Summerscape - Weekly
The Amherst Recreation Department …..is proud to announce that we will once again offer our summer day program. SummerScape is an opportunity for kids to join old friends, make new friends, develop new skills, be a kid and most of all have fun. Your child, like those in the first few years of our summer program will participate in many exciting activities; arts and crafts, games, court & field sports, stories, tennis lessons, beach volleyball, hikes, movies, special entertainment and a field trip every week. Sign up early for this fun and affordable weekly program. Don’t miss out on the excitement that waits…….
SummerScape Daily Schedule:
7:30-9:00 am Before Care Opens
9:00-9:15am Check-in & Free game time w/counselors
9:15 - 12:00pm Morning activity time with a snack break
12:00 - 1:00pm Clean up, lunch and free time
1:00 - 2:30pm Afternoon activity time
2:30pm Pack up for dismissal
3:00pm Sign-out by parent/guardian
5:30pm After Care Closes
The program will be held at the Amherst Middle School, 9:00am-3:00pm daily with some program days scheduled at Baboosic Lake. Each week will feature a central them and activities will be planned based on the theme of the week.
General Information
A $10.00 discount is available for the 2nd child registered in same full week. The discount is not available on daily registration.
This is a weekly program but arrangements can be made for a child to attend a single day or more in a particular week but these arrangements must be made by Friday of the prior week. Daily rate is $30.00
$15 Cancellation Fee (cancellation must be received by the Recreation Office 5 days prior to camper’s start date)
Weekly Themes*
Week 1: June 22-25 Counselors Choice
Week 2: June 28-July 2 Animals, Animals
Week 3: July 6-9 Under the Big Top
Week 4: July 12-16 Water Week
Week 5: July 19-23 ESPN
Week 6: July 26-30 Anything Goes
Week 7: Aug 2-6 Nature Explorer
Week 8: Aug 9-13 Dog Days of Summer
*Themes are subject to change.
What to Bring:
Please mark all items with children’s name in permanent ink.
A water bottle
One snack and a healthy lunch—(before/after care participants may choose to bring more than 1 snack)
Appropriate shoes/sneakers. NO SANDALS (except beach days)
A bathing suit, a towel, and a hat should be with the children daily.
Sunscreen & bug spray (please apply at home in the AM as well!)
PLEASE DO NOT BRING: excessive money, gameboys, cd players, iPods, mp3 players, trading cards, water guns, etc.
Field Trip Friday
Field trips are planned for each week of the program and will be held on Fridays. Trips are planned to local attractions. The cost of the field trip is not included in your registration fee and will represent an additional cost in each week a field trip is taken. These trips will occur only if we have a sufficient number of registered campers in the week to support the rental of a bus or a sufficient number of parent volunteers to drive.
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