Program
Program
Our Free-Choice Program Allows Kids to Try New Things, Learn Skills and Have Fun
Campers at Windsor Mountain choose their activities through our “Directed Free-Choice” program. Every three days, campers select their activities from a menu divided into four activity periods. Our creative and caring camp counselors guide campers in their selections, allowing for freedom to choose activities with staff support. Our summer camp program builds independence, fosters personal growth and teaches life-lessons campers will carry with them long after summer ends.
What Are the Daily Activities?
Within our safe and supportive Windsor Mountain Summer Camp community, campers challenge themselves physically, emotionally, and intellectually. We have ample time to play and skill-build while enjoying the following fun activities in the following camp program areas:
- Music
- Arts
- Theatre
- Sports
- Ropes Course, Climbing Wall & Zip Line
- Archery
- Farm and Garden
- Swimming and Sailing
- Culinary Arts
- Wilderness Adventure
- Environmental Awareness
- Community Service
Swim instruction is our only required activity. We also offer specialty summer programs in sailing, visual arts, performing arts and film-making, as well as 3-day wilderness adventure trips.
However, this list does not even begin to describe the unique and creative activities that our staff and campers create, such as “Questions of the Universe,” where campers examine interesting issues like whether time-travel is possible, or play a game of “Gatorball” (a summer camp sport we designed at camp). Also, campers partner with counselors in activities that interest them, such as chess, fashion design or frisbee golf. The possibilities are endless!
What Are the Evening Activities?
The evening brings a variety of fun activities and more opportunities to bond with friends and bunkmates. We have all-camp evening activities, “Big Living Unit” nights that allow our three living units to gather separately for specially-designed activities, and “Small Living Unit” nights, which bring individual bunks together for fun and friendship.
Our evening Summer camp activities include:
- Our weekly campfires, with music and stories
- Discos & Variety Shows
- Capture the Flag
- Overnight camping with S’mores
- Counselor pageant
- Casino night
- Renaissance faire
- Scavenger hunts
- Themed carnivals
and unique activities, such as Hotrodicus Supersonicus (don’t ask!), plus lots more.
Are There Special Events?
Nothing brings our community together like our all-camp special events. For one day in July, everyone participates in our annual “Andy Upton” road race. Some run, some walk (in costume), some hand out water, but everyone gets ice cream! And camp is alive with music as campers and staff sing, dance and play at our Music Festival at the end of our July session.
In August, “Paul and Paula Bunyan Day” brings out the lumberjack in all of us. From an epic obstacle course to flapjack flipping to onion-eating contests, everyone grunts a lot and wears flannel. At our “Theatre Fest,” Windsor Mountain showcases the talents of our summer campers under the guidance of the performing arts department. We have done productions like Alice in Wonderland Jr., Peter Pan, Annie Jr., Roald Dahl stories and Into the Woods Jr.
Other special events include a 4th of July fireworks celebration, Carnival, waterfront extravaganzas, Olympics, Give Back Day (an event where we raise money for different charities) and Super-Happy-Fun Day (which you have to experience for yourself)! Life at our fabulous summer camp rolls from one event to the next. Want to learn more, contact us – we’re happy to share more!
