Summer Programs

Children have so much fun at Riverbend School in the summer! Our Natick summer camp and other programs include Summer@Riverbend for 2 to 6 year olds, Riverbend Adventure Camp for rising 1st through 6th graders, and Ready to Rise for rising 1st and 2nd graders.

Students from Natick, Wellesley, and many surrounding towns come together to make new friends and enjoy the summer through a wide variety of games, crafts, and adventure activities.

Registration for the summer of 2026 will be available in January. Please see below for information about our programs from the summer of 2025.

Summer@Riverbend 2025

This program is for children 2 years old through rising Kindergarteners. Toddlers and young children spend time on our Montessori school campus enjoying a variety of age-specific activities including water play, sports, arts and crafts, and music time while creating new friendships!

The Details

  • Dates: June 16, 2025 – August 8, 2025
  • Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Toddler (15 months — 3 years): (Must sign up in 2 week sessions)
  • Half Day – $900
  • Full Day – $1150
  • Primary (3 — 6 years):
  • Half Day -$400
  • Full Day – $525

Sample Toddler and Primary Schedule

  • Bubbles at summer camp
  • Students playing in water
  • Student in sandbox
  • water slide
  • Art work at summer camp

    • Riverbend Adventure Camp

    This Natick summer camp program is for rising 1st through 6th graders. Our elementary aged children have more independence while they play a wide range of games and sports, hike to the Natick waterfall and Elm Bank (on the border of Natick, Wellesley, and Dover), and go on exciting field trips throughout the Boston area!

    The Details

    Cost: $600 per week

    Dates: June 16-August 8, 2025

    • Field Trip Schedule:
    • Week 1 (June 16) — Launch Trampoline Park & Elm Bank
    • Week 2 (June 23) — Bowling and Blue Hills
    • Week 3 (June 30) — Dave and Busters
    • Week 4 (July 7) — Mini Golf and Lars Anderson Park
    • Week 5 (July 14) — Bowling and Riverbend’s Nature Property
    • Week 6 (July 21) — Launch Trampoline Park and Lars Anderson Park
    • Week 7 (July 28) — Dave and Busters and Elm Bank
    • Week 8 (August 4) — Mini Golf and Blue Hills
  • Student on a swing
  • Lower Elementary students
  • Students building a marble run
  • slip and slide

    • Ready to Rise!

    Ready to Rise is a 4-week summer program for rising 1st and 2nd graders. The program identifies a small number of key literacy foundation skills that set students up for a successful school year. Get a taste of Montessori education in this unique, engaging program.

    Registration for the full four week program is required. Space is limited to ensure we are targeting foundational skills for each participant.

    Dates: June 16, 2025 – July 11, 2025

    8 a.m. -9:30 a.m. (Incoming First Graders)

    9:30 a.m. -11 a.m. (Incoming Second Graders)

    Word Study Component

    30 minutes
    • Phonetic Awareness
    • Alphabetic Principle
    • Sound and Word Accuracy/Automaticity
    • High Frequency Word Recognition

    Transcription Skills

    30 minutes
    • Letter Formation/Automaticity
    • Spelling
    • Handwriting
    • Sentence Dictation/Punctuation

    Application & Fluency Skills

    30 minutes
    • Application of Skills
    • Fluency with Connected Text

    (Please note, we will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025; Thursday, July 3 & Friday, July 4, 2025.)

    Want to know more about Riverbend? Visit our Program Overview to learn about our curriculum for students ranging from toddler through 8th grade.