KEEPERS Camp registration opens in January!
If your child is entering grade 2-4 for summer 2025, we'd love to have them at camp!
KEEPERS Camp is back with a twist! We're partnering with the Community Literacy Center (CLC) to bring your child the ultimate camp experience at Camp Pageturner.
Throughout the summer, we'll be offering a week-long, full-day camp experiences, allowing your child to explore STEM, improve their literacy, and get out their energy with pool time. Camp Pageturner runs for 6 weeks, and we'll be partnering with them for 4 of those sessions! Of course, if the Pageturner camp themes interest your child, we'd love to have them throughout the summer.
If you're looking for the traditional half-day KEEPERS experience, teachers Carmelina and Sherri will be returning to host half-day KEEPERS camp from June 30th-3rd (in the afternoon). They've been hard at work revamping the curriculum so there's new, fun, stimulating activities for your child. If you're interested in a full-day experience for your child during this week, they can also register for Pageturners in the morning.
Other STEM/literacy immersion camp sessions include:
- Session 3, July 7-11 - YIP, YIP, Hooray! (Invention theme)
- Session 4, July 14-18 - GLOBE-al Nature Writers (Environment theme)
- Session 6, July 28-Aug 1 - Mathemagicians (Math & Magic theme)
You can register for these KEEPERS + Pageturners collaboration camps soon.
Check the Summer Youth Programs website for more UNH camp information.
What's camp like?
"She came home SO excited every day and shared everything she'd learned. She and Rye were talking this afternoon about how excited the are to attend again next year and one of Hazel's brothers can't wait until he's old enough as well." - Parent, 7 yr old
"This is the funnest camp I've been to in a long time." - Joe, 7 yr old
"This is by far Rye's favorite summer camp - every day she came home saying "Today was the best day ever! Tomorrow is going to be the best day ever!". Feel so lucky to have opportunities like this for her to explore STEM, meet scientists, and do fun art projects. She's already wondering if she can work for KEEPERS when she is older :)" - Parent, 7 yr old
"Scarlett is loving camp! Thank you to you and the other teachers for your hard work!" - Parent, 8 yr old
Get to know our amazing staff
Carmelina Cestrone
Carmelina will return as a lead teacher for KEEPERS from July 1-3, 2024! Her ability to excite the kids about STEAM with fun with hands-on activities always makes for a great experience for our KEEPERS campers.
She has extensive experience as a science/STEAM teacher at the Barnard School in South Hampton during the academic year.
Sherri Nelson
Sherri will return as a lead teacher for KEEPERS from July 1-3, 2024. Her enthusiasm and creativity for all things STEAM was infectious! She has extensive teaching experience at the Deerfield Community School where she has taught 3rd-4th graders for over 35 years.
Please take note...
Online Registration Instructions: please review carefully before enrolling for the best outcome. Family Accounts are recommended for families enrolling multiple children in any UNH youth program.
If enrolling through an individual student account, the account must be created in the name of the child, not the parent/guardian. More information for creating and/or enrolling in either a student or family account are at the online registration instructions link.
Although final COVID-19 protocols may change by summer 2024, UNH’s current mitigation strategies can be reviewed here: COVID-19 health measures. Information will be communicated to participants directly from the camp director closer to the start date. Feel free to contact Diana Lo if you have questions or concerns.
The University of New Hampshire seeks to create a welcoming and inclusive youth program experience for all participants. Reasonable accommodation, consistent with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended, Section 504 and applicable state law, may be requested to support participation of individuals with disabilities in youth camps and other youth activities. If an accommodation is needed for any reason, please contact Cathy Leach, Summer Youth Programs, 603-862-3266 (phone); TTY Users: 7-1-1 (Relay NH); or cathy.leach@unh.edu. Accommodation request determinations are made on a case by case basis. Accommodation requests should be made at the time of registration, or as soon as possible thereafter to allow sufficient time for consideration and implementation.
