Best New Hampshire Cheer Camps Summer 2024 Directory

CAMP FACILITIES: Camp Wa-Klo has Rustic and comfortable cabins, each with a toilet and sink, the cabins for our younger campers are equipped with a shower and a amazing view of Thorndike pond.

We have a large indoor gym with 6 Basketball nets and 2 volleyball nets. There is also a fully equipped fitness area with tread mills and weights as well as a Dance Studio. Our our ever growing Arts and Crafts centre and our new Stained Glass area which has proved very popular with our campers is also situated here.

In our large dining room we serve our hot meals 'family style' as well as offering Salad bars every Lunch and Dinner and a selection of fruits and yougharts at breakfast.

Wa-Klo is set at the foot of Mount Monadnock on the beautiful Thorndike pond. We have a vast array of water sports that we offer. A large swimming area with a slide and diving board as well as: Crew, Kayaking, Canoeing, Sailing, Windsurfing and Water skiing/Wakeboarding have their own docks spread along our lenghty shore front.

Wa-Klo also has a large equestrian area. The horseback riding facilities consist of a very large all weather arena, show jumping field, a smaller riding arena and nine loose boxes, with direct access to miles of wooded off-road trials riding.

Our Land activities program is ever growing, we have three outdoor tennis courts, an archery area with 6 targets as well as a 'field archery' course for our more advanced archers. This has been described as being like 'the hunger games'. We have a large field set up for: Soccer, Field Hockey and Lacrosse. As well as all of these amazing activities we also offer: Fencing and Gymnastics which take place at our 'chill out' area equipped with: Hammocks, Carpet ball, Tetherball and a rec centre where our campers can play table tennis, play board games or simply chill with a book on the couches.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Wa-Klo is a traditional 3, 4, or 7 week sleep-away summer camp for girls in grades 1-12 with a special 2 week options for grades 1-5. Wa-Klo is located in beautiful New England in the southwest corner of New Hampshire. With an outstanding staff with relevant qualifications to their jobs, beautiful facilities, strong programming, and quality instruction, we provide girls with a positive and safe summer camp experience.

Wa-Klo is a unique camp community that allows girls to meet new challenges and gain a sense of accomplishment. Each girl creates her unique activity schedule allowing individual interests to flourish and grow naturally. Girls choose from the arts, dance, music, drama (plays & musicals), individual and team sports, an array of waterfront activities, horseback riding (English equestrian), animal care, ever growing Art program including Stained Glass and much more.

For girls in grades 10-12, we offer leadership opportunities. The Leadership Training Group (LTG's) learn to be quality counselors, complete community service projects, go on a college tour, and lead all-camp events.

Wa-Klo's mission is to develop a girl's connection with community, the environment, and within herself. With awesome special events, trips, camping overnights, and evening activities for everyone, the excitement never ends. Wa-Klo is a magical summer camp where a diverse group of girls come together to make lasting friendships, new discoveries, and, most importantly, have fun! Camp Wa-Klo is truly one camp with countless opportunities.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: For girls in grades 10-12, we offer leadership opportunities. The Leadership Training Group (LTG's) is based over two summers with progressive learning to be quality counselors, the program includes running all-camp events, assisting in activities, living in a bunk with younger campers as well as complete community service projects and going on a college tour. This is a very strong and popular program, Contact Camp Wa-Klo for an application and more information.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Check out our website to see our virtual tour.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For all of our dates and rates, please visit: Our Camp Website Link: www.campwaklo.com.

CAMP FACILITIES: While we believe that it’s the people who define a camp, we think our outstanding facilities go a long way in making Camps Kenwood and Evergreen the extraordinary place that it is. We have 230 acres of forest and fields, overlooking a half-mile stretch of private lake and beaches in New Hampshire.

Kenwood and Evergreen offer unique and comfortable living communities. New and returning campers are mixed among their age groups to ensure that old friendships are rekindled and new ones are made.

Each age group of Evergreen girls lives in their own lodge, which has multiple sleeping cabins linked by a spacious living room. Our girls tell us that lodge living is one of the most special aspects of life at Evergreen. The communal structure of our lodges gives every girl the opportunity to develop a real relationship with every other person in their group, while helping to prevent the development of cliques.

Our lodges offer many of the comforts of home and are a peaceful retreat for our girls to return to after a full day of activities. Live-in counselors offer guidance, advice, and a supportive adult presence that many of our campers find comforting and essential to a healthy and fun life at camp. Whether they are looking to connect with friends in the living room or take some time to relax in their bunk, we offer each girl the ability to have their individualized needs met.

Kenwood Bunks

In Kenwood, the bunks for each age group are clustered together around a common outdoor area for running, ping pong or having a quiet conversation with a new best friend. Our general counselors live in the same shared space with our campers so they can be fully involved in the daily lives of each and every boy. Our spacious bunks and large grassy areas give our Kenwood boys both indoor and outdoor places to make strong social connections.

Four soccer fields (including a brand new one in 2014!), three baseball diamonds, and 11 clay tennis courts are located throughout our campus. Campers receive quality instruction at every team and individual sports activity area from our nurturing and supportive staff. Our indoor gymnasium is located in the heart of our grounds, next to one of our two beach volleyball courts. Because our gym is so large, we are able to keep all campers active, even during those summer thunderstorms. We round out our athletics program with a basketball court available for a variety of team sports.

