Camps with film & photography in New England

Ages 5–18 · $460–$1,395/session

The Academy of The Company Theatre in Norwell runs a three-week Summer Workshop for ages 8 to 18 with more than seventy classes to choose from, and a two-week A.C.T. Junior program for ages 5 to 7. Classes include acting, singing, media arts, painting, photography, dance, technical theatre, playwriting and stage combat. The Director of Education is Robert McDonough.

As published: 2026: Summer Workshop $1,395 (about $100 less with pre-registration by May 1); A.C.T. Junior $460; $400 non-refundable deposit.

Ages 5–14

Acera School's summer enrichment offers STEAM programs such as coding, physics, filmmaking and outdoor exploration for ages 5-14, plus a Counselor in Training program for ages 15-17. Programs run in half-day AM and PM blocks at 5 Lowell Avenue in Winchester.

As published: $450-$550 per half-day program week; about $900-$1,200 per week for AM plus PM; extended pickup $150/week; CIT $750 per 4-week session (year not stated on page)

Ages 5–17

A Mass Audubon day camp at the 734-acre Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in the Connecticut River valley, with forests, meadows, rivers and vernal pools. Offers nature camp groups plus Nature Photography, Environmental Leadership and counselor-in-training options.

As published: 2026 sliding scale by family income, per week: $107-$535; CIT fee $140; hours 9:00-3:00; 2027 pricing not yet published

Featherstone Center for the Arts on Martha's Vineyard runs weekly morning art camps for ages 4 through teens, including Magic Garden, Explore Discover and Create, Ceramics, Youth Filmmakers, and Discovery Studio. 2026 weeks ran June 15 to August 7, Monday to Friday, 9am to noon.

As published: 2026: $450 per week ($360 for 4-day holiday weeks). No 2027 information posted

Ages 6–14 · $292–$365/week

Artists' Exchange is a nonprofit arts collaborative in Cranston's Rolfe Square that runs weekly themed day camps (visual art, ceramics, digital media, and theater) for ages 5-14 out of its own studio, gallery, and theater campus. It also runs a selective Counselor-in-Training program for teens starting at age 14.

As published: $365/week full day (9am-3pm); $292 for a 4-day week; 5% early-registration discount before March 1 brings the base price to $346.75; extended care $10/hour or $50/week

Ages 6–17

Visual-arts camps for ages 6-17 at Burlington City Arts studios, taught by professional teaching artists, bookable as half-day sessions or combined morning and afternoon full days. The site points to a 2026 Summer Camps FAQ.

As published: Not published

Ages 5–15 · $3,500–$9,150/session

A historic Berkshires YMCA camp complex combining Camp Becket for boys (est. 1903), Chimney Corners Camp for girls (est. 1931), and a day camp serving nearly 800 local children each summer. Distinctive for a structured multi-year staff-leadership pipeline (the "Aides Program") and a decades-old International Camper Exchange Program sending teens to YMCAs worldwide; pricing is income-tiered, $3,500–$9,150 per session.

As published: Overnight, per session, 2027 pricing (tiered — Tier 1 = full cost, lower tiers subsidized): Traditional Camp 4 weeks $6,650–$8,300; Specialty (Construction & Adventure Odyssey) 4 weeks $7,350–$9,150; First-time-camper 2-week $3,500–$4,400; 3-week $5,250–$6,600. Dates & Rates (https://bccymca.org/dates-rates/)

Ages 3–15

ACA-accredited day camp run by Belmont Day School for ages 3 to 15, with a general day camp in four two-week sessions, Journeys day-trip camp for grades 5 to 8, specialty camps and one-week sports camps. Every group has daily swim lessons and afternoon free swim, and the camp reports more than 350 campers on site each day. The summer program is described as well into its eighth decade.

As published: Not published (Summer 2027 dates and rates were to be posted in November; optional bus service $170 per family per week)

Ages 7–18

A traditional overnight camp in Livermore, Maine built around the arts, with daily studios in singing, dancing and acting plus swimming, hiking and farm visits. The 2027 Standing Ovation session ends with a production of High School Musical Jr.

As published: 2027: Teen Leadership at Camp (Jun 26-30) $795; Barefoot Arts (Jul 5-10) $1,195; Standing Ovation (Jul 12-24) $2,245; Under the Stars (Jul 26-Aug 7) $2,245; deposits $350-$450; sibling and multi-session discounts $350

Ages 5–12

A free summer day camp on a 36-acre campus in Farmington for children ages 5 to 12 who live in the City of Hartford or the Town of East Hartford, which the camp says has served Hartford's children since 1894. Campers are bused from assigned stops and get breakfast and lunch. Daily programs include arts and crafts, nature, music and performing arts, swimming, sports, a computer lab and a LEGO STEM program.

