Week-Long Programs, 2020
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6Welcome to our 11th year of summer camps! All programs are designed to keep our kids engaged, exploring, observing, thinking, creating, and having fun. Take a look at these brief videos from last summer's Dangerous Book and Games, Games, Games camps. Programs will be based out of Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel, and Arbaney Park in Basalt. Registration begins in early April. Contact Garry directly to reserve a space in advance : garrypfaffmann@hotmail.com or 309-7097.
Staff: Our staff makes the difference! Lead teachers are all certified elementary and middle school teachers in the Roaring Fork Valley, have coached youth sports, and have facilitated kids programming for at least ten years. Support staff are young, energetic, fun-loving, and relatable. Guiding Principles: Developing social skills through group activities and initiatives Exploring curiosity through free-choice activities Critical thinking through problem solving situations Engaging in physical play to keep the mind and body engaged Low-tech, old-fashioned fun! *See more underlying principles under Blog page. |
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Week-long Programs
The programs below have been time-tested to be fun, fun, fun! Each includes a mix of repeat activities from past years, along with many new additions. All programming incorporates team games, group initiatives, individual problem solving, exploration, observation, experimentation, and good-ol' fashioned summer fun. Afternoon activities of all camps include nature exploration in the shade and near cool, safe-flowing water.
Session Summary
June 8-12: Science and Cycles -- Basalt
June 15-19: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls -- Basalt
June 22-26: Games, Games, Games -- Basalt
July 6-10: Youth Sports Camp -- Basalt
July 13-17: Games, Games, Games -- Basalt
August 3-7: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls -- Basalt
June 8-12: Science and Cycles--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Basalt (Arbaney Park)
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Crown Mountain Park serves as the venue for a week of exploration, experimentation, and cycling adventures. Mornings are a mix of biking activities on dirt trails, the BMX track, and the paved bike path, along with hands-on investigations of flight, architecture and design, nature exploration, chemistry experiments, and solar power. Rockets, home-made gliders, chemistry reactions, Lego challenges, egg drops, fort building in the woods, solar cars, solar ovens, and the first adventures on the brand new, World Class bike park at Crown Mountain Park. Come and check it out! Our natural curiosity will find an outlet in physical play, hands-on experimentation, and cool-'n-shady nature exploration once the sun gets hot!
June 15-19: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: Get ready for a broad spectrum in this week-long adventure as we explore "all of the activities that every child should experience in their youth." Based on the popular books Dangerous Book for Boys, and Daring Book for Girls, new activities this year include Zorb soccer, pogo sticks, RC Cars, unicycling, juggling, and graffiti art, along with traditional activities including fire making, fort building, snapping fingers, blowing bubbles, setting up a tent, spontaneous dramas, Black Jack, yo-yos, story-telling, archery, slingshots, nature explorations, bug hunts, soccer, baseball, paper airplanes, rockets, Lego construction projects, and more. Similar to previous years' Dangerous Book programs, but with enough new additions to keep it lively for returning participants. Bring a bike and helmet each day, or lock them up at the park, for daily field trips around Basalt.
June 22-26: Games, Games, Games!!!--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: For those kids who love to play, this is the week for you! New activities in this year's "Games" program include Zorb soccer and other Zorb games, pogo stick relays, blow-dart contests, popsicle stick "bombs" (don't worry, they're harmless!) along with traditional sporting games, tag-games, card games, relay events, and slower-paced strategy games. Two days of the week will include bicycling events including the BMX track near Basalt High School, a bike-tour scavenger hunt along the Rio Grande Trail, and other bicycling games. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
July 6-10; Youth Sports Camp--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Participants will engage in traditional sports each morning including lacrosse, tennis, whiffle ball, golf, soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, and bicycling on the Basalt High School BMX track. All sports will be facilitated in an age-appropriate atmosphere focusing on fun, team work, sportsmanship, and healthy play. The Basalt Middle School and High School fields provide an excellent venue for football, tennis, basketball, track events, baseball, volleyball, and open fields for pure fun, while the Rio Grande Trail is perfect for bike touring and exploration! Afternoons will run at a slower pace with slower style games.