Each day we offer the following sports with quality instruction:

Baseball & Softball
Tennis
Soccer
Lacrosse
Basketball
Street Hockey
Volleyball
Gaga
Gymnastics

Our recently renovated archery range is one of our most popular program areas for campers of all ages. Children learn that success at archery comes not from running faster or being stronger, but from learning to concentrate and make careful adjustments to your form. We have both a traditional archery range and our brand new 3-D experience that gives campers the opportunity to take aim at foam rubber dinosaurs and mythological animals.

Our state-of-the-art challenge course features both high and low ropes course elements, with names such as the Giants Ladder, Burma Bridge, Pamper Pole, Nitro Crossing, and our Zip Line. For campers interested in a different sort of challenge, we also have a 40-foot-tall real granite rock climbing wall. Individualized activities combine with team athletics to create a perfectly balanced experience.

Twice daily, campers travel with their age group to the waterfront. In the mornings, campers participate in General Swim (also called “G-Swim”), having the opportunity to dive off the diving board, pal around on a surfboard, swim laps, shoot down on our 27-foot-tall waterslide, take out a boat, fish, build sand castles or just relax on one of our two beautiful beaches.

For campers looking for a little more adventure to their “G-Swim,” our talented ski instructors also teach waterskiing, tubing, and knee & wake boarding. A variety of available tools make these activities available to everyone from children who are trying it for their first time to seasoned veterans.

Each weekday afternoon campers participate in Red Cross-certified swim instruction. Campers learn skills as varied as perfecting a stroke, the proper way to dive, and becoming more comfortable in the water.

Once campers graduate beyond the traditional swim levels they have the opportunity to become Red Cross Certified Lifeguards themselves. Camps Kenwood and Evergreen also offer boating and canoeing instruction, which helps campers prepare for the overnight canoe trip that each age group participates in. This past summer campers enjoyed learning on our newly-created boating obstacle course. The adventure continues off campus as campers of every age have the opportunity to camp out overnight and climb a mountain or canoe to an island.

Four summers ago, we opened the doors of our brand new, 500-seat theater pavilion. Each week our community joins together to watch and cheer a theater production put on by a different age group of campers. Our theater is also where we sing along with visiting performers, watch movies, and gather each Friday for a short Shabbat service.

Visual arts are a major aspect of the Kenwood and Evergreen program. We offer instruction in digital photography, ceramics, arts & crafts, woodworking and movie making. Recently opened studios offer plenty of space for photography, movie making, and ceramic – where we now have five potters wheels and almost 400 clay molds.

This past summer, our campers participated in the Fifth Annual Kenwood & Evergreen Film Festival. Campers made more than 50 short films, with genres ranging from from comedies to action films to documentaries. Our movie making studio now includes high-definition video cameras, computers for editing, and a green screen so that campers can dream even bigger, creating short films that include complex special effects.

To see some of the films made by our campers this summer please click here.

Music brings a rich texture to life and is essential for creativity. In our amplified and acoustic music building, campers can try playing an instrument for the first time or perfect prior experience. Instruments like acoustic and electric guitars, drums, keyboards and of course, amplifiers, help anyone discover their own unique sound. Campers can take a lesson with our music instructors, learn a new song, form a rock band or even record a song to put on their iPod.

Our brand new dining hall boasts gorgeous views of our beautiful lake. Three times a day the entire Kenwood and Evergreen community sits down together for a well-cooked meal, along with lots of singing and cheering.

Our camp kitchen is peanut-free, tree nut-free, and sesame-free, so every camper can enjoy a meal without stress. The kitchen staff produces delicious and nutritious meals (including gluten-free), keeps the salad bars stocked with fresh fruit and vegetables, and makes us homemade cakes when someone has a birthday. Visit our Food Allergy section for more information on the accommodations that can be made for your child.

Before breakfast and dinner, all campers and staff gather in the assembly area adjacent to the dining hall. As one big family we share in the triumphs of each age group and salute notable individual achievements – and, of course, sing to any birthday boy or girl.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: We see ourselves as an extension of the at-home support provided by our partner families. And while the skills we hone – and the ways we do so – are a bit different than what’s learned at home, Kenwood and Evergreen’s community is a great complement to the life lessons our parents pass along to their children. We’re very intentional about creating opportunities for our campers to practice certain competencies, which we call life skills. Whether they realize it or not, we help every camper to develop great confidence and independence while they are at camp. Because every camper is an essentially member of our camp community, and they can’t but feel the love and support around them, we are consistently told that our campers discover the best version of themselves.

We are as committed to children and their growth as any institution or program out there, and our community is the primary way we support our campers in this goal. Of course, we wouldn’t be able to create such a community if we didn’t have a blast every day at camp!

Our intentional community, guided by our directors and supported by our staff, is committed to providing a transformative summer experience, where campers develop and strengthen communication, collaboration, leadership, creativity, and critical thinking skills. These are the skills our kids need most as they grow.

At Kenwood and Evergreen, we have the spirit of a traditional camp – with a focus on activities, adventures, and fun – to teach in ways that encourage deeper learning. Our intentional community, guided by our directors and supported by our staff, is designed to create a transformative summer experience for every child.

Campers develop and strengthen effective communication skills, collaboration, positive leadership, creativity, and critical thinking skills through engaging and fun traditional camp activities and creative programs, while living in a caring and supportive community that nurtures social and emotional learning. We help to prepare our campers to be tomorrow’s global citizens and caring leaders.

At Kenwood and Evergreen our incredible staff use as many of the million moments of the summer as possible to build and strengthen this mindset in our campers. Come learn more about how Kenwood and Evergreen is redefining summer enrichment!

