Summer Camps

Registration for Summer 2025 will open in March.

2024 Summer Information PDF

Camp Information
Little Star offers day camps for children ages 0-6, an outdoor adventure camp for children ages 6 -7, and overnight archery camp for ages 8-10. Camps for school-age children are provided by our partner organizations: Methow Valley Riding Unlimited, Classroom In Bloom and The Bush School, along with other organizations in the valley (see more below).

Email Emily Nelson at emilynelson@littlestarschool.org for more information or with any questions!

Financial aid

Financial Aid is available for our summer programs, as well as our school year programs.

Visit our Financial Aid page for application instructions. For more information, please contact brad@littlestarschool.org.

Applications are due in April, 2025

Summer camps for ages 3 to 6 (Winthrop Campus)

Our camps are offered either 3 days per week (Mon-Weds) or 4 days per week (Mon-Thurs) and children are grouped into 3 & 4 year olds and 5 & 6 year olds. Our friendly school year teachers will be joined by summer staff to explore art, cooking, science, and nature. Children spend ample time outside both on our playground and on local excursions.

Monday-Wednesday or Monday-Thursday, 8:30–3:30 p.m.

Camp Weeks 2025

Week 1: June 30 - July 1
Week 2: July 7-10
Week 3: July 14-17
Week 4: July 21-24
Week 5: July 28-31
Week 6: August 4-7

Infant & Toddler day camp for ages 8 weeks to 3 years

Join your favorite Little Star infant and toddler teachers this summer for tons of fun for little people! During our time together we will share stories, songs, Spanish, crafts, marvelous mess-making and more! After lunch we will embrace the brilliant, hot climate tradition of the “siesta” to give our little campers a second wind to get through the long summer days.

Winthrop & Twisp Campuses 2025

Monday - Thursday, 8:30-12:30 or 3:30. Two day minimum.

Week 1: June 30 - July 1
Week 2: July 7-10
Week 3: July 14-17
Week 4: July 21-24
Week 5: July 28-31
Week 6: August 4-7

Little Star Overnight Archery @ The Loup Loup Ski Bowl

Ages 8-10
$341/$374 with bow

July 1-3 Monday @ 10am - Wednesday @ 3pm

This popular overnight camp includes hiking, outdoor play, crafts, and (of course) archery! Financial Aid available.

Archery Camp is full. Please fill out the online registration form to be placed on the waitlist.

Online Registration Form

Little Star Outdoor Adventure Camp

Monday - Thursday 9am - 3pm
Ages 6 & 7 (Rising 1st and 2nd grade)
$245 for Current Families / $252 for General Public

July 8-11 (FULL)
July 15-18 (FULL)

Spend the days outside along the shallow river at our magical Big Valley site. Explore the river floodplain and the forest, spot and track animals, build fairy houses, waterworks, shelters, and forts, wade and swim in the river, and rest, read, tell stories, and create art under the shade of the cottonwoods.

Online Registration Form

Bush School Summer Camps in Mazama

Elementary & Middle School Camps
Monday - Friday from 9am to 3pm.
Transportation is provided to and from the Winthrop Barn with pick-up at 8:30am and drop off at 3:30pm.
$280

Discovery Day Camps
Ages 7-10
July 8-12 & 15-19

In a week of outdoor exploration and artistic expression, students will discover the magical secrets of the woods and waters around The Bush School’s Methow Campus. Using all of their senses and a variety of tools, students will develop naturalist skills, play games, and create art from and inspired by nature. Highlights could include building forts in the woods, learning to identify plants and insects, pressing flowers, cooking delicious snacks, and creating self-portraits from found materials. Friendships will develop and grow as students share feelings, ideas, and new experiences in a nurturing environment with caring instructors. Join us for a week of outdoor exploration, creativity, and summer fun!

Adventure & Leadership Day Camp
Ages 11-14
July 8-12 & 15-19

This adventure and leadership camp will provide students with an opportunity to engage with a variety of outdoor activities while honing their leadership and teambuilding skills. Students will explore the landscape of the Methow Valley in a variety of ways whether it be on foot, on bikes, or on the water. They will learn outdoor skills such as building shelters, outdoor cooking, and navigation, and they will have the opportunity to practice their leadership skills by holding different leadership roles over the course of the week. While the days will be action-packed and full of adventure, students will also have time to appreciate their surroundings and reflect on their experiences through creative projects such as watercolor, sculpture building, and nature journaling.

