• About
    • Mission & History
    • Dates, Fees & Application
    • Staff
    • Facilities
    • Parent Info & Forms
  • Program
    • Program & Schedule
    • Beam Fundamentals
    • Beam Project
    • Domains
    • Community Work
    • Fellows
  • Projects
  • 2018 In Review
  • Apply
    • Why an application?
    • New Camper Application
    • Returning Camper Registration
    • Tuition Assistance
  • Propose Project
  • WORK WITH US
  • Contact
  • Beam Merch
Beam Camp: A summer of Making, Building and Collaborating for kids and teens
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Dates, Fees & Application
    • Staff
    • Facilities
    • Parent Info & Forms
  • Program
    • Program & Schedule
    • Beam Fundamentals
    • Beam Project
    • Domains
    • Community Work
    • Fellows
  • Projects
  • 2018 In Review
  • Apply
    • Why an application?
    • New Camper Application
    • Returning Camper Registration
    • Tuition Assistance
  • Propose Project
  • WORK WITH US
  • Contact
  • Beam Merch

PROGRAM & SCHEDULE

Beam's program focuses on skill-building, collaborative challenge, responsibility and mentorship while retaining a culture of community, exploration and supported risk-taking.

PROGRAM AREAS

Project
The centerpiece of the Beam Camp program. The third week of the session will be dedicated almost exclusively to the Project Challenge. Camper-led teams of campers will be challenged to execute phases of the Project autonomously. They will be supervised by the Project Staff, but it will be up to them to ask for specific guidance and support if they encounter roadblocks.

Domains
In the second and third weeks of camp, campers choose guest-led Domains, hands-on, discovery activities in the arts, performance, sciences, athletic or cultural fields.

Beam Fundamentals
In the first two weeks of the session, each camper, tracked by age and experience, will participate in workshops based in key areas of making: Project & Building, Design & Prototyping, Electronics & Computing and Craft & Materials.

Independent Work
A daily Independent Work period gives campers the opportunity to develop self-directed projects supported and guided by staff; older campers have the opportunity to develop personal portfolios.

Community Work
In Community Work, campers learn and practice skills that power the delight we share at camp: cooking, agriculture, facility maintenance and event planning.

Pulse
Each day, every camper has the opportunity to swim and take part in athletics and active play.

Basic Daily Schedule
7am Wake Up • 8am Breakfast • 10:30am Morning Snack • 12pm Lunch • 3:15pm Afternoon Snack • 6:30pm Dinner • 7:30pm After Dinner - Beam’s unique brand of evening entertainment! • 9pm Cabins

WEEK 1: BEAM FUNDAMENTALS
Daily Schedule includes: Two 90-minute Fundamentals periods, 90 minutes Project, 60 minutes Independent Work, 60 minutes Community Work, 60 minutes Swim & Sports, 60 minutes Free Time

WEEK 2: BEAM FUNDAMENTALS + DOMAINS
Daily Schedule includes: One 90-minute Fundamentals periods, 90 minutes Domains, 90 minutes Project, 90 minutes Independent Work, 60 minutes Community Work, 60 minutes Swim & Sports, 60 minutes Free Time

WEEK 3: PROJECT CHALLENGE + DOMAINS
Daily Schedule includes: Three 90-minute Project Periods, 90 minutes Domains, 90 minutes Independent Work, 30 minutes Community Work, 60 minutes Swim & Sports, 30 minutes Free Time

 

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Thanks to David Golann, Emily Wilson and Danny Kahn for incredible photography.

Sleepaway program for Making & Collaboration in Strafford, NH
For boys and girls ages 11 - 17. Apply Now!
2019 Session: Thursday, July 11 to Sunday, August 4
phone: (718) 855-7600 email: contact@beamcamp.org

 
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