Director: Tyler Stampone | tyler.stampone@gacamp.org
New for 2012: We have added a 7th week of Day Camp
Shoot archery arrows, make jewelry, take a nature walk in the woods, launch a rocket, climb a rope ladder, catch a fish, play a game of soccer, learn Aikido and canoe in the Wissahickon Creek. This is just a glimpse of what you can do at our Traditional Day Camp program.
Campers are divided into troops of six to twelve children. Adult leaders instruct our specialty areas; arts and crafts, archery, swimming lessons, field games, tennis, nature, canoeing, and the challenge course. Every morning there is an instructional swim period in our 25-yard indoor pool and there is also a recreational swim period in the afternoon. Each week at Day Camp has a unique theme with both troop specific activities in the morning and all-camp group activities in the afternoon. (Check our web site for this year’s calendar!)
A typical afternoon includes a one-hour free choice period, where campers choose between several options ranging from; quiet games in the grove, capture the flag, fishing in the creek, Aikido, a Japanese self-defense art with our neighbor on Morris Road “The River of Life Martial Arts” and more. During the afternoon children participate alongside campers from other troops, including campers enrolled in Afternoon Day Camp.
*Creek Week - July 9-13 (Week 3)
*Carnival Week - July 16-20 (Week 4)