Summer@PBS 2022
Summer Learning, Summer Fun, Summer Your WAy
We want you to spend your summer with us! Following our Summer@PBS mission – Inspiring students to deepen their academic learning, engage their curiosity and pursue their passions, we are exciting to announce our plans for Summer@PBS 2022 in Menlo Park, CA!
Our incredible faculty and enrichment instructors have designed an enriching experiences for rising K–5 students that extends the PBS approach to education into the summer. Summer@PBS allows students to expand their intellectual capacity and love of learning into areas beyond the core curriculum. We’re excited that our program will deliver our mission, core values, and summertime fun the PBS way!
Cultivating Summer@PBS Community
We are happy to offer PBS families early access to reserve the limited number of spaces in our program. This year we will be opening registration up to our neighbors and local community members on Thursday, February 17, in addition to current PBS students!
We are excited to announce we will be having a fully vaccinated Summer@PBS in Menlo Park, CA. All staff, instructors, and campers will be required to be fully vaccinated.
Program Calendar
Summer@PBS Enrichment and Day Camps will run 7 weeks this summer 2022:
Grade Levels
Summer@PBS is designed for students entering Kindergarten through 5th grade in the 2022–2023 school year. Classes will be grouped K–2 and 3–5 and K-5. Summer@PBS Day Camp will be open to rising Kindergarten-5th Grade students.
Camp Safety
Keeping your camper as safe as possible during Summer@PBS is our number one priority and we are taking a number of precautionary measures to ensure all involved feel as safe as possible participating. In addition to continuing the robust health protocols we have set in place, we will be continually assessing the current health climate to ensure all on campus programming is as safe as possible and in compliance with county regulations. We are excited to announce we will be having a fully vaccinated Summer@PBS. All staff and campers will be required to be fully vaccinated.
Click here to review our up-to-date COVID-19 safety protocols.
Check out our Summer@PBS 2022 Offerings!
Summer@PBS Enrichment Camp
Summer@PBS Enrichment campers will take a deep dive into a specific topic with 4 hours of curriculum a day. Week-long classes will be separated into K-2, 3-5 and K-5 groups and will run from 10:00am-3:00pm each day.
During each week of the program, students will…
- Be welcomed into a student centered community
- Discover new interests
- Deepen their academic learning
- Develop lifelong skills
- Nurture friendships new and old
- Keep summer a special time
We are excited to once again offer Morning Care and Aftercare options for our Summer@PBS Enrichment Camps! Extended care will run from 8-10am and 3-5pm and cost additional fees.
Cost
Summer@PBS Enrichment Camps will cost $595 per week. At registration families will have the option to:
- Pay a 30% deposit of camp registration fees
- Pay camp registration fee in full
Expended Care will cost an additional rate of $150 per week of morning care and $150 per week of aftercare.
Financial Aid
We want our program to be available to all families, so financial aid is available to families who already receive aid from PBS during the regular school year. Please email Tanner Taylor for details.
Summer@PBS Day Camp
The exciting option offers students the opportunity for a one-of-a-kind camp experience here at PBS. Students registered will spend the full 8am-5pm day at PBS, participating in camp games, organized activities, and time to explore and make connection with others in their community! Additionally each week will be themed and campers will complete collaborative projects revolving around each theme. Check out the themes and a sample day schedule below!
Weekly Themes
- June 13 - Pirates of PBS
- June 20 - Games, Games, Games!
- June 27 - Space, Stars, and The Great Beyond
- July 11 - Fantasy and Fairytales
- July 18 - Summer Camp Around the World
- July 25 - Aquatic Adventures
- Aug 1- Summer Carnival
This camp is available to current and incoming students rising into grades K-5. Students will be unable to participate in other Summer@PBS programming when in Day Camp.
Cost
Summer@PBS Day Camp will cost:
- $950 per week
- $900 per week when signing up for 3 or more weeks!
At registration families will have the option to:
- Pay a 30% deposit of camp registration fees
- Pay camp registration fee in full
Financial Aid
We want our program to be available to all families, so financial aid is available to families who already receive aid from PBS during the regular school year. Please email Tanner Taylor for details.
- Architecture (3-5)
- Art Moki: Intro to Fine Art (K-2)
- Bookmaking (K-2)
- Cooking: International Adventures! (K-5)
- Cooking: Perfect Pizza and Pastas (K-5)
- Cooking: Sweet and Savory Baking Bonanza! (K-5)
- Creating Kind Content (K-2)
- Critical Thinking and Creative Writing (K-2 and 3-5)
- Creative Writing (K-2)
- ELC Kickstart
- Explore the Coral Reef! (K-5)
- Explore the Kelp Forest! (K-5)
- Graphic Design (3-5)
- Intro to Textile Design (3-5)
- Kid's Carpentry (K-6)
- Kidizens: Young Mayors (K-2 and 3-5)
- Kindergarten Kickstart
- Leadership for Future Innovators (3-5)
- The Learning Channel (3-5)
- Math is Everywhere! (1-5)
- Mix it Up! (K-2)
- Slay the Clay! (3-5)
- Team Building Through Story (K-2)
- Theater Arts (K-2 and 3-5)
- Video Game Design (3-5)
- Voice Acting for Animation (K-2)