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local living
SUMMER FUN
Forget the bug juice and the color war,
the magic of camp is in the chance it
gives kids to do all the things they can’t
during the school year—run around, be
loud with their friends, and, depending
on the camp, to swim, row, and ride
their way through summer. Whatever
your kids are into, there’s a camp to
cultivate their passions—sports, drama,
arts, even fencing. Here’s a shortcut to
match your kids with the right camp
in your backyard. by Sarah Bergen
Get in Their
CAMP
ESF Summer Camp
{LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.}
2500 Main St. | 609-896-0606
esfcamps.com/lawrenceville
E
SF camps at the Lawrenceville School are avail-
able for kids ages 3-15. Most camps run from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., and the Mini Camp, for 3-year-
old campers, offers both half- and full-day programs.
Day Camp keeps campers between 4 and 8 years old
busy with activities like swimming, art, and sports.
Campers between ages 6 and 14 explore activities like
baseball, soccer, and lacrosse in the Sports Camp.
Senior Camp provides campers between ages 9 and
15 with unique experiences with activities such as
culinary arts, digital photography, and fencing. ESF
also offers a variety of 1- to 2-week specialty camps
that focus on kids’ specific interests including science,
technology, performing arts, and creativity and design.
SUMMER
CAMPS
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Camp College
{WEST WINDSOR, N.J.}
1200 Old Trenton Rd. | 609-570-3311
campcollege.mccc.edu
C
amp College takes over the Mercer
County College campus each sum-
mer, providing fun-filled camp
experiences to campers between ages 6 and
16. This camp offers two 4-week sessions
during the summer. For each session, campers
choose six courses from a list of nearly 100 that
includes activities such as painting, archery, sew-
ing, jewelry making, cheerleading, and paper mache.
Kids come to their selected courses Monday through
Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., but Friday Fun Days
and before- and after-camp care are available. Camp
College also offers weeklong specialty camp programs
that meet Monday-Friday. Specialty camps allow kids to
explore unique areas and activities such as marine biol-
ogy, archaeology, aviation, culinary arts, fishing, golf, and
rock climbing.
Cherokee
Day Camp
{BENSALEM, PA.}
1 Declaration Dr. |
215-752-7613
cherokeepa.com
C
herokee Day Camp
welcomes campers
between ages 2 and 12 to
join in on the fun from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. this summer. Extended-
hour programs and transpor-
tation to and from camp are
available. Older campers,
ages 13-15, can apply for
positions as camp counsel-
ors in training (CIT), in which
they assist the senior coun-
selors and act as role models
for the younger campers. Kids
participate in a range of sched-
uled activities that change each
week—and with swim time and
zip lines and hours of playing
outdoors, campers will never
be bored.
l BUILD CHARACTER
BOYS
AND GIRLS
CLUB OF
MERCER
COUNTY
{TRENTON, N.J.}
CENTRE STREET CLUBHOUSE:
212 Centre St.
VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL:
101 Sullivan Way
bgcmercer.org/programs/
summer-camp
The Boys and Girls Club of
Mercer County offers a few
summer camp programs for
campers of various ages. All
programs at both locations
run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
There is a kids camp at
both locations where kids
engage in fun activities,
such as swimming, sports,
and crafts, and even go on a
weekly field trip. Camp GO
at Village Charter for female
campers ages 8-14 allows
girls to engage in activities
designed to boost self-
esteem and promote healthy
habits and smart choices.
Teen Travel at Centre Street
for ages 11-15 brings teen
campers on various trips in
which they engage in com-
munity service projects, life
skills training, team building,
public speaking, and more.
Finally, Last Blast at Centre
Street invites campers ages
5-15 for two final weeks
of fun trips and activities
before school starts again.
Kids on Campus
{NEWTOWN, PA.}
275 Swamp Rd. | 215-968-8000
bucks.edu/academics/coned/kids
B
ucks County Community
College is home to Kids on
Campus, which offers week-
long specialty programs throughout
the summer for campers ages 5-13. Each
week, campers can choose from a handful
of courses with topics, such as study skills,
art, cooking, robotics, CSI, and various
sports and exercise activities. Campers can
even spend their summer preparing for
their dream career or college through
academic courses in topics such
as 3D animation programming,
psychology, video production, and even
SAT preparation. Courses run from
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but extended-hour
programs are available.
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