Grades 1-3 Specialty Camps

Buckle up, campers … the Magic School Bus has pulled into Breck Summer Programs. Join Breck Extended Day teacher Emily Wegner for a two-week session filled with magical adventures. Each day campers will engage in projects, activities and experiments alongside Mrs. Frizzle and her gang. With the help of Magic School bus videos and books, there is no telling where the adventures will lead. Campers will even hop on board our own Magic School Bus to see where it will take us. Just as “The Frizz” says, Ms. Wegner encourages you to hop on the bus, take chances, make mistakes and get messy!

$350 |  8:30AM-12:00PM

One best ways for kids to learn to code is by building games that they love and enjoy playing! In this two-week camp, campers will learn the skills needed to build their very own video game and create new elements every single day! Camper will use Scratch® programming to build their games. No matter your skill level, we know you will have a great time. Our easy-to-follow system, with hands-on support and encouragement from our awesome Code Senseis®, will enable kids to learn coding by building, testing and playing their very own video games.

$400 |  8:30AM-12:00PM

Put your mental and physical strength to the test! BSP Ninja Warrior is inspired from the obstacle course craze. This class is designed to improve strength and agility while building confidence and discipline. Practice and conquer obstacles while getting a great workout and building teamwork skills in a fun and safe environment. Ryan Garbe will be yourr fearless leader for this exhilarating class.

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

Construction? Check! Interior Design? Check! Crafting? Check! 

Join us for this two week session to create your own Miniature Imagination House! All campers will start with their own IKEA Flisat House to create their very own house.  Hack your house into a fire station, a super hero hang out, a dollhouse, a barn and more! Bring your imagination and the options are endless. Lower School teacher, Jenny Bennett will be your trusty guide though this ultimate hacking adventure!

*This camp is for 2nd, 3rd & 4th Graders* 

$375 | 12:00-3:30PM

We’re traveling to a galaxy far, far away for inspiration for this exciting camp! Join us as we make your own light saber, go Storm Trooper Bowling, and make Death Star Play Dough. Show your Jedi kitchen skills as you whip up some Bantha Burgers or Yoda Sodas. We will play games, be active, expand our Star Wars knowledge, make some yummy treats along the way! This session is for all things STAR WARS!

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

There is no limit to the distance you can travel, how much you can learn and the fun you can have all without ever leaving the classroom. Come and explore the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) world using iPads, computers, hands-on experiments and your very own curiosity and imagination. Exciting and powerful apps will allow you to search outer space, explore light, colors and patterns, build machines and create your own virtual inventions, erect bridges and then test them to see what they can withstand. We will also take a peek into the world of coding. Campers will practice writing code and problem solving through various coding apps. Breck third-grade teacher, Barbara Jacobs-Smith, invites you to explore STEAM with her. It may look like we’re playing games, but shhh! Don’t tell anyone that what you’re really doing is learning, too!

$350 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

Do you like to create masterpieces out of nothing? Do you like using different materials and experimenting with different techniques? Join Breck teaching assistant Nicole Nicpon as we try out the latest Pinterest craft you’ve been wondering about or create something for your bedroom with the latest DIY trend. We will make a variety of crafts for you to bring home. We will also gather various items from our “junk” drawers and see what we can make with them. What fun items do you have lying around your house? Join us and get crafting!

$365 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

A myth is a special kind of story that explains the existence of natural phenomenon, or how things came to be in the world. Around the world and across many different cultures, these timeless tales have been told and retold for generations, but why? What can ancient myths teach us today? From digging deep into the ruins of Greek and Roman mythology to reading between the lines of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, this course will travel back-and-forth in time to inspire campers to create their own myths to share with the world! Campers will even take a field trip to the Minneapolis Art Institute to find inspiration for their special BSP project!

$350 | 8:00AM-12:00PM

This camp will offer an immersive environment for kids to explore the popular game, ROBLOX. We will show your Ninjas how to create characters, OBBY’s (obstacles), and various other components of the game. This interactive camp will challenge and excite your Ninja and show them there is much more to gaming than simply playing them. Every student will design, plan, and build their own 3D world! Become a virtual explorer and create adventures, play games, role play and learn with friends in a family-friendly, immersive, 3D environment. This camp is not textbook based; it will be guided by our awesome Code Senseis®. Your Code Ninja will build confidence, experience teamwork and grow their problem solving, critical thinking and thought-logic skills while having a blast!

