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Day Camps(If you belong to a camp organization and wish to submit a camp listing, please see the examples below and email your entry to suggestions@kidsoutandabout.com.) Summer Camps at Webster Montessori
Camp Sisol
Lakeside Child Care Center Summer Program
Ogden Rec Center The Goddard School 131 Sully’s Trail Pittsford, NY 14534 (585) 381-0160 Bari Wexler – Director Children entering Kindergarten this fall – a Summer experience your child will remember forever! The Goddard School summer program for Pre-Kindergarten children runs June 29-September 3, 2009. You may choose the July session or the August session, or stay for the whole summer! The morning program is 9:00-1:00, and a full day option is available for families needing before and after camp care (The school is open from 7:00am-6:00pm). Children may attend from 2-5 days per week. The Goddard summer program “Leap Into Literature” will include activities in creative art, science and nature, cooking, stories, a friendship program, literacy, exercise, yoga, dramatic play, music and movement and tons of outdoor play on our beautiful playground, including wet and wild days! Children should bring a lunch every day, and snacks are provided by the school. Let your child be completely ready for Kindergarten in September by spending a summer full of fun and learning that he or she will never forget. Call to visit the school or to register your child. There is no registration fee if your child is registered before June 12th.
Magic Camp 2010
Rochester Chess Center
Greater Rochester Enrichment Center for Kids
Add-En-On Kennels Railroad Junction Summer Day Camp 10 May Street Webster, NY 14580 585-872-2160 Contact: RRJ@rochester.rr.com www.toddlersworkshop.com Railroad Junction Summer Day Camp is owned and operated by Toddler’s Workshop Child Care Center. It is for children that have completed kindergarten-12 years old. The camp operates Monday-Friday with hours of operation 6:30-6:00. Weekly themes include activities such as: arts and crafts, cooking, service learning, building, skateboarding, bike riding, rollerblading, and traditional sports that include basketball, volleyball, golf, and swimming in our in-ground pool. Weekly field trips, snacks, and lunch are included. You will also receive a camp t-shirt if registered for a minimum of ten days. Discounts are available for more than one child per family enrolled. Call us today to schedule a tour of the facility and ask about our pre-teen camp for children entering sixth grade and older. Youth Learn to Kayak Camp Genesee Waterways Center Lock 32 Whitewater Park 2797 Clover Street, Pittsford, NY 14534 585-747-8478 During this 4-day program (Mon-Thurs), participants learn the basic elements of whitewater kayaking and water safety. Students learn wet-exits, forward and reverse sweep strokes, peel outs, eddy turns, ferries, river reading skills and Eskimo rolls. Kids develop a strong foundation for white water slalom racing and recreational river running. 12 hours total camp. Ages - youth age 10 and up, must be able to swim Sail the Seven Seas Summer Camp Community Arts Academy 597 East Ave, Rochester NY 14607 585-473-7187 MaryAnn Hamilton, comarts@frontiernet.net Sail the Seven Seas Summer Camp offers a diverse and inclusive cultural experience for children who have completed kindergarten -grade 6 (6-12 years old.) The camp explores six different regions of the world ( a different country each week) through music, dance, drama, art projects, food and literature. Each child receives their own passport. Monday through Thursday mornings of each week children learn a song, dance and dramatize folk tales from that country. These sessions are led by experienced specialized teachers. Special guests introduce their county and guest artists also demonstrate native musical instruments. On Friday, the group performs for a senior citizen group or nursing home, enjoys a picnic lunch and then departs for a field trip adventure which connects with the country of the week. Afternoon activities involve swimming on Monday and Wednesdays, creating art projects on Tuesdays and cooking on Thursdays. Before and after care is also available. $125 per week + $25 for extended day. Kids Watersports Kamp Baycreek Paddling Center 1099 Empire Blvd, Rochester NY 14609 585-288-2830 Located at the juncture of Irondequoit