A Fish Tale:  August 31 – September 4 
Ages 6-11

From 8:30 am to 3 pm with late day option until 5 pm
Fee: $250 per week, $15 a day for late day (possible option: swimming at the Salem YMCA depending on location of program)

Become one with the fish.   Learn about different fish habits, how your local fish are being caught, what it’s like to be a fisherman, and look inside a fish as we do a dissection.  Invent your own fish aggregation device to see if you can attract the fish to us!  Days will include visits to Winter Island, the Salem State Conservation Land, and a trip to Gloucester by train.

Harness the Wind:  August 31 – September 4
Ages 7-11

From 8:30 am to 3 pm with late day option until 5 pm
Fee: $250 per week, $15 a day for late day (possible option: swimming at the Salem YMCA)

Who has seen the wind?  Neither you nor I, but it is our future.  Design and build machines that will use the wind to make the Earth a better place to live.  Figure out how to make the wind change direction, turn a windmill, help a boat sail across the water, carry bubbles up into the sky and more as we use engineering materials to bring our imaginations to life.

From 8:30 am to 3 pm with late day option until 5 pm
Fee: $250 per week, $15 a day for late day (possible option: swimming at the Salem YMCA)

Six Flags has decided to develop a brand-new amusement park.  They have hired The Phoenix Design Team to design and build a variety of rides for their consideration.  Join the team and use your imagination and skills to invent new and exciting rides – a roller coaster, a water slide, what else can you think of?  The sky’s the limit as we use engineering materials to bring our imaginations to life.

The Amazing Outdoors:  August 24 – 28
Ages 6-11

From 8:30 am to 3 pm with late day option until 5 pm
Fee: $250 per week, $15 a day for late day (possible option: swimming at the Salem YMCA depending on location of program)

Be a park ranger, a fisherman, an engineer, or a marine biologist for a day.  Step into their shoes for a day as you explore Winter Island, the Salem State Conservation Land, the Lynn Woods, and the Gloucester waterfront.  Develop and perform experiments that will help you see what makes these outdoors jobs are so amazing.

From 8:30 am to 3 pm with late day option until 5 pm
Fee: $250 per week, $15 a day for late day (possible option: swimming at the Salem YMCA depending on location of program)

The Earth has all kinds of secrets and is home to millions of different plants and animals. Learn about some of the animals and plants and the different habitats in which they live.  Dig deep to uncover some of the secrets left in geological time as you explore Winter Island and the Salem State Conservation Land.

Ages 6-11

From 8:30 am to 3 pm with late day option until 5 pm
Fee: $250 per week, $15 a day for late day (possible option: swimming at the Salem YMCA depending on location of program)

How do you measure up to the length of a blue whale?  What would it be like to have a mouth full of baleen instead of teeth?  How busy would the tooth fairy be if she had to visit a shark every time it lost a tooth?  What would it be like to grow up as a sea turtle?  Answer these questions and more as you learn about the extraordinary and demanding lives of marine mammals, sharks, and turtles as you explore Winter Island and the Salem State Conservation Land.  Take a train trip to Gloucester for further research.

Come Visit The Phoenix School and gain a better understanding of how schools are meant to be.

Speak with teachers and students.

Observe a dynamic school in action.

Ensure your child’s successful future by investing in a creative education now!

Come Visit The Phoenix School and gain a better understanding of how schools are meant to be.

Speak with teachers and students.

Observe a dynamic school in action.

Ensure your child’s successful future by investing in a creative education now!

Pre-registration is required.

Pack your imagination in your backpack along with your lunch and arrive each morning at The Phoenix School ready for new adventure.  Coming soon: details about April Vacation Adventures.

Grades K-6, 8am – 3pm   Pre-registration is required. $50 per day.  Extended Day option until 5pm $15 per day.

Pack your imagination in your backpack along with your lunch and arrive each morning at The Phoenix School ready for new adventure.  As Cave Explorers, we will become speleologists and “descend” into an imaginary cave each day to discover the marvels under the earth.  Find out about stalactites and stalagmites, find blind cave animals, experiment to learn how caves are formed, and much more.  Each day will be different, but we will build on what we did the day before.