Summer Day Camps at Historic Cahill School
Enroll your child in a Historic Cahill School Summer Day Camp this summer. The same costumed interpreters who enchant children with the 1888 Time Capsule program will supervise the Summer Day Camps. A typical camp day includes activities such as arts and crafts projects, performing the daily activities of 19th century children, learning Minnesotan history, caring for the garden, and outdoor play.
If you would like to pay by check, please call our executive director at 612-928-4577.
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Homestead CampSessions available: June 6-9, 2022 | July 11-14, 2022 | August 1-4, 2022
Cost per session: $195 per camper ($315 per camper for extended day)* Spend a week experiencing life in Minnesota during the late 1800s. Using stories, activities and play, campers will spend the week learning what it took to claim a homestead in Minnesota. Together, the campers will perform the daily tasks of children in the 19th century such as gardening, cooking, and learning. It will be a week they will never forget!
This camp is recommended for ages 6-10. *Day camps are 9:00 am - 1:30 pm with extended day ending at 3:30 pm. |
If you would like to pay by check, please call our executive director at 612-928-4577.
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Explorations in history Day CampSessions available: June 13-16, 2022 | July 18-21, 2022 | August 8-11, 2022
Cost per session: $195 per camper ($315 per camper for extended day)* To know the past is to explore the future. Reading, writing, and drawing history can help students explore the connections between current and past events. This day camp assists middle school students in learning about local and Minnesotan history through indoor and outdoor activities that foster connections to the past. Activities include life skills such as tending a historic garden, making goods from the produce, reading, writing, weaving, and drawing.
This camp is recommended for ages 8-12. *Day camps are 9:00 am - 1:30 pm with extended day ending at 3:30 pm. |
If you would like to pay by check, please call our executive director at 612-928-4577.
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Past Times of Times PastSessions available: June 20-23, 2022 | July 25-28, 2022 | August 15-18, 2022
Cost per session: $195 per camper ($315 per camper for extended day)* Have you ever wondered how people had fun before TVs and iPads? Let's find out! Travel back in time at Cahill School to explore play time in history! Campers will discover historic ways of drawing, making crafts, performing, having fun in the garden, and playing historical games inside and outside. This camp ends with a traditional tea party where campers will get to play dress up, enjoy tea, and eat the baked goods made together during the week!
This camp is recommended for ages 6-10. *Day camps are 9:00 am - 1:30 pm with extended day ending at 3:30 pm. |
Attending Camp
Location: All summer day camps are held at the Historic Cahill School at 4918 Eden Avenue, Edina, MN 55424.
Time: All camps are Monday through Thursday and start at 9:00 am and end at 1:30 pm (3:30 pm for those enrolling in extended day).
Lunch: All campers should bring a bag lunch and a water bottle. We will eat lunch at camp each day.
Attire: We encourage campers to dress as pioneers – but this is optional. We will spend time outdoors, so sunscreen should be applied before camp begins each morning. No flip-flops, please. Closed-toe shoes are the only appropriate footwear for camp.
Camp Registration: Once you have successfully registered for a camp session, please complete the Camper Information and Emergency Contact Form below and email or mail the completed form to the Edina Historical Society, 4711 W. 70th Street, Edina, MN 55435. For more information, please contact the Edina Historical Society at 612-928-4577 or by email. Forms must be submitted no later than June 1st.
Fees/Cancellation Policy: Changes or cancellations must be made in writing to receive a full refund at least two weeks in advance of the camp start date. This must be sent to the Executive Director at the Edina Historical Society via email. There is a $35 cancellation fee per person per camp. Cancellations made less than two weeks in advance will not receive a refund. In the event of low registration numbers, Historic Cahill School reserves the right to cancel any camp session two weeks prior to the start date. In this case, participants will receive a full refund.
Time: All camps are Monday through Thursday and start at 9:00 am and end at 1:30 pm (3:30 pm for those enrolling in extended day).
Lunch: All campers should bring a bag lunch and a water bottle. We will eat lunch at camp each day.
Attire: We encourage campers to dress as pioneers – but this is optional. We will spend time outdoors, so sunscreen should be applied before camp begins each morning. No flip-flops, please. Closed-toe shoes are the only appropriate footwear for camp.
Camp Registration: Once you have successfully registered for a camp session, please complete the Camper Information and Emergency Contact Form below and email or mail the completed form to the Edina Historical Society, 4711 W. 70th Street, Edina, MN 55435. For more information, please contact the Edina Historical Society at 612-928-4577 or by email. Forms must be submitted no later than June 1st.
Fees/Cancellation Policy: Changes or cancellations must be made in writing to receive a full refund at least two weeks in advance of the camp start date. This must be sent to the Executive Director at the Edina Historical Society via email. There is a $35 cancellation fee per person per camp. Cancellations made less than two weeks in advance will not receive a refund. In the event of low registration numbers, Historic Cahill School reserves the right to cancel any camp session two weeks prior to the start date. In this case, participants will receive a full refund.
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