How long does your camp session last?

[Dave]

How long? Mine lasts 8 weeks. It usually starts toward the end of June and ends in mid-August.

[simdude]

I think ours lasts a couple weeks. i'm not sure exactly how long though.

[rockinsmiles]

Our residental camp lasts for 8 weeks and we have 2 weeks of training before that. not sure about day camp. i think it lasts 10 weeks though (with 2 weeks of training also).

[Dave]

I wish our camp lasted 10 weeks. That would be awesome. I always miss a week due to a summer vacation so having an extra two weeks would be great. But I don't think parents would want to pay even more money... :P

[Indigo]

We have 4 2-week sessions (though we have 1- and 4-week programs too), plus one week of training and usually about a day of cleanup.

[mandyloo]

We have:
one week of staff training
one week of cub scouts
seven weeks of boy scouts
one week of venturers

[camplover86]

We have a week of staff training and 5 10 day sessions. :)

[Dave]

We have:
one week of staff training
one week of cub scouts
seven weeks of boy scouts
one week of venturers
I know about cub scots and boy scouts, but what are venturers? :confused:

[simdude]

I know about cub scots and boy scouts, but what are venturers? :confused:
i'm wondering that too..

[melon4382]

Mine lasts 9 weeks, 1 week is staff training, and then we have 4 camper sessions, each 2 weeks long, so 8 weeks of campers.

[Skater Bubbles]

We have ten weeks. One of Staff Training and one of Family Camp. The other eight are our regular summer camp sessions.

[Dave]

We have ten weeks. One of Staff Training and one of Family Camp. The other eight are our regular summer camp sessions.
What's Family Camp?

[CAMPFRIEND]

10 weeks of camp. One week of training!!
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[Flukie]

Venturers are the co-ed group in Boy Scouting.

We have one week of training, and 7 weeks of camp (2 2-weekers and 3 1-weekers).

[Dave]

Venturers are the co-ed group in Boy Scouting.

We have one week of training, and 7 weeks of camp (2 2-weekers and 3 1-weekers).
Oh okay thanks. :)

[Skater Bubbles]

What's Family Camp?

Family Camp is a week of summer camp where instead of just campers come up, their whole family comes up as campers. We normally have around 30-50 families come up with kids anywhere from babies to teenagers. Half of the staff gets the week off and the other half work family camp. The counselors don't sleep in the cabins with the campers, but instead all the girl counselors share a cabin and all the guy counselors share a cabin. The families do camp activities and have campfires just like during regular summer camp. It's pretty fun! The same families keep coming back year after year. They love it!

[Dave]

That's interesting. Our camp does have a parent visitation day (we're a day camp, remember). I'm not sure to what extent the parents participate though, because every year I'm on vacation the week this takes place.

[camper]

visiting day is different than family camp, dave. visiting day is still basically for the campers. at most camps, the parents play with the kids at their activities or are free to go to whatever activies they want during the day so the kids can showcase what they've been up to at camp.
a family camp is different because every member of the family is a camper and lives at camp for however long the family camp lasts. correct me if i'm wrong but i think most family camps happen at shorter-session sleepaway camps or after a longer-session camp's season is over.

[CAMPFRIEND]

I miss family camp! I am now at a day camp. It was so much fun to have the parents do some of the same activities that their kids do. Adults on High Ropes!! So much fun!! Family camp brings out the kid in all adults....
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[ocean]

Ours are 10 weeks. 1 week staff training and 9 one week camper sessions

[Dave]

visiting day is different than family camp, dave. visiting day is still basically for the campers. at most camps, the parents play with the kids at their activities or are free to go to whatever activies they want during the day so the kids can showcase what they've been up to at camp.
a family camp is different because every member of the family is a camper and lives at camp for however long the family camp lasts. correct me if i'm wrong but i think most family camps happen at shorter-session sleepaway camps or after a longer-session camp's season is over.
I think I understand. So the entire family stays at camp? Does this cost extra or anything?

[camper]

it's not really a question of costing "extra"...family camps have a different price than regular camp. at a shorter session sleepaway camp, family camp is a separate session so it has a separate price for the entire family.

[happy_camper]

bump.

We have day camp every week fromMay 28 to August 3, plus two one-week sessions of resident camp. we also have a family camp weekend, mom-and-me weekend, troop camping weekend and father-daughter camp weekend.

[Toenails]

For 2007 my camp is adding a new session. Plus we have Family/Resort camp for two weeks after the regular camp ends, and about half the staff stay on for that.

A bunch of the returning staff are (myself included) are going in early for three weeks of pre-camp work crew, where we rake and paint and stuff.

All in told, I'll be at camp from May 14th - September 1st.

[c3divers]

My camp runs from Jun 25 - Aug 15th.
Pre-camp is Jun 13 - Jun 24 - With the 23 being open house day.
We also have troop camp from Aug 16 - Aug 23
ASF camp Aug 24 - 26
then we have family camp from Aug 31 - Sep 3

Our sessions are 1 - 4 day, and then we have 5, 8, 9 and 13 day sessions.

[laurathistle]

Pre camp for staff is 29th May - June 9th, internationals arrive 28th May.

Session I
Campers arrive , June 10th
Campers depart , July 10th

Session II
Campers arrive July 14thCampers depart August 12th

Campers can come to both sessions but their parents must take them home or stay in a local hotel or whatever between the sessions.

There is a break between the two sessions and the director tells me that most staff hire cabins on Lake Superior for 3 or 4 days. That sounds like a great idea to me!

[these.city.lights]

Looking at the countdown in your signature, laura, it seems sooo close!

[Mouse...]

We have one week of pre camp, about seven weeks of camp including troop camping.

[prettysocks]

How very bizarre! I have yet to post in this thread!

OT - Mouse... - I *love* the song in your signature!

Woodeden Easter Seals Camp summer 2007:
Precamp (starting date depends on position, but are within 2-4 days of mine)
June 19 - June 27
Session 1 (staff arrive day before campers; dates I list are camper dates)
July 1 - July 11
Session 2
July 15 - July 25
Session 3
July 29 - August 8
Gear Up (4)
August 12 - August 17
Family Camp (5)
August 20 - August 25

[these.city.lights]

I have just recieved my camp details so I now know my session status.

The length of sessions is 6 days.
And I get 48 hours off between each session.

I also get paid every 2 weeks which is a nice bonus.