Bancroft Summer is the summer day camp program at Bancroft School.
110 Shore Drive
Worcester, MA 01605
508.853.2640
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Specialty Camps
Bancroft Specialty camps give the opportunity to OWN YOUR ADVENTURE and explore what you are curious about. It is the ultimate way to try new and exciting things across Leadership & Skills, STEM and the Arts. Plus you will have a lot of fun doing it!
Own Your Adventure
Our STEAM camps offer exciting hands-on experiences in areas like rocket building, robotics, drones, coding, and LEGO engineering. Campers will explore creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork, all while having fun and discovering the world of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math!
Our arts programs offer creative exploration in musical theater, photography and graphic design, filmmaking, and multi-arts. Campers can perform on stage, capture stunning images, create digital art, produce their own films, or experiment with a variety of artistic mediums, all while building confidence and having fun!
Our leadership and skills camps are packed with exciting hands-on adventures! Campers will dive into the world of sports management, run their own lemonade stand, or compete in the fast-paced world of e-sports. It’s all about building leadership, creativity, and teamwork — with tons of fun along the way!
S.T.E.M.
Join us this summer for Eureka!, where creativity and problem-solving come to life! To start the day, kids will tackle fun challenges using basic materials, simple machines, and tips from famous inventors—building catapults, light sticks, and circuits along the way. Afternoons will have campers diving further into the world of STEM creating both engineer-designed and unique projects with LEGO. Eureka! campers will kick off the summer with endless opportunities for creativity, learning, and fun!
June 9th – 13th, 2025
Rising Grades K-2 & 3-5
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $495
Join us for STEAM Squad, a full-day camp that blends science and art for a hands-on, creative experience! Students will tackle engineering challenges like building bridges, testing their strength, and learning about famous inventors and their impactful creations.
They’ll also explore their artistic side through drawing, sculpture, and collage-making, inspired by artists like da Vinci and Kahlo. STEAM Squad encourages creativity, innovation, and confidence, helping students combine science and art in exciting new ways!
June 23-27, 2025
Rising Grades K-2
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $495
Blast off into adventure at Expedition Mars camp!
As future space pioneers, campers will embark on an exciting journey to Mars, using robotics to build rovers inspired by the Curiosity and Perseverance missions to explore the Red Planet’s mysteries. With gears, axles, motors, and RoboThink’s innovative hardware, they’ll even construct a spaceship to return home.
During the afternoons, campers will become rocket scientists, exploring flight, propulsion, and rocket design while launching a real model rocket each day. They’ll also build and take home their own rocket at the end of the week!
No experience needed—just prepare for an unforgettable interplanetary adventure!
June 30-July 3, 2025
Rising Grades 2-6
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $425
Welcome to Spy Academy, where kids become secret agents and aviation experts in one thrilling adventure! Young agents will take part in hands-on, secret agent-themed activities, such as playing detective, exploring forensic science, sharpening surveillance skills, and cracking encrypted messages.
Aspiring spies will also journey through the world of espionage, building and flying high-tech spy jets, stealth aircraft, and futuristic planes designed for secret missions. No prior flying experience is required—just a passion for adventure and the sky! At Spy Academy, kids will unleash their inner aviator and super sleuth, all while having a blast on their spy-filled missions!
June July 7-11, 2025
Rising Grades 2-8
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $525
More Info Coming Soon!
July 7-11, 2025
Rising Grades K-2
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $525
CREATIVE CODING
In Codemoji‘s Creative Coding, students will learn the basics of coding and computer science as they are immersed in STEM activities. Students will collaborate to program robots to complete tasks, work with emojis as they dive into the Codemoji platform, and participate in offline unplugged coding activities and games. Throughout the program, students will design a website and learn to utilize their newly acquired coding skills to advance through interactive lessons. The Codemoji program will challenge your students as they advance through HTML, CSS, and JS coding basics and will promote the desire to continue their coding learning outside of the classroom!
