ELC Summer Camp 2026 — Website Blueprint
XTRA ELEMENT: Full-width video hero → 3-col card grid → full-width photo gallery → video embed → stats → testimonial → CTA
KEEP: Existing ELC header, navigation, and footer. Only replace the page body content.
Video Hero — Autoplays Muted
Embed last year's summer camp highlight reel here. If no reel exists, use a full-bleed photo of children outdoors on ELC campus — mixed ages, nature, laughter.
Where curiosity meets nature.
Where summer becomes unforgettable.
Three camps. Three age groups. One philosophy: let children discover the world through their hands, their senses, and their wonder.
Most summer camps keep children busy.
This one changes them.
Every activity is designed around ELC's four pillars: academic curiosity, love for learning, perseverance, and well-being. Children don't just do things — they observe, question, discover, and create. They come home with stories, not just certificates.
Our Nature School philosophy runs through every camp: children learn that they are not separate from nature. They explore rivers, forests, gardens, and living creatures — not on a screen, but with their hands and their senses.
Three camps designed for how your child actually learns at their age.
Little Explorers Camp
Sensory play, nature walks, mud kitchens, Montessori activities, storytelling, and music. Mornings only.
Young Makers Camp
Nature journaling, simple science experiments, art projects, cooking, gardening, and storytelling circles.
Tinker Lab
Robotics, Nuffield science, rockets, nature lab, Math Circles, and a grand Maker Fair. In partnership with CFAL.
Real moments from real children.
Fiona: Pull 8–12 photos from last year's camp. Upload to XTRA gallery.
Summer Camp Highlight Reel
Embed last year's summer camp video here. 1–2 minutes. Rockets, pottery, kayaking, theatre, nature walks, showcase day.
ELC's Nature School philosophy runs through every camp. We believe children are not separate from nature — they are part of it. Our campus, with its gardens, trees, and open spaces, becomes the classroom. Learning happens through wonder, not worksheets.
My son came home from summer camp and asked to go outside instead of reaching for the iPad. He showed me the nature journal he'd been keeping — sketches of insects, pressed leaves, weather notes. He said, 'Amma, I know the name of every tree on campus.' That's when I knew this wasn't just a camp.
Seats are limited.
Summer won't wait.
Each camp has a limited number of seats to ensure every child gets the attention they deserve.
ELC Summer Camp 2026 — Website Blueprint
PALETTE: Amber / warm gold accents
XTRA LAYOUT: Hero → Info strip → Alternating image-text activity rows → Schedule → Video → Photo gallery → Parent note → CTA
Photo: Toddler Exploring Outdoors
Barefoot on grass. Or hands in mud. Warm golden light, nature setting. This should feel like a childhood memory — warm, gentle, free.
The world is enormous
when you are small.
A summer camp for little ones built on Montessori principles, sensory play, and the magic of being outdoors.
Six worlds to explore.
One magical morning at a time.
Learning the names of trees — from the tree itself.
Barefoot walks on campus. Watering plants. Watching ants. Collecting leaves. Nature isn't a subject here — it's the classroom.
Art that celebrates mess, not perfection.
Finger painting. Clay modelling. Sand play. Fabric collage. Splatter art outdoors. The process matters more than the product.
The independence that starts with a glass of water.
Pouring. Buttoning. Sorting. Threading beads. Folding cloth. Montessori practical life activities that build focus, coordination, and confidence.
A story circle every morning.
Puppet shows. Felt board stories. Children act out their favourite parts. Language grows through imagination — not drills.
The body learns before the mind does.
Singing. Dancing. Rhythm games. Simple instruments — drums, shakers, bells. Movement is how 3-year-olds understand the world.
Sensory play that teaches math without anyone noticing.
