Before and After School Care &  Day Camps

Our Summer Day Camps offer an exciting blend of hands-on learning, creativity, and fun in a safe and engaging environment. Each themed week is designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, encourage teamwork, and inspire students through meaningful indoor and outdoor experiences. From gardening and art to STEAM, sports, outdoor discovery, and innovation, campers will enjoy active, enriching days filled with creativity, connection, and adventure.

Explore our 7 unique camp themes below and register early, as space is limited.

Week 1: June 29-July 3, 2026

(Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday ONLY. Wednesday is a statutory holiday.)

Where curiosity takes root and learning comes to life

Students will discover how plants grow, adapt, and support healthy ecosystems through hands-on, inquiry-based learning. They will explore plant life cycles, soil, composting, greenhouse growing, pollinators, and hydroponics while caring for gardens and indoor growing spaces. Through planting, regrowing vegetables, harvesting simple foods, and creative projects, students will connect plant science with everyday life and environmental responsibility.

Week 2: July 6-10, 2026

Where movement inspires confidence, healthy habits, and teamwork

Students will explore movement, wellness, and teamwork through games, gymnastics, and active challenges designed for all abilities and interests. They will build coordination, balance, strength, flexibility, and confidence while learning how physical activity supports health and well-being. Through collaborative activities, students will strengthen communication, cooperation, perseverance, respect, and positive sportsmanship both on and off the playing field.

Week 3: July 13-17, 2026

Everyone is an artist

Students will explore the visual arts through hands-on creative projects in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, and digital art. They will experiment with colour, texture, shape, and design while developing fine motor skills, creativity, and visual storytelling. Through exploring artistic styles and reflecting on their own work, students will discover how art inspires expression, communication, and connection.

Week 4: July 20-24, 2026

Think it. Build it. Code it.
Students will explore STEAM through exciting, project-based experiences using robotics, coding, 3D pens, and 3D printing. Through hands-on design challenges and creative problem-solving, they will build critical thinking, collaboration, and innovation skills while testing and improving their ideas. Students will discover how creativity and technology work together to solve real-world problems. 

Week 5: July 27-31, 2026

Working together to build strong communities

Students will explore how communities work together to create safe, organised, and sustainable environments. They will learn about the roles of community helpers in areas such as safety, health, transportation, infrastructure, and environmental care. Through collaborative missions, guest speakers, service activities, and hands-on problem-solving, students will build teamwork, communication, and leadership skills while discovering how individual contributions strengthen a community.

Week 6: August 4-7, 2026

(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday ONLY. Monday is a statutory holiday.)

Where curiosity grows, and confidence comes alive in nature
Students will explore the natural world through outdoor learning and guided discovery at Deer Lake Park. They will observe wildlife, identify native plants, and investigate local ecosystems while participating in nature challenges, introductory orienteering, geocaching, water play, and nature-inspired art. Through these experiences, students will build confidence, teamwork, curiosity, and environmental responsibility.

Week 7: August 10-14, 2026

Where curiosity sparks creation and ideas become innovation

Students will dive into hands-on maker projects where engineering, design, and creativity come to life. They will explore motion, force, and energy through hydraulic systems, marble runs, chain reactions, magnetic levitation, simple circuits, and light-up creations. As they test, refine, and improve their ideas, students will strengthen creativity, resilience, collaboration, and problem-solving skills while thinking like real-world innovators.

For students who will complete Kindergarten – Grade 4 by June 2026. (Those entering Kindergarten in September are not eligible to apply.)

8:00-9:00 AM             Before Camp Supervision

9:00 AM-3:30 PM       Day Camp Activities

3:30-5:30 PM              After Camp Supervision
Note: Before-camp and after-camp supervision are free, but parents must pre-register to access this service. Subject to change.

Deer Lake School offers a licensed Before and After School Care Program for DLS students in Kindergarten through Grade 7.