IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN...26 DAYS UNTIL THE 2015 CAMP SEASON BEGINS!!

Dear All,

We are gearing up for another exciting season at Camp Heidelberg! 

WOW...where should we start??  Well, this year we are offering 8 exciting weeks of camp.  The themes are:

• Campfire Cook-out (July 6 - 10)
• Rock Stars and Air Guitars (July 13 - 17)
• Games Galore (July 20 - 24)
• Survivor (July27-31)
• Robin Hood (Aug. 4-7)
• Youth Fit (Aug. 10-14)
• Fun in the Forest (Aug. 17-21)
• Camp Heidelberg Record Books (Aug. 24-28)

Also, this year, we are welcoming 5 new staff to 'the Berg', two of whom are joining us form the Stork Family YMCA. 

This year, we are also planning on having our own garden at Camp Heidelberg!! We will learn all about gardening and about how to grown and care for plants, vegetables, etc.  Exciting!! :)

Of course, Camp Heidelberg could not be complete without all the amazingly amazing games, archery, Gaga ball, forest games, nature walks, sports, leadership games and initiatives, and last but not least, and amazing assortment of crafts as well.  Did I mention the sleepovers, and the campfires?  I should have....because we will be having those too! :)  

Well, this is it in a nutshell - a really small one nutshell! :)

We can't wait to see you soon again - IN ONLY 26 DAYS!! :)

And, if you have amazingly amazing ideas to share with us, do send us a message to campheidelberg2013@gmail.com

Teddy and the Staff Team :)

THANK YOU ALL FOR AN AMAZING DAY CAMP SEASON! :)

Dear All,

As of yesterday, Friday, afternoon, our day camp season at Camp Heidelberg came to an end!  It was a pleasure welcoming our campers and parents to our beloved camp site during the past 8 weeks.  We hope to see all of you again next year. 

We could have not done it without the many, many people who supported us.  So, a great big 'THANK YOU' goes out to our campers, parents, volunteers, staff, supervisors, leadership teams, and many other who made this camp season one of the most successful ones we all have been a part of.  We would also like to thank the Optimist Club for allowing us to spend 8 unforgettable weeks at the camp. 

We wish everyone a wonderful week off, and an even more enjoyable fall and school year! 

See you next year at Camp Heidelberg! :)

Daisy, Stix, Husky, Lefty, Dyno, Red and Teddy! :)

WEEK 7 COMES TO A CLOSE - ONTO WEEK 8!

Dear All,

Have we said before that time flies - especially when we are having fun?? Well, time is not only flying but zooming by at Camp Heidelberg!  This past week we 'navigated nature' at our beloved camp, and we learned tremendous amount about the natural environment surrounding us.  We participated in pond walks, nature walks, played amazing games involving wildlife and their habitat, and we even learned about what effects deer population as well.  Thanks to our very own 'Stix', this week was a blast!!

Next week we are embarking on a different adventure: we will be playing all our favourite games at the camp as we will be bringing the 2014 day camp season to an end.  Games such as 'Gega ball', soccer, 'oh deer', 'huckle-buckle', and many more will be a must! And, of course, what about the campfire and the sleepover on Thursday??  We hope to welcome as many of you possible next week, for the final 'hooray'!! :)

Parents: please let us know how we did!  Please fill out - if you have not done so - the on-line surveys our staff have spoken to you about at the sign-in/out tables. 

Also, we are looking for 'Y' stories!  If you and your camper have had a touching, impactful and meaningful experience at camp, please share it with us.  Our aim is to share these stories wits the wider community as we will be preparing for the 2015 day camp season.

Thank you so much for your continued support of our day camp!  See you next week, during the final 'hooray'!! :)

Teddy and the Camp Heidelberg Day Camp Counselors :)

...AND IT'S A WRAP FOR WEEK 6 TOO!?!?!?

Dear All,

We hope you thoroughly enjoyed this past week at Camp Heidelberg!  Our 'Jr. CSI' themed week showcased riddles, can't tells, puzzles, clues and even the DNA of split peas in pineapple juice!   Despite the rain - and perhaps, at times, the unseasonably cool weather - we still have an exceptional time at our beloved camp. 

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the parents who support us on a regular basis, to those who participated in the 'pudding challenge' on Thursday evening during the campfire, and to our exceptional staff who went above and beyond to organize and deliver an amazing day camp experience for our campers.  Please enjoy some of our special moments in the pictures below.

