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Summer Holiday Camps in Leeds, York & Yarm
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Summer Holiday Camps 2026
Week 1: Camp Classic Week
The summer begins with a celebration of everything that makes camp special. Campers dive into a week packed with classic sports, team challenges, adventure activities, creative games, and unforgettable camp traditions. As they make new friends, build confidence, and embrace the spirit of teamwork, they discover that every great summer starts with a shared adventure.
Locations: The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Throughout the week, campers will take part in classic sports, exciting team competitions, adventurous quests, and camp-favourite activities that encourage them to step outside their comfort zones, try something new, and discover their own strengths. Along the way, they will learn the value of perseverance, collaboration, and positive leadership as they work together to overcome challenges and achieve shared goals.
As the week unfolds, teams will collect achievements, build lasting friendships, and create memories that will define the start of their summer. Their journey will culminate in a spectacular camp-wide celebration, where campers reflect on their accomplishments, celebrate their successes, and look ahead to the exciting adventures still to come. By the end of the week, every camper will leave feeling more confident, connected, and ready to make this their best summer yet.
The Grand Gathering
Campers arrive and are welcomed into their teams, learning the values of friendship, teamwork, and camp spirit as they begin their summer adventure.
The Camp Challenge Begins
Teams take on classic camp games and sporting challenges, earning points and discovering the strengths that make their team unique.
Adventure Awaits
A surprise challenge appears, testing campers' resilience, creativity, and ability to work together through exciting camp-wide activities.
The Quest for Victory
Teams compete in a series of camp favourite events, collecting achievements and preparing for the final celebration.
The Summer Launch Celebration
The week concludes with a festival of fun, recognition, and shared memories as campers celebrate everything they have accomplished together.
Highlights
Camp Colour's Celebration
Great Camp Challenge
Summer Launch Celebration
Week 2: Around the World
Pack your bags and prepare for an unforgettable global adventure! During Around the World Week, campers will journey across continents without ever leaving camp, discovering the incredible cultures, traditions, sports, landmarks, and celebrations that make our world so unique. From the bustling cities of Europe to the vibrant festivals of South America, the ancient wonders of Asia to the wildlife of Africa, every day brings a new destination and a new challenge to explore.
As campers travel the globe together, they will collect stamps in their “camp passports,” earn points for their teams, and take part in exciting World Cup-inspired competitions that celebrate teamwork, respect, and friendly rivalry. Through games, creative activities, cultural discoveries, and sporting challenges, campers will gain a greater appreciation for the diverse world around them while creating unforgettable memories with friends from across camp.
Locations: The Grammar School at Leeds, The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Over the course of five exciting days, campers will become global explorers, embarking on a journey that celebrates the people, places, traditions, and cultures that make our world extraordinary. As they travel from continent to continent, they will face a variety of challenges inspired by international sports, cultural customs, famous landmarks, and global adventures.
Along the way, campers will work together to earn points for their teams, embrace new perspectives, and discover how cooperation, curiosity, and respect can help people from different backgrounds achieve incredible things together.
Their journey will culminate in an exciting World Cup-style finale, where teams come together to celebrate everything they have learned, the friendships they have built, and the spirit of unity that has guided them throughout the week. By the end of their adventure, campers will leave with a greater appreciation for the world around them and the confidence to be curious, inclusive, and adventurous global citizens.
Departure Day
The explorers gather at camp and receive their travel passports, team identities, and first destination. They learn that they have been selected to take part in the Great Global Expedition, a journey that will take them around the world in search of culture, knowledge, and adventure.
Continental Quest
Teams begin exploring different continents, tackling challenges inspired by famous landmarks, traditions, languages, and sports from around the world. Every successful challenge earns passport stamps and points toward the Global Cup.
The World Cup Challenge
The competition heats up as teams compete in a series of international sporting events inspired by nations across the globe. Teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship become essential as the race for the Global Cup intensifies.
The Festival of Nations
Campers celebrate the diversity of the world through creative activities, cultural experiences, and collaborative challenges. Along the way, they discover that the greatest strength of the expedition lies in working together despite differences.
The Global Games Finale
The week culminates in a spectacular World Cup-inspired championship and celebration. Teams use everything they have learned throughout the week to compete in the final challenge before gathering for a worldwide celebration of friendship, achievement, and unity.
