MCVSD Summer Enrichment Classes 2025

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Monmouth County Vocational School District offers a wide range of hands?on, engaging summer programs designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and help students explore future academic and career pathways. All camps are taught by MCVSD faculty, with locations across Monmouth County. Camps vary by grade level, schedule, and cost, and many include outdoor learning, STEM challenges, creative arts, writing, robotics, culinary skills, and more. Families can review each camp’s details below, including dates, times, and locations. Once registered, families receive a confirmation email, and instructors follow up with additional information by July 1.

Campers should bring lunch for any program running from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and follow any specific instructions listed for their camp.

Camp Directory

Algebra I Enrichment

A supportive, skill?building math program for students with a foundation in Algebra I. Campers explore linear inequalities, systems of equations, exponents, polynomials, and quadratics through hands?on problem solving and real?world applications. Location: Communications High School, Wall, NJ 07719 Grades: 8 to 9 Dates: 6/29 - 7/2 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 450

MAST SeaStars

A week of outdoor marine science exploration at Sandy Hook, including habitat studies, dissections, buoyancy labs, and daily fieldwork in forests, mud flats, marshes, and bay environments. Location: Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Highlands, NJ 07732 Grades: 6 to 8 Sessions: 6/29 - 7/3 or 8/17 - 8/21 Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Cost: 550

College Essay Writing

A guided workshop where rising juniors and seniors draft, revise, and refine their Common App and supplemental essays with structured feedback. Location: Academy of Allied Health and Science, Neptune City, NJ 07753 Grades: 11 to 12 Dates: 7/6 - 7/10 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 350

HTHS Introduction to VEX Robotics

Campers build and program VEX robots using Python, learn hardware and software fundamentals, and compete in a friendly end?of?week challenge. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 6 to 8 Sessions: 7/6 - 7/10 or 7/13 - 7/17 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Website Design for Beginners

Students learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and basic web design principles, creating their own website by the end of the week. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 6 to 8 Dates: 7/6 - 7/10 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Intro to Political Science

A humanities?focused program exploring political theory, comparative government, international relations, civil disobedience, and political behavior, modeled after undergraduate coursework. Location: Biotechnology High School, Freehold, NJ 07728 Grades: 10 to 12 Dates: 7/6 - 7/31 (Tues, Wed, Thurs) Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 550

Wild Writing

A nature?based creative writing camp where students explore the outdoors, keep a nature journal, and write poetry and creative nonfiction inspired by their observations. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 9 to 10 Dates: 7/6 - 7/10 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 400

Culinary Adventures

A hands?on cooking camp where students learn kitchen skills, recipe reading, and how to prepare healthy meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Location: Culinary Education Center, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Grades: 6 to 8 Session: 7/6 - 7/9 Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Baking Basics

Students learn baking fundamentals, kitchen safety, and how to prepare breads, cookies, pastries, and more through hands?on practice. Location: Culinary Education Center, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Grades: 6 to 8 Dates: 7/13 - 7/16 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 450

Biotech Boot Camp

Campers explore DNA fingerprinting, genetics, cloning, PCR, GMOs, and more through lab activities led by BTHS students. Location: Biotechnology High School, Freehold, NJ 07728 Grades: 6 to 8 Sessions: 7/13 - 7/17, 7/20 - 7/24, 7/27 - 7/31 Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Cost: 500

Skills for Freshmen

A transition?to?high?school program focused on study skills, organization, time management, and academic confidence. Location: Communications High School, Wall, NJ 07719 Grade: 9 Sessions: 7/13 - 7/16 or 7/20 - 7/23 Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Cost: 300

Blueprint to 3D: Intro to CAD Design

Students learn CAD software, create 2D and 3D models, and prepare designs for 3D printing. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 6 to 8 Dates: 7/13 - 7/17 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Digital Circuit Technologies

Campers build circuits, learn soldering, explore integrated circuits, and bring home completed projects. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 6 to 8 Dates: 7/13 - 7/17 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Machine Learning with Python

Students learn Python fundamentals and explore machine learning models including neural networks, SVMs, and image and language models. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 9 to 11 Dates: 7/20 - 7/24 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Magnetic Levitation and Solar Technology

Campers design and race mag?lev vehicles, build solar?powered devices, and learn electronics concepts through hands?on engineering challenges. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 6 to 8 Dates: 7/20 - 7/24 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Programming for Beginners using Python

A beginner?friendly introduction to Python programming, covering variables, loops, data types, and creative problem?solving through coding projects. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 6 to 8 Dates: 7/20 - 7/24 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

CO2 Dragster Car Camp

Students design, build, and race CO2 dragster cars while learning aerodynamics, 3D modeling, and safe tool use. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 6 to 8 Dates: 7/27 - 7/31 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

Introduction to Python and Video Game Design

High school students learn Python and apply it to build simple, playable video games while exploring computer science pathways. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 9 to 11 Dates: 7/27 - 7/31 Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: 550

The Witches Are Coming: Feminism in Literature and Media

Students explore feminist reinterpretations of classic literature and media, analyzing texts, plays, and contemporary storytelling through an intersectional lens. Location: High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ 07738 Grades: 11 to 12 Dates: 7/27 - 7/31 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 400

A Dive into Creative Writing

A flexible creative writing camp exploring narrative, poetry, memoir, children’s literature, satire, and drama, with space for short pieces or a longer project. Location: Communications High School, Wall, NJ 07719 Grades: 7 to 12 Dates: 8/10 - 8/14 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 350

A Leg Up on Your College Essay

A focused, five?day workshop guiding rising seniors through idea development, drafting, and refining their Common App essay. Location: Communications High School, Wall, NJ 07719 Grades: 11 to 12 Dates: 8/10 - 8/14 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Cost: 350

Podcasting and Audio Editing for Beginners

Campers learn recording, editing, and audio production skills and create a complete podcast segment by week’s end. Location: Communications High School, Wall, NJ 07719 Grades: 7 to 8 Dates: 8/17 - 8/20 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cost: 300

Automotive Basics: Auto in the Know

A practical skills camp teaching students how to change a tire, jump?start a car, check fluids, and understand dashboard warnings. Location: MCVSD Tinton Falls Campus, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Grades: 8 to 10 Sessions: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM or 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Dates: 8/24 - 8/27 Cost: 350

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