond the next bend in the trail, and over the next rise. You’ll seek the mysteries hidden under logs, amounst the ferns, and in the secret moss covered stretches of forest where few visitors ever tread. Explorers dare to go beyond the usual sights at the Montshire, and find some of our forest’s hidden gems! ($335/Member, $350/Non-member)
Nature Detectives: Entering grades 1 and 2
Explorers: Entering grades 3 and 4
Nature Detectives: Entering grades 1 and 2 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Explorers: Entering grades 3 and 4 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Nature Detectives: Entering grades 1 and 2 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Explorers: Entering grades 3 and 4 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Nature Detectives: Entering grades 1 and 2 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Explorers: Entering grades 3 and 4 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Get building as a Creator! Over the course of a week you’ll get to create various contraptions with new friends while learning how to use tools like hot glue guns, drills, and saws. You’ll also learn how to power some of your creations with electricty and apply different forces to make them move. You’ll also get outside to enjoy the museum exhibits and grounds with your fellow campers. At the end of the week, family and friends are invited to a showcase where you can share the creations you’ve made over the week ($360/Member, $375/Non-member)
Master the engineering design process and bring your ideas to life! As an Inventor, you will learn to solve problems through engineering by designing and building your creations to complete different challenges. You will also get to use several tools includng hot glue, power drills, and saws. At the end of the week, family and friends can come by for a showcase of all of the inventions made throughout the week! ($360/Member, $375/Non-member)
Inventors: Entering grade 3 and 4 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Makers take the engineering design process to the next level with more tools and complex designs. This week you’ll have the freedom to design and build your own creations to solve problems that you want. Camp educators will help you develop your skills with engineering challenges and instruction on how to use various tools including power drills, saws, and more. There will even be time to enjoy the museum inside and out with new friends, and then share your creations with friends and family at an end-of-week showcase. ($360/Member, $375/Non-member)
Creators: Entering grades 1 and 2 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Inventors: Entering grades 3 and 4 (WAITLIST ONLY)
Nature Detectives AND Explorers: Entering grades 1 through 4 (WAITLIST ONLY)
A combined camp of multi-age campers for the final week of summer!
Use our Social Narrative to see what a day at Montshire Summer Camp is really like:
Find our FAQ HERE.
Apply HERE.
The Montshire offers a variety of day camps with exciting opportunities for learning, exploration, and discovery.
Each week is thoughtfully designed to create a unique camp experience that includes hands-on exploration, experiments, careful observation, quiet and active times, games, water play, and more.
Montshire Summer Camps maintain a camper-to-instructor ratio (7:1), ensuring individual attention is given to each camper.
Our staff members are well-trained and knowledgeable, with a variety of interests and experiences, and a love of working with children. Each staff member undergoes extensive training with the Montshire’s full-time science educators, and is proficient in safety and first-aid procedures.
Montshire is currently hiring for Summer Camp counselors: Apply HERE