OTHER CAMP INFO: Imagine a place... Where children are a part of an extraordinary summer camp community that prepares today's children for tomorrow's world. A co-ed summer camp that teaches 21st Century Skills that is a perfect compliment to your child's school year learning. Where children build self-esteem by acquiring new skills and watching themselves improve through each day of the summer. Where children strengthen their social skills, becoming more resilient and independent within a magnificent camp setting, 230 acres surrounded by 100 ft pine trees and a glistening private lake A co-ed summer camp directed by a team of child development professionals with over 200 years experience in summer camps, with an unmatched group of caring, highly-trained, professional counselors, coaches and teachers dedicated to providing you with the personal customer service that your family deserves. And, where children count the days until camp, summer after summer, year after year.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Summer 2016 Dates Summer Begins: Saturday, June 25th

Visiting Day: Sunday, July 24th

Alternate Parent Visiting Day: Sunday, July 1st

Summer Ends: Saturday, August 13th

Summer Fees:$12,650.00 for our 7-week session, $8,700.00 for our 4-week session.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Currently, we are offering positions for new general bunk counselors, along with coaches/teachers for tennis, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, arts and crafts, and ropes course. 

CAMP FACILITIES: Our camps are offered at top-rated, professionally equipped sports training facilities.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Sports are FUN, but they are more fun when you get better! Our professional, passionate, and positive coaches will help your child become a better player and a more inspired athlete. Camp provides the perfect opportunity to improve skills, make new friends, laugh hard, and smile a lot. Our Mission is to shape a lifelong enjoyment of athletics through high quality sports education and skill enhancement while consistently exceeding the expectations of our customers!

During the summer of 2014 more than 70,000 US and international campers attended a US Sports Camps program. US Sports Camps currently offers 24 programs in 15 different sports.

Our summer sports camps include: Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Multi-Sport, Rugby, Running, Soccer, Softball, Swim, Tennis, Ultimate, Volleyball, Waterpolo, and Yoga. We also offer several International sports camps around the world. Our sports camps continue to grow thanks to an outstanding community of Camp Directors and the dedication of the entire USSC staff. We expect 2015, our 41st year in business, to be our best year ever. We look forward to seeing you at camp!

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Many of our sports camps offer sessions and special weekend clinics year-round. Please contact us for details.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For complete information regarding summer camp sessions and fees, please visit our website at: Our Camp Website Link: www.ussportscamps.com.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Each camp director is responsible for hiring their own staff and typically hire in late winter and early spring. If you are interested in applying for a position, please email the appropriate sport mailbox at Our Camp Website Link: www.ussportscamps.com and we will forward on your information to any director looking for additional staff.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our camps are held on the campuses of a major public university, so utilize state of the art facilities -- athletic buildings and fields, computer and science labs and equipment, theatre and dance facilities, classrooms, and at the Durham location, new and updated college residence halls, as well as an award-winning dining facility.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: UNH hosts over 30 summer programs for youth ranging in topics related to athletics, academic enrichment, the arts, and traditional day and overnight camps. Please visit out website to view all program offerings at: Our Camp Website Link: www.unh.edu.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Some camp programs offer financial assistance, please contact us for more information.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Campus Recreation Vacation Week Camps and Instructional Programs, Piano Extension Program, Swim Lessons, athletic clinics & tournaments, literacy programs, STEM.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Complete information for all UNH summer programs are on our website, at: Our Camp Website Link: www.unh.edu.

CAMP FACILITIES: YMCA Camp Coniston is a co-ed residential camp located on Lake Coniston. The Boy's and Girl's Camps are on separate sides of the lake, with shared dining hall, lodge, athletic fields/courts between them.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Coniston was recognized on Our Camp Website Link: www.MSN.com as "10 Summer Camps Worth the Money", in list of 50 Most Amazing Camps in the US by Top Education Degrees & Top 5 camps on Our Camp Website Link: www.campratingz.com. Please visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.coniston.org for more information on our programs.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Family camp.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For a calendar of Coniston sessions including traditional camp, adventure trips, and service trips, please visit us at Our Camp Website Link: www.coniston.org

CAMP FACILITIES: Modern practice fields and facilites with top-notch training and safety equipment.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Since 1979, Skyhawks sports has led safe, fun and skill-focused sports camps and programs for youth between the ages of 3-12.

We offer many different different sports--and countless ways for your child to grow. The camps range from soccer to baseball to our popular mulit-sport camps where kids sample three different sports (soccer, basketball and baseball) in one camp.

Our camps and programs are offered locally throughout over 500 communities. The format includes traditional week-long summer day camps and year-round after-school programs that range from 45 minutes to 6 hours in duration, per day. Our progression of camps and programs, led by our expert staff, are generated toward youth looking for a sport introduction or those who want to refine and master their sport-specific skills.

For Detailed Information on ALL of our summer sports camps, please visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.skyhawks.com.

Our coaches and site directors make a significant difference to your child's on-field experience. Chosen for their strong personal character, responsibility, and capacity to effectively communicate sports skills to youth, our staff will make the extra effort every time to ensure that your children have the best on-field/court experience, emphasize teamwork, and learn life skills through sports. Our staff are required to complete our extensive certification process.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We offer financial aid for those families that qualify. Please call 1.800.804.3509 for an application.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: We offer year round programs in select states, please see our website for complete information on all Skyhawks Sport Camps in your area.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Skyhawks Sports Camps are SAFETY FOCUSED!

At Skyhawks we go the extra mile to focus on safety, and we have a long-standing proven safety track record and processes to prove it. For example, all Skyhawks Sports camps start and end with our unique safety process called "Gate System and Parking Lot Duty." This process is where coaches come and greet both parents and campers in the parking lot when parents pull up to drop off their children.

