The Wichita Friends School has a summer of FUN planned for kids ages 3 through 10. These affordable all-day, week-long camps emphasize learning through play, with a new theme for each week. Campers will get to visit some of Wichita’s most fun places, like Exploration Place, Museum of World Treasures, Tanganyika, and the Cosmosphere, and special visitors will bring projects to camp! Your kids are definitely going to have more fun than you will! 🙂 Check out the details below, or register right now at the Wichita Friends School website.
Wichita Friends School’s SummerFUN Program
Join the SummerFUN camp at WFS for a summer of learning through play. Our 2016 Summer Camps are all about creating wonderful memories! The 10-week camp program contains weekly themes ranging from “Animal Outlaws” with Tanganyika Wildlife Park to “Treasure Hunters” with our own teachers and staff.
- Regular camp hours are from 9:00-4:00 daily.Friends Club before and after care is available from 7:30-8:45 a.m. and from 4-6 p.m.
- Camps are for children ages 3-10.
- Cost for weekly camps are: $150/Week.
- Friends Club before school or after school care is: $25/Week. Both before and after school care: $45/Week.
Weekly Camp Themes
June 6-10 | Dinosaur Detectives
Exploration Place together with WFS teachers and staff present campers with fun facts, hands-on activities and tons of Dino fun. Become a dinosaur expert and go on a dinosaur hunt! You’ll dig for dinosaurs, study their bones, and learn about their food and the places they lived. Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 1-3:00 on Wednesday. A field trip to Exploration Place is included.
June 13-17 | Animal Outlaws
The Animal Kingdom may not be the Wild, Wild West, but there are plenty of animals that are tough as nails! This week, campers will learn about fierce predators, creepy crawly critters, and they will even meet Tanganyika’s Most Wanted! This week includes afternoons at Tanganyika Wildlife Park. Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 10:00-noon each Wednesday.
June 20-24 | Fun and Fitness
Ready, set, check out this camp. Come enjoy a week filled with relays, water fun, obstacle courses and much more. Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 10:00-noon each Wednesday.
June 27-July 1 | STAR TOURS 1
Discover the exciting challenges of living on the moon and traveling through space. Eat ice cream: A liquid nitrogen experiment before your eyes. Work as a team to activate a space base. Educators from The Cosmosphere will share the Force with campers all week long. Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 10:00-noon each Wednesday. Campers will blast off to The Cosmosphere for a field trip on Friday.
July 5-8 | Treasure Hunters
From Pirates to Indiana Jones, everyone loves to find hidden treasure! Each day will be filled with a new treasure hunt and fun explorer themed games. Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 10:00-noon each Wednesday. Our treasure hunters will discover the Museum of World Treasures in Old Town.
July 11-15 | Camping Adventures
Campers will enjoy a week filled with fun camping adventures! From campfire sing-alongs to camping crafts and making yummy s’mores, Camping Adventures is cool in the summer. Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 10:00-noon each Wednesday.
July 18-22 | Community Helpers
There are everyday heroes all throughout our community. This week our campers will explore the community around them and the wonderful ways they can help make a difference. Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 10:00-noon each Wednesday. A field trip to the Firefighter Museum and the Veteran’s Memorial Park are included.
July 25-29 | Around the World in 7 Dishes
Campers are in for a gastronomic and artistic trip around the world. Campers will visit new places daily, all through experiences with food and art. Who knows what culinary and artistic masterpieces will emerge from the genius of our artist/chefs! Fun art and Lego projects will be completed each week with instructors from the Monart School of Art from 10:00-noon each Wednesday.
August 1-5 | Bugs and Butterflies
Learn about our insect friends. Use different materials to construct your own bug. Discover bug habitats, their diets and where they live. Do you know what games bugs play? Campers might even get to meet the BUG LADY!
August 8-12 | Build It, Bend It, Break It
Through numerous interactive activities, students will get a chance to design and build various structures and test the strength of their creations. In the end, students are sure to have constructed their own ideas about building and teamwork. Exploration Place returns to WFS to lead this activity. Campers will visit Exploration Place on Friday.
To register your children for the most fun summer camp in Wichita, go to the SummerFUN Camp enrollment form at Wichita Friends School website here and reserve your spot now.
