R.A.D. Design & Build Camp
A full-week maker camp for ages 9–13 at Seven Peaks School.
Camp hours: 8:00 AM–4:00 PM. Tuition: $495/week.
R.A.D. Design & Build Camp is a full-week maker program for ages 9–13. Campers choose, plan, build, test, and improve real projects. Tool access depends on the project, camper readiness, staffing, supervision, and available equipment. For painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, and mixed media, compare R.A.D. Art Camp.
Design. Build. Test. Improve.
Project pathways
Campers choose from leveled challenges involving mechanisms, circuits, wood, games, signs, and longer builds.
Readiness-based tools
Access depends on the selected project, instruction, camper readiness, staffing, supervision, and available equipment.
Project choice
Campers can follow different project paths while remaining in one Design & Build program.
A full camp day
Focused build blocks are balanced with outdoor movement, lunch, social time, cleanup, and dismissal.
One program, individual project paths
Ages 9–13
Campers select challenges that fit their interests and current readiness, with Guide support as work becomes more complex.
Campers register for one Design & Build program rather than separate age tracks.
Inside Design & Build
Materials and mechanisms
Projects may use wood, cardboard, hardware, circuits, textiles, and mixed materials based on the selected challenge.
Tool access is never automatic or guaranteed; it depends on instruction, readiness, staffing, supervision, and equipment.
Looking for visual art?
Choose R.A.D. Art Camp for painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, and mixed-media exploration.
Registration and logistics
Tuition is $495/week. Drop-off is 7:45–8:00 AM, pickup is 3:45–4:00 PM, and optional after-care runs 4:00–5:30 PM for $25/day.
2026 Design & Build schedule
Future sessions begin with Week 6.
Week 6
July 20–24
Week 7
July 27–31
Week 8
August 3–7
Week 9
August 10–14
Week 10
August 17–21
Drop-off
7:45–8:00 AM
Pickup
3:45–4:00 PM
After-care
4:00–5:30 PM
Tuition
$495/week
Projects vary by week.
Specific materials and equipment depend on project choice, readiness, staffing, supervision, and availability.
Open registration for current availability.
Register for R.A.D. Design & Build Camp
$495/week includes instruction and standard project materials. Optional after-care is available 4:00–5:30 PM for $25/day.
Packing for Design & Build
Bring a backpack, lunch and snacks, refillable water bottle, closed-toe shoes, sun protection, a hair tie for long hair, and clothes that can handle paint or sawdust.
Arrival
Drop-off is 7:45–8:00 AM at Seven Peaks School. The program day begins at 8:00 AM.
