The Skola is a preK through 4th grade school in Whitefish, where we integrate community, nature, and social emotional learning into the education of the child. Our summer camp sessions will incorporate these values into our daily routines by providing real life skills that kids can take and apply outside of camp. Come join in the fun and learn along the way!
Learn more about The Skola or email us directly at [email protected]!
The detailed schedule and camp descriptions are below. Please pay attention to the age requirements and times for each camp. Thank you!
Dates: Weekly camps run June 23rd - August 7th (register for each week separately below)
For daily schedule and cost, please see below:
Full payment is due upon registration. Cancellations made before June 1 will be refunded 50%. Cancellations made after June 1 will not be refunded.
If The Skola cancels for any reason, you will receive a 90% refund and the remaining 10% will go towards next summer's camp.
If paying full price at this time is prohibitive, please email [email protected] directly to discuss payment plan options.
Camp Schedule + Descriptions
**Age is based on the age of the child will be when they begin the camp.
About Hillary Parker
We are thrilled to welcome Hillary Parker to the Skola! Hillary is a master naturalist and international award-winning botanical watercolor artist with painting exhibited and sold worldwide. She enjoys a dual career of painting and teaching spanning 35 years. Currently, she loves working with Glaicer Institute teaching, drawing, and painting workshops in Glacier National Park in the summers, Adult Continuing Education art classes throughout the year at FVCC and teaches private art classes in her studio to kids and adults in the Flathead Valley. To learn more about Hillary please visit her website.
This Camp is For our Current Fox Year-Round Students Only (2024-2025 School Year). Please reach out to us directly to secure a spot at [email protected]. We will open spots for New Fox Students entering in the Fall 2025, if there is any extra space.
This camp will take place on our headquarter campus, 1840 East Edgewood Drive. Similarly to our "Fox" program during the school year, you may choose 2 days/week (Monday/Wednesday) OR (Tuesday/Thursday) OR 4 days/week (Monday - Thursday).
Dates: June 30th - August 7th
Time: 8:30a - 3:30p
Cost: 2 Days/Week: $975 (for the entire 6 weeks); 4 Days/Week: $1650 (for the entire 6 weeks)
$340; 8:30a - 5:30p; Ages 6-9
$340; 8:30a - 5:30p; Ages 6-7
$340; 8:30a - 5:30p; Ages 7-10
$400; 8:30a - 5:30p; Ages 6-9
$400; 8:30a - 5:30p; Ages 7-10
For children entering Kindergarten and 1st grades only, this immersive art week will be led by Hillary Parker, Master Naturalist and art educator for an engaging art camp that explores the art of nature! Campers have fun exploring the environment around them as they learn to create beautiful works of art from the things found in nature. These young artists will have a wonderful opportunity to create a permanent addition to The Skola grounds by creating an outdoor Fairy Forest! This will be their creative outdoor space to dream and build ephemeral works of art made with natural materials, that through the passage of time, are reclaimed by nature. Inspired by Danish artist Thomas Dambo and his Woodland Trolls and the magical fairy houses hidden in Cathedral Woods on Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine, these campers will be creating colorful nature mandalas, whimsical woodland creatures, and fairy houses, from natural materials found in their new Fairy Forest
For Ages 6 - 9, campers will explore the amazing breath of wildlife that is part of our ecosystem in Northwest Montana. We will learn about habitats, tracking, what makes animals unique, and more, alongside all the fun of Skola summer camp, with hands-on learning, nature, games, community building, activities, and opportunities to be creative.
In a small group setting for only 8 campers, this "Reader's Theater" camp is led by our beloved Skola Owls (Kinder) teacher, Ms. Adrianna. Let's bring play into reading! Reader's Theater campers will engage in creating a fun and collaborative production and performance while practicing fluency and oral reading. Campers will practice character voices, stage presence and use basic props to bring stories to life.
For children ages 7 through 10, during this week of hands on learning, campers will explore force and motion to imagine and create with their hands. Campers will learn skills to safely use tools and design and build things together! Exploring and creating on the beautiful Skola campus, campers will enjoy community building and fun with their peers.
For children ages 6 - 9, campers will discover the amazing world of plants that surrounds us. Campers will explore our ecosystem through scientific investigations, plant studies, art with plants and more. As with each summer camp, campers will engage in hands on learning, community building, activities, and opportunities to be creative.
For children ages 6 - 9, this immersive art week will be led by Hillary Parker, Master Naturalist and art educator for an engaging art camp. As inquisitive Jr. Naturalists, these young artists will be inspired by beautiful flowers and the fascinating lives of insects that pollinate them, as they have fun focusing on learning how to observe and draw, while using colored pencils and watercolors to illustrate their discoveries in nature. A colorful portfolio of what they have discovered will be theirs to present on the last day of camp to family and friends, as they proudly share their beautiful works of art and what they learned.
For children ages 7 - 10, this immersive art week will be led by Hillary Parker, Master Naturalist and art educator. This exciting art camp is for kids who love art, nature and food and who are interested in developing art skills, along with a few cooking skills! Students will be working with locally grown edible plants, fruits and veggies, preparing recipes to nibble on each day, as they focus on developing helpful drawing skills and successful techniques for using colored pencil to illustrate their own delicious Edible Art Cookbook. Samples of their recipes and their beautiful cookbooks will be shared at the end of the camp in a presentation and reception for family and friends.
For children ages, 6 - 9. Water is one of our most precious resources, and one of the most fun to enjoy! Campers will enjoy water games and activities while learning about the water cycle and how we can protect this resource.
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