Summer at CPA

Summer at CPA 2025 registration opens Sunday, January 12, at 3 p.m., and the camp schedule will be listed on January 8.

CPA is bringing over 40 camp offerings, some new, some camper favorites, in the areas of athletics, arts, and discovery! All Summer at CPA camps are open to the Nashville community. All grade levels will be based on rising grades for 2025-26. Before care will be available from 8 - 9 a.m. for K - 5th grades.

Create an account (if you have not already) and register on CampBrain on Sunday, January 12. CampBrain will also provide all permission forms and camp/after-school program resources. Early bird discounts run through May 20. Refunds are available prior to May 1.

Questions? Email camps@cpalions.org.

Boys Baseball Camp (Grades 1-8)

Boys Baseball Camp
May 27-30 (T - F) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Grades: 1-8
Led by Coach Larry Nesbitt, CPA Varsity Baseball
Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Campers will be exposed to hitting, fielding, and pitching techniques as well as philosophies on how we win and ways to glorify God on the baseball diamond. (Please bring gloves, cleats, and/or tennis shoes, water bottle and any other specific equipment you would like to bring.)

Basketball (Co-ed) (Grades K-4)

Basketball

May 28-30 (W-F) | 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: K-4 (Co-ed)

Led by Coaches Becky LeGate and Tyler Holloway, CPA Varsity Basketball

Cost: $175 (early bird $150)

Our CPA Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball Coaches will lead this camp. Campers will engage in multiple drills, games, and activities as they learn and practice the basic skills of basketball. Campers will also learn the qualities and characteristics of being a great teammate and learn team concepts that will help them as they progress in their basketball experience.

Week 2: June 2-6

LEGO Builder Session 1 (Grades K-4)

LEGO Builder Session 1
June 2-6 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Grades: K-4
Led by Robotics Coach Megan Heaton
Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Whether your child is just beginning to build with LEGOs or builds independently, this camp will be an engaging adventure in imagination and engineering. Campers will follow instructional sets to build fantastic worlds of their own choosing and will work together to build freely and creatively.

Intro to VEX Robotics Camp Session 1 (Grades 6-10)

Intro to VEX Robotics Camp Session 1

June 2-6 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 6-10

Led by Anthony Munoz, Instructor of Upper School Physics

Cost: $350 (early bird $325)

Campers will design and build robots to compete in VRC games that incorporate multiple engineering aspects that are crucial to our success during the VRC season. Camp will be held in the upper school design lab and space is limited. This camp is recommended for students who have not participated in the robotics teams.

Preschool Bookworm Camp Session 1 (Ages 3-5)

Preschool Bookworm Camp Session 1

June 2-6 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Ages: 3-5 years (campers must be 3 at the start of camp and fully potty trained)

Led by Jennifer Roddy and Lisa Frutchey, Instructors of Preschool

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Join us as we explore a different beloved children’s book each day of this fun-filled camp! Campers will enjoy creating crafts and participating in activities all inspired by their favorite classic children’s books.

Preschool Art Camp Session 1 (Ages 3-5)

Preschool Art Camp Session 1

June 2-6 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Ages: 3–5 years (must be 3 years old by the start of camp and fully potty-trained)

Led by Anna Rider and Taryn Harvey, Instructors of Preschool

Cost: $225 (early bird $200) ($10 supply fee)

Campers will enter the colorful world of visual arts creation through distinct art projects connected to the books these students love.

Beaded Jewelry (Grades 2-4)

Beaded Jewelry

June 2-6 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 2-4

Led by Monica Boucek, Lower School Instructor

Cost: $225 (early bird $200) ($20 supply fee)

Join us for a fun and creative camp where you will design and create your very own beaded jewelry. This camp will teach you the art of beading as you make necklaces, bracelets, keychains, and more! Students will discover fun patterns and leave with beautiful pieces to show off and wear.

Girls Lacrosse (Grades 3-6)

Girls Lacrosse

June 2-5 (M-Th) | 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 3-6

Led by Coach Meg Freeman, CPA Varsity Lacrosse

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

This is a great opportunity for both seasoned and new players to learn and fine tune the fundamentals of girls lacrosse! Please bring a girls lacrosse stick, girls lacrosse goggles, a mouthguard, and a refillable water bottle.

