Kids Camp
New Friends - Unique Learning Experiences - Fun
Kids Camp programming includes a variety of recreation-based camps designed for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade (ages 5 - 12). Camps provide fun experiences that empower physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth. Safety, respect, and a desire for lifelong learning is instilled in each camper through a supportive environment encouraging pride in individual achievement, regardless of ability.
Kids Camp emphasizes physical development and education while promoting a healthy lifestyle. Activities are conducted at the Student Recreation Center and Perry Field House, with opportunities to golf at Forrest Creason Golf Course, walking field trips, and special guests.
Eight, week-long Summer Kids Camps and a one-week Spring Break Kids Camp is offered annually. Camp activities are conducted primarily at the Student Recreation Center and Perry Field House and also include outings to the Forrest Creason Golf Course and BGSU Ice Arena.
Mission
The Recreation and Wellness Kids Camp program provides participants fun experiences that empower physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth. Safety and respect are foremost while a desire for lifelong learning is instilled in each camper. A supportive environment encourages pride in individual achievement, regardless of ability.
Camp Leadership
Camps are administered by dedicated Recreation and Wellness professionals and BGSU graduate and undergraduate students with special training in safety, human relations, and interpersonal skills with children. All staff maintain CPR for the Professional Rescuer with AED and First Aid certification and pass mandatory background screenings prior to employment.
Activities
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Arts and Crafts
Creative and fine art skills are encouraged through the completion of a variety of simple and long-term projects. -
Field Trips/Events
Activities are planned weekly throughout BGSU and Bowling Green and most trips are within walking distance; transportation is provided when needed. -
Fitness and Wellness
Fun and exciting activities are specially tailored to the age and skill level of campers. -
Games
Games and activities appropriate for each age group are facilitated by counselors and are focused on physical skills and friendly competition. - Ice Skating
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Golf
Campers are taught the basic fundamentals of the game including grip, stroke, and swing. Clubs are provided, but campers may bring own set. -
Soccer/Volleyball/Other Team Sports
Campers learn the basic skills and rules of various games and team sports while playing and having fun.
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Rock Climbing
Belay-certified instructors support campers through both the physical and psychological challenges of the BGSU Climbing Wall. -
Swimming
Campers swim most every day in Andrews and/or Cooper pool. Counselors supervise all pool activities with an emphasis on safety and engaging participation.
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Team Building
Group activities are designed to promote and encourage leadership development.
What to Bring - Label All Belongings
- Wear comfortable clothing (shorts, athletic shoes, t-shirt) appropriate to the forecasted weather
- Sunscreen
- Backpack (one that holds all camper’s items)
- Water bottle
- Change of clothes (accidents happen!)
- Lunch (food items, drink, utensils if needed, etc.)
What Not to Bring
- Jewelry
- Cell phone/iPod/Other electronics
- Gum or candy
- Valuable items that could be lost, stolen, or broken
If these items are brought to camp, this is an accepted risk.
Enrollment and Payment Information
Placement is guaranteed only upon receipt of all documentation and payment.
Submit via the methods below.
- Medical History and Medication Forms are submitted in person
no later than the first day of camp. Download forms through the
links on the left.
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Hand Deliver: Student Recreation Center Welcome
Desk
Drop off forms in person. Acknowledgement and receipts are emailed within 2 business days when enrollment is completed. -
Mail: BGSU Recreation and Wellness
Kids Camp
BGSU Student Recreation Center
1411 Ridge Road
Bowling Green, OH 43403 - Email: kidscamp@bgsu.edu
Registration deadline: Each weeks payment due Friday at Noon for the follwing week of camp. Camps with low enrollment are subject to cancellation one business day prior to day of camp.
Patron requested refunds may be subject to a $25.00 administrative fee. Check payments returned for any reason are subject to a $30 service charge.
2017 Summer Camp
| Normal 5 Day Week | Holiday Week (July 5 - July 7) | |
| Commuity Member | Full Time (1st Camper) | $130.00 | $78.00 |
| Commuity Member | Full Time (Additional Camper) | $117.00 | $70.20 |
| BGSU Employee/Student | Full Time (1st Camper) | $117.00 | $70.20 |
| BGSU Employee/Student | Full Time (Additional Camper) | $105.30 | $63.18 |
| Part Time (3 Full Days) | $90.00 | N/A |
| Optional Before and After Care | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Payment Options:
1. Early Bird Pricing: 10% off all payment submitted
by May 26, 5 PM.
