Summer Camp at Grace Farm
Summer camp at Grace Farm is based on 55 acres of farm, garden, forest, meadow, and a bend of the Kingsbury Branch of the Winooski River. Teachers lead the days. For more information, email summercamp@ovws. org.
Summer Camp.
What happens at our summer camps at Grace Farm, and how to register.
Summer Camp
Summer Garden Camp
Summer Garden Camp is for ages 4 through rising Kindergarten, by June 1. Camp runs July 6th through July 31st, 9:00am to 3:00pm, with no aftercare. It is a fully outdoor program at the Grace Farm Campus, 2290 VT Route 14 N, East Montpelier. Cost is $425 per week, with discounts for all four weeks. Register by the week. Summer Garden is full; join the waitlist.
Farm & Craft Camp
Farm & Craft Camp meets at the forest's edge and spends days gardening, cooking, crafting, building, and playing. Weekly themes change across July 6–10, July 13–17, July 20–24, and July 27–31. It is fully outdoor, rain or shine, 9:00am to 3:00pm, with no aftercare. Cost is $425 per week, with a discount for all four weeks. Campers are grouped by age when possible.
Mountain Thyme
Creative Endeavors for Rising Second through Rising Eighth Grade Ready. Set.
Important information & Policies
Registration is confirmed only when payment is complete. You will get a receipt by email, a general camp email on June 1, and a reminder the week before your child starts. All camps are at Grace Farm, 2290 VT Route 14 N, East Montpelier. Limited scholarships are available; contact summercamp@ovws. org. The school may cancel a program for under-enrollment or reasons outside its control, with a full refund.
What this looks like in practice
A camp day outdoors is paced slowly, with room for long stretches of play. Children might wander a meadow, dig in the soil, splash in a brook, sing, listen to a story, do a simple craft, and rest in a hammock or a shaded nook. Campers plan for the weather and come home tired and full of what they found.
That mix of free play and unhurried time outdoors does something a screen-free summer at home cannot. Children build friendships, learn the land they walk on, and carry a steadiness back into the school year. Many parents notice an easier bedtime and a child who talks about the day all the way home.
