Dovercourt Summer Camps 2017 Week 3 newsletters
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Kinder Theme Camp<br />
FINISH LINE!<br />
Pre-Kinder<br />
Director: Abi<br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
(we will apply 3 times/day)<br />
Bathing suit & towel every day<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
Extra set of clothes<br />
(underwear, shorts, shirt)<br />
Blanket or stuffed animal for<br />
quiet time<br />
*Please label everything<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
In the upstairs kinder room<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
Kinder<br />
Director: Francesca<br />
• Speed your way<br />
through this week!<br />
• Daily crafts and<br />
outdoor games<br />
• Make your own dream<br />
car, race around the<br />
track!<br />
• Quiet time every day<br />
after lunch<br />
• Swimming and water<br />
games every afternoon<br />
Drop off and pick up in the Upstairs<br />
in the Studio Room<br />
•Beep, Beep! Make<br />
way for the fastest<br />
Kinders around!<br />
•With outdoor games<br />
and crafts every day<br />
there is never a dull<br />
moment<br />
•Swimming and water<br />
games in the<br />
afternoons<br />
•Build your own race<br />
cars and take them<br />
around the track!<br />
Drop off and pick up in the<br />
downstairs Carling Motors Room.
School Age Theme Camp<br />
Party Like Mario!<br />
5-6yr olds<br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
Bathing suit & towel everyday<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
*Please label everything<br />
For drop off and pick up<br />
Meet us under the tents at the<br />
back of the field<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
outside in the playground<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
Laura<br />
6-7yr olds<br />
Callie<br />
8-10yr olds<br />
Carly<br />
• Party like Mario all week<br />
long with activities<br />
including a Mario<br />
balloon battle, Mario<br />
obstacle course, Kart<br />
racing, and coin hunt!<br />
• Crafts including coins<br />
and stars, Toad hats and<br />
Mario chalk<br />
• Swimming or slip n’ slide<br />
every afternoon<br />
• Experience the Mario<br />
Party world with<br />
activities including<br />
Stomp the Goombas, a<br />
Toad scavenger hunt, and<br />
Mario Kart race!<br />
• Swimming Tuesday-<br />
Friday<br />
• Video Game Truck<br />
Wednesday<br />
• It’s-a-me, Mario! Have fun<br />
with Mario all week<br />
doing games like Yoshi<br />
egg hunt, Stomp the<br />
Goombas, and Mario<br />
Obstacle course<br />
• Design and then race<br />
your own Mario Karts<br />
• Swimming Monday-<br />
Thursday<br />
• Video Game Truck<br />
Wednesday
Turnbull Theme Camp<br />
Party Like Mario!<br />
Crystal<br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
Bathing suit & towel everyday<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
*Please label everything<br />
For drop off and pick up<br />
Meet us under the tents at the<br />
back of the field<br />
• Join the Mario Party World this week as<br />
we party like Mario!<br />
• Activities like Toad scavenger hunt,<br />
Stomp the Goombas, a Mario obstacle<br />
course, and Yoshi egg hunt<br />
• Friday design and then race your own<br />
Mario Karts!<br />
• Swimming and water games on Tuesday<br />
and Friday<br />
Camp Sign Out :<br />
4:00 – 4:30 with extended care<br />
from 4:30-5:30<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org
Art <strong>Camps</strong><br />
Visual, Culinary & Performing Arts<br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
Bathing suit & towel every day<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
*Please label everything<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
Dance & Art Start upstairs in the kinder room<br />
all others on the playground outside<br />
Band- Beginner<br />
JF & Neil<br />
• Mornings spent in small groups<br />
practicing various songs and skills<br />
• Afternoons spent in full band<br />
practices preparing for our final<br />
recital held on Friday<br />
• Swimming Tuesday & Thursday<br />
afternoon<br />
• Recording session on Thursday<br />
Band recital on Friday at 2:30PM!<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
Band-Barrhaven<br />
Nick & Mandar<br />
•Spend practice time<br />
both in small groups<br />
and full band<br />
sessions<br />
•Recording session<br />
on Thursday<br />
•Splash pad Monday<br />
& Tuesday<br />
•Swim on Thursday<br />
•Daily outdoor games<br />
Band recital on Friday at 2:30PM!<br />
BSOMA: Musical Theater<br />
Jewelle<br />
• Mornings are spent at<br />
Festival House with our<br />
instructor learning<br />
everything there is to<br />
know about<br />
performing musical<br />
theater<br />
• Swimming and water<br />
games Tuesday-Friday<br />
• Daily outdoor games<br />
and activities<br />
Show on Friday at 12:30PM!