$400 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

Are you ready to be active and engage in a little friendly competition? Campers will use teamwork and problem solving to create, build and complete obstacle courses and play games such as capture the flag, NERF tag, and medic with a NERF Blaster twist! We will transform the gym into an arena for the kids to showcase their skills and play fun competitive games. Each day we will focus on activities that will grow camper dexterity, agility, precision and focus while getting a great cardio workout! Nerf has many benefits including teamwork, exercise, disciplined fun and learning to balance competition with good sportsmanship. Each child must wear eye protection to participate and will be provided glasses at BSP.

$375 | 12:00-3:30PM

Explore the far off worlds of dragons, unicorns and fairies! Stretch your imagination as you build a fairy garden, create miniatures for your fairy friends and engage in glittery, sparkly crafts! We will spend time outdoors enjoying nature to inspire our fairy garden creations. All you need is a positive attitude, creative imagination and we will provide the fairy dust!

$365 | 12:00-3:30PM

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced chess player, Chess Camp promises to provide you with hours of fun as we explore strategy and tactics, chess history, rules of the game and much more. Led by professional chess instructor Igor Rybakov, Chess Camp will offer students the opportunity to learn and compete, develop friendships and master a game that will provide hours of enjoyment—and intellectual stimulation—throughout your lifetime.

$375 | 12:00-3:30PM

Spend your afternoons with calming Chinese calligraphy and painting! Campers will learn the process for making their own ink from ink stone and use Chinese paint brushes to write characters on rice paper. Throughout this two week camp, students will also be able to use colorful ink to create their own artwork, anything from a traditional Chinese painting to an imaginative masterpiece! We can’t wait to see what you create! This course is led by Breck Chinese tutor, Elizabeth Wilcox.

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

Do you want to make an epic marble run? How about a wind powered car? In this session campers will engage in daily engineering challenges to build a roller coaster out of straws, explore force and motion to build a catapult, create a Rube Goldberg machine, attempt to build the tallest tower or the strongest bridge. Join the fun as we tinker our way through an exciting session

$350 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

The Children’s Theatre Company and Breck Summer Programs are teaming up again for a session filled with imagination, creativity and fun. Through a combination of storytelling, creative writing and theater arts exercises, campers will explore the art of story. Focusing on the genres of fables and animal tales, campers will learn lines, create props and costumes, and ultimately transform the tales to be shared anew with families on the final day of the session for a performance in Breck’s Cargill Theater.

$375 | 8:30-12:00PM

Want to spark your child’s inner Ninja? This camp will offer an immersive environment for kids to explore various technologies, develop new skills and have a great time with friends. We’ll introduce your Code Ninja to creating video games using various different programs, projects and tools like JavaScript, Scratch®, Minecraft®, Roblox®, Snap Circuits, robotics, drones, and other STEM-activities. This camp will provide a fun and flexible coding experience. Build, play and learn at your own pace while building Ninja skills with support from our Code Senseis® and fellow Ninjas.

$400 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

What gets your motor running? Can you survive a massive game of dodgeball? Want to learn to sword fight? Have you ever constructed a marshmallow catapult? Want to simply tromp around in the woods and get dusty? Do your parents want to get you out of the house this summer to burn off some energy? Come join BSP’s own Mr. Dan and partake in all these boy-centered summer activities and more.

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

Are you a girl who enjoys being active? Do you like to dance, flip, jump or hula? Campers will be exposed to yoga, aerobic dance, gymnastics, jump rope, hula hoop, gym games, cooking, crafting, kickball and more….and it’s just for girls! Join us as we lead you through activities that will keep your body strong and limber. Come join the fun!

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

If you love animals and you love art, please join us in Artsy Animals. Lower School art teacher, Kat Corrigan will guide you as you explore the worlds of art and animals to create art projects all about animals. In this two-week course you will paint, paper mache, draw, sketch, sculpt...you name it...we will try it! At the end of camp we will proudly display our animal creations at the end of camp celebration in our very own "BSP Zoo" before they come home to live with you.

