DAY & SLEEPAWAY CAMPS
Read Gay Parent magazine's list of quick descriptions of day and sleepaway camps for your child.
Day Camp
Summer Fenn Day Camp
Summer Fenn Day Camp is for girls and boys ages 5-15 and is accredited by ACA. What makes Summer Fenn such a wonderful experience? A wonderful staff! Their talent, energy, experience, and dedication are absolutely unmatched! Most are teaching professional and college aged student studying education or recreation. Our facilities include a heated swimming pool, 35’ climbing tower, high and low ropes course, woodworking shop, ceramics studio, photography and dark room, air-conditioned classrooms, state of the art performance hall and gymnasiums. General Camp is offered in single week sessions. The schedule changes weekly to encourage campers to join us for multiple weeks. Electives are offered each afternoon to give campers a ton of choices while here at camp. We also offer special programs for a full or half day. Programs include Drama, Musical, Lego Robotics, Woodworking, Ceramics, 35mm photography, Video Production, Horseback Riding, Golf and many more. Our Day Tripper Adventure programs is available to our older campers, where they will explore places around New England including; Duck Tours, White Water Rafting, the Beach, Alpine Slides and tons more! Hot lunch is served daily. Transportation is available from surrounding towns. Visit us at www.summerfenn.org
Sleepaway Camps
Camp Common Ground
Come to Common Ground Center this summer for a weeklong or weekend family camp vacation in beautiful Vermont.
CCG, now in its 15th year, welcomes people of all ages, lifestyles, ethnicities, abilities and economic backgrounds. In addition to our traditional family camps which emphasize fun, the arts and community, we offer family camps focused on Chinese culture, families affected by autism, homeschoolers, and African dancing and drumming,
Our camps offer fabulous adult programs in the morning focusing on the arts, wellness, and nature taught by experts in their craft while kids are entertained by counselors in traditional camp fun. Afternoons are for mixed age activities including arts, music, swimming and exploring 700 acres of fields, mountains and the creek. Intermingled are 3 delicious vegetarian meals. Special diets can be accommodated. Nights include more multi age activities such as African dancing, camp fires and games.
Anya, a previous board member, states, "Plenty of spaces simply claim to be open to gay and lesbian families, but Camp Common Ground truly achieves the integrated, open and affirming community so many of us hope to create."
Site rental is available for your own programs, weddings, reunions, meetings or other events.
Check out our website today at www.cgcvt.org. We look forward to seeing you this summer!
Camp Hawkeye
Camp Hawkeye is a traditional style coed residential camp for eight to sixteen year olds that maintains an organizational commitment to creating a diverse community. Our active trips-based program includes campers and staff from a variety of geographic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. Our rustic campus overlooks Lake Kanasatka in the central lakes region of New Hampshire. Minutes south of White Mountain National Forest our program provides the backdrop for an unforgettable summer experience. Come and share with us; live, learn, and play with people both very much like and totally different than you. Visit our web site www.camphawkeye.com or call 617-960-6740.
Camp Ten Trees
Camp Ten Trees is a nonprofit organization offering residential summer camp sessions, featuring one week for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and allied youth (ages 13-17) youth and another week for children/youth (ages 8-17) of LGBTQ families. Since 2001, Camp Ten Trees has been committed to developing a camp community that honors creativity, individual choice, and community living. Our programs are for youth connected to LGBTQ communities and provide opportunities for each camper to strengthen inner courage, make new friends, and develop leadership skills through traditional camp programming as well as age-appropriate opportunities to explore and discuss social justice issues. Our summer camp sessions take place in western Washington State and draw both campers and adult volunteers from across the United States and beyond. Scholarship assistance is available. To learn more about registering a camper or applying to volunteer, visit www.camptentrees.org or contact us at info@camptentrees.org or 206-288-9568.
