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Trailblazers: Outdoor Adventure & Leadership Camp (Grades 4-8) - June 23-August 8
Trailblazers: Outdoor Adventure & Leadership Camp
Grades Served: 4th-8th
Location: Berwick Academy Campus, South Berwick, ME
This program includes exciting adventure-based field trips, all covered within the program fee. Once campers arrive on campus, Berwick Academy handles all transportation, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience for families.
Weeks Offered:
June 23rd-27th
June 30th-July 4th (no Fri.)
July 7th-11th
July 14-18th: NO CAMP
July 21st-25th
July 28th-Aug. 1st
August 4th-8th
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Drop-off is between 8:30am-9:00pm
Cost: $450/week
AfterCare Available: Please add on AfterCare at during the registration process if you wish to extend your child's camp day to 5pm
Transportation Available: Pick-up and drop-off locations in Exeter, Portsmouth, Kittery, & York. Add a weekly transportation pass during registration to access our transportation offering.
Scholarships Available: We are committed to making camp accessible. Full and partial subsidies are available for our our Trailblazers Program. Don’t let cost be a barrier—apply for financial aid here.
Location: Berwick Academy Campus, South Berwick, ME
This program includes exciting adventure-based field trips, all covered within the program fee. Once campers arrive on campus, Berwick Academy handles all transportation, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience for families.
Weeks Offered:
June 23rd-27th
June 30th-July 4th (no Fri.)
July 7th-11th
July 14-18th: NO CAMP
July 21st-25th
July 28th-Aug. 1st
August 4th-8th
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Drop-off is between 8:30am-9:00pm
Cost: $450/week
AfterCare Available: Please add on AfterCare at during the registration process if you wish to extend your child's camp day to 5pm
Transportation Available: Pick-up and drop-off locations in Exeter, Portsmouth, Kittery, & York. Add a weekly transportation pass during registration to access our transportation offering.
Scholarships Available: We are committed to making camp accessible. Full and partial subsidies are available for our our Trailblazers Program. Don’t let cost be a barrier—apply for financial aid here.
Trailblazers is Berwick Academy’s premier outdoor adventure camp for grades 4-8, designed to inspire thrilling exploration, hands-on learning, and leadership development beyond traditional summer programs. Nestled on our expansive 80-acre campus, this immersive experience blends outdoor challenges, ecology lessons, and essential survival skills to foster confidence, resilience, and a lifelong love of nature.
This holistic program encourages campers to develop outdoor proficiency while understanding the interconnected beauty of natural systems. Through activities like hiking scenic trails, creating nature-inspired art, mastering survival techniques, and engaging in real-world conservation projects, campers deepen their appreciation for the environment. Teamwork and leadership are at the core of Trailblazers, with nature-integrated challenges such as the “Crossing the River” teamwork course, navigation challenges, and survival-based problem-solving experiences.
Guided by expert instructors, campers will navigate wilderness challenges, study local ecosystems, and embark on adventure-based field trips that expand their understanding of the natural world. Off-site excursions include rock climbing, ecosystem exploration at local preserves, and outdoor adventures at Mount Agamenticus, York Cliffs, and other hidden gems—giving campers hands-on experience in some of the region’s most stunning landscapes.
Designed for all skill levels, Trailblazers balances adventure with a supportive indoor base camp where campers prepare, reflect, and connect before setting off on new challenges. It’s the perfect program for kids eager to push their limits, develop essential outdoor skills, and cultivate leadership—all while forming lasting friendships and embracing the true spirit of adventure.
The Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Program
Where Adventure, Science & Community Collide!
Trailblazers isn’t just a camp—it’s an unforgettable journey into the great outdoors! Designed for campers in grades 4-8, this unique outdoor education and adventure program transforms Berwick Academy’s 80-acre campus and beyond into a hands-on exploration of ecology, survival skills, general outdoor skills, team-building, and adventure-based field trips.
From wilderness navigation and wildlife tracking to conservation projects and outdoor art, each day offers new challenges that build confidence, resilience, and leadership. Campers will deepen their connection to nature while developing practical outdoor skills, learning teamwork, and forging friendships through shared experiences.
Program Highlights:
Survival Skills & Wilderness Training – Learn fire-building, shelter construction, orienteering, and foraging while gaining practical outdoor knowledge.
Ecology & Conservation Projects – Study local ecosystems, participate in hands-on environmental initiatives, and contribute to sustainability efforts.
Adventure-Based Field Trips – Explore state parks, coastal preserves, rivers, and hiking trails in our weekly off-campus excursions.
Nature-Based Art & Creativity – Express creativity through outdoor-inspired projects using natural materials.
Community & Team Building – Strengthen leadership and collaboration through group challenges, problem-solving games, and outdoor adventures.
Environmental Stewardship – Develop a deeper appreciation for the natural world and explore ways to protect it.
Ecology & Conservation Projects – Study local ecosystems, participate in hands-on environmental initiatives, and contribute to sustainability efforts.
Adventure-Based Field Trips – Explore state parks, coastal preserves, rivers, and hiking trails in our weekly off-campus excursions.
Nature-Based Art & Creativity – Express creativity through outdoor-inspired projects using natural materials.
Community & Team Building – Strengthen leadership and collaboration through group challenges, problem-solving games, and outdoor adventures.
Environmental Stewardship – Develop a deeper appreciation for the natural world and explore ways to protect it.
Each week is packed with exciting, hands-on learning and real-world adventure experiences, designed to push boundaries, inspire curiosity, and instill a lifelong love of the outdoors. Whether campers are hiking hidden trails, solving environmental challenges, or testing their limits in the wild, they’ll come away with new skills, lasting friendships, and a sense of accomplishment.
Are you ready to blaze your own trail?
Join Trailblazers this summer and embark on an unparalleled outdoor experience where nature is the classroom, adventure is the curriculum, and discovery is endless!
Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 520 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Postgraduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
