8/7/26

Week 7 got campers extra active and moving!

🖌️ For Arts & Crafts this week, campers personalized Flags for their chosen or imaginary sports team, built Kites and Basketball hoops, decorated Frisbees, and created their own board games.

🧬 For STEM, campers made DIY pedometers, Ball maze turntables, tested their agility with a “laser” challenge (obstacle course made of string “lasers” positioned in the hallway), and built Lego creations based on challenge cards.

👟 For Physical Activity, campers played basketball and Indoor Air hockey, participated in dance with Miss Tina, and tested out their newly decorated frisbees.

🧘‍♀️ For Mind & Body, Mindful Movement Game (movements by careful listening to called out instructions), Balance and Focus game (balance something on their head while walking and answering questions about themselves), Drawing your breath (drew patterns on paper based on their breathing), and played a game of Twister.

🏳️ Campers wore all white to get MESSY with colorful slime!

🚴‍♀️ Bold Adventures visited Tree Trails Adventures for high climbs and zip lines, Roller Magic for some groovy roller skating, and the West Hartford Reservoir for a hike. Leaders-in-Training campers got to visit Roller Magic on Friday!

💵🍭 Special thanks to Ellafi for providing popsicle treats for our campers on Friday!

NEXT WEEK – WEEK 8 “WAVE GOODBYE” 🌊👋🌞

BIG SPLASH FINALE – SEE HERE FOR INFO ON END-OF-CAMP CELEBRATION 8/13 & MODIFIED SCHEDULE 8/14

Activities: Water games, Camp memory project, Carnival games & building STEM-based carnival games, Water Show & Family Day

Learning Focus: Celebration, Creativity, Reflection, Physical Activity

Wednesday Dress-Up: Just Beachy! 🏖️

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

Bold Adventures (U7/8) Field Trips:

• Monday – NO TRIP
• Tuesday – Brownstone Adventure Sports Park (Portland, CT)
• Wednesday – Hammonasset Beach State Park (Madison, CT)
• Thursday – NO TRIP: WATER SHOW AND FAMILY DAY
• Friday – Lake Compounce (Bristol, CT)

Leaders in Training (U9+) Field Trip:

• Friday – Lake Compounce (Bristol, CT)

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 your child comes to camp with closed-in footwear (Ex: sneakers, Crocs in “sport mode”, fisherman sandals or all-terrain sandals). Flip-flops and other open-toed or open-back sandals may be worn for pool-time only; closed-in footwear must be worn for all other activities. 
• 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)