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Our curriculum centers around nature themes, coinciding with related weekly field trips. Some of the field trips planned for this summer are strawberry picking, canoeing, and visiting Kensington Metropark. We hope to provide children with many of the quintessential camp experiences.

All of the traditional camp arts, crafts, games, and sports are included in our curriculum. Children are encouraged to participate in the planning of activities in order to accommodate their individual and group interests. The camp day is a good mix of teacher-directed and self-directed activities. It includes a choice time as well as a group time based on age. This gives the younger children a much needed opportunity to connect with a single teacher and the older children a chance to work on more advanced long term projects. We are committed to a quality and fun summer camp program!

Snack/Choice/ Long-term projects 7:30 - 10:30am	We offer a light nutritious snack consisting of 2 of the four food groups and 100% juice. Children can come to the snack table at any point while snack is open. Choice time activities include board and card games, arts and crafts activities, books to read, and blocks, Legos etc. from the manipulatives cart. All of these things are easily accessible to children to use at any time. Each week we have different long term projects (for example, tie dyeing, soap making, pottery). These projects are available for one entire week and children have many opportunities throughout the day to participate if they choose.
Gym/Outside opens by 9:30am	A counselor takes children to the gym or outside to play organized games or free time. This is a choice; not all kids have to go. We have our own sports equipment for kids to choose from (balls, hula hoops, jump ropes etc.)
Get together 10:45 - 11am	Choice spaces close and the entire camp gathers for a large group activity or game.
Small Group Time and group field trips 11am - 12 noon	Children go from Get Together to Group Time with their counselors. Groups are divided by grade. This is a time when children participate in a planned activity with their small group. Each week we take a field trip (for example, strawberry picking, Black Pond, canoeing) During this time kids board an AAPS bus and leave for their trip. Children on field trips return by 12:00 for lunch. Half the camp goes one day, and the other half goes another day during that week. Click here for more information.
Mid-day pickup 12 noon	Pickup for morning-only campers.
Lunch 12 noon - 1pm	Please send a prepared bag lunch and a beverage with your child each day. We eat outside on blankets when the weather permits. There is no refrigeration available for lunches. A cold pack in the lunch box is suggested.
Get ready for Swim 1pm	All the children get their bathing suits and sunscreen on, and gather all their things (towels, goggles, etc.) We walk to Buhr Pool. Campers should bring a swim suit and labeled towel daily.
Swim 1:50 - 3:50pm	Children swim for about 2 hours. We get out of the pool at 3:50 and walk back to camp. See our swim page for more information.
Change/Snack/ Choice/Long term projects 4:15pm	Children have the opportunity to change their clothes as soon as we get back. Snack is ready when we arrive back at camp.
Clean up/ Gym or outside closed 5pm	We clean up and play quiet activities until parents arrive.
Camp closes 5:30pm	All children have been picked up.