Next week we are in for a treat!  The 'Navigating Nature' week will be lead by our 'Math Teacher / Resident Environmentalist' Stix!  We are looking forward to many nature walks, cool crafts, active games, archery and the sleepover! :)  With only two weeks to go in camp - and three weeks until school starts again (!) - we cannot stay idle even a minute at Camp Heidelberg!  We must take every opportunity to enjoy our camp, learn about nature, make friends and learn about our Y and its five core values. (Do you know what these values are??)

See you at Camp Heidelberg next week!! :)

Teddy and the Camp Heidelberg Staff

AND ITS A WRAP FOR WEEK 5!!!

Dear All,

We have come to the end of week 5!  The sleepover - attended by 45 campers - was a great success, even though it took us a bit of time to fall asleep! :) 

Friday morning, we started the day at the campfire pit, singing new and old camp songs.  We also welcomed 'Moose' (Lindsay) from the Stork Family YMCA.  She was a great help with our campers who wanted to do craft and board games in the morning.  During the same time, we also played Gega ball, soccer, and worked on our archery skills. 

After a delicious and bountiful pot-luck lunch - generously donated by our campers and their families - we talked about our Y's five core values (Acceptance, Responsibility, Respect, Health and Caring) and campers had an opportunity to talk about the caring acts they demonstrated during the day.  All campers received a red bead for their efforts.

After the enjoying the long weekend, we will continue our adventures.  Next week our theme will be 'Jr. CSI' where we will try our hands at detective work, and much more. 

We hope you all are enjoying the long weekend.  Thank you so much for your continued support of our camp, and hope to see you in the weeks ahead.  Please remember: there are only three more weeks left of our day camp season! 

Teddy and the Camp Heidelberg Counselors :)

ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF WEEK 5...

Dear All,

We already reached the middle of week 5!  Can you believe it??  We can barely believe how time flies; but, as the old adage goes, 'time flies when you are having fun'! :) And there is no shortage of having fun at Camp Heidelberg this week - or any other week, for that matter! :) 

We fully embraced our theme for the week - Sports Mania - even though we spent a day and a half indoors this week.  The rain however did not stop us from perfecting our aim in archery, making some amazing crafts, playing touch football and working on our Frisbee throw.  We even tried table tennis as well.  

This week we welcomed Wiki (or Katrina) and Sifu NayNay (or Nathaniel) who helped us out while some of our counselors were away.  Thank you for your support.  On Friday, we will also be welcoming 'Moose' (or Lindsay) who will be subbing in for Wiki and Daisy.

We welcomed a few visitors as well this week.  Our CEO, John, and his assistant Shawna came to visit our camp.  They completed a tour of the grounds, and John even challenged one of our counselors in a game of table tennis.  Sifu Naynay: I think John won that game! :)

For the rest of the week, we are looking forward to some amazing games, crafts and, of course, the sleepover.  For the sleepover, we will be welcoming 'Hook' from the A.R. Kaufman YMCA and 'Daisy Jr.' from the Stork Family Y.  In addition, our Supervisor Alex will be sleeping over along with 'Mushu' (or Kelsey, the Site Coordinator at the A.R. Kaufman YMCA) and 'Moose' (or Lindsay).

Thank you for your continued support of our camp.  See you at Camp Heidelberg! :)

Teddy and the Camp Heidelberg Counselors :)

WEEK 4 CAME AND WENT...

Dear All,

It's Friday afternoon, and we have come to the end of week 4 - and to the halfway point of our summer!  Time has flown by so, so fast! It's unbelievable that just a few weeks ago, we were beginning our 2014 camp season.  Looking ahead we are aiming to embrace every and all opportunity to have an exceptional time at Camp Heidelberg! 

And, we just did that this past week!  This week we fully embraced our theme - 'build it up and break it down'!  Of course, we built a lot more than we broke - or so we think - and we all had a tremendous time at the camp. :)

During the last three days of the week we played Gega Ball, worked on our archery skills, prepared skits and then delivered them on Thursday evening, had an amazing sleepover, and learned a tremendous amount from the LIAs who spent Wednesday and Thursday with us.  Thanks to Lefty and Daisy, we also learned how to make slime with corn starch!

Looking ahead, we are gearing up for a week filled with sports, followed by a week of Jr. CSI, a week filled with activities geared towards learning about the environment, and then, during the last week of camp, we will be playing all the activities we really enjoyed all throughout the summer. We hope to see many of our veteran and returning campers soon again.

Thank you for your continued support of our day camp! 

Teddy and the Camp Heidelberg Day Camp Counselors :)