Camps

What's new?

Our 2008 summer camp line up is guaranteed to be exciting.  We are continuing to add new mini camps to our summer camp line up and will also have the usual camp favorites that include tot, traditional, sports, teen, outdoor adventure and Camp Mawavi.
 
Registration for all of our full day, mini camps, and tot camps began on Saturday, March , 2008.

Our camp brochure is now available on line and at our Park Authority facilities.  Our camp brochure outlines all of our offerings, their locations and prices.

New this year – on line registration that will allow for deposits and payments!  If registering on line, for any of our full day camps, you can hold your child's spot with a 25% deposit.  

When registering in person or by mail for our full day camps, a $40 deposit will be required to hold you child's spot in camp.

 
Fast Facts

Full Day Traditional and Specialty Camps begin Monday, June 16, 2008

If a child is 5 years old and has one year of kindergarten, they are eligible to register for our full day traditional camp programs.

Our counselor to camper ratio is 1 counselor per 10 campers

All campers will receive a camp t-shirt (one per Summer).

Regular Camp hours for full day traditional and specialty camps are 9a-5p.  Extended care options are available at an additional fee of $20 for early OR late day care; $40 if both are needed.  Extended care hours are from 6:00am – 9am and 5pm-7:00pm

2008 Camp Offerings

Full Day Traditional Camps at Chinn Center, Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center and Veterans Park offer a variety of activies, games events as well as weekly fieldtrips

Outdoor Adventure Camps – one of our camps is located at Lake Ridge Park and our Camp Mawavi program is held at Prince William Forest Park.  Nature activities, boating, orienteering, campouts, archery and much more outdoor fun.

Camp Mawavi Information Sheet

Specialty Camps – Sports, Gymnastics, and Totally Teens.  Our specialty camps revolve around a specific theme, skill, sport or interest.  All activities are geared to the particular special interest.  At times swimming and fieldtrips are also included in some camp offerings.

Mini Camps (partial day and/or partial week) – the Park Authority realizes that all children are not ready for a full day camp experience or that some prefer camps that revolve around a specific skill or topic.  Our mini camps provide just that.  We have half day, partial week and evening camps that give children of all age opportunities to participate in a wide variety of activities.  types of camps include arts, drama, nature, sports, science, dance, cheerleading, martial arts, math, dinosaurs, cartooning, cooking, and more!

Tot Camps – Tot camp offerings are geared toward ages 3-5.  These half day programs provide an excellent opportunity for preschoolers to be introduced to a group setting, a variety of activities and to socialize with other children, all under the umbrella of fun!  Specifically designed for those campers not quite ready for a full day of camp.

Tot Camp for ages 3 and 4-5 is offered at Chinn. Tot camp for ages 3-4 is offered at Sharron Baucom Dale City Receation Center and Tot Camp for ages 3-5 is offered at Ben Lomond Community Center.

Jr Camp and Afternoon Advenuture – geared toward ages 5-7.  These programs provided a longer camp experience than a Tot Camp program, but still are not full day camps.  These camps are held at the Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center and at Ben Lomond Community Center

Click on our Brochure Image Below to download the Camps Listings.  This file is 1.6mb in size, so please be patient.

Some of our camp programs incorporate fieldtrips into their program schedule.  
Please click on the documents below to view fieldtrip destinations

Camp Mawavi Fieldtrips

Day Trippers Camp



Some of our camps also incorporate themes into their camp weeks.  Please click on the links below to view camp themes.

SBDCRC Tot Camp

Please download our 2008 Parent Handbook.  This handbook contains all the necessary information, policies and procedures pertaining to our full day summer camp programs.

Mark Spencer – 703-361-7126

• Chinn Fitness and Aquatics Center

Traditional/Teen- Christy Moore – 703-590-3418
Tot - Kathy Harju - 703-730-1064
Sports – Terri Feden – 703-730-1055

• Lake Ridge Park

Ann Tweedy – 703-494-5564

• Locust Shade Park

Ron Neuhaus – 703-221-8579

• Prince William Forest Park – Camp Mawavi 

Mary Pope – 703-670-7112 ext 229

• Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center

Traditional – Mary Bockes – 703-670-7112 ext 222
Sports – Kellie Remick – 703-670-7112 ext 225
Preschool Age – Mary Pope – 703-670-7112 ext 229

A camper information form must be completed for each child attending any one of our full day camp programs.  This form must be on file two weeks prior to your child's first day of camp.


Camper Information Form

Registration for all of our camp programs will begin on Saturday, March 1st and will continue throughout the summer depending on availability.

Camp Fees

Full Day Traditional and Specialty Camps

• Camp fees vary depending on type of camp, however your child’s spot will be held when you place a $40 deposit per child, per week of camp.  The balance is then due 2 weeks prior to the start of camp. 
• If you are registering on line for any of our full day camp programs, a 25% deposit will hold your child's space.

Partial Week/Partial Day Camps

• For these camps, payment, in full, is due at the time of registration.

Refund/Transfer Policies

• Your deposit is transferable, but non-refundable.  If your child transfers from one week to another week of camp (at the same site) a $10 transfer fee is withheld. Your deposit is also transferable between siblings at the same camp location.
   
• If your child is cancelling out of one site to transfer to another site your deposit will be forfeited and full fees will apply at the new camp location
   
• If you have paid in full and then a request for a refund is made, prior to camp beginning, all but your deposit will be refunded.
   
• If your balance due is not received by the appropriate due date, the camper will be cancelled from camp and the another deposit will be retained.  If the camper then re-registers, full fees once again apply.

