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South Shore Summer Camp Guide

Your guides to summer camps across the South Shore!

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Summer Camp Guide 2020

Welcome to the South Shore Summer Camp Guide! Now more than ever parents need accurate information on which local camps and programs will be running this summer, and which have moved their programming online. With information from summer camps and programs across the South Shore, we hope this guide will help your family plan your summer fun! For more details on any of the camps listed in our guide simply click the camp name. 

💻 = Online Program

When signing up for camp, be sure to tell them you saw them on Macaroni Kid!

Interested in having your camp included in our Summer Camp Guide? Email lauriec@macaronikid.com with the subject line Summer Camp for more information.


Summer Camps in Abington


South Shore Pottery Shop

During the summer months, South Shore Pottery Shop offers 8 weeks of themed summer classes. For the safety of your kids and our staff, we will be closed to the public during these times and have a maximum of 10 participants. These classes are designed for those age 7 and up.


Summer Camps in Cohasset


💻 My Gym Live

Join this exciting at-home enrichment resource for families called My Gym LIVE. They are uniting our community by offering an expanded My Gym curriculum in conjunction with high-quality classes and performances from local talents in the areas of music, yoga, art, puppets, storytelling, and more. My Gym LIVE is brought to your home through the user-friendly Zoom platform. For classes, children (and/or parents) are able to interact with the teacher. For performances, children will feel like they are connected with the audience and performer. Plus, it is pay-what-you-want! 


Summer Camps in Duxbury

Bay Farm Montessori Summer Program (FULL)

Bay Farm Montessori Academy offers summer programming for children ages 18 months to 12 years. A rich blend of fun, learning, and relaxation, children enjoy cooking, craft-making, field sports, music, dance, swimming, and more — all under the guidance of Bay Farm’s dedicated teachers and summer counselors. The summer program nurtures creativity, curiosity, and peaceful exploration of particular themes.

Summer Camps in Hanover

💻 Online Drama Kids Summer Programs

Drama Kids has moved online this summer with Little Storytellers, The Show Must Go On, Comedy Club, A Trip in Time and more! Camps may be online but kids will still interact, communicate, laugh and create lasting memories out of the ordinary.  They will also utilize breakout rooms for more intimate connections and creations.


Summer Camps in Hanson

💻 Drama Kids Summer Workshops

Drama Kids has moved online this summer with Little Storytellers, The Show Must Go On, Comedy Club, A Trip in Time and more! Camps may be online but kids will still interact, communicate, laugh and create lasting memories out of the ordinary.  They will also utilize breakout rooms for more intimate connections and creations.


Summer Camps in Hingham


💻 Derby Academy Summer Arts Online

Derby Academy is offering some fun and exciting alternative online courses to keep their Summer Arts community engaged over the summer. With over 30 online courses in art, music, dancing, visual arts, theatre, and more, there's something for everyone! Each class runs for 45 minutes per day,  Mondays through Fridays.


SELA's 2020 Summer Program

Explore. Create. Play. Learn. A summer adventure for 3 months - 7 years!

Weir River Farm Summer Camp (FULL)

At Weir River Farm Camp, campers roll up their sleeves and head to the barnyard to care for the animals—tossing hay to the sheep, filling water for the goats, collecting eggs from the hens, and mucking horse stalls. 


Summer Camps in Marshfield

Camp Club House at the Marshfield Boys and Girls Club

Have your child saying “Best. Summer. Ever.” after attending summer camp at the Marshfield Boys and in Girls Club.   Camp Club House offers traditional day camps as well as specialty camps in week-long sessions for children ages 6 – 14 with a CIT program for 15-year-olds.  We have a program like no other on the South Shore.   Held on our 9-acre campus, we are able to offer arts, STEM, sports, team building, nature, and swimming daily at our gorgeous outdoor pool and splash park!


Mass Audubon's North River Nature Day Camp

Some programs have been canceled due to COVID-19. 

At North River Nature Camp in Marshfield, children are encouraged to explore their curiosity about the natural world. Campers have fun, make friends, and experience nature through outdoor play and discovery at our 225-acre wildlife sanctuary. Daily activities include trail explorations, habitat investigations, hands-on experiments, wildlife observation, creative games and crafts, and more. Each day a new adventure awaits! 


Summer Camps in Norwell


A.C.T. Summer Sessions

A.C.T. Summer Sessions will consist of both AM and PM offerings to engage and educate children and teens. Students who choose to pick both options must leave campus for the lunch hour supervised by a parent or guardian. This time is required so we may clean and sanitize our facility.

💻 My Gym Live

Join this exciting at-home enrichment resource for families called My Gym LIVE. They are uniting our community by offering an expanded My Gym curriculum in conjunction with high-quality classes and performances from local talents in the areas of music, yoga, art, puppets, storytelling, and more. My Gym LIVE is brought to your home through the user-friendly Zoom platform. For classes, children (and/or parents) are able to interact with the teacher. For performances, children will feel like they are connected with the audience and performer. Plus, it is pay-what-you-want! 

Norwell Recreation Department

The Town of Norwell is now permitted to continue with its intention to offer and run the majority of its scheduled programs for Summer 2020. This includes programs such as archery, baseball, chess, field hockey, flag football, golf jr. and more!

Summer Camps in Pembroke


Fearless Focus Summer Camps

Fearless Focus is for every child. At our Fearless Focus Pembroke studio, we believe everyone is beautiful and deserves to live life confidently. Some of us, embrace confidence with gusto and others find it to be more of a struggle to remain consistently confident. Regardless of which category you belong to, we have a space for you at Fearless Focus! Please note photo is to showcase our activities. Social Distancing will be observed.

💻 Online Mindfulness Summer Camp

This camp is a great opportunity to introduce children to basic mindfulness skills. Children will learn various mindfulness skills through lesson and activities. Students will learn about breathing techniques, body awareness, thoughts and emotions, compassion and gratitude, and mindful movement and walking. Program runs August 3rd - 7th from 10 am - 11 am Zoom. The cost is $75 per child but register by July 10 and save 25%. Supplies are not included and can be added on for $5. Learn more at register by emailing mab1291@comcast.com

Summer Camps in Rockland


Summer Camps in Scituate

💻 Summer With Inly

Summer With Inly brings the same innovative and creative offerings of Inly’s on-campus program right into your own home! Campers will build, create, dance, and explore alongside their friends via Zoom—all guided by Inly’s Montessori teachers who value and nurture each child’s natural curiosity.


Nearby MA Virtual Summer Camps


💻 Wild Child Artdoors

Youth ages 5-18 and adults will enjoy hands-on imaginative projects that get people outside moving, making, and creating!  Choose from programs including Nature Art, Storytelling, Movement, Gardening, Design, Writing, Portraiture, Nature Notebooks, Drawing, Mapmaking and more.



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