Camp
Cleveland Park Camp is one of summer's secrets since 1978!
June 9 - August 15, 2008
9am-1pm
Campers:
ages 5-9
Counselors-in-Training:
ages 11-16
Cleveland Park Camp offers a low-key, warm, welcoming setting. The informal program combines old-fashioned, self-directed play and organized, hands-on, guided activities. The campers expand their interests, increase their skills, and make lasting friendships in this atmosphere reminiscent of the days when neighborhood children of all ages spontaneously gathered for Jump Rope and Capture the Flag.
The camp is intentionally small. Each week, about 36 campers attend and 12 Counselors-in-Training (CITs) volunteer to play, teach, and help. All activities, with a few exceptions, take place outdoors. The morning begins at 9am when campers and CITs gather on the wrap-around porch and participate together in fun and educational projects that vary with each week's theme. At 10am, snacks are accompanied by word games, storytelling, and reading aloud.
The remainder of the morning is structured to provide flexibility, variety, and to allow campers to go at their own paces. They may choose to master an individual skill, join a group game, play quietly, or exercise vigorously in running games. CITs supervise activities such as tag, jump rope, tumbling, roller skating, stilt-walking, hopscotch, and colorful chalk-drawing. At 11am, free swim is offered. During pool time, campers may choose also to make crafts projects or play in the large beach-like sand area.
At noon each day, campers gather to eat their BYO lunches, visit, read, and play with legos, puzzles, board and card games, jacks, ring toss, and table soccer. Non-camp swimming lessons are available from noon to 2pm through the club. Club members have enrollment priority.
Sessions & Rates
| Weekly Themes | Members | Non- Members |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Session 1 |
June 9-13 |
$205 |
$240 |
|
Session 1 |
June 16-20 |
$205 |
$240 |
|
Session 3 |
June 23-27 June 30-July 3 July 7-11 |
$615 |
$720 |
|
Session 4 |
July 14-18 July 21-25 July 28-August 1 |
$615 |
$720 |
|
Session 5 |
August 4-8 |
$205 |
$240 |
|
Session 6 |
August 11-15 |
$205 |
$240 |
Payment
Make all checks payable to Rives Carroll. Direct all correspondence to the following address. Please do not use the Cleveland Park Club address.
- Rives Carroll
Director, Cleveland Park Camp
3405 Ashley Terrace, NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-363-6556
camp@clevelandparkclub.org
Non-refundable Deposit A non-refundable deposit of $125 is required for each camper applicant and must accompany the completed and signed application and medical release form. This deposit is applied to the tuition payment and is returned only if there is not space for your child.
Tuition Balance Balance is due on Tuesday, April 15. Full payment must accompany applications received after April 15. Full payment must be received before a camper or CIT may attend camp.
Acceptance Policy Priority will be given to dues-paying club members through Saturday, March 15. After that date, campers will be accepted in the order applying, and families will be notified by mail of acceptance or waiting list status. CIT acceptance is not in the order of applications received.
Refund Policy If a camper withdraws on or before April 30 from one or more sessions, the tuition payment less the $125 non-refundable deposit will be refunded. If a camper withdraws after April 30 from one or more sessions, the tuition, less the deposit, will be refunded only if that place is filled from the waiting list. No refunds are given for absences.
Cleveland Park Camp reserves the right to use camp photos in camp materials.
Activities
Board games · Capture the Flag · Chalk drawing · Charades · Circle Games · Clay · Diving · Drawing · Fabric crafts · Hula Hoop · Jacks · Kick ball · Lanyards · Legos · Macrame · Octopus Tag · Painting · Performances · Plaster casts · Pogo Stick · Puppetry · Puzzles · Reading · Red Light / Green Light · Relay races · Ring Toss · Roller skating · Rope jumping · Sand castles · Sewing · Singing · Skits · Spud · Stilt-walking · Storytelling · Swimming · Table soccer · Tumbling · Twister · Wood crafts · Word Games · Yarn crafts
Counselors-in-Training
Cleveland Park Camp feels like home. It is small, intimate, and has a family-like atmosphere. Children, ages 5-16, enjoy playing together, teaching, and learning from one another. Many former campers return as Counselors-in-Training (CITs). CIT positions are open to qualified 11 to 16-year-olds who want to have fun, help with activities, gain experience working with younger children, and develop confidence and leadership skills. CITs are expected to be respectful and responsible while being participatory and playful. They must be enthusiastic and positive role models.
CITs must apply and attend by session, not by week. CITs are trained in cooperation, responsibility, and motivation during orientation meetings before camp begins and during camp. In order to form the strongest and most balanced CIT team, the camp does not accept CITs on a first come-first served basis.
Priority, through March 15, is given to dues-paying club members and former campers and CITs. The non-refundable deposit is $60 and will be applied to the tuition payment. The cost per week is $60. When space is not available, the deposit will be returned. An interview is required for new CITs.
Managing Director: Katie Miner, MSW, a school counselor for the Family Support Center, is returning for her fourth summer.
For more information, call Rives Carroll at 202-363-6556 or email camp@clevelandparkclub.org
