Makoto 2025 Summer Program Brochure

Makoto Summer Program 2024
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About the
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What You
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YOUTH Camp
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TEEN Camp
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Registration
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About the Program
Let's get excited! The Makoto Summer Program is back for 2025 with MORE
fun... exciting field trips... and belt-earning opportunities. Plus, all those options and
extras you love, like: "Extended Day," experienced/adult staff, and flexible scheduling.
• Exciting adventures to such places as: Mt.
Gretna Lake… Art Museums… Guppy Gulch
Arnold’s… local pools… and many more.
Campers enjoy 3-4 DIFFERENT trips every week.
• Cool martial arts training. A Makoto Summer
experience includes daily martial arts classes
where campers learn: cool self defense moves…
how to use practical weapons… and earn belts.
• Fun event days including: Carnival Day… the
Makoto Olympics… Game Show Day…
Scavenger Hunts… and much more.
Plus the Makoto Summer Program offers:
• Full-day of fun: hours are 8:00am-5:00pm. Extended Day is available.
• Affordability: all field trips, martial arts classes, and pizza parties are included.
• Flexible Scheduling: Select only the weeks you want to attend.
• Education in Samurai Values: such as holding the door for others... putting forth
100% effort… being respectful... much (much) more.
Make the 2025 Summer one to remember. Send your kids to the Makoto Summer
Program and we GUARANTEE they’ll: (1) make new friends, (2) come home with
Stories, (3) learn new things, and (4) look forward to camp EVERY Day.
Camp Ages:
YOUTH Camp: 6-13 years
TEEN DAYS: 12-15 years
Who is Makoto?
You Makoto (& The Martial Arts Studio) is a
traditional martial arts dojo that’s been part of
Chester County for more than 25 years. It
features not only a focused self-defense
martial arts program, but an established
After-School program whose purpose is to
teach children the skills they need to make
successful decision in life. It takes a village to
raise a child and Makoto strives to be a
strong part of the community’s village.
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What You Need to Know…
What to Bring Daily:
Each day, please pack:
• Lunch (in a small cooler, please)
• XL Water Jug/Bottle
• Closed toe shoes & a hat
• Sunscreen & bug spray
• Book
Extended Day:
For YOUTH camp… just $57 per family.
Drop Off... as early as 7:30am
Pick Up… by 6:00pm
Drop Off & Pick Up:
Early Drop Off… 7:30-8:00am (Youth only)
Drop Off… 8:00-9:00am (campers must be
dropped off by 9:15am to take karate class)
Early Pick Up… 4:15pm (before 2nd class)
Regular Pick Up… by 5:15pm
If your camper is not picked up by 4:15pm he/
she will take the BONUS martial arts class
(4:15-5:00pm) and will not be released until
class is over.
You MUST sign your camper out every day.
Counselors will NOT release a camper until
an authorized adult has signed the Sign Out
sheet. If an un authorized adult arrives for pick
up, the child will NOT be permitted to leave
unless we have permission from a parent.
Electronic-less Policy:
The use of iPads, handheld gaming systems,
tablets, etc. is NOT permitted during camp. DO
NOT send electronics with your son or daughter.
Phones and cameras may be allowed for
specific field trips.
During TEEN trips, campers will be allowed to
use phones on long van trips and at specific
times. For most of the day, however, phones
stay in backpacks.
Change of Plans Policy:
If a camper needs to contact a parent the
Counselors will do so. Also, if parent needs to
contact his or her child, the parent MUST also
call the camp. We are the ones responsible for
your child and need to know what is happening.
Medications:
If your child needs any type of Medication, a
parent's note must accompany the medication
(labeled with your child’s name) and indicate:
(1) permission to dispense the Medicine, (2)
dosage amount, (3) time to dispense the
medicine. If your child is taking the medicine
themself, a Camp Counselor must be notified.
Personal Property:
The Makoto staff is not responsible for the loss
of personal property. All found items that remain
after the program ends will be donated.

