6/27/25

For Summer Camp Week 2, campers took a deep dive into under-the-sea fun!

🖌️Campers crafted mermaids with of bubble paint, molded sea creatures with air-dry clay,  used various materials to create sharks and jellyfish, and assembled their own seashell art.

🧬For this week’s STEM challenge, campers were tasked with building a “boat” out of aluminum foil that would not only float in water, but also hold the highest number of rubber duckies without sinking. The winner of this challenge (and this week’s STEM Star) was Iris from Unit 2, whose boat successfully held 34 duckies!

🧘🏽‍♀️ Our intern from Wild Orchid Wellness led our campers through activities to refresh and align their mind and body, including a team-building water game, sensory bins, and a trivia game.

👟 Campers enjoyed lots of water play this week! With the heat wave Monday-Wednesday, outside activities always involved the pool or water games to keep everyone cool. Wednesday also included a dual-race Slip-and-Slide specialty (a huge hit). In the gym, they jumped into a game of “Fishy, Fishy” and a “Conveyor Belt” Team Challenge. 

🌍 From The Little Mermaid, to jellyfish, to a shark attack (!), this week’s dress-up day was full of fin-tastic costumes and outfits from campers and staff!

🚴‍♀️Bold Adventures campers explored the Submarine Force Library & Museum (Groton) on Monday, visited amazing animals at Mystic Aquarium on Tuesday, made a splash at Hammonasset Beach State Park on Wednesday, and went for a peaceful hike in the cooler weather at Wadsworth Falls State Park (Middletown) on Thursday. 

📢 Leaders-in-Training joined Bold Adventures campers on Wednesday to enjoy Hammonasset Beach State Park!

NEXT WEEK – WEEK 3 “SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND”💎

R E M I N D E R :  C L O S E D   F R I D A Y ,  J U L Y   4 T H

Campers who love to sparkle will enjoy this week filled with shimmery fun. With activities that allow exploration of their individuality, campers will have the chance showcase their best selves and build tools to be STRONG, SMART, and BOLD. Everyone’s light will shine bright as we celebrate personal strengths and highlight our uniqueness!

Learning Focus: Mind + Body, Physical Development, Culture

Wednesday Dress-Up: Your shiniest outfit ✨✨✨

FIELD TRIPS (UNIT 7/8 and UNIT 9+)

Bold Adventures (U7/8) Field Trips:

• Monday – NO FIELD TRIP (Talent Show Practice on-site)
• Tuesday – Greenwood Glass Blowing Studio (Riverton, CT)
• Wednesday – NO FIELD TRIP (Talent Show Practice on-site)
• Thursday – “Roller Magic” Roller Skating Rink (Waterbury, CT) – Campers will arrive back to our center in time to participate in the talent show
• Friday – CLOSED

Leaders in Training (U9+) Field Trip:

• TBD

Please make sure Field Trip campers pack appropriate items for the trips, including cold lunch, water bottle, a light jacket or sweatshirt, bathing suit (when applicable), towel, sunscreen, and closed in shoes for all trips (flip flops can be carried in a bag).

SWIM SCHEDULE 🏊

REMINDERS:

• LOST AND FOUND
  • Please LABEL all of your child’s belongings, so we may reduce the number of items that end up in the Lost & Found. Please check the Lost & Found throughout the week for any items your child may be missing. Unclaimed items will be donated or disposed of at the end of each camp week.
• LATE PICK-UP FEE
  • In order to account for staffing and maintain smooth operations, families will incur a late pick-up fee of $25 if your camper is picked up more than 10 minutes after their scheduled pick-up time. We understand that delays can happen, and we appreciate your effort in picking up your child on time. If you anticipate being late, please notify us as soon as possible.
• SWIM LESSONS
  • Please be advised, that during free swim time, beginner swimmers do have the opportunity to use life vests. However, during swim lessons, our swim instructor does not allow use of them for the following reasons:
    • They prevent proper learning of swim skills and managing body position.
    • They create a false sense of security. It’s important during lesson time that they create trust with the instructor in the water.
    • They interfere with learning water confidence!
  • All swim lessons are taught with an Water Safety Instructor (WSI) in the water with the camper at all times, and a lifeguard supervising from outside the pool.
  • If your camper expresses that they are not comfortable getting into the water, our WSI always allows them to opt out when it is time for their lesson.
• FOOTWEAR
  • To ensure the safety of every camper please make sure they are coming to camp with closed in shoes (No open-toed or open-back sandals).
• UNIT 7/8 and 9+ LUNCH
  • Unfortunately, lunch is NOT provided by Meriden Schools for Unit 7/8 or 9+ field trips for the duration of Summer Camp. Please send your camper with a cold lunch on their field trip days. Free lunch is available for their days on-site at our Center.
    • Unit 7/8 – Lunch provided on Friday ONLY (Field Trips on Mon-Thu)
    • Unit 9+ – Lunch provided on Monday-Thursday (Field Trip on Friday)