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REGISTRATION is OPEN!
The Eliot School will be holding it’s Summer Program for Children in 2023!
Don’t miss your chance to register your child(ren) starting on January 25th.
The program will run from June 26th until August 11th.
• Families can sign up for full days (9:00am-3:30pm) or for half days (just AM classes (9:00am-12pm), just PM classes (12:30-3:30)
• We offer unprogrammed early drop-off (8−9am) and extended day services (3:30−5:30 pm).
• Class sizes will be capped at 11-students with 4 classes running simultaneously during the AM/PM class periods.
Full Days: $480 per week (please enter coupon at the bottom of each week drop-down to receive this price)
Half Days: $300 per week
Hands-on Fun
Activities will focus on craft, curiosity, creativity, and innovation in a fun and supportive environment. Enjoy a well-balanced schedule of themed activities. Our summer team includes highly qualified art specialists and teachers who work with us year-round teaching after-school classes, or in our School & Community Partnerships. We are excited to welcome your family and children.
Times and Fees
DAILY SCHEDULE
AM classes: 9 am – 12 pm with a 20 minute snack break at 10:30 am
LUNCH: 12 pm – 12:30 pm
PM classes: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm with a 20 minute snack break at 2:00 pm
Early Drop-Off / Extended Day
Early Drop-Off: 8:00 – 9:00 am
Extended Day: 3:30 – 5:30 pm (pick up 5:00 – 5:30 pm)
Cost per week
$480/week for full days (coupon code at the bottom of each week drop-down)
$300/week for half days
Early Drop-Off: $60/week
Extended Day: $120/week
Please note that registration for Early Drop-Off and Extended Day are for the whole week only.
Sibling Discount
10% discount for a second sibling taking a class in the same time slot. At checkout, use Coupon Code: FAMILY.
Registration
Registration opens on January 25, 2023.
As classes are both small and popular, they can fill up quickly.
We process registrations strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration must be accompanied by full payment. Please read our policies on refunds and withdrawals before you register.
If you have any questions, call 617-524-3313 x14 or email
Scholarships
We are happy to be able to offer scholarships to children from low-income households.
Download a scholarship application (pdf) in English.
For more information, contact our Registrar.
A materials fee of $25 per student per class is required. Space is limited.
Return your application and Income Verification Form to our Registrar. She will review them and give you a coupon code to use for registration.
Our scholarships are made possible by the many people who donate to our Scholarship Fund.
Please consider a donation to our Scholarship Fund.
Health & Other Permission Forms
It's important to have information about our students readily accessible. If you've already registered for a class, make sure to fill out one of our health forms (we don't need documents from physicals or immunization records) and return it on or by the first day of your first class. You can drop it off, email it to our Summer Program Coordinator, or mail it to the Eliot School, PO Box 300351, Boston, MA 02130.
If we do not have a health form on file for your child, please fill out this online form before their first day of camp. Click here to fill out the survey monkey form.
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Week 1: Super Hero Status • June 26th - June 30th
What are the powers we hold within us? How can we tap into our strength, and create art that reminds us of our power? In this week of the program we explore the things that make us wonderful, dynamic, capable beings, and use art to express the strength within. Students will use different mediums to create pieces that affirm their identities, highlight their creativity, and remind them of their power. In this week we’ll embrace what makes us strong and unique and discover the super hero within.
*If you sign your child up for both morning and afternoon classes, don't forget to put in the discount code listed at the bottom of each week's drop-down*
Morning Classes:
Ages 6-8 Woodworking 1A1-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Art Zone 1A4-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Fiber Arts/Sewing 1A2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Mixed Media 1A3-23 - FULL
Afternoon Classes:
Ages 6-8 Mixed Media 1P4-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Fiber Arts/Sewing 1P2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Woodworking 1P1-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 2-D Visual Art 1P3-23 - 1 Spot Left!
Full Day Discount Code: SPFDWK123
Week 2: Future Crafting • July 10th - July 14th
Hop in a time machine and travel to the distant future of Earth to investigate how humans will live. Craft fantastic realities in which the world we know is unrecognizable. During this week, students will re-imagine infinite universes and societies with varied futures. They will create art that investigates how we want to live and where we want to go.
