Reading Quest provides three magical two-week-long structured literacy camps for students in Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) and Turquoise Trail Charter School in partnership with  Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences. We are extremely grateful to Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences for hosting our camps at their amazing school and beautiful campus for the past 11 years and supporting our programs in countless ways! 

During each of the past 11 years of camp, students have made, on average,
one year's growth  in reading during each two-week camp.  
​Click here to read the Reading is Magic Camp 2021 Evaluation Report for Camp Sessions 2 & 3

Each session includes a deep dive into the world of the Middle Ages, including a wide range of art and literacy activities, physical activities such as archery and chair jousting, and an original Reader's Theater movie.
(see examples below)

Each student works their way through the levels of the ‘Royal Road’ and earns points by demonstrating perseverance and kindness via the student created 'Royal Code', to eventually become a knight, a princess, or a prince.

Every day the students learn new phonics rules and reading strategies as they gain confidence in reading, using song and American Sign Language. They read aloud to teachers, play phonics-based active games and board games, such as Reading Baseball, Around the World, Word Jousting, Knights & Castles,
​Vocabulary Twister, Reading Jenga, and the Nitro Reading Road Race Game. 

Teachers may refer students by completing a
Reading is Magic Summer Camp Teacher Referral Form.

2023 Camp Dates
June 19-30, July 10-21 and July 24-August 4

Reading is Magic Session 3 Movie (July 25 - Aug. 5, 2022)
Kingdom of the Magic Crystal Strawberry Dragons

Reading is Magic Camp Slideshow Session 3 
July 25- August 5, 2022

Reading is Magic Camp Session 2 Movie (July 11-22, 2022)
Kingdom of the Moon Crystal Dragons

Reading is Magic Camp Session 2
Slideshow July 11-22, 2022

Reading is Magic Camp Session 2: Contra Dance Class

Reading is Magic Camp Slideshow Session 1
​ June 25-July 1, 2022

Reading is Magic Camp Session 1 Movie (6/25-7/1/22)
The Kingdom of the Red Moon Phoenix

Reading is Magic Camp Film
Session 3  July 26-August 5, 2021
Kingdom of the Reading Dragon Quest
​ The Case of the Missing Angels

 Reading is Magic Camp Slideshow July 26- August 5, 2021

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Click here to read the Reading is Magic Camp 2021 Evaluation Report
​for Camp Sessions 2 & 3

Reading is Magic Film for Camp Session 2: July 12-23, 2021
​Kingdom of the Magic Book of Hope

Reading is Magic Camp Slideshow
Camp Session: July 12-23, 2021

Reading is Magic Middle School Performance:
Kingdom of the Magical Firefoxes
Thank you to Fox Clan Productions for filming and editing our show!

Reading is Magic Middle School Camp Slideshow
​June 21-July 2, 2021

Our wonderful, fully vaccinated 2021 Reading is Magic Camp Staff!
We had an incredible summer with our wonderful staff & students!
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 2020 Reading is Wild Summer Camp

200 Reading Quest students attended our month long Reading is Wild summer program online during which students delved into learning about wild animals alongside customized phonics instruction. Our teen staff delivered 800 bags of books, art supplies and prizes to our students as they progressed from Animal Friend to Animal Whisperer to Animal Caretaker and finally, Animal Expert.

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2020 Reader's Theater Camp

14 Reading Quest students attended our Reader's Theater Summer Camp during
​which they helped create a play and performed it online. 
​Check out their performance below!

2019 Kingdom of the Dragon Knights of Starry Light
Reading is Magic Camp at Sweeney Slideshow (click here)

The Reading is Magic Summer Camps are a collaboration between Reading Quest, ​Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences (SFSAS) and Santa Fe Public Schools.  

The theme "Reading is Magic" is supported by a focus on the Middle Ages which is integrated into all camp activities. The learning centers and reading materials provide opportunities to engage in a variety of learning modalities so that every child is reached and supported.

​Over the past 8 summers, students have made, on average, slightly more than one year's growth in reading during each two week summer camp. We would be happy to share our 2019 evaluations with you upon request.

Reading is Magic Camp at SFSAS: Slideshow 

Reading is Magic Mystery Camp at Meow Wolf

Thank you Meow Wolf for sponsoring our Magical Mystery Camp!  Meow Wolf also donated free passes for our camp staff and all of our camper's families!  We are grateful for your kindness and generosity, and for the beautiful short film you made about us.

We love Meow Wolf!

Check out these videos from past Reading is Magic Camps!
2019: Kingdom of the Little Dragon Friends Play
2018: Kingdom of the Dragons of Magical Reading
2017: ​Reading is Magic Song and What I've Learned