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SUMMER 2025
Listing is organized alphabetically by type of day camp:
General Day Camps
Art/Theater Camps
Outdoor Camps
Academic Camps
Sports Camp
GENERAL DAY CAMPS
Boys and Girls Club ✅ (Families pay fees)
Website – link
Each week in the summer, the Boys & Girls Club provides instruction in music, technology (programming, digital art & music, stop motion animation), dance, art, gardening, field trips, cooking, sports/athletics, and more.
Sessions
June 30 – August 22, Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm
After Care 4-5pm ($10 per day)
New Bedford Parks & Recreation ✅ (Families pay fees)
Website – link
Kennedy Summer Day Program is offered 8 weeks in the summer (4 sessions-2 weeks/session).
Open to students entering ages 5-14 (125 max participants.)
Activities include swimming, structured free play, playground and physical activity periods, arts and crafts, STEAM activities, and more!
Free breakfast and lunch daily
Field trips
Round the Bend (RTB) Farm ✅ (Mini-grant; families and OSS share fees)
Camp website – link
Round the Bend Farm is offering a week-long Farm Camp that will take place on its beautiful, working farm in South Dartmouth, MA. Campers will participate in and learn about the farm systems, methods, and tools RTB uses to tend to their gardens and care for farm animals.
RTB’s educational programming operates on a sliding scale to make on-farm experiences as accessible as possible.
Camp Sessions (cost-sharing with families – families pay $125) ✅
Session 1: July 14-18
Session 2: August 4-8
Tabor Academy
Marion, MA
Tabor Summer Program ✅ (all OSS scholarships awarded; families pay fees if want to attend available sessions)
Camp website – link
Summer program activity offerings – link
Financial aid – Tabor distributes camp session scholarships directly to organizations in order to provide support to children in financial need. They do not award scholarships to individuals directly.
The following is a complete list of sessions Tabor Academy offers and families may sign up for any of these weeks. However, OSS has been awarded a limited number of scholarship spots for Week 1 and Week 6, available to students in grades 5-7.
Camp Sessions
Week 1: June 23 - June 27 (no more scholarships available for OSS)
Week 2: June 30 - July 3 (no camp July 4) (limited availability)
Week 3: July 7 - July 11 (limited availability)
Week 4: July 14 - July 18 (limited availability)
Week 5: July 21 - July 25 (limited availability)
Week 6: July 28 - August 1 (no more scholarships available for OSS)
YMCA in New Bedford
25 South Water Street, New Bedford
YMCA: Camp Frederick Douglass ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website (with links to application and financial aid) – link
You can choose to submit an online or fillable PDF forms; we can help you to complete these forms at OSS.
YMCA in Dartmouth, MA
276 Gulf Road, Dartmouth
YMCA: Camp Metacomet ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website (with links to application and financial aid) – link
You can choose to submit an online or fillable PDF forms; we can help you to complete these forms at OSS.
YMCA in Mattapoiset, MA
38 Reservation Road, Mattapoiset
YMCA: Camp Massasoit ✅ (Families pay fees)
YMCA: Camp Massasoit ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website (with links to application and financial aid) – link
You can choose to submit an online or fillable PDF forms; we can help you to complete these forms at OSS.
ART/THEATER CAMPS
Art Museum ✅ (Families pay fees)
Website – link
Summer art program sessions were just released end of April!
Sessions for students in grades 1-6.
If you are interested in your student attending, we encourage you ask them about financial and let them know your student is an OSS student.
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street, Providence, RI
Trinity Rep Summer Theater Camps ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website – link
Camp Sessions 2025
Check the link above for complete list of programs offered, age groups, and when each program will run. (MANY SESSIONS ARE FULL; check for availability.)
OUTDOOR CAMPS
CBC
1641 Padanaram Ave, New Bedford
Community Boating Center (CBC) ✅ (Families can apply for scholarships through CBC website; families responsible for fees other than OSS @ CBC session from June 16-18, listed on OSS Programs 2025 page of website)
Camp website – link
Financial aid application – Financial aid is offered in various amounts per child. Each scholarship covers 2 sessions. Please check CBC's website for more information.
Summer Youth Sailing (ages 7-17)
This program is for students who are both new to sailing and those who have a few summers of sailing experience. The goals are to have fun on the water and to learn and/or build upon the basics of sailing. Students have the opportunity to sail with an instructor and small group or to sail in their own boat with an instructor-driven safety boat alongside.
Camp Sessions 2025
Sessions are listed on CBC's website.
Lloyd Center for the Environment
430 Potomska Road, Dartmouth
Lloyd Center for the Environment - Coastal Studies ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website – link
Coastal Studies summer programs are available for students ages 9–12. Each program week runs from 9am-3pm.
Camp Sessions 2025
Session 1: July 7-11 Coastal Ecology
Session 2: July 14-18 Freshwater Wetlands FULL
Session 3: August 4-8 Wild Woodlands
Session 4: August 11-15 Marine Biology FULL
YOU
YOU Warming House
224 Brock Avenue, New Bedford
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) ✅ (OSS has limited scholarships; once those are awarded, families pay fees if want to attend available sessions)
Camp website – link
Camp Sessions
June 30-July 3 (FULL)
August 11-15 (FULL)
August 18-22 (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
ACADEMIC CAMPS
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Buttonwood ZooCrew ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website – link
ZooCrew for ages 4-12 has one week long sessions throughout the summer. The programs run for a full day or half day. Check the website for camp descriptions – there are programs for 10-12 year olds on the dates below. Registration opens March 1, 2025.
Camp Sessions 2025 (10-12 year olds)
Session 1: July 21-25
Session 2: Aug. 4-8
Session 3: Aug. 11-15
Bridgewater State University
Science Academy at Bridgewater State University ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website – link
The Summer Science Academy through the Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (CASE) at BSU is offering in-person science classes for students entering grades 7 to 9 this fall. Check the CASE website for descriptions of both programs, as well as registration information.
Camp Sessions 2025
July 14–18 from 8:30-2:30 — Avoiding a Campus CATastrophe
July 14–18 from 8:30-2:30 — CyberTank: Innovate, Defend, Pitch!
Sea Lab
71 Portland Street, New Bedford
Sea Lab (application due May 4) ✅ (Families pay fees)
Camp website – link
Application deadline: May 4 (applications are available on the website in in English, Spanish, and Portuguese). Some scholarships are also available – see website for details and application.
Sea Lab is an educational program serving New Bedford students in grades 4–9 interested in studying marine and aquatic environments. In addition to classroom exercises, students participate in field studies conducted along the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastlines. Practical outdoor skills, such as swimming, sailing, and snorkeling are also an integral part of the summer Sea Lab experience.
New students should call for an appointment to schedule an interview at 508-997-4511 Ext. 58501.
Camp Sessions
Application due May 4!
SPORTS CAMP
The Complex
101 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth
Burgo Basetball Association (BBA) ✅ (Families pay fees)
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