Welcome

 WEEK 1 - June 26-June 30

Our first week of Summer Camp will focus on basic survival skills. The children will learn about the items that belong in a first aid kit, what they are used for, and how to use them. We will be building natural shelters throughout the wooded areas of the Kirkland Town Park. The children will learn about plant species - which ones are safe and which to stay away from! We will also be learning how to pitch a camping tent and how to read a compass for our Fun Friday activity - A compass-led scavenger hunt! 

WEEK 2 - July 3-July 7

The second week of Summer Camp will be focused on Animals! The children will learn about different animals, their environments, their traits, and we will be learning new animal-based group games. Our Fun Friday for this week will be a very special one - our first field trip of the Summer will take place, as we will be visiting the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY!

There will be no camp on Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

WEEK 3 - July 10-July 14

The third week of Summer Camp will be all about different places around the world. We will focus on four different countries throughout the week. We will learn about foods, animals, and the traditions of each place. We will also learn and play different group games that originated from each different country! Campers will make their own passports to document the things they have learned about each place. To finish the week with a Fun Friday, our counselors will be bringing in a dish from each of the places we learned about during the week.

*All dishes will be allergy free, and parents will need to sign future communications for their child to participate*

WEEK 4 - July 17-July 21

The fourth week of Summer Camp will focus on creating a clean environment. The children will learn about recyclable materials and why it is important to keep our natural surroundings clean. Children will learn how to reuse recyclable materials to make things like birdfeeders, floating boats, planters, and throughout this week we will be continuously cleaning up the park and the space around the school. During this week we will be visiting Spring Creek Lavender in Remsen, NY. One of the activities at Spring Creek Lavender is flower-picking. On our Fun Friday, our campers will learn how to make their own soap, using the flowers they picked during our field trip! 

WEEK 5 - July 24-July 28 CLOSED

Due to yearly maintenance scheduled with CCS throughout all school buildings, the SACC Summer Camp program will not be in session the week of July 24th-28th (Week 5). 

WEEK 6 - July 31-Aug 4

Science Week has been an all-time favorite at our Summer Camp. We will be conducting various experiments such as volcano eruptions, the classic mentos geyser, solar s'mores, creating our own Rube Goldberg machines and more! On our Fun Friday, we will be visiting the MOST Museum in Syracuse, NY! 

WEEK 7 - Aug 7-Aug 11

Week Seven will be full of adventures! Our campers will be creating scavenger hunts for each other, participate in group relay races, explore new areas of the KTP trails and creek, and on our Fun Friday we will be having our very own Summer Olympics! 

WEEK 8 - Aug 14-Aug 18

During the eighth week of Summer Camp, campers will learn about natural pigments and how colors can be derived from the natural resources around us! We will be painting with rocks and fruits, stamping leaves, and on our Fun Friday we will be tie-dying!

WEEK 9 - Aug 21-Aug 25

Week Nine will be about all things CREEPY! The children will get the chance to locate and identify creepy crawlers throughout our outdoor settings. Counselors will have an insect scanning app to share with the children once they find creepy crawlers of their choice. We will be making insect habitats and learning about all of the different creepy crawlers that are around us. For our Fun Friday we will be having a Creepy Crawler Circus! We will have all the traditional circus games and activities - creepy crawler themed! 

WEEK 10 - Aug 28-Sept 1

During this week, we will be saying goodbye to Summer and hello to the new school year. The children will get as much outdoor time during this week as the weather allows. We will be enjoying water activities and outdoor group games. On our Fun Friday we will be visiting Pixley Falls in Boonville, NY. There we will play in the shallow water, explore the trails, and share our final Summer Camp lunch together - picnic style!