Highlights
Passport to Adventure Ceremony
Around the World Cup
Global Celebration Festival
Week 3: Camp Legends: Rise of the Heroes
In the heart of the camp lies a world on the brink of needing heroes—where everyday kids are called to become the legendary figures of their own stories. Here, the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary, as the camp becomes an arena of challenges that test courage, spark creativity, and cultivate camaraderie. The Heroes are summoned not just to play, but to rise, recognizing their potential and how they can impact the world. The landscape brims with tasks and trials designed to uncover hidden talents and forge unbreakable bonds.
Locations: The Grammar School at Leeds, Yarm School, The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Over the course of five days, each camper will embark on a unique journey of heroism. They will face a series of quests that require quick thinking, teamwork, and resilience. Through these challenges, campers will learn to trust their instincts, support their peers, and develop a strong sense of self-worth. By the end of the week, these adventures will culminate in a grand challenge where each hero must use the skills they’ve honed to achieve a common goal, celebrating their accomplishments and newfound powers.
The Awakening
Campers receive their hero symbols and form teams, taking the Heroes' Oath to commit to their journey.
Skills and Abilities Discovery
Through a variety of workshops in different zones, campers explore their strengths and develop new skills.
The Challenge
A surprise challenge tests their resilience and teamwork, pushing them to collaborate creatively.
The Quest
Campers choose tasks that align with their newly discovered strengths, working towards a greater goal.
The Ascension
The week concludes with a grand hero assembly where campers reflect on their growth and celebrate their achievements.
Highlights
The Hero's Oath
The Trial by Fire
Hero's Ascent
Week 4: The Great Expedition
Embark on an epic journey to explore uncharted lands, forging resilience and leadership through discovery and teamwork.
This is no ordinary camp. From the moment campers step into this world, they are no longer just participants, they are explorers, map-makers, problem-solvers, and pioneers. Each day brings new terrain to navigate, new mysteries to unravel, and new opportunities to leave a mark on a world that is still being shaped.
The Great Expedition is built on imagination, teamwork, and the thrill of the unknown. It’s a place where confidence grows, friendships form, and every challenge feels like the start of something exciting.
The map is incomplete. The story isn’t finished.
Locations: The Grammar School at Leeds, Yarm School, Cundall Manor, The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Across the week, explorers will work together to chart the unknown. Armed with curiosity and guided by clues, they’ll tackle puzzles, decode messages, and overcome a series of evolving challenges designed to test both mind and teamwork.
Every activity is part of a larger journey. Each solved puzzle reveals a piece of the map. Each challenge completed unlocks the next stage of the expedition. Progress isn’t handed out, it’s earned through collaboration, creativity, and determination.
By the end of the week, what once was unknown will have been explored, not by chance, but by the collective effort of every camper who took part.
The Journey Begins
Explorers gather for their first briefing, teams formed, and expedition roles assigned. Initial discoveries are made.
Skills Builder
Intensive training in essential skills, team dynamics tested through initial challenges.
The Great Disruption
A significant discovery or obstacle tests the explorers' resolve, requiring new strategies.
Expedition Mastery
Teams take control, using their skills to solve complex challenges and extend their mapped territories.
The Great Gathering
Celebration of achievements, sharing of collected stories and artifacts, and planning future excursions.
Highlights
The Expedition Oath
The Great Discovery
The Expedition Summit
Week 5: Future Builders: Innovators Unite
Welcome to the year 2050, a world on the brink of transformation. Rapid technological advancements and environmental challenges have converged, requiring new ideas and brave architects to lead the way. The camp transforms into a futuristic hub where children, now Future Builders, must harness the power of creativity and teamwork to design sustainable communities, invent revolutionary tech, and foster global cooperation. This world is vibrant with possibility, bustling with innovation zones, and thrives on the energy of young minds eager to make a difference.
Locations: The Grammar School at Leeds, Yarm School, Cundall Manor, The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Throughout this week, Future Builders will embark on a journey to envision and construct elements of a sustainable future. Their mission is to collaborate on projects ranging from eco-friendly habitats to next-gen sports innovations. Challenges will test their ability to think critically and work together, transforming ideas into reality. By week’s end, Builders will have developed blueprints for a better world, showcasing their projects and celebrating their role in shaping the future.
The Invitation
Builders are introduced to their mission with a grand Welcome Ceremony, where they receive their roles and begin brainstorming ideas for a brighter future. There's excitement in the air as they explore the camp zones for the first time.
Training and Exploring
Builders participate in skill-building workshops and exploratory missions, learning about cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices. Bonds develop as teams commence their collaborative projects.
