Confidence in Every StrokeDaily swim instruction included. An award-winning, best-in-class program that builds life-saving skills and confidence—fun for campers, worry-free for parents.Find Your Location
Experienced Adult StaffFor over 40 years, ESF Team Members have set the gold standard in youth programming. With passion, professionalism, and heart, they bring every camp experience to life. Carefully selected and rigorously trained, they uphold the highest standards of safety, health, and care, ensuring every camper feels supported, inspired, and truly seen.Our Team
Summer That Shapes FuturesAt ESF, every program is uniquely designed to help campers grow in knowledge, character, and confidence so they thrive at school and beyond. Surveys show ESF campers gain self-confidence and motivation, improve skills, deepen friendships, participate more in school and sports, and feel measurably better about themselves.Programs That Build Character
MAXJOY is ESF’s signature framework and proprietary guiding philosophy—designed to boost confidence, deepen friendships, and ignite positivity. The 7 Keys of MAXJOY—the foundation on which ESF is built—are developed and reinforced daily at camp, creating core memories that last a lifetime.Discover ESF MAXJOY
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