Summer Camp

Our goal is to be able to provide 70 campers with a quality summer camp that offers many of the same enrichment programs as private camps, all while also focusing on creating a “safe haven” during summer break for our most vulnerable youth. Our camp is also structured to create a sense of community while providing peer and adult mentors in an environment of trust and respect through guided educational and physical activities.

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Program Goals

To provide a pleasant transition as the child moves between grades.
To encourage and assist parents/guardians in being partners in their child’s education.
To create a safe environment, where children feel secure and successful.
To foster readiness skills through language, literacy, mathematics, science, music & movement, and art.
To help children appreciate and respect individual differences.
To promote play as a vital source for developing the whole child.
To instill a love of learning.
To inspire each child to reach for their individual potential. 

Curriculum

All camp are designed to enhance each child’s strengths and meet his/her needs. Community Lifestyle provides a comfortable and educationally enriched environment that encourages a child’s growth and development.

General Information

Children who have not been separated from their family may be a bit nervous the first few days. We will do all that we can to make the child feel comfortable and loved while they are with us. It is a good idea to try to prepare your child a few days in advance by talking positively about what he/she will be doing in camp.

What to Bring

  • A complete change of clothing in a plastic bag
  • Bottle of water
  • Lunch (if your child doesn’t want our lunch program
  • All items must be labeled with a permanent marker

Required Files

We are required to have documents on file for each child prior to their beginning the program.  Note: A child cannot start the program if required documents are missing. These documents include Registration Form, Persons Authorized to Pick-up Child, Emergency Information, Permission for Field Trips and/or Walking Trips, Current Medical Report Completed by a Doctor and Record of Immunizations.  Due to state regulations, the required documents must be submitted yearly including the medical form completed by a physician.

 

Drop- Off and Pick-Up of Children

Location of drop off and pick up:

7th Street Gym (601 Jackson Street) 

When dropping off a child, never leave him/her unattended. The State of New Jersey requires parents to bring a child into the camp area and sign the parent “Sign-in Book.” Children cannot be released to siblings unless the sibling is at least 16 years of age. Children are not allowed to walk home, and Community Lifestyle Staff/Volunteer may not transport children in their cars.

Written notice must be given if a child is to leave with someone other than the parents or those listed on the authorization section of the Registration Form. In the event of an emergency, parents may email signed permission for someone else other than themselves or authorized adult to pick up a child. Please tell the person picking up your child that they must provide photo identification to the staff before the child will be released.