| Camp
Sealth.....An experience of a lifetime!
Located on 1.5 miles of beach on Vashon Island, Washington,
Camp Sealth’s pristine location provides areas for beach and
water activities. The 400 acres of woods filled with trails,
wildlife and remote campsites provides the setting for daily
adventures. Fun, friends and new adventures
away from home create a valuable and memorable experience.
Each child brings home a new sense of self-confidence, independence,
teamwork and social skills that last a lifetime. The entire
Camp Sealth staff is dedicated to enriching children’s lives.
Hurry to register! Popular programs fill quickly.
Schedule
Options - for your convenience and your child's preference
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Choose between 3 or 5 days
per week. You can choose any 3 days you wish, or your kids
can attend all week, Monday through Friday
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Choose between a daily 7 or 9 hour
program
Join us June 22 for Kid
Play Day or April 6 or June 28 for one of the Family Play
Days with the entire summer staff. For Family Play Day, bring
a picnic, meet the counselors, sample some camp activities.
It's a great family-oriented day from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For
Kid Play Day, lunch is provided. For info/reservations, contact
Jennie at 206 463 3174, ext. 23 or
Jennie-d@campfire-usa.org.
2008 Schedule
- Many NEW Activities!
Session 1. June 30 - July 3
Cooking Up a Storm
Tired of having
a sack lunch? Learn cool ways of cooking outdoors! Cook meals
using hobo stoves, stick cookery, pie-irons and more! Make
fun food for all your lunches this week. (No camp on Friday,
July 4.)
Session 2. July 7-11
Around the World
Learn games,
songs, traditions and other activities from around the world.
Cook and sample favorite foods from other countries. Enjoy
crafts from other cultures.
Session 3. July 14-18
Jam-ology
Love music?
Make your own instruments like drums or maracas, learn to
play the bugle, have fun with sounds and rhythms, sing and
dance too!
Session 4. July 21-25
Space Odyssey
Ever wonder
what's up in the sky? Let's explore camp's Star Lab, learn
about the solar system, and expand your knowledge of the night
sky! Learn about other planets, space plasma and dress up
for Space Theme Lunch.
Session 5. July 28 - August 1
Outback
Learn and
have fun with outdoor cooking, go on some great hikes, build
a primitive shelter, learn about "Leave No Trace"
camping, track animals in the woods and on the beach. Enjoy
an afternoon with horses...learn about horses and go for a
ride in Sealth's arenas. If you love camping, you'll love
this week in the woods!
Session 6. August 4-8
It's a Mad, Mad Science Camp
Wanna be a
crazy scientist? Experiment with Flubber, volcanoes, rockets,
kites, Oobleck, play-dough and make ice cream in a bag. Take
a trip to the Pacific Science Center for more fun and experimenting!
This week is a science lover's dream!
Session 7. August 11-15
Avast ye' Campers!
Turn your
clothes into pirate's clothes on Monday and make eye patches.
Work together as a pirate crew to make your own pirate ship
and spend an afternoon on the high seas at Sealth!
Session 8. August 18-22
Harry Potter
Galloping
Gargoyles! Be sorted into "houses", make ice cream
at Jellyfish Fortescue's, make a wand at Wheezivander's and
try your hand at making candy at Honeycamp's Sweetshop. Ride
a Thestral (one of camp's horses) through the sky (riding
arena) with an expert wizard (riding instructor) as your guide!
Camp
Activities
See the great list on the right hand
side of this page...
And when you stay overnight once
in awhile...
Overnight Campouts • Star Gazing •
Campfires • Flashlight Tag • Sunset Watching and
"Aqua Luca"
All campers will go on an overnight campout on Wednesday night.
Details about this will be in your Confirmation Packet.
What Else Happens at
Day Camp?!
• Cooking out over a campfire and making a s’more
or pie-iron pizza
• Hiking through the woods or along the beach - enjoying
the wonder of nature
• Outdoor games that promote physical development and
burn off extra energy
• Theatrical fun where kids use their imaginations and
become real characters
• Science exploration—science comes to life and
outer space is within the limits
• Arts and crafts galore that let the imagination wander
• Relaxation and imagination with stories and storytellers
– kids learn to tell stories, too!
• Singing silly songs that make you smile – or
laugh right out loud
• Camp skills – how to safely build a fire, use
a jackknife, leave no trace
• Your best friends, maybe for life!
What is a Typical Day Like?
Exciting days at camp start when campers are checked in. Campers
meet their counselors at 8:30 each day, gather briefly for
announcements and a couple of songs, then start making plans
for fun and adventure. Each day includes activities around
the week's theme, plus many other fun things too.
After 2 or 3 morning activity periods, it's time for lunch.
Kids will bring a sack lunch from home, cook a meal as a group,
or eat in the dining hall once each week with hundreds of
other campers.
In the afternoon there are a few more activities and we wrap
up the day with clean up chores and a closing circle. Rest
times are taken when counselors gauge the kids need them.
Confirmation
Packet
After you register, you'll be sent lots of details about camp,
what to bring, etc. You can also check out some of that material
in this on-line Confirmation
Letter.
Questions???
Feel free to check out all the links on the left column of
this page, and/or phone Jennie Darling ("Jellyfish"),
Day Camp Program Manager at 206 463 3174, ext. 23.
Jennie
is the staff member who ran our program in 2006 and 2007...many
of you know her! |