Our staff guide the kids onto the field/court and out of harm's way by funneling them into our gate system. Eye contact is maintained from each one of our staff members until the kids make it onto the field/court where they are grouped by age. This efficient process ensures safety. Additionally, it develops a level of trust between parent, coach, and child that ultimately leads to a fun and skill-focused camp for youth.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Skyhawks Sports Camps are offered throughout the summer, and specific dates and times vary from location to location.

Fees vary depending on age, duration of camp, and location.

You can find a complete list of sessions, times, and fees for ALL the Skyhawks Sports Camps in your area at: Our Camp Website Link: www.skyhawks.com.

Or feel free to call us at: 800-804-3509.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our cabins sit on the southeastern lakeside edge of the White Mountain National Forest and each house about seven campers and three counselors. All our cabins have electricity, fully-equipped bathrooms and ample cubby room for belongings. Cody is one of the most well-equipped summer camps in the country. All of the buildings are either new, or have recently undergone major expansion or refurbishing, and almost all of the equipment is updated or replaced approximately every five years. Cody’s sports facilities include a baseball diamond, as well as a soccer field and a football field. There are also two volleyball courts, two floodlit street hockey/roller hockey, a floodlit five-aside soccer arena, two floodlit basketball courts, and seven tennis courts (four floodlit). Cody also has a modern riflery range and two archery ranges.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Cody is part of a camping heritage that goes back to 1926. Nestled on the sandy beaches of beautiful Lake Ossipee amidst the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Cody offers a summer experience rich in fun, friendship, learning and adventure. A traditional summer camp for both girls and boys, campers range in age from seven to fifteen and CITs beginning their leadership programs at sixteen. If you haven't visited camp yet, checkout the virtual tour, it's the next best thing! We offer team sports activities, water front activities, individual activities, creative arts & crafts, a music & drama program, a horseback riding program, a tennis program, a trips program, and other hobbies and games!

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Here at Camp Cody, we have a great CIT/JC Program available. Check out the info on our site at: Our Camp Website Link: campcody.com for all the info!

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Check out all of the info here at: Our Camp Website Link: campcody.com

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Are you ready to have the best summer of your life? Come have a blast with Cody! We are looking to hire upbeat, outdoorsy and fun staff to work with kids, meet counselors from all over the world, and share a once in a lifetime experience.

Lakeside property with dozens of activity fields, sports, and entertainment for everyone!

As an Activities Counselor you'll get to plan, direct, and implement activities in your area of expertise and coordinate the activities into the entire camp program.

Experienced teaching and/or coaching in athletics, aquatics, arts, and adventures preferred. Responsibilities:
•Teach and stimulate the interest of staff and campers in the area of expertise.
• Create lesson plans based on increasing camper competence and skill level in activity area.
• Implement innovative and fun lesson plans and teaching techniques.
• Conduct a regular check of equipment for safety, cleanliness, and good repair.
• Set up activity area during staff week.
• Submit orders for supplies and equipment during staff week or when needed ensuring the timely arrival of materials.
• Conduct an initial and end of the season inventory and store all equipment properly.
• Evaluate current season and make recommendations for equipment or program changes for the next season. • Work as a member of a team of counselors who provide guidance and support to all campers and staff.
• Plan and prepare for inter-camp sporting events and activities, when applicable.
• Assist with all-camp events, evening programs, trips. • Complete tasks as assigned by supervisors. Desired Qualifications:
• Training, certification, or documented experience in the respective activity.
• Experience working with children.
• Knowledge of safety practices as applicable to the respective activity.
• Endurance and stamina needed to provide constant programming and supervision to campers.
• Ability to spend long hours teaching area of expertise. • Positive attitude and sense of humor.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our incredible breadth of programming would not be possible without tremendous facilities. These include:
- A heated Olympic size swimming pool for swim instruction
- 11 clay tennis courts
- Indoor and outdoor basketball courts
- Gymnastics pavillion
- Dance studio
- A pristine lake for swimming and boating
- Baseball fields
- Soccer fields
- Lacrosse field
- Street hockey rink
- Cooking studios
- Gaga pit
- Woodworking studio
- Ceramics studio
- Arts and crafts studio
- Theater
- Large indoor rainy day facilities
- Campfire bowl
- Amphitheater
- High ropes course
- Low ropes course
- Climbing tower
- Bouldering wall
- Golf driving range
- Beach volleyball

* See our website and utilize our interactive map to view all of our facilities

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: The Camp Walt Whitman summer program offers campers an opportunity to learn new skills, to develop confidence, and explore new passions all while having loads of fun.

In our warm and supportive environment, children learn that they can enjoy an activity no matter their skill level or previous experience.

We pride ourselves on providing high quality instruction in a great atmospher that simply allows children to thrive and have fun!

We provide a tremendous variety of activities - over 50 different choices among land sports, water sports, outdoor adventure, and the arts.

Our program is balanced to allow our summer campers to deepen close friendships by sharing three scheduled cabin activities each day while also exploring their own individual interests through our extensive range of electives.

These electives include a daily choice as well as a week long elective period called SIGs (Special Interest Groups) which function as mini-specialty sports camps.

Sports at Walt Whitman:
From baseball and basketball to hockey and lacrosse; from softball and gymnastics to flag football and soccer athletics are scheduled regularly for every camper in every cabin. Whether a beginner or an advanced player, each child receives expert instruction in all sports, which increases their ability to play and their sheer enjoyment of the game.

