2024 Crusader Summer Camps
Thank you for exploring our Crusader Summer Camps! We offer camps for all interests and ages from PK to 12th grade. Camps start on May 28 and go all the way to the end of July. Make sure to read through all camp releases and policies including the refund policy. Refunds will not be issued unless the camp is canceled by Althoff.
All campers will receive a t-shirt in the size designated on the sign-up sheet at the time of registration!
Camps fill up quickly so don't delay!
Let us know if you have any questions by emailing admissions@althoffcatholic.org or by calling (618) 235 1100 ext.115.
Science Camp
Althoff Mini-Medical School Summer Camp
Grades 4-6 Dates: 6/24 - 6/27 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Tuition: $80
Join our Mini-Medical School Summer Camp for an activity-based experience that will focus on various human body systems. All materials will be provided.
Director: Angie Luetkenhaus
Art Camps
Ceramics Camp
Incoming 7th – 9th grades
Dates: 6/3-6/6 from 9:30 A.M. -11 A.M.
Tuition: $100
Students will explore the medium of ceramics using a potter's wheel as the main tool of expression. Students will also explore glaze and firing considerations. Glazing will take place on June 11 & 12. Pick-up will be June 17.
Director: Dave Woesthaus
Drawing Camp
Incoming 7th – 9th grades
Dates: 6/24-6/27 from 9:30 A.M. -11 A.M.
Tuition: $65
Individualized assistance is provided to develop students' skills in drawing. All necessary camp materials will be provided.
Director: Dave Woesthaus
Adult Art Camp
Mr. Woesthaus is opening the art studio to offer a ceramics camp for adults! You will explore the medium of ceramics using a potter's wheel as the main tool of expression. You will experience the glazing and firing process of your pieces as well.
The camp will be June 3-6 from 7:00-8:30 PM. You will come back on June 11 and 12 to glaze your artwork. Pick up for your artwork will be on June 17.
Drama Camps
Drama Camp # 1 - Dear Edwina JR.
Incoming 4th - 9th grades
Dates: 6/10-6/22 from 9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
1 p.m. - 10 p.m. end of Cast Party on Friday, June 21
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. end of Set Strike on Saturday, June 22
Performances at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22 in Heritage Hall.
Bring lunch and snacks.
Tuition: $150
Dear Edwina JR. is a heartwarming musical about the joys of growing up, from the creators of Junie B. Jones, The Musical. Written in a “show-within-a-show” format, Dear Edwina JR. is the perfect musical for a new generation.
Dear Edwina JR. follows the adventures of plucky advice-giver-extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple, as she directs the neighborhood kids in a series of buoyant production numbers for the latest edition of her weekly "Advice-a-Palooza.” Edwina and her friends share wisdom on everything from trying new foods to making new friends, through clever, catchy and poignant songs.
Featuring a host of male and female supporting roles, Dear Edwina JR. provides a perfect opportunity to showcase young performers.
Drama Camp # 2 - Disney’s Winnie the Pooh Kids
Incoming K - 5th grades
Dates: 6/24-6/28 from 9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
1 P.M. - 9 P.M. end of Cast Party on Friday, June 28
Performance at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 28 in Heritage Hall.
Bring lunch and snacks.
Tuition: $100
This is a One Week Drama Camp Introductory experience for younger actors-to-be.
Disney's Winnie the Pooh KIDS is a delightful show based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film. Featuring favorite songs from the film, as well as new hits by the Academy Award-winning Robert and Kristen Lopez (Frozen), this honey-filled delight is as sweet as it is fun.
Drama Camp # 3 - Hippie Flower Power
Incoming K - 9th grades
Dates: 7/8-7/20 from 9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
1 P.M. - 10 P.M. end of Cast Party on Friday, July 19
6 P.M. - 9 P.M. - end of Set Strike on Saturday, July 20
Performances at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 in Heritage Hall.
Bring lunch and snacks.
Tuition: $150
The students of Valley Dale High School want to stage a battle of the bands between the girls’ band, Flower Power, and the boys’ band, Peter, Paul, and Harry. When their request is denied, they try to get a permit at the city park by claiming it’s a fundraiser for their Hug-a-Tree foundation. When they are shut down again, Ole MacDonald’s farm comes to their rescue if they agree to produce the Cornstalk Music Festival. Throngs of people begin to arrive, including Big Mama’s Bikers, who try to destroy everything. When The Kooks, a top British rock group, arrive on the scene, everything goes wild! Campers will have tons of fun recreating all the colorful fun of the sixties with groovy clothing, psychedelic backdrops, and six original songs that sound straight out of the era.
