Saturday, February 23rd 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Century Center, South Bend
The FAMILY Magazines and South Bend Parks & Recreation are bringing Michiana Summer Camp Fair 2013 to the Century Center! On February 23rd from 10 AM to 1 PM you can come learn about all the different summer camp options for the kids this year! Whatever their interests, whatever their ages, there will be lots of great camps ensureout that your kids will camps fro Michiana Area Summer Camps & to choose from and you can Check summer have a blast this summer by getting them signed up during The Michiana Families around the region Michiana Summer Camp Fair 2013! You won't want to miss it!
Check out summer camps from around the region Mishawaka Parks & Recreation Cross Country Camp 10am-1pm Holy Cross College Youth Summer Enrich Flag Football League IUSB Child Development Center Free-Gone Fishing The Century Center Michiana YMCA Junior Golf Program Free Event! Come join the fun! 120 S St. Joseph Street, Girl Scouts Of Northern IN/MI River City Summer Programs
The Century Center 120 S St. Joseph Street, Rum Villiage Nature Detectives
Here are just a few of the camps you expect to see at the Summer Camp Fair! Saturday, February 23, can 2013;
HealthWorks! Kids Museum Downtown South Bend Salvation Army Kroc Center Trinity School at Greenlawn Camp Mack Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes Track Camp South Bend Museum of Art Downtown South Bend St. Mary's College Summer Camps Camp Ideal Parking Jewish Federation of St. Joe Leeper Tennis Center$5 Century Center South Bend Parks-Camps Kids World Summer Day Camp St. Joseph&County Public Library Summer Challenge For more information call the South Bend Parks Recreation Dept Reading at (574) 299-4765. Aquatics Program SB Camp Awareness Or visit us at www.sbpark.org Potawatomi Zoo Camp
You could win a FREE week of camp!
u could win a FREE week of camp!
tury Center Parking If you are a camp or program that would like to be a part of this year’s Camp Fair, please contact us at (574) 299-4765 Parks & Recreation Dept at (574) 299-4765. In Partnership www.sbpark.org Sponsored By:
part of this year’s Camp Fair, please contact us at (574) 299-4765.
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Camp Awareness is a popular summer day camp that is celebrating its 53rd Year! Camp Awareness offers camping activities without the “sleeping out” experience. It’s a bug biting, stream stomping, fishing, archery, poison ivy, campfire cookout, bug juice, counselor hunt, tribal challenge, GET DIRTY camp!
Rum Village Nature Detectives/ WildWoods Nature Show Camp
The Nature Detectives Day Camp at Rum Village gives students ages 6 through 14 a chance to explore the natural world at a beautiful local park. The naturalists will once again offer the Wildwoods Nature Show Day Camp for older students. The camp gives 13 and 14 year-old campers a chance to plan, film and edit a short nature film. For details on both call the nature Center 574.235.9455.
Summer Camps, and so much more! Call 574.299.4765 or search sbpark.org
•• Aquatics AquaticsPorgrams Programs
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Learn to Swim, South Bend Swim Club
• Cross Country Camp • Free Fishing Saturdays Pinhook Park
• Junior Golf Programs
WORLD Kids’ World is offered to children entering grades 1-7 who would like something to talk about when they return to school in the Fall. Campers will get to go to the pool and have one other field trip or special event each week. It is great to make new friends and see old ones while exploring arts and crafts, team building, science and nutrition, along with our favorite gym activities and other surprises. You won’t want to miss FUNomenal Fridays with Fear Factor, Tribal Challenge, and Fit to Play activities. For more information, please visit our website, www.sbpark.org.
Tiny Tots, Studebaker Jr Golf, Junior Tour
• Kids’ Triathlon • Leeper Tennis Center
Little Shots, Pee Wee Tennis, Jr. Mini-Camp, Jr. Elite, Jr. Excellence
• Potawatomi Zoo Camp Nyati Zoo Camp (5-6 yrs), Nyoka ZooCamo (7-9 yrs) Nyuni ZooCamp (10-12)
• River City Summer Camps
Basketball, Cheer/Pom, Flag Football, Tee Ball
• Summer Track Program
Preparing for Overnight Camp Research the Camp – it will help you to feel more packs and brings everything home. Make it descriptive; comfortable and your kids to know what to expect.