Snacks and transportation provided each day

Financial aid available. Registration opens March 11 @ 4pm for Methow Valley Residents. More information and registration link can be found here, or by emailing summerprograms@bush.edu.

Methow Writing the College Essay
Monday, June 24-Friday, June 28
Rising 12th graders only
Cost: email summerprograms@bush.edu

Write your college essay in the beautiful landscape of the Methow Valley! This one-week writing retreat tackles the writing portions of the college application process, as well as offering day hikes and Methow excursions. Through activities and focused feedback, the College Essay Methow Retreat will help you tell your best story and present colleges with an engaging portrait of who you are. Best of all, you’ll be able to fully focus on your work and take breaks to enjoy our amazing Methow Campus and surrounding community. This course will cover the same material as the Seattle-based Writing the College Essay class, and students should not register for both.

Pipestone Summer Music Camp

String players ages 8-18 who have studied their instrument for at least one year and read music fluently

July 29-August 2
9:30-5:00

$300 for half day, $400 for full days

Held at the Methow Valley Community the camp provides students with a week-long opportunity to learn and perform for the public.  The Camp’s faculty is comprised of a group of accomplished local musicians and dedicated teachers.  This fun, high-energy week culminates in a public performance, held in the gym of the Methow Valley Community Center on the last day of camp. For more information or a registration form, call (509) 699-3588 or email Pam Hunt at tamarackquartet@hotmail.com.

Registration opens April 1st.

Challenger Soccer Camps

All camps @ Methow Valley Elementary

Foundational Skills Camp
Ages 6-16
Monday - Friday 9:00-12:00/3:00
$209 Half day
$269 Full Day

June 17-21

The full day program builds on the half hay experience on our Foundational Skills Camps, and has a perfect balance of those just for fun activities, larger sided games for more tactical knowledge, and individual skill elements such as freestyle!

Tiny Tykes
Ages 3-5
Monday - Friday 8:00am-8:45am
$129

June 17-21

A fun introduction to soccer influenced by the very popular year-round TinyTykes curriculum. Includes games, activities, and adventures to introduce and develop coordination, balance, running, stopping, turning, kicking, dribbling, throwing & catching.

Creative Skills Camp
Ages 6-16
Monday - Friday, 9:00-12:00
$209

July 8-12

Creative Skills Offers a wide Variety of fun & games, with soccer at its core, through its innovative & exciting camp concept. On the Camp, Players will have a wide variety of fun & unique soccer games to play, learning the advanced street skills from international expert coaches, make use of our incredible 3v3 inflatable fields and take home lasting memories of their time on camp with Creative Skills!

More information and registration at the Challenger Camp Website

Camp Creates

Join Ali Greb for a variety of Art camps held at Methow Arts this summer. Each week, you will use an example project as inspiration and let your own creative mind lead you!

Ages 8-16. Listed ages are recommendations, not restrictions

Register using this form

Recycled Art and Mobiles - June 24-27 - $100
Spend this week creating and seeing where your imagination leads you using recycled materials. Create a mandala, sculpture, mobile and other creations with recycled materials.

Zentangle and Faux Stained Glass - July 8-11 - $100
During this week you will learn the meditative art of Zentangle where you use patterns to fill a space. We will also create a faux stained glass out of tissue paper, wax paper and puff paint.

Origami and Collage - July 15-18 - $125
This week we will learn several different origami creations including : Crane, rose, and a box. We will use old magazines, newspapers and tissue paper to create a collage you can display.

Weaving and Bracelets - July 22-25 - $125
Create a god’s eye, wall hangings and more by weaving yarn and scrap fabric. Learn the basic knots of friendship bracelets, which you can use to make all sorts of designs.

Paper Mache - July 29-Aug 1 - $100
Learn how to use paper mache to make many creations, including: sculpture, mask, animal, flower pot and/or vase.

Classroom in Bloom Nature & Garden Camps

Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Ages 6-10 yrs (children must be entering 1st grade)
$245/week

June 24-28 July 1-3 July 8-12
July 15-19 July 22-26 July 29-Aug 2

In garden camp we’ll be celebrating pollinators, listening to birds, exploring life under the soil, eating our way around the world, and planting seeds of joy throughout each week!

Registration opens March 11 for full-time resident families, March 18 for general public. Financial aid available! More information and registration at https://www.classroominbloom.org/new-events/2024/summer-garden-camps.