The Challenge
A surprise challenge is introduced. A simulated environmental or technological crisis that requires quick thinking and teamwork. Builders must adapt and innovate under pressure, fostering resilience and creativity.
Prototype and Test
Builders finalise their designs, creating prototypes and conducting tests. Feedback sessions encourage reflection and iteration, enabling Builders to refine their innovations.
The Future Fair
The week concludes with a celebratory Future Fair, where Builders present their projects. Achievements are celebrated, stories of the week are shared, and all are recognized for their contributions to a hopeful future.
Highlights
Welcome Ceremony
Crisis Challenge
Future Fair
Week 6: Adventure into the Unknown
Something strange has been discovered at camp…
Mysterious clues have begun appearing, unusual events are taking place, and rumours are spreading about hidden secrets waiting to be uncovered. During Adventure into the Unknown Week, campers will step into a world of mystery, imagination, and discovery where nothing is quite as it seems. From bizarre challenges and surprise encounters to puzzling missions and unexpected twists, every day brings a new adventure into the unexplored.
As young adventurers, campers will work together to solve mysteries, tackle unusual challenges, unlock hidden discoveries, and embrace the unexpected. With creativity, teamwork, and curiosity as their guide, they’ll learn that the greatest adventures often begin when we step into the unknown.
Locations: The Grammar School at Leeds, Yarm School, Cundall Manor, The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Throughout the week, teams will collect discoveries, solve mysteries, and unlock pieces of a larger story that unfolds day by day. Their adventure will culminate in a thrilling final mission, where everything they have learned and uncovered comes together in one epic challenge. By the end of the week, campers will leave with new friendships, unforgettable memories, and the confidence to face the unknown with courage and imagination.
The Strange Discovery
Campers arrive to find that a mysterious object has been discovered at camp. Nobody knows where it came from or what it means, but strange clues suggest it may unlock an incredible adventure.
The Trail of Clues
As more evidence emerges, teams must work together to solve puzzles, decode messages, and investigate mysterious happenings occurring across camp.
The Unexpected Encounter
A surprising twist changes everything. New challenges appear, strange visitors arrive, or hidden secrets are revealed, forcing teams to think quickly and adapt to the unknown.
The Hidden Truth
The clues begin to connect, and campers uncover the story behind the mystery. Teams must complete their biggest missions yet to prepare for the final adventure.
The Great Unknown Expedition
All discoveries lead to one final camp-wide challenge where teams put their skills, teamwork, and creativity to the test to unlock the mystery once and for all.
Highlights
The Discovery Ceremony
The Twilight Mystery Challenge
The Final Expedition
Week 7: Call of the Wilderness
The wilderness is a place of immense beauty and power, yet a mysterious disturbance has thrown the elements into disarray. Fires rage unchecked, waters are polluted, winds carry confusion, and the earth is cracked and dry. To bring harmony back to this vibrant world, Elemental Guardians are summoned. Children arrive not just as campers but as heroes-in-training, tasked with mastering the elements: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. This week, they will embark on a journey of discovery, unity, and environmental problem-solving. The world around them is both a challenge and a mentor, as they learn to see the interconnectedness of all things and the strength found in unity.
Locations: The Grammar School at Leeds, Yarm School, Cundall Manor, The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Throughout the week, children must work as a team to understand and master each of the four elements. They will learn from the natural world and each other, completing challenges that teach them about ecology, sustainability, and leadership. As Guardians of the elements, they will restore balance by purifying water sources, planting trees, finding innovative solutions to environmental problems, and learning to use the power of wind smartly. The week culminates in a grand assembly where the elements are finally brought back into harmony, leaving both the Guardians and the wilderness stronger and wiser.
The Gathering
Children are introduced to their roles as Elemental Guardians, receive their badges, and take the Elemental Oath.
Learning the Elements
Guardians explore each element through hands-on activities, learning their power and vulnerabilities.
Elemental Disruption
A sudden imbalance is introduced, with challenges to address the elements spiraling out of control.
Restoration Missions
Guardians collaborate to restore harmony by completing missions tied to each element.
The Harmony Assembly
A celebration of achievements, where children share stories and are recognized for their collective success.
Highlights
Eternal Oath Ceremony
The Elemental Challenge
Harmony Celebration
Week 8: Showcase Week
The summer has led to this moment.
After weeks of adventures, challenges, discoveries, and unforgettable memories, campers come together for one spectacular celebration. Showcase Week is a chance to reflect on everything achieved throughout the summer while enjoying the biggest, boldest, and most exciting activities camp has to offer.
