Summer at Green Fields
Career-building summer opportunities through hands-on learning, mentorship, creativity, and exploration
Summer is short — make it count.
Know what you want. Know what you need to get there. Learn how to take the next step, one step at a time.
At Green Fields School, summer is your chance to discover what kindles your curiosity, build useful skills, and explore what you may want to do in the future. Whether you are drawn to art, mentoring, childcare, gardening, engineering, outdoor adventure, or cultural exploration, you will learn by doing.
Make your passion your work, or discover a new one. Light a spark. Leave your mark. This summer, you will work alongside peers, teachers, and mentors while building confidence, independence, communication skills, and real-world experience.
2026 Summer Sessions
Students may join one or more sessions depending on program availability, age eligibility, and family schedule.
Session | Dates | Program Fee |
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Session 3 | June 15 – June 19 | Starting from $250 / student
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Session 2 | June 1 – June 12 | Starting from $250 / student |
Session 1 | May 18 – May 29 | Starting from $250 / student |
Note: Final program availability, pricing, and add-on options may vary by session.
Artist’s Assistant Internship
Age: 12–18
Focus: Visual arts, studio experience, creative careers
So, you think you might want to be a visual artist? Come take a sneak peek at what to expect.
This module lets you step into a glassblowing artist’s studio and share a glimpse of an artist’s life. You’ll have the opportunity to discuss the challenges, rewards, and economics of the field with practicing artists.
You’ll also experience what it is like to be part of an Artist’s Assistant team and help build and install a large public sculpture on the Greenfields campus. Along the way, you’ll gain valuable work-experience hours and may have the chance to line up references or letters of recommendation for future college or employment applications.
You’ll be a contributing team member during each phase of the installation process, from design to fabrication, and from site integration to documentation. Activities may include mold making, casting techniques, welding, model making, math planning applications, and site preparation.
Note: Studio visit dates and times are to be confirmed.
Academic Tutor / Peer Mentor Training
Age: 14–18
Focus: Leadership, teaching, communication, peer support
All tutors and peer mentors, paid or unpaid, must complete training and receive CLP certification before working with students. This module introduces students to the fundamentals of supporting peers in a thoughtful, ethical, and non-judgmental way.
Topics include the identification of adaptive and maladaptive cognitive and procedural learning behaviors, rudimentary behavioral analysis techniques, designing and implementing self-reinforcing interventions, fundamentals of ethics and confidentiality, and subject content organization and presentation.
Prospective tutors and mentors will learn to provide non-judgmental support that peers can identify with. Students taking this course are encouraged to line up references and letters of recommendation for future college or job applications.
Babysitting Basics
Age: 12+
Fee: $45 add-on
Focus: Childcare, safety, responsibility, early career skills
American Red Cross’ Babysitting Basics course covers a wide range of information that can help new babysitters gain the skills and confidence needed to care for infants and children.
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providing safe care for infants and children;
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appropriate actions to take in an emergency;
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choosing engaging age-appropriate activities that promote the development of desirable social skills and/or learning behaviors
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using ABA templates and techniques to recognize behaviors incompatible with effective learning and desirable social interaction, and planning effective low stress interventions.
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the basics of starting a babysitting business.
The course includes interactive modules, activities, games, and tools that help students build knowledge, skills, and confidence. Students who successfully complete the course and pass the final exam will receive an American Red Cross certificate that can be shared with potential employers.
Advanced Child Care Training
Age: 12+
Fee: $45 add-on
Focus: Childcare, professionalism, leadership, safety
The American “Red Cross Advanced Child Care Training” Course teaches the knowledge and skills necessary to responsibly care for children and infants in and outside the home, including training in leadership, child behavior and discipline, professionalism, safety, basic childcare (bottle feeding holding etc.).
This course is designed to prepare students to be sensitive, competent, and professional caregivers. Hands-on supervised training may also be included.
Upon successful completion, Red Cross certification can be accessed, viewed, printed, or shared online. Each certificate includes a unique ID and QR code, allowing employers to confirm certificate validity.
