Summer Camps

Camp Bayside is the perfect place for your camper to build friendships, be active, and make the most of their summer. 

Camp Bayside is located at Franklin Elementary School in Madison 

Camp hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday.  

Each week offers a different theme and hands-on activities to match. Campers also participate in a weekly  field trip or on-site presentation, as well as an off-site swim trip.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

Camp Castle Creek is the perfect place for your camper to build friendships, be active and make the most of their summer. 

Camp Castle Creek is located at Prairie Elementary.

During Waunakee Summer School weeks, only half-day camp registration is available at Camp Castle Creek. For full-day registration during these weeks, please enroll at Camp Pleasant Valley.

Half-day camp hours are 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday- Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday.  Full-day camp hours are from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday.  

Each week offers a different theme and hands-on activities to match. Campers also participate in a weekly field trip or on-site presentation, as well as an off-site swim trip.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

Camp Connection is located at Merton Intermediate School.

Camp Connection is the perfect place for your camper to build friendships, be active, and make the most of their summer.  

Weekly camp schedules are established based on the summer school schedule. Half-day camp hours are 11:55 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 11:55 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday. Full-day camp hours are 8 a.m. – 6 p.m Monday – Thursday and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday. 

Each week offers a different theme and hands-on activities to match. Campers also participate in a weekly field trip or on-site presentation, as well as an off-site swim trip.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

Camp Glacier Creek is located at Wales Elementary & Brandybrook Community Center

Camp Glacier Creek is the perfect place for your camper to build friendships, be active, and make the most of their summer.   

Weekly camp schedules are established based on the summer school schedule. Half-day camp hours are 12:35 p.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 12:35- 5 p.m. on Friday. Full-day camp hours are 8 a.m. – 6 p.m Monday – Thursday and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday. 

Each week offers a different theme and hands-on activities to match. Campers also participate in a weekly field trip or on-site presentation, as well as an off-site swim trip.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

New Location for 2025: Camp Pleasant Valley will be located at Heritage Elementary

Camp Pleasant Valley is the perfect place for your camper to build friendships, be active, and make the most of their summer. 

Half-day camp hours are 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday. Full-day camp hours are from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday.

Half-day camp registration is available for students attending summer school in Waunakee.

Each week offers a different theme and hands-on activities to match. Campers also participate in a weekly field trip or on-site presentation, as well as an off-site swim trip.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

Camp Wildcat is the perfect place for your camper to build friendships, be active and make the most of their summer. 

Camp Wildcat is located at Badger Ridge Middle School.

Full-Day camp hours are from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday. Half-day camp hours are 12 – 5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 12-4:30 p.m. on Friday. 

Half-day camp registration is available for students attending summer school in Verona.

Each week offers a different theme and hands-on activities to match. Campers also participate in a weekly field trip or on-site presentation, as well as an off-site swim trip.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

Camp of the Lakes is the perfect place for your camper to build friendships, be active and make the most of their summer. 

Camp of the Lakes is located at Crestwood Elementary School in Madison.

Camp hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday.  

Each week offers a different theme and hands-on activities to match. Campers also participate in a weekly  field trip or on-site presentation, as well as an off-site swim trip.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

Middle School U (MSU) is the perfect place for middle school students to explore new interests, learn new skills, and make new friends!  

MSU operates 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- Friday.

Each week offers a different array of full- and/or half-day courses. The majority of courses will be held on-site, but some take place at off-site locations. Transportation is provided by Wisconsin Youth Company trained drivers, or contracted bussing partners. 

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.

Theater Immersion Camp is the perfect place for your camper(s) to refine their interest in all aspects of a theater performance. From preparation to the performance itself, youth will be involved in every step along the way. Theater camp is a great place for campers to learn and explore the theater arts in a comfortable, inclusive, and encouraging environment. For campers in grades 3-9.

Camp hours are from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 

Campers will work together over the two-week course to put on a performance for family and friends at the end of the second week.

Tuition assistance is available to families for all programs.