August 4th – 8th, 2025
- Rising Grades 1-3
August 11th-15th, 2025
- Rising Grades 4-6
9:00am – 3:00pm
Cost: $525
Get ready to pitch, yaw, roll and thrust around the Drone Arena in this exhilarating camp program! Throughout the week, campers will enjoy one of the world’s fastest growing sports, Drone Racing. Campers will first learn about the basic safety of drone flying before fine-tuning their hand-eye coordination and free fly the drone advancing through skills challenges.
Each day, “flight squads” post up against one another in friendly competition as they race agains not only one another, but also the clock. Pilots will first maneuver the drone through creative yet compact obstacle courses before taking on the challenge of flying for speed. There is a creative component to this camp program, as flight squads will create the course design and then, help build the obstacle course in preparation for the last day’s final activities Drone Olympic competition!
August 4th – 8th, 2025
- Rising Grades 2-5
August 11th-15th, 2025
- Rising Grades 6-9
9:00am – 3:00pm
Cost: $575
THE ARTS
It’s Time to Shine! Join us for a two-week musical theater camp perfect for students interested in learning more about musical stage productions. The group will play theatre games, explore costume design, work together to create a set, practice choreography, and learn new songs.
Participants will conduct full stage performances for family, friends, and fellow Bancroft Summer Campers!
JUNE 16th-27th, 2025
(no camp 6/19)
Rising Grades 3-8
9:00am – 2:00pm
Cost: $725
More Info Coming Soon!
June 16th – 20th, 2025
Rising Grades 4-6
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $395
More Info Coming Soon!
July 14th – 18th, 2025
Rising Grades 6-8
9:00am-3:00pm
Cost:
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July 21st – 25th, 2025
Rising Grades 3-6
9:00am – 3:00pm
Cost: $575
More Info Coming Soon!
July 28th – August 1st, 2025
Rising Grades 3-6
9:00am – 3:00pm
Cost: $575
Let’s Spark our Creativity! Explore the arts at Little Spark Creative Arts camp! A two-week program where campers will get the chance to explore four different arts classes each day:
- CLOMP!– This class blends music, theater, and comedy to create an original performance.
- Mosaic Makers– Create mosaics out of glass! You’ll get to craft your own mosaic garden stepping stone.
- Theater Squad– Create your own characters through improvisation, write a play, and then perform your original show!
- Mixed Media Adventures– play and experiment with 2D and 3D art. This class includes sculpture, mixed media/collage, and sketchbook making!
At the end of the session, campers will showcase their hard work through performances and a gallery display of their original art!
August 4th – 15th, 2025
Rising Grades 1-3 & 4-6
9:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $895
LEADERSHIP & SKILLS
More Info Coming Soon!
JUNE 9th – 13th, 2025
Rising Grades 3-8
8:30-3:30pm
Cost: $495
More Info Coming Soon!
JuNE 16th – 20th, 2025
Rising Grades K-2
9:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $395
More Info Coming Soon!
June 16th – 20th, 2025
Rising Grades 3-5
8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $395
Let’s Spark our Creativity! Explore the arts at Little Spark Creative Arts camp! A two-week program where campers will get the chance to explore four different arts classes each day:
- CLOMP!– This class blends music, theater, and comedy to create an original performance.
- Mosaic Makers– Create mosaics out of glass! You’ll get to craft your own mosaic garden stepping stone.
- Theater Squad– Create your own characters through improvisation, write a play, and then perform your original show!
- Mixed Media Adventures– play and experiment with 2D and 3D art. This class includes sculpture, mixed media/collage, and sketchbook making!
At the end of the session, campers will showcase their hard work through performances and a gallery display of their original art!
August 4th – 15th, 2025
Rising Grades 1-3 & 4-6
9:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $895
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Day Camps
Looking for a well-rounded day camp experience full of academic experiences, sports, and lots of fun this summer?
Athletic Camps
Love soccer? Love basketball? Want to play your sport all summer? Grow as a player and develop technical skills with our experienced coaches!
About Bancroft Summer
We are the ultimate summer experience for campers grades K-8 throughout the greater Worcester area. Everyone at Bancroft Summer is eager to help campers try new things, learn a lot, and have a ton of fun doing it. Sign up for news about our 2024 summer programming. We are gearing up for an amazing summer of creative and curious programming!
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