Project Description

Specialty Camps

Seekonk Campus

Campers sitting

Campers who are curious to explore have a choice of our session-long Specialty Camps in athletics, arts, and enrichment directed by highly qualified organizations and our wonderful Wheeler faculty. Our Specialty Camps are full-day programs that include a half-day of Specialty Camp and a half-day of Traditional Camp. Specialty Campers will receive a daily modified swim lesson.

See a list of some of our Specialty Camps below:

“Our daughter LOVED doing circus arts (again) and robotics camp. She adored the LEGO Mindstorm Robotics and the contests. She loved swimming with the PODS instructors for the 3rd year. We can’t wait to see the Circus Ringmaster curriculum added this next year (crossing fingers)! The extended hours are wonderful, and the Specialty Camps are great! As parents of a child that doesn’t have a public school schedule, we love that the camp runs from early June to end of August.”

-Wheeler Summer Parent

Ages 6-14
June 20 – August 18
9am – 4pm

Wheeler Summer has partnered with Bayside FC Soccer group to offer a half-day of soccer instruction with a half-day of traditional camp activities. Soccer Camp is a great fit whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player: our program is designed to help players of all skill levels improve on the fundamentals of the game and enhance technical and tactical soccer skills. Campers are divided into groups by age and ability.

Session 1: $787. 50, June 26-July 7, 2023
Session 3: $875, July 24-Aug. 4, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 6-12

Our volleyball specialty camp is an age-based camp that offers an opportunity for those campers who have an interest in the sport to explore all areas of volleyball. From building skills, learning game strategies, and even scrimmaging with each other, campers will become fully immersed in the sport led by talented high school players and coaches. After a half day revolving around volleyball, campers will transition to our traditional camp model where they will be able to experience and participate in various activities, including one swim session.

Session 1: $787.50, June 26-July 7, 2023
Session 3: $875, July 24-Aug. 4, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Session 1 Ages: 7-9
Session 3 Ages: 11-15

The Farm is our classroom and this camp will foster your child’s curiosity about the world. Every day we will start with a treasure hunt as we search for materials for our activities. We will explore scientific concepts through discussion, read alouds, and daily activities. Working collaboratively, campers will make lava, create crystals, build a model treehouse, and synthesize a farm field guide. Join us for this fun-filled summer session!

*There may be food experiments.*

Session 1: $787.50, June 26-July 7, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 6-9

Campers will have an amazing opportunity to learn how to utilize Wheeler’s Digital Production Studio, the home of WELH FM Radio and Wheeler School Broadcasting. Campers will record, edit, and broadcast both audio and video, in this immersive multimedia class! We utilize state-of-the-art video and audio gear to record and edit videos, as well as audio recording and podcasting live from the studio. So if you like making YouTube Videos, Podcasting, or Producing Digital Media, this is the class for you!

Drop-off and Pick-up will be at Wheeler Seekonk campus. Round-trip transportation is provided to and from the Providence Campus.

Instructed by: David Schiano and Jesse Yip, WELH 88.1 FM and Wheeler School Broadcasting faculty members.

Session 1: $864, June 26-July 7, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 10-15

In partnership with Providence Tennis Academy, Wheeler Summer is excited to offer a fundamental, rigorous, and right-sized tennis program for our campers. Campers will focus on improving the fundamental skills of tennis. All instruction will be hands-on, and coaches will work in small groups based on age and skill level. Each session is designed to develop players’ skills as well as match preparation.

Session 2: $875, July 10-21, 2023
Session 4: $875, Aug. 7-18, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 6-12

This Camp is designed to give campers an opportunity to experience horsemanship by participating in the Palmer River Equestrians Horsemanship Program. Campers will learn how to take care of a horse as well as riding horses. Campers will go to the Palmer River Equestrian Center for a half-day and will participate in traditional camp for the other half of the day. The staff at The Palmer River Equestrian Center will familiarize participants with the art of horsemanship. Campers will actively participate in grooming, tacking, basic stable management, and safe riding skills. The goal of the program is to introduce the responsibilities and commitment of horse care while improving riding skills and building confidence, self-esteem, and accountability.

