Summer Camps 2025
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6 Camps to choose from!
2025 CAMPS ARE ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT AND ALUMNI FAMILIES!
Cost is $170 per week. There is a sibling discount of $10 off and if you sign up for more than 2 camps you can take $10 off each additional camp.
Payment can be made by cash, check to West Asheville Playschool-delivered to 65 Lees Creek Rd. or mailed to 109 Michigan Ave. Asheville, NC 28806 or venmo Louise-Miracle-1 (Please make a note on check or venmo payment as to which camps you are paying for. Fill out registration form here: You are not registered for camp until this form is complete and payment is received.
If you need financial assistance you can fill out this form: Scholarship form
All camps run Monday - Thursday 9:00am-1:00pm
Bring snack, lunch, a water bottle and extra clothes. Sunscreen and bug spray will need to be applied before camp by parents. You will receive an email with reminders and info the week before camp begins.
Email westashevilleplayschool1@gmail.com with questions.
June 23-26 Awesome Adventures Camp
Summer begins with a great adventure! This week will be filled with obstacle courses, building challenges and team building. We’ll play a variety of games, get wet and dare to go higher and try harder. We will explore and experience lots of entertaining twists and fun.
Ages 4-10. This week will be taught by Erin, Loren and Samantha
July 7-10 Upcycled Art Camp -FULL UPDATED 3/7/25
It’s time to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary! Kids will be innovative as they make creations big and small from a wide variety of recycled items. The possibilities are endless and everyone will take home several beautifully crafted treasures.
Taught by Loren Taylor, Adena Elder and Erin Colberg
Monday-Thursday 9-1, Ages 4-10
July 14-17 Move and Groove Camp
Let’s dance to the rhythm of some serious summer fun! We will spend the week exploring sound in its many forms. From orchestras to bucket bands, we will enjoy the magic of music around us and around the world. We will sing, we will dance, we will harmonize together! “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without." - Confucius
Taught by Erin Colberg, Adena Elder and Loren Taylor
Monday-Thursday 9-1, Ages 4-10
July 28-31 Messy Camp
Playschool annual tradition……everything messy! What do shaving cream, paint and mud have in common? They can be used for art, science or just plain fun to get covered in. Smelly, mushy, sparkly, popping and tasty experiences await you this week! Art projects, cooking and sensory play engage your senses and allow for lots of laughter and antics. Let’s make a mess together!
Taught by Erin Colberg, Samantha Erway and Loren Taylor
Monday-Thursday 9-1, Ages 4-10
August 4-7 Magical Creatures Camp-FULL Updated 3/25/25
Fairies and gnomes, unicorns and dragons! Lots of creative costume making, storytelling, plays and movement make for an enchanting week together. The possibilities are endless during our week exploring our favorite magical creatures.
Ages 4-10. This week will be taught by Erin, Loren and Adena
August 11-14 Forest Camp-FULL Updated 3/25/25
Spend the week having forest adventures! This camp will be based out of the Bent Creek Community Park (drop-off & pick-up will be at the park.) We’ll spend each day splashing in the creeks that run through the Pisgah National Forest in Bent Creek, hunting for salamanders, water bugs and frogs, climbing trees, building forts, singing songs, telling stories, looking for fairies, hiking in the woods and enjoying being forest explorers.
The Pavilion was damaged in the hurricane, if it is not rebuilt by camp we will offer a Friday rain date if we have to call a rain day.
Taught by Erin Colberg, Samantha Erway and Loren Taylor
Monday-Thursday 9-1, Ages 4-10