STEAM-Warts Academy CAMP
Pack your wizarding gear and join us for a magical week of spellbinding adventure! Once sorted into houses by our talking hat, you and your housemates will take a full load of Wizarding Classes from Transfiguration to Flying Broomsticks to Charms and Potions to Magical Beasts. The STEAMtastic camp will culminate with an enchanted graduation ceremony. A must for every wizard fan!
Camp Time! We are going back to a 4-hour camp. We found we really need that extra half hour of fun!
Drop off/check in is between 9:00 am - 9:20 am. We cannot check anyone in earlier than 9 am. Pickup/check out is between 12:40-1:00 pm.
CAMP FEE INCLUDES:
· Our one-of-a-kind award-winning S.T.E.A.M. curriculum in the outdoors and related to environment.
· Opportunity for your child to develop their socio-emotional skills and 21st Century Skills in communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, flexibility, sociability, teamwork, initiative, leadership, grit, and perseverance.
· Hands-on STEAM Activities & Challenges EVERY day to grow and stretch our minds (fighting the summer slide).
· Most of the challenges during camp will be team builds. Some of the challenges will be individual builds that campers can then take home.
· Outdoor Games, Songs, & Open Play EVERY day
· Campers bring a snack/lunch & water bottle and in addition, Healthy Snacks (fruit) will also be available.
· A Challenge Island T-Shirt.
· A Challenge Island Drawstring Bag – During the week, campers use their bag to bring needed items back and forth to camp and keep the bag at the end of the week.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Camp is open to kids who have COMPLETED Kindergarten - 5th grade. REGISTER your camper BY their CURRENT GRADE in the 2023-24 school year. Campers are placed in same/similar grade groups.
- Camp will be held outdoors on the property of the Grand Traverse Area Children’s Garden nestled between the Traverse Area District Library and Hull Park.
- Experienced Teachers who are First Aid/CPR/AED certified, background checked, & CI Trained.
- If your child is a Girl Scout or Boy Scout, indicate this and scout level (Brownie, Junior, Bear, Wolf, etc.) on the registration. They will receive a list of completed badge(s) requirements at the end of camp.
- A Camp Welcome email will be sent out 2 weeks prior to the start of camp with camp details. If you have questions prior to receiving it, contact Renee Allen at rallen@challenge-island.com or 231-633-4955.
- TO REGISTER, a $50 non-refundable deposit is required for each week of camp. Deposits are part of the total cost of camp. Payment in full is due no later than 4 weeks before the start date of camp.
- Cancellation Policy: For cancellations made earlier than 4 weeks before the start of camp, a full refund minus the deposit will be given. For cancellations made, within 4 weeks of the start of camp, a 50% refund will be given.
If you have questions, contact Renee Allen at rallen@challenge-island.com or 231-633-4955.