Week 1, June 26-July 30: Team Blue Dogs!
Jump start your summer camp experience with various fun-filled and action-packed activities designed to create team spirit – and what it means to be a Rumsey Blue Dog! Campers will design a team t-shirt to wear with pride, work together to navigate a rope course and climbing wall, and sleuth out clues in a huge campus-wide scavenger hunt. The week will also include exciting field trips exploring our local area
Week 2, July 3-7 (no camp July 4): Holidays in July
Who says your favorite holidays have to be once a year? Each day this week, we will embrace the spirit of a different holiday. We’ll start off the week with some festive Hanukkah and Christmas traditions and, after a day off to celebrate the 4th of July with our families, campers will return for spirited Independence Day activities with their camp friends! We'll celebrate Earth Day with a fun and fact-finding visit to the Norwalk Aquarium, and finish our week with a bang by getting dressed up for a Halloween parade!
Week 3, July 10-14: Survivor Week
Do you have what it takes? Survivor Week will challenge campers to learn and master survival skills at their own pace – and have fun while doing it! The action kicks off with campers collaborating to design team banners, bracelets, and cheers. Then the games begin! Throughout the week, campers will participate in a whole slew of challenges including a blind taste challenge, puzzles, obstacle courses, and fire-building – just to name a few!
Week 4, July 17-21: Mighty Magicians
Do you like magic tricks and wonder how they are performed? Mighty magicians week will have campers learning the ins and outs of card tricks, the hocus pocus of magic wands and potions, and the abracadabra of all manner of experiments! The week also includes a field trip to the Connecticut Science Center to discover the magic that makes our world work – as well as a magician show where campers will be amazed and delighted to witness stage magic up-close!
Week 5, July 24-28: Game Show Mania
Campers will get a healthy dose of competition during Game Show Mania week! Camp-style versions of popular game shows such as Jeopardy, the Amazing Race, Family Feud, and The Great British Bake Off will take center stage as individuals and groups compete to entertain and win big. There’s even an escape room to figure out! Get ready to sharpen your wits and work with your team. You don’t want to miss this week of excitement and laughs!
Week 6, July 31-August 4: Circus Week
Camp ends on a high note with Circus Week! Campers will start out by getting creative with face painting and other artistic, circus-themed pursuits. They’ll then practice agility and develop their inner acrobat with tumbling and a ropes course – and be thrilled and delighted to see all their favorite animals (and then some!) on a fantastic field trip to the Beardsley Zoo. The week finishes with a campus circus, complete with a dunk tank and a clown performance!