Be Positive – if you’re worried about sending your
instead of ‘two shirts’, say ‘green button-down shirt with butterfly’ and ‘light blue turtleneck’ so a leader can help look in case the child can’t find it.
child away for a week or two, it will show. Then they’ll be worried, too, and it will put a damper on the good time Communicate – send pre-stamped and addressed envelopes with notebook paper so your child can write they could have had. home, and you can write/send letters pre-camp a day or Follow the packing rules – look at the list the camp two so they start arriving the day your child arrives. gives. Send the stuff that’s on it. Don’t send the stuff that’s not on it, or that is expressly forbidden. That’s why Post-Camp Fun – plan something family-related for the week after your child returns home so you can bond there’s a list! and talk about what they experienced more in-depth. Name Everything – use a Sharpie to put your child’s name on everything that goes, and include a ‘packing list’ that tells what exactly was sent so your child re-
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ome live in Christian community where you are encouraged to go beyond your comfort zone and grow in self-confidence while learning leadership skills. Our program is intentionally designed to provide you with life-changing experiences that lead to the formation of personal faith within a safe Christian community. Our leaders are trained to focus on physical and emotional safety, skill development and age-appropriate programming that is exciting, educational and enriching. In addition, our leaders have a heart for ministry and kids and a love of summer fun that they share with the campers. Our Bible study theme this summer is based on Isaiah 43:19: “Look, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; don’t you recognize it?” Our focus is to help campers recognize the new things God is doing in their lives.
Quick Info
Camp: Camp Mack Website: www.campmack.org Address: P.O. Box 158 (1113 E. Camp Mack Road), Milford IN 46542 Contact: Curt Rowland, Program Director 574-658-4831 Dates: June 9 –August 6 (3 to 6 day sessions) Ages: Co-ed 5-18 Cost: $148 - $550
Growing Kids Summer Camp Quick Info
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ummer Camp at Growing Kids provides older preschoolers and school-aged children with a full-day program of enjoyable and educational activities all summer long! It's fun and affordable. The camp includes three field trips a week to places like the zoo, area parks and museums. The kids pick strawberries, go bowling, enjoy roller skating, even take swimming lessons! Your child will enjoy a nutritious breakfast and lunch as well as snacks each day.
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Camp: Growing Kids Summer Camp Website: GrowingKids.com Locations: 17475 State Road 23, South Bend 46635 17850 Ireland Road, South Bend 46614 2601 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend 46628 825 W. Bristol Street, Elkhart 46514 3400 Campbell Street, Valparaiso 46383 Phone: State Road 23: 574-273-9048 Ireland Road: 574-299-4979 Bendix Dr.: 574-288-3992 Elkhart: 574-266-1800 Valparaiso: 219-462-7777 Contacts: Beth Cauffman: director.sr23@growingkids.com Jessica DeLeon: director.ireland@growingkids.com Sarah Scott: director.bendix@growingkids.com Heather Miller: director.bristol@growingkids.com Angie Reyes: director.campbell@growingkids.com Dates: Camp begins the minute your child's school year ends and runs until the opening bell in the fall. Ages: 5-12+ Cost: Varies based on families’ needs.
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What Your Kids Get Out of Camp Teamwork – working together towards a common goal. Outdoor Activities – a refreshing change of pace from so much screen time.
Diversity – meeting new friends they might not otherwise have gotten a chance to meet.
New Skills – both creative and practical. Culture – where else can you possibly go horseback riding, shoot archery, high dive, have a bonfire and a sing-a-long all in one place?
Self-Esteem – being away from home teaches a sense of independence and selfreliance.
Appreciation for Home and Family – you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone!
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For more info, see our SPOTLIGHT on page 28!
For more info, see our SPOTLIGHT on page 28!