Gardening & Horticulture
Age: 12+
Focus: Plant science, sustainability, design, hands-on building
Transform your bedroom into a hidden hydroponic garden. Turn your backyard into a jungle oasis. In this hands-on module, students will explore plant growth, garden design, and practical horticulture techniques. In competitive groups, students may work with sculpted vegetation, freeform designs, scaffolded surfaces, fences, trellises, roses, shade structures, and outdoor planting concepts.
Subjects covered may include propagation using vegetative and cloning techniques, including cuttings, dividing, layering, grafting, budding, and tissue culture techniques. Students may also explore pots, soils, planting, grafting, vegetative propagation, bonsai fruit trees, and the design and installation of drip irrigation systems.
Aerodynamics, Building & Applied Engineering
Age: 12+
Focus: Engineering, physics, construction, flight
If you are interested in engineering, aviation, physics, design, robotics, or simply love making things that actually work, this opportunity is for you. You will design, build, test, and improve hands-on engineering projects while discovering how science shows up in real objects, real movement, and real flight.
Possible projects include:
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designing and building a non-powered aircraft, or glider, with functioning control surfaces
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learning to “trim” and fly these crafts for optimal performance
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designing, building, trimming, and flying a powered aircraft using what they learned with the glider
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designing, building, and launching a ballistic rocket containing a functional recovery system
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designing, building, and sailing a wind-powered aquatic craft; with an approved plan, the craft may be life-sized
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kite building and flying, including kite geometry, trapezoids, quadrilaterals, pinwheels, box kites, parafoils, compound kites, and delta kites
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building and flying a drone
Swimming & Water Skills
Age: 12+
Focus: Water safety, physical activity, recreation
Stay active, cool off, and build confidence in the water this summer. In this module, you will participate in supervised swimming and water-based activities designed to help you strengthen your skills, enjoy time with friends, and add balance to your summer experience.
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swimming instruction
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freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and sidestroke
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supervised free play
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water sports
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snorkel-based diving activities
One World Enculturation
Age: 8+
Fee: Some excursions may require additional fees
Focus: Cultural awareness, communication, global perspective, local exploration
Step into new cultures, new perspectives, and new ways of seeing the world around you. In this program, you will build cultural sensitivity, strengthen your communication skills, and develop a broader global outlook through shared experiences with students from different backgrounds.
This program is especially recommended for visiting or exchange students, but it is also a great opportunity for local and domestic students who want to see their own community through a more global lens.
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On-campus Sample of Activity | Off-campus Day Trips | Overnight Excursions |
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Swimming Instruction | University of Arizona Campus Tour | Experience Southern Arizona in a kayak |
American pool games and activities | Arizona History Museum | · Patagonia Lake state park |
Basketball, Soccer, Track, Tennis, Volleyball | Pima Air & Space Museum | · Parker Lake |
Extended Lunch Hour Topics of Discussion | Titan Missile Museum | · Bear Wallow, Windy Point, Mount Lemon |
Chess, Checkers, GO, Backgammon | Sierrita Copper Mine | Rock Hounding |
Gardening/ Horticulture | Asarco Open Pit Copper Mine | Bisbee Copper Mine |
Team activities | Tohono O’odham Nation | Salt River Raft & Camp (add-on $285 for adults and $265 for youth) |
Aerodynamics, Horticulture | Navajo Nation Indian Reservation | |
Public Art traditions and activities | Sonoran Desert Museum | |
Saguaro National Park/ |
Note: The Salt River Raft & Camp Trip is available as an optional add-on experience for students and families. Youth participants ages 8–12 must weigh at least 50 lbs., and parent participation may be available. The trip includes rafting and camping in the Tonto National Forest / Salt River area, with a focus on outdoor adventure, nature, teamwork, and regional
Program Fee & Registration
Summer program fees vary based on session selection, program availability, and optional add-on activities.
Base Program Fee: $250 per student / session
Optional Add-On Fees:
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Babysitting Basics: $45
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Advanced Child Care Training: $45
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Salt River Raft & Camp Trip: $285 for adults and $265 for youth
For final availability, registration details, and current pricing, please contact Green Fields School.
Ready to make your summer count?
Inquire today to secure your spot in our 2026 programs.
Summer is short — make it count. Know what you want. Know what you need to get there.
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Tel: (520) 297-2288
Address: 6000 N Camino De La Tierra Tucson, AZ 85741
Website: https://www.greenfields.org