August Camps
-
-
banner
camp
-
August Summer Camps
WACKY WRITING CAMP | August 4-8
Times: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Rising Grades 1 &2) OR 12:30-4 p.m. (Rising Grades 3-5) (Supervised lunch available until 12:30 p.m.)
Price: $425
Size: Minimum 8/Maximum 15
Welcome to Wacky Writing Camp! This fantastic camp invites kids into the wild world of words and storytelling. Here, budding writers will embark on imaginative adventures, crafting their own tales from start to finish. Through playful activities and guided story-building, children will discover the joy of putting pen to paper and letting their creativity soar. Each day is packed with opportunities for young storytellers to create whimsical characters, captivating plots, and vibrant settings. Not only will kids have a blast dreaming up their stories, but they’ll also develop valuable writing skills and a love for storytelling. From silly prompts to collaborative games, Wacky Writing Camp turns the art of writing into an exhilarating journey filled with laughter and endless possibilities.
CAMP VIVA | August 4-8
Times: 12:30-4 p.m. (Rising Grades 1-2) OR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Rising Grades 3-5) (Supervised lunch available until 12:30 p.m.)
Price: $479
Size: Minimum 7 / Maximum 20
Get ready for a summer of excitement, creativity, and hands-on learning at Camp Vida! Our camp's immersive, project-based curriculum sparks curiosity and encourages kids to think outside the box. Campers will dive into the Eco-Innovation Challenge, where they’ll design eco-friendly tools and learn sustainability and engineering. They’ll also unleash their artistic side by creating stunning outdoor installations made from natural materials, blending creativity with environmental awareness. Leadership takes center stage as kids work together on community-impact projects, solving real-world challenges like improving parks or spreading conservation awareness. Every activity is designed to engage children of all skill levels, ensuring everyone thrives, collaborates, and has a blast!
Camp Viva is led by experienced educators at Kodely who are passionate about combining learning with fun. Our team specializes in creating innovative and inclusive programs that inspire children of all ages to explore their potential. With a strong background in STEM, arts, and environmental education, we focus on fostering growth through hands-on challenges and collaboration!
HSPT PREPARATION | August 4-8
Times: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Supervised lunch available until 1 p.m.)
Grade: Rising Grades 7 & 8
Grade: Rising Grades 7 & 8
Price: $450
Size: Minimum 6 / Maximum 15
Prepare for the HSPT (High School Placement Test)! Learn the format, timing, scoring, and content of the HSPT. Students will become familiar with the Verbal, Quantitative, Reading, Mathematics, and Language sections. We will practice test-taking strategies, master content, learn when to guess, and improve our outcomes on the HSPT.
Jess Goldstein, a high school math teacher at the Bay School and former Burke’s Upper School Math Specialist, has over a decade of classroom teaching and test-prep experience. She’s taught test prep independently and with organizations in Portland, Minneapolis, Hawaii, and San Francisco. She ran the SSAT prep course at Presidio Hill and taught SSAT and HSPT summer camps at Burke’s in 2023. She is excited to work with Burke’s students who want to learn the tricks of the tests!
PUZZLE QUEST SUMMER CAMP | August 4-8
Times: 1-4 p.m.
Grade: Rising Grades 4-8
Grade: Rising Grades 4-8
Price: $450
Size: Minimum 6/ Maximum 15
For the student who loves a challenge and can’t stop doing the Wordle: Puzzle Quest Summer Camp! This camp is an exciting and hands-on exploration of the logic and strategies behind some of their favorite puzzles. Campers will develop and strengthen their problem-solving and pattern-recognition skills by working on jigsaw puzzles, sudokus, kenkens, brainteasers, logic puzzles, crosswords, and more!
When she’s not teaching high school math at the Bay School, Jess Goldstein often solves or creates puzzles. She loved puzzles and games from a young age and enjoys finding new challenges to try and share with her students. She has published crosswords in The New York Times, The Atlantic, USA Today, Universal, and more. She writes a monthly crossword for the local paper, The Richmond Review, and once worked at Burke’s as a math specialist!