Collegiate Athletes and Coaches:
Our coaches, most of whom are current or former collegiate athletes and coaches, place their emphasis on building strong skills, having fun, sharing their passion for their sport, and teaching our campers that no matter what their ability level they can enjoy participating in the activity.

Our most advanced athletes will choose in-depth athletic clinics during their elective time and their week-long specialty classes. Inter-camp sports competitions against nearby camps provide wonderful opportunities for challenge and competition in a fun environment.

Professional Tennis Instruction:
Our experienced tennis staff is led by Dave Porter. Dave is a USPTA National Past President and is the current Chair of the Player Development Council. He is the longtime Head Coach of the BYU Hawaii men's and women's tennis teams, where he has won a combined 10 Division II NCAA championships, as well as being named Collegiate Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2012 Dave was named as the USPTA Tennis Professional of the Year.

Dave oversees a staff that offers all of our summer camp kids excellent, regularly scheduled instruction for all levels on our 11 clay tennis courts.

Campers with a passion for tennis can also choose tennis for their daily elective and for their week-long specialty.

Exciting in-camp ladder play and tournaments complement a very active intercamp schedule.

Intensive Tennis Program:
If advancement in tennis is a priority, campers may choose to participate in our Intensive Tennis Program, which provides campers with two additional private lessons each week

Swim Instruction:
On the Waterfront, our goals are to encourage children to enjoy the water and learn to swim using the proper techniques and standards of the American Red Cross.

Certified Water Safety Instructors provide group and individual instruction for beginners up to the most advanced swimmers. With small class sizes, our campers can receive high quality instruction in a fun environment.

We utilize our heated pool for our instruction which enables our campers to stay warm during the 50 minute swim class.

Boating Instruction:
Under the direction of expert instructors, our emphasis is on proper technique, proper safety practices, and plenty of simple FUN! Our exciting boating program includes:
Water-skiing ,Windsurfing, Sailing, Wake boarding, Canoeing, Paddle boarding, Kayaking

Outdoor Adventure:
Majestic forests and the historic White Mountains surround our 300 acre campus where we encourage the appreciation and enjoyment of nature.

Our Outdoor Adventure Program is unique in the world of camping today and provides campers with experiences they can't get anywhere else. These are experiences they remember for a lifetime.

Participation in these outdoor activities enable children to develop confidence, leadership skills, and a spirit of adventure. In awe-inspiring locations, our campers develop a sense of responsibility for all that surrounds them.

Certified professional staff help campers learn to set goals for themselves, whether attempting the Climbing Wall, working together on the Low or High Ropes Courses, pitching a tent on an overnight camping trip, challenging the rapids while White Water Rafting or exploring mountain trails on a hike.

Weekly day trips are scheduled for every group. Our campers challenge themselves on these adventures while also enjoying the simple pleasures of eating s'mores and chatting around the campfire.

Our older campers have the opportunity to participate in 3 and 5 day backpacking adventures, biking trips, and canoeing expeditions. In addition, these campers enjoy week-long trips to the Maine seacoast, Acadia National Park, Montreal, and Quebec City.

The Arts:
A broad spectrum of arts programs provides many outlets for campers' creative interests and talents.

Professional artists and teachers work with children in separate, well-equipped studios for ceramics, woodworking and crafts.The arts programs at CWW are designed for all ages and ability levels. Enjoyment of, and exposure to, the arts are our goals.

Studios buzz with excitement as campers saw and sand the pieces of a chess set, throw the perfect pot on the pottery wheel, or make t-shirts in our crafts studio.

Our end of summer Art Show displays the impressive work of our campers from all three studios and is

OTHER CAMP INFO: Camp Walt Whitman is fortunate to attract particularly nice kids, down-to-earth families, and a strong, experienced, and motivated staff. Our campers are encouraged to be active participants, willing to stretch themselves to try new things and overcome challenges.

Camp Walt Whitman is a community that encourages friendship, leadership, responsibility, and teamwork. Herein lies the fundamental mission of Walt Whitman as we help campers discover their own unique potential while understanding what it means to be part of a bigger community.

Camp Walt Whitman is a place where kids have fun and everyone is open to new ideas and experiences. Developing friendships is easy. The focal point of the Walt Whitman experience is the Cabin Group, which forms a camper's summer family. Not only do campers live together in their cabin, but they also participate as a group in many of their activities throughout the day.

Through living and learning together, campers really get to know and like one another. They learn how to accommodate and respect each other's differences and, in the process, become good friends.

As a result, campers frequently visit each other throughout the year and remain friends long after the summer's end. Making lifelong friendships is a priceless part of your child's summers at Walt Whitman.

Three staff members live in each cabin. The two cabin counselors stay with the group all day; the third, an activity specialist, is assigned to teach one of our programs. The result is a strong, cohesive group of children, supervised by adults who know them well and can appropriately encourage and motivate while providing guidance and fun!

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Summer 2017 Dates and Rates

Full Summer: June 24 to August 12, $12,150

July Session: June 24 to July 22, $8,600

August Session: July 23 to August 12, $5,900

CAMP FACILITIES: Wicosuta is located on Newfound Lake-- known to be one of the cleanest and most beautiful lakes in New England! We have 33 modern cabins, outdoor heated pool, 12 tennis courts-- 4 lit for nighttime play, gymnastics pavilion, dining hall, state of the art health center, dance & fitness studios, theater, 2 soccer/athletic fields, softball field, basketball courts, 2 gaga pits and extensive high and low ropes course.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Greetings and welcome to Camp Wicosuta! Wicosuta is a traditional four-week sleepaway camp for girls in Hebron, New Hampshire. At Camp Wicosuta, girls develop confidence and self-esteem by learning and developing new skills, making new friends, and having the time of their lives!

ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SLEEPAWAY CAMPS: Camp Wicosuta was founded in 1920 by Anna Rothman, one of the pioneers of sleepaway camps for girls. Mrs. Rothman knew that by getting young women out of urban areas and into the natural environment surrounded by caring role models and energetic friends, they would learn many of the lessons needed for them to thrive in the world around them.

THE "3 C'S": CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE & COMMUNITY: Camp Wicosuta teaches young girls skills that build self-confidence and self-esteem. At Wico, our goal is for every child to walk away feeling confident in herself and competent in her ability in any of a number of areas. We teach these lessons in a physically and emotionally safe community in which our campers are challenged to move past their self-set limits.

ELECTIVE SCHEDULE: The elective schedule encourages decision-making and independence, and most importantly, creates a culture where all of our girls participate. Girls choose the activities they like, so they can't wait to get started! Wico is filled with happy, active girls! While we want our youngest campers to get a taste of everything we offer, even they get to choose one elective period a day as they start to develop personal tastes and interests. WICO STAFF: Our staff sets us apart. Highly skilled, well-trained and enthusiastic, we have a high percentage of returning staff each year.

Additionally, we look for new staff with strong backgrounds/interest in working with children and in their activity area. We have a series of staff orientations to train counselors prior to the campers' arrival and continue training throughout the summer.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): We offer 2 complete 4-week sessions and limited 2-week sessions for 1st time campers currently in grades 1-4.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
1st Session: June 24-July 19, 2017
2nd Session: July 22-August 16, 2017
Tuition is $7,050 for either 1st or 2nd Session

Two Week Introductory Program (current grades 1st-4th only)
July 6-19, 2017 or
August 3-16, 2017

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Head Camp Nurse: RN
General Camp Nurse: RN or LPN
Cabin Counselor
Activity Instructor
go to: Our Camp Website Link: www.campwicosuta.com to apply!

CAMP FACILITIES: We have two separate "villages" with 4-6 cabins utilized for the campers. Each cabin houses 5-7 campers and additionally each counselor per camper. We have recently upgraded both wash houses on each village, built a safe place for the campers, book nook for reading, mini animal pens, pavilion on our field for hot sunny days and will be making numerous additions in the near future. We have basketball courts, gaga pit, boating/kyaking and access to the beautiful and serene Lake Mononmonac for swimming.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Each child's program at Starfish is individualized and each child works on independent goals, our programs have a set of overarching goals that guide our activity offerings, program development and daily camp life: building self confidence, cultivating "winners" attitude, ability to make good decisions/choices, working as a team and enhance social skills/interactions are just a few of the goals we focus on.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We offer financial Aid on a needs basis through scholarship donations.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: We offer weekend respites in off seasons for our campers and their families. We also have many weddings and retreats that take place in the off season.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Over the course of the camp session, social skills improvements are generally seen in areas such as making eye contact during conversation, waiting ones turn in conversation, using appropriate manners, giving and being able to accept compliments, sharing the conversation with peers, starting conversation with peers (rather than just adults), modulating tone of voice, and giving others/asking for personal space from others. Often, because of the intensive focus on these items, campers make a school years' worth of progress on social-related IEP goals during their session at camp.

We are intentional about making sure that social interaction and opportunities for social practice are part of each and every day. We don't have "social skills group" or an organized activity that "teaches" social skills. One of the benefits of camp is that the social activity is naturally in place, through participation in a shared-living community and involvement in activities. What we do is take advantage of all these opportunities and utilize them as teachable moments.

Our staff point out the social cues that get missed, praise positive interactions, and call attention to the Key of the Day, which is a daily social skill that is being focused on. Staff also create bunk and activity group identities and themes which help campers feel connected to each other and fuel their desire to be part of the group.

Counselors talk openly about being members of a team and how to make friends. Throughout the day, staff facilitate conversation between peers, help campers engage in conversation that may not be their preferred topic, and guide campers to see others' points of view.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Session dates change year to year but we run three sessions per summer starting the end of June and running through to mid August. Please visit our website for the current summer dates and fees at Our Camp Website Link: www.campstarfish.org

CAMP FACILITIES: Our rustic but clean cabins and yurts are equipped with electricity, comfortable bunks, and storage cubbies. Girls and Juniors use in-cabin bathrooms, while the Boys have a dedicated Wash and Shower House. Cabins are situated within our Kanasatka Circle (boys area) Winnetaska Circle (girls area), and Juniors areas.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Quinebarge offers a wide-ranging, exciting and robust summer camp program for children from 6-16 years old. Our program includes a diverse set of activities, lots of cabin time to make friends and bond as a group, and special activities like trips, camp outs and much, much more.

From 9am-1pm and 4-5:30pm each day campers participate in activities they select each week. Activities are all co-ed, and a majority of the activity schedules are determined according to individual camper choices.

Horseback Riding lessons are available daily under the supervision of highly qualified instructors. After campers have learned to care for their horses and to demonstrate proficiency in the ring, trail rides on our extensive trail network offer an extra challenge.

Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Wood Shop and Drama offer campers unlimited creative possibilities. We specialize in both traditional and eco-friendly handicraft activities, challenging campers to create projects they will take home and remember their camp experience all year long.

