K - 1st Grades

We affectionately call our K - 1st grade campers Chipmunks! NEOC fosters their independence, confidence, and curiosity, within a caring community that encourages exploration of the natural world, active play, meaningful friendships, and joyful discovery in the outdoors. The camp program includes familiar activities, such as arts & crafts, story time, and nature walks, to help them to continue to practice and master skills. New activities encourage them to develop trust, make new discoveries about themselves, and build confidence!

Our thoughtful balance of consistency and variety makes a single camp week approachable and fun, while multiple weeks feel new and exciting each week! No matter how many weeks a young camper chooses to spend at NEOC, our team is eager to help them foster a love of the great outdoors and the joy of a summer camp tradition.

For Chipmunks, our 1-to-6 staff-to-camper ratio and groups of 12 campers fosters even more friendships while still allowing for campers to connect with their counselors.

Activities

Camp days are divided into five activity periods, plus lunchtime.

Chipmunks spend their three morning activity periods completely outside and actively exploring nature. After lunch they have one activity period in a cool, indoor location, then they enjoy one sign-up period that is specific to only Chipmunk-aged campers.

Examples of our activities are:

  • Arts & crafts
  • Circle games
  • Fairy house hunts
  • Field games
  • Field sports
  • Garden exploration with specialists from Massachusetts Horticultural Society
  • Gardening
  • Truck pit play
  • Music
  • Parachute-based fun
  • Sandbox play
  • Storytime
  • Suction-cup archery
  • Trail walks
  • Treasure hunts
  • Water games
  • Yoga

Structure of a Week

Chipmunks arrive at NEOC and immediately meet their counselors. Their week begins with very familiar activities that help them settle into camp with comfort and security, while beginning to make friends with the other campers in their group and meeting of all the counselors on campus.

Every morning, with their counselors and group, they attend a whole camp gathering where they join in call and repeat songs and hear about the day ahead!

Each day ends with campers having an opportunity to share their favorite part of the day and what they are most excited about for the next day.

Every Thursday is a unique theme day, which is revealed with great excitement on Thursday morning! The day is a wonderful chance for our youngest campers to exercise their imagination and enjoy twists on familiar activities.

Camp ends each week with s'mores!

Rates

2026 Rates

You won’t see a better rate than you see today! As summer gets closer, each future promotion will never be quite as awesome as the one before it.

We offer a sibling discount on bus service which is $10 less per week for each sibling. Please use the pricing calculator to estimate your rate with bus savings.

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My son loved all the activities and counselors! It was his first time going to camp without his sisters so I wasn’t sure how this would go. He came home so happy and chatty everyday and couldn’t wait to go back in the mornings. Looking for dinosaurs and hipppgriffs was definitely his favorite part. ... Show full review My son loved all the activities and counselors! It was his first time going to camp without his sisters so I wasn’t sure how this would go. He came home so happy and chatty everyday and couldn’t wait to go back in the mornings. Looking for dinosaurs and hipppgriffs was definitely his favorite part. Very creative!" J.O'R., Natick
The camp was spectacular. Extremely well organized. Everyone was very caring and delightful. We felt extremely comfortable leaving our children there. The communications when any issues arose (all minor ones) were timely and excellent. Our children will be back next year." The camp was spectacular. Extremely well organized. Everyone was very caring and delightful. We felt extremely comfortable leaving our children there. The communications when any issues arose (all minor ones) were timely and excellent. Our children will be back next year." R.S., Natick
We can't thank you enough for giving our daughter such a wonderful and memorable summer. We are missing NEOC hard over here right now! Her favorite thing by far were her counselors. She loved the activities and friends, but she really, really enjoyed connecting with her counselors. She wanted to loo... Show full review We can't thank you enough for giving our daughter such a wonderful and memorable summer. We are missing NEOC hard over here right now! Her favorite thing by far were her counselors. She loved the activities and friends, but she really, really enjoyed connecting with her counselors. She wanted to look through all the photos week by week and she pointed out all the counselors that she worked with. You all must have done something right :) She is your biggest fan and has asked me for reassurance that some of you are coming back next year! Thanks again... until next summer!" Y.D., Weston
Very sweet camp experience. My daughter LOVED the counselors. They were all so sweet and nice. She also loved the water play!!!" Very sweet camp experience. My daughter LOVED the counselors. They were all so sweet and nice. She also loved the water play!!!" M.J., Needham
My girls had a great time. They made friends and had a lot to share with us about the experience." My girls had a great time. They made friends and had a lot to share with us about the experience." M.L., West Roxbury
So well organized and fun! Thank you!!" So well organized and fun! Thank you!!" G.P., Wellesley
Infectious and joyous camp counselor energy. My child's favorite was being wild and free in nature, in a loving and safe environment!" Infectious and joyous camp counselor energy. My child's favorite was being wild and free in nature, in a loving and safe environment!" G.M., Newton
Great experience! Can’t wait till next summer." Great experience! Can’t wait till next summer." D.R., Natick
My daughter says her favorite aspects of camp were s'mores and making new friends. She loves the badges, and she is excited to return next year." My daughter says her favorite aspects of camp were s'mores and making new friends. She loves the badges, and she is excited to return next year." C.P., Wellesley
We’ll definitely be coming back! Favorites were s'mores and making a lizard bead creation. Our daughter had a wonderful time!" We’ll definitely be coming back! Favorites were s'mores and making a lizard bead creation. Our daughter had a wonderful time!" A.V., Natick
It was a wonderful first experience for my daughter. Thanks to everyone!" It was a wonderful first experience for my daughter. Thanks to everyone!" A.G., Hyde Park
Our daughter loves NEOC. She enjoys every activity and was particularly proud of the patches she earned this year. The patches are a great idea. She is so excited to return to NEOC next year and earn more patches. It was a nice touch to give returning campers a special patch." Our daughter loves NEOC. She enjoys every activity and was particularly proud of the patches she earned this year. The patches are a great idea. She is so excited to return to NEOC next year and earn more patches. It was a nice touch to give returning campers a special patch." C.P., Wellesley
Very supportive counselors — it was my daughter's first ever camp experience and I was a bit worried about how it would go … but the counselors were so sweet and supportive that first day! It went really well!! Thank you!" Very supportive counselors — it was my daughter's first ever camp experience and I was a bit worried about how it would go … but the counselors were so sweet and supportive that first day! It went really well!! Thank you!" L.S., Weston
We couldn't be happier with our first ever camp experience for our 5 year old! We are so impressed by the organized, friendly, diverse, and energetic NEOC team. My daughter had the best time at her two weeks there and we are already looking forward to next summer!" We couldn't be happier with our first ever camp experience for our 5 year old! We are so impressed by the organized, friendly, diverse, and energetic NEOC team. My daughter had the best time at her two weeks there and we are already looking forward to next summer!" K.E., Natick