Girls in Charge

For Rising 4th and 5th Grade Students
Week 1 Tuition: $975 
Week 2 Tuition: $780
Week 3 Tuition: $975

We offer week-long thematic programs rooted in creative play and exploration. Students will dive into a variety of imaginative projects culminating in a celebration and showcase of student work.
 
Week 1: Glow City (June 8 – 12)
In the first week of Girls in Charge, you’ll dive into the magical art medium of all things glow-in-the-dark! As a group, you’ll design and construct an entire Glow City—a whimsical, glowing world complete with shops, a town square, monuments, cozy suburbs, outdoor spaces, and maybe even a few lively street performers. Using neon paint, cardboard, twinkling lights, and other glow-in-the-dark materials, you’ll build a large-scale, interactive art installation together. Under black light, your city will come alive in a brilliant display of color and imagination! Get ready for a messy, hands-on, fun-filled week of construction as you use your imagination to create a dazzling city, full of sights and sounds that sparkle and shine! 
 
Week 2: Tiny Town (June 15 – 18; No Archer Summer on Friday, June 19)
During the second week of Girls in Charge, you’ll dream up and build your very own tiny town using all kinds of fun materials! On Day 1, you’ll imagine what makes a great city and community. Is it dog parks and ice cream shops? Roller skating rinks and amusement parks?! You’ll design and create your own miniature city block filled with buildings, parks, and all the details that make your town special. Come ready to get creative and bring your tiny town to life! You’ll take your masterpiece home at the end of the week.
 
Week 3: Artists Week (June 22 – 26)
In our third week of Girls in Charge, you’ll celebrate the artist inside you! You’ll find inspiration from an exciting and diverse group of artists from around the world while creating with lots of different materials—from drawing and painting to sculpture and mixed media. This week is all about discovering your creative voice and developing your own unique style. And of course, you’ll take your artwork home at the end of the week!

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General Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Arrival Window

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Block A

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Snack & Activities
 
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Block B
 
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch & Activities
 
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Block C

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Snack & Activities
 
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Block D

3:15 p.m.  | Bus Departure
The Archer School for Girls admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status in its hiring or in the administration of its educational policies and programs, admissions policies, financial aid programs or other school-administered programs. 

The Archer School for Girls’ mission is to educate students in an environment specifically designed for girls. As such, the school will consider any candidate for admission who identifies as a girl. Once admitted to Archer, all students in good academic standing who abide by Archer’s code of conduct and who meet requirements for graduation will be eligible to receive an Archer diploma, regardless of any change in sexual identity or other legally protected status.