Longer days. Slower pace. Deeper attention.
Summer at Omega is not a holding pattern between school years. It is a season with its own character—more time outdoors, more space for extended projects, and the freedom to follow a single thread of curiosity for days at a stretch. The prepared environment moves into the garden, the meadow, and the workshop.
Three programs, each shaped by what children of that age actually need.
Young Naturalists
Garden care, water play, nature walks, sensory art, and outdoor practical life. Mornings only (8:30–12:00). The work cycle continues, but the classroom extends into the garden. Children plant seeds, observe insects, mix natural paints, and prepare simple meals from what they harvest.
Field Researchers
Ecology studies, nature journaling, weather observation, and extended research projects. Full day (8:30–3:00). Elementary children conduct genuine field work—mapping plant communities, identifying bird species, measuring rainfall—and write up their findings with the rigor of real scientists.
Summer Workshop
Intensive workshops in areas chosen by the students: woodworking, environmental stewardship, creative writing, studio art, or community service projects. Full day (9:00–3:30). Adolescents propose, plan, and execute multi-week projects with real deliverables.
This is not camp with worksheets. It is not daycare with a theme.
Summer programs at Omega follow the same principles as the school year: mixed-age groupings, long work cycles, freedom of choice within a prepared environment, and guides who observe before they intervene. The difference is seasonal. More time is spent outside. Projects stretch over weeks instead of days. And the particular beauty of summer—the long light, the growing garden, the warmth that makes everything easier—becomes part of the curriculum.
“There is no description, no image in any book, that is capable of replacing the sight of real trees and all the life to be found around them, in a real forest.”
Themed weeks for children who want to go further in a single area.
Watercolor & Natural Dyes
A week of studio work using pigments made from plants, minerals, and soil. Children mix their own paints and learn fundamental watercolor techniques.
Botany in the Field
Plant identification, pressing, and classification. Children build their own field guides and learn to read a landscape.
Astronomy Nights
Evening sessions (with families welcome) for naked-eye observation, constellation mapping, and discussion of what we know about the sky.
Woodworking Fundamentals
Hand-tool woodworking for elementary and adolescent students. Children design and build a functional object—a birdhouse, a shelf, a small stool.
What families need to know.
Summer sessions run in two-week blocks from mid-June through early August. Families may enroll for one block or the full summer.
The program is open to current Omega families and to children from the wider community. No prior experience with any particular learning philosophy is required.
All materials, snacks, and supplies are included. Children should bring a water bottle, sun protection, and clothes that can get muddy.
Guides maintain the same adult-to-child ratios as the school year. All staff hold current first-aid and CPR certification.
Give your child a summer worth remembering.
Spaces fill early, especially for the enrichment weeks. We recommend applying by spring to secure your preferred sessions.