Summer Fencing Camps June 17 - August 23, 2024

Age 7 - 8 offered in 3 sessions for beginning students
-Mon, Tues, Wed 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, $205

Age 8 - 12 offered almost every week for beginning and intermediate students
-Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, $330

Age 10 - 13 offered in 3 sessions for beginning and intermediate students
-Monday - Friday (times vary), $330

Age 12 - 15 offered in 3 sessions for beginning and intermediate students
-Monday - Friday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, $330

Camp sessions will close automatically when registration is full. If the camp is listed on the registration site, there is still space available.

If a camp you are interested in is full please email us to be on the waitlist.

No prior fencing experience is necessary, except for the advanced camps. All fencing equipment is provided and assigned to each student, not shared. Students should wear a t-shirt, full-length pants (no shorts) and athletic shoes.

Schedule Ages 7 - 8

Monday - Wednesday, 10:00 - 12:00

Schedule ages 8 - 12

Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 12:00

Girls camp, ages 8 - 12

Session 5: July 22 - 26
Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 4:00
Foil and Saber

Girls only camp. This is an opportunity for girls to train and learn together. Girls are also welcome to sign up for any other week of camp. Fencing is a sport that is conducive to both mixed-gender and gender-separate training, and fencers will benefit from either training environment.

Schedule ages 10 - 13

Monday - Friday, times vary

Schedule, ages 12 - 15

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 4:00

Intermediate/Advanced Camps

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 4:00, Cost $295
Qualified experience and your own fencing gear are required.

SAS students attending a twice a week (or more) youth intermediate or advanced class are qualified.
Younger SAS junior students may also quality, please ask.

Approval required for students not already enrolled in ongoing youth classes at SAS.
For approval you must contact us before registering.

The Foil / Saber camps are taught separately. Students will only fence the weapon they have been focusing on.

We teach all 3 types of Olympic fencing: epee, foil, saber and focus on one each week at camp.  There is no ‘best’ one to start with and most skills learned in one translate to the others. We strongly encourage students to take more than one week of camp and try more than one type especially if they are interested in pursuing our ongoing fencing classes after camp. Summer camp is the time of year with the most opportunity for kids with no experience to try fencing.

Students learn footwork, bladework and fencing tactics in a fun and safe environment. In addition to drills and bouting they will participate in a variety of fencing activities and games to re-enforce the actions and strategies of fencing and to increase co-ordination and balance. This is an active camp, but fencing is not solely a physical sport and many kids enjoy the metal challenge it also has to offer.

Camp Costs

The total cost for a 5 day camp is $330 paid in 2 payments: an $80 non-refundable deposit and a $250 balance.  The total cost for a 3 day camp is $205 paid in 2 payments: a $80 non-refundable deposit and a $125 balance.

The non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration for each camp and the balance is due 3 weeks before the first day of camp. You will receive an invoice to pay the balance online. If you are signing up for a camp that is less than 4 weeks away the entire payment is due upon registration.

Camp Registration