Little Explorers Discovery School Summer Camps
(Summer 2025)
Public Enrollment is open!
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At Little Explorers, children will engage in a summer camp experience where imagination is encouraged through open- ended loose materials exploration, art creations, STEM activities, creative movement, music, stories and lots of outdoor discovery play!
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Teachers will utilize our Reggio-inspired approach to respond to the children's interests and development with provocations and ideas to engage, inspire and extend their curiosities.
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New for 2025: Weekly camp themes! Check out our child-centered, play-based themes below.
Camp Dates for 2025:
We have two enrollment options this summer:
1) Full summer enrollment (7 weeks)
2) Single-week enrollment*
*Rising Adventurers (18 months-2 year old) children who are new to LEDS may only enroll for a minimum of three consecutive weeks. Due to the time it takes to adjust to a new setting at this age, there will be no single week enrollments for this group for new students. Existing LEDS students may enroll for single-week enrollment.​
Camp Weeks/Themes​​​
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Friendship Week: June 16-23
We will make new friends, engage in partner games and projects, make friendship bracelets and learn about what it means to be a good friend. LEDS open for Juneteenth. We will be holding a Juneteenth celebration at camp on Thursday, June 19 and celebrating the African American culture and freedom.
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Messy Play Week: June 23-27
We will get messy this week with sensory experiences, messy art and lots of hands-on fun.
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LEDS Closed June 30-July 4
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Art Week: July 7-11
We will dive into lots of different art mediums this week, including paints, clay, tissue paper, coloring tools, and more.
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Sports and Games: July 14-18
We will learn sportsmanship while learning to play different games and sports from our culture and cultures around the world.
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A Walk in the Woods- Nature Week: July 21-25
We will learn survival skills, set up a camp and explore with nature loose parts, nature art and creating food in nature.
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Build, Create and Experiment- Makerspace and STEM Week: July 28-August 1
We will build, make, create and experiment this week using different resources and materials.
Color Your World: August 4-8*
We will dive into all things color this week with tie-dye, rainbows, color experiments, colorful art and more.
On Friday, August 8, camp will end at 12:00 for all campers, following our end of camp celebration.
Children will have a designated water play time each day. School-age children will attend a field trip to the Crozet Pool once per week.
All camp sessions run from 8:15am-3:00pm, Monday through Friday.
Aftercare will be held from 3:00-5:00pm, Monday through Thursday. No aftercare on Fridays.
Age Groups
Rising Adventurers: DOB 10/01/22-09/30/23
Rising Explorers: DOB 10/01/21-09/30/22 (must be potty trained)
Pre-K: DOB 10/01/20-09/30/21
School-Age: Rising K-Rising 5th grade
Please note children will go to the Crozet Pool once/week.
Tuition
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Rising Adventurers:
New to LEDS Students: Minimum of 3 consecutive week enrollment only.
Full Summer Tuition (7 weeks): $2,415 ($345/wk)
Single Week Tuition (for existing LEDS students only): $365
Rising Explorers and Trailblazers:
Session Cost (7 weeks): $2,345 ($335/wk)
Single Week Tuition: $355
School-age (Rising K-5):
Full Summer Tuition (7 weeks): $2,310 ($330/wk)
Single Week Tuition: $345
Aftercare (M-Th, 3:00-5:00):
Single-week PRESCHOOL: $70
Single-week SCHOOL-AGE: $60
Registering for Camp and Payment Structure
To register for camp, please email us at communications@littleexplorersdiscoveryschool.com. We will respond within 48 business hours to let you know if your child's spot has been reserved. You will have 48 hours to pay the $200 deposit (or full tuition for single week enrollment) to confirm your child's spot.​​
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Payment Timeline and Structure:
-All single-week enrollments will be due upon enrollment.
-All full-summer enrollments will pay in a two payment plan with the first payment due April 1 and the second payment due May 1.
-Full summer enrollment will continue to have a $200 non-refundable deposit due upon enrollment. The deposit will be applied to the total summer tuition.
-No refunds will be issued after April 1, and all tuition for registered campers for the full-summer enrollment will still be due May 1.
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Registration Paperwork
All campers must have all registration paperwork completed by May 30, 2024.
Please Note: Failure to complete registration paperwork or pay tuition by the deadline will result in releasing the child's spot and a forfeit of the deposit.
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Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Camp inquiries will be answered in the order received.
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All camp enrollments are Monday through Friday. Absences do not result in a refund. We will offer refunds for paid weeks until April 1 (with a forfeit of the deposit). After April 1 , no refunds will be issued.
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