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Senior Camp

For Boys and Girls
Rising 3rd – 8th Grades

Campers are grouped by rising grade level

SESSIONS   

1-9 week options • June 17 – August 16, 2024

There is no Camp on Wednesday June 19th and Thursday, July 4th

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HOURS

FULL DAY: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm  

EXTENDED DAY: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm  

Experiences They’ll never outgrow

The True Life Adventures start here- with a day that begins with team challenges and ends with a dance party! Where campers create masterpieces in art, play sports, swim, and learn. With leadership skills and good citizenship built into everything we do. This is no ordinary camp. 

Activities

  • True Life Adventures
  • Daily Recreational Swimming
  • Electives (offered 3-4 days a week): Choose one per day, from a variety of offerings!
  • Art
  • Team Sports and Camp Games
  • Senior Quest (Teambuilding and Leadership Activities)

Typical Day

  • Drop Off
  • Morning Assembly & Oracle Challenges
  • Activity 1 – True Life Adventures
  • Activity 2 – Recreational Swimming
  • Snack
  • Activity 3 – Weekly Specials (i.e. Gaga, Archery)
  • Activity 4 – Sports & Team Building
  • Lunch
  • Activity 5 – Art
  • Activity 6 – Electives
  • Afternoon Assembly
  • Pick Up

Weekly Specials

  • Archery
  • Gaga
  • Leadership Development
  • Community Connections (Service Learning)
  • Time-Honored Traditions
  • Weekly Theme Days
  • Special Events
  • And More!

WEEKLY TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES AND ELECTIVES

Campers broaden their horizons and build life skills by participating in a different True Life Adventure (TLA) each week. Additionally, campers get to choose 1 Elective per day (3-4 days a week), picking from a variety of offerings! Each Elective is 1 hour in length per day, providing an in-depth immersion into each weekly topic.

Check out the weekly True Life Adventures and Electives below:

WEEK OF JUNE 17 

True Life Adventure:  Super Slime and Crazy Chemistry

WEEK OF JUNE 24 

True Life Adventure:  Short Films with iMovie

WEEK OF JULY 1 

True Life Adventure: Digital Photography

WEEK OF JULY 8 

True Life Adventure: Digital Music Production  
Family and Friends will be invited to the final performance on Friday, July 12th 

WEEK OF JULY 15 

True Life AdventureDIY Camp Carnival

WEEK OF JULY 22 

True Life AdventureColor Splash – A Tie-Dyed TLA

WEEK OF JULY 29 

True Life Adventure Water Rockets

WEEK OF AUGUST 5 

True Life AdventureOutdoor Adventure: Rockwall

WEEK OF AUGUST 12 

True Life Adventure:  Gourmet Camper

DAILY ELECTIVES

Campers choose one Elective per day (3-4 days a week), picking from a variety of offerings! Each Elective is 1 hour in length per day, providing an in-depth immersion into each topic. The following Electives are offered throughout the summer. Elective offerings vary by week.

  • Multi-media Art: Paper, Paint, Pastels
  • Paper Art: Collage & Origami
  • Ceramics and Clay Sculptures
  • Jewelry Making: Beads, Bangles, and Lanyards
  • Mosaic Madness
  • Papier-mâché
  • Doodles & Designs
  • Friendship Bracelets
  • Scrapbooking & Decoupage
  • Cartooning
  • Comic Book Creation
  • Nature Crafts
  • Team Sports
    (Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Flag Football, Handball)
  • Recreational Sports & Games
    (Kickball, Wiffleball, Pickleball, Ultimate Frisbee®, Frisbee® Golf, Gaga)
  • Movement, Meditation & Mindfulness
  • Archery
  • Acting, Drama, Improv
  • Board Games
  • Chess and Checkers
  • Rubik’s Cubes
  • Cup-Stacking with Speed Stacks

Highlights

THE SENIOR CAMP SHOWDOWN

WEEK OF JULY 15 – 19

A week-long competition, where strength, speed, critical thinking and teamwork combine! Events include an inflatable obstacle course, the Amazing Race, Trivia Face-off, Aqua Olympics and more!

 

ULTIMATE ESF GAMES: GREEN VS. BLUE

WEEK OF JULY 29 – AUGUST 2

A fun-filled week of team competitions! Green vs. Blue – who will be this year’s champion?

 

 

After Camp Events

THE GREAT AMERICAN PICNIC

THURSDAY, JULY 11
3:45pm – 6:00pm

Rising 3rd -5th Grades only

 

SURF’S UP BEACH BASH  

THURSDAY, JULY 25
3:45pm – 7:00pm

Rising 6th+ Grades only

 


ESF’s Aquatics Program

Boys & Girls, Rising PreSchool-10th Grades