Morning Camps (9:00-12:00)

The Great Outdoors: A Bug’s Life (2’s must be 2 by 09/30/19)

Dress up, dance, sing, and play as you explore the world of insects and beyond. What does a bug do all day? We are going to find out during this weeklong adventure into a bug’s life! Creepy crawly games, exploration, and more awaits you!

The Great Outdoors: Camping (3’s must be 3 by 9/30/19)

Let’s set out on an adventure!  As we set off on our adventure, we will play games, sing songs, share tales of fun around the campfire, set up a tent and stargaze! Of course, no camping adventure would be complete without roasting s’mores! So, grab your gear and some good friends and join us for this week of fun!

The Great Outdoors: Nature Adventure (PreK must be 4 by 09/30/19)

What do plants need to live happily? Do flowers have a secret way of communicating with each other? Join us to find out! We will make nature wands and leaf prints with air dry clay, as we learn about the cycle of a plant and explore the land with our senses.

The Great Outdoors: Ideas by Nature (Elementary must have completed K-5^th grade)

Students will use their senses to investigate what’s happening outdoors. They will explore, generate questions, and search for answers about how the surrounding environment can inspire new ideas and solve problems. Students will also shrink down to the size of a bug and use photography and field notes to document a “Micro-Hike”.

Afternoon Camps (12:00-4:00)

The Great Outdoors: Preschool – Camp Creativity (2’s – PreK, must be 2 by 09/30/19)

This week will surely bring out the creativity in all campers! Campers will get to use different material and mediums to make crafts and do designs! They will do some guided crafts, as well as open ended crafts where the possibilities are endless!

The Great Outdoors: Elementary – Going Green (must have completed K-5^th grade)

The kids will learn about recycling, pollution, and the whole idea behind “reduce, reuse, and recycle.” They will think outside of the box and create using recycled and unusual objects.

Future Architects and Engineers

Morning Camps (9:00-12:00)

Future Architects and Engineers: Block Building Bonanza (2’s must be 2 by 09/30/19)

Our young learners will use block play to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through versatile learning opportunities. Builders will explore cause and effect and learn about gravity, stability, weight, and balance as they play with blocks. They will learn about architecture and the names and functions of different buildings and bridges as they build their own unique structures. They can also experiment with different designs and learn why some designs work and others fall down.

Future Architects and Engineers: Construction Zone (3’s must be 3 by 9/30/19)

Get ready to dig, mix and build as we watch real construction workers across the street! Create buildings, roads and cities with construction blocks, diggers and front loaders. Dress up in safety clothes, use tools, mix “cement” and make 3d sculptures, are just a few of the fun things we will do in this camp!

Future Architects and Engineers: Lego (PreK must be 4 by 09/30/19)

Who doesn’t love Legos? Campers will have an opportunity to learn, build and explore utilizing LEGO® bricks as well as play games, create art and have a lot of fun. LEGO is the ideal medium for experimenting and learning about Engineering while providing the resources to design, build, and program student creations. Campers will have fun while thinking critically and using imagination!

Future Architects and Engineers: Art, Engineering, Adventure (Elementary must have completed K-5^th grade) 

Campers will be encouraged to use creative problem solving as they work together to complete several challenges. They will use language and fine arts as they collaborate to write and illustrate a story.  Campers will use engineering as they are challenged to build a sound structure as high as possible with only the materials provided to them. Campers will exercise their math skills as they are challenged to balance all their items on a scale. Mostly, they will have fun as they use creativity while learning to problem solve together. 

Afternoon Camps (12:00-4:00)

Future Architects and Engineers: Preschool – Under the Big Top  

(2’s – PreK, must be 2 by 09/30/19)

Come one, come all, it’s going to be the greatest week around! We’ll enjoy arts and crafts and carnival games. It’s going to be a circus!

Future Architects and Engineers: Elementary – Fun with Team Building (must have completed K-5^th grade)

Kids are filled with curiosity and a desire to learn. So, let’s use it! This summer we will make friends using teamwork, creative thinking, and cooperation through activities and games that you can’t win alone! Your child will learn more about their capabilities and how they can use them when they team up with others to achieve goals they may not have achieved alone. Let’s work together and have some fun!

Around the World

Morning Camps (9:00-12:00)

Around the World: African Safari (2’s must be 2 by 09/30/19)

Make sure your passport is all up to date because we are going to Africa! Ride along with us as we explore the jungles of Africa learning about the animals as we go!

Around the World: Dance Around the World (3’s must be 3 by 9/30/19)

What better way to explore different cultures and their history than through dancing? Get ready to move, jump, and wiggle all around with folk dances from Peru, Bolivia, Austria, Colombia, and China.

Around the World: World Travelers (PreK must be 4 by 09/30/19)

Grab a suitcase and your passport and prepare for worldwide adventures. If you want to see the world, look no further than camp! This week we are going to experience the cultures, customs, clothing, music, and games of several countries around the world.

