Summer Camps
Welcome!
Registration for Summer 2023 will officially open on Monday, February 13th at 7:00pm.
San Francisco Day School is excited to offer summer programming to students currently enrolled at San Francisco Day School.
If you still have unanswered questions please contact Nicole Lane at NLane@sfday.org or Kittie Krivacic at kkrivacic@sfday.org
Registration Instructions
For summer registration we will be using our new enrollment platform called Sawyer. In order to enroll in summer camps, you will need to create an account. Please do this in advance to make your enrollment experience easier. In order to complete your account so you’re ready when registration opens, please complete the following steps:
Step 1: Go to this link https://www.hisawyer.com/san-francisco-day-school/auth/sign-up
Step 2: Enter in your information to create your account, then go to https://www.hisawyer.com/account to add your child(ren)’s information and other details.
Step 3: Go to our website when registration opens to sign up for classes!
*You will not pay through Sawyer. You will be billed through your school account. When checking out it will say Buy one or more Camps, Get 100% off to make the total $0. The appropriate charges will be accounted for in your account.*
Register Here
Cancellation Policy
Camps that do not meet minimum numbers of students may be canceled. If individual camps are canceled due to low enrollment, all families will be fully refunded and notified in advance.
If you need to cancel any camp registrations please contact Nicole Lane or Kittie Krivacic directly. Our refund policies are listed below:
- All cancellations prior to May 1st 2023 will be refunded in full
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Any cancellations after May 1st 2023 will be partially refunded at 75%
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Any cancellations 7 days prior to the first day of camp will not be refunded
Lunch Information
We will be partnering with Darioush Epicurus for lunch this summer. Lunch will be priced at $40/week. Sign up for lunch using this form.
If opting out of Darioush Epicurus lunch program, students should bring home lunch to be eaten in the cafeteria during lunch period.
Sample Daily Schedule
All camps run 9-3PM with arrival window 8:30-9 AM (How To Be A Dolphin for rising Kindergarten will run 9-2:15)
8:30 - 9:00: Arrival
8:30 - 9:00: Free Choice/Recess
9:00 AM Break into camp groups
9:00 - 9:30: Morning meeting
9:30 - 11:00: Morning Camp Activities
11:00 - 12:00: Recess/Lunch (outside)
12:00 - 1:30: Afternoon Camp Activities
1:30 - 2:00: Recess/Snack
2:00 - 3:00: End of day activities
3:00 - 3:10- Dismissal
3:00 - 5:00 - After Camp Care (AEP) $18/hour
Camp Offerings
- Week 1 • June 12-16
- Week 2 • June 20-23
- Week 3 • June 26-30
- Week 4 • July 10-14
- Week 5 • July 17-21
- Week 6 • July 24-28
- Week 7 • July 31-August 4
- Week 8 • August 7-11
Week 1 • June 12-16
Week 1 (June 12-June 16)
CIT (Counselor in Training) (Rising 6th, 7th & 8th Grade)
Offered all sessions
Fee: $500
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
Silly Science (Rising 1st-3rd Grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Jun Stephens
If you like to investigate, innovate, and experiment, Silly Science is the camp for you! This camp is all about engaging campers with exciting hands-on STEM projects. We’ll be using simple, kid-friendly materials to learn about everything from the scientific method to crazy chemical reactions!
Art Adventures (Rising 1st-4th Grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Jake Chamberlain
This camp is all about imagination and creation! Over the course of this fun and messy week, campers will experiment with a range of materials while practicing different techniques. Projects will include painting, drawing, repurposing materials, clay sculpting, and much more!
Adventure & Exploration (Rising 3rd-5th grade)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Sarah Ludwig
This camp is designed to get students outdoors and learn about the world around them. We will spend the majority of this camp exploring and learning about the different types of flora and fauna the city has to offer. Our creative times will be spent making nature art, singing scientific songs, and making our own tie-dye. Be ready to move, explore & create!