Dance Camps
Dance Team Clinic
Grades 6-8 (New this Summer!) Cost: $55
Dates: July 23 & 24; 1 - 3:30 p.m.
We invite our 6-8th grade dancers interested in dancing in high school to come to our 2-day clinic. Participants will learn technique and skills typically seen at the high school level, learn styles in pom, jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop, and get to learn what it's like to be a member of the Althoff dance team from current members and coaches! We will cover turn and leap techniques, as well as introduce participants to proper Pom technique. Participants will learn a sideline routine to perform with the dance team at the homecoming football game this Fall! (Date TBD) This camp is designed for 6-8th graders who may already have some dance experience and/or are interested in seeing if Dance Team is for them! All participants will receive a team t-shirt.
Dance Camp
Grades K-5 Cost: $65
Dates: July 23, 24, & 25 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
We're excited to have our tiny dancers return to camp again this summer! At dance camp, our mini-dancers will get an introduction to dance, play fun games as a team, and learn routines to perform for parents on the last day of camp! No dance experience is necessary, but your child is sure to want to continue dancing after camp is over! Participants will learn a routine to perform as the halftime show at an upcoming home Althoff football game (Date TBD).
All participants will receive a camp t-shirt.
Coach: Carlin Little
Basketball Camps
Boys Basketball Camp
Grades 3 - 8
Dates: 5/28-5/31
8 A.M. - 10 A.M. 6TH - 8TH GRADE
10 A.M. - 12 P.M. 3RD - 5TH GRADE
Tuition: $65
Instruction and review of the basic skills and fundamentals of basketball. Includes games and contests within your age group.
Coach: Greg Leib
Girls Basketball Camp
Grades 3 - 8
Dates: 6/3-6/6
8 A.M. - 10 A.M. 3RD - 5TH GRADE
10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. 6TH - 8TH GRADE
Tuition: $65
Instruction and review of the basic skills and fundamentals of basketball. Includes games and contests within your age group.
Coach: Bruce Romine
Golf Camps
Co-Ed Golf Camp 1
Ages 5 & up
Dates: 6/17-6/21
9 A.M - 10:30 A.M Grade School
10:30 A.M. - 12 P.M. High School
Location: Cardinal Creek, Scott AFB
Tuition: $105
An entire program of golf fundamentals, rules, etiquette, and safety. Sessions include iron play, wood play, short game, and putting.
Director: Dan Polites, PGA Professional
Co-Ed Golf Camp 2
Ages 5 & up
Dates: 7/22-7/25 from 9 A.M. -10:30 A.M.
Location: Stonewolf Golf Club
Tuition: $125
Enjoy four days of fun and golf instruction from several instructors with college and high school experience. All golf levels are welcome as you learn golf swing basics of posture, grip, alignment to on-course etiquette.
Director: Jonathan Riel, Golf Professional
Volleyball Camp
Girls & Boys Volleyball Camp
Grades 4 - 8
Dates: 6/10-6/12
9:30 A.M - 11:30 A.M. 4TH - 6TH GRADE
12:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. 7TH - 8TH GRADE
Tuition: $65
Instruction on the fundamental skills of volleyball - Serving, Passing, Setting, Hitting, as well as more advanced strategies on offense and defense.
Coach: Brice Miller
Baseball Camp
Baseball Camp
Grades 1 - 9
Dates: 6/11-6/13
8 A.M - 10 A.M. 1ST - 4TH GRADE
10 A.M.- 12 P.M. 5TH - 9TH GRADE
Tuition: $65
Instruction on the fundamental skills of baseball with baseball-related competitions and games.
Coach: Justin Williamson & the Varsity players
Soccer Camp
Boys & Girls Soccer Camp
Grades K - 8
Dates: 7/29-8/1 from 6. P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Tuition: $75
Small group, age-appropriate training focused on soccer development. Camp will consist of small-sided games, and team-building activities, improving flexibility, mobility, agility, speed, power, and balance.
Coach: Skip Birdsong
Football Camp
Football Camp
Grades 4 - 8
Dates: 7/22-7/25 from 5 P.M. -6:30 P.M.
Tuition: $40
Instruction will cover all aspects of football, including offense, defense, and special teams, to help develop their skills and enhance their interest in the game.
Coach: Austin Frazier