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

Is the Food Network one of your favorite channels? Do you find yourself spending a lot of time in the kitchen? Join us for the latest cook off as we cook and bake our way through the summer! Each day we will focus on a different cooking competition game show like Cupcake Wars, Chopped, Top Chef and Summer Baking Championship! Not only will you whip up delicious food, you will leave with your very own recipe book and many new kitchen skills!

$375 | 12:00-3:30PM

Lower School teacher, Sheila Willson invites you to join her for this two week session for self exploration! Teaching young students about the myriad of factors that make up each person's unique identity is important in helping them learn about themselves, as well as others in the world around them. Activities in these sessions will support each student on their journey to develop empathy, understanding, and skills to connect and collaborate with others.  Campers will engage in art activities, cooperative games and activities as they explore themselves and the world around them. 

Lessons in these sessions will help students explore their own identities and experiences with race, ability, culture, structure, gender identity and expression.  

$350 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

Its back by popular demand! If you LOVE American Girl® dolls, or any dolls for that matter, this is the class for you. Join us for this two-week camp to create miniatures and accessories for dolls, enjoy stories and learn from American Girl® dolls. There will be crafting, playing and even off-campus adventures. Join us for this two-week session as we celebrate friendship and being a girl. Don’t forget to bring your doll!

$350 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

"I think I can, I think I can, I think I can" Are you just like The Little Engine That Could and love a challenge and never give up?  Join us for an exciting two week session as we try to make the strongest bridge for the Billy Goats Gruff to cross, create a shady spot for Ferdinand, and be just like Rosie Revere as you engineer your way through building challenges, art opportunities and more! 

$350 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

Do you like building contraptions? Or love playing with Legos®? Then this is the camp for you! Code Ninja Senseis® will instruct campers how to build, then code, a series of robotics activities based on the Ninja Toolbox, a special robotics kit available only at Code Ninjas. In week two, more complex series of activities requiring the Ninja Toolbox++, the advanced version of the special robotics. Campers will work on projects requiring more advanced codes and robotics engineering with the Toolbox++.

$400 | 12:00-3:30PM

Hold your horses! In this class, you may be as busy as a bee! Did you know there is a sea of idioms in Chinese culture? They are usually four-characters long. They come from stories and tell lessons learned. In this fun and engaging course, campers will learn and act out Chinese idioms stories. For example, “huà bǐng chōng jī” means to draw a cake to satisfy one's hunger (feed on illusions). Join us as we let our imaginations run wild as we act out classic Chinese idioms. Bring your active clothes, prepare to wiggle and get your sillies out as we explore the world of idioms! At the end of this two week course, campers will showcase their theater skills as well as their Chinese proficiency at the BSP Family Celebration.

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

Mustang Fitness and Wellness Jr. Camp is for young campers who want to learn more about what can help make their bodies strong and healthy! In this two-week camp, campers will engage in various activities to keep their mind and bodies strong. Want to learn some new recipes to fuel all of your activities? We will spend some time in the kitchen to whip up some healthy and delicious foods to fuel our bodies. Campers will also learn lifetime sports like golf, tennis, swimming, running, walking, yoga and more! 

$350 | 12:00-3:30PM

Get ready to take an amazing adventure into the exciting world of magic. Learn how to cut a lady in half, give your friends super hero powers, make invisible objects appear in a magic pencil pouch, and travel through time with a magic bandana just to name a few just to name a few. In this course students will learn eight secret magic principles that make all magic tricks possible, the eight basic effects that make up all magic tricks, and more importantly they will discover the real secrets to becoming a true magician as each lesson reveals an important life skill to help build their confidence and communication skills. Each lesson comes with a custom magic prop, a top-secret file folder, and a secret word to unlock bonus videos in the online video vault. Get ready to take an amazing adventure into the exciting world of magic. Learn how to read people’s mind, make money appear out of nowhere, and travel through time with a magic bandana just to name a few.

$400 | 12:00-3:30PM