We are currently accepting application for the following summer positions:

Camp Counselor – works within our traditional, speciality, outdoor adventure and preschool camp programs.  Works directly with groups of children and responsible for planning and implementing activities

Assistant Head Counselor - works within our full day camps programs.  Assists in the overall implementation with camp.

Head Counselor - works within our full day camp programs.  Responsible for day to day supervison of staff and activities.  Works with camp manager to implement camp program.

Therapeutic/Inclusion Counselor- works with Head and Assistant Head counselors to complete camper assessments and to create and implement inclusion plans and activities.  This position rotates to all camp locations.

Specialty instructors- 
If you would like to share your specialized talents with us and want to offer a specific camp revolving around a specialized area of interest or skill, we are also accepting applications for Specialty instructors to work within our mini camp programs.  These mini camps are not full day camps and can accommodate various working schedules to include morning, afternoon, evenings, weekday and/or weekends.

Please drop of your application to any Park Authority site, or visit our web site.

All staff that working within our camp programs must meet the following qualifications

1. Must be 18 years or older

2. Must be certified in CPR and First Aid by the first day of camp

3. Must attend Blood Borne Pathogen Training

4. Must have at least 6 months experience working with children

5. Must successful complete a criminal background check

6. Must attend at least 14 hours of training prior to camp

Camp Staff (Specialty Instructors) that instruct camps that are specialized in nature are interviewed and hired based on their experience and certifications within their specialized area as it relates to the positions job description, as well as their prior experience in working with children.

I just realized that we are going on vacation the second week of July - can I transfer my deposit to a different week of camp?

Yes, deposits can be transferred from one week to another, however a $10 transfer fee will apply

My son will be spending a week at his grandparents and I already put a deposit down on that week of camp, could I transfer and use his deposit for my other son, if I would enroll him in a week of camp?

Yes, you can transfer a deposit from one child to another, if that child is within the same and at the same site. Again, the $10 transfer fee would apply

I had put down a deposit for my daughter on week seven and now she will be unable to attend that week of camp. Since I have already put deposits down on all the other weeks of camp, could I please get that deposit refunded?

We will not be able to refund your deposit - however if you are not able to transfer your deposit to another week you can apply it to another week’s balance.

I paid my deposit in April, when is the balance due?

All balances must be paid in full by two weeks prior to the start of your particular week of camp - basically this is 14 days prior to the first day of camp of the week you registered for.

I had put down a deposit for the second week of camp and did not pay my balance by the payment due date, do I now have to pay a higher fee?

Due to the popularity of our camps and the wait lists we maintain, if balances are not paid in full by the payment due date, your child will be cancelled from camp and your initial deposit of $40 will be withheld. You will then need to re-register your child, if space is available, and full fees will apply.

Could you please give me a list of the weeks of camp and the fees I paid so that I can prepare my taxes?

The Park Authority issues a receipt for all deposits or payments paid for Camp Registration. If you are required to have documentation of payments for child care expenses, for tax purposes or reimbursement, please retain the receipts you are given/sent when registering or making payments on your balances. The Park Authority does not issue a statement at year's end of your payment totals, nor can we retrieve your financial history at the next year's tax time. Please keep all of your receipts! If you do not receive a receipt, please contact your camp site before September 30, 2008 for a duplicate. The Park Authority's Tax ID number is: 54-1248104.

My son will be turning 6 in July can he attend camp in June?

Yes, if a child is turning the appropriate age during the Summer months, he/she will be accepted into camp. Also, if a 5 year old has had a year of kindergarten, they too can register for our camp programs offered for ages 6-13.

I have a 12 year old son who does not think that your Summer Camp will be something he will be interested in because he does not want to “hang out” with 6 year olds and do arts-n-crafts projects. What type of activities will be involved in your Summer Camp Program?

Our Summer Camp program will have 3 major age groups (ages 6-7), (ages 8-10), and (ages 11-13). Each age group will participate in age appropriate activities. For instance the younger age group may do arts-n-crafts projects and group games, whereas the older age group will participate in more sport activities, projects to include nature, science and community service as well as team building activities. Although the entire camp will go on the same fieldtrips and use the pool - the other activities will definitely be different within each age group and will be something that appeals to the campers. Also we have other camp options such as Camp Mawavi and Lake Ridge Park Outdoor Adventure camp that are geared toward the older camper.

My child doesn’t seem ready for a full day of camp - can she attend only 3 days a week and receive a prorated fee?

Unfortunately, we cannot prorate our fees for our full day camps. However, we realize that some children may not be ready for a full day or full week of camp and that is why we have expanded our Mini Camp offerings this Summer. These type of camps give you child a “taste” of camp and at the same time they will enjoy learning a special skill or creating a unique project.

I have a 4 year old and they are too young for your full day programs, do you have any programs for this age group?

Ben Lomond Center (Manassas), Sharron Baucom - Dale City Recreation Center and the Chinn Center all have half day Tot Camp Programs for ages 3-5. These programs run Monday-Friday from 9am-12noon and incorporate learning through crafts, stories, and play. Also the Sharron Baucom - Dale City Recreation Center and Ben Lomond Center is also offering an Afternoon Adventure camp program as well as a JuniorCamp this summer.

What is Camp Mawavi?

Camp Mawavi is a full day camp program for ages 9-14. This camp (in its 3rd year) caters to the child ready to explore hiking, fishing, canoeing, orienteering, camp games, stewardship, character development, archery, adventure, obstacle courses, arts & crafts, skills development, , nature treasure hunts, wildlife, outdoor, and nature education