Play-in-a-Day for grades K–5: the group makes up and performs its own play, 9 am to 5 pm (9 to 4 on December 31). One-day musical theatre workshops for grades 6–8 run 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on the same days through December 29. Financial aid is available.
$75 a day for members, $85 for others; $22 scholarship rate
What it runs
School Day Off Camps, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, rain or shine: games, hiking, a campfire hot-dog lunch (or bring your own), s’mores, scavenger hunts, crafts and exploring the grounds, with no phones or screens, run by its summer-camp counselors. $75 a day for members, $85 for others, with a $22 scholarship rate for families who qualify. Listed for Election Day, Veterans Day, Presidents’ Day, Eid al-Fitr and both May days off.
School’s Out day camp, 9 am to 3 pm with half-day options, for ages 5–15: sports and games led by counselors, a ninja warrior course and time with friends. Its 2026–27 list covers every district day off, including Thanksgiving week, four days of winter break and Memorial Day, and it follows the Lower Merion calendar too. Prices are on its sign-up page.
Drop-off 8:30 to 9:30 am, to 3:30 pm; After Camp Club to 5:30 pm
Ages
5–11
What it runs
One-day art camps on district days off for ages 5–11: drop-off 8:30 to 9:30 am, classes until 3:30 pm. After Camp Club runs 3:30 to 5:30 pm for an added fee. The price is not on its page.
Where
719 Catharine St
On school days
Near Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, McCall and Kirkbride.
Drop-off cooking classes, posted a few weeks ahead, on some days off. On Veterans Day (November 11) it’s a creative pasta intensive for ages 8–14, 10 am to 1 pm, $95.
School closing camps with parkour and dodgeball at 812 Chestnut St, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, $69. Staying until 6 pm is $25 more for non-members. Fall dates are posted so far.
$60 to 3:30, $75 to 5:30; second sibling $50 or $65
Ages
5–11
What it runs
School’s Out day camps for K–5: hands-on art projects tied to what kids learn in school, and outdoor play, led by teaching artists. $60 for 9 to 3:30 or $75 for 9 to 5:30 (second sibling $50 or $65); 8:30 drop-off is $5. Days this fall are November 3 (sold out), 11, 16 and 25, and a four-day winter break package runs December 28–31 ($200 or $250). Bring a peanut-free lunch, water and snacks.
School Closure Holiday Clinics at the Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center, 8 am to 4 pm with free late pick-up to 4:30: basketball instruction and play, enrichment, leadership and social-emotional skills, and PYB coach-mentors, with breakfast and lunch provided. Listed for Veterans Day, a two-day winter break clinic December 28–29, MLK Day, Presidents’ Day and a four-day spring break clinic March 22–25. Prices are on its sign-up page.
9 am to 3 pm; extra care 8:15 to 9 am and 3 to 5:30 pm
Cost
$98 a day
Ages
5–12
What it runs
Full-day vacation camps when public schools are closed, 9 am to 3 pm, for ages 5–12, $98 a day, each day registered separately. Extra care runs 8:15 to 9 am and 3 to 5:30 pm.
Where
514 Bainbridge St
On school days
Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, McCall and Southwark.
Vacation camps, 9 am to 3:30 pm, for kindergarten and up (plus a pre-K camp for ages 3–5), at Queen Village and Bok, $97.32 a day. Dates are posted through November so far. MOVE After School also still runs 3:30 to 6:30 pm on district closure days, as drop-off.
Where
500 Kenilworth St
On school days
Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, McCall, Kirkbride and Southwark.
Full-day camps on 16 days schools are closed in 2026–27, open to any child aged 5–10. 9 am to 3 pm is $80 and 9 am to 6 pm is $110, or $1,120 for all 16 days to 6 pm. No camp on November 25, Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Memorial Day. Financial aid is offered.
$80 a day for members, $90 for others; aftercare $20
Ages
5–12
What it runs
Day-off camps, 8 am to 3 pm, for grades K–6: nature explorations led by its educators, using the science lab, Discovery Center, trails, streams and ponds, in light rain and snow. $80 a day for members, $90 for others; aftercare 3 to 6 is $20 more. Its 2026–27 schedule covers most of the district’s days off (not Thanksgiving week, winter break or Memorial Day) and some days other districts are off. Registration closes a week before each day, and a day is cancelled a week out if too few sign up.