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Summerscape Day Camp’s All New Adventure Camp
According to the American Camping Association, “Summer
Camp experiences are essential. The unique power of a camp
experience complements and reinforces what children are taught
at school, at home and at extracurricular activities—rounding
out development in optimal ways. Camps specialize in providing
physical activity, time spent in the out-of-doors, and experiences
in teambuilding, athletics and the arts—activities that have been
eliminated or are at risk of elimination for more and more school
systems. Childhood is compromised without a camp experience.
Camp is that vital! Camps have the capacity to change
children’s lives—influencing, even transforming, their choices
and chances and their characters and capabilities. Campers
learn life lessons. That’s why camp memories often stay alive in
people’s hearts and minds well into adulthood. Lessons include,
but are not limited to: becoming a responsible member of a
group and community, personal and group decision-making,
the art of compromise, resilience, how to bust out of one’s own
comfort zone to try something new,” and experiencing friendships
that last a lifetime! Many of the campers who have attended
Summerscape have told me through the years that their
camp experience shaped who they have become today. Many
campers have returned as staff and have chosen careers in child
development, special education, and teaching due to their Summerscape
camp experience.
Summerscape Day Camp has been providing children in Columbia,
Andover, Lebanon, Hebron, Windham and surrounding
communities with just this kind of exceptional experience
for 14 years. We pride ourselves on being a very community
oriented program.
This summer is no exception. Geared to providing new experiences,
Summerscape has is focusing on broadening children’s
horizons. To this end we are offering Adventure Camp. Every
day is a new experience, from making boats to visiting zoos
and amusement parks. Participating in swimming, archery,
golf, bowling, baseball, ropes and zip lines, laser tag, skating,
and hands on Mad Science Labs. From learning about animal
farming, making yarns and fabrics, digging at archeology and
mineral sites to going to Boston’s Museum of Science, traveling
to Western MA and all over CT.
We are focusing this summer on enhancing family values and
bringing our campers where parents would like their children
to explore within our local community and beyond. Please join
us for a fun-filled summer. We have highly trained and certified
Adult educators and Veteran returning High School Students on
our staff. We provide a low camper:counselor ratio. We are a
State of CT Licensed Day Camp. We are not affilitated with the
town of Columbia for the first summer in 15 years. The town
will be running a municipal day camp in our place at Recreation
Park this summer, while we provide adventures to remember for
a lifetime. Please join us at our Open House and Registration
Deadline Dates: Feb. 10, May 10, Aug. 10, Nov. 10
SUMMERSCAPE ADVENTURE CAMP 2009
Our 14 th Exciting Summer!
A field trip every day
Please join us for our Open House
and Registration night
June 8 th at 6:30 p.m.
Rec. Park, Hennequin Rd.
Back of park by big playscape
Sign up for camp, space permitting,
and meet our staff!
Serving Columbia, Hebron, Andover,
Lebanon, Marlborough and Windham
For the camp schedule, pictures,
information and application visit us at
www.Summerscape.org
or call Leanne Rand, M.S.W.
at 228-4574 or 428-3633,
or Lori Rodegher at 228-2024
night June 8 th at 6:30 p.m. at Rec. Park on Hennequin Rd. in
Columbia by the big playscape in the back of the park.
For more information and an application go to our website www.
Summerscape.org, or call one of the directors- Leanne Rand,
M.S.W. at Kids First Day Care, 228-4574, or Lori Rodegher,
Teacher at Hebron El., 228-2024.
The Sanctuary: A Center for Healing
There is a new Counseling, Healing & Spiritual Center in Hebron/
Amston with lots of new and exciting things to offer the community!
• Summer Family Activities
• Sunday Spiritual Services
• Chakra Workshop Series
• Women’s Circles
• Inspirational Movie Nite
Many of these services are FREE to the community! Please check
out the website: www.thesanctuaryforhealing.com
The Sanctuary: A Center For Healing
S. Kimble Greene, PhD, CRP
19 Maple Avenue, Amston, CT 06231
860-316-7530
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