About Summer Programs
Ready for the summer? So are we! Our dedicated staff love spending the summer helping the families of our communities by providing a safe and engaging place for kids to play, grow, and learn. Check out our summer themes below and register for space in one of our summer programs.
Summer Program Locations
Canton
JFK Elementary School
Grafton
North Street School
Hopkinton
34 Hayden Rowe
Winchester
Ambrose Elementary
Winchester
Vinson-Owen
2024 Weekly Themes
Week 1: Make Mine Music
June 24th-28th
Got a song in your heart? A boogie in your step? Come with us to learn how music gets made. We will sing, dance, make instruments, and read music to celebrate the start of another wonderful summer!
Week 2: Local Heroes
July 1st-5th
What makes our communities safer and stronger? This week, Kidsborough explores the careers that make the backbones of our communities through games and play that highlight the work that our firefighters, law enforcement, teachers, food services, and emergency medical services do.
(All Kidsborough locations are closed 7/4)
Week 3: Kidsborough Olympics 2024
July 8th-12th
Organized every summer, athletes from all 5 Kidsborough sites compete in a wide range of sporting disciplines and events in the spirit of friendly competition. Our fifth annual iteration of this beloved tradition, this week will celebrate good sportsmanship, camaraderie across our Kidsborough towns, and the love of the game.
(Field Trip tentatively scheduled 7/10, more details coming soon)
Week 4: Back to the Future
July 15th-19th
Great Scott!! Kidsborough is lost in time and has to find their way back to our modern day, traveling through time to get back to our present day. What things from the past might we see as we try to get Back… To The Future???
(Field Trip to Breezy Water Slides)
Mon 7/15- Hopkinton/Grafton
Tue 7/16- Winchester/Canton
Week 5: World-Wide Staycation
July 22nd-26th
Come with Kidsborough as we bring the world to our summer camps! Join us as we explore cultures from around the world through language, food, and cultural activities.
Week 6: Once Upon A Time
July 29th-August 2nd
Come with Kidsborough as we bring the world to our summer camps! Join us as we explore cultures from around the world through language, food, and cultural activities.
(Field Trip to Boston Children’s Museum: Dates Tentative)
Wed 7/31- Hopkinton/Grafton
Thur 8/1- Winchester/Canton
Week 7: Survivor Week
August 5th-9th
Assemble the council! No immunity challenges here – this week we’re working together to learn outdoor skills and overcome group challenges. From finding shelter and making food in the wild to practicing teamwork and building strong bodies, we’re helping build the skills to get you through any challenges that nature or a hit reality tv show can throw at you!
Week 8: Out Of This World
August 12th-16th
This week is going to be full of spaceships and stars, exoplanets and astronauts – and maybe even an alien or two. Blast off with us as we explore the universe outside of our atmosphere and learn all about space, how to get there, and what we might find there.
(Field Trip to the Ecotarium)
Wed 8/14- Winchester/Canton
Thur 8/15- Hopkinton/Medfield/Grafton
Week 9: Neon Glow Week (Hopkinton Only)
August 19th – 23rd
Ready, Set, GLOW! Join us as we explore art and science with everything that lights up, shines, and sparkles! From the different kinds of light to how light works to glow paints and glow sticks, we’ll explore the whole spectrum of what light is and what it can do!