Discovery Camp
Who: Rising grades 1-4
When: June 17-June 21, 2024 *no camp on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth
What: Engage your curiosity on a college campus this summer! Discovery campers (rising grades 1-4) will be exposed to seeing art in nature. Explorer campers (rising grades 5-7) will delve into observing and engaging in things that are growing and changing around the campus. Both camps center on teamwork, empathy, and the guiding light of curiosity!
Tuition: $400 $250 Special introductory pricing for our debut camps!
*Need-based tuition assistance available
Registration Deadline: May 15th
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Interested in the Butler Explorer Camp for rising grades 5-7
Camp 2024 theme – Art & Nature: Discovering the Beauty in the World
Join us for a 4-day week of discovering the beauty within Butler’s campus. Each day campers will engage in process-oriented activities like nature hikes, making paper, and nature journaling (to name a few). This camp will help your child notice and appreciate the small and beautiful things around us.
Campers will attend camp from 9am-4pm. Lunch is not provided; campers must bring a packed lunch. Snacks will be provided in the morning and afternoon.
Meet the Camp Co-Directors!
Kaity Travis and Abby Bucher are two educators from the IPS/Butler Lab School that also graduated from Butler University. Kaity Travis is going into her 3rd year teaching 4th/5th grade at IPS/Butler Lab. Kaity has stayed strong to her Butler roots with teaching at the Lab School; she graduated from the Butler College of Education in 2022– once a Dawg, always a Dawg! Abby Bucher is a 19-year veteran in education, graduating from Butler University in 2005. She helped open the IPS/Butler Lab School in 2011 and has a passion for early childhood education. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband, two girls (13, 9), and her two dogs.
Kaity Travis
Abby Bucher
*We take all situations into consideration, but students will automatically qualify if they meet one of the following requirements:
- Qualify financially for free/reduced lunch at school
- First generation college student (the camper would be the first person in their immediate family to go to college)