Summer Camp At SKYLAKE YOSEMITE CAMP

As they say...

“Skylake, it’s the place to be!
Skylake, it’s for you and me!”

The old time song from yesteryear still rings true today!

At Skylake, campers pick their own activities and set their own schedules each week which gives children the flexibility to do as they choose while also providing them with great diversity to learn new skills.

The pace of a day is as active or slow paced as a camper desirers which makes Skylake a unique setting in which all campers can thrive.

First Activity period starts at 9am, followed by 2nd and 3rd Activities at 10 and 11am. Following Lunch and Siesta, depending on the day, campers either enjoy a chosen activity with their cabin mates or open swim time at the docks. For more detail on the structure of a day, visit Schedule.

“The Docks”… Skylake’s Waterfront on Bass Lake
Skylake's large private dock is located on a quiet cove on Bass Lake. It's a short walk down their "swim trail" from the main part of camp. Here, campers swim in a warm-water lake with an enclosed dock area which is great for their younger swimmers. Waterfront activities are among the favorites at camp! Camp ski boats take campers out on the lake for waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing and their ever popular "Banana Boat" ride. Camper can also choose a slightly more relaxed water sport and have great fun teaming up in their canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards or taking swim lessons. Free swim and dock relaxation are available every day for all campers.

Land Activities … Up at Camp
Skylake’s land includes a multi-purpose field for soccer and baseball, a horse arena with miles of forest service land trails to explore, crafts building with every art project imaginable, a ceramics room with wheels and kiln, archery range, challenge ropes course, multi-sided climbing tower, basketball, sand volleyball, tennis courts, and endless other activities…like guitar classes and drama. And, there are plenty of mountain bikes for out-of-camp rides on neighboring single track and fire roads. After dinner each evening, campers are able to take part in twilight sports activities before gathering at their amphitheater like Campfire Circle for nightly campfire…a storied Skylake tradition…with skits, camp songs and games. Throughout the day there are always scheduled flex times as well so campers can relax and enjoy the slow pace of Summer Camp life and a bit of free play.

Day Trips and Backpack Outings
With Yosemite National Park in Skylake's "backyard" and the beautiful Ansel Adams Wilderness high-country close by, day trips and backpack trips are scheduled almost daily for those campers desirous of getting out of camp and experiencing the great outdoors. Day trips into Yosemite Valley and hikes up the mist trail to the top of Vernal Falls is a treasured outing that results in great stories and beautiful photos. Their two night backpack trips to such treats as Jackass Lakes and Madera Peak are a wonderful way for campers to really experience outdoor living and cooking. Friendship bonds really strengthen on such excursions and campers seem to come back to camp with a heightened sense and a deeper appreciation for the wilderness. Overnight camp outs to local treasures such as Whiskey Falls are also a treat for younger campers not quite ready for an extended back packing trip. Overnights are also available to older campers as well!

Special Days and So Much More…
Throughout any given week at Skylake, camp breaks into an all inclusive activity whether it be a Special Day such as Wild West Day, a camp dance out under the stars, and of course their nightly campfire. Everyone in camp is somehow involved in the same agenda and it’s amazing to see such cohesion!

So much goes into the meaning of the word “magic” when campers and alumni use the word to describe Skylake. Unique events such as early morning wake ups for the optional “width of the lake swim” or Sunday’s “Cabin Walk Suppers”, to the ever treasured Sunday morning Skytime when camp gathers and shares stories about the week. The list goes on and on…and so does the magic!

Note: If you have questions regarding the camp program or the daily life at Skylake, contact Adrienne Portnoy-Durgin at adrienne@skylake.com or the Director, Jeff Portnoy at jeff@skylake.com
If you have questions about the enrollment process or registration dates, contact Natalie Monsalve at natalie@skylake.com.
Please visit the website for online enrollment or request information.
Contact: SKYLAKE YOSEMITE CAMP
37976 Road 222 • Wishon, California 93669
Phone: 559-642-3720 • Fax: 559-642-3395

Summer Camp At Camp Galileo

Imagine a summer camp your kids love where they find themselves engrossed in art projects, science challenges and outdoor activities that make them laugh, think and express themselves with complete freedom. That’s the kind of camp Galileo is. But under the surface, there’s something deeper going on.
Their curriculum team spends thousands of hours developing creatively fertile themes, activities and majors. They interview thousands of applicants to find the most talented counselors and instructors and they combine those two essential elements to introduce kids to a third an innovation process inspired by the one developed at the Stanford d.school.
The result is a Summer Camp experience kids love, that has a deep and lasting impact they and you will begin to appreciate more and more as they develop.