Group 1 will be campers ages 7-9 and Group 2 will be campers ages 10-12. One group will attend the stable in the morning and then return for an afternoon of traditional camp activities. The other group will participate in traditional camp activities in the morning and then head to the stable for the afternoon.

Drop-off and Pick-up will be at Wheeler Seekonk campus. Round-trip transportation is provided to and from Palmer River.

Session 2: $960, July 10-21, 2023
Session 4: $960, Aug. 7-18, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 7-14

Our Jewelry Making Camp allows campers who are interested in learning about the jewelry industry to spend some time exploring how to design and make trendy polymer clay, wire, and beaded jewelry. Campers will have the opportunity to learn skills and techniques from a local jewelry artist! Students will create jewelry with their own personal touch, while showcasing their artistic capabilities. After a half day of creative and artistic thinking, campers will transition to our traditional camp model where they will be able to experience and participate in various activities, including one swim session.

Session 2: $875, July 10-21, 2023

Ages: 11-15

Our Sports and Adventures Camp gives the opportunity to our campers who are more sports focused to spend time learning and playing a new sport everyday. In addition to traditional sports like ultimate frisbee, flag football, and soccer, campers will also have the chance to spend time exploring our nature-filled outdoor spaces at camp through hiking, biking, and other outdoor activities. After a half day revolving around sports and adventures, campers will transition to our traditional camp model where they will be able to experience and participate in various activities, including one swim session.

Session 2: $875, July 10-21, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 6-9

Has your camper ever wondered how Frozen, Toy Story, or Shrek were made? In this summer camp enrichment, campers will be exposed to a range of cutting edge tools and techniques for telling stories in 3D. This includes creating original fashion, characters, environments, animations, and stories using techniques featured in Disney and Pixar films. Virtual reality headsets, motion capture suits, electronic instruments, and more will be available to design and develop. This enrichment will be held in Providence to allow for creating their own 3D stories in The Wheeler Schools’ XR Lab. Campers will return to Seekonk for the afternoon where they will experience our traditional camp model. Campers will be able to participate in various activities, including one swim session. Drop-off and pick up will occur at Wheeler’s Seekonk campus. Round-trip transportation will be provided to and from the Providence campus.

Session 2: $960, July 10-21, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 11-15

Campers are already naturally gifted creators. With that in mind, they will receive added inspiration from our instructors. They will dive into our massive collections of Lego® parts. While they build elaborate objects, structures, and vehicles, they also explore fundamental principles of engineering and physics. They also learn to collaborate and create without fear of mistakes. The experience is joyful, all while making a long-lasting impact.

Session 3: $875, July 24-Aug. 4, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 6-9

Our Little Explorers Specialty camp allows our middle aged campers to spend half of their day for two full weeks participating in activities that explore our outdoor spaces here at summer camp. They will participate in activities that are nature based while using their gross motor skills while climbing and hiking, all while learning about the nature that surrounds them everyday. Most of their half day will be spent outdoors, rain or shine, doing various activities in areas such as Fire Pond, the Pageant Grounds or Junebug mountain. After a half day of those activities, campers will transition to our traditional camp model where they will be able to experience and participate in various activities, including one swim session.

Session 3: $875, July 24-Aug. 4, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 6-8

Join Mr. J this summer for two weeks of outdoor exploration and indoor excitement! Each day will include both outdoor and indoor components as we hike the trails of the Wheeler Farm (rain or shine—don’t forget your slickers), and work on projects in the field house where we will ideate, design, tinker, and create together. On the trails, we’ll learn valuable outdoor skills and grow to understand how we can respectfully and responsibly experience the natural world. Indoors, we’ll work to complete group, partnered, and independent challenges aimed at sustainable inventing and fabrication, while we engage in planning, prototyping, and building unique creations using eco-friendly, upcycled, and reusable materials.

Session 4: $875, Aug.7-18, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 10-15

Do you play chess? In this two-week camp, we emphasize chess fundamentals and good sportsmanship. In addition to lots of play, we’ll practice basic endgames, hone our visual skills by solving puzzles, and learn fun games like the Knight’s Tour and Antichess. Beginners are welcome; they should know that it only takes a few days before their first game of chess and that there are some fun games along the way.

Session 4: $875, Aug. 7-18, 2023

(Lunch included.)

Ages: 6-10

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