SUMMER CAMP

Each summer, we host enriching camps in Bridgeport filled with engaging activities that inspire, educate, and create lasting memories.

2026 VACATION BIBLE CAMP

    • Free literacy-based summer camps for children ages 4–12, hosted in neighborhood parks throughout Bridgeport

    • Reading instruction supported by public school teachers and trained volunteers from local churches across the Greater Bridgeport Area

    • Literacy focus on phonics, sight words, reading comprehension, and fluency

    • Enrichment through creative and performing arts, with introductory math and science activities

    • A closing performance that showcases student learning through art and storytelling

    • Camps are designed for easy access, taking place in local parks within the communities served

    • Teachers train and guide volunteers (ages 16–80+) to support small-group instruction

    • Children are grouped by age and reading level

    • Literacy skills are taught through games, movement, and hands-on learning

    • Children help write short scripts and create artwork inspired by the stories they read, which becomes part of the final performance

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VOLUNTEER

Volunteers, age 16-90+ are welcome to help children from the ages of 4-12, strengthen their literacy skills while having a ton of fun!

The Rise To Read Camp will be a fenced-in, tented event at 140 Wilmont Avenue, Bridgeport, CT!

We need readers, artists, singers, dancers, and shepherds to help the children get to various stages!!!

Volunteer Training:

In-person: Saturday, July 18th, from 9-11am!

248 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT CLICK FOR DIRECTIONS

Or…

Virtual Zoom Orientation: Saturday, July 25th, from 9-10am! 

Looking forward to helping children flourish one child at a time!!!

Please feel free to contact us directly for additional information!

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UPCOMING CAMPS 2026

GET IN TOUCH FOR NEWS ABOUT NEW LOCATIONS!
  
130 WilmoNt AveNUE, Bridgeport ct, 06607

August 3-7

DIRECTIONS

Rise To Read offers free literacy-based summer camps to children ages 4-12 throughout Bridgeport

LOCAL PARKS, EASY ACCESS

Camps are hosted in neighborhood parks throughout the city.

TEACHERS & TRAINED VOLUNTEERS

Public school teachers train volunteer staff from local churches (ages 16-80+)

LEARNING THROUGH FUN

Children learn phonics sight words, comprehension and fluency with a little math and science.

Camp Registration

What Sets Our Summer Camp Apart

Children and an adult sitting outdoors at a table, engaged in drawing or writing activities, with papers, markers, and a water bottle on the table, behind a fence.

01 / Reading

Kids strengthen reading skills through engaging phonics, sight word, and comprehension activities that build confidence and fluency.

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02 / Science & Math

Our Math Lab and hands-on science activities help kids explore STEM through fun, creative experiments that make learning meaningful.

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03 / Art

Through hands-on art projects, children creatively interpret stories and bring what they read to life.

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03 / Games & Sports

Part of our camp is getting our kids to engage in fun games and activities. These activities are loved by all of our kids

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A smiling man with glasses, gray hair, and a mustache is sitting at a table inside a tent, writing mathematical formulas on a whiteboard with a green marker. The formulas include Pi, the area of a circle, and a volume calculation. There are empty cha
Children and adults participating in a craft activity outdoors under a tent, with some seated at a long table and others standing around, on a grassy area with chairs and tents in the background.
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Adults and children playing Twister on a grassy field during a sunny day, with houses and trees in the background.
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Children and adults painting colorful artwork on paper and display hanging under a red canopy in a park.
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A young girl with dreadlocks sitting in front of a painting of a mountain and trees under a blue sky, holding a paintbrush, in an outdoor art activity under a red and beige tent.
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