As published: Free to eligible families. A one-time non-refundable application fee per child applies, and East Hartford campers pay a weekly fee (amounts not published); Care 4 Kids is accepted.

Ages 7–16

A family-owned traditional co-ed sleepaway camp on Crescent Lake in Raymond, Maine, with a five-period day built around watersports, landsports and arts and crafts. It offers 2-week and 3.5-week sessions for boys and girls.

As published: 2027: 2-week session $6,200; 3.5-week session $9,300 (Session 1 Jun 26-Jul 10 or Jul 20; Session 2 Jul 23-Aug 6 or Aug 15); $2,500 deposit with enrollment, further $2,500 payments Nov 1 and Feb 1, balance May 1

Ages 7–15 · $17,300/season

Camp Fernwood is a seven-week sleepaway camp for girls on Lake Thompson in Poland, Maine. Campers design their own activity schedule with a required base of swimming, tennis and canoeing, and the program spans arts, water sports and land sports, plus day and overnight trips. The camp says it has operated since 1921.

As published: 2027 full-session tuition $17,300, includes all activities except optional horseback riding and private tennis lessons

Ages 8–17 · $325–$350/week

Camp Good News is a Christian overnight camp run by Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maine on a campground in East Livermore, near Schoolhouse Pond. Weeklong sessions in summer serve children ages 8 to 13, with a separate week for teens ages 14 to 17. Days include canoeing, fishing, archery, basketball, photography, campfires and cabin devotions with counselors, and the camp says children are taught the Word of God.

As published: 2026: Junior Camp (ages 8 to 13) $325 per week, Teen Camp (ages 14 to 17) $350 per week.

A sleepaway camp on Martha's Vineyard for children and adults with a wide range of disabilities, with arts, music, horseback riding, boating, beach days and island trips. Tuition-free, funded by donations, with roughly a 1:1 camper-to-counselor ratio.

As published: Tuition-free for all campers (camp fundraises each year); 2026 sessions listed as four 2-week sessions between June 23 and August 23

Ages 5–16 · $2,674–$4,849/session

A traditional YMCA sleepaway and day camp on a 560-acre property with a private lake in the Litchfield Hills, founded in 1901 and now over 125 years old — one of the older, larger-footprint YMCA camps in the state. It runs two-week sleepaway sessions, day-camp weeks, and an equestrian/ranch program, and is the only camp in this Connecticut set that publishes an explicit staff-to-camper ratio (1:4), signaling a supervision-focused pitch to parents.

As published: 2027 Tier 1-3 per 2-week session: sleepaway $3,349/$2,999/$2,674; 4-week LIT up to $4,849

Ages 8–16

A day camp run on the Kingswood Oxford private-school campus in West Hartford, entering roughly its 14th summer (founded ~2012), offering 55+ specialized sports, academics, arts, and outdoor-adventure programs for grades 3–11 with tiered early-bird/standard weekly and two-week pricing. It's positioned as an academically-branded, school-affiliated alternative to the area's YMCA and nonprofit day camps.

As published: 2026 per-week pricing: Early Bird (Jan 9–Mar 31) Half-day $375–$625, Full-day $400–$575, Two-week programs $1,100; Standard (after Mar 31) Half-day $375–$675, Full-day $400–$600, Two-week programs $1,200. $50/week non-refundable deposit

Ages 5–15

Arts and science day camp at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton for campers entering grades K through 9, with a counselor-in-training program for incoming 9th graders. Offerings include staged musicals, visual arts, sports and swimming, STEM, cooking and filmmaking, with Shabbat celebrations built into the week. The camp states it is licensed by the local board of health and follows Massachusetts DPH regulations.

As published: Not published on the camp page ($75 per week deposit at registration; 2027 rates listed as coming soon)

Ages 8–14 · $9,400–$14,475/session

Lanakila is an overnight camp for boys and gender nonbinary youth in grades 3-8 on Lake Morey, run by the Aloha Foundation. Campers choose from daily activity periods that include sailing, ropes, archery, woodshop and a first-session camp musical, with a minimalist, rustic approach. Sessions run three weeks, seven weeks or longer through a Bridge program.