*If you sign your child up for both morning and afternoon classes, don't forget to put in the discount code listed at the bottom of each week's drop-down*
Morning Classes:
Ages 6-8 Mixed Media 2A4-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Fiber Arts/Sewing 2A2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Woodworking 2A1-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 2-D Visual 2A3-23 - FULL
Afternoon Classes:
Ages 6-8 Woodworking 2P1-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Art Zone 2P3-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Fiber Arts/Sewing 2P2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Mixed-Media 2P4-23 - FULL
Full Day Discount Code: SPFDWK223
Week 3: Forest, Ocean, Air • July 17th - July 21th
The natural world is an integral part of the art making process, from the subjects we paint and the wood we build with to the pigments on our pallet and the clay we mold. We will explore how our natural world is changing and how we can use our artistic voices to make a difference. Using a wide range of materials and mediums, students will learn to follow sustainable art practices, and make artwork and structures that respect and reflect the landscapes in which we live.
*If you sign your child up for both morning and afternoon classes, don't forget to put in the discount code listed at the bottom of each week's drop-down*
Morning Classes:
Ages 6-8 Woodworking 3A1-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Art Zone 3A4-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Fiber Arts/Sewing 3A2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Mixed Media 3A3-23 - FULL
Afternoon Classes:
Ages 6-8 Mixed Media 3P4-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Fiber Arts/Sewing 3P2-23 - 2 Spot Left!
Ages 9-12 Woodworking 3P1-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 2-D Visual Art 3P3-23 - FULL
Full Day Discount Code: SPFDWK323
Week 4: Space/Time/Motion • July 24th - July 28th
This week is all about what moves and what makes noise. Some things could even do both at the same time! Do you ever feel like your body just wants to move like it’s a wet noodle? Do you ever just need to bang a pot with a ladle to feel heard? This week, we will build kinetic objects and make images that seem to move, and create art forms that make noise with a little help from us.
*If you sign your child up for both morning and afternoon classes, don't forget to put in the discount code listed at the bottom of each week's drop-down*
Morning Classes:
Ages 6-8 Mixed Media 4A4-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Fiber Arts/Sewing 4A2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Woodworking 4A1-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 2-D Visual 4A3-23 - 1 Spot Left!
Afternoon Classes:
Ages 6-8 Woodworking 4P1-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Art Zone 4P3-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Fiber Arts/Sewing 4P2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Mixed-Media 4P4-23 - FULL
Full Day Discount Code: SPFDWK423
Week 5: Second Chance Studio • July 31st - August 4th
Back by popular demand! They say that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. What a shame to throw away an old milk carton or a toilet paper roll when it can be turned into something new. A piece of art, a toy,a new invention. This week’s theme is all about giving objects a second life. With materials you could find in recycling bin, to objects whose usable life has come to an end, we’ll keep out of the landfill and turn them into treasures we can keep for a lifetime.
*If you sign your child up for both morning and afternoon classes, don't forget to put in the discount code listed at the bottom of each week's drop-down*
Morning Classes:
Ages 6-8 Woodworking 5A1-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Art Zone 5A4-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Fiber Arts/Sewing 5A2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Mixed Media 5A3-23 - FULL
Afternoon Classes:
Ages 6-8 Mixed Media 5P4-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Fiber Arts/Sewing 5P2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Woodworking 5P1-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 2-D Visual Art 5P3-23 - FULL
Full Day Discount Code: SPFDWK523
Week 6: Smoke and Mirrors • August 7th - August 11th
Not all things are exactly what they seem. Some things trick the eye and other confuse the senses. In this week, we investigate all things mysterious and unknown as well as things that are more than they appear. From secret compartments to optical illusions this will be one mind bending experience.
*If you sign your child up for both morning and afternoon classes, don't forget to put in the discount code listed at the bottom of each week's drop-down*
Morning Classes:
Ages 6-8 Mixed Media 6A4-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Fiber Arts/Sewing 6A2-23 - 1 Spot
Ages 9-12 Woodworking 6A1-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 2-D Visual 6A3-23- 1 Spot Left!
Afternoon Classes:
Ages 6-8 Woodworking 6P1-23 - FULL
Ages 6-8 Art Zone 6P3-23 - 1 Spot
Ages 9-12 Fiber Arts/Sewing 6P2-23 - FULL
Ages 9-12 Mixed-Media 6P4-23 - FULL
Full Day Discount Code: SPFDWK623
Health & Safety
In an abundance of caution and to ensure the health and safety of all our students and teachers, our Summer Program will be a combination of indoor and outdoor programming this year.
• Classes will take place primarily inside our schoolhouse, with its new air exchange and filtration system, with limited classes activity occurring outdoors under tent canopies in the Eliot School yard.
• As the Eliot Policy stands now, students are required to be vaccinated, with proof of vaccination to be presented on the first day of each week. We will be reassessing our Mask/Vaccination policy in April 2023. More information about how masking and vax policies will work soon!
• Meal, snack, and play times will be held outdoors under our tent canopies whenever possible, and in our indoor spaces during weather contingencies.