Summer Learning at Camp Skillz: Education Edition
This summer, The Academy for GOD hosted Camp Skillz: Education Edition, a dynamic day camp designed to bridge the gap between school years with purpose and play. We recognize that the summer months can be a time to maintain momentum, deepen understanding, and prepare students for the next school year. That’s why we created Camp Skillz: Education Edition, a summer program designed to carry children forward in both academic content and personal development through an engaging, project-based approach.
Each week featured a unique theme and academic focus, inviting campers into hands-on learning experiences that sharpened skills, built character, and made summer memories!
Week 1: Born to Be Bold
Academic Focus: Language Arts
Inspired by The Descendants, Week One focused on identity, character, and the power of good choices. Through storytelling, journaling, dramatic play, and debate, campers explored what it means to be persons of integrity while strengthening essential language arts skills like reading comprehension, descriptive writing, and public speaking. The week culminated in song, skits, and debates performed in front of the entire camp!
Week 2: Builders of the Blockverse
Academic Focus: Science
The second week took inspiration from the creativity of Minecraft and launched campers into a world of design, engineering, and exploration. With a strong emphasis on the scientific method, students tested hypotheses, built models, and designed imaginative "block worlds" using real-world science principles.
From learning about force and motion to exploring simple machines, campers engaged in age-appropriate STEM activities that taught them to observe, question, test, and revise. Group collaboration was essential, with each team creating either catapults or creepers for the end of the week challenge. Don’t miss the photos below!
Week 3: Game On! Level Up!
Academic Focus: Math
Our final week of camp brought the energy of a MrBeast-style challenge arena to life! Campers dove into high-paced contests and games that required logic, pattern recognition, probability, and strategy. Week 3 ended with an epic obstacle course math challenge for all campers!
Learning with Purpose and Play
Across all three weeks, Camp Skillz was designed to develop not only academic skills but also confidence, creativity, collaboration, and character. Our Academy teaching staff created a fun and structured environment that allowed students to embrace summer learning with positivity.
Thank You for an Incredible Summer
Thank you to the families who entrusted us with their children’s summer camp experience. We believe our campers developed friendships, academic skillz, and memories to hold!
To all our campers: thank you for showing up, trying hard, being kind, and having fun. We can’t wait to see what next summer holds.
Until then—stay bold, keep building, and never stop leveling up!
Check out the photos below highlighting some of our favorite camp moments!
