Summer Place Players

Summer Place is the University of Hartford's day camp program, held on the university's West Hartford campus and at its magnet school, for campers from preschool through grade 12. The flagship Summer Place program for grades 1-9 lets each camper build a personal schedule from more than 90 enrichment courses and over 20 sports activities, including theater, woodworking, STEM, culinary arts and wilderness/nature. Li'l Place serves preschoolers and Kinderplace is a kindergarten readiness program, both offered in six one-week sessions at the university's magnet school. SPLIT is a leaders-in-training program for grades 10-12 offered in three two-week sessions, and SPRC is a two-week robotics and coding immersive for grades 9-11. The 2026 season ran June 29-August 7, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with half-day options for the youngest campers, extended care, bus service and a prepaid lunch program.

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with half-day options for preschool and kindergarten and extended care before and after camp. No camp Friday, July 3; Week 1 fees are prorated. Early registration discount applies to registrations received by February 15. Complimentary bus service on several Greater Hartford routes plus door-to-door service for West Hartford residents for a fee; prepaid lunch $110 per weekly session. Registration through summerplace.campbrainregistration.com.