Welcome to Tenacre Summer Programs

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About Tenacre Summer

Welcome! Tenacre Summer Programs is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and is situated on Tenacre Country Day School's elementary school campus. The foundation of our success is the quality of our staff, a supportive and nurturing environment, and a welcoming place where each child belongs. The administration and staff strive to make every child feel comfortable and safe in a fun camp setting. Founded in 1973, the camp’s noncompetitive environment fosters self-esteem and individual accomplishments. We hope that your family will join us for one of our programs this season!

Thank you for a wonderful 2026 summer season! Updates regarding our enrollment dates for next summer will be released in the coming months. If you're interested in being added to our lead list, please email CampOffice@TenacreCDS.org.

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Day Camp

Ages 3 to 12

Day Camp offers three program options: the Three's Program, the Four's Program, and Full Day for children entering K through 6th grade.

Day Camp consists of fun, traditional camp activities such as sports, crafts, archery, nature, science, music, and ropes course. Every camper receives a daily swimming lesson, and our Full Day campers get an additional free swim period in the afternoon!

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Specialty Programs

Entering 3rd - 6th Grade

Our two-week Specialty Camps offer programs for a wide variety of interests that campers might have. While participating in a Specialty Camp, campers spend approximately half of their day focused on their specialty, and half of the day participating in traditional camp activities.

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Aftercamp Child Care

Aftercamp Child Care is offered as a convenience to our camp families and is available daily from 3:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m Monday through Friday. This service is for all campers that are enrolled until 3:15 p.m.

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June Swim Lessons

Ages 3 & Older

Our June Swim Lesson program is separate from Day Camp. This is a program that offers your child a week of 30 minute swim lessons in June. When our regular Day Camp starts, the campers will have swimming lessons every day at camp.

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Rising Star Sports

3 year olds - entering 2nd grade

In addition to our Day Camp program, Tenacre offers a week-long, half-day sports session for children ages 3 to entering 2nd grade before Day Camp starts. Now in its 14th year, Rising Star Sports' primary goal is to have fun while building skills and confidence through drills and games. Depending upon age, children play soccer and t-ball/baseball.

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I value the professionalism of the staff and the confidence I have that they are taking care of my child and ensuring his safety and opportunity to explore new things.