Camp Galileo: The themes are adapted to be irresistibly engaging for three age groups:

• Nebulas: pre-K to K
• Stars: 1st and 2nd graders
• Supernovas: 3rd to 5th graders

Summer Quest : 5th - 8th grades

Note: On the site, you can learn more about this experience, find all the practical details you’re looking for and sign up for camp.
Contact:
Galileo Learning
1021 3rd Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Call:1-800-854-3684 /1-510-595-7293
Email:info@galileo-camps.com 

Camp Lake Stephens Summer Camp

The new schedule is out!  Please see it for new camps that we will be offering this summer.  Age-level camp pages will be updated in the next few weeks, so check back soon for more details!

For Over 60 years, Camp Lake Stephens Summer Camp has touched thousands of lives. Over that time, the activities offered have expanded and varied, while the spiritual heart of camp has stayed the same. Their goal during summer is to show all the children and youth that come to Camp Lake Stephens the love that God has for them while teaching the importance of living in community with one another to build up the Body of Christ.

Camp Lake Stephens provides campers an opportunity to enjoy a variety of activities in a caring environment.  Campers participate in activities such as swimming, rappelling, archery, canoeing, kayaking, high ropes, disc golf, arts and crafts, ultimate frisbee, high ropes, and wilderness survival. 

Campers also enjoy hiking, playing in the creek, campfires, outdoor cooking, family group activities, and total group games.  Through their reinvigorated summer schedule, campers now get to participate in ALL of the activities provided by CLS (including our new ZIP LINE!).  Each day, campers will experience God through devotions, praise and worship, and quiet time in an opportunity reinforce an opportunity for campers to sense God in some way.  All campers will stay in one of their air-conditioned cabins with a highly-trained, certified counselor.  Each cabin houses 7 campers and 1 counselor.

In their third summer are the Treehouses, rustic cabins by the lake that offer campers an opportunity to rough it during Adventure Camp or Treehouse Camp.  Their Adventure Camp program continues to expand, and will offer a new option of spelunking (cave hiking) fly-fishing, canoeing, and rafting.  All camps have an available early bird rate, which offers a lower rate for camps if registered by March 22, 2013.

Note: Be sure to register for all of these camps early, because once they fill up they are out of room!

When you register online, make sure to take the opportunity to donate anything you can (every penny helps!) to the pool fund or the parking lot fund.

For online registration and summer 2013 schedule kindly visit their website while also contact:

Rockin Party With The Funky Divas And Dudes

Funky Divas & Dudes have created a magical world where children can let their personalities shine! By learning a dance routine in completion and performing it for an audience, children acquire the self confidence needed to help them grow. Funky Divas & Dudes help children increase their self-esteem, gain better interactive social skills, improve their concentration, coordination, and balance all the while having a fun, positive experience! The Funky Divas & Dudes team are a group of role models who are not only energetic, smart, fun-loving, outgoing, independent, stylish, and talented, but also possess a high self esteem, producing confidence through their contagious smiles! Be assured your children will learn and grow mentally and physically, while getting the praise and recognition they deserve.

Moreover, helping kids stay fit, and have a positive body image empowers them to reach their utmost potential! Research indicates that students involved in afterschool or extracurricular programs get better grades, have a greater interest in school, and have enormous hopes for the future!

Their company stays current and aware of the latest, hippest, trends in music, television and film, making it timeless with extensive possibilities to many age groups.

Funky Divas & Dudes stay current in what’s HOT and what’s NOT through energetic and fun dance classes at elementary schools, Performance Art Camps and Birthday Parties!