SPORTS CLINICS: VOLLEYBALL | August 4-8
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Rising Grades: 6-8
Price: $475 ($495 after June 1)
Class Limits: Minimum 4 / Maximum 6
Class Limits: Minimum 4 / Maximum 6
The volleyball session will cover skills such as passing, setting, hitting, blocking, and serving and game tactics such as rotations, switching, tipping, quick set attack, back set attack, and defensive coverage.
This camp is taught by Ashling Bryant, Burke’s Athletic Director, in conjunction with Burke’s coaches and alumnae.
SPORTS CLINIC: BASKETBALL | August 11-14
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Grades: 6-8 (Open to Burke’s Students)
Price: $380 (after June 1, $395)
This camp is for Burke’s Students only. This is a FOUR day camp, Mon-Thurs.
The basketball session will cover skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, and defensive positioning, and movement and game tactics such as pressing, breaking the press, half-court offensive sets and defensive formations, running the break and secondary break, and transitional play. This camp is taught by Ashling Bryant, Burke’s Athletic Director, in conjunction with Burke’s coaches and alumnae.
JEWELRY-MAKING DESIGN, SHINE & CONNECT | August 11-13
Rising Grades 1-2, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. *Supervised lunch available until 12:30
Rising Grades: 3-5, 12:30-4 p.m.
Class Limits: Minimum 10, Maximum 20
Course Fee: $295
Gather with others who appreciate the beauty of beading while making friends and friendship bracelets! This camp focuses on the skills of bead stringing and crimping and provides opportunities to learn creative pattern-making techniques. A vibrant selection of beads and findings inspires campers to wear and share! Our supportive instructors encourage creative teamwork and foster a welcoming environment where belonging and friendships are nurtured.
Our curriculum is designed to ignite children’s creativity and imagination by teaching them essential jewelry-making skills. The collaborative atmosphere fosters meaningful connections as children bond over shared interests and support each other’s designs. Campers will leave with a greater appreciation for the artistry of jewelry-making, the joy of self-expression, and lasting friendships formed in a welcoming, inclusive environment.
Led by friendly and experienced instructors with advanced degrees in the arts, Dragonfly Designs provides Bay Area art camps and classes that foster creativity, imagination, and joy through hands-on projects and collaborative art. With 20 years of experience, we offer a wide range of exciting, age-appropriate projects that make learning fun!
Get ready for a summer of excitement, creativity, and hands-on learning at Camp Vida! Our camp's immersive, project-based curriculum sparks curiosity and encourages kids to think outside the box. Campers will dive into the Eco-Innovation Challenge, where they’ll design eco-friendly tools and learn sustainability and engineering. They’ll also unleash their artistic side by creating stunning outdoor installations made from natural materials, blending creativity with environmental awareness. Leadership takes center stage as kids work together on community-impact projects, solving real-world challenges like improving parks or spreading conservation awareness. Every activity is designed to engage children of all skill levels, ensuring everyone thrives, collaborates, and has a blast!
CAMP VIVA | August 11-13
Times: 12:30-4 p.m. (Rising Grades 1-2) OR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Rising Grades 3-5) (Supervised lunch available until 12:30 p.m.)
Price: $295
Size: Minimum 7 / Maximum 20
Get ready for a summer of excitement, creativity, and hands-on learning at Camp Vida! Our camp's immersive, project-based curriculum sparks curiosity and encourages kids to think outside the box. Campers will dive into the Eco-Innovation Challenge, where they’ll design eco-friendly tools and learn sustainability and engineering. They’ll also unleash their artistic side by creating stunning outdoor installations made from natural materials, blending creativity with environmental awareness. Leadership takes center stage as kids work together on community-impact projects, solving real-world challenges like improving parks or spreading conservation awareness. Every activity is designed to engage children of all skill levels, ensuring everyone thrives, collaborates, and has a blast!
Payment will be collected via TADS for Burke's students. Cancellations must be received two weeks prior to the start of each camp.
Burke's mission is to educate, encourage and empower girls. Our school combines academic excellence with an appreciation for childhood so that students thrive as learners, develop a strong sense of self, contribute to community, and fulfill their potential, now and throughout life.
Burke's admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.