ELC's outdoor mud kitchen — children cook "meals," pour, stir, measure, and serve. They learn volume, counting, and cooperation while thinking they're just playing.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM — three gentle hours.
| 9:00 | Arrival & Free Play Children settle in at their own pace. Outdoor free play with sand, water, nature materials. |
| 9:20 | Morning Circle Greeting song. Calendar. Weather observation. "What did you notice today?" |
| 9:35 | Main Activity Sensory art, nature walk, mud kitchen, Montessori life, or music — rotating daily. |
| 10:15 | Snack Time Children help prepare and serve. Practical life skills in action. |
| 10:35 | Story Circle & Puppets A picture book or puppet show. Children retell, act out, or draw. |
| 11:00 | Outdoor Exploration Garden time, nature treasure hunt, water play, or movement games. |
| 11:30 | Quiet Creative Time Drawing, clay, or sorting. Calm, focused, independent work. |
| 11:50 | Closing Circle & Song "What was your favourite thing today?" A goodbye song. A hug. |
Little Explorers in Action
Embed video of little children at ELC — sensory play, mud kitchen, nature walks, storytelling. Even a 30-second Instagram clip works.
Fiona: Pull 6–8 Kindergarten / Pre-K photos from last year
This camp is designed by Montessori-trained educators with 15 years of experience.
ELC has run IMTC Montessori teacher training since 2009. The people leading your child's summer camp are the same people who train other educators in the Montessori method. This isn't a babysitting service with crafts. It's a carefully designed environment where every activity has a developmental purpose — even the mud kitchen.
Your child will come home messy, tired, and happy. They may not be able to tell you what they "learned." But you'll notice them pouring their own water at dinner. Naming a tree on the walk home. Asking to go outside instead of reaching for a screen.
That's the camp working.
20 seats only.
Register before they're gone.
We keep the Little Explorers Camp small — 20 children maximum, with a 5:1 ratio — so every child feels seen, safe, and free to explore.
PALETTE: Sky blue accents
STRUCTURE: Identical layout pattern to Kindergarten page — hero, info strip, alternating activity rows, schedule, video, gallery, outcomes, CTA. Different content and photos.
Photo: Child Absorbed in Discovery
6-year-old examining a caterpillar, or painting in a nature journal. Focused, curious, outdoors. NOT performing for the camera.
They're ready to make things.
Let them.
A summer camp where children build, grow, cook, paint, explore, and discover — with their hands, not a textbook.
Seven kinds of making. One extraordinary summer.
A personal field guide — made by your child.
Every child keeps a nature journal — drawing what they see, pressing leaves, recording weather. By Week 4, it's their own field guide to the ELC campus.
Volcanoes that erupt. Crystals that grow overnight.
Invisible ink. Magnets. Colour-changing liquids. Each experiment is designed so children can do it themselves — and then explain what happened.
From soil to plate — in 4 weeks.
Plant seeds. Water them every day. Watch them grow. Harvest. Cook something with what they grew. The full cycle of life, experienced firsthand.
They write the story. Then they perform it.
Children write (or dictate) their own stories, then rehearse and perform them. By Week 4, they stage a short play for parents. Confidence through creativity.
One major art project every week.
Weaving. Clay sculptures. Leaf printing. Cardboard cities. Recycled material robots. Four projects across four weeks, displayed at the final exhibition.
Cooking teaches reading, math, and science — all at once.
Measuring flour (math). Following a recipe (reading). Watching dough rise (science). And at the end, they eat what they made.
Children learn they are part of nature, not visitors to it.
Weekly explorations — the campus garden, nearby parks, the riverside. Guided by ELC's Nature School philosophy: observe, wonder, respect.
Young Makers in Action
Embed video of Grade 1-3 camp from 2024 — kids cooking, painting, doing theatre, gardening.
Fiona: Pull 6–8 photos from last year's Grade 1–3 camp
Not just memories. Things they made with their own hands.
On the last day, parents are invited to a Summer Showcase — an exhibition of art, a performance of the play, a gallery walk through the nature journals, and a shared meal prepared by the children.
24 seats only.
Small enough to see every child.
Two groups of 12. One teacher for every 6 children. Space for your child to be seen, heard, and celebrated.