Note: For more detailed information and Summer Camp enrollment form kindly visit the website or Contact:
310-838-8387
info@funkydivasanddudes.com
1302 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Life at Camp Vacamas

Life at the Summer Camp at Cam vacamas goes like this:

7:00 – Wake up - Rise and shine, time for another beautiful day in New Jersey!

7:45 to 8:15 – Round up – This was by far my favourite part of the day, everyone gathers on the ball field first thing in the morning. As a Division Head it was my responsibility to lead the repeat after me and act extra crazy first thing in the morning. Singing in front of 60 crazy kids each morning was quite the wakeup call!

8:30 to 9:00 – Breakfast - After 30 minutes of me screaming, shouting and pretending to be Mr. Alligator it is time for some breakfast. Usually bagels with cream cheese, eggs, toast or (and I have never understood the appeal of it) peanut butter and jelly. Yuck!

9:15 to 9:45 – Clean up - During this 30 minutes the campers are taken back to their bunks to clean up. During this time I would go round each bunk and make sure everything was okay and if the counsellor needed any supplies for the rest of the day.

10:00 to 12:00 – Activities – During this time the counsellors would be taking their campers for different activities. These ranged from soccer (get used to calling football soccer guys), basketball, dodge ball, arts and crafts, dressing up, song writing, cray fishing or even just hiking to the local haunted camp site! As a Division Head I would supervise these activities and get involved as much as I can!

12:15 to 1:00 – Lunch time – After the kids have been running about all morning they get pretty hungry so lunch is almost like refuelling the campers. Lunch was usually tuna fish, egg salad, grill cheese (THE BEST THING EVER!). Meal times is a great time to talk to the kids and get to know them better.

1:15 to 2:15 – Rest Hour – During the afternoon in New Jersey it gets redonkulously hot so we take this time to chill in the cabins. The kids will either have a nap, play board games or if they are lucky play top trumps, which are worth their weight in gold on camp!

2:30 to 3:30 – Swimming – During this hour the campers would have both instructional and recreational swimming. Counsellors will be in the water with their campers helping the lifeguard with their lesson. I would be in the water helping the life guards with any difficult campers.

3:45 to 4:00 – Juice Call – Next is juice call, this is when we sit the kids down in the shade and have some water and fruit. This keeps the campers energy up and keeps them hydrated.

4:15 to 5:15 – Activities – Yup more activities, more running about, more madness and craziness. I would take this time to plan our divisional mass activity “mass attack” which takes part later that night.

5:30 to 6:30 – Dinner – Best meal of the day which could be pizza, tacos, sloppy joes, hamburgers, noodles or pasta. After everyone has cleared their tables I will start singing more repeat after me songs, more divisional pride songs and of course the classic “WE WANT FREE HOUR!” By the end of dinner you should have no voice left!

6:45 – 8:00 – Free Hour – Free hour is when the campers get to pick what activities that they do.
Counsellors will be on post running games of soccer, basketball or softball. There will also be counsellors at our play ground, nature lodge, farm and library so the campers can chill there. As a Division Head I would “powerfully roam” through all these activities making sure that the campers where behaving their self’s.

8:00 – 9:00 – Mass attack – This is an activity for the whole division to take part in and is planned during the day. It will often be themed and would often be designed to tire the campers out just before they go to bed. Mass attacks include square dances, quidditch, drive in movie night, a rocket launch or ninja attack!

9:15 – 9:45 – Bedtime – Bedtime at camp means milk and cookies and bedtime stories. As a Division Head I would go and say good night to every camper in my division (over 60) and ask them what their highs and lows of the day. After the campers have been put to bed, and you’re not on duty, the night is your to go to the staff lodge to watch a dvd, chill in the gym or just get a good night’s sleep. You will need your sleep because you will need to get up and do it all over again tomorrow!

