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Find Your Summer Spark

Led by enthusiastic (and super cool!) Severn School teachers, these immersive week-long experiences are sure to spark the innovator, creator, and fun-seeker within! From designing graphic novels and mastering photography to creating your own short film...if you dig it, we’ve got a camp for it.

Teel Specialty Camps

Teel Specialty Camps are offered as full-day sessions and one half-day offering (Yoga). All full-day camps run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please see 2024 camp descriptions at right for camp-specific details. A supervised lunch and break time will be provided for campers attending both morning and afternoon sessions.

Camp Registration Fees:
Full Day - $350
Fourth of July Week - $280
Half-Day (including Jumpstart) - $245

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Week 1: Art Camp

Dates: June 24-28, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ages: Rising Grade 6 - Grade 8
Instructor: Ms. Madison Wilbur

Drawing is its own category of Art, but it is also the foundation for all others! In this hands-on Drawing Camp, we will use a variety of techniques and media. We will learn and review the basics of how to create a successful drawing, such as the Elements of Art. Then, we will practice creating full-fledged drawings with these techniques using the great outdoors, our pets, found objects, and more for inspiration. Finally, in an open-studio style drawing environment, the instructor will guide students as they create artwork based on their own inspirations.

Cap at 14 students.
Week 2: Summer Painting Intensive for Grades 6-12

Dates: July 1-5*
Times: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ages: Rising Grades 6-12
Instructor: Mr. Zachary Sea

In this summer painting intensive In this summer painting intensive designed students will experience the rich tradition of plein air painting (painting outdoors) and learn how to use oil paints to translate light and shadow. In addition to creating a painting outdoors, students will also work on a more conceptual painting where they will be asked to use an idea(s) to inform their artwork. This balance working between figurative and abstract, traditional and contemporary, will provide art students with the experience of creating in different ways as a means of finding their voice. Along the way we will look at various artists who use(d) painting as means of expressing their ideas, and talk about our ideas on art, our work, and the work of others. Students will leave with new material knowledge, a foundation of painting with oils, two paintings, and as many sketches as they can create. If a student wishes to, they may sign up for both weeks of this summer intensive to continue building their skills.

Cap at 10 students.

*Camp will not be held on Thursday, July 4 in observance of the holiday. Camp fee is $280.
Week 2: Camp Flix (Filmmaking)

Dates: July 1-5, 2024*
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ages: Rising Grade 6 - Grade 8
Instructor: Ms. Peacock and Ms. Manicchia

During this week campers will explore elements of filmmaking. This includes a chance to develop skills on writing scripts, filming, editing, and film history and techniques. At the end of the week, students will present their work in a short film fest for family and friends.

Cap at 20 students.

*Camp will not be held on July 4 in observance of the holiday. Camp fee is $280.
Week 3: Craft Camp

Dates: July 8-12, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ages: Rising Grade 6- Grade 9
Instructors: Ms. Diana Ford

During this week, we will tap into our creativity to explore various types of crafts inspired by various literary works. Campers will interact with different materials, learn new skills, and explore the processes that bring their ideas to life. The depth and variety of crafts will allow everyone to find their specialty, be that with yarn, dye, ink, paper, or another new medium. Materials are included, though campers will be encouraged to bring their favorite literature or additional items from home that add to their creations.

Cap at 20 students.
Week 4: Photography Camp

Dates: July 15-19, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ages: Rising Grade 6 - Grade 9
Instructor: Ms. Johnson

Students will learn how to use DSLR cameras to capture the world around them and how they perceive their surroundings. They will explore the basics of Adobe Photoshop to edit the images that they take. Through this, they will learn how to take better photos with the use of composition and lighting, as well as how to improve those photos through digital editing. (Cameras will be provided, but students are more than welcome to use their own camera if you have one)

Cap at 10 students.
Week 5: Graphic Novel Camp

Dates: July 22-26, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ages: Rising Grade 6 - Grade 9
Instructor: Ms. Johnson

In our graphic novel book club, mornings will be devoted to reading different types of graphic novels (manga, superheroes, adaptations, memoirs, etc.) and discussing writing and illustration styles. Students will then write, illustrate, and craft their own graphic novels in the afternoons. We will brainstorm fun characters, write their dialogues, and send them on an adventure! Budding authors and artists should come with an open mind and a desire to try out different techniques such as pen and ink, colored pencil, tracing, and collage.

Cap at 18 students.