EPCS Summer Program
With a focus on growth and exploration, our summer program reflects our school’s integration of play and learning. We focus on the whole child and the development of creativity through a child-centered, play-based, and project approach to learning encompassing the visual arts, theater and story acting, music, movement and dance, mindfulness activities, nature connections, and fun adventures in science, math, games and technology.
The summer program teaching staff includes EPCS teachers, graduate and undergraduate students from the EP Department of Child Study and Human Development program at Tufts University, and experienced teachers from other settings. Each staff member brings their talents, interests, and energy into the program, that are unified and built around a love for exploring the world with children and supporting their learning.
Who can enroll in the EPCS Summer Program?
The Eliot-Pearson Children’s School offers two three-week sessions for our Summer Program.
We have five classrooms that service children ages 3.0 to 8.0.
Enrollment is open to all current students, their siblings, and children from our surrounding neighborhoods.
All families are welcome!
When is the EPCS 2026 Summer Program?
You may sign up for one or both sessions. Each session offers a half day and a full day program.
Session 1: June 22nd through July 1oth
Session 2: July 13th through July 31st
Half Day: 8:30AM – 12:30PM
Full Day: 8:30AM – 4:00PM
The program will be closed on July 3rd for Observance of Independence Day
How much does the EPCS 2026 Summer Program cost?
If your child is accepted to the program a $200 deposit is required when submitting the signed contract.
This deposit will be credited towards the total outstanding tuition.
One Session
Half Days: $650
Full Days: $1,200
Both Sessions
Half Days: $1,300
Full Days: $2,400
Art Activities
Children will participate in engaging and open-ended visual art projects as well as opportunities to engage in storytelling and story acting. We aim to provide an environment for free expression and experimentation through various media. Each Summer, a project teacher for the arts joins us to engage the children in high interest art experiences throughout the summer sessions, both short and long term.
Music and Movement
Throughout the summer program children have a variety of opportunities to listen, learn and experience different forms and expressions of music and movement. Guest musicians are invited to share their art and music throughout the summer.
Technology and Engineering
Developmental technologies are tools purposefully designed and applied with the goal of supporting children’s holistic development and learning. During our summer program we offer hands-on technology and engineering experiences for young children. This are play based activities that support children’s creative thinking, investigation, innovation, communication, collaboration, problem solving; decision making using technology and engineering concepts, operations and systems.
Nature Study and Outdoor Exploration
Both of our playgrounds are designed to ignite the curiosity within young minds, inviting students to immerse themselves in the beauty of natural playscapes. Water sources, tree houses, and gardening beds featured on our playgrounds allow for an interactive connection and engagement with nature on an early childhood level. Camp classrooms also use the community around them by visiting the Tufts Campus on nature walks and field trips with counselor teams.