Art <strong>Camps</strong> cont’d<br />
Visual, Culinary & Performing Arts<br />
Dance<br />
Alice<br />
• Mornings spent<br />
working on Dances<br />
and practicing various<br />
techniques such as<br />
pirouettes and pliés<br />
• Styles include Ballet,<br />
Jazz, and Hip-Hop<br />
• Swimming and/or<br />
water games Tuesday-<br />
Friday<br />
Dance recital on Friday at 12:30PM!!<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
Dance upstairs in the kinder room<br />
all others on the playground outside<br />
Drop off and pick up<br />
located along the hill in<br />
the field.<br />
Fashion<br />
Tamra<br />
• Spend every morning<br />
learning different<br />
fashion and design<br />
techniques including<br />
sewing and knitting<br />
• Fashion creations such<br />
as Duct Tape clutches,<br />
tie dye, and bleach dye,<br />
headbands, tutus, and<br />
more!<br />
Please bring a white AND<br />
dark item of clothing for a<br />
few of our Fashion<br />
activities.<br />
Circus<br />
Nicole Band Camp in Barrhaven<br />
• Mornings spent with<br />
Nick from the CowGuys<br />
• Visit learning to Vetta the Osteria ins and outs<br />
on Mollie of Wednesday<br />
Circus and the art of<br />
• Aperformance!<br />
• • BDaily outdoor games<br />
• Swimming Monday-<br />
Restaurant Friday opening at<br />
3:00pm • Water on balloon Friday fight in and<br />
the slip upstairs n’ slide studio on Tuesday!<br />
Culinary “Italian Ristorante”<br />
Circus Show on Friday at 2:00PM!!<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org
Art <strong>Camps</strong> cont’d<br />
Visual, Culinary & Performing Arts<br />
Pottery<br />
Allec<br />
• Pottery with an<br />
instructor for half the<br />
day everyday!<br />
• Tons of fun camp<br />
games outside daily<br />
• Swimming, water<br />
games, and slip n’<br />
slide every other day<br />
• Paint wars, splatter<br />
painting and other fun<br />
crafts and activities!<br />
Art Mix<br />
Greg<br />
• Tons of cool crafts<br />
including air dry<br />
pottery, water colour<br />
tiles, sun catchers, and<br />
scratch art!<br />
• Swimming Monday-<br />
Thursday<br />
• Paint wars and slip n’<br />
slide on Tuesday<br />
• Afternoons spent<br />
playing outdoor games<br />
Culinary “Mini Bites”<br />
Jesse<br />
• Mornings spent learning<br />
cooking skills and<br />
techniques<br />
• Menu includes Pigs in a<br />
blanket, breadsticks,<br />
homemade hummus and<br />
salsa, and more!<br />
• Swimming Monday-<br />
Thursday<br />
• Team shopping<br />
challenge on Thursday<br />
• Outdoor games and<br />
activities everyday<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
Photography<br />
Band Camp in Barrhaven<br />
Zoe<br />
• Mornings spent with<br />
Culinary “Italian Ristorante”<br />
Ralph Plath learning the<br />
• Visit ins and to Vetta outs of Osteria<br />
on photography Mollie Wednesday<br />
• • ASwimming Mon, Tues,<br />
• BThurs, Fri<br />
• Monday trip to Westboro<br />
Restaurant Beach opening at<br />
3:00pm • Tuesday on Friday scavenger in hunt<br />
the on upstairs Richmond studio Road<br />
• Wednesday trip to<br />
Parliament Hill<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
Dance & Art Start upstairs in the kinder room<br />
all others on the playground outside
Sports <strong>Camps</strong><br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
Bathing suit & towel every day<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
Running Shoes<br />
*Please label everything<br />
For drop off and pick up:<br />
Skateboard: On the tennis court<br />
Biking: Along Roosevelt<br />
All others: On the field, near Golden Ave<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
On the playground<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
Active Start (6-8yr olds)<br />
Kieran<br />
Nicole I<br />
Road Hockey<br />
Liam B<br />
• Sport of all sorts!<br />
Including focuses on<br />
soccer, hockey, basketball,<br />
flag football, ultimate<br />
Frisbee<br />
• As well as rock climbing,<br />