Boys Football (Non-Contact) (Grades K-8)

Boys Football (Non-Contact)

June 2–5 (M–Th) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m

Grades: K-8

Led by Coach Ingle Martin, CPA Varsity Football

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Each camper will work with the Varsity football coaches on the fundamentals of the game. There will be many stations set up that focus on running, catching, throwing, and agility work. They will learn many aspects of the game and be able to set their foundation as well as sharpen what they already know. We ultimately have two goals for our football camp: learn how to play safely and have fun.

Softball (Grades 1-8)

Softball

June 2-5 (M-Th) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 1-8

Led by Coach Amy Freije, CPA Varsity Softball

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

CPA Softball Camp will introduce fundamentals to younger athletes as well as strengthen softball skills for more advanced athletes. We encourage anyone who would like to learn the proper fundamental skills to attend. Your student athlete will walk away from camp knowing key skills that will form a basis for future improvement. We will spend time focusing on throwing, fielding, hitting, sliding, and catching! We will emphasize repetition and confidence in each athlete’s skills as well as enjoyment of the sport!

Girls Cheerleading (Grades K-5)

Girls Cheerleading

June 2-5 (M-Th) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: K-5

Led by Coach Carly Nichols, Varsity Cheerleading

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Your daughter will have a blast at cheer camp this summer! Not only does your child have the opportunity to know the Varsity cheerleaders, she will also learn dances, cheers, chants, tumbling, and stunts. This camp helps elementary girls learn the foundations of cheering. Campers can cheer from the stands with the Varsity cheerleaders on Friday nights, as they learn cheers at camp to help pump up the crowd. We hope to see your daughter at camp this summer! Rising kindergarten through rising 5th graders are eligible for this camp.

Soccer (Co-ed) (Grades K-8)

Soccer

June 2-5 (M-Th) | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Grades: K-8 (Co-ed)

Led by Coach Tom Gerlach, CPA Varsity Soccer

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Campers will learn basic skills and concepts of the game. Older students will spend time sharpening and developing their individual skills. Campers will receive individualized attention and encouragement. Soccer camp is energetic, competitive and fun!

Week 3: June 9-13

LEGO Builder Session 2 (Grades K-4)

LEGO Builder Session 2
June 9-13 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Grades: K-4
Led by Robotics Coach Megan Heaton
Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Beginning LEGO Robotics/Stop Motion Session 1 (Grades 1-4)

Beginning LEGO Robotics/Stop Motion Session 1

June 9-13 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 1-4

Led by Robotics Coaches

Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Students have an opportunity to build amazing robots using LEGO SIKE prime sets. Campers will create their own stop motion videos using sets and tons of LEGOs! This camp will focus on building LEGO robots and programming them using iPads. Students will create stories with LEGO sets and characters to make a fun, short video of their own. On the final day of camp, copies of student videos will be shared with parents.

Fly Fishing (Grades 5-8)

Preschool Exploring Our World Session 1 (Ages 4-5)

All-Sports Camp Session 1 (Grades 1-6)

All-Sports Camp Session 1

June 9-12 (M-Th) | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

June 13 (F) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 1-6

Led by CPA Coaches, Staff, and Student Camp Counselors

Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

All Sports Camp is a highly energetic camp with lots of movement and activities. Our staff focuses on creating an environment where relationships are built through multiple sporting activities and games. The All Sports Camp has been CPA’s most popular camp! The camp is designed for students entering 1st through 6th grades.

All-Sports Camp Session 1 (Kindergarten)

All-Sports Camp Session 1

June 9-13 (M - F) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: Kindergarten

Led by CPA Coaches, Staff, and Student Camp Counselors

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Preschool All-Sports Camp Session 1 (Ages 4-5)

Week 4: June 16-20

LEGO Builder Session 3 (Grades K-4)

LEGO Builder Session 3
June 16-20 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Grades: K-4
Led by Robotics Coach Megan Heaton
Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Advanced VEX Robotics Camp (Grades 8-12)

Advanced VEX Robotics Camp

June 16-20 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 8-12

Led by Tricia Russ, Upper School Robotics Coach

Cost: $350 (early bird $325)

Campers will design and build robots to compete in VRC games that incorporate multiple engineering aspects that are crucial to our success during the VRC season. Class will be held in the upper school design lab and space is limited. This camp is perfect for students with previous robotics experience looking to extend their skills.

