Highland Academy's Summer's Cool Camp
Highland Academy, 51 N Shore Rd, Absecon, NJ 8201
About
Highland Academy Summer's Cool Camp includes swimming, STEM activities, arts, arts and crafts, sports, and themed weekly activities. The camp uses an air-conditioned facility and offers activities that combine learning and play as stated in its mission.
• Ages: 3–13 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30am–4:00pm
Founded in 2001, Highland Academy is an independent, non-sectarian private school enrolling children from pre-school through 8th grade and operating Summer's Cool Camp for children ages 3–13. The school uses project-based instruction based on New Jersey Core standards, complemented by Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and William Glasser's Choice Theory, and offers small classes with low teacher-to-student ratios in multi-age, cooperative classrooms. Its mission for Summer's Cool Camp states that every camper has the chance to learn through play in a safe, fun, loving environment.
Highland Academy reports recent awards, a school-wide standardized test average around the 80th percentile, and that 90% of K–8 students have earned individual recognition for a standardized test score above the 90th percentile. The school welcomes families from across Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean and eastern Gloucester counties, including many nearby towns such as Absecon, Galloway, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Ocean City, Mays Landing, Vineland, Millville, and others.
Parent testimonials describe small class sizes and a teacher-student ratio that they feel support academic advancement, including one child reading two grades above age level. Other parents describe a family atmosphere, a caring and safe learning environment, strong performance on standardized testing, and experiences in the arts program such as acting and singing. Several families mention long-term enrollment, transitions from homeschooling, and their observations about respect, kindness, and teachers they describe as patient and knowledgeable.
Last updated July 7, 2026.
• Ages: 3–13 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30am–4:00pm
Founded in 2001, Highland Academy is an independent, non-sectarian private school enrolling children from pre-school through 8th grade and operating Summer's Cool Camp for children ages 3–13. The school uses project-based instruction based on New Jersey Core standards, complemented by Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and William Glasser's Choice Theory, and offers small classes with low teacher-to-student ratios in multi-age, cooperative classrooms. Its mission for Summer's Cool Camp states that every camper has the chance to learn through play in a safe, fun, loving environment.
Highland Academy reports recent awards, a school-wide standardized test average around the 80th percentile, and that 90% of K–8 students have earned individual recognition for a standardized test score above the 90th percentile. The school welcomes families from across Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean and eastern Gloucester counties, including many nearby towns such as Absecon, Galloway, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Ocean City, Mays Landing, Vineland, Millville, and others.
Parent testimonials describe small class sizes and a teacher-student ratio that they feel support academic advancement, including one child reading two grades above age level. Other parents describe a family atmosphere, a caring and safe learning environment, strong performance on standardized testing, and experiences in the arts program such as acting and singing. Several families mention long-term enrollment, transitions from homeschooling, and their observations about respect, kindness, and teachers they describe as patient and knowledgeable.
Last updated July 7, 2026.
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