Specialty Cove
Where Creativity Sets Sail
Nestled directly beside Mill River, Specialty Cove offers instructional-based programs in the creative arts and sciences. Campers explore artistic expression and hands-on science experiments that spark curiosity and promote enhanced learning in a relaxed, inspiring setting.
Overview
Instructors at Specialty Cove provide age-appropriate lessons that allow campers to first learn new skills and concepts, then apply what they’ve learned through innovative projects and guided activities.
Start Your Artistic Adventure
Set sail on a journey of imagination and discovery! Campers dive into an exciting variety of Creative Arts and Science programs designed to spark curiosity, fuel creativity, and encourage hands-on learning. Each activity is thoughtfully tailored to a camper’s age and developmental stage, empowering them to think outside the box and express themselves with confidence. Guided by talented specialists, campers create, build, and explore in a supportive, nautical-themed environment where innovation flows as freely as the tide.
Explore Specialty Cove Activities
Multi Porpoise Game Room
The Multi Porpoise Game Room is an air-conditioned tech facility featuring interactive screens with augmented reality games, an immersive floor projector, and VR stations, providing opportunities to step inside the action campers love.
Barnacle Blocks
Barnacle Blocks is an engineering-inspired, hands-on program filled with thousands of multi-sized LEGO blocks and construction tools, perfect for curious young creators!
Loading Dock
The Loading Dock offers creative fun with lanyards, string art, jewelry making, beading, and weaving. Perfect for creating bracelets, keychains, necklaces and more.
Sensory Station
Sensory Station boasts an innovative science play space that sparks curiosity through interactive elements that allow campers to touch, see, hear, and explore.
Art Studio
Art Studio encourages campers to be hands-on with ceramics, pottery, woodworking, slime, and more. This allows them to build, design, and create their own artistic masterpieces.
Music
The music program teaches fundamentals such as singing, rhythm, and note basics through fun instrument play. Older campers also practice music and vocals for their theater productions.
Nature
The Nature Program teaches environmental, biological, and life sciences and explores topics such as ecosystems, weather, landforms, conservation and animal care.
Tech Lounge
The Tech Lounge features multiple gaming screens, retro arcade games, Apple Arcade tablets and more in an air-conditioned chill space to relax and play.
Mini Movers
Mini Movers is an interactive movement program for preschoolers, using hands-on props to build coordination, rhythm, and fun.
Tidal Tunes
Tidal Tunes introduces preschoolers to rhythm instruments, age-appropriate songs, and fun engaging musical activities.
Early Childhood Ed-Ventures
Ed-Ventures offers a preschool-based curriculum that teaches foundational skills such as language, mathematics, motor skills, social development, problem-solving, and creativity.
Upper Arts & Crafts
Upper Arts & Crafts introduces campers to diverse art mediums and projects, with added elective time to dive deeper during Hobbies and Navigator Intensives.
Lower Arts & Crafts
Lower Arts & Crafts engages younger campers with exploratory sensory-based art using drawing, sponge painting, stickers, tie-dye, and much more.
STEAM
The STEAM program sparks curiosity through hands-on, age-based challenging projects that let campers build, experiment, and explore science topics.
Cooking
The Cooking Program allows campers to create tasty dishes while learning nutrition, healthy choices, and exploring new flavors with guided culinary fun.
Musical Theater
The Musical Theater program encourages campers to shine as they rehearse and perform songs, dances, and lines, while building confidence and creativity on stage.
Junior Media Team
The Junior Media Team gives Upper Camp the chance to explore journalism, writing, graphic design, social media, and marketing while creating real content and telling the story of camp.
Podcasting
Podcasting teaches campers how to storyboard, program, create, and edit engaging content while developing interview skills and producing original advertisements.
Hear From Our Campers
“Drama club helped with my child’s confidence”
“Every day is a new adventure!”
“Best camp ever!”
“When my campers all asked to get matching bracelets with me, it showed how strong the bonds I made with them are.”
