School-Age & Camp

• Dates: Monday, June 16-Friday, August 15, 2025 (9 weeks)
• Hours: 7 AM-6 PM | No extra charges for before or after care!
• Week-by-week registration
• For campers entering 1st-6th grade in Fall 2025
• General Weekly Schedule: Mondays: Play at TPCDC; Tuesdays & Thursdays: Swimming at Long Branch Pool; Wednesdays & Fridays: Field trips to parks, museums, etc. No extra fees for trips! Other activities include water play, arts & crafts, sports, cooking, outdoor walks, and time to play on our playgrounds.
• Breakfast and twice-daily snacks included.
• Weekly tuition: $550. Weeks of Juneteenth and July 4 are $5o0/week.
• 10% sibling discount
• 50% payment for all weeks is due within one week of registration/receipt of your invoice. This includes a non-refundable $75 deposit for each week. For example, for a 5-day week, this first payment includes a non-refundable deposit of $75/week plus a $200 part 1 payment. Final balance (part 2 payment) is $275. ($75 + $200 + $275 = $550)
• Link to 2024 Camp Handbook

1. Register here. (Link posted when public sign up opens.)
2. Receive an invoice, which will serve as your confirmation.
3. Pay your invoice within one week, online or with a check. Checks should be payable to TPCDC and may be mailed or dropped off. Please write your child’s name and camp weeks on the check.
4. If payment is not received within one week of your invoice, you will be notified and will be moved to the waitlist for the camp weeks that you have expressed interest in.
5. The remaining balance is due the month before your child attends camp. Payment for June weeks is due on May 15. Payment for July weeks is due June 1. Payment for August weeks is due July 1. Reminders and invoices will be sent out one week ahead of time.

2025 Weekly Themes & Tuition

Week	Dates	Theme	Tuition
Week 1	Mon-Wed and Fri, June 16-18 and 20, 2025 Closed Thu, June 19.	Back to the 90s This summer, hop into our time machine and land in the 1990s! Explore the trends, games, and music that defined a generation. Whether you’re creating DIY tie-dye shirts, trading Pokémon cards, or singing along to iconic 90s tunes, this camp will have you saying, "As if!” and "Booyah!” in no time. Break out your fanny packs and scrunchies because we are taking it back 90s style!	$500
Week 2	Mon-Fri, June 23-27, 2025	Art in Motion Welcome to art in motion! This week, campers will explore the intersection of art and movement in various forms as they create kinetic art sculptures, stop-motion animations, rhythmic mixed-media collages, Koinobori wind sculptures, and more. One of our field trips will be to the Artechouse to experience art that features interactive and immersive art exhibitions that use cutting-edge technology, sound, and visuals.	$550
Week 3	Mon-Thu, June 30-July 3, 2025 Closed Fri, July 4	Guardians of the Planet Get ready for an exciting week packed with fun, creativity, and discovery as we become planet-saving heroes! We will dive into hands-on activities like creating upcycled art, cleaning up our neighborhood, and exploring ways we can reduce waste, fight plastic pollution, and save water and energy—all while learning why sustainability is such an important part of protecting our planet. Along with having lots of fun, this week will be about fostering a deeper connection to nature and inspiring meaningful change that will lead to a better future.	$500
Week 4	Mon-Fri, July 7-11, 2025	Carnival Craze During our carnival craze week, campers will play classic carnival games like ring toss and cornhole and win tickets to cash in for exciting prizes! We’ll also get our faces painted and enjoy a cotton candy celebration. Join us for a carnival atmosphere where we can be creative and be surprised!	$550
Week 5	Mon-Fri, July 14-18, 2025	Mad Science Get ready for an exciting, hands-on adventure during Science Week! The week is packed with fun experiments and mind-blowing discoveries that will ignite curiosity and inspire young scientists. Each day will offer new opportunities to explore the mysteries of science through interactive activities and teamwork like exploding Mentos and Coke or dropping eggs from up high. We will have a science fair at the end of the week to display our amazing experiments.	$550
Week 6	Mon-Fri, July 21-25, 2025	Anime Fun Are you into Anime or Japanese culture? This week we will participate in many games and activities connected to Japanese pop culture. Campers will also use their creativity and imagination to create crafts inspired by anime characters. Then we will try popular dishes and snacks seen in anime like Naruto. Join us for a taste of Japan!	$550
Week 7	Mon-Fri, July 28-Aug 1, 2025	Charm Camp: The Art of Being Awesome This week of camp we will emphasize respect for others, and will teach children manners and etiquette with a fun, hands-on approach. Our campers will learn about proper introductions, fine dining and conversation skills, polite behavior in public, and how to properly set a table. Along the way, we’ll enjoy creative activities like tea tasting followed by painting with tea bags and decorating mini cakes. The week will culminate in our first-ever TPCDC Sneaker Ball, where campers can dress up in their fancy outfits and celebrate with an in-house party!	$550
Week 8	Mon-Fri, August 4-8, 2025	Monster Bash Let's take a wild adventure at Monster Bash, a week of bringing all your favorite monsters to life with thrilling activities, monster-themed games, obstacle courses, creepy crafts, and spooky fun, friendly stories. Whether you're creating your own monster or embarking on a nighttime creature hunt, there’s something for everyone.	$550
Week 9	Mon-Fri, August 11-15, 2025	Time Travelers For our last week of summer camp, students will travel through time and join us for a variety of fun learning activities. We will excavate "dino bones” and learn about important historians and significant historical events. We will have roleplay activities during different time periods as well as create a time capsule for our older selves!	$550

We will enroll 43 campers each week. There may be a waitlist for some weeks in which interest is high. August weeks tend to fill up more quickly than weeks in June or July.

The camper to teacher ratio will usually be 6-7 campers per teacher, and will never exceed 15 campers per teacher.

• 7-9 AM: Arrival, free play inside or outside
• Morning meeting
• Morning snack (provided)
• Planned activity
• Outside playtime or walk around the neighborhood or to a park
• Lunchtime outside if weather allows
• Free play inside
• Outdoor time or water play
• Afternoon snack (provided)
• Planned activity
• 4:30-6 PM: Outdoor play and dismissal

If you have two or more children enrolled at TPCDC, a 10% discount is available for the sibling(s) with the lower tuition (i.e., the sibling(s) enrolled in camp).

• All change or refund requests must be in writing.
• Changes: Up until the Wednesday before the affected camp weeks, a child may transfer from one week to another as long as there is space available in the week they wish to transfer to. Tuition is also transferable between siblings. Tuition is non-transferable between unrelated children.
• Withdrawals before April 1st: A full refund of the Part 1 payment (minus the $75 non-refundable deposit) will be issued.
• Withdrawals between April 1st and the Balance Due Date: A 50% refund of the Part 1 payment (minus the $75 non-refundable deposit) will be issued. Part 2 payment for June weeks is due on May 15. Part 2 payment for July weeks is due June 1. Part 2 payment for August weeks is due July 1.
• Withdrawals after the Balance Due Date: No refunds will be issued after May 15 for June weeks, after June 1 for July weeks, or after July 1 for August weeks.
• No refunds or credits will be given for absences of part of any day or week due to inclement weather, holidays, illnesses, closures of the Center or a classroom due to implementation of a health and safety plan, or other circumstances.
• If TPCDC is shut down by state or county mandate, tuition will be refunded.
• All refund or change requests are subject to the discretion of the Center Director.
  
  

All forms must be submitted no later than the Thursday before your child starts camp. Forms are listed here.