Senior Camp

For Boys and Girls
Rising 3^rd – 8^th Grades

Campers are grouped by rising grade level

Sessions & Hours

1-9 week options • June 20 – August 18, 2023

FULL DAY: 9:00am – 3:45pm

EXTENDED DAY: 8:00am – 6:00pm

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 Instructional Swimming (Grades 3rd & 4th)
Daily Recreational Swimming (Grades 5th- 8th)
Art
Electives: Choose 1 per week from a variety of offerings!
Team Sports and Camp Games
Senior Quest (Teambuilding and Leadership Activities)

Weekly Specials

Archery Skills
Gaga
Martial Arts
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 week, choosing 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 20th

True Life Adventure: Drama, Theater, & Improv Games

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Multi-media Art: Paper, Paint, Pastels
Strategy Games: Chess, Checkers and Rubik’s Cubes
Ultimate Frisbee® and Frisbee® Golf
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

*No Camp Monday, June 19th

Week of June 26th

True Life Adventure: Science Wizards

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Jewelry Making: Beads, Bangles, Lanyards
Garden and Nature Club
Movement, Meditation & Mindfulness
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

^{Week of July 3rd}

True Life Adventure: Short Films with iMovie

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Papier-mâché
Cup-Stacking with Speed Stacks
Wilderness Survival & Trail Ethics
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

*No Camp Tuesday, July 4th

Week of July 10th

True Life Adventure: Digital Photography

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Duct Taped Designs and Decoupage
Ultimate Frisbee® and Frisbee® Golf
Strategy Games: Chess, Checkers and Rubik’s Cubes
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

Week of July 17th

True Life Adventure: Outdoor Adventure – Rock Wall

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Ceramics and Clay Sculptures
Garden and Nature Club
Wilderness Survival & Trail Ethics
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

^{Week of July 24th}

True Life Adventure: Color Splash – A Tie-Dyed TLA

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Cartooning
Cup-Stacking with Speed Stacks
Movement, Meditation & Mindfulness
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

Week of July 31st

True Life Adventure: Gourmet Camper

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Doodles and Designs
Ultimate Frisbee® and Frisbee® Golf
Movement, Meditation & Mindfulness
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

Week of August 7th

True Life Adventure: Innovation Factory – Engineering & Design

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Paper Art: Collage & Origami
Garden and Nature Club
Strategy Games: Chess, Checkers and Rubik’s Cubes
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

Week of August 14th

True Life Adventure: DIY Camp Carnival

Electives: (Campers choose 1 per week)

Mosaic Madness
Wilderness Survival & Trail Ethics
Cup-Stacking with Speed Stacks
Team Sports & Gaga
Archery Skills
Martial Arts

*Weekly TLA Electives are subject to change.

Highlights

The Senior Camp Showdown

WEEK OF JULY 17-21

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 31 – AUGUST 4

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

Evening Events

The Great American Picnic

THURSDAY, JULY 13
(Takes place during the camp day)

Rising 3rd – 4th Grades only

Fiesta

THURSDAY, JULY 27
(Takes place during the camp day)

Rising 5th – 6th Grades only

The Senior Camp Sleepover

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3

Rising 7th + Grades only

ESF’s Aquatics Program

Boys & Girls, Rising PreSchool-10th Grades

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Busing Available