Dungeons & Dragons (Rising 5th-8th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Dylan Vodzak
Have an interest in Dungeons and Dragons, but needed a space to learn the basics? Have you already been playing Dungeons and Dragons and want to try your hand at leading a game? Join us during our Dungeons and Dragons camp to explore the fantasy, role-playing game designed to use your imagination, collaboration, teamwork, and storytelling skills. Our daily activities will include learning the rules, playing the game, and crafts centered around the adventure.
Week 2 • June 20-23
Week 2 (June 20-23) No Camp June 19th
CIT (counselor in training) Opportunities
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Offered all sessions
Fee: $400
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
Restaurant Camp (Rising 2nd-5th grade)
Fee: $520
Teacher: Jun Stephens
Students will have the opportunity to exercise their creativity, teamwork, and management skills through the development of their own restaurant. During this camp, students will design, plan, and stage a restaurant. Students will design menus, plan recipes, and curate the restaurant of their dreams! The week-long camp will culminate with an opportunity for families to attend the restaurant’s grand opening.
Dolphin Sports Camp (Rising 1st-2nd grade)
Fee: $520
Teacher: Katherine Badham
Get out and play this week with our multi-sport camp for all ages! This camp will focus on developing teamwork, coordination, and good sportsmanship in a wide variety of sports. Campers will work hard and play hard in daily games and activities to build skills and confidence in sports such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, and more!
Makery (Rising 1st-6th grade)
Fee: $520
Teacher: Nicole Sanders
This camp is for students with all types of interests! Students who like to tinker and build, design and create, collaborate or work individually, will all find their fit in this camp! We will have opportunities to work on daily projects and challenges, try something new, or stick to a desired medium. This camp is student guided and teacher supported!
Creative Writing (Rising 4th-6th Grade)
Fee: $520
Teacher: Jake Chamberlain
Join us for a weeklong adventure in writing! We will get outside the four walls of a classroom to observe the world around us and gather inspiration from our surroundings. Our focus will be on imagination and creativity. You can collaborate with peers on an investigative journalism piece, create a zine, memoir, or flash fiction piece – the options are endless! We will practice every part of the writing process: collecting ideas, drafting, revising, editing and publishing. Join us for a creative summer experience that will make you a more confident writer in the fall!
Week 3 • June 26-30
Week 3 (June 26-June 30)
CIT (counselor in training) Opportunities
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Offered all sessions
Fee: $500
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
Drawing Data (Rising 3rd-5th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Aneesha Srikar
Have you ever tried to draw your breath? Or a surprised triangle? Or how music makes you feel? Discover the ordinary patterns in your everyday life and draw them into something extraordinary with Ms Srikar! In this class, we will learn to see our world through a new lens, observe and collect data in everything around us, then bring that data to life through a visual art.
Orienteering (Rising 5th-8th grade)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Katherine Badham
This camp is geared towards our older campers. Our time will be spent getting to know our urban and natural surroundings through team building exercises & challenges, destination hikes, obstacle courses, and scavenger hunts. You will also spend time learning the basics of wilderness first aid and navigational skills. The week will culminate in an orienteering puzzle race in Golden Gate Park!
Theater Tech and Production (Rising 3rd-8th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Steve Roberts
If you are interested in the behind the scenes work of theater presentation this camp is for you. Over the week you will learn about lighting design, stage management, and sound direction. The tech cohort will learn how to skillfully operate the equipment in SF Day’s new theater. At the end of the week you will put your new skills into practice for the week's culminating performances.
Theater and Play writing (Rising 1st-4th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Jillian Bissell
Come try on your acting and playwriting hat in theater camp! In this camp you will build confidence and sharpen your acting skills through fun & active theater games and exercises. You will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively on a student-led play that we will perform in SF Day’s new theater at the end of the week.
Set Design (Rising 3rd-8th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Jun Stephens
If you love to create, innovate, construct, and collaborate this camp is for you! In this hands-on camp you will have the opportunity to envision, design and construct set pieces for the stage. You will learn new design, construction and artistic skills all while bringing a collaborative vision to life! The set pieces you create will be used for the culminating performances at the end of the week.