As published: 2027: full seven-week season $14,475 (June 25-August 11); each three-week session $9,400 (June 25-July 18 and July 20-August 11); Bridge program (eight weeks, from June 21) $14,475. Campership aid is based on household income.

Camp Mah-Kee-Nac is a boys' overnight camp in Lenox with an elective-based program covering sports, outdoor adventure, waterfront, STEM, and media. It offers full-season, two-session, and two-week Mini Mak options for younger boys.

As published: 2027: full season (June 26-Aug 11) $16,700; Session 1 (June 26-July 22) $11,125; Session 2 (July 22-Aug 11) $9,515; Mini Mak (two weeks) $6,300 per session. 2026 Mini Mak was listed at $5,980 per a search snippet of the camp's page (not independently re-fetched).

Ages 8–16 · $5,200–$14,800/session

An arts-focused coed camp in Washington, ME (founded 1967 on a site with camp roots back to 1904) built around a free-choice activity model spanning visual arts, performing arts, circus, music, and culinary programs; the camp's own history page highlights an early, notable commitment to admitting campers of color and international campers, reinforcing its identity as an inclusive, creativity-first program rather than a traditional sports/outdoors camp.

As published: 2-week sessions: $4,900; 4-week sessions: $7,500 (Summer 2026 published rates)

Ages 7–15 · $6,370–$14,410/session

Camp Mowglis is an ACA-accredited overnight camp for boys on Newfound Lake. It offers a Cub Program for ages 7-9 and The Pack for ages 10-15, with campers choosing from about 16 activities and going on weekly hiking and camping trips. The camp calls itself "Unplugged and Authentic Since 1903."

As published: 2027 tuition: 7-week full season $14,410; 4-week Cub Program $9,600; 4-week Intro Pack $11,640; 3-week Cub Program $8,100; Yearling/Junior Staff $8,100. A lower Standard Tuition rate is also listed (for example $11,300 for the 7-week season, $7,560 for the 4-week Cub Program and $6,370 for the 3-week Cub Program). The camp also notes limited scholarships.

Ages 7–17

Girl Scouts of Maine's overnight camp on over 600 acres in the White Mountain foothills with a private waterfront on Adams Pond. Classic and specialty programs, including a horse program, run for one to several weeks.

As published: Not published on the pages read (the council points to a 2026 Camp Guide); $40 non-refundable registration deposit per session; non-members pay an extra fee that includes membership

Ages 8–14 · $3,595–$8,413/session

Camp Sangamon is an overnight camp for boys and non-binary children on 200 acres with a small lake near Rutland, founded in 1922. Campers direct their own day by choosing from over twenty activities, including waterfront, creative arts, a farm and garden program, riding and hiking trips. The community is about 90 campers living in cabin groups of eight to ten with three staff leaders.

As published: 2027: two-week sessions $3,595 (July 18-31 and August 1-14); three-week Session 1 (June 27-July 17) $5,047; Sessions 2 and 3 (July 18-August 14) listed at $6,728; Sessions 1 and 2 (June 27-July 31) $8,413. Enroll by December 31 for a 3 percent discount; need-based aid and payment plans available.

Ages 7–15 · $18,000/season

A large (300-camper), well-resourced girls' camp on Echo Lake in Fayette on a 300+ acre campus, founded 1936, with a notably high stated camper-return rate (95%+); scale and stated retention together suggest a camp with a strong, loyal existing family base more than one relying on new-customer acquisition.

As published: Base tuition: $18,000 per full summer session (2027: June 26–Aug 11); additional Personal/Trip/Outing fee of $450

Ages 6–15 · $1,700/session

Center Day Camp, run by the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine on the shores of Sebago Lake in North Windham, has offered coed day camp since the late 1940s for campers roughly ages 3-15, with programming in archery, art, athletics, boating, sailing, performing arts, swimming, and mountain biking.

As published: Session 1 and Session 2 each $1,700; Art Adventures $475; transportation $375; $150 deposit per session; JCA family membership required ($216/family, $120 single parent)

Ages 7–16

The Children's School of Science in Woods Hole is a summer science school for ages 7 to 16 that uses inquiry-based learning, hands-on classroom study and frequent field trips around Cape Cod. Courses listed include Seashore Life, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Entomology, Herpetology, Botany, Nature Photography and Biological Illustration. The 2026 program ran in two three-week sessions.