CampOUT
CampOUT provides a safe supportive environment for young people from Queer families and Queer youth ages 8-18. Through farm work and activities we will create a sense of community where difference and diversity are celebrated and children can be themselves. Contact Emmy Howe at 413-369-0240 or emmyhowe@aol.com.
Concord Academy Summer Camp
Director: Greg Jutkiewicz
Phone (Winter and Summer): 978-402-2284
Email (Contact and general info): camp@concordacademy.org
Website: http://www.concordacademysummercamp.org
Concord Academy Summer Camp, set in beautiful and historic Concord, Massachusetts, offers summer programs for ages 3 to 15. We offer specialized camps in various sports, arts, and educational focuses as well as a general camp where kids can choose the activities they participate in every day. Our mission is to create a child-centered environment where campers can learn life skills, participate in stimulating activities, interact with other children their age, and be guided by caring adults. The Concord Academy Summer Camp is an accredited member of the American Camp Association (ACA).
Farm & Wilderness Summer Camps
www.farmandwilderness.org
The F&W experience will offer your child new friendships, exciting challenges, immersion in the natural world, and the discovery of new skills. Our six camps nestled on 4000 acres of Vermont woods and lakes are the perfect setting for a wilderness summer. We offer overnight programs from three and a half to seven weeks for children 9-17 and day camp programs for children 4-10. At F&W, children practice outdoor living skills, participate in a working farm, swim in the lake, make their own music and art, discuss social issues, and play rousing games.
F&W campers experience a sense of confidence and joy in their daily lives, because they have an important role in the community. Campers participate in real work at camp, and find it really fun. They learn to build cabins, milk cows, harvest vegetables and serve them for lunch, paddle canoes, blaze trails, and much more. Our programs include hiking, canoeing, and rock climbing adventures. We work to have a diverse staff and camper community. Our counselors receive anti-bias training and discuss issues of diversity with campers in age appropriate activities. Financial aid available. For information, write sam@farmandwilderness.org or call 802-422-3761.
Frost Valley YMCA
Enroll today and be a part of Frost Valley YMCA’s summer camp program!
Our two-week resident camps are designed to provide exciting days that ensure fun for every camper and provide activities that foster healthy, outdoor fun. From swimming to overnights in the woods and stories by the campfire, children enjoy discovering new friends, new challenges and new skills. Our resident summer camps are for children ages 7 to 15 and we offer an exciting adventure trips program for children ages 11 to 17. Frost Valley, located in the heart of the “forever wild” Catskill Mountains, has for over 100 years celebrated our commitment to youth development, Healthy living, and social responsibility by teaching core values like Responsibility, Respect, Community, Diversity, Stewardship, Caring and Inclusiveness in all our programming. Camps offered: Sleepaway, Horse, Farm, Adventure, and more! Visit our website for more information: www.frostvalley.org or call (845) 985-2291.
Open House dates are February 27, March 13, and April 10 or by appointment.
Greenwood Trails Summer Camp
390 Winchester Road, Winsted, CT 06098
516-483-7272
fun@greenwoodtrails.com
www.GreenwoodTrails.com
Choose Your Own Trail! Family owned coed sleepaway camp for ages 8-16 offering affordable 2, 4, and 6-week sessions.
Located on over 100 beautiful acres in the Southern Berkshires, campers “choose their own trail” with a unique elective program, exploring new activities and expanding their horizons. Facilities include comfortable cabins with showers, a large in-ground pool, private lake, theater & fine arts, expansive ball fields, low & high ropes courses, skate park, 35’ climbing tower and more! The warm, friendly atmosphere and extensive facilities make for magical summers at Greenwood Trails! ACA Accredited.
