Programs
2023 Summer Camp
Join us for good summer fun at the Minnesota Waldorf School summer camp! Outdoor games, natural crafts, water play, gardening, and much more, all on our beautiful eight-acre campus.
Summer Camp Contact Information
info@mnwaldorf.org, 651-487-6700
Please call one of the above numbers if you need an immediate response from camp staff regarding communications about currently enrolled campers. Camp enrollment and registration queries, requests to be added to the waitlist, and communications with camp staff about absences and other non-urgent day-to-day questions can be sent to summercamp@mnwaldorf.org.
A Nature Based Summer Camp for the Young Child
Early Childhood Camp – Age 2.5 – 4.5 years old by June 19, 2023
Kindergarten Camp – Age 4.5 years old by June 19, 2023 to Rising 1st graders
5-Day/Wk Camp (MTuWThF)
Half Day $305 per week
Full Day $375 per week
3-Day/Wk Camp (MTuW)
Half Day $190 per week
Full Day $236 per week
Full day 8:30am-3:30pm
Half day 8:30am -12:30pm
A whimsical slow paced summer is the overarching theme of our early childhood summer camp. Each day is spent outside playing on our beautiful eight acres. Sandbox, slide, mud kitchens, and gardens will be waiting at drop off each morning to ignite creative play. Simple crafts of summer will keep interested hands busy and illuminate the season. Clean up time, circle games and a healthy snack happen mid-morning before we head out front to engage in water play, nature hikes, and tending chickens.
Children staying all day will pack a lunch from home, have rest-time, and then head outside for more play.
Come join us!
Daily Rhythm:
8:30-drop off
8:30-10:30 free play, circle
10:30-11:00 snack
11:00-12:30 daily activity, story
12:30-1:00 early pickup or lunch
1:00-2:30 rest time
2:30-3:30 free play
Week 1 (June 19-June 23)
Week 2 (June 26–June 30)
Week 3 (July 10–July 14)
Week 4 (July 17–July 21)
Week 5 (July 24–July 28)
Week 6 (July 31–August 4)
A waitlist with a limited number of spots will be available for sold out weeks. To be added to the waitlist, complete the family registration form and send an email to summercamp@mnwaldorf.org with your desired week(s) and number/length of days as well as the name(s) and age(s) of the camper(s) you’d like to register. You will receive confirmation of your spot on the waitlist within 1–3 business day
Early Childhood Camp Leads
An Art and Nature Based Summer Camp for Older Children
Second through sixth grade in the fall
5-Day/Wk Camp (MTuWThF)
Full Day $375 per week
3-Day/Wk Camp (MTuW)
Full Day $236.00 per week
Full day 8:30am-3:30pm
Theme weeks (below) are for older children only. Each theme week is structured on a five-day week to provide ample time for children to relax, make friends, and immerse themselves in the themed activities.
A wait list with a limited number of spots will be available for sold out weeks. To be added to the waitlist, complete the family registration form and send an email to summercamp@mnwaldorf.org with your desired week(s) and number/length of days as well as the name(s) and age(s) of the camper(s) you’d like to register. You will receive confirmation of your spot on the waitlist within 1–3 business days.
Grades Camp – rising second through sixth grade in the fall
An Art Based Summer Camp for Older Children. Second through sixth grade in the fall. Theme weeks (below) are for older children only. Each theme week is structured on a five-day week to provide ample time for children to relax, make friends, and immerse themselves in the themed activities.
Week 1: Magical Creatures (June 19-June 23)
Start the summer off right with one of our favorite weeks! We’ll build beautiful fairy houses to hang on porches or in trees along with the furniture and fairies to go with them. We’ll turn ourselves into fairies with cardboard wings, and wands. Together we’ll host a tea party and sweet treat picnic under the trees.
Week 2: Natural Dyes & Tie-Dye (June 26-June 30)
Experience the wonder of natural dyes! This week we’ll make and dye playdough, color bandanas with natural dye, and tie-dye t-shirts. We’ll learn which makes the best eco paint: plants, berries, coffee grounds, or dirt. Flower printing and making beeswax wraps will round out our dye week!
Week 3: Bread & Butter (July 10-July 14)
Let’s bake! We’ll make bread, jam, and butter and all sorts of table top accessories. Wax candle dipping, wooden cutting boards, and naturally dyed cloth napkins will supplement our bread filled tables.
Week 4: Puppets (July 17-July 21)
Learn the ins and outs of puppetry! Campers will learn to make and manipulate their very own puppets. Mask making, set design, and skits will round out this puppet filled week that will end with an MWS summer camp puppet show! * $25 Supplies fee added to cost.
Week 5: Down on the Farm (July 24-July 28)
Planting, reaping and especially sowing! Campers will learn all about what it’s like to tend and care for a garden with special focus on enjoying the fruits of their labor! Fruit and vegetable preparation and preservation will be stars of this week. Salads, pickling, juicing, and jam making!
Week 6: All Things Flight (July 31-Aug. 4)
Join us as we explore the skies! We’ll learn how to make the best paper airplanes, craft with balloons, and practice backyard ornithology. Campers will make pollinator houses and learn the many uses of beeswax. We’ll also enjoy a visit from the Raptor Center and a real live bald eagle!