Sports and Adventure. Archery, tennis on our clay courts, climbing wall, low and high ropes, zip line, and every field sport imaginable are offered in our sports and adventure program. Quinebarge offers possibly the world’s most difficult frisbee golf course in the woods, Gaga, volleyball, basketball, street hockey, softball, kickball, Quidditch, soccer, lacrosse, non-competitive games and much more. Our climbing wall and adventure courses promote teamwork and cooperation.

Swimming and Boating. Our swim program offers daily swim lessons in accordance with American Red Cross standards and we have all-camp general swim each afternoon. Quinebarge offers tubing, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boards, surf bikes, playaks and many other types of boats to enable kids to get out on our beautiful lake, learn how to use many types of boats and have a great, refreshing time.

Nature. Quinebarge’s 65 acres of woods, waterfront and trails offer a ready-made outdoor environmental activity center. We make tasty banana bread in our solar cookers, take trail hikes, geo-cache, and create eco projects, learning about our natural world.

Trips. New Hampshire’s Lakes and Mountains regions are in our backyard and we utilize them extensively all summer, sending trips out almost daily including canoeing, hiking, camping, fishing, backpacking, mountain biking and white water rafting trips, offering campers the challenge of the outdoors. Both day and overnight trips are included. The White Mountain region of New Hampshire offers an excellent variety of rivers and trails for all abilities.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
June 26 - July 9 3400
July 10 - July 23 $3400
July 24 - August 6 $3400
August 7 - August 20 $3400

CAMP FACILITIES: Cabins have electricity and bathrooms with hot water and showers. At Camp Tel Noar, all campers (except the oldest bunks) get to know each other in our unique cabins, which we call “chugs” (pronounced HOOgs), or circles. These cabins connect three bunks with a shared common room, a space where campers can spend their free time, play games and write letters. Most importantly, the common room is a place where campers get to know each other across ages and interests.

-Health Center staffed 24 hours/day by licensed nurses
-Kosher, nut-free dining hall
-Olympic-sized swimming pool
-Beach on Sunset Lake, equipped with canoes, kayaks, sailboats and motorboats
-Peaceful, leafy grove for Shabbat services -
-Gymnasium/Performance center
-Tennis courts Basketball and volleyball courts
-Gaga pit
-Athletic fields
-Photography darkroom
-Videography Studio, new in 2013
-Arts studio for ceramics, painting, jewelry-making, fun with fabric and crafts
-Animal Enclosure of rabbits, chickens and ducks
-Various other buildings for indoor activities

-See more at: Our Camp Website Link: www.camptelnoar.org

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Our warm, close-knit community is the heart of the Camp Tel Noar experience. You’ll smile from morning until night, busy with waterskiing, swimming, photography, basketball, visual and performing arts, Israeli dance, tennis, and more. You’ll live the Jewish values that infuse our community, especially on Shabbat, bringing us closer together. You’ll take in the songs, enthusiasm and camp traditions. And, most of all, you’ll grow close with friends and counselors who become our summer family.

Here, every summer offers the gift of independence, friendships, a strong Jewish spirit and a connection to Israel. A cherished time for fun, discovery and adventures. A place to flourish, to become your very best “self.”

-See more at: Our Camp Website Link: www.camptelnoar.org

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Jewish life and learning at Camp Tel Noar can culminate in an extraordinary experience, the Dor L’Dor (Generation to Generation) Leadership Program for our oldest campers. Current campers who have completed the 10th grade may join their peers from the other Cohen Camps, Pembroke and Tevya, for an intensive five-week tour of Israel, a trip that is physically, spiritually, and intellectually stimulating. They return to Tel Noar as Counselors-In-Training (CITs) for the rest of the summer, where they take on a new leadership role, share their new exposure to Israel with younger campers, and continue their leadership training.

Younger Tel Noar campers relish the weekly Shabbat updates sent in by the Dor L’Dor travelers. This program and its young role models help even our youngest campers discover the deep value in connecting with the historical, religious and cultural aspects of the State of Israel while they look forward to growing ready for Dor L’Dor themselves.

- See more at: Our Camp Website Link: www.camptelnoar.org

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: The Cohen Camps offer partial scholarships to families based on financial need. Please contact the Cohen Camps office at 781.489.2070 for information, forms, requirements and deadlines.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Full Season: 7 Weeks $8,400
First Session: 3.5 Weeks $5,000
Second Session: 3.5 Weeks $4,700
Taam of Tel Noar: 2 Weeks $2,400

-See more at: Our Camp Website Link: www.camptelnoar.org

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
For complete summer jobs info, please visit: Our Camp Website Link: www.camptelnoar.org.

CAMP FACILITIES: The Merrowvista facility includes beloved older structures as well as many newly constructed facilities, such as bathrooms, camper cabins, eating lodge, and our indoor adventure center. Younger campers live in cabins with electricity in the center of camp, while older campers live in more rustic cabins in the woods.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Campers 8-13 build their day around activities ranging from sports, windsurfing, sailing, woodworking, performing arts, nature, arts and much more! Campers 14-17 challenge themselves on 4-21 day wilderness adventure trips - bicycle touring, canoeing, and backpacking throughout New England and Canada.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Applicants for our Leader in Training program must be 18 years old or just graduating from high school.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Need based scholarships available

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Groups visit Merrowvista year-round as part of our Community and School Programs to learn leadership and teamwork skills, and experience the outdoors.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please visit our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.ayf.com or e-mail merrowvistacamps[AT]ayf.com to request dates, tuition rates, and program availability.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
E-mail merrowvistacamps[AT]ayf.com for more information about summer positions.

