All About Camp

We are all about summertime joy! Our camp thrives on fun, storytelling, games, hands-on creativity, and summer adventures. Campers will engage in both collaborative and individual projects. We believe in empowering kids to make their own choices while providing structure and guidance. Whether we’re running around, creating, experimenting, or cooling off, our camps offer a space where kids and adults feel safe, welcome, and connected and where we work on growing in body, mind and spirit. Camp includes mindfulness, art, music, games, time outdoors, hands on learning and fun with friends. Your family does not need to be active at East Shore Unitarian for your child attend.

Week 1 July 21-25, 2025: Zines, Books, and Graphic Novels

Campers will learn how to make zines and books – designing, creating, and story telling through illustration and writing. Campers will also enjoy outdoor sketching and play breaks at a nearby park and collaborate on a community zine by interviewing and capturing local stories. We’ll learn essential storytelling techniques, basic writing and illustration skills and how to get creative on the page. At the end of the week, each student goes home with a book, graduation certificate and skills to use for a lifetime.

What to Expect:

• The art of comics
• Non-linear storytelling
• Designing posters about topics we care about
• Making a collective zine about people in our neighborhood
• Life drawing and outdoor sketching
• Exploring various zine formats and bookbinding techniques

Week 2 July 28 – August 1, 2025: Food, Cooking, and Fun

Campers will gain confidence in the kitchen and discover how food gets from farm to table, and how to make delicious, healthy meals from scratch. We’ll learn essential baking techniques, basic food prep skills and best practices for kitchen safety. At the end of the week, each student goes home with a printed menu, graduation certificate and skills to use for a lifetime.

What to Expect:

• Cooking and baking delicious recipes
• Learning kitchen safety and food preparation skills
• Exploring different flavors and cultural dishes
• Fun food-based science experiments
• Games and Hands On Activities all about food

Drop-off/Pick-up Location:
East Shore Unitarian Church
12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
Find location information here.

Costs

• Camper (K-5th Grade):
  • $300 / Week
• Junior & Teen Counselors (Grades 6-12):
  • $40 / Week

Scholarships and tuition discounts/waivers available. No one will be turned away! Email [email protected].

Camp Details

• Camp Hours: 9 AM – 4 PM
• Mask Policy: Masking is optional.
• Limited Spaces: Only 25 spots per week – Register today!

Policies and Procedures

General Information:

• Drop off begins at 8:45 am. Program begins at 9:00 am.
• Pick up is at 4:00 pm. Please make arrangements if you are going to be late. You are responsible for paying a late fee of $20 if you arrive after 4:15 pm.
• Please check your child in at the kiosk when you arrive to Camp and sign them out on the clipboard at the check-in table.
• Please let us know of any changes to attendance or drop off / pick up times in advance.
• We are organizing a camp field trip and will provide transportation details in our welcome letter.
• Summer Camp keeps a fully equipped first aid backpack and all of the children’s emergency forms on site at all times. There will be a CPR/First-Aid certified staff member on hand at all times.

Things to Bring:

• Send a lunch, along with a bottle of water labeled with their name. We expect to be nut free and will update you once we know our attendees. We will provide mid-morning and afternoon snacks.
• This is an indoor/outdoor camp, so consider sending clothes you don’t mind getting dirt and/or paint in, along with sturdy shoes and a sun hat for outdoors.
• Your child is welcome to bring a book to read during open choice time or lunch. They are also welcome to bring a favorite stuffy, or a creative activity (origami, puzzle, etc – should all be labeled with their name).
• Leave all electronic devices such as video games, MP3 players, and tablets at home. This is to help children connect with one another and be fully present. ESUC cannot take responsibility for loss or damage of items brought to camp.

Contact information:

Amanda Alice Uluhan, Director of Religious Education 
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (425) 747-3780 x 104
Cell: (206) 403-0071