Preschool Exploring Our World Session 2 (Ages 4-5)

Learning Labs for Math & Reading (Grades 3-5)

Learning Labs for Math & Reading

June 16-20 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 3-5 (divided by grade)

Led by CPA staff

Cost: $275 (early bird $250)

In learning labs, students will review key concepts in math and reading comprehension, receive targeted support to complete summer assignments and apply these math concepts and reading strategies to design and pitch an innovation by the end of the week.

Extreme Science Session 1 (Grades 2-4)

Extreme Science Session 1

June 16-20 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 2-4

Led by Katie Decker, Instructor of Upper School Chemistry

Cost: $225 (early bird $200) ($25 supply fee)

This crazy camp is loaded with extreme experiments that will have campers creating slime, concocting invisible ink, making ice cream, exploding gummy bears, and much, much more! Campers will learn how to (safely) explore the fun behind the science that is all around them.

Art Studio (Grades 6-9)

All-Sports Camp Session 2 (Grades 1-6)

All-Sports Camp Session 2

June 16-19 (M-Th) | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

June 20 (F) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 1-6

Led by CPA Coaches, Staff, and Student Camp Counselors

Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

All-Sports Camp Session 2 (Kindergarten)

All-Sports Camp Session 2

June 16-20 (M - F) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: Kindergarten

Led by CPA Coaches, Staff, and Student Camp Counselors

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Preschool All-Sports Camp Session 2 (Ages 4-5)

Week 5: July 7-11

LEGO Builder Session 4 (Grades K-4)

LEGO Builder Session 4
July 7-11 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Grades: K-4
Led by Robotics Coach Megan Heaton
Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Beginning LEGO Robotics/Stop Motion Session 2 (Grades 1-4)

Beginning LEGO Robotics/Stop Motion Session 2

July 7-11 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 1-4

Led by Robotics Coaches

Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Preschool Builder (Ages 3-5)

Preschool Builder

July 7-11 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Ages: 3-5 (campers must be 3 at the start of camp and fully potty trained)

Led by Taryn Harvey and Anna Rider, Instructors of Preschool

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Join us for a week of building, creating, and constructing with various materials. The day will be filled with fun, creative activities inside and outside.

Kindergarten Readiness Camp (Kindergarten)

Kindergarten Readiness Camp

July 7-11 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: Kindergarten

Led by Monica Boucek, Leigh Graham, and Wheat Teller, Instructors of Lower School

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

This camp is a great opportunity to help your student transition from preschool to lower school. Students will have a true “big school” experience. It is a wonderful time for them to become comfortable in a kindergarten classroom and meet some other new LIONS!

Art Adventure (Grades K-2)

Annie, Jr., Musical Theatre Camp (July 7-18) (Grades 4-7)

Annie, Jr. (Musical Theatre Camp)

July 7-18 (M-F) | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

July 12 (S) | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 4-7

Led by Annabelle Fox and Douglas Waterbury Tieman

Cost: $925 (early bird $900)

CPA is offering a two week long musical theatre camp that will culminate in a full production of Annie Jr. on the gorgeous Soli Deo Center Stage! The production will be directed and choreographed by renowned Nashville theatre husband and wife duo Annabelle Fox and Douglas Waterbury Tieman and will feature select set and costume pieces from CPA Upper School’s recent productions, including the most recent hit, White Christmas! Space is limited.

Boys Lacrosse (Grades 2-8)

Boys Lacrosse

July 7-10 (M-Th) | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Grades: 2-8

Led by Coach Chris Cudmore, CPA Varsity Lacrosse

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Lacrosse Camp will introduce fundamentals to younger athletes as well as strengthen lacrosse skills for more advanced athletes. We encourage anyone who would like to learn proper fundamental skills to attend. (Please bring gloves, cleats, sticks, helmets, and a refillable water bottle)

Week 6: July 14-18

LEGO Builder Session 5 (Grades K-4)

LEGO Builder Session 5
July 14-18 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Grades: K-4
Led by Robotics Coach Megan Heaton
Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Intro to VEX Robotics Camp Session 2 (Grades 6-10)

Intro to VEX Robotics Camp Session 2

July 14-18 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 6-10

Led by Anthony Munoz, Instructor of Upper School Physics

Cost: $350 (early bird $325)