Note: For more information and registration kindly contact:
Vacamas Summer Programs for Youth, 256 Macopin Road, West Milford, NJ 07480, Phone: 973-838-0492
Email: info@vacamas.com

Summer Camp At The Livingston County Camp Fair

Join them for free at their second annual Summer Camp Fair which takes place on February 23, 2013 - 10:00am – 2:00pm with  Livingston Parent Journal at The Commons,7526 W. Grand River, Michigan, Brighton,48114 Meet representatives from 20-30 local camps and ask all your questions. Moreover, provide your child with everlasting memories of a lifetime and give you a much needed rest during your child’s summer break. Email or call with questions, or visit facebook.com/events/585426388139719/?fref=ts

Summer Camp At The Livingston County Camp Fair

The following are the additional information for your assistance:

Web Address: http://livingstonparentjournal.com/2013/01/26/livingston-county-camp-fair
Contact Name: Rick McGarry
Contact Phone: 866.806.1680
Contact E-mail: rick@livingstonparentjournal.com

Camping At The Chicagoland Speedway 2013

America’s premier electronic dance music event producer, Insomniac, announces that Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) will be adding a new festival on the road to EDC Las Vegas with a stop in Chicago during Memorial Day Weekend 2013. EDC Chicago will be held at the Chicagoland Speedway on May 24, 25 & 26, 2013 and tickets to this highly anticipated inaugural event go on sale January 23, 2013 at 12 p.m. Central Time.

Moreover, EDC Chicago is the latest addition to Insomniac’s roster of Electric Daisy Carnival festivals which includes stops in New York, Puerto Rico, Orlando and Las Vegas - which is Insomniac’s largest production both in scale and attendance.

All fans that purchase the camping/festival option will be permitted to go back and forth between the festival and campgrounds throughout the entire weekend.

Campers will be able to start setting up their camps on Thursday May 23rd. To access the campgrounds fans must purchase the camping/festival package. Quantities are limited!

Dream Job Offers In Summer Camps

Summer camps offer various job opportunity to young people who are focused. In fact every summer this could be an ideal way to earn for many. Year after year the experience brings in lot of commitment in the job seekers that at times this experience gives an entry to much lucrative careers. Summer camps job apart from getting good contacts this could also aid in the professional and personal development of an individual.

The most common jobs are camp counselors or the guides. They are the single point contacts to the campers. From waking them up in the morning and helping them through out the day, including seeing them off to bed is a part of their daily routine.

An added expertise to entertain the campers or with novel ideas to engross them, could toss the recruitment in the applicant's favor.

Any particular expertise would also help the aspirant to be considered as a faculty for the camp. This would automatically fetch more revenue. Most camp organizers need faculty members with necessary training in safety procedures and first aid.

A teaching aid must be equipped with the art of making learning fun-filled and must be compatible with the camp needs. On the whole, lucrative opportunity is just a call away, enjoy while earning is the motto of jobs in Summer Camps.

A Tribute To Louise McCracken

The San Rafael basketball Summer Camp organized by the McCraken has put up its notification about the proposed fifty first McCracken Basketball camp which shall be tribute to the organizer Louise McCracken who had strive hard for the organization along with her family. Louise passed away in December last year.

The motto of the camp is, 'Two goals of the camp have been that each camper should have fun and learn to become the best player that he or she can possibly be. We continue to work towards these two goals in every camp activity' as announced by the present camp director Todd German.

Though there are approximately 25 camps organized across the country, the San Rafael is the largest camp network in America and is the licensed operator of NIKE sports. McCracken has a rich heritage in successfully conducting camps since 1975. 

The mission statement of McCracken Basketball camp is 'to shape a lifelong enjoyment of athletics through high quality sports education and skill enhancement.'

Fine Tune Acting Skills With Phoenixvilles Firebird Theatre

Firebrand Theatres, a non profit community that is serving around Phoenixville has come up, this summer with two interesting summer camps for kids and teens. The venue would be at the prestigious Colonial theatres on the Bridge street and each of the camp would have a live show performed at the renowned stage with in where family and friends of the campers would be invited to show-case their new talents.

The first two-week Summer Camp is ideal for kids aged 7 to 12 years and shall kick start on June 17 and wind up on 28. They would be taught extensively by professional drama teachers, in basic singing, acting and dancing skills. In addition to this the campers would get an insight on how these arts are combined in a theatrical production. The camp shall end with a short musical presentation of 'Cinderella Kids.'

