Beaver Summer Camp
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Description
Winning bidder will receive a two-week session of summer camp during the first session (6/24-7/5). This donation must be used for a 3-13 year old child towards General Camp (not specialty programs).
About General Camp:
General Camp offers a fun, well-rounded summer camp experience for children ages 3 through 13. Campers are placed in coed groups by age, and provided with activities and schedules tailored to meet their developmental needs. Other defining strengths include:
- A close counselor-to-camper ratio within a small group structure
- Caring and experienced staff who love what they do
- A diverse and well-balanced program with over 35 different activities
- A safe and supportive environment where children discover new skills and create lasting friendships
About Lunch and Snack:
| Take a summer off from making lunch! Beaver provides a well-balanced lunch and morning snack for all of our campers each day. |
About Beaver Summer Camp Programs Overall:
Beaver Summer Programs is a summer day camp in Chestnut Hill, MA that serves children ages 3 to 15 on the campus of Beaver Country Day School. Our summer camp has been offering memorable summer experiences to children since 1946. What sets us apart?
Lasting Friendships
We place an emphasis on community-building, social development, and positive relationships.
Nurturing Staff
Our experienced and mature staff take the time to invest in our campers.
Dynamic Program
We offer a broad range of creative activities that are led by experienced, adult specialists.
We welcome you to explore our program descriptions, call us with your questions, and meet with us for a tour to fully understand the value of a Beaver summer for your child.
At Beaver, we offer both a general camp program along with a variety of specialty camp programs.
General Camp (ages 3-13)
Two week sessions offering a dynamic program on our Chestnut Hill campus. Check out what’s new in General Camp:
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One and two week programs offer older campers an intensive experience in a variety of activities. We offer three categories of Specialty Camps including Arts Adventures, Trips, Treks and Tours and Sports Challenges. Check out this year’s new additions:
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Lower Camper Activities (Pre-K & Kindergarten):
Sports And Games:
Red Cross swim instruction (daily) in our
outdoor heated pools, Outdoor games, Team sports, Indoor Tennis,
Gymnastics
Arts:
Music, Storytheater, Drama,
Art
Other:
Natural Wonders, Playground, Lego-Land, Tot
Stop
Special Events:
Carnival, Audobon and Animal visits,
Sing-a-Longs, See-Me-Swim Days, a family picnic, and much more!
Middle Camp Activities (1st/2nd graders):
Sports:
Swim Instruction, Street Hockey, Archery, Ga-ga, Kickball, Soccer, Gymnastics, Indoor Tennis (new for 2010), Outdoor Basketball
Arts:
Drama, Music, Movement, Woodshop, Photography,
Video, Art
Other:
Martial Arts, High and Low Challenge Course,
Climbing Wall, Playground, Backyard Games, Nature
Special Events:
Beaver Carnival, Hawaiian Luau, Middle Camp Olympics, a family picnic, and much more
Upper Camp Activities (3rd/4th graders):
Sports:
Swim Instruction, Street Hockey, Archery, Ga-ga, Kickball, Soccer, Gymnastics, Basketball, Disc Games,
Tetherball
Arts:
Drama, Music, Movement, Woodshop, Photography,
Video, Art, Ceramics
Other:
Martial Arts, Cooking, High and Low Challenge Course, Climbing Wall, Playground, Backyard Games, Nature
Special Events:
Beaver Carnival, Upper Camp Olympics,
Wild West Day, a family picnic, and much more!
Senior Camper Activities:
Morning Extended Elective
- Offered on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings from 10:15-12:00
- Senior campers select an in-depth activity from at least six choices
- Choices will include at least one of each of the following: sports, performing arts, visual arts
- Specific examples include Frisbee Golf, Shakespeare Mini-Movies, and Ceramic Tableware
- New offerings designed each week by our creative specialist staff
Afternoon Electives
- Senior campers choose 3 activities to do each afternoon for the whole week
- 12-15 elective options each period such as Flag Football, Digital Video,
Bookmaking, Wiffleball, Jazzy Jewelry, Hip-hop Dance, and many more - New offerings designed each week by our creative specialist staff
- Some electives are for Senior and Upper campers combined, while others are
exclusively for Senior campers
Camp costs are $1235 for the general camps (lower, middle, upper, senior). Prices for the two-week specialty camps (arts adventures, outdoor explorations, sports challenges) vary by camp .
Link is www.bcdcamp.org
Special Instructions
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.
CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO DEVOTION SCHOOL AND MAILED TO CINDY TUNGATE, DEVOTION SCHOOL SPRING CARNIVALE, 345 HARVARD STREET, BROOKLINE, MA 02446 (OR DROPPED IN HER MAILBOX AT SCHOOL).
All winning bidders will be charged a transaction fee of 5%, not to exceed $20 per item, to cover a portion of the auction transaction fees. We thank you for helping with this and supporting the school.