2. Bundled Pricing: 5% off
bundled payments (2 or more weeks) recieved after May 26, 5 PM
Weekly Payments Due by Friday at noon for the
following week of camp - No additional Discount.
Summer Camp
- Week 1: June 5 - 9
Theme: The Journey Begins
Everyone loves an
adventure, and Kids Camp begins with one. Weekly activities include
attending select BGSU sporting events, fun in the SRC pools, making
new friends, and exploring. Youth work together in teams on this
journey, reinforcing that they’re never alone.
- Week 2: June 12 - 16
Theme: Outdoors and Animals
Who doesn’t love
animals? This week’s activities focus on mythical creatures, Pokémon,
zoo animals, dinosaurs, and even the famous BGSU squirrels!
- Week 3: June 19 - 23
Theme: Fairy Tales
Relive or explore for the
first time various fairytales through interactive activities planned
this week that encourage imagination. Princes and princesses, knights,
friendly dragons, and other fairytale characters are features of
learning and engagement all week long.
- Week 4: June 26 - 30
Theme: Space
- Week 5: July 5 - 7 (Shortened Week - No camp July 3 and 4)
Theme: Holidays in July
This week is filled
with and encourages holiday spirit including the traditions of
Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day.
- Week 6: July 10 - 14
Theme: Falcon Pride
B-G-S-U!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone in Bowling Green is a Falcon; students, athletes, faculty,
staff, and even the kids. This week focuses on the importance and
pride associated with being a Falcon through activities featuring
“talonted” Falcons (pun intended).
- Week 7: July 17 - 21
Theme: Water Week
- Week 8: July 24 - 28
Theme: Color Games – Spirit Week
Youth are
divided to teams and assigned a color. Throughout the week activity
participation earns points in this friendly formatted competition. One
color team is the winner of sprit week, but all campers are winners!
Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
Optional Before/After Care: 7:45 - 9 AM and 4 - 5:15 PM
General Policies
The BGSU Recreation and Wellness Kids Camp home base is located at the Student Recreation Center (SRC) Classroom. A camp counselor is stationed by the back doors of the SRC to receive or release campers and obtain parent/guardian signatures.
Parking is offered in marked spaces in Lot X located at the rear entrance of the SRC, and in other adjacent lots. A short term (PDF) pass is distributed to participants. Do NOT leave cars parked or standing in the driving lanes of the parking lot.
7:45 - 9 AM and 4 - 5:15 PM
Campers dropped off or picked up outside of the above hours must be accompanied to the SRC Classroom by parents/guardians. Only adults listed as authorized to pick up may receive a child at pick-up time. Daily sign-in and sign-out procedures are in place. All camps begin and end at this location. *An additional fee of $15 per day is assessed for campers not picked up by the designated time.
Camp staff must receive a written notice in advance from the parent/guardian of the intent to arrive late or leave early. This courtesy allows staff to best plan a camper’s day and activities. Based on arrival time or departure time, drop-off or pick-up at an alternate location may be necessary. For last-minute or emergency schedule changes, call the SRC Welcome Desk at 419.372.2000.
Morning and mid-afternoon snacks are provided by Recreation and Wellness. Water is available to every participant throughout activities. Children with special dietary needs provide their own snacks. Participants must bring daily, well-balanced lunches. Refrigeration space is limited and microwaves are not available.
All camper special requests must be documented in writing by a parent and must be submitted to the Camp Director.
In order to administer prescription medication, nonprescription medication which requires physician or dentist instructions, any other nonprescription medications, or nonprescription topical ointments, creams, or lotions, the parent/guardian must fill out the Medication Administration Form. The Medication Administration Form includes the following information:
- The child’s name
- The date of the instructions
- The name of the medication
- The amount of the dosage
- The time the medication shall be administered
The Medication Administration Form is valid for no longer than six months. The form shall be maintained on file at the camp for a period of one year and shall be available for review by ODJFS. Nonprescription and prescription medication shall be in the original container with the original label attached and labeled with the child’s name. Medication shall be kept in a safe location and shall be inaccessible to children. A medication requiring refrigeration shall be refrigerated and safely stored, separate from food items, immediately upon arrival at the camp.
