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Washington Montessori School Summer Camps in Litchfield County, Connecticut

3/5/12 - By Mary Beth Lawlor

[UPDATED 3/9/13]

There are lots of great summer camps in Litchfield County and Washington Montessori School, a private pre-k through grade 8 school, provides a wide variety of options for different ages. The camps are open to the public and are a great way to meet other children in the surrounding area. There is such a variety that I thought it best to just list them all here in one place. Registration is currently open however some will fill up quickly. Cooking around the world, Camp Lego, Lacrosse and the Artist's Workshop are just some of the offerings. Read more for a full listing of the 2013 WMS Summer Camps.

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Parent & Me Classes
Ages 6-18 months
Tuesday, June 25        9-10 am
Tuesday, July 2           9-10 am
Tuesday, July 23         9-10 am
Tuesday, July 30         9-10 am

Camp Lego
Junior Engineering Ages 4-6
July 1-July 3
9 am - Noon

Collision Cars Ages 7-10
July 1-July 3     
1-4 pm

SSAT Prep
Ages 8th Grade and Up
July 15-August 1          
9-11* (9-Noon on Practice Test Days)

WMS Summer!
Ages 3-4, 5-7 & 8-10
Week 1: July 8-12
Week 2: July 15-19
Week 3: July 22-26

Sessions:
Morning, 9 am - NOON   
Lunch, 12-1    
Afternoon, 1-4 pm
Full Day, 9 am - 4 pm  

Girls’ and Boys’ Lacrosse
Ages 9-14
Girls'
June 24-28
9 am - Noon

Boy's
July 15-19
9 am - Noon

Soccer Extreme
Ages 4-14
July 8-12
Ages 4-6   
9 - 11 am

Ages 7-14
9 - Noon or 9 am - 4 pm

Total Play Multi-Sports
Ages 5-12
July 1-3
9 am - 12:30 pm or 1 -4 pm                                           
9 am - 4 pm   

July 29-Aug 2   
9 am - 12:30 pm
9 am - 4 pm   
       
 

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About the Author

Mary Beth Lawlor

Mary Beth Lawlor

After fulfilling a childhood dream of one day living in a high-rise building in a big city (eight years in LA and 10 in Manhattan), Mary Beth is now partially fulfilling another childhood dream. As a kid, she envisioned her four gorgeous children running through the idyllic countryside while she created pottery in her studio. Well, fast forward 30 years and there is no pottery studio and only two kids but she has the idyllic countryside part down. After studying business and art, and then working in corporate marketing, graphic design as well as event planning and development, Mary Beth is now happily blogging.

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