July 13-17; Games, Games, Games II--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: A similar theme as the first week, but with a host of new activities. This week will include scavenger hunts, garden exploration, and art-based games, while we bring back some of the best of week #1, as well. For those kids who love to play, this is the program for you! Learn and practice the basics of popular team sports including street hockey, flag football, baseball and soccer; enjoy some down time with card games, board games, word games and other brain teasers; run like mad with tag-games, dodge ball, and relay events; and build social skills through a variety of team building initiatives. We'll explore our river habitat through scavenger hunts, and check our speed and agility on the BMX track above Basalt High School. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
August 3-7: Dangerous Book for Boys and Girls II--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and rain jacket; bike and helmet two days. I will invite kids to bring in mits, yo-yos, and show-and-tell items throughout the week, but none are mandatory.
Description: A similar theme as the first week of the Dangerous camp, but the different venue lends towards a varied set of activity. Activities that every child should experience in their childhood this week include popsicle stick bombs, a bridge-building project, parachute design contests, rocket launches, paper airplanes, garden projects, stilt walking, blow-guns (with nerf bullets), human-sized bubbles, archery, fort-building, RC cars, bicycling the BMX track, building gnome homes, music making, Zorb soccer, and other traditional activities including fire making, Black Jack, yo-yos, slingshots, soccer, baseball, and more. Two days of the week will include bike tours and activities along the Rio Grande Trail.
The programs below have been time-tested to be fun, fun, fun! Each includes a mix of repeat activities from past years, along with many new additions. All programming incorporates team games, group initiatives, individual problem solving, exploration, observation, experimentation, and good-ol' fashioned summer fun. Afternoon activities of all camps include nature exploration in the shade and near cool, safe-flowing water.
Session Summary
June 8-12: Science and Cycles -- Basalt
June 15-19: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls -- Basalt
June 22-26: Games, Games, Games -- Basalt
July 6-10: Youth Sports Camp -- Basalt
July 13-17: Games, Games, Games -- Basalt
August 3-7: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls -- Basalt
June 8-12: Science and Cycles--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Basalt (Arbaney Park)
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Crown Mountain Park serves as the venue for a week of exploration, experimentation, and cycling adventures. Mornings are a mix of biking activities on dirt trails, the BMX track, and the paved bike path, along with hands-on investigations of flight, architecture and design, nature exploration, chemistry experiments, and solar power. Rockets, home-made gliders, chemistry reactions, Lego challenges, egg drops, fort building in the woods, solar cars, solar ovens, and the first adventures on the brand new, World Class bike park at Crown Mountain Park. Come and check it out! Our natural curiosity will find an outlet in physical play, hands-on experimentation, and cool-'n-shady nature exploration once the sun gets hot!
June 15-19: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: Get ready for a broad spectrum in this week-long adventure as we explore "all of the activities that every child should experience in their youth." Based on the popular books Dangerous Book for Boys, and Daring Book for Girls, new activities this year include Zorb soccer, pogo sticks, RC Cars, unicycling, juggling, and graffiti art, along with traditional activities including fire making, fort building, snapping fingers, blowing bubbles, setting up a tent, spontaneous dramas, Black Jack, yo-yos, story-telling, archery, slingshots, nature explorations, bug hunts, soccer, baseball, paper airplanes, rockets, Lego construction projects, and more. Similar to previous years' Dangerous Book programs, but with enough new additions to keep it lively for returning participants. Bring a bike and helmet each day, or lock them up at the park, for daily field trips around Basalt.
June 22-26: Games, Games, Games!!!--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: For those kids who love to play, this is the week for you! New activities in this year's "Games" program include Zorb soccer and other Zorb games, pogo stick relays, blow-dart contests, popsicle stick "bombs" (don't worry, they're harmless!) along with traditional sporting games, tag-games, card games, relay events, and slower-paced strategy games. Two days of the week will include bicycling events including the BMX track near Basalt High School, a bike-tour scavenger hunt along the Rio Grande Trail, and other bicycling games. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
July 6-10; Youth Sports Camp--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Participants will engage in traditional sports each morning including lacrosse, tennis, whiffle ball, golf, soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, and bicycling on the Basalt High School BMX track. All sports will be facilitated in an age-appropriate atmosphere focusing on fun, team work, sportsmanship, and healthy play. The Basalt Middle School and High School fields provide an excellent venue for football, tennis, basketball, track events, baseball, volleyball, and open fields for pure fun, while the Rio Grande Trail is perfect for bike touring and exploration! Afternoons will run at a slower pace with slower style games.