BGSU Kids Camp staff is dedicated to giving each camper a summer to remember. Reasonable accommodations are made for children with disabilities. Every effort within the training and means of Recreation and Wellness is made to assist campers with special needs. If your camper has a documented learning, medical, or emotional disability, please contact the Camp Director at 419.372.8110 or the Assistant Camp Director at 419.372.0450 three weeks prior to camp to discuss your camper's needs. Dependent on the information provided, an assessment and determination is made if camp staff is able to provide adequate coverage/care. Inadequate notice of a disability may result in the child being ineligible to attend camp. BGSU Kids Camp does not provide personal medical assistants, care attendants or aides of any other type. Parents/Guardians are not permitted to attend camp with their child.
Minimum Enrollment: 15 - Recreation and Wellness
reserves the right to cancel a camp week if enrollment does not meet
this minimum.
Maximum Enrollment: 45
Behavior and Discipline
General Expectations
- Maintain a positive attitude
- Respect people and property
- Exhibit friendly, helpful, and kind actions
- Listen and follow directions
Discipline
Kids Camp staff adhere to the following guidelines and procedures with campers in the event of poor behavior choices and rule violations.
STEP 1: Verbal Warning – The camper is cued to inappropriate behavior, given methods to correct the behavior, and given a clear consequence should she/he choose not to modify the behavior. Counselors complete the discipline log.
STEP 2: Time Out – The camper is removed from the activity for duration (minutes) not to exceed the child’s age. At the end of the time out, the child is cued to the inappropriate behavior, given methods to correct the behavior, and given a clear consequence for choosing not to modify the behavior. Counselors complete the discipline log.
STEP 3: Meeting with Camp Director/Phone call to Parent/Guardian – The camper is removed from the activity and escorted to the Kids Camp home base. The Camp Director or Head Counselor contacts parents/guardians and completes an incident report. The incident report contains a brief description of what occurred, action taken, and notes consequences of continued misbehavior.
STEP 4: Suspension/Expulsion – Parents/guardians are required to pick up their child in the event of a day/week suspension resulting from poor choices and continued misbehavior. No refund is given for children violating the rules to the point of suspension (repeated daily/weekly offenders) or expulsion from camp.
Kids Camp reserves the right to skip any of the above steps should an offense be a major violation threatening the safety and well-being of other campers or staff.
Licensing Agencies
Wood County Department of Health: 419.352.8402
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: 1.877.852.0010
All Kids Camps are administered by Recreation and Wellness professionals and BGSU students and graduate students. Camp staff maintain CPR, AED, and First Aid certifications and also pass a mandatory background screening prior to employment.
Refunds
Refunds, at the discretion of the Recreation and Wellness Kids Camp Director, are subject to service fees based on withdraw date. Registration implies financial commitment. All refunds are processed via the original method of payment and require a minimum of two days for credit cards and two weeks for checks.
Camp Contacts
Camp Director, Ethan Engel:
419.372.8110,
eengel@bgsu.edu
All messages are returned
promptly.
Registration and Administrative Questions,
Malissa Lambert: 419.372.0450, davisma@bgsu.edu
Youth and Family Office
: 419.372.6071
Use this phone
when camps are in session. Messages are returned once staff returns
from activities with campers.
Student Recreation Center Welcome Desk:
419.372.2000
Use this number
for general inquiries and for immediate contact while camps are in
session.
Fax: 419.372.8454
Email
:
kidscamp@bgsu.edu
Parent Testimonial
"The quality of the staff and programming was beyond my
expectations. It was a great option for my son, as it provided him
exposure to new activities and an entirely different group of kids. It
was a great value! Thank you for providing this program to the campus
and the community."
-Daria Blachowski-Dreyer
YOUTH AND FAMILY
Student Recreation Center
1411 Ridge Road
Bowling Green, OH 43403
419.372.8110
Fax: 419.372.8454
kidscamp@bgsu.edu