About our Camp

Our mission is to provide a structured summer program for students who require more than traditional environments can offer. At Excel Learning Academy, we believe challenging behavior is not something to avoid, fear, or view negatively. It is something to understand.

Our program is grounded in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles and focuses on building:

• Emotional regulation

• Self-advocacy
• Communication skills
• Social awareness
• Confidence
• Independence

• Positive staff rapport

Our summer program blends structured academic instruction, social-emotional learning, and supervised recreation within a predictable daily schedule.

Each week includes:

• Individualized academic skill-building
• Social skills and communication practice
• Executive functioning and independence tasks
• Movement and outdoor activities
• Collaborative group activities
• Supervised recreational time

Activities are intentionally designed to build cooperation, flexibility, problem-solving, and recovery after setbacks — not simply to keep students busy.

Students benefit from a consistent schedule to the day, clear transitions, and supportive adult guidance throughout all activities.

All staff at ELA are trained in approved behavior management strategies that consist of a variety of ABA principles geared towards teaching our students coping skills, independence, and how to advocate for themselves. Our behavior management strategies include proactive and reactive procedures that are tailored to each student and designed in a manner to promote long-term success. Our ABA team at ELA provides ongoing monitoring and evaluation of each student to ensure any behavior intervention strategies being used are effective and accepted.

When challenges arise, our focus is on teaching replacement skills, reinforcing de-escalation, and maintaining safety — not sending students home as a default response. Safety remains our priority at all times, and our staffing model is designed to provide the supervision and support necessary to address behavioral intensity appropriately.

Our goal is long-term skill development, independence, self-advocacy, and stability — not short-term compliance.

ELA also welcomes outside therapies to assist during camp hours with written approval from the camper's family and ELA administrative staff.

Location and Hours

2566 SR 60 Valrico, FL 33594

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Aftercare (until 5:30 pm) may be available upon request, pending interest. If interested, please reach out.

Who We Serve

Our school serves students ages 6-15, with academic and social instruction designed for those functioning at a Kindergarten-3rd grade level. If you're unsure whether our program is the right fit, please contact us!

Tuition and Fees

One-time, non-refundable enrollment fee: $50 

Weekly rate (standard): $200

Weekly rate (tier 1): $250 

Weekly rate (tier 2): $300

Tuition payments are non-refundable. Tiers are determined based on the intensity of behavior support required for each camper and are communicated to families ahead of time. Excel Learning Academy reserves the right to increase a camper’s tiered rate if more behavioral support is required than initially anticipated. Please be sure to provide detailed information on your child so we can best prepare the proper level of support for all campers’ safety. 

Please feel free to share our donation link to help keep our camp cost-effective!

We take Step Up For Students Scholarship! 

Snacks and lunch are not provided. Please pack your child's lunch and be sure to include plenty of water! ELA may provide additional snacks and treats during special events or activities.

The staff at ELA are an integral part of the success of our program. All ELA staff have undergone thorough training in basic behavior principles, ELA's behavior philosophy, and our predefined procedures for managing challenging behaviors. With continuous supervision and performance monitoring, our staff ensure the seamless implementation of our program's core values and strategies. Our staff have gone through a FDLE background check and are also certified in Safety Care Crisis Prevention and De-Escalation Strategies.