Knight Camp

Daily Schedule

Each day of the five day camp is focused around an aspect of knightly training, from martial skills such as the longsword, and sword and shield, to the practice of knightly virtues such as generosity and fairness. Students at Knight Camp will learn history, battlefield skills such as strategy and tactics, and the foundational knowledge that all knights possessed from heraldry to archery to medieval games.

Mondays through Thursdays run from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm with Fridays going until 4:00 pm. Before and after care are available at an additional charge, see below for more details.

Day 1

• Grappling
• Longsword part I
• Medieval Board Games part I

Day 2

• Longsword part II
• Quarterstaff part I
• Medieval Street Games

Day 3

• Quarterstaff part II
• Sword and Shield part I
• Medieval Board Games part II

Day 4

• Sword and Shield part II
• Martial Challenges
• Medieval Field Games

Day 5

• Melee
• Battles
• Grand Tournament and Parent Presentation

Knight Camp Ranks & Special Subjects

Students of Knight Camp advance their way through six ranks. Named for titles and stages of development in the training of knights and soldiers in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy, the ranks reflect a student’s physical abilities, martial skills, knowledge of materials taught in class, and practice of knightly virtues.

New students begin in the first rank, Paggio. Every time a student completes a week of Knight Camp, they have rise in rank. Knight Camp students study different academic subjects at different ranks:

1. Paggio (Page): Heraldry, History of the Sword
2. Armigero (Squire): Archery
3. Regazzo all’Armi (Gentleman/Gentlewoman-at-Arms): Armour
4. Spaddaccino (Swordsman/Swordswoman): Polearms, Tactics
5. Guardia (Guardsman/Guardswoman): Leadership, Courtly Grace I
6. Capitano (Captain) – Instruction, Courtly Grace II