CAMP FACILITIES: We are a state of the art gymnastics facility with an outdoor, above-ground, heated, 4' deep oval pool for swimming and an outdoor playground area.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Our Gym & Swim summertime adventure includes: lots of gym time, theme weeks, supervised open swim, outdoor playground, giant slip-n-slide, and plenty of staff members eager to make sure your child is safe and of course having the time of their lives. We were recently awarded Parenting New Hampshire's Family Favorite Gymnastics Facility 2013. Please visit our website for an introduction to our history and wonderful staff.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Discounts are given if you attend more than 3 full weeks of Full Day. We also offer Sibling Discounts.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Gym-Ken's Summer Program begins the week of June 30th and concludes August 22nd. We offer Full Day or Half Day Programs for children ages 3 & Up.
We provide Flexible Scheduling Options as well as Early Drop-Off & Late Pick-Up Options for your convenience. Gym-Ken Swim Lessons are also available and we offer Tumbling/Stunting/Parkour Classes in the late afternoons.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Gymnastics
Tumbling
Parkour
USAG Girls Competitive Team

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Our Gym & Swim program begins the week of June 30th (closed July 4th). Summer Session dates are flexible. You can pick and choose to create the best schedule that works best for your busy summer. Please visit our website for complete summer calendar and summer theme weeks.
Half Day program is $40/day or $180/M-F and Full Day program is $58/day or $260/M-F. Discounts are given if you attend more than 3 full weeks of Full Day. We also offer Sibling Discounts.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our facilities include an indoor gymnasium, horse stables with riding ring and scenic trails, ball fields, 4 newly renovated tennis courts, pickle ball courts, gaga pits, paddle tennis courts, basketball courts, beach volleyball, street hockey arena, golf driving range, and a fun miniature golf course. Our stage and fine arts complex which is home to our arts and crafts pavilion and pottery barn, along with the home of our plays, music classes, special events and some of our most memorable evening programs. Another major feature of Camp Birch Hill is the 2,000 feet of shoreline and crystal clear waters of our private lake along with the expansive waters of Merrymeeting Lake for water-skiing, wakeboarding, and tubing. Last but not least, we have to mention our newly rebuilt climbing tower, low ropes course and high ropes course that connects to our 200 ft. zipline! All of these activities are are facilitated by our award winning staff of caring, fun-loving, experienced and diverse college age counselors.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: VOTED BEST OVERNIGHT CAMP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY BOSTON PARENTS PAPER SIX YEARS IN A ROW!!!

Our staff is primarily college students, graduates, faculty and former Birch Hill campers. Together we are a diverse group of mature, dignified role models coming from both the United States and abroad. Despite our different backgrounds, as camp counselors and staff there is a common thread that connects us all and brings us together in this magical place that we feel is our home away from home. We love teaching and having fun while maintaining a safe environment that facilitates growth for our campers.

At the beginning of each summer our counselors attend a ten day long, comprehensive training course that speaks our values as an organization. Because our staff are hired based on competency in an activity area, this orientation is focused on addressing overarching concepts around making sure each and every camper feels comfortable and at home here at Birch Hill. We strive to hire staff members who have a cheerful disposition and embody the Birch Hill spirit. We bring you the best people for the job.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: CIT program offered to previous campers that are 16 years old during their session. Our goal for the Counselor in Training (CIT) program is to provide an enjoyable and safe summer experience appropriate for older children. The experience will include leadership training and the opportunity to assume some daily responsibilities at Birch Hill, along with the fun and excitement that accompany the rest of our summer program. It is our hope that the CIT campers will begin to develop some of the skills that will allow them to assume additional leadership positions in the future, perhaps as counselors at Birch Hill once they have had one year of college or life experience after high school. For one activity period each day the CITs will work together in their own group under the supervision of Birch Hill staff members. They will use this time to do team building, to learn how to help with the various camp games, activities, and responsibilities.

By the end of the session CITs choose a counselor at Birch Hill they would like to "shadow" and assist them during their activities, and in the cabin. In addition to the CIT Class the primary responsibility of the CITs will be to assist the directors and the staff of Birch Hill. A typical day may involve helping counselors to run events, aiding in the set up and clean up of camp activities. In addition, we will provide opportunities for Leadership/CIT participants to enjoy the richness of the activities and events that our camp has to offer. All CITs receive community service hours and a college recommendation at your request.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Contact our office, chrissy[AT]campbirchhill.com to discuss financial aid or scholarships.

We believe every child deserves the summer camp experience!

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): 2020 SESSION DATES

2 WEEK SESSIONS
June 28 – July 11, 2020
July 12 – July 25, 2020
July 26 – August 8, 2020

4 WEEK SESSIONS
June 28 – July 25, 2020
July 12 – August 8, 2020

6 WEEK SESSIONS
June 28 – August 8, 2020

Check out out website at Our Camp Website Link: www.campbirchhill.com for complete information.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Camp Birch Hill is a camp for the individual. The elective program empowers children to create personalized schedules from a variety of well rounded activities. Regimentation is avoided and the atmosphere is natural and friendly. The directors are ever mindful of the physical and general well-being of the campers.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
2020 SESSION DATES

2 WEEK SESSIONS
June 28 – July 11, 2020
July 12 – July 25, 2020
July 26 – August 8, 2020

4 WEEK SESSIONS
June 28 – July 25, 2020
July 12 – August 8, 2020

6 WEEK SESSIONS
June 28 – August 8, 2020

Check out out website at Our Camp Website Link: www.campbirchhill.com for complete information.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
If you are interested in joining the Birch Hill team please apply online via our website, at  Our Camp Website Link: campbirchhill.com.