Centre for Philosophy for Children
Do you want your child to have the ‘thinking tools’ to solve problems? To make good decisions? To be open to exploring different ideas, and transform imagination into innovation? Then the Thinking Playground is just what you have been looking for!
Camp 1: July 6-10 | Royal champions (age 6-9)
Join us in a medieval fantasy world of might and myth! Decide when and how you will raise your voice or your weapon. Protect the people of the land from the threat of beasts and the schemes of those who wish to gain power through trickery. Compete in a grand tournament of knights for prizes and status. Quest together for answers to tough questions and solutions to frustrating problems. Must we still protect villagers who have told us to leave them alone? Should the knight who slayed the dragon get most of the gold? Should we tell the Prince a truth he doesn’t want to hear? Must you stay true to your duty or your heart when only one can be honored? Spend a fantastical week overcoming these challenges and more through drama, grand outside activities, custom board games, and costume crafts!
Camp 1: July 6-10 | Metamorphs (age 10-13)
How would you change if you had to live your video game character? Would you change your perspective if you were the defense or prosecution team in a court case? Imagine walking into a Time Machine and walking out the other side 70 years older! What if you had the opportunity to add cybernetic augmentations to your brain and body? In this year's Metamorph camp, campers will engage in enormously fun activities which will immerse them in aspects of change. From our live action role playing DND game to the trial of Changeling, a wicked character exposing Metamorphs to different kinds of change, to arts and crafts and outdoor games, even a battle-rap competition! Come and Metamorph with us; we will create a memory that will never change.
Camp 2: July 13-17 | Transformers (age 6-9)
Imagine what the world would look like if you were the age of a grandparent! Perhaps you have always wondered what it would be like to be a lion or a frog. Imagine learning new evidence in a courtroom that transforms your perspective! Join the Transformers to explore the world and answer your most curious questions in totally new ways! With all our fun activities, campers will get to transform into crazy creatures, explore their own fantasy world, and show off their creativity in musical games, art projects, and theatre performances, as well as transform into energy-makers as we play our outdoor games. Join us as we embark on a jam-packed quest to investigate how to transform “thinking” into the most fun ever at The Thinking Playground.
Camp 2: July 13-17 | Noble warriors (age 10-13)
The kingdom is in peril and it’s up to us, noble warriors of the court, to save the land. Throughout our week of fantasy fun, we will be faced with wicked problems. We will strive to overcome these challenges together, for the more is the merrier when it comes to thinking. The week will be filled with storytelling, dramatic activities, a tournament of knights and unique games. It will be a quest like no other! Our time as warriors of the royal court will have us facing many obstacles, some requiring glorious feats of bravery and teamwork, others demanding genius problem solving and deep thinking. Our warriors will be stumped and intrigued by questions such as: Should we judge ourselves as unfit to be a warrior if we put our well-being above our duty? How can we find the line between bravery and foolishness? Both the pen and the sword will be at our warriors’ disposal, and choosing the right tool could decide the fate of the kingdom. Do you have what it takes to be a hero of the realm (and is being a hero what we should be striving for above all else?). Join us and find out what challenges lay in wait for the noble warriors of the kingdom!
| Registration type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Domestic registration | $350.00 one week/$600.00 both weeks |
| International registration | $400.00 one week/$720.00 both weeks |
Camp registration opens February 27, 2026.
You may drop your campers off between 8:30-9:00 am and pick them up between 4:00-4:30 pm. Pick-up and drop-off location TBD.
University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford campus, Bldg E - Gym
Please pack a nutritious, nut-free lunch for your camper and 2 snacks — one for the morning and one for the afternoon. Please also include a bottle of water with the camper’s name on it.
All refund requests are subject to a $15 administration fee. Written notice received prior to 21 days of start date (or more) will be eligible for a refund, minus the administration fee. If the refund request is due to a medical reason a doctor’s note may be required for a refund request made with less than 21 days before the first day of camp.
If the refund is being requested 20 days or less before the first day of camp and no medical note is provided, no refund will be issued. Once camp has started no refunds will be given. Requests for refunds can be sent to p4c@ufv.ca. If it is necessary for UFV to cancel a camp, a full refund will be issued with no administration charge.
“This camp was the funnest one yet. This camp made me really really super duper happy.“
There are so many good things to say about camp this week. My children have never, I mean never, had this much fun. It is not a stretch to say that my husband and I think that they enjoyed the camp more than Disneyland!