Camps with woodworking in Connecticut

Ages 7–14

Camp Claire is a non-profit, ACA-accredited, co-ed day and overnight camp on Hamburg Cove, operating for "over 100 years" (since 1916 per third-party listings), serving campers ages 7–14 in a cooperative-education, traditional-camping model.

As published: Not published (site directs visitors to a separate cost page)

A traditional day camp run by the Mandell JCC on 75 wooded acres along the Farmington River in Windsor, with a 2026 season from June 22 to August 14. The camp lists pool and riverfront swimming, boating, water skiing, archery, a climbing wall, a ropes course, sports, pottery, woodworking and music. Water activities are supervised by Red Cross-certified instructors, and the JCC offers need-based financial assistance.

As published: 2026 rates are on the camp's Sessions and Rates page: two-week sessions run from $1,466 to $1,943 for grades K-9, with more than one price listed per grade group (by registration date and membership) and higher totals for longer enrollments; $150 non-refundable deposit per child per session

Ages 6–11 · $225–$245/week

Dudley Farm Museum runs a small, farm-based summer day camp for children ages 6–11 on its historic Guilford property, capped at 25 campers per week with hands-on activities such as a Farmers Market & Entrepreneurship week.

As published: Approximately $225/week for local campers, approximately $245/week for out-of-town campers (published as "TBD" pending final confirmation)

$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

Ages 7–15 · $2,999–$7,799/session

The oldest continuously-operating coed camp in the United States (founded 1886 in NYC, relocated to Connecticut's shoreline region in 1929), now a 740-acre Episcopal-affiliated nonprofit combining a summer camp with a retreat/conference center. Pricing scales by age and session length from 2 to 8 weeks, expressed as a $750–$1,500/week equivalent, reflecting its position as a longer-format, multi-week traditional camp rather than a single-week option.

As published: 2026 per-session pricing (multi-week sessions): Ages 7–9: $2,749 (2 wk) / $4,399 (4 wk) / $5,499 (6 wk) / $5,999 (8 wk); Ages 10–13: $2,999 / $4,799 / $5,699 / $6,499; Ages 14–15 (Pioneer Village): $5,099 (4 wk) / $7,599 (6 wk) / $8,599 (8 wk). Camp itself expresses these as weekly-equivalent rates from $750–$1,500/week depending on age and session length

Ages 3–14

A day camp run by Renbrook School in West Hartford for ages 3 through grade 9, organized in age groups from Falcons (preschool to kindergarten) to Eagles (grades 7-9). Summer 2027 is listed as three two-week sessions plus an optional one-week pre-season camp, with before and after camp care. Activities named include swimming, archery, ropes courses, rocketry, cooking, ceramics and woodworking.

As published: Not published as text (rates are on the camp's Dates and Rates page); a $75 per session registration fee applies and payment in full is due May 1, 2027.

A University of Hartford summer day program with six one-week sessions (June 29 to August 7 in 2026) for grades 1-9, plus Li'l Place (preschool), Kinderplace (kindergarten), SPLIT (grades 10-12 leadership) and SPRC (grades 9-11 robotics). The site cites 90+ enrichment courses and 20+ sports activities, with optional bus routes around Greater Hartford.

As published: Summer Place $640/week standard, $575/week early registration (by February 15); all six weeks $3,345 standard, $3,010 early. SPLIT $775 to $860 per session; SPRC $1,110 for two weeks. Optional lunch $110/week

Ages 4–18

St. Luke's School offers weekly day camps for ages 4-18 on its New Canaan campus, from a classic Day Camp (ages 4-11) to specialty camps in ceramics, marine science, mock trial, movies, theater and more. The 2026 schedule ran June 15 to August 28 and is led by school faculty.

As published: Day Camp $375 per half-day week ($325 for SLS families) or $750 for morning plus afternoon ($650 SLS families); Ceramics two-week camp $800 ($750 SLS families); Marine Science $400 ($350 SLS families)