The second two-week camp will commence on 15 July and will run through August 02. It is ideal for students aged between 7 to eighteen years. The emphasis in this camp would be mainly on musical theatre skills as well as blocking, costuming and props. The camp shall end with a a full-scale production of 'The Little Mermaid Jr.'

Soccer Summer Camps For Teens In Lowa

University of Iowa women's soccer team's annual summer camps  the Elite Skills Camp and the Hawkeye Summer Camps have opened up registrations. Both the camps that have different schedules are directed by head coach Ron Rainey. An ideal opportunity to vibe with the top professionals of the game. The four day coaching camp would be held at the country's finest soccer facilities.

The first on is the Hawkeye Summer Camp conducted in two schedules. The June schedule would be between 3-7, while the July one between 14-17. Camps would be held at the  Iowa Soccer Complex. Girls and boys who are in the age groups 5-18 years of age are eligible for the training. The camp highlights are technical development stations, team and tactical training and match-related activities. In addition to the regular training, campers can take home  a souvenir of  camp T-shirt and camp soccer ball.

The other one is the Elite Skills Camp for Girls of ages 10-18 and boys of 10-14 groups. It is conducted between July 14-17.  The camp mainly deals with the player's capability of handling a challenging and complex curriculum. It will be held at the Iowa Soccer Complex and Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center.

Wolf Camp Wolf College

Some children relish every moment they are away from home, exercising their independence. But for many, homesickness is an issue whether they admit to it or not. I never admitted being homesick as a child, because that didn’t describe what I was feeling. I was just plain lonely, and unable to connect well with people away from home, probably because my family didn’t operate on an emotional level, so I never opened up about how I was feeling.

But with the help of people I met, going away from home helped me learn how to express my true self and how to let others get emotionally close to me. That’s the real beauty of Summer Camp for me: seeing kids grow emotionally. The games, the art, and the outdoor skills that children learn are super, yet the essence of the camp experience is maturity that the children gain through comraderies with other campers and counselors who are committed to the same challenging situations they are. To find the best camp for your child, and to prepare for the emotional challenges that he or she should find there, research the many choices which are available and take care to ensure that the camp activities are appropriate. If your child isn’t comfortable staying overnight with a friend, or hasn’t spent a few nights away from home before, don’t have him or her start with an extended overnight camp unless you can be allowed to also spend the night if necessary. Think about whether your child is ready for t h e physical, social, mental, a n demotional challenges they need to face, and ask the camp director if he or she truly believes your child will be successful. Ask what kind of training they give their counselors around the issue of boundaries, and what kind of risk management training they receive to prevent problems, and how a balance between challenge and rest. Ask what kind of jokes and stories are told at camp, and how such things are monitored. As you know, the location, cost, and length of stay also must be appropriate. Make sure you are comfortable with the spiritual motivation behind a camp, and investigate its conditions, supervision and safety procedures. And especially in this era of headlines and bullet points, you really need to read the camp website and preparatory materials from beginning to end in order to understand all the information. Here are some specific things you can do with your child once you’ve chosen your camp:

• Discuss with your child in advance what the sleeping arrangements will be like, with whom they will be sleeping;
• Discuss what the daily schedule is, and what happens in case someone gets sick or injured.
• Discuss homesickness and loneliness, and encourage your child to share his or her feelings, and to remember that those the feelings are natural, and that they will pass. It can help to pack a photo or stuffed animal for your child to bring to camp.
• Have your child make a list of concerns or curiosities about camp, then address any questions.
• Show your excitement for what your child is going to learn and experience, and go do an activity together which is similar to something the camp
offers.
• Tell your child lovingly but briefly that you are allowing (not sending) him or her to go to camp, that “I will miss you, but I have 100% confidence in you” and in the counselors at camp.
• When your child calls during camp, don’t get into problems at home, and don’t mention fun activities the child may be missing. Instead, just relate your daily home routine, and then ask what the schedule at camp was that day and will be for the next day.
Finally, an important, and often overlooked, aspect to camp is a healthy form of integration after returning home. Campers may be shocked at how they look in he mirror -- usually more vibrant if they’ve spent a lot of time outdoors, especially in a wilderness setting. They may not know what to do with themselves after the many days packedfull of constant scheduled activities and continual learning. And they will probably be extremely tired, both physically and emotionally from the demands of camp. Have their favorite meal prepared the day after they return home, and plan extra sleep-in time. Then provide an activity on the day after camp that will help them transition from the constant stimulation of camp, to something active but familiar, such as a sport they enjoy. And most important, give them time to tell you and as many people as possible the stories from their Summer Camp experience. Storytelling is the ultimate form of integration, and it is key to a health camp experience.