July 13-17; Games, Games, Games II--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: A similar theme as the first week, but with a host of new activities. This week will include scavenger hunts, garden exploration, and art-based games, while we bring back some of the best of week #1, as well. For those kids who love to play, this is the program for you! Learn and practice the basics of popular team sports including street hockey, flag football, baseball and soccer; enjoy some down time with card games, board games, word games and other brain teasers; run like mad with tag-games, dodge ball, and relay events; and build social skills through a variety of team building initiatives. We'll explore our river habitat through scavenger hunts, and check our speed and agility on the BMX track above Basalt High School. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
August 3-7: Dangerous Book for Boys and Girls II--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $275
Max. Enrollment: 30
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and rain jacket; bike and helmet two days. I will invite kids to bring in mits, yo-yos, and show-and-tell items throughout the week, but none are mandatory.
Description: A similar theme as the first week of the Dangerous camp, but the different venue lends towards a varied set of activity. Activities that every child should experience in their childhood this week include popsicle stick bombs, a bridge-building project, parachute design contests, rocket launches, paper airplanes, garden projects, stilt walking, blow-guns (with nerf bullets), human-sized bubbles, archery, fort-building, RC cars, bicycling the BMX track, building gnome homes, music making, Zorb soccer, and other traditional activities including fire making, Black Jack, yo-yos, slingshots, soccer, baseball, and more. Two days of the week will include bike tours and activities along the Rio Grande Trail.
Camp Procedures and Protocols to Ensure Safe Play in the Midst of Coronavirus
In an effort to maintain safety, maximum fun, and healthy interaction, summer camps will use the following procedures. This is a working document, and will be updated as recommendations change:
Group Size: Maximum of 44 children total, divided into 4 groups no larger than 11.
Adult Supervision: Each group will be facilitated by a group leader and an assistant. Leaders will remain consistent with their group throughout the week.
Age Groupings: Three groups will be created based loosely around age; 6-7 years-old, 8-9 years-old, and 10-11 years old. If your child wants to participate with a friend and their ages do not match up (example: a 7 year-old wants to be in a group with an 8 year-old), please note the names of the participants during registration and which age group they prefer to be placed.
Minimizing Human Exposure: The three groups will not intermingle throughout the day, the groupings will remain the same throughout the week, and each group will have the same two counselors throughout the week. While we will share the same philosophy, and will participate in similar activities, we will work to minimize exposure to more people than necessary.
Personal Toys: Each participant will receive their own bag of "personal gear" to be used during downtime each day. Personal items will include Rubics cubes, Rubics Snake, Etcha Sketch, Bop-it, fidget spinners, tops, and other fun gadgets to entertain during downtime. These items will be labeled with the participant's name, will remain enclosed in their own personal container throughout each day (stuff sack), and will not be shared.
Group Games: Each group will have access to stilts, frisbees, pogo sticks, various balls, and other shared toys during downtime. These items will be sprayed with an approved alcohol/bleach spray and will rest for a period of five minutes before being shared.
Whole Group Activities: Each group will rotate through three primary activity stations throughout the day. Activities will be selected which minimize personal contact and sharing of materials. All shared materials at these stations will be disinfected or replaced before the next group uses these items.
Group Size: Maximum of 44 children total, divided into 4 groups no larger than 11.
Adult Supervision: Each group will be facilitated by a group leader and an assistant. Leaders will remain consistent with their group throughout the week.
Age Groupings: Three groups will be created based loosely around age; 6-7 years-old, 8-9 years-old, and 10-11 years old. If your child wants to participate with a friend and their ages do not match up (example: a 7 year-old wants to be in a group with an 8 year-old), please note the names of the participants during registration and which age group they prefer to be placed.
Minimizing Human Exposure: The three groups will not intermingle throughout the day, the groupings will remain the same throughout the week, and each group will have the same two counselors throughout the week. While we will share the same philosophy, and will participate in similar activities, we will work to minimize exposure to more people than necessary.
Personal Toys: Each participant will receive their own bag of "personal gear" to be used during downtime each day. Personal items will include Rubics cubes, Rubics Snake, Etcha Sketch, Bop-it, fidget spinners, tops, and other fun gadgets to entertain during downtime. These items will be labeled with the participant's name, will remain enclosed in their own personal container throughout each day (stuff sack), and will not be shared.
Group Games: Each group will have access to stilts, frisbees, pogo sticks, various balls, and other shared toys during downtime. These items will be sprayed with an approved alcohol/bleach spray and will rest for a period of five minutes before being shared.
Whole Group Activities: Each group will rotate through three primary activity stations throughout the day. Activities will be selected which minimize personal contact and sharing of materials. All shared materials at these stations will be disinfected or replaced before the next group uses these items.