Dance (Rising 1st-4th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Nora Roach
Whether you are an experienced dancer or just love to move your body this camp will be sure to keep you on your toes! You will spend the week learning new steps and routines while playing games and working collaboratively with friends. You will also learn, rehearse and refine a dance to perform in SF Day’s theater at the end of the week.
Week 4 • July 10-14
Week 4 (July 10-14)
CIT (counselor in training) Opportunities
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Offered all sessions
Fee: $500
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
Moving Sculptures and Gardening (Rising 2nd-8th Grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Eleanor Coffelt
In this camp, we will use paper mache to create structures and shapes that we will paint and decorate. Dragons, submarines, space rockets.... whatever you imagine! Our constructions will be brought to life with string and wire, pulleys, gears and mini-electric circuits. Bring your creativity and engineering skills to make something wonderful. We will spend our afternoons in the rooftop garden, help plant salad and take care of the flowers and vegetables. We will learn to identify the plants and insects that share our garden and the worms that make compost. Prepare and enjoy mint tea and lemonade and garden snacks made with school-grown veggies!
Adventure & Exploration (Rising 2nd-4th grade)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Loree Donaldson
This camp is designed to get students outdoors and learn about the world around them. We will spend the majority of this camp exploring and learning about the different types of flora and fauna the city has to offer. Our creative times will be spent learning about artwork that can be found in nature and creating our own. Be ready to move, explore & create!
Art Adventures (Rising 1st-2nd Grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Nicole Sanders
This camp is all about imagination and creation! Over the course of this fun and messy week, campers will experiment with a range of materials while practicing different techniques. Projects will include painting, drawing, repurposing materials, clay sculpting, and much more!
Urban Trekking (Rising 5th-8th grade)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Justin Smith
In this upper school camp, we will spend the majority of our time with our peers going on long city hikes, exploring, orienting, and learning about the city from new perspectives. We will ditch the screens and get to know our surroundings through immersive experiences while gaining confidence and independence outside of the classroom!
Week 5 • July 17-21
Week 5 (July 17-21)
CIT (counselor in training) Opportunities
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Offered all sessions
Fee: $500
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
Adventure & Exploration (Rising 3rd-5th grade)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Abby Wolfenden
This camp is designed to get students outdoors and learn about the world around them. We will spend the majority of this camp exploring and learning about the different types of flora and fauna the city has to offer. Our creative times will be spent learning about artwork that can be found in nature and creating our own. Be ready to move, explore & create!
Color Science and Gardening (Rising 2nd-8th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Eleanor Coffelt
What is color? We will study the science of why our eyes see color and conduct experiments in the dark with colored light studying the electromagnetic spectrum. Next, we will investigate color-changing liquids and chemical reactions in science investigations. Last, we will study color in history and art and see if we can make dyes with colors from nature. We will spend our afternoons in the rooftop garden, help plant salad and take care of the flowers and vegetables. We will learn to identify the plants and insects that share our garden and the worms that make compost. Prepare and enjoy mint tea and lemonade and garden snacks made with school-grown veggies!
Dolphin Camp Classic (Rising 1st-2nd grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Nicole Sanders
What a great time to be outside! We are going to focus on games and sports during this camp. Students will spend their day onsite at SF Day and at parks in the city playing and staying active. We will spend time our time playing team games and learning some new games students have never played before.
Week 6 • July 24-28
Week 6 (July 24-28)
CIT (counselor in training) Opportunities
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Offered all sessions
Fee: $500
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
Field Games & Environmental Ed (Rising 2nd-4th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Ian Philpott-Kenny, Abby Wolfenden
Get outdoors and play this week while inspecting our world through an environmental lens. We will spend time playing team games and participating in an array of field games at nearby parks. Our exploratory time will be spent learning about the environment through hands-on experiments and outdoor activities. Come prepared to play and learn all week while enjoying our nearby natural spaces!
