Summer Camp at Rock Ranch Valley Center

Woodworking
Students learn to use tools safely while gaining skills to take with them into their future
Outside Activities
Hiking • Obstacle Course • Scavenger Hunt • Nerf Gun Battles
Obstacle Course
Always a camp favorite
Baking
Students learn how to measure, weigh, and combine recipes for success
Cooking
Students learn how to properly follow proven recipes
Acrylic Painting
Students learn techniques for blending and color.
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Scavenger Hunts
Teams are formed and the students roam over 8 acres looking for the items on their list.
Learning to Clean Up
Is always a part of camp!
Hiking
We have a mountain on Rock Ranch that the kids love to climb and explore

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Virtual Summer Camp

In Person Summer Camp

Summer Camp 2026

June 8th-11th & 22nd-25th / July 6th-9th & 13th-16th / August 3rd-6th
$ 285 Mon-Thurs
  • Summer Art Camp Ages 5-10 years
  • From 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
  • Includes Cooking or Baking
  • Water Games - Bring Your Swimsuit!
  • After May 15th $325
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Summer Camp 2026

June 8th-11th & 22nd-25th / July 6th-9th & 13th-16th / August 3rd-6th
$ 285 Mon-Thurs
  • Summer Art Camp Ages 11-14 years
  • From 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm
  • Student Will Create a Master Piece!
  • Includes Cooking or Baking
  • After May 15th $325
15 seats

Tentative Summer Camp Schedule:

 

Ages 5-10

Summer Splash Mixed Media

Art Lessons Daily in Everything Under the Sea. Mediums Used Will be Watercolor, Markers or Acrylic Paint.

Paper Jelly Fish
Team Games
Water Based Obstacle Course Races

Thursday – Cooking – Chicken Sliders – No Bake Cookies

 

Ages 11-14

Summer Splash Mixed Media

Acrylic Painting in Layers of Ocean Scene (They get to choose from a list)
3D Mixed Media Ocean Based Painting
Team Games
Water Based Obstacle Course Races / Or Hike up Rock Ranch Mountain (We’ll Vote)

Thursday – Cooking – Chicken Sliders – No Bake Cookies

 

Ages 5-10

Art at the Barn Mixed Media

Art Lessons Daily of Barn Yard Animals with Watercolor and Acrylic.

3D Mixed Media Sculpting on a Clay Flower Pot – Then potting a flower in it.
Team Games
Obstacle Course Races

Thursday – Drawing lesson Pigs? Hot dogs? We’ll vote – Cooking – Pigs in a blanket – Hand Pies

 

Ages 11-14

Art at the Barn Mixed Media

Art Lessons Daily of Barn Yard Animals with Watercolor and Acrylic.

3D Sculpted Painting of a Cow or Horse with Various Textures
Team Games
Obstacle Course Races

Thursday – Drawing lesson Pigs? Hot dogs? Something else? We’ll vote – Cooking – Pigs in a blanket – Hand Pies

 

Ages 5-10

America The Beautiful

Celebration of America with Acrylic Painting on canvas of fireworks Cityscape

Mosaic Garden Stepping Stone (Paper) Butterfly

Painting of American Flag on Wood

Team Games

Scavenger Hunt

Thursday – Draw a pizza lesson – Cooking – Baked Pizza – Watermelon

 

Ages 11-14

America The Beautiful

Celebration of America with Acrylic Painting on canvas of American Eagle

Mosaic Bird Bath – We dig a bowl, shaped hole in the ground with a pole in the middle and pour quick set cement

Painting of American Flag on Wood

Team Games

Thursday – Draw a pizza lesson – Cooking – Baked Pizza – Watermelon

 

Ages 5-10

Made in America

Draw and paint a bird house

Bird house build. They will sand, glue and finish with painting the bird house.

Jewelry Making

Team Games

Nerf gun fight

Thursday – Drawing Lesson Tacos– Cooking – Tacos – Cinnamon pastry (pie dough with sugar, butter and cinnamon)

 

 

Ages 11-14

Made in America

Acrylic Painting of a Bird House

Lessons in handling tools such as drills, saws, and hammers (accompanied by adults). Students will be creating items such as pencil holders, flower boxes or bird houses (TBA which one). They will cut wood, drill holes, sand, glue and finish with painting the project for a beautiful piece to be proud of. Each child will be accompanied (holding the tools with them) with an adult to insure their safety while handling the tools.

Jewelry Making

Team Games

Nerf gun fight

Thursday – Drawing Lesson Tacos – Cooking – Tacos – Cinnamon pastry (pie dough with sugar, butter and cinnamon)

 

 

Ages 5-10

Sketching Pets

Camper will learn from directed draw how to sketch dogs, cats, birds, fish or any other pets we can muster. Mediums used will be watercolor, markers, colored pencils and chalk pastels.

Papier Mache’ an animal.

Team Games

Obstacle Course Races

Thursday – Drawing lesson Ice Cream Sundae – Cooking – Spaghetti and Meatballs – Brownies

 

Ages 11-14

Sketching Pets

Camper will learn from directed draw how to sketch dogs, cats, birds, fish or any other pets we can muster. Acrylic Painting on canvas

Papier Mache’ an animal.

Team Games

Obstacle Course Races

Thursday – Drawing lesson Ice Cream Sundae – Cooking – Spaghetti and Meatballs – Brownies

Images from Summer Camp 2025