Spend the Summer at Heathwood

Summer Programs at Heathwood Hall are open to everyone, not just existing Heathwood students. Join us for one week or the entire summer!

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Three reasons to spend the summer with Heathwood:

  1. Programs for Everyone
    Heathwood Summer Programs have been thoughtfully crafted to be developmentally appropriate for all students from ages two through grade twelve. While students are engaged with STEM, sports, arts & crafts, academic enrichment, and adventure, we are mindful to support their physical, social, and emotional growth. The best part is that you can pair any morning and afternoon camps to appeal to your child’s diverse interests.
  2. Campus Amenities
    Located just minutes from downtown Columbia with easy access to I-77 and I-26, Heathwood’s buildings sprawl across 122 acres of wooded wetlands. It is a hidden environmental oasis that is truly one of the best-kept secrets in the southeast. Gardens, playgrounds, athletic fields, a ropes course, art studios, and innovative classrooms are waiting for you to explore!
  3. Convenience
    Heathwood's Summer Programs are as convenient for parents as they are fun for children. Heathwood's bucolic campus campus is fewer than fifteen minutes from downtown Columbia. We offer hot lunches daily, and families can choose exactly which weeks they would like to sign up for à la carte. For most camps, attendees need only to bring a water bottle and sunscreen.
Paddle Boarding on Heathwood's Pond during Summer Programs
Click here for photos of previous years' Summer Programs

 

Questions? Check out our Summer Programs FAQs, email us at camps@heathwood.org, or contact either of our Directors, Allison Rashley (803) 231-7799 or Dillon Ulmer (803) 231-7710.
 

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Read more about Allison Rashley

Allison Rashley

Director of Extended Programs

arashley@heathwood.org

Allison Rashley

Director of Extended Programs

arashley@heathwood.org

For over 27 years, Allison’s passion has been early childhood education.  She started her career at Hood Street Elementary on Fort Jackson and then Forest Lake Elementary in the administrative office.  She began teaching at St. Martin’s in the Fields Drop-In Nursery and then continued at Kilbourne Park Day School, where she was a teacher and then the Assistant Director.  From there she was the Assistant Director of Eastminster Day School before coming to Heathwood first as the Director of Summer Programs and Assistant Director of Extended Learning and, since 2020, as Director of Summer Learning.  Her love of children even extends to running a summer camp for over 10 years called F.I.T.S. Camp (Fun In The Summer). Many of her former campers are now Heathwood students.  

Allison is a member of St. Martin's in the Fields and Coralbell Garden Club. She and her husband Neil have been married for 21 years and have four children. In her spare time she loves gardening, hiking, riding bikes, going to the beach and mountains and is looking forward to her first grandchild due this August.  

Read more about Dillon Ulmer

Dillon Ulmer

Director of Summer Programs

dulmer@heathwood.org

Dillon Ulmer

Director of Summer Programs

dulmer@heathwood.org

Dillon is a senior at the University of South Carolina pursuing a degree in Business. He comes to us from the Calhoun Academy in St. Matthew’s, SC where he was the recipient of the senior class citizenship award and an Eagle Scout. In addition to teaching in Afternoon Express, Dillon has worked as a substitute teacher at Heathwood as well as served as a lead counselor in Heathwood's summer camps.  He is serving as our Summer Director.

Read more about Vanessa Jones

Vanessa Jones

Assistant Director of Extended Learning and Summer Programs

vjones@heathwood.org

Vanessa Jones

Assistant Director of Extended Learning and Summer Programs

vjones@heathwood.org

Vanessa grew up in the Los Angeles area and earned her BA in Human Performance with a minor in Entrepreneurship at the other USC - the University of Southern California. She was a standout intercollegiate track and field athlete, competing for 4 years. She served as the Captain of the USC 2014-2015 Track & Field team and was the PAC 12 400-meter champion that same year. In addition to numerous accolades, Vanessa was a 3x All-America, a 2x All-American Academic, and a 2016 Olympic trials participant.

Since graduating from college, Vanessa has worked as a fitness trainer, a track and field coach, and a youth developer at the Boys and Girls Club. Recently, she taught Physical Education at two middle schools in Florida: Hallandale Magnet School (Hallandale, Beach, FL) and Burn Middle School (Brandon, FL).
 

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