From thrilling tournaments and team competitions to giant inflatables, showcase events, and special celebrations, the week is packed with opportunities for campers to demonstrate their skills, celebrate their friendships, and create lasting memories. As teams compete for glory and campers take centre stage, the camp community comes together one final time to honour an incredible summer journey.
Locations: The Mount School, York and St Peter’s School.
The Mission
Throughout the week, campers will revisit favourite activities, compete in championship-style events, tackle exciting team missions, and showcase the skills, confidence, and resilience they have developed over the summer. Every challenge will encourage campers to support one another, celebrate successes, and reflect on how far they have come since their first day at camp.
As the week unfolds, teams will compete for ultimate bragging rights while individuals are recognised for their effort, kindness, teamwork, leadership, and positive attitude. The journey will culminate in an epic camp-wide celebration filled with awards, special events, and unforgettable moments that honour the spirit of camp. By the end of the week, every camper will leave feeling proud of their accomplishments, grateful for their friendships, and inspired by the memories they have created together.
The Return of Champions
Campers reunite for one final week and are welcomed back as seasoned adventurers. Teams reflect on their summer journeys and prepare to compete in the ultimate camp championships.
The Tournament Begins
The competition is underway as teams battle through sports tournaments, creative contests, and camp-favourite challenges in pursuit of championship points.
Showcase Spectacular
Campers take centre stage to demonstrate their talents, teamwork, creativity, and determination through special showcase events and exciting camp-wide activities.
The Ultimate Challenge
The stakes reach their highest point as teams face their biggest tests yet. Every point matters as the race for the Showcase Championship enters its final stages.
The Celebration of Summer
The week concludes with a spectacular celebration where achievements are recognised, champions are crowned, and the entire camp community comes together to celebrate an unforgettable summer.
Highlights
Champion's Opening Ceremony
Inflatable Extravaganza
The Showcase Celebration
Week 9: Operation: Hero Quest
As camp enters its final chapter, a call for heroes echoes across the land. A legendary quest has been uncovered, and only the bravest teams can complete the challenges that lie ahead. During Operation: Hero Quest, campers will step into the role of heroes, adventurers, and champions as they embark on an epic journey filled with daring missions, exciting sports competitions, team challenges, and unforgettable camp adventures.
Throughout the week, campers will work together to overcome obstacles, unlock achievements, and complete heroic quests that test their courage, teamwork, creativity, and determination. Every challenge conquered brings them one step closer to becoming true camp heroes and completing the ultimate quest. As the summer adventure reaches its thrilling conclusion, campers will discover that the greatest heroes are not those who act alone, but those who lift others up, persevere through challenges, and inspire their team to succeed.
Locations: The Mount School, York.
The Mission
Throughout the week, campers will encounter exciting obstacles, heroic trials, sporting competitions, and team-based quests that require courage, communication, and determination. Along the way, they will unlock new achievements, collect pieces of the Hero’s Journey, and discover that every challenge presents an opportunity to grow stronger and more confident.
As the story unfolds, teams will work together to overcome increasingly difficult missions, relying on the unique strengths of every member to achieve success. Their adventure will culminate in a legendary final quest where all the skills, friendships, and experiences gained throughout the week are put to the ultimate test. By the end of Operation: Hero Quest, campers will celebrate not only their victories, but also the courage, kindness, perseverance, and teamwork that transformed them into true camp heroes.
The Call to Adventure
A mysterious message arrives at camp announcing that a legendary quest has begun. Campers are recruited into heroic teams and receive their first mission, beginning their journey toward becoming camp legends.
Trials of the Hero
Teams face a series of physical, creative, and strategic challenges designed to test their bravery, teamwork, and determination. Each completed trial unlocks new clues and achievements.
The Quest Deepens
As the adventure unfolds, new obstacles emerge and the stakes grow higher. Teams must work together to overcome unexpected challenges and continue their journey toward the final objective.
The Path to Glory
With the final quest approaching, campers take on their greatest missions yet. Every challenge completed strengthens their team and prepares them for the ultimate heroic showdown.
The Hero's Final Challenge
The week culminates in an epic camp-wide adventure where teams must combine everything they have learned throughout the week to complete the legendary Hero Quest and earn their place among camp's greatest champions.
Highlights
Hero Induction Ceremony
The Hero's Gauntlet
The Legendary Final Quest
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