kids in motion and<br />
handball<br />
• Water games, swimming<br />
or slip n’ slide every<br />
afternoon<br />
Active Start-Kinder (4-5)<br />
• Daily sports including<br />
soccer, Frisbee,<br />
basketball, flag football,<br />
and hockey, afternoon<br />
Kids in Motion and<br />
outdoor games<br />
• Water games and<br />
swimming, or slip n’ slide<br />
every afternoon<br />
• Mornings spent doing<br />
hockey skills and drills<br />
• Daily scrimmage<br />
sessions<br />
• Tournament on<br />
Thursday and Friday<br />
• Swimming every<br />
afternoon<br />
Please bring a helmet and any other<br />
equipment you may want, ie. gloves, stick
Sports <strong>Camps</strong> cont.<br />
Skateboard<br />
James<br />
Please bring your skateboard,<br />
helmet and knee pads. Wrist<br />
guards highly recommended<br />
Ultimate Frisbee<br />
Nicola<br />
• Skateboard lessons<br />
with an instructor all<br />
morning, practicing<br />
skills, tricks, and ramp<br />
time<br />
• Swimming, water<br />
games, and slip n’ slide<br />
every afternoon!<br />
• Daily free skateboard<br />
time and competitions<br />
• Tuesday trip to Kanata<br />
Skate park<br />
• Thursday trip to<br />
Centrepointe Skate<br />
park<br />
• Ever morning spent with<br />
an Ultimate Frisbee<br />
instructor learning skills<br />
and drills<br />
• Daily trick of the day<br />
• Free toss time every<br />
afternoon<br />
• Frisbee golf and minimatches<br />
• Daily swimming or slip<br />
n’ slide<br />
Swimming<br />
Nick<br />
Soccer<br />
Chris<br />
• Mornings spent in the<br />
water practicing swim<br />
skills and strokes,<br />
playing water games<br />
and learning water<br />
safety<br />
• Afternoons spent<br />
outside playing games<br />
and doing crafts<br />
• As well as an afternoon<br />
free swim<br />
• Friday slip n’ slide!<br />
• Soccer skills and drills<br />
every morning<br />
• Daily World Cup<br />
tournament<br />
• Swimming every<br />
afternoon<br />
• Campers vs. counselors<br />
match on Friday!<br />
Please bring soccer cleats, shin<br />
guards, and extra socks!
Specialty <strong>Camps</strong><br />
White Water<br />
Rafting<br />
Janna<br />
• Spend every day with Ottawa City<br />
Rafting out of Britannia<br />
• Monday swim test and paddle practice<br />
• Tuesday rafting and lazy river<br />
• Wednesday spend the day at<br />
Westboro Beach<br />
• Thursday rafting and bridge hang<br />
• Friday rafting and rock jump!<br />
• Afternoons back at <strong>Dovercourt</strong> doing<br />
activities like slack line, rock climbing,<br />
swimming, and slip n’ slide!<br />
Important Notes:<br />
1. Please make sure your lunch and snacks<br />
are stored in a single large sealable<br />
ziplock type bag with your first and last<br />
name written clearly on the bag (your<br />
lunch will be going on the river )<br />
2. Sandals with full straps or water shoes<br />
must be worn for rafting. Flip flops and<br />
Crocs are not appropriate.<br />
3. Boys: swim suits or surf shorts are best.<br />
Girls: one-piece bathing suits and surf<br />
shorts are recommended<br />
4. Sunglasses are not recommended. If you<br />
wear goggles to swim, please bring them<br />
Fishing<br />
Darryl<br />
Biking<br />
Nick<br />
• Must be<br />
comfortable riding<br />
a two-wheeler (no<br />
training wheels)<br />
• Bus to Dows Lake<br />
every morning<br />
(Monday-Thursday) for<br />
fishing<br />
• Afternoons spent back<br />
at <strong>Dovercourt</strong><br />
• Swimming Monday-<br />
Thursday<br />
• Learn knot tying, make<br />
lures and fishing line<br />
bracelets<br />
• Friday trip to Petrie<br />
Island<br />
• Daily bike trips to<br />
various locations:<br />
• Mon: Britannia Beach<br />
• Tues: Lansdowne<br />
• Wed: Mooney’s Bay<br />
• Thurs: Park Des<br />
Cedres<br />
• Fri: Mousette &<br />
Westboro Beach<br />
• Afternoons back a<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong> for<br />
swimming and bike<br />
safety and<br />
maintenance<br />
Please bring your bike and HELMET!