Call or email for more information, or click here to take a video tour of Greenwood Trails: http://www.greenwoodtrails.com/video/tour.php
Shire Village Camp
Founded in 1972, Shire Village Camp was described by The Boston Globe as a camp that "...espouses liberal values; it's nonprofit, nonsexist, nonracist, nonhomophobic, nonsectarian, and noncompetitive." A coeducational residential summer camp for 7 to 13 year olds, it also offers vegetarian meals and has a policy to avoid chemical additives and preservatives in their food. Shire Village Camp is located on 96 acres of beautiful hills and woodland in Cummington, Massachusetts. On the grounds are two riding rings, a tennis court, athletic fields, a filtered pool and a large brook which flows into a private pond and into the Westfield River which flows through the campgrounds. Traditional activities offered are theatre, music and dance, arts and crafts, film and photography, swimming, canoeing, horseback riding, gymnastics, field trips, and nature exploration. In addition, the camp offers tai chi, shiatsu, meditation, yoga and emphasizes a nonsexist, noncompetitive approach to sports activities which include archery, soccer, tennis, softball, volleyball, basketball and Frisbee. This approach has created a more relaxed atmosphere and according to a camp counselor, more girls are playing sports and more boys are trying to motivate them.
Many Shire village campers return year after year and former campers have sent their children. Some return to work as counselors, support staff and administrators. The camp boasts a popular teen staff training program and several former campers are now serving on the Board of Directors. Sessions begin the first week of July through the end of August and introductory two-week sessions are available for children 7 to 9 years of age. Discounts are available for siblings and early tuition payment. To receive a brochure and enrollment information contact Beth Schneider, 175 Eastern Parkway, Apt. 6J, Brooklyn, New York 11238, telephone 718-622-8204. Summer contact information: Shire village Camp, Mellor Road, Cummington, Massachusetts 01026, 413-634-2281. Visit www.shirevillage.org.
Surprise Lake Camp
212-924-3131
www.surpriselake.org
Surprise Lake Camp is celebrating its 110th Anniversary of being “The Best In Jewish Camping.” Camp sits on 450 pristine acres in the beautiful Hudson Valley just 60 miles north of NYC.
Our program is filled with camp favorites like softball, soccer, volleyball, low and high ropes, golf, basketball, tennis, gaga, archery, floor hockey and much more. For those creative campers, we offer extensive arts and crafts, performing arts, music, dance, photography and Israeli Culture.
Our waterfront program offers Red Cross swim instruction, swim teams, sailing, canoeing, row boating, kayaking, windsurfing and aqua-jump water trampolines.
We offer delicious kosher food service, two kinds of Shabbat services, fun and engaging Jewish activities, and a unique Bar/Bat Mitzvah program.
Sessions offered are two, four, six and eight weeks depending upon age. For campers who are considering a sleep away experience for a future season, we offer a 5-day Get Your Feet Wetsm program in August for first time campers entering grades 1-5. Surprise Lake Camp has a sliding fee scale based on family income and size and we offer $1,000 discounts to most first time campers.
A summer experience that creates memories that last a lifetime!
Windsor Mountain International Summer Camp
One World Way
Windsor, NH 03244
(603)478-3166
www.windsormountain.org
jake@windsormountain.org
Windsor Mountain International Summer Camp is an extraordinary place for children. Every summer over the last 50 years, children from the United States and countries around the globe have come to Windsor Mountain to live and play together in a unique and magical place where friendship, creativity and community thrive. Windsor Mountain is a non-competitive camp that encourages campers to try new things, learn and improve skills and to respect differences among people. Our incredibly warm and talented American and international staff have a wealth of experience mentoring children and focus on creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for campers. Windsor Mountain’s private 365-acre camp is located on a beautiful, private lake, and surrounded by a pristine 1,000 acre wilderness preserve. Our surroundings offer the perfect setting for a classic summer camp experience away from home for campers ages 7-16. Our activities are widely varied and include performing arts, creative arts, waterfront, sports, music, outdoor adventure, farm and garden and lots, lots more. Come discover the best version of yourself! Also, we offer an array of international and domestic travel programs provide authentic experiences involving community service, leadership, outdoor adventure, language development, cross-cultural understanding and fun.
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