About MPA Summer Camp
MPA Summer Camp offers a highly engaging and diverse range of activities for children aged 3-13, fostering long-term participation and development. Many families return for multiple years, valuing the variety of classes from tech and cooking to academic subjects, the beautiful campus, and the generally caring instructors. It's a place where kids can learn, explore, and make lasting friendships.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Parents seeking a summer camp with a broad and evolving curriculum, including academic, artistic, technical, and sports options.Families looking for a camp where children can develop long-term relationships and grow year after year.Children aged 3-13 who enjoy diverse activities and benefit from an environment encouraging exploration and respect.Parents who value an established camp with a track record of high repeat attendance and positive child engagement.Caters to a wide age range, specifically 3-13 years old.
Why families love it
- Highly diverse class offerings including tech, cooking, sports, and academic subjects, with new classes added every summer.
- Instructors are reported to care about children, encouraging exploration and fun while upholding standards of mutual respect and kindness.
- The campus is described as beautiful.
- Many children attend for multiple years (some for 2-5+ years), with some progressing from campers (age three through middle school) to becoming counselors.
- Children consistently express love for the classes and the camp experience, making life-long friends and learning a lot.
- Extensive and varied class selection, including unique options like tech and cooking, alongside traditional sports and academic refreshers.
Insider tips
- Enroll as soon as registration opens, as popular classes fill up very quickly due to high demand and repeat customers.
- If your child has specific class interests, early enrollment is crucial to secure a spot.
Good to know before you go
- Parents who prioritize highly individualized attention or a consistently 'warm' and 'compassionate' approach from all staff, particularly if their child's needs might fall outside a standard understanding, given one critical review.
- Expecting perfect, seamless organization from day one, although initial issues have been noted to improve.
- One parent reported a significant negative experience after 2-3 weeks, citing a lack of 'compassion, consideration, or warmth' from teachers and staff for anything outside their 'understanding'.
- Initial organizational issues were noted post-pandemic (e.g., first-day check-in process), though these reportedly improved as sessions progressed.
- Crowds
- Classes 'fill up fast' and require early enrollment, indicating high demand and popularity for certain programs, which might imply a generally busy environment.
- Value
- Specific pricing is not mentioned in the reviews, but the high rate of multi-year attendance (some for 5+ years) and parental eagerness to re-enroll suggests that many families perceive the camp as offering good value for the cost.
- Accessibility
- No accommodations for special needs or accessibility features were mentioned in the reviews.
- Safety
- Instructors expect children to adhere to 'mutual respect and kindness standards', suggesting a focus on a positive and respectful social environment.
What parents say
"My child has participated in MPA's summer camp for the past 2 years and will continue to do so this summer. Our first summer was the first summer session post pandemic so as you can imagine, there were some issues to work out like first day check in and organizational process. As the sessions went on, the flow improved and my child liked it enough to return the following summer. The instructors care about the kiddos and encourage them to explore and have fun while expecting them to adhere to mutual respect and kindness standards that I appreciate. The only caveat I see is that you have to"
2 years ago
"My son and I love MPA summer camp. He’s been attending for the last 5 years. He absolutely loves the classes offered and new ones added every summer. The campus is beautiful and the camp counselors are great. We are looking forward to camp this summer."
2 years ago
"Camp for all ages 3-13! There’s something for every child and lots of new classes for kids that prefer tech or cooking to sports. Also a good selection of academic classes for those that need to stay fresh over the summer! My kids have attended this camp from age three through middle school and then became counselors here."
2 years ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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