As published: Not published

Ages 12–18

An overnight camp in Woolwich, Maine designed for teenagers, with sports, sailing, arts, music and one- to five-day adventure trips. Campers come from across the Americas and Europe; the camp has operated since 1967.

As published: 2027: 1st session (Jun 25-Jul 15) $2,800; 2nd session (Jul 16-Aug 5) $2,800; Full session (Jun 25-Aug 5) $5,000; $500 deposit

Ages 7–17 · $1,450–$2,600/session

Dunkley's is an overnight gymnastics camp on the shores of Lake Champlain that the camp calls Vermont's first and only sleepaway gymnastics camp. It takes about 50 campers per session, from beginners through USAG Level 9, with girls' weeks and two co-ed weeks. Afternoons add waterfront activities, martial arts, dance, art, cooking and woodworking.

As published: 2027: one-week session $1,450; two-week sessions $2,600; non-refundable $300 deposit per session; 5 percent sibling discount. Sessions run Sunday through Friday.

$365/week

A hands-on museum workshop on the historic site of Eli Whitney's armory in Hamden that runs week-long camps for young builders and experimenters. The 2026 schedule lists over 50 workshops across 11 weeks, each grouped by age band, such as woodworking, robotics, ceramics, theater, sewing and model building. Tuition assistance funds are available.

As published: 2026 workshops listed at $365 per child per week (full-day, 9am to 3pm); extended care 8-9am $10 per day and 3-5:30pm $25 per day

Grades 7 to 12 (about ages 11–17)

A summer academic program at Phillips Exeter Academy for students in grades 7-12, taught by experienced faculty using the Harkness method, in a program the school calls more than a century old. More than 600 students attend from over 40 countries.

As published: 2027: day students $8,250 (includes three academic courses); families earning under $150,000 pay no tuition

Ages 7–17

A Quaker overnight camp in South China, Maine with a non-competitive program of electives such as sailing, art, music, ceramics, canoeing, kayaking, photography and hiking. ACA accredited, with one- and two-week sessions divided by age.

As published: 2027 tuition amounts not shown in the page text read; deposit $300 per 2-week session ($150 for 1 week); self-applied aid levels of $400 or $640 off a 2-week session; about 50% of families receive aid

Grades 9 to 11 (about ages 13–16)

Vermont's residential summer enrichment program for high school students, with institutes in arts, engineering, entrepreneurship, global issues, health and medicine, math, technology and design, weather and climate, and youth action, held on college campuses. The page calls it Vermont's longest-running accelerated enrichment program; applications are closed until next season.

As published: Sliding scale by household income, as low as $10 per the site; third-party payer rate $3,100 (short course) or $3,400 (long course)

Ages 3–18

Hartford Stage's summer theater programs, held at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, for ages 3 to 18. Programs include teen and youth musicals, a one-act play, technical theater, a Filmmakers Lab and early-childhood classes.

As published: 2026 tuition: Teen Musical (14-18) $1,640; Youth Ensemble (10-14) $1,500; Junior Troupe (8-11) $1,165; Filmmakers Lab (12-18) $1,500; Children's Cast (5-8) $780 per two-week session; Day Dreamers (3-5) $215 per week; Page to Stage Players $410. Early drop-off and late pick-up $5 per session; tuition assistance available

Ages 9–15 · $700–$2,600/session

Hosmer Point is a co-ed residential camp on a lake in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, part of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center family and run by a nonprofit foundation. Campers in grades 3-9 attend 13-day sleepaway sessions and set their own daily activity schedule. Tuition uses an honor-system, income-based sliding scale, and the campus is unplugged.

As published: Sliding scale for 13-day camps (camp lists 2026 brackets): $700, $1000, $1300, $1600, $1900, $2200, $2500 (true cost of camp), up to $2600 and above; tuition covers meals, lodging and programming with no additional fees. 2027 sessions: June 20-July 2, July 4-16, July 18-30, August 1-13.

Grades 2 to 10 (about ages 6–15)

A brother-sister overnight camp in Oxford, Maine with a four-week program built around arts, outdoor adventure, media, athletics and waterfront. Founded in 1907.

As published: 2027: Session One (Jun 23-Jul 17) or Session Two (Jul 21-Aug 14) $9,800 each; Two Week Program for first-time campers entering grades 2-5 $6,800

Ages 4–13

LetGoYourMind runs STEM and robotics-focused summer camps at multiple New Hampshire locations, including One Church outposts in both Concord and Bedford, serving children in three age bands from 4 through 13.

As published: Not published