LAUNCH PROGRAMS
Summer
An Unforgettable Summer!
Big news! The 2025 Launch Summer Camp theme was student-nominated and strictly voted on by our students! Our youth have voiced “Create, Imagine and EXPLORE!” as their guiding theme.
Every year, Launch offers 8 to 10 weeks of expanded-learning programming for children ages 3-12 from June to August. Our Summer Program operates from 8am-6pm at select Launch sites across Seattle and Renton. Families may sign up for the number of weeks that meet their needs.
Our program is centered around a broad theme, with each week focused on deeper engagement of the theme with enrichment activities that expand meaningful experiences for youth.
Join Us at Camp!
Registration for our 2025 Cascade Vista Summer Program in Renton is open now!
Please complete the following steps:
1. Click here to register for Summer at Cascade Vista via ProCare.
2. Click here to sign the Summer Tuition Agreement/Supplemental Forms.
| Preschool (3 Days/Week – Full Day) | Preschool (5 Days/Week – Full Day) |
| $1,064 per Month | $1,641 per Month |
| School-Age (Weeks 1&2) | School-Age (Weeks 3-9) |
| $192 per Week | $320 per Week |
*Note that School-Age Weeks 1 & 2 are short weeks, and tuition is prorated.
*Preschool enrollment is month to month.
Join Us at Camp!
Registration for our 2025 Seattle Summer Programs (School-Age) is open now!
Please complete the following steps:
1. (NEW FAMILIES) Click on your site of choice from the following options and fill out the registration form via ProCare:
1a. (RETURNING FAMILIES) Click here to fill out the registration form via ProCare.
2. Click here to sign the Summer Tuition Agreement/Supplemental Forms.
| School-Age (Weeks 1&2) | School-Age (Weeks 3-9) |
| $303 per Week | $505 per Week |
*Note that School-Age Weeks 1 & 2 are short weeks, and tuition is prorated.
*Preschool enrollment is month to month.
*NOTE: Registration for our 2025 Seattle Preschool Summer Programs coming soon.
*Subject to Change
- Beacon Hill Elementary (preschool & school-age) – 2025 14th Ave S, Seattle 98144, beaconhill@launchlearning.org
- Cascade Vista (preschool & school-age) – 16045 116th Ave SE, Renton 98058 cascade@launchlearning.org
- Highland Park Elementary (preschool & school-age) – 1012 SW Trenton St, Seattle 98106, highlandpark@launchlearning.org
- Kimball (school-age) 3200 23rd Ave S, Seattle 98144 – kimball@launchlearning.org
- Madrona Elementary (preschool & school-age) – 1121 33rd Ave, Seattle 98122, madrona@launchlearning.org
- Miller Community Center Annex (preschool) – 301 20th Ave E, Seattle 98112, miller@launchlearning.org
2025 Summer Schedule & Weekly Themes
- Week 1 (June 25th – June 27th): Ooey-Gooey!
School is finally out and for the first three days of summer our campers will be brains deep in sensory exploration. We will promote learning through hands-on activities that ooze, that glop and gloop. Jello play, gooey mud pies, chocolate fudge, foam dough and silly puddy. Splatter paint, finger paint, or paint with your feet!
- Week 2 (June 30th – July 3rd): Super Me!
A magical week of cosplay, costumes, and superhero dress up! Create a super-you action figurine with airdry clay, fabricate your costume, write yourself in a comic book or graphic novel series, train with other heroes on a Superhero obstacle course, and pose with your fandom in a Comic-Con photo booth!
- Week 3 (July 7th – July 11th): Lights, Camera, Action!
Get ready to unleash your inner diva and experience the glitz and glamour of showbiz! Youth will build skills in self-confidence, communication, teamwork, and emotional expression. Campers will be invited to hold the spotlight and share their talents with others. This star-studded week of performance art will end with a matinee visit to STG’s Dance This! *SCT with Cascade Vista’s & Highland Park’s oldest camp groups
- Week 4 (July 14th – July 18th): Can ya dig it?
