Summer Camp with Amerigo Vespucci!
Description
Set Sail with Amerigo Vespucci! Calling all young explorers, adventurers, and curious minds! This summer, pack your imagination and get ready to travel the world without leaving Glendale, California! At our Italian language immersion Summer Camp for kids ages 4 to 11, we’ll follow in the footsteps of the great Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, discovering new lands, cultures, and languages through play, creativity, and tons of fun… all in Italian! Our beautiful park setting and comfortable air-conditioned indoor space offer the perfect mix of outdoor fun and cozy creative time that is ideal for immersive learning and forging new friendships. No prior Italian knowledge needed! Just bring curiosity, imagination, and a love for adventure. Join us for an unforgettable Italian Summer Camp where every day is a new destination, and every child is an explorer!
🌊 Become a Young Explorer!
Just like Amerigo, campers will:
- Design their own ships and maps, learning how explorers planned their epic journeys across the seas
- Create passports and travel journals to document their adventures around the world—in Italian!
- Navigate with stars and compasses, discovering how explorers found their way before GPS existed
🗺️ Travel the World in Italian
- Visit Italy and beyond through games, stories, and hands-on activities
- Learn Italian vocabulary for countries, oceans, directions, animals, food, and travel
- Discover how Amerigo Vespucci helped give the New World its name
🎨 Create, Play, and Explore
- Build treasure chests, flags, and explorer gear
- Play Italian games, sing catchy songs, and dance like we’re celebrating in a seaside port
- Take part in team challenges that spark curiosity, collaboration, and confidence
SCHEDULE
Date: August 3 – August 7
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – HALF DAY
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – FULL DAY
TUITION*
Half Day – $325
Full Day – $525 (only $15 per hour!)
*DISCOUNTS
$100 discount for siblings (only applicable with full-day registration. Use Code 2ISBETTER100 at check out)
$30 discount for siblings (only applicable with half-day registration. Use Code 2ISBETTER30 at check out)
5% off “Bring a Friend” discount for both you and the referred friend. Contact us before you register to redeem this promotion.
*Discounts cannot be combined.
SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE
| 9:00-9:30 | Benvenuto & Activities |
| 9:30-10:00 | Presentation of Daily Theme |
| 10:00-10:45 | Snack & Outdoor Play |
| 10:45-11:15 | Language Arts Activity |
| 11:15-12:00 | Outdoor Organized Activities |
| 12:00-12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30-1:00 | Outdoor Free Play |
| 1:00-2:00 | Art & Craft Projects |
| 2:00-4:00 | Activities & Ciao! |
Early drop-off is available from 8:30 am for an extra cost. Space is limited. Please contact Lorena for availability. No refunds for missed days of camp.
Location & Schedule
Location: Glendale (in-person) – Dunsmore Park Community Center
Dates: August 3 to August 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm HALF DAY
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm FULL DAY
Camp Information & Policies
Cancellation/Refunds: No refunds for camp tuition can be issued after June 2, 2026. No exceptions including for COVID. Requests for refunds must be made in writing.
Drop-Off & Pick-Up: A parent/guardian will be required to sign in and sign out their camper each day and answer entry health assessment questions. Only one parent/guardian will be allowed per camper during drop-off and pick-up. Persons other than the parent/guardian authorized by you on the registration forms to pick up your camper must present a photo I.D.
Essentials: Please be sure you send your child to camp with the following items that are labeled with your child’s name:
* Water bottle
* Hat
* Lunch box with 2 snacks (full-time campers) and lunch
* Backpack/bag to hold items
* Sunblock
Snacks & Lunch: Campers must bring their own snacks and lunches. We are a nut and candy-free zone. Please be sure not to include any type of nuts in your children’s lunches as we have several campers with allergies. Please also provide your child with plenty of water to drink as the water fountains will not be available for use. Please explain to your child that there will be no sharing of any food items at camp and that masks will be required inside the Dunsmore community room but not outside during free play and outdoor activities.
Clothes & Shoes: Please send your child to camp wearing closed-toed shoes. Flip-flops are not permitted. We will be doing a lot of games that include movement so make sure that your child is dressed comfortably.
Sun Safety: Although most of the park is shaded with beautiful mature trees, please make sure you apply plenty of sunblock to your child before dropping them off to camp and provide a hat for them if they are especially sensitive to the sun. We will have sunblock in the event you forget to apply it.
Injury Policy: If your child is injured in any way while under our care, we will immediately call you to advise you of what has happened and decide together, based on the situation, what the best course of action should be.
Absences: There are no makeup days for days missed due to sickness or travel, or any other reason. Parents are financially responsible for all days that their child is registered to attend. There will be no prorating of tuition for missed days.