Creek and Irondequoit Bay, this paddlesport camp exposes children to the beautiful wetlands of Ellison Park. Our instructors teach basic/intermediate canoe and kayak technique in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Safety and rescue skills are implemented throughout the week. Sessions run Mon-Thur with Fri. as a rain date. Campers may choose either an am or pm time slot. 7-13 yrs. Camp Bay View Bay View Family YMCA 1209 Bay Road, Webster, NY 14580 585-671-8414 Bay View Family YMCA offers Summer Camp beginning mid-June and continuing through just before Labor Day. They have half-day and full-day preschool camp for 3-5 year olds. The School Age Camp is for 5-15 year olds. They also have a CIT program and several special camps, such as Bayfront Camp, where your child can learn to waterski, kayak, and canoe right on Irondequoit Bay. They also offer Sports Explosion Camp and several Summer Clinics as well as before- and after camp care. Call 671-8414 or go online for a registration form. YMCA Camp Arrowhead 20 Arrowhead Road, Pittsford, New York 14534. (585)383-4590 arrowhead@rochesterymca.org Programs for preschoolers, school-aged kids, and teens. Harley Day Camp The Harley School 1981 Clover Street, Rochester, NY 14618 585-442-1770 ext. 3067 Day camp programs for campers 4-12 years old. Camp hours 8:45 am – 3pm. Morning and afternoon extended day care available. Lunch and snack provided. Destiny School 1876 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14620. (585)473-1680 Liza Aguglia, teacher4242@yahoo.com Tour de Rochester Camp! Summer camp touring Rochester with photography and techie production documentation. Sites include Susan B. Anthony House, Genesee Country Museum, Frontier Field and many other historical sites. 9am-12 noon. Infotonics Science Camp Infotonics Technology Center, Inc. 5450 Campus Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424 (585) 919-3037 summercamp@infotonics.org Science Camp with a Harry Potter Theme for 2006. Camp is 9am-4pm. These day camps are for students entering grades 5-8 in 2006. Early drop-off available at 8:30 a.m. Late pick-up available at 5:00 p.m. Please don't lack of financial resources prevent interested and talented students from applying. Full and partial scholarships are available. Camps will be held at Finger Lakes Community College and Nazareth College of Rochester. Cobblestone School contact Barb King 10 Prince St, Rochester, NY 14607 585-271-4548 Weekly Summer Camp for Ages 4 1/2 to 12. Early July to Mid August Located on a 3 acre campus in the heart of the Cultural District. Swimming, Taekwondo, Art, Music, Foreign Language. Field trips to RMSC/Planetarium, Roseland Water Park, Strong Museum, Rock Ventures, and much more. Genesee Country Nature Center Flint Hill Rd. Mumford, NY 14511 (585) 538-6822 Earth Camp Campers will choose a camp name, participate in crafts and hikes, and gain valuable knowledge of the natural world through hands-on exploration of nature center habitats including ponds, woodland and meadows. Activities we will be focusing on include orienteering, letter-boxing, bird watching and study, team building, problem solving and outdoor skills. Each week of full-day camp will culminate in Earth Camp Survival Challenge, an event where campers get a chance to mingle with other age groups and put themselves to the test by completing a series of tasks and challenges, both physical and mental, based on what they have learned over the course of the week. Pathfinders (grades 6-8), Explorers (grades 3-5), and Seekers (grades 1-3) may choose from one of five weeks during the summer. Our youngest group, the Searchers (ages 4-6), have a special week reserved for them at the end of the summer. They may choose a morning or an afternoon session. Irondequoit Theatre Guild 2350 E. Ridge Rd., Irondequoit, NY, 14622 (585) 454-6567 Kelley Hamilton, zzhamilton@hotmail.com Summer Performing Arts Camp: This camp instructs students in grades 8-12 in singing, acting and dancing. A unique and creative musical theatre show is presented at the conclusion of the camp. Camp runs Mon-Fri, late July through August. Students may register for half-day session $225 (either morning OR afternoon) or full-day session $325. The registration fee includes 3 weeks of instruction and all necessary materials! All instructors are certified teachers and/or professional performers.