Around the World: Taste of Nations (Elementary must have completed K-5^th grade)

Adventure across the globe and let’s explore the art, culture, and cuisine of nations around the world! Come expand your taste buds as we learn what and how people commune across the globe. We will also take a closer look at the country of your heritage.

Afternoon Camps (12:00-4:00)

Around the World: Preschool – Timeless Games from Around the World (2’s – PreK, must be 2 by 09/30/19)

All over the world, in every culture and country, children play games. Games encourage people to do things together. They help build social skills, and group games even teach responsibility as each person has to participate fully to keep it fun for everyone. Games are actually great for learning in fun ways. Campers will be introduced to games from around the world like The Dragon’s Tail (China), Cheetahs and Cheetals (India), Scooter Bowls (United Kingdom), and Shemot (India). No passport required!

 Around the World: Elementary – Where in the World Did This Game Come From? (must have completed K-5^th grade)   

Campers will learn the origins of some of the most beloved playground games. Much fun will be had by playing games like Jacks (Ancient Greece), Marbles (Ancient Egypt), (Croquet (Fance), Hopscotch (Ancient Rome), and Kickball (South America). Entertaining AND educational!

Dramatic Arts

Morning Camps (9:00-12:00)

Dramatic Arts: Where the Wild Things Are (2’s must be 2 by 09/30/19)

Unleash your child’s inner monster and let the wild rumpus begin! Guided mischief of one kind or another will be featured as we sail through each day exploring nature, taming wild critters, performing magic tricks, and playing games inspired by Max, King of the Beasts. If there’s one guarantee to this camp, no one will be sent to his room for being naughty! Dreamers and kids with excess imagination need apply!

Dramatic Arts: Superheroes (3’s must be 3 by 9/30/19)                

During our Superhero Training week at Destiny, students will be lead through different missions and an exploration of what it means to be “Super.”  We will start each day with team-building skills and then grow to include more individualized skills that mimic the powers of famous superheroes. The students will receive a checklist of superhero tasks to complete. Superheroes can inspire us to be greater; to be the do-gooders in the world! It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a SUPER camper! Costumes encouraged on Friday! 

Dramatic Arts: Music Video Camp (PreK – 1^st grade must be 4 by 09/30/19)   

The students will learn a song and work together to create a music video. Students will be in charge of learning music and lyrics, creating choreography, designing props and costumes, and operating the video camera. Students will learn about recording and editing videos as well.

*please visit DSOA’s website to register 2^nd-5^th graders for our Musical Theatre camp

Afternoon Camps (12:00-4:00)

Dramatic Arts: Preschool – A Pirates Life for Me (2’s – PreK, must be 2 by 09/30/19)  

Arrr mateys! Join Captain Walker D. Plank for a week designed to spark your child’s imagination and tickle their funny bone. Decoding pirate’s maps, scavenger hunting for buried treasure, staging mock bottles, designing costumes replete with parrots, spyglasses, and eye patches, singing chanties of the raging seas- you name it, and we’ll do it!

 Dramatic Arts: Elementary- Folktales and Fairylands (must have completed K-5^th grade)      

Hear tales of dragons and other magical beings from all over the world. Design your own wee elfin or fairy home, make fanciful puppets, masks and other costume props, and play theater games based on best-loved fairy and folktales.

Healthy Body-Healthy Planet

Morning Camps (9:00-12:00)

Healthy Body-Healthy Planet: Under the Sea (2’s must be 2 by 09/30/19)

Just keep swimming….and dive deep into the great blue ocean to meet some of the most amazing creatures living there. Through recycled materials and our imagination, we will create arts and crafts that represent what we explore under the sea. Recycling will remind all of us to keep the ocean clean and trash free!

Healthy Body-Healthy Planet: Little Green Thumbs (3’s must be 3 by 9/30/19)

Let’s learn and grow as we explore the world of gardening, recycling, and more. We will play games, create fun arts and crafts, and learn about plant life cycles and more! 

Healthy Body-Healthy Planet: Yoga All Around Us (PreK – 1^st grade must be 4 by 09/30/19)

Students will learn the basic tenets of yoga to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their place in nature. Postures will be taught to create a simple daily practice. Students will also learn about food and how to make healthy choices.

*please visit DSOA’s website to register 2^nd-5^th graders for our Musical Theatre camp

Afternoon Camps (12:00-4:00)

Healthy Body-Healthy Planet: Preschool – Dance Camp (2’s – PreK, must be 2 by 09/30/19)

Your child will get to have fun through dance games and activities. We

will also be learning a dance, which your child will get to help choreograph.

Healthy Body-Healthy Planet: Elementary – The Chopping Block (must have completed K-5^th grade)           

Watch out iron chefs, here we come!  This week we will learn about food and how to make healthy choices.  We’ll learn to measure and pour as well as proper table manners! Crafts will be centered on food themes and we will even bring home a few treats to share!