Spring Break Camp 2023

Happy campers!

This year’s spring break camp theme was “Survivor!”

Campers learned survival skills through fun challenges and mini-adventures. The week ended with “s’mores” around a campfire . . . campers grappled with questions like:

  • Where will we be able to find food and water?
  • How can we find a place to stay warm and dry?
  • How can we work as a team to make a fire, create a camp, build a shelter?

Throughout the week, campers have been having a really fun week with lots of outdoor activities, free time, game time and survivor projects! During the first half of the week, they have:

  • Created sun catchers
  • Built bird houses
  • Created shelters
  • Made “boo-boo” butterflies
  • Played labyrinth
  • Built and tested solar stills to collect clean water (the cold weather, these are challenging, but we keep checking!)
  • Learned about first aid and worked as teams through various first aid scenarios
  • Shared campfire riddles and played Pictionary

During the second half of the week, campers have:

  • Designed and built survival rafts and boats
  • Had a contest to see whose boat or raft could hold the most wooden blocks
  • Built survival shelters (forts!)
  • Played “choose your own adventure”
  • Created weather art with salt and watercolors
  • Navigated our way to s’mores!

Thank you all for trusting us with your children this week. We had a great time and really enjoyed this group! Stay tuned for details on next year’s camp the week-long theme!

A School for the 21st Century

Latest News, videos & updates from Acton Academy

Discovery Studio, Year 2, Session 6, Week 29

The Discovery heroes had a fun and meaningful week! In core skills, they their IOWA tests. They maintained great focus during the test despite it not being their favorite activity. On Friday Spark joined discovery for an ice cream party to celebrate this important milestone. The ice cream party provided a great chance for the heroes to Read more…

Spark Studio, Year 2, Session 6, Week 29

Another exciting week has flown by in our bustling studio! Here’s a peek into this week in Spark: In our quest this week, the heroes became gardeners as they crafted garden markers for the community garden. With these markers, they’ll know exactly what’s growing. The learners also explored photosynthesis, discovering all the incredible gifts plants Read more…

Discovery Studio, Year 2, Session 6, Week 28

This is the third week that discovery heroes have done “focused free time” in the morning in the studio. They all had a lot of fun reading, doing word searches, practicing math facts and crossword puzzles during the 30-minutes time period. Integrating these activities adds another layer of engagement and excitement for the Discovery heroes. It’s Read more…