Camp Name
Phone
Website
Contact Info
Camp Ideal
233-1164
www.thejewishfed.org/campideal.aspx
Camp Mack
574-658-4831
www.campmack.org
Curt Rowland Program Director
Ages
Dates
Cost
5-18
June 9 –August 6 $148 - $550 (3 to 6 day sessions)
Camp Mack, a Christian Residential Camp nestled on the edge of Lake Waubee near Milford, IN, provides dynamic Christian programs that help campers grow in faith, fellowship and friendship. We serve campers from 5-18 years of age, plus offer great activities for the family throughout the year. Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana Summer Camp and Urban Day Camp
800-283-4812
www. gsnim.org
Growing Kids Summer Camp
574-220-6400
GrowingKids.com
Main Directory
5-12+
All Summer
Need-based
Summer Camp at Growing Kids provides older preschoolers and school-aged children with a full-day program of enjoyable and educational activities all summer long! It's fun and affordable. The camp includes three field trips a week to places like the zoo, area parks and museums. The kids pick strawberries, go bowling, enjoy roller skating, even take swimming lessons! Your child will enjoy a nutritious breakfast and lunch as well as snacks each day. HealthWorks! Kids Museum
574-647-2680
www.healthworkskids.org
Jacqueline Simmons: jsimmons@memorialsb.org Alice Hightshoe: ahightshoe@memorialsb.org
5 -12
Summer & School Breaks
Approx. $15
Kids 5-12 can attend half-day camps or pack lunch and stay all day! Parents will have lots of fun with toddlers in our pre-K camps! Camps are offered during the South Bend Community School Corporation spring, summer and winter breaks. We offer the craziest, wackiest and coolest camps in town. Holy Cross College Youth Summer Enrichment
574-239-8364
www.hcc-nd.edu
Pat Adams: padams@hcc-nd.edu
8-14
June 17-21
$40-$99
The Holy Cross College Youth Summer Enrichment Camp is a variety of classes offered in the afternoons only. Students choose three classes and take them all week. Cooking, advanced digital photography, gardening, various art and computer classes, nature courses, babysitting and more are offered each year. Refreshments are provided. Irish Aquatics Swim Team
574-993-7946
http://www.irishswimming.org
IU South Bend Child Development Center Summer Camp
574-520-4485
sbchild@iusb.edu
Michiana Family YMCA Day Camp
574-287-9622
www.michianaymca.org
Jessie Emmons: jemmons@michianaymca.org
K-Age 16 June 10th August 20th
$100-$600
The YMCA of Michiana, Inc offers Michiana Family YMCA day camp, play during the day, every day! This camp has something for everyone! Michiana Christian Service Camp
269-683-4403
www.michianacamp.org/
Michiana Family YMCA
574-287-9622
www.michanaymca.org/ michiana/camp
Jessie Emmons: jemmons@michianaymca.org
K-6th Grade
June 10th August 16th
$70-$100
Summer Camp at the Michiana Family YMCA allows campers to choose activities they like and allows parents to build a summer that fits their schedule and budget. Choose between a Creativity or Sports Track and Field Trip Fridays. Summer My Way is a customizable summer camp perfect for all families. YMCA Camp Eberhart
269-244-5125
www.ymcacampeberhart. org
Brice Emanuel, Executive Director
7-16
July 16th August 17th
$612 (1st child, 1 week)
At YMCA CAMP EBERHART, we nurture the potential of youth, foster self-confidence and build self-reliance among campers of all ages. We encourage them to explore new interests through a variety of skill-based outdoor activities, including: Archery, Astronomy, Boating, Horseback Riding, Riflery, Sailing, Tower Course Challenge, Waterskiing and more! Rockin' by the River Day Camp
574-258-1664
www.mishawaka.in.gov/parksandrecreation
Saint Mary's College Summer Camps
574-284-4778
www.saintmarys.edu/ camps
For more info, see our SPOTLIGHT on page 32!
Lisa Peppers Abbey Frick camps@saintmarys.edu
10-18
Fine Arts Camp:
July 7-12, 14-19, 21-26
See more camps below!
$470-$565/ week
Athletics Camp: July 7-11, 14-18, Summer Academy: July 7-12, 14-19, 21-26, Spiritual Leaders: July 7-12 Explore your interests. Make new friends. Live in residence halls under the care and protection of counselors, instructors and professional staff members. Instruction is provided by Saint Mary's faculty, staff and area educators who are chosen for their expertise in the classroom and on the playing field.
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Featured 2013 Summer Camps! Camp Name
Phone
Website
Contact Info
Ages
Dates
Cost
South Bend Civic Theatre Summer Camps
574-968-7496 574234-1112
sbcttheatreeducation. weebly.com
Sara Bartlett: sarab@sbct.org
K-12
Week-long sessions $150-$350 June 10 - Aug. 16
South Bend Civic Theatre’s summer camps offer students a creative outlet – a place where they can explore the world around them using their imagination, gain knowledge about theatre arts, learn to work with others and boost their self confidence. All the world’s a stage – come play on ours! South Bend Community Tennis Association
574-208-5641
southbendtennis.org
Summer Art Classes for Kids
574-235-9102
southbendart.org
Peg Luecke: lueckep@southbendart.org
Preschool – Pre-teen
June 17-21 June 24-28 July 8-12 July 22-26
See website
Four sessions of one-week youth classes are offered in June and July. Choose morning or afternoon classes, or pack a lunch and stay all day. Experience art in the best studios with the best artists and educators. Choose from Jewelry, Pottery, Sculpture, Drawing, Painting and more! Classes posted on southbendart.org. St. Joe Public Library Summer Reading Challenge
574-282-4648
sjcpl.lib.in.us/summerreading/
Kroc Kids: Summer Day Camp
574-233-9471 EXT 2208
www.mykroc.org
For more info, see our SPOTLIGHT on page 32!