A week-long exploration of jobs that dig and what they dig for! From construction laborers to excavators. Geologists, archeologists, and paleontologists. Forensic pathologists and anthropologists. Groundskeepers, miners, and environmental engineers. Activities will range in dirt! Kids will create nature sculptures, fossil dig, landscape a garden, scavenger for geodes & gems, visit a construction site or even inspect our own Seattle tunnels.
- Week 5 (July 21st – July 25th): Blow Out!
DIY hot air balloons, volcanoes, rockets, bubble bombs, and origami torpedo boats. Our mad researchers and crazy scientists will brainstorm, hypothesize, and experiment until they’re blue in the face. *SCT with Kimball & Beacon Hill’s oldest camp groups
- Week 6 (July 28th – August 1st): Now We’re Cooking!
As a way to teach our youth resiliency, the focus of this summer camp week will be to ‘cook-up’ healthy ways that sustain our minds and body during times of anxiety. We will learn how to juice, sip on fruit smoothies, taste-test fresh ingredients and learn how to regrow veggies from our clippings. Camps will also get a chance to picnic around town and make community recipes that resemble their identities.
- Week 7 (August 4th – August 8th): Curious Creatures!
An exhibition and appreciation for our furry, scaly, two-legged, exotic or unusual animal friends. Each day we will examine different animals, their habitats, and their behaviors. We’ll create bug jars, learn about adaptation, mimic animal movement, host a friendly animal trivia game for parents, and walk plenty in nature to seek and observe neighborhood critters. *SCT with Madrona’s Oldest Camp Group
- Week 8 (August 11th – August 15th): Invent It!
Campers will engage in innovation and practice their creativity and problem-solving skills! We’ll challenge students to invent new devices or tools, design new toys, or to create future inventions. They’ll craft wind-chimes, lego zip-lines, and fidget spinners. Youth will build robots and create puzzling mazes to escape from! Students will also wonder out to MOHAI and experience the industrial history of the Puget Sound. Better pack a swimsuit in case it’s hot enough to enjoy the Lake Union Spray park! - Week 9 (August 18th – August 22nd): Just Around the Corner!
This week is a celebration of warm weather and the cool PNW treasures that are just a walk away. Washington state is home to mountains, ocean water, forests, deserts and cities. We’ll study these special biospheres, learn about our state symbols, take a tour of a community farm or explore the arboretum, walk to a farmer’s market, and do an outdoor movie/cookout to end the summer. Ahhh, the simple pleasures!
Q: When does registration open for Summer 2025?
A: Registration for our Renton site (Cascade Vista) opens Friday, March 14. Registration for our Seattle sites will open Friday, March 21.
Q: What are the hours of Launch Summer Camps?
A: Seattle-based Summer Camps operate Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm. Our Renton (Cascade Vista) Camp operates Monday through Friday from 6:00am to 6:30pm.
Q: Is there a limit to how many weeks my child can attend?
A: No! While there is no limit, there may be limited space depending on location.
Q: Will I be able to sign my child(ren) up for camps at multiple Launch summer camp locations, or sites different than my home site?
A: Yes! However enrollment is based on available space at each site.
Q: Will I be able to drop my child off anytime during the day?
A: We encourage caregivers to drop children off at camp in the morning so they won’t miss out on activities and valuable social time with fellow campers and teachers.
Q: What is the cost to attend Launch Summer Camps?
A: Tuition for our Renton (Cascade Vista) site is as follows:
| Preschool (3 Days/Week – Full Day) | Preschool (5 Days/Week – Full Day) |
| $1,064 per month | $1,641 per month |
| School Age (Weeks 1 & 2) | School Age (Weeks 3-9) |
| $192 per week | $320 per week |
A: Tuition for our Seattle sites is as follows:
| Early Preschool (Miller Annex) | Preschool Aftercare |
| $2,800 per month | $743 per month |
| School Age (Weeks 1 & 2) | School Age (Weeks 3-9) |
| $303 per week | $505 per week |