YOUTH Weekly Adventures:
(Ages 6-13 years)
What’s a day like in the life of a Makoto Camper?
• MORNING: Campers enjoy fun games and drills.
Plus they take an early martial arts class.
• TRIP TIME! It’s off an adventure we go. Taking field
trips to different places in PA, NJ, and DE.
• AFTERNOON: Back for more fun with an afternoon
martial arts class and more cool activities.
Week 1 : June 9-13 | Adventures include: Carnival Day…
Alpaca Farm… Big Kahuna Waterpark… Park Day… and an
Amish Lunch Buffet.
Week 2 : June 16-20 | Adventures include: 4th Annual Kickball Tournament… Fossil
Park… Mt. Gretna Lake… Bowling… and Cool Down Day
Week 3 : June 23-27 | Adventures include: Kalmar
Nyckel Ship… Skyline Pool… Snipes Farm Adventure…
Park Day… and a Cool Down Day.
June 30—July 4
CLOSED for the Fourth of July Holiday.
Week 4: July 7-11 | Adventures include: Mt. Gretna
Lake… Park Day… Urban Air Trampoline Park… Movies &
Lunch… and Cool Down Day.
“Coolest
camp ever!”
Week 5 : July 14-18 | Adventures include: New Holland
Pool… Good Deed Day… Rollerskating… Art Day… and
Guppy Gulch Inflatable Water Park
Week 6 : July 21-25 | Adventures include: an Ice Cream
Tour… Park Day… Arnold’s Family Fun Center... Mt. Gretna
Lake… and a Cool Down Day.
Week 7 : July 28—August 1 | Adventures include:
Lancaster pool… Tyler Arboretum… Game Show Day…
Indian Echo Caverns… and Food Games.
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Week 8 : August 4-8 | Adventures includeMt. Gretna
Lake… Park Day… Rock Climbin… swimming at Overlook
Pool… and Cool Down Day
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NOW!
Week 9 : August 11-15| Adventures include: Outdoor Laser
Tag… Abington Art Center visit… Spors Day… Shady
Maple Buffet… and Squirt Gun/Water Balloon Wars.
Week 10 : August 18-22| Adventures include: Lititz
Springs Pool… Nova Trampoline Park… Park Day…
Plumpton Park Zoo… and swimming at Mt. Gretna Lake.

Teen Trips: Day Adventures.
(Ages 12-15 years)
This is NO “Kiddie Camp.” Crafted for young adults ONLY
(ages 12-15) Teen Trips offer your middle & high schoolers a
great DAY adventure with their peers. Each FRIDAY they’ll...
• Take exciting trips to such places as the NJ Beach…
Hersheypark… Arnold’s Family Fun Center… and more!
• Learn basic self defense skills in a morning traditional
martial arts class.
• Just have FUN hanging out with their friends and doing
cool things.
Check out all the Teen Trips planned for 2025
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Staff Snaps:
• June 20: Asbury Park Beach
• June 27: Retro Arcade
• July 11: Lunch @ Moroccan Cafe
• July 18: Guppy Gulch Inflatable Water Park
• July 25: Pt. Pleasant Beach
• August 1: Green Dragon Flea & Amish Market
• August 8: Tubing down the Brandywine
• August 15: Ocean City, NJ Beach
• August 22: Mt. Gretna Lake
The Makoto Summer Saff loves to jump in — get involved —and share ALL the fun
with our campers! Always engaged. Always enjoying . Always making memories.

Registration Information
Registration for the Makoto Summer Program begins January 20, 2025 and is available at…
https://makoto.regfox.com/makoto-2025-summer-camp-registration
There is limited space available for the Makoto Summer Camp. Registration will, however, remain
open until all spots are taken. Weeks will then be closed on an individual basis.
Youth Camp Pricing:
Registration Fee: $57/child
Extended Day: $57/family (7:30am-6:00pm)
Member:
• 1-3 wks: $327
• 4-8 wks: $307
• 9-10 wks: $287
Non-Member:
• 1-3 wks: $357
• 4-8 wks: $337
• 9-10 wks: $317
* Credit Card charges are subject to a 3% additional fee.
* Sibling Discount: $20 per sibling will be deducted from the weekly payment .
* “Members” are Makoto and Martial Arts Studio students currently training at the dojos.
Refunds & Cancellations:
You have until April 7, 2025 to cancel or switch
weeks. After that date you are responsible for payment
of each week in which your camper is enrolled.
Refunds will only be given if: (1) Makoto chooses to
cancels a week of camp, or (2) a child cannot attend a
full week of camp due to injury or family emergency.
No allowance or refund is given for any full or partial
days missed for: illness… family visiting… last-minute
vacations… and unexpected change of plans.
Teen Trip Pricing:
Teen Trips include transportation and all trip
costs.
Member:
• Per Trip: $67
Non-Member:
• Per Trip: $87

Makoto Summer Camp
@ The Martial Arts Studio
14 N. Village Ave.
Exton, PA 19341
(610) 280-0873
info@makotoway.com
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