Join us this Summer for a variety of exploration and fun. These camps are stationary and all activities take place on our campus, which features a playground, creek, and pond. We serve campers from age 5 through 14 (rising K-8th graders). Campers will be grouped in multi-graded sections (K-2nd, 3rd-5th, and 6th-8th).

Junior Camp Counselor volunteer positions are available for rising 9th through 12th graders. Email us to arrange volunteer hours; certificates for volunteer hours will be presented after camp.

The camps will meet from at:
91 Salem Church Road, Newark DE, 19711

Your children can embrace all the fun and creativity of STEM projects while also acquiring a mindful skillset. Many of the finest artists and scientists fail while they succeed. Campers will learn to go with the flow and to turnaround situations to fuel their next great accomplishment. These full-day camps will include time indoors and in nature. We will invent, create, play, and make fun projects together.

Camp Enrollment Fees

Full-Day 9:00am to 4:00 pm $200/child for members or $250/child for non-members.

Half-Day 9:00am to 1:00 pm $125/child for members or $150/child for non-members.

Siblings registered for the same camp will receive a $25 discount per week.

Allergy information will be collected on the online registration form — we are inclusive and sensitive to food allergies. Email: Info@walnutgrovecoop.com with any questions.

Before and aftercare are available for these camps for an additional fee of $10 per hour (8am-9am and 4pm-5pm).

We charge a non-refundable registration fee of $50 per camp per child. All registrations and cancellations for camps must be made by June 1, 2021.

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Mindful STEM Design Camp: Battle Bots & Creations

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Monday, August 9 through Friday, August 1

Join our group of designers, architects, and engineers in the Maker Space to make Battling Bots and Cardboard Creations. Artists and builders will combine their strengths to plan and create a battle bot arena, props, remote-controlled batting robot creatures, and prizes for participants. This full-day camp will also incorporate mindfulness techniques to help campers manage their stress, deepen their focus, and have a discovery mindset. Campers will also design an obstacle course incorporating water play.

Our Key Activities Include:

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  • Mindful practices
  • Indoor and outdoor games
  • Create your own Battle Bot and compete in the arena
  • Teamwork to develop and build bots
  • Instruction for safe tool use
  • Cardboard engineer challenges
  • Sprinkler water obstacle course
  • Service project


Mindful STEM Enviro-Breakout Camp:
Nature & Escape Rooms

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Monday, August 16 through Friday, August 20

Join our group of nature-lovers to explore the outdoors and to participate in environment-themed escape room challenges. Campers will explore animal habitats, conduct science experiments, look for fish and frogs, and make recycled art projects. In the afternoon’s campers will solve escape room challenges that reinforce environmental topics. This full-day camp will also incorporate mindfulness techniques to help campers manage their stress, deepen their focus, and have a discovery mindset.

Our Key Activities Include:

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  • Mindful practices
  • Indoor and outdoor games
  • Dip netting and fishing
  • Examine pond samples with microscopes
  • Conduct science experiments
  • Three escape room challenges
  • Upcycled art
  • Playing and wading in the creek
  • Service project