Summer Camps 101 How to navigate the Denver camp scene

Summer Camps 101  First Things First  The Sign Up  Enjoying Summer

 Start planning NOW! Many popular camps open registration in January  Budget - Think about how much you want to spend on camps over the summer  Type of camp – helps to narrow it down. 78 camps are listed in Front Porch’s summer camp guide What to think about first -early planning -budget -type of camp

Just a few popular camps…  DMNS  Zoo  AO Camp  Swim Team, Swim lessons  Advid4 Adventure  JCC  Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids  Dream Big  Sleep Away Camps Why Are they popular…  Good content  Good Price  Good camper/counselor ratio  Good Hours: lunch, before/before after camp care  Provides camp for large age range  Good location If Your Plans Change…  Usually no refund from camp  Try to sell your week online Popular Camps -sign up early -why are they popular? -what if my plans change?

 Think about price/hour  Camper/counselor ratio – might affect how much fun your child has  Fun/Minute- what are they doing while at camp Budget -price/hour -camper/counselor -fun/minute GretaPrice/WeekPrice/HourTime 6/10-6/14VBS $ 50 $ :00 6/ Serve,snack, splash $100 $ :00 6/24-6/28 Sacred Art- church $50 $ :30 7/1-7/5BREAK 7/8-7/12parents visit 7/15-7/19DMNS $ 300 $ :30 7/22-7/26Alaska 7/29-8/2Zoo Camp $400 $ :00 8/5-8/9Minnesota 8/12-8/16Art Camp $ 100 $ :00 8/19-8/23BREAK Total $1,000

Figuring it out  Full or Half Day  How many camps to do  Logistics – driving multiple kids to different camps, car pools, etc  Time of Day and where camp is located  Experience – lots of kids, lots of counselors, age of counselors  SAFETY!! Talk to camp director about this. Have you heard of…  School of the Poetic City  Sew Creative Stapleton  DU-iD Tech camps, Alexa Cafe  Craftsman and Apprentice  Adam’s Mystery Playhouse  eXL learning (Lowry)  Elementary School Camps So Many Camps! -how to sort through -know your and your kid’s limit -not as popular camps

Grandparent Camp  Enlist grandma and grandpa to run camp  Give them ideas, have them do it! At Home Camp  So many ideas online! Science experiments, you tube videos, art projects, etc.  Use library – unit studies/videos Neighborhood Camp  Get a few friends together and create your own camp. Each person plans one day of camp. Other “camps” -Grandparent camp -at home camp -neighborhood camp

Now you can celebrate (in February) since summer camp planning is done!