SUMMER CAMP 2025
Join us for Les Lilas’s fun and unique Summer Camp! We’re offering 5 weekly sessions starting June 23 through August 15 for Les Lilas and non-Les Lilas students alike of all French-speaking levels. Summer Camp is split into two programs, similar to our school-year, multi-age classes: La Maternelle for kids ages 4 to 6, and L’Élémentaire for rising 1st to 5th graders.
Our French immersion camps are built around weekly themes to keep kids engaged, active, and enthusiastic. We also have rotating activity stations that we keep from year to year, providing a familiar environment to returning campers. These include:
| • Studio Mode – Dress up | • Blocks & Legos – Towers, marble runs... |
| • Les Médias – Music, coding, DJ-ing... | • La Salle de Jeux – Pinball, foosball... |
| • La Boulangerie – Bake bread | • La Grotte des Cartes – Card games |
| • Club de Karaoké & Danse – Sing and dance | • La Salle de Dessin – Drawing, painting... |
| • La Bibliothèque – Reading | • Le Mystère de la Mascotte – Hidden mascot |
Fit our camp around your summer plans and sign up for one week, multiple consecutive or non-consecutive weeks, or all five weeks!
WEEK 1 — JUNE 23–27
Eco-Explorers: Tiny Earthkeepers 🌱🌍
A nature-based camp where children discover sustainable living, explore composting, permaculture, and seed planting, and create upcycled art projects. They learn how to care for the planet through hands-on activities like worm composting, nature scavenger hunts, and sensory garden play.
📅 Friday Showtime: "Our Little Eco-Heroes" Garden Tour & Art Exhibit
- Kids guide parents on a mini eco-tour showcasing their planted gardens, compost bins, and insect habitats.
- Parents admire upcycled nature art created by the children.
- Everyone sings the "Earth Guardians" song together as a celebration of sustainability.
WEEK 2 — JUNE 30 – JULY 3
Storybook STEM Adventures 📚🔬
This camp combines literature with STEM exploration—each day features a beloved story (The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, etc.) followed by hands-on science and engineering challenges like building bridges, exploring life cycles, and experimenting with color-changing potions.
📅 Friday Showtime: "Storybook Science Fair"
- Kids act out scenes from the books they explored, using their own handmade props and sets.
- A mini science fair showcases their experiments (e.g., a floating raft for The Three Little Pigs).
- Parents participate in a STEM challenge alongside their kids!
WEEK 3 — JULY 7–11
Mini Makers: Tinkering & Invention Lab 🔧🎨
Inspired by the maker movement, children explore engineering, creativity, and problem-solving by using loose parts, recycled materials, and basic tools to build their own gadgets, toys, and simple machines.
📅 Friday Showtime: "The Great Invention Expo"
- Kids present their handmade inventions and explain how they work.
- Parents join a fun invention challenge alongside their kids.
- A “Shark Tank” pitch session lets children practice sharing their ideas with the audience.
WEEK 4 — JULY 14–18
Enchanted Forest & Fairytale Science 🧚♂️🔬
A magical mix of storybook adventures and hands-on science, where kids explore fairytales through fun experiments—building beanstalk trellises, testing temperature for Goldilocks, and making dragon-breath potions.
📅 Friday Showtime: "Magical Fairytale Science Show"
- Kids dress up as fairytale characters and present their fun experiments (e.g., color-changing "magic potions").
- A wizard or fairy "scientist" leads exciting demonstrations.
- Parents join a "Build a Fairy House" challenge using natural materials.
WEEK 5 — JULY 21–25
Global Explorers: Around the World in 5 Days 🌍✈️
Each day, children "travel" to a new country, immersing themselves in music, language, food, and crafts from places like Japan, Kenya, Peru, and France. Activities include origami, drumming, cooking, and cultural storytelling.
📅 Friday Showtime: "World Cultures Celebration"
- Kids represent different countries by sharing a dance, song, or mini skit.
- Parents participate in international games and food tasting.
- Kids receive a "passport stamp" for each country they explored.
WEEK 6 — JULY 28 – AUGUST 1
Mystery Detectives: Clues, Codes & Secret Missions 🔍🕵️
A thrilling problem-solving adventure where children become detectives, cracking codes, solving riddles, and completing scavenger hunts to unlock daily mysteries.
📅 Friday Showtime: "The Grand Detective Mystery"
- Kids lead parents through an interactive mystery, solving hidden clues.
- A "Spy Training Obstacle Course" allows families to test their detective skills.
- Each child is awarded a "Junior Detective Badge" in a fun ceremony.
WEEK 7 — AUGUST 4 - 8
Ocean Odyssey: Little Marine Biologists 🐠🌊
A marine science and water exploration camp where kids investigate ocean life through tide pool touch tanks, saltwater experiments, and sea creature crafts.
📅 Friday Showtime: "Under the Sea Adventure"
- Kids create a “deep-sea documentary” with costumes and storytelling.
- DIY ocean models (like sensory bottles and saltwater experiments) are on display.
- "Underwater Parade" lets kids march dressed as sea creatures to fun ocean music!
WEEK 8 — AUGUST 11 - 15
Musical Storytelling & Sound Explorations 🎶📖
A creative music and literacy fusion camp, where kids explore storytelling through instruments, sound effects, movement, and rhythm.
📅 Friday Showtime: "The Sound & Story Spectacle"
- A live musical storytelling performance with kid-made sound effects.
- Parents join a family rhythm circle using percussion instruments.
- The event ends with a sing-along and dance party!
CAMP HOURS & COST
Half Day (9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.): $235/week
Full Day (9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.): $465/week
Aftercare (3:00–5:00 p.m.): $20/hour OR $150/week (Pre-registration required)
Non-Refundable Deposit: $150
SIGN UP!
Summer camp registration opens February 1. Click below to create an account on Brightwheel and register for the camp, or print a registration form. Questions? Email Monica at monica@les-lilas.com.
INFORMATION & POLICIES
For more information on our summer camp and policies, please click the image below. If your questions remain unanswered, please contact Monica at monica@les-lilas.com.