PALETTE: Green accents (CFAL Tinker Lab)
STRUCTURE: Hero → Info → 4 Lab cards → Math Circles → Schedule → Grand Finale → Last Year's Gallery + Video → ELC × CFAL → News Coverage → CTA
NOTE: This is the CFAL Tinker Lab adapted for ELC's website and voice. Same program, warmer language.
Video or Photo: Child Building Something
Circuit-building, rocket launch, or carpentry. Energy, focus, maker mess. Use last year's camp footage if available.
Build it. Prove it.
Own it.
A 4-week STEM summer camp where children build robots, launch rockets, discover science, run a business, and present at a Maker Fair.
Every child rotates through all four labs.
One lab per week. 20 days of making.
Machine Shop
Snap circuits, bristlebots, cardboard automata, Arduino-controlled robot. Engineering through building.
Nuffield Science Lab
Guided discovery science — the UK method. Children find the principle before you name it.
Build Yard
Water rockets, catapults, popsicle bridges, basic carpentry. Measure, build, test, iterate.
Nature Lab
Microscopes, dissection, tree census, biodiversity audit, composting. ELC's Nature School meets real science.
Math Circles — puzzles, not formulas.
Every day, children spend 45 minutes in a Berkeley-style Math Circle. No textbooks. Just puzzles that teach mathematical thinking. The same approach used at UC Berkeley and CFAL, where it has produced INMO qualifiers and Olympiad medallists. At this camp, it's not competitive — it's joyful.
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM — five hours of making.
| 9:00 | Morning Circle Team check-in. Goal-setting. What will you build today? |
| 9:15 | Main Lab (2 hours) Machine Shop, Nuffield, Build Yard, or Nature Lab. Hands-on, instructor-guided. |
| 11:15 | Lunch + Free Time |
| 11:45 | Math Circles 45 minutes of puzzles and problem-solving. Berkeley style. Daily. |
| 12:30 | STEM Presentations / Business Prep Research, present, prepare for the Grand Finale Business Day. |
| 1:15 | Special Rotation Tree identification, LED art, philosophy, or visiting expert. |
| 1:50 | Gallery Walk + Closing Display what you made. Peer feedback. A moment of pride. |
Day 23: Business Day. Day 24: Maker Fair.
On Day 23, children form companies, price their products, and sell at "The ELC Market" — a real business simulation with real transactions. On Day 24, parents are invited to a full Showcase: a gallery of 20+ artifacts, TED-style presentations by every child, and 11 awards.
Your child doesn't just attend a summer camp. They leave with a portfolio, a presentation, a business experience, and the confidence that comes from building something real.
Kayaking. Mangroves. Rockets. Pottery. See for yourself.
Fiona: Pull 12–15 photos from last year's Grade 4+ camp. This is the most important visual element.
See What They Built — Camp Highlight Reel
Best available footage from 2024-25: rockets launching, bots racing, kayaking, pottery, children presenting at showcase. Even a montage of photos set to music works.
Tinker Lab — Coastal Karnataka's first world-class STEM summer camp.
Tinker Lab has been featured in regional media as one of the first camps of its kind in coastal Karnataka.
Links to embed:
→ Makers Muse — "CFAL and ELC Launch Tinker Lab"
→ News Karnataka — "Coastal Karnataka's First World-Class STEM Summer Camp"
ELC's nature-first philosophy meets CFAL's STEM rigour.
The Tinker Lab is a collaboration between ELC and CFAL — the Centre for Advanced Learning. CFAL brings 15 years of experience in science education, Nuffield methodology, and Olympiad-level thinking. ELC brings the Nature School philosophy, the campus, and the belief that children learn best when they're free, curious, and connected to the natural world.
The result: STEM the way children were meant to experience it — through wonder, through building, through nature.
100 seats. 4 cohorts of 25.
Register now.
Camp starts April 7th. All materials, lab access, and Maker Fair are included.