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Camp CREATE offers storyline-based weekly themes where campers take part in theme-based activities and projects such as Safari Station, Arcade Entrepreneurs, TechTown, Outdoor Leaders, Toy Makers Workshop, Spelunk and Splash, and Lights, Camera… BLAST OFF. Daily activities include theme-based projects, morning recess and snack, lunchtime with cold lunches brought from home, recess, Quiet Tinker Time for individual theme-based exploration, choice activities such as finishing morning projects or visiting the gym, canyon, or pond, and an end-of-day circle game and sharing time. Depending on the week, campers might explore ecosystems and animal habitats, design solar-powered overland vehicles and specialized LEGO robotics animals, build arcade-style games from found objects, work with coding, augmented and virtual reality, 3D printing, drones, learn outdoor skills like basic first aid and tent building, design and build functional art and toys, go on field trips to caves and water locations, or build a space-themed theater production with plots, characters, costumes, and props.
• Ages: 4–15 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps and programs run in weeklong sessions Monday–Friday from 9:00am–3:00pm, with six weeks of Summer Camps and one week of Spring Break Camp.
Camp CREATE is run by Cascades Academy, which was founded in 2003 and offers Central Oregon’s PreK–12 independent school program with a college-prep program and competency-based, experiential, and real-world learning. All instructors are college level or higher, have two or more years of experience working with children, oversee groups of no more than ten campers, and all staff are First Aid/CPR certified and trained by Camp CREATE educators. Cascades Academy states values that include Ignite Curiosity, Learn By Doing, Foster Belonging, Empower Individuality, Embrace Challenge, and Share Joyfulness, and its mission is to deliver meaningful, challenging, and experiential education to inspire lifelong learners who are socially responsible individuals ready for a diverse and changing world. Cascades Academy is an accredited member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS) and Cognia, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Camp CREATE runs fun-filled, adventure and experiential-based camps for elementary students in kindergarten through 5th grade in Central Oregon, with select programming for 6th–9th graders, including a space-themed, theater-based camp called Lights, Camera… BLAST OFF in partnership with BEAT Children’s Theater, and campers take excursions into the community and work with educational collaborators, instructors, and peers.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
• Ages: 4–15 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps and programs run in weeklong sessions Monday–Friday from 9:00am–3:00pm, with six weeks of Summer Camps and one week of Spring Break Camp.
Camp CREATE is run by Cascades Academy, which was founded in 2003 and offers Central Oregon’s PreK–12 independent school program with a college-prep program and competency-based, experiential, and real-world learning. All instructors are college level or higher, have two or more years of experience working with children, oversee groups of no more than ten campers, and all staff are First Aid/CPR certified and trained by Camp CREATE educators. Cascades Academy states values that include Ignite Curiosity, Learn By Doing, Foster Belonging, Empower Individuality, Embrace Challenge, and Share Joyfulness, and its mission is to deliver meaningful, challenging, and experiential education to inspire lifelong learners who are socially responsible individuals ready for a diverse and changing world. Cascades Academy is an accredited member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS) and Cognia, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Camp CREATE runs fun-filled, adventure and experiential-based camps for elementary students in kindergarten through 5th grade in Central Oregon, with select programming for 6th–9th graders, including a space-themed, theater-based camp called Lights, Camera… BLAST OFF in partnership with BEAT Children’s Theater, and campers take excursions into the community and work with educational collaborators, instructors, and peers.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
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