The Story School
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Quick Facts
Ages
8 - 18
Founded
2013
Application Deadline
Two weeks before camp
Gender
coed
Camp Capacity
80 campers per two week session
Pricing
$3,300
Camp Motto
Spend your summer in a story and discover the hero within!
July 5th - Aug 20th
Set against the backdrop of Prindle Pond, The Story School overnight camp boasts 100 acres of woods, trails, fields, and waterfront. With updated dorm buildings kept cool by shade and the breeze from the pond, it is equal parts an outdoor experience and dorm living making it the perfect first overnight camp for new campers. Escape into the fantasy world we create in this natural wonderland.
STEM puzzles, LARP adventures, D&D games, Foam sword battles, arts and crafts, acting, team challenges, storytelling
At The Story School our mission is to empower and transform youth of all backgrounds through educational live-action role-playing games (eduLARPs).
We believe in the extraordinary potential of every camper, and our programs, Camp FABLE and Camp Grimoire, are designed to cultivate autonomy, foster progress, and build a supportive community. We are commited to inclusivity, serving large populations of LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse campers. Our approach is grounded in the principles of story-based and curiosity-led learning, harnessing the immersive power of eduLARPs to advance STEM, mental, social, and emotional skills thorugh the joy of imaginative and immersive play.
The Story School started as a nonprofit in 2013 to support an existing LARP adventure camp through scholarship and fundraising. Over the years, it developed into an educational live-action roleplaying camp curriculum under the guidance of recreational and educational professionals. The Story School survived the pandemic and gained new leadership in December of 2020 focusing on redesigning it's overnight summer camp programs. After running licensed camp adventures in 2021 and 2022, The Story School opened its original programming under the name Camp FABLE and Camp Grimoire in the summer of 2022. The Story School has grown back from 40 total overnight campers in the summer of 2021 to 80 campers each session in 2026.
The Story School is an educational nonprofit live-action role-play summer camp located in the woods of Nature’s Classroom in Charlton, MA. A trained staff of educators, game designers, and counselors immerse campers ages 8 – 18 in an epic adventure story pulled from history, mythology, and literature.
By day, our campers become heroes battling fantastical monsters, solving interactive STEM puzzles, and applying roleplaying skills to level up and save the world. By night, our campers play board games, gather around campfires, and build memories with their roommates forging friendships that last a lifetime.
In an open community embracing neurodiverse and LGBTQ+ campers, The Story School weaves social education, leadership training, and hands-on learning into the fabric of our fantastical adventures.
Spend your summer in a story and discover the hero within!
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