On the Water<br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
Bathing suit & towel every day<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
Please sign and return waivers<br />
for white water rafting<br />
*Please label everything<br />
Pick up & drop off<br />
Next to the outdoor wading pool.<br />
Look for parking along Roosevelt Ave.<br />
Jr. Adventure 5-6yrs<br />
Brandon<br />
Int. Adventure<br />
Megan<br />
• Learn about water<br />
safety, navigation on<br />
the water and using<br />
compasses, paddle<br />
strokes and swim tests<br />
• Trips to Westboro and<br />
Britannia beach<br />
• Thursday Canoeing @<br />
MacSkimming<br />
• Friday @ Dows Lake<br />
canoeing<br />
Sr. Adventure<br />
Olivia<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
Outside in the playground<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
• Spend this week on the water learning all<br />
about boat safety and navigation<br />
• Daily out trips including:<br />
• Monday: Mooney’s Bay for a swim test and<br />
field games<br />
• Tuesday: Dow’s Lake for canoeing<br />
• Wednesday: White water rafting with Ottawa<br />
City Rafting<br />
• Thursday: MacSkimming park for canoeing<br />
• Friday: Westboro Beach for swimming and<br />
scavenger hunt<br />
• Swimming at <strong>Dovercourt</strong> on Monday and<br />
Friday
Science & Technology<br />
Pick up & drop off<br />
Eco Zoo: In the park, behind the<br />
swings<br />
Science: Inside Studio<br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
Bathing suit & towel every day<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
*Please label everything<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
Outside in the playground<br />
Little Ray’s<br />
Reptiles’ Eco Zoo<br />
Band Directors:<br />
Theresa JF Fauteux & Neil Power<br />
• Visits from Little Ray’s<br />
friends every morning<br />
• Lots of small group • Swimming, and large slip group n’ slide,<br />
practice and water games ever<br />
• Swimming Tues afternoon & Thurs afternoon<br />
• Recording session • Animal on Thursday masks, habitats<br />
and pet crafts<br />
Friends and family • Daily are outdoor invited to games the and<br />
concert on Friday activities afternoon at _____ in<br />
the Nepean High School auditorium<br />
Lego: Building<br />
Abigayle<br />
• Lego building half the<br />
day every day creating<br />
things from underwater<br />
life, to machinery, cities,<br />
and flying things!<br />
• Free build time every<br />
day<br />
• Water games and<br />
swimming every day<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
Science<br />
Mia<br />
• Experiments with<br />
Radical Science every<br />
day 9:30-12:30<br />
• Swimming, water<br />
games, or slip n’ slide<br />
every afternoon<br />
• Crafts, experiments<br />
like invisible ink,<br />
rockets, and SNOT
Miles<br />
• Get pumped with active games<br />
like the slack line, obstacle<br />
courses and rock climbing<br />
• Tuesday trip to Tag Zone<br />
• Thursday trip to Archery tag<br />
• Friday Olympic games and<br />
Escape room<br />
• Swimming or water games/ slip n’<br />
slide every afternoon!<br />
Thrill &<br />
Power Up<br />
Chill &<br />
Power Down<br />
• Chill out with quiet activities like<br />
board games, egg drop competition,<br />
Walkie Talkie Battleship, and Minute to<br />
Win it challenges<br />
• Tuesday try out the slack line<br />
• Mario Kart Tourney Wednesday<br />
• Thursday visit from a Video Game<br />
Truck<br />
• Friday spent at Hampton Park<br />
• Water games, swimming and slip n’<br />
slide every afternoon<br />
Matt<br />
Need extended care?<br />
Pre & Post Camp: $43<br />
From 7:30am & until 6:00pm<br />
outside in the playground<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org<br />
THINGS TO BRING:<br />
Hat & Sunscreen<br />
Bathing suit & towel every day<br />
Water Bottle<br />
Lunch with snacks (nut free)<br />
*Please label everything<br />
Drop off and pick up:<br />
On the field near the tennis court
Overnight <strong>Camps</strong><br />
Girls’ Group<br />
Camp Director:<br />
Meghan<br />
• Star gazing, camp fires<br />
(and s’mores of course)<br />
• Low ropes, shelter building and<br />
hikes<br />
• Predator vs Prey<br />
• Canoe lessons and canoe trip<br />
• Scavenger hunts<br />
• Airbands and Skits<br />
Boys’ Group<br />
Camp Director:<br />
Jake<br />
Things to Bring for<br />
Overnight (Tuesday) :<br />
Day pack<br />
Sleeping bag<br />
Pillow<br />
Flashlight<br />
Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, towel…)<br />
Personal medication (if applicable)<br />
Bag lunch for first day (litter-less)<br />
Indoor shoes<br />
Underclothing (t-shirts, long underwear, long<br />
pants and shirts)<br />
Extra changes of clothes<br />
Hand-sanitizer<br />
Bathing Suit and towel<br />
Sunscreen and water bottle<br />
Monday we stay at <strong>Dovercourt</strong>.<br />
Tuesday morning we leave for<br />
MacSkimming Outdoor Education<br />
Centre.<br />
We will be back on Thursday<br />
afternoon.<br />
<strong>Dovercourt</strong>: 613-798-8950<br />
Camp Office: ext. 268<br />
lateorabsent@dovercourt.org
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