Extreme Science Session 2 (Grades 2-4)

Extreme Science Session 2

July 14-18 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 2-4

Led by Katie Decker, Instructor of Upper School Chemistry

Cost: $225 (early bird $200) ($25 supply fee)

Adventure Day Camp (Grades 5-8)

Adventure Day Camp

July 14-18 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 5-8

Led by Sally Weatherly and Bruce Francis, Instructors of Middle School

Cost: $325 (early bird $300) ($60 activity fee)

Adventure Day Camp will explore fitness in a whole new light through different, fun adventures including hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, fishing and more! Each day we will play games that incorporate cardio and strength training. We will also focus on the development of life skills so our campers are challenged physically and mentally.

Brentwood Driver Training

Preschool Art Camp Session 2 (Ages 3-5)

Preschool Art Camp Session 2

July 14-18 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Ages: 3–5 years (must be 3 years old by the start of camp and fully potty-trained)

Led by Anna Rider and Taryn Harvey, Instructors of Preschool

Cost: $225 (early bird $200) ($10 supply fee)

Campers will enter the colorful world of visual arts creation through distinct art projects connected to the books these students love.

"Dye-Namic” Tie Dye Designs (Grades 3-5)

"Dye-Namic” Tie Dye Designs

July 14-18 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 2-5

Led by Elizabeth Derryberry, CPA Staff

Cost: $225 (early bird $200) ($25 supply fee)

Get ready for an exciting, hands-on experience at our Tie-Dye Camp where creativity and fun collide. This camp is all about experimenting with bright colors, cool patterns and your own artistic style. Students will express their true colors through unique tie-dye creations while unleashing their inner artistry. Discover a world of vibrant possibilities with our extraordinary tie-dye techniques. Students will take home handcrafted tie-dyed items every day. Don’t miss out on the most colorful week of the summer! Join us for a rainbow-filled adventure!

Ukulele Camp (Grades 3-5)

Ukulele Camp

July 14-18 | 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Grades: 3-5

Led by Spencer Stevens, Instructor of Lower School Music

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Come and learn the basics of making beautiful and relaxing sounds on the ukulele. Students will learn the foundations of playing cords, melodies, and writing songs for the ukulele. Ukuleles will be provided.

Annie, Jr., Musical Theatre Camp (July 7-18) (Grades 4-7)

Annie, Jr. (Musical Theatre Camp)

July 7-18 (M-F) | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

July 12 (S) | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 4-7

Led by Annabelle Fox and Douglas Waterbury Tieman

Cost: $925 (early bird $900)

Boy Football (Contact) (Grades 4-8)

Boy Football (Contact)

July 14-17 (M-Th) | 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Grades: 4-8

Led by Head Coach Ingle Martin, CPA Varsity Football

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Each camper will work with our High School Varsity Position Coaches on how to properly run, block, and tackle. Campers will have an opportunity to learn about every position on the field, as well as focus on the position they intend to play in the future. We ultimately have two goals for our football camp: Learn how to play safely and have fun!

Week 7: July 21-25

Beginning LEGO Robotics/Stop Motion Session 3 (Grades 1-4)

Beginning LEGO Robotics/Stop Motion Session 3

July 21-25 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Grades: 1-4

Led by Robotics Coaches

Cost: $325 (early bird $300)

Preschool Bookworm Camp Session 2 (Ages 3-5)

Preschool Bookworm Camp Session 2

July 21-25 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Ages: 3-5 years (campers must be 3 at the start of camp and fully potty trained)

Led by Jennifer Roddy and Lisa Frutchey, Instructors of Preschool

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

Girls Volleyball (Grades 4-8)

Girls Volleyball

July 21-24 (M-Th) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Grades: 4-8

Led by Coach Carrol DeNure, CPA Varsity Volleyball

Cost: $225 (early bird $200)

CPA Girls Volleyball Camp will introduce fundamentals to younger athletes as well as strengthen volleyball skills for more advanced athletes. We encourage anyone who would like to learn the proper fundamental skills to attend. Your student athlete will walk away from camp knowing key skills that will form a basis for future improvement. We will spend time focusing on passing, serving, setting, and hitting. Emphasizing on repetition and confidence in each athlete’s skills as well as enjoyment of the sport.