Heartwood: Ages 9 – 12

A Summer Camp Adventure Just For Pre-Teens

As your kids get older, their interests and needs change. Choosing the right camp can become more difficult, because they don’t want to be lumped in with a bunch of little kids. They do want to feel valued, included, and challenged.

They want to have an adventure. 

MKDC’s Heartwood program is full of imaginative programming that sparks creativity and provides lots of opportunity for choice, which means campers go home with more confidence in themselves and their abilities.

Morning – one “home cabin” period, followed by major elective program (choose one for the week – see below)
AfternoonChoose Your Own Adventure, water sports/games, special events

2026 Majors – Coming Soon

Please note: Space in each major is limited based on staffing, resources and space requirements – register early to avoid disappointment. Campers who are absent on one or more days may not be able to complete project-based majors.

Week 1
(June 30 – July 4)
Week 2
(July 7 – 11)
Week 3
(July 14 – 18)



Week 4
(July 21 – 25)
Week 5
(July 28 – Aug 1)
Week 6*
(Aug 5 – 8)
Week 7
(Aug 11 – 15)

Please Note: Although the official “cut off” age for the Heartwood program is 12, we will sometimes accept registrations from 13 year old campers who still want to experience the programming of camp but aren’t interested in, or quite ready for, the FIREFLY program. If you have questions about this, please contact us. We will do our best to accommodate reasonable requests.



Let us take you on a virtual tour!

Request more information and we’ll send you our Virtual Brochure – a visual walkthrough of our entire program. (A great way to talk about camp with your future camper!)