Cheron Merten: cheron_merten@usc.salvationarmy.org
5-12
Weekly, June 10th Aug 16th
$100 members; $125 non-members
In keeping with The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Mission Statement, the Day Camp program provides children of all ability levels the opportunity to play and grow in a positive and safe environment. We strive to develop the whole child: mentally, physically, and emotionally through structured group activities that aid in socialization and self-confidence. The registration fee includes food, all planned activities, field trips and a Camp Kroc t-shirt (must be worn on all field trip days). Activities include climbing our rock wall, singing in our recording studio, painting in our Creative Arts lab, playing video games in our Youth Activity Center, swimming in our indoor Aquatics Center and more all supervised by certified counselors! Come learn, explore and have fun this summer at The Kroc Center! The Main Stage Inc. 574-210-0788 Summer Stock Music and Theater Camp
www.themainstageinc.com
Suzanne West: the_main_stage@hotmail.com
June - July
Entering K-12th
$115.00
Our camps focus on the process of putting on a performance. Students will gain, apply and enhance performance skills by exploring singing, dancing and acting. Camps begin with a script and end with a public performance incorporating all their newly acquired or refined skills in a fun and dynamic way. 574-287-5590 Trinity Classic Summer: Adventures in Greek Civilization
www.ClassicSummer.com Gina Busk: gbusk@trinityschools.org
Finished 3rd, 4th, or 5th Grade
June 16 to 27, 10am - 2pm July 1-3, 8-12, 10am - 2pm
$230 before April 1; $250 after April 1
Children will experience the rich legacy of ancient Greece coming alive as they create Greek-themed art and crafts, learn about ancient Greek traditions and government and act in a play based on Aesop's Fables. Lively outdoor play will also be a part of the camp. YMCA Camp Potawotami
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www.fwycamp.org
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xplore your interests. Make new friends. Live in residence halls under the care and protection of counselors, instructors and professional staff members. Instruction is provided by Saint Mary's faculty, staff and area educators who are chosen for their expertise in the classroom and on the playing field.
Quick Info
s College Summer Camp Camp: Saint Mary's 78 Phone: 574-284-47 rys.edu/camps tma ain w.s Website: ww Summer Camps Address: Saint Mary's Saint Mary's College 6 Notre Dame, IN 4655 s or Abbey Frick Contact: Lisa Pepper arys.edu ntm camps@sai : July 7-12, 14-19, 21-26 mp Ca s Fine Art Dates: , -18 1, 14 Athletics Camp: July 7-1 2, 14-19, 21-26 7-1 July y: dem Aca r Summe 7-12 Spiritual Leaders: July Ages: 10-18 $470 - $565/week Cost:
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The Kroc Center
n keeping with The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Mission Statement, the Day Camp program provides children of all ability levels the opportunity to play and grow in a positive and safe environment. We strive to develop the whole child: mentally, physically and emotionally through structured group activities that aid in socialization and self-confidence. The registration fee includes food, all planned activities, field trips and a Camp Kroc t-shirt (must be worn on all field trip days). Activities include climbing our rock wall, singing in our recording studio, painting in our Creative Arts lab, playing video games in our Youth Activity Center, swimming in our indoor Aquatics Center and more all supervised by certified counselors! Come learn, explore and have fun this summer at The Kroc Center!
Quick Info
Camp: Kroc Kids: Summer Day Camp Phone: 574-233-9471 EXT 2208 Website: www.mykroc.org Address: The Salvation Arm y Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Com munity Center 900 W. Western Ave South Bend, IN 46601 Contact: Cheron Merten:
Dates: Ages: Cost:
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cheron_merten@usc.salvatio narmy.org Weekly, June 10th - Aug 16t h 5-12 $100 members; $125 non -members
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