SUMMER DAY CAMP 2023 – ‘Wáan Kún – Port Clements
PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING YOUR CHILD/REN:
Haida Gwaii Recreation is excited to bring back our Summer Day Camps for their 43rd year! These camps offer a full week of fun activities for your child/ren ages 5* to 12 years. We want kids to have fun as they create, explore, make new friendships, learn to be part of a team, and more!
*Must have completed Kindergarten. Child/ren present at camps that have not completed Kindergarten will have registration revoked and no refund will be provided. Our staff are not Early Childhood Educators and are not prepared to work with large groups with those below school age. Haawa/thank you for your understanding.
Please select the preferred week of camp during registration. If registration is full (no tickets available online), to place your child/ren on a waitlist e-mail info@hgrec.com. Due to the high demand for our camps, cancellations without 72hr notice will NOT be refunded, unless the absence is due to medical, including COVID-19 illness or isolation.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT CAMPS THIS SUMMER:
We have two themes for in-person camps this year:
- Week 1 & 2 HYBRID (one week only) – Mini Movers – Active Living & Tiny Travellers – Community Action
Mini Movers: Join our Summer Camp staff for this movement-based summer camp, where the emphasis is on growing physical literacy and getting outside to promote active living for life! In addition to sport and play, our trained staff will take campers on engaging nature walks, lead sports, stretch, obstacle & agility courses and activities that build teamwork and fundamental skills. They will bring campers in to help prepare their own healthy snacks, understand the importance of hydration, and will incorporate “active art” projects. We find these options really help those kids that can’t sit still for traditional projects to get moving and create with their peers! From nature weaving to catapult painting, we’re inspiring a generation of “mini movers”!
Tiny Travellers: This week of camp is all about change-making and “travelling the globe”! Youth will teach one another, build upon leadership skills, and work together to find solutions to unique issues locally and abroad. They will share and educate their communities, spreading acceptance and understanding, through the use of. art installations, food, and other creative works. The focus of this camp is to support youth-led advocacy and education, and find some fun ways to help our “tiny travellers” learn to be stewards of our home and the world!
*We do not provide lunch. Please make sure your child/ren come prepared with food + reusable water bottle.
SAMPLE ITINERARY:
8:30 – 9:00AM – Set-up, the arrival of kids
9:00AM – 9:30AM – Group welcome & check-ins, 15 minutes of yoga/stretch & small snacks available
9:30AM – 10:30AM – Activity #1: Emphasis on movement and team-building (e.g. scavenger hunt)
10:30AM – 11:00AM – Transition: Snack & free art time/outdoor play, hand-hygiene
10:45AM – 12:00PM – Activity #2: Arts project and/or Camp Specialist (e.g. Sculpting or Paper-Making)
12:00PM – 12:40PM – Lunch Time, hand hygiene
12:40PM – 2:15PM – Activity #3: Adventure (get outside!) and/or Camp Specialist (e.g. interpretive nature walk)
2:15PM – 2:45PM – Transition: Snack & free art time/outdoor play, hand-hygiene
2:45 – 3:30PM – Activity #4: Themed activity (e.g. Catapult Painting – Active Art)
3:30PM – 4:00PM – Clean-up, parents/guardians pick-up
Our staff will do our best to accommodate all ages and abilities in our programs. Once we’re aware of the ages and skill levels of registrants, we will adjust programming to meet the needs.
LOCATION: Port Clements Seniors Room, Multiplex
DATE(S):
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- July 31 – August 4, 2023
COST:
- $120/child – 5-day week
- Subsidies – case-by-case basis. Limited spaces available. Please email info@hgrec.com
TIME(S):
- 9:00 AM Drop-off/Camp Start (camp staff arrive at 8:30AM)
- 3:30 PM Pick-up/Camp End (camp staff leave at 4:30PM)
Lunch is NOT provided. Two snacks per day are provided. If your child/ren has any allergies or preferences, please indicate them during registration.
GEAR LIST:
- Indoor/outdoor shoes
- Rain jacket
- Nut-free packed lunch
- Personal water bottle
- Backpack
- Any medications (e.g., epi-pen) or preferred sunblocks
- Spare change of clothes & shoes
- Towel (for water sport play – we usually have a small kiddie pool on hot days/sprinkler system)
- Optional: additional snacks or beach-wear!
WAITLIST: To be placed on a waitlist, please e-mail registration details (name of child/ren, age(s), community) to info@hgrec.com.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Full refund with 7 days advance notice or if absent due to illness. Please keep your child/ren home if they or anyone else in the household exhibits any flu-like symptoms.
HOW TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD
In addition to completing registration & payment online, parents/guardians must read & sign the waiver forms and COVID-19 Assumption of Risk & Permission Form HERE: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/v/hgrec/.
We will send parents/guardians a reminder to complete this waiver prior to camps if you have not done so by end of June. Your child/ren must have a form completed prior to entry on the first day of camp. Failure to provide this documentation will mean your child/ren will not be able to attend our camps, so please contact us if you have any issues completing the form. If you have trouble registering online or wish to pay by cheque or e-transfer, please e-mail info@hgrec.com.
