Summer Matters - Valley Forge Educational Services

(With Acting Antics)

Primary (ages 6 – 9),  August 9 -13
Youth (ages 10 – 13),  August 9 – 13
Teen (ages 14 – 21),  August 16 – 20

These day camp sessions focus on Acting Antics instruction during the morning hours. Afternoon activities include community outings and small-group activities (cooking, art and sensorimotor) that promote age-appropriate social interaction. Family and friends are invited to attend a culminating Acting Antics Showcase on the last day of the program.

These sessions take place on our Paoli campus.

(With Science Resources, Inc)

Ages 10 – 16, August 9 – 13

Beginner Level

Intermediate Level (Prerequisite: Attended 2009 Robotics Camp)

This day camp session provides campers at both beginner and intermediate levels with “hands-on” learning opportunities as they work in pairs to accomplish a series of Lego Robotics missions. Area high school and college students serve as mentors throughout the program. Family and friends are invited to attend a Robotics Showcase on the last day of program.

This session takes place on our Paoli campus.

(with LTA Premier Camps)

Ages 10 – 21, August 16 – 20

Campers will learn about the importance of kitchen and food safety, ingredients, home-made recipes, healthy eating and teamwork, all while having a blast!  Our mission is to provide a completely hands-on learning experience in a safe and child-friendly environment.  LTA chefs are excellent cooks and bakers, and are experienced in a diverse background of culinary dishes.  Throughout the day, campers will enjoy both group and individual lessons with the chefs, combining cooking and baking techniques while learning how to navigate through the kitchen.

This session takes place on our Paoli campus.

(With The Center on Central)

Ages 6 – 21, August 9 – 13

These day camp sessions offer campers opportunities to engage in 60 – 90 minute sessions of art, music and dance/movement instruction offered by therapists from The Center on Central and “Dance for All”. Campers will be grouped by age (primary, youth or teen).

These sessions take place on our Paoli campus.

(With “Young Rembrandts” )

Ages 14 – 21, August 9 – 20

This two week day camp session will offer campers daily afternoon instruction in drawing and cartooning.  Morning hours will focus on building relationships within the context of engaging activities on campus and in the community.

This camp session will take place on our Paoli campus.

(With Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy)

Ages 10 – 13, August 16 – 20

Ages 14 – 21, August 9 – 13

Campers will spend time each day working in two small groups as they learn barn and tack maintenance skills, ride horses, and participate in “hands-on” enrichment activities such as crafts, scavenger hunts, nature hikes.

Campers will be transported to/from our Paoli campus to Hope Springs Farm daily.

(With Newlin Grist Mill)

Ages 10 – 16, August 16 – 20

Campers will explore the world of colonial trades by immersing themselves in professions associated with grist mills. Campers will investigate the trades of miller, baker, mason, carpenters, blacksmiths, and more. Through hands-on activities, manipulative models, and projects campers will learn about the technologies that build America.

Campers will be transported to/from our Paoli campus to Newlin Grist Mill daily.

(with LTA Premier Camps)

Ages 10 – 21,  August 23 – 27

Note: This camp has a minimum enrollment of four campers.

Under the direction of LTA basketball coaches and tennis pros, campers will cycle through 45-60 minute instructional periods of basketball and/or tennis. Campers will work in small groups with 3 -4 of their peers to learn the basics of the sport and  strengthen the skills that they already have mastered.

The camp session will take place on our Paoli campus.

(With The Pocono Environmental Ed. Center)

Ages 14 – 21, August 8 – 13

Campers will spend a week living in a Yurt Village located at the Poconos Environmental Education Center located in Dingman’s Ferry, PA. Campers will participate in daily individual, small-group and large-group activities that focus on environmental education and conservation.

Transportation to/from Dingman’s Ferry will be provided.

Ages 10 – 13, August 9 – 15

Ages 14 – 21, August 16 – 22

Campers participate in daily community outings that focus on exploring and experiencing “the outdoors.” Activities may include: canoeing, zip lining, hiking, geocaching, rock wall climbing/rapelling. Campers, Ages 10 – 13, will camp overnight on campus Friday – Sunday. Campers, Ages 14 – 21, will camp overnight at a regional state park Thursday – Sunday.

The daily portion of these sessions will originate and end on our Paoli campus. Transportation to/from the camping area will be provided.

Session One: Ages 14 – 21, July 17 – 24

Session Two: Ages 14 – 21, July 24 -31

Campers will spend a week living together in a bayside vacation home on Fenwick Island (DE). Group activities will focus on independent living skills (meal prep and clean-up, taking care of personal belongings) and encouraging healthy relationships within the context of typical beach activities such as kayaking along the bay, exploring the boardwalk, bodysurfing on the beach and visiting area lighthouses.

Transportation to/from Fenwick Island will be provided from our Paoli campus.

(With Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing)

Ages 14 – 21, August 1 – 7

Campers will spend a week at Eagle’s Landing just outside Roanoke, VA. The group will live together in 2,400 square foot Sly Lodge – practicing independent living skills. Daily activities will include individual, small-group and large-group programming that focus on exploring the outdoors, building self-esteem and encouraging healthy relationships. Activities will include boating, rock climbing, zip lining, hiking and outdoor camping experiences.

Transportation to/from the Sly Lodge will be provided from our Paoli campus location.

Ages 14 – 21, August 9 -13 (on campus) and August 14 – 21 (in Virginia)

Campers will spend one week planning all aspects of their trip, including: meal planning, setting up packing lists, determining driving directions, choosing evening activities, etc. During the second week, campers will travel to the Shenandoah Valley to live together in the Hensley Hollow Lodge, exploring the area and practicing “real world” living.

Week One of this program will take place on our Paoli campus.

For Week Two, transportation to/from Hensley Hollow Lodge will be provided from our Paoli campus.