SUMMER @AMP 2025
Registration opens Monday, March 3! Scholarships available.
Like summer camp, the Summer @AMP enrichment program offers the perfect balance of structured support and independence for kids, tweens, and teens. Our summer day programs empower kids and teens, giving them expansive opportunities to play, create, make friends, and try new things—all right here on the AMP campus, mentored by their teaching artists. Summer @AMP is often the highlight of school vacation.
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
AMP serves a diverse community and welcomes families of all backgrounds, abilities, and orientations. We strive to ensure a sense of belonging for all.
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 are available. Email michelle@americanmuralproject.org to apply.
Summer @AMP may also be 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 if your child is under 13. Check with your tax advisor for details.
AMP’s summer programs made possible in part by Thomaston Savings Bank.
2025 SUMMER @AMP PROGRAMS
𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 (𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟮+)
June 23–27 | 9am–3pm
June 30–July 3 | 9am–4pm
July 7–11 | 9am–3pm
Dive into practical and artistic wood projects outdoors on the AMP campus.
𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 (𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟯+)
June 23–27 | 9am–3:30pm
July 7–11 | 9am–3:30pm
Connect with peers, explore new mediums, and refine your artistic techniques.
𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 @𝗔𝗠𝗣 (𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟲–𝟴)
July 14–18 | 8:30am–11:30am
Spark your creativity with fun, imaginative, artistic projects.
𝗗𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 @𝗔𝗠𝗣 (𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟵–𝟭𝟭)
July 21–25 | 8:30am–3pm
Explore a variety of art-making in a week full of indoor and outdoor creative projects.
𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 @𝗔𝗠𝗣 (𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟳–𝟭𝟭)
July 28–August 1 | 8:30am–3pm
Dig into projects that combine science, nature, engineering, art, and math.
𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯 (𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟬+)
July 28–August 1 | 9am–3:30pm
Have fun making music collaboratively and developing your chops.
Check out the photos and videos from last year's Summer @AMP offerings:
Teen Music Jam
The ultimate, expansive group music experience for ages 13–17.
Young musicians will be amazed at what they can perform at the end of this five-day program, with the mentorship of teaching artist Ed Fast. Participants will play as part of a group, compose songs, and expand musically—exploring a wide variety of music, including Afro-Cuban music and jazz.
Dabble @AMP
Guided artistic play and self-expression—indoors and outdoors—for ages 7–11.
Kids with an appetite for creative play will find oodles of fun-filled art adventures in Dabble. Open-ended projects will spark their imagination, and kids will dive into various mediums using lots of tactile materials. Guided by their teaching artist, kids will create artwork—both outdoors and indoors—and experiment with many techniques.
Teen Art Studio @AMP
Authentic art exploration for ages 12–17.
In this relaxed, supportive, and social setting, teens can really step into their power as creators. They’ll choose their own art projects and mediums and—with their dedicated teaching artist’s guidance—create independently and collaboratively.
Grow @AMP
Exploring, gardening, and art-making in the natural world for ages 7–11.
Let kids dig into nature—and watch them bloom. This experiential program sparks kids’ innate wonder. Fun, hands-on, outdoor projects engage kids in gardening and landscaping, environmental art-making, citizen science, inquiry, and self-discovery.
Outdoor Design & Build
Real-life carpentry and woodworking for kids 12 and up.
Dream it and build it! In this small-group outdoor program, tweens and teens will design, plan, and build a lasting wood structure. Working together, under the guidance of an experienced woodworker-artisan duo, kids gain practical skills—and confidence—using hand tools to create projects.
STEAM @AMP
Fun tech-art activities that spark the imagination for kids 7–11.
Yes, it is rocket science! We’ll be blasting art into STEM projects in partnership with CT STEM Academy to create some STEAM. This five-day program is all about hands-on fun. Kids will experiment, invent, and reimagine their creations using cutting-edge technology and art materials.
“Evan wasn’t interested in doing any kind of camp until we heard AMP was offering one. Right away we decided to sign up. The first day Evan came home so ecstatic about everything they did and learned. He couldn’t believe this is what he gets to do all week and couldn’t wait to go again. The only wish he had was that it lasted all summer. Even if your child does or doesn’t know their passion yet, AMP offers something kids don’t do as much as they should, and that’s art, whatever it is that art means to them. And I want to thank AMP for helping my son find his passion.”
–Jennifer King, parent of Evan, participant in AMP’s summer enrichment programs and the CHAMPS after-school programs
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