Woods Play Premier Cheer 1150 University Ave, Bldg #5 Rochester, NY 14607 Contact: Debbie Bonzo, premiercheerinc@frontiernet.net 585-244-2496 Cheer/Tumble Summer Camps Late June - Mid August, 9:00-4:00pm. Ages 5-up, Weekly Sessions. Free t-shirt. Cheer Off every Friday Specialty Camps: Tumble Camps Ages 5 and up, try-Out prep camps Ages 12 and up, customized camps for your Team/Squad Care-A-Lot Day Camp North Greece: Long Pond Road (585) 723-8030 South Greece: Canal Ponds (585) 723-0050 Henrietta: John Street (585) 292-4880 This program serves children who are Kindergarten graduates through 12 years of age. There is a minimum of 2 days a week and 4 weeks for the whole summer. Kids College SUNY Brockport, contact Laurie Moyer Brockport Child Care Center, 350 New Campus Dr, Brockport, NY 14420 585-395-2273 KID'S COLLEGE - The campers, ages 6-12, will explore the SUNY Brockport campus for an exciting blend of educational and recreational activities. Weekly field trips! The Brockport Child Care Center is open from 6:30am - 5:30pm. The weekly fee covers all of those hours; the actual Kids College activities are 9am-4pm. Theme Camps at Bishop Kearney Bishop Kearney High School 125 Kings Highway South, Rochester, NY 14617 Camps for kids ages 5-12, with titles like Creature Features, Wet & Wild!, Vacation Bible School, Got Game?, Mysteries and Clues, The Great Outdoors, Nothing but the Best. Theater camps (Spotlight!, Broadway Bound, and High School Musical) as well as sports camps (Ed Nietopski's Basketball Camp, Bishop Kearney Cheerleading Conditioning Camp) Generations Childcare, Inc. Gates: 230 Coldwater Rd (585)-247-3490 Northeast Rochester: 869 North Clinton Avenue (585)613-7550 Northwest Rochester: 179 Stenson Street (585) 854-8160 Southwest Rochester: 170 Highland Avenue (585) 697-0499 Fairport: 52 West Avenue (585) 425-1360 Webster: 1085 Gravel Road Webster (585) 671-0030 Irondequoit: 250 Empire Blvd. (585) 482-1060 Great Outdoors Week, Summer Breeze Week (kites and gliders), Picture This! Week (photography), Hodge Podge (create something), Spirit Week (teamwork), Oh, Say, Can You See? Week (Bills Training Camp, Olympics), Let Us Entertain You Week (talent show), Krazy Kids Karnival Week (carnival), The Happy Traveler Week (other cultures), Tropical Paradise Week (Hawiian theme). Creative Themes Day Camp contact Denise Bellavia 325 Eaglehead Road, East Rochester, NY 14445 585-671-5639 Day camp programs from early June - early September. Campers 4-13 year olds. Please click here to see the KidsOutAndAbout.com review of Creative Themes Day Camp. Springdale Farm 696 Colby Street, Ogden, NY 14445, 585-352-5320 Heather Chasman, hchasman@heritagechristianservices.org Springdale Farm, located in Northampton Park, offers Farm Camps for children ages 4-13 in July and August. On these fun-filled days, children will have the opportunity to learn about animal husbandry, horticulture, nature, pond life and the path of food from the farm to the table. For all camps the maximum per session is 20 campers; minimum 10 campers. Oxford Learning 13A Perinton Hills Shopping Center, Fairport, NY 14450, (585) 223-3210 Cynthia Tucker, fairport@oxfordlearning.com Summer at Oxford Learning Summer Brain Camps at Oxford Learning let kids explore, discover, create and learn. Individualized programs to meet the specific needs of your child. Programs for all ages and abilities. AGES 6 - 11: Three-week programs include Reading, Writing/Grammar, Math, Computers & Crafts. AGES 12 - 16: Programs include Creative Writing/The Structured Essay; Math (preparation for Middle School & High School); Fast Track Study Skills; SAT/ACT Prep; Flexible Schedules; Individualized Programs. AGES 3 - 6: Little Readers Academy - A fun-filled way for three to six-year-olds to get ready for school. Individualized classes, enriched curriculum in Reading, Writing & Fine Motor Development, Math, Computers, Music & Movement. Children’s Garden of Farmington Summer Day Camp 1780 Rochester Road State Rt 332 Farmington, NY 14425 (585)398-2450 Contact: childrensgardenoffarmington@frontiernet.net The 100 Languages of Childhood explored in Art, Dance, Music and Writing. K through 4th grades. Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm $90/week (extended day 7:00am-6:00pm $125/week). Camp Smile Kiwanis Field House at Shangri La Lane Webster, New York (585) 872-2606 Contact: Contact: Sandy Hollands, President Camp Smile is a free day camp entirely sponsored by the Webster Lions Club and community donations. We offer extraordinary activities for blind and visually-challenged children ages 5-18 to experience opportunities in a safe 1:1 ratio of camper to counselor allowing them to grow and have fun in spite of their challenges. They may experience such activities as fishing, bike riding, swimming, hiking, Sea Breeze and more. The final evening of each two-week session is an overnight campout in tents. The Webster Lions prepare dinner and then s'mores and karoke or storytelling around the campfire and then a pancake breakfast the next morning before the children head for home. This year's sessions run from July 7-18 and July 21-August 1. Transportation is provided if required, all at no cost to families with these special children. For more information and applications, go to www.campsmile.org.
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