Even more, sit down with your children to journal about what it was like coming back from camp, or have them create an art project about it, such as composing a song, writing a poem, or painting a “before and after” picture of themselves. If they want, prominently display any certificates, photos, ribbons, or other memorabilia they received from camp. And above all, tell them how happy you are that you are together again, hug them and say “I love you”.

Chris Chisholm leads every camp week of the summer with his wife Kim, sharing skills and stories of the Naturalist, Tracker, Herbalist, Scout, Hunter, Artisan & Pioneer. Check out www.wolfcamp.com

July 1-6, 2012: Backpacking into Wolf Country;
July 8-13, 2012: Trackers of the Animal Kingdom Adventures to the Pland World;
July 22-27, 2012: Survivors Side of the Mountain Herbal House in the Big Woods
July 29 - Aug 3: Secrets of the Ancient Scout Herbal Medicine Family Camp
August 12-17: Stone Age Artisans Natural Arts & Music Camp
August 19-24: Epic Fishing Camp Blue Skye Family Farm Camp
November 2 0-25, 2012 : Mississippi Delta & Gulf Coast cology starting in New Orleans West Coast Summer Camps
Holiday Teen & Family Camps around the US:
Dec 26-31, 2012 : Winter with the Wolves in the north woods of Wisconsin
Feb 17-22, 2013 : Mojave Desert Tracking, Birding, Plants & Survival near Los Angeles
Mar 24-29, 2013 : Birds & Buds of Dunes & Canyonlands in Washington & Oregon

A Regular Day At The Camp

Camp America is the best past time endorsed by loyal kids, year after year. Summer camps are a part of the rich American tradition, since centuries. Camps are to bring out the exuberance in  children. The kids require undivided attention from parents, but unfortunately that is not happening. Due to hectic schedules the kids suffer loneliness and get stuck to the gizmos.

Reports state that the average citizen seems to have lesser friends and these camps help building new ones. Amidst hectic activity in concrete jungles and virtually wired with social networking, real friends are a rare commodity and that would in turn lead to nonreturnable solitude.

Summer camps are the best venues to develop bonding across diverse backgrounds and some of them last for a life.

Far from the humming mobiles, hooting vehicle horns, social chats and all the laziness that is found in the chaotic world will be well compensated in the after school hours in summers.

The sunrise, sunset, serene locations, flowing streams, an occasional sound of an owl or a cricket and lots more to understand and enjoy in camps.

All it takes is to plan the budget, visit CampNavigator.com and check for the camps of interest in the near vicinity. There is a camp for everyone on the camp guide which is sure to inspire and interest the seekers.

Camp Lifestyle Conditions

Camp lifestyle conditions set forth 

All summer camps do have their own set of conditions set forth, which must be strictly followed in the camp days. Though these vary from the way we live at homes, they are essential to create a discipline in life, another advantage in camp culture.

Campers must stay with in the vicinity of the supervision staff where ever they are. All the personal items of the campers must be marked with the first initial and last name. Proper dressing is a must, while footwear matching the occasion is mandatory at all times. Campers, especially kids must be  wash room behavioral savvy.

Keep electronic items at home to enjoy the camps more but if it is a night camp then carry only essentials and keep them under security. Normally I pods, electronic games, water guns, pocket knifes, etc are not allowed in many day camps.

Communication decency must be strictly adhered to at the venue or in the dormitory. Profanity, abusive language, off-color jokes or fighting must be refrained during the entire sessions. Most camps make it compulsory for the parent to realize that failing in any of these, the camper would be entitled to be expelled from the camp.