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KIDS’ SUMMER CAMPS 2023
It won’t be long before the kids are saying sayonara to school and hello to eight glorious weeks of freedom – so now is the time to book summer camp! Headwaters is home to a wide array of options, so whether kids are into science or sports, hockey or horseback riding, music or martial arts (or all of the above), parents and caregivers are sure to find a camp that fits.
Our Kids’ Camps in the Hills page at inthehills.ca/kids-camps-in-headwaters is your go-to guide. Here’s a sampling of what’s already available – check in with us regularly for updates.
Classic Camps
With a good mix of outdoor activities, sports, arts, crafts and more, these full-day classic camps are packed with fun. Check out the Town of Orangeville’s activity- and games-filled Camp Aliquam; Mono’s outdoorsy EcoCamp at Island Lake or Compass Camps, which offer everything from orienteering to music; the sleep-away vibe of the 30-acre day camp, Kids Inc., in Erin, and the sprawling Mansfield Outdoor Centre in Mulmur. Caledon’s Teen Ranch has hockey- and riding-focused day camps, plus overnight camps for older kids.
Sports
Got a high-energy kid? Keep them moving with basketball and volleyball at Mono’s Athlete Institute, or tennis, squash and more at the Headwaters Racquet Club in Amaranth. In Orangeville kids will flip (both literally and figuratively) at Twisters Gymnastics and Champion Cheer. Young golfers can hone their swing at the Shelburne Golf Club or Lynbrook Family Golf Centre in Amaranth. The Hill Academy in Caledon also runs multisports camps for hockey, lacrosse and more.
MUSIC, DANCE & THEATRE
Orangeville offers several outlets for budding artists, including Artsploration, Art with Jada, Maggiolly and Pottery Parties in the Hills. Children step into the spotlight on stage at Theatre Orangeville. Tiny dancers swirl and groove at the Caledon Academy of the Arts, or Orangeville’s Citrus Dance, the Academy of Performing Arts and Studio III
Science
STEM Camp, at Westminster United Church in Orangeville, features weekly themes combining coding, games, gadgets and more, while the Raise-an-Artist Project in Ballinafad offers a blend of arts and science with fun STEM activities including film, animation and 3D printing.
Horseback Riding
The hills of Headwaters are the perfect setting for all things equestrian, so saddle up the kids at the Caledon Equestrian School, Greyden Equestrian Centre in Erin or Cantercall Riding School in Mono.
Farm Life
Does your child love animals and farms? They get to experience life on the farm and really dig in the dirt at Mono’s Fiddlehead Care Farm. At the Dirt 2 Delicious Cooking Camp, run by Palgrave United Community Kitchen, kids harvest, cook and eat local food from the Albion Hills Community Farm.
There are so many camps in Headwaters, we couldn’t possibly list them all here! But here’s a start. Check out our website inthehills.ca for our full list, which we regularly update.
AMARANTH
Headwaters Racquet Club
Lynbrook Family Golf Centre
BRAMPTON
Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives
CALEDON
Albion Hills (Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority)
Caledon Academy of the Arts
Caledon Equestrian School
Palgrave Sports Academy
Palgrave United Community Kitchen
Teen Ranch
The Hill Academy
Town of Caledon Recreation
YMCA Cedar Glen
ERIN/BALLINIFAD
Greyden Equestrian Centre Kids Inc.
Raise-an-Artist Project
MELANCTHON
GO Adventure
MONO
Athlete Institute
Cantercall Riding School
Compass Camps
EcoCamp
Fiddlehead Care Farm
Island Lake Rowing Club
MULMUR
Mansfield Outdoor Centre
Museum of Dufferin
ORANGEVILLE
Academy of Performing Arts
Art with Jada
Artsploration
Champion Cheer
Citrus Dance
Maggiolly Art
Pottery Parties in the Hills
Theatre Orangeville
Town of Orangeville Recreation
Twisters Gymnastics
STEM Camp at Westminster
Studio III
SHELBURNE
Shelburne Golf Club
Streams Hub
Town of Shelburne Recreation
Do you run a camp in the area? Add it to the list: inthehills.ca/events/my-events/add