Day Camp
Our Day Camp program provides an appealing mix of traditional camp activities and present-day favorites. The core program includes on-site swimming, riding, ponies, sports, nature, arts and crafts, dance, music, creative dramatics, and canoeing. Campers in Middle Camp and Upper Camp are also offered archery, ceramics, karate, cooperative games, flagpole, and optional overnight campouts. Campers in Upper Camp are scheduled for day-long field trips about once every two weeks.
Additional resources and staff are provided to our four and five year old campers. They have a homeroom space, or base camp, of their own. Rooms are furnished and equipped with age-appropriate activities that can be used during free periods. The rooms also share an outdoor, fenced playground for Lower Camper use only. Each Lower Camp group is supervised not only by a team of counselors, but also a “Lower Camp Specialist,” a fully-trained educator.
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Specialty Camps
Specialty Camp programs combine a half-day of activity in a specific interest area and a half-day of Regular Camp activity. Specialty activity is normally scheduled for the morning, unless an additional group is formed due to high interest in the program. Campers enjoy all of the Regular Camp programs the other half of the day, but do not participate in instructional swims. Annual Specialty Camp programs include, The Naturalists, Karate Kids, Riding Camp, SummerSports, SummerStage, SummerStudio, Digital Video Arts, and the Camper/Counselor-in-Training Program.
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- Click HERE to see us in action. Watch a brief video of the Barrie Camp.
The American Camp Association, the organization that provides us with guidance and helps us to better understand best practices, can also be an important resource for parents who are considering a camp for their child. The A.C.A. maintains a separate website for parents to provide useful and universal information, including how to choose the right camp for their child. We recommend this website and hope that you will use it: www.campparents.org