Makery (Rising 1st-6th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Nicole Sanders
This camp is for students with all types of interests! Students who like to tinker and build, design and create, collaborate or work individually, will all find their fit in this camp! We will have opportunities to work on daily projects and challenges, try something new, or stick to a desired medium. This camp is student guided and teacher supported!
Adventures in Spanish (Rising 1st-3rd grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Daniela Trujillo Godoy
Join Ms. Dani for an immersive adventure as we journey through Spanish speaking regions and cultures. Each day we will learn about the traditions, art, cuisine, music, and individuals of different Spanish speaking countries. We will explore through art projects, games, challenges, and even a bit of cooking all while practicing our Spanish vocabulary.
Band Camp (Rising 5th-8th Grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Steve Roberts
If joining a band is on your summer wish list this camp is for you! All levels of musical ability are welcome and encouraged to join. The week will be spent experimenting with composition & style while developing a unique sound as a group. There will be opportunities to perform & record as well.
Week 7 • July 31-August 4
Week 7 (July 31-August 4)
CIT (counselor in training) Opportunities
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Offered all sessions
Fee: $500
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
Adventure & Exploration (Rising 2nd-4th grade)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Abby Wolfenden
This camp is designed to get students outdoors and learn about the world around them. We will spend the majority of this camp exploring and learning about the different types of flora and fauna the city has to offer. Our creative times will be spent learning about artwork that can be found in nature and creating our own. Be ready to move, explore & create!
Spy Camp (Rising 1st-2nd grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Mia Boak
This is a camp for students to exercise both the brain and body—all while learning how to be a good spy. This camp will focus on critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork skills. Students will learn how to make their own spy gadgets, crack codes, and learn essential spy survival skills. This camp will include a variety of spy-centered activities ranging from hands-on STEM activities to creative DIY projects.
Digital Music Production (Rising 5th-8th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Justin Smith
Join Mr. Smith in a fun new camp exploring different ways of composing music with various “outside of the box” digital tools. We will use apps on our Ipads, web-based software, and computers. We may also explore digitally notating and recording music. Some of the resources we will use are: Typatone, Groove Pizza, Chrome Music Lab, Mario Paint., flat.io, Patatap, and Garage Band.
Week 8 • August 7-11
Week 8 (August 7-11)
CIT (counselor in training) Opportunities
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Offered all sessions
Fee: $500
Upper School students will be leaders during their times as CITs as they help younger students have a safe and fun camp experience. CITs will learn how to help manage conflict, prepare and lead activities, and act as role models to their campers all while being part of the fun camp experience!
How To Be A Dolphin (Entering Kindergarten)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Nicole Sanders
This camp is specifically designed for rising Kindergarten students. Campers will be able to spend time with their new classmates designing and creating on their own or with their peers, while getting to learn more about their new school community. Campers will not necessarily be partnered with their classmates for next year but will have a chance to learn more about what it's like to be a Dolphin at SF Day while playing games, learning and having fun! Please note this camp will run from 9AM-2:15PM.
Textile Art & Design (Rising 1st-4th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Mia Boak
Ever want to make your own print, pattern, or sew your own apparel? In this camp, you will get the chance to explore the world of textile design. From macrame to embroidery, dyeing to print making, you will have the opportunity to try various mediums and take home your wearable designs. We will even be able to use some of the cool machines in our Innovation Lab to help us design and create!
Dolphin Camp Classic (Rising 2nd-4th grade)
Fee: $600
Teacher: Abby Wolfenden
What a great time to be outside! We are going to focus on games and sports during this camp. Students will spend their day onsite at SF Day and at parks in the city playing and staying active. We will spend time playing some team games and learning some new games students have never played before.
Photography (Rising 5th-8th grade)
Fee: $650
Teacher: Carter Hollinger
Self expression never goes out of style! What better way to share your world than through your own lens? Learn the basics of photography and photo editing to create and share your story! In addition to discovering the basics of photography such as light, subject, and composition, you will develop the art of storytelling and self expression.