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CB Stirling
Extreme Camp
2022
Today’s Family a Extreme Camp 2022
Week 1: see, smell, hear, feel, to learn, prepare and
eat and wonder about celebrate. Today,
campers will be
July 4-8 throughout the summer.
preparing hummus
and veggies.
Monday, July 4 Wednesday, July 6
Welcome to Camp! Bronte Creek
Friday, July 8 Tuesday July 12
Bricks of Belonging Provicial Park Camp Banner DON’T
____________________ Who Lived Here?
____________________ ____________________ FORGET!!!
Welcome to Camp! Campers will hit the trails ___________________
Children will create in search of wildlife.
Today, we are declaring aaa
our camp pride. Today campers will ask
building blocks filled with Be sure to bring
We're off to explore the Together we will design who lived on the land
images and words on a nut-free lunch,
Halfmoon Valley trail a banner that will our program is on
what makes each one of swim suit, towel,
looping us on 1km hike represent our camp. before we did using
them unique. The blocks sunscreen,
through sensitive This flag will go with us this map. Campers will
will create a program refillable water
wetlands. After we have everywhere showing find a way that feels
wide mural on belonging. bottle, comfortable
worked up a sweat our camp pride! personal to them to
shoes and a hat
hiking, we head over to honor and give thanks
Outside, we will use our every day.
the pool for a refreshing We will spend the to the land and the
five senses on a sensory swim. people who lived here
afternoon outdoors
walk exploring all our Thursday, July 8 Today we will continue before us by sitting in
playing various team
green space has to offer. Food From Around to cultivate a sense of nature with their journal
building games.
the World belonging for everyone to express their
Week 2:
Tuesday, July 5 _________________ at camp. Using carious gratitude.
Food is an important art mediums
Nature Journals part of different cultures
(printmaking, pastels,
____________________ and can be a fun way for
our campers to explore
July 11-15 paint and collage)
Today, campers will start campers will create
the world around us. Monday, July 11
their own nature journal: each week our campers self portraits
a special book where will be choosing a Self-Portraits representing
they can record all the different snack from ___________________ themselves to display
interesting things they around the world
around the program
What to expect at our Backyard Camp each and every week...
Artasia Community Park Exploration A Focus on Time Spent Outside
Artasia is a thematic annual arts Community Parks create a relaxed Spending time outdoors is essential to
initiative, bringing children together, space in which our campers can every child’s development, health and
community-wide, to discover connect and interact. New friendships well-being. It builds a connection to our
the transformative power of the arts. are formed, and a sense of community rich natural and cultural heritage. Kids
Culture for Kids in the Arts will join us develops that is important for good connected to nature grow up caring
each week to engage the campers in mental health and a feeling of for the Earth and helping to conserve
a variety of arts activities. belonging. biodiversity.
Campers will read, "We
Are the Water Protectors"
by Anishinaabe/Metis
author Carole Lindstrom
to learn ways to make an
impact in your
community and further
protect the Earth and our
waters in everyday life.
Tuesday, July 26
What Can We Protect?
Wednesday, July 13 Campers will then take Wednesday, July 20
Creek Life ____________________
Wild Water Works all this wondering to
_________________ create their own stories Bronte Creek We Are the Water
Provincial Park Protectors is full of
Pack your bathing suit, to share with each other. ____________________
because today is going images showing humans
Today we are taking the
Week 3:
to be a spash! Wild as one with nature.
Half Moon Valley Trail Campers will draw a
Waterworks is the largest
down to the edge of DON’T picture pf them with
water park in Hamilton,
complete with splash July 18-22 Bronte Creek. Here we
FORGET!!! something from nature or
pads, a lazy river and an will explore the shoreline a natural resource that
outdoor wave pool. We'll Monday, July 18 looking for water bugs aaa they would like to
break for lunch and then Story Telling Through and other aquatic life. Be sure to bring protect.
get back to water. Water Campers will also a nut-free lunch,
____________________ examine the effects of swim suit, towel, Wednesday, July 27
Bingemans Fun Park
Thursday, July 13 Campers are going to humans have had on the sunscreen, ____________________
Foods From Around arrive at camp today waterway and brainstorm refillable water
the World Half water park, half
bringing with them a jar ways they can help keep bottle, comfortable
____________________ sports centre, and a
of water from waterways clean in their shoes and a hat
Food is an important part whole lot of fun! Today
somewhere they spent community. every day.
of different cultures and we will be going to
time this weekend. It
can be a fun way for our After a picnic lunch, Bingemans! The water
could be from their
campers to explore the campers will have the Friday, July 22 park includes water
kitchen tap, a pool, pond Recycled Fashion
world around us. each opportunity to go for a slides, a gradual entry
or lake! Campers will Show
week our campers will be swim in the pool. ____________________ wave pool, and a giant
choosing a different demonstrate their
splash area. We'll also
snack from around the personal relationship to Thursday, July 21 Campers can bring in
practice our putting on
world to learn, prepare water by telling the story Foods From Around recycling from their home
the mini-golf course!
and celebrate. Today, of their weekend through the World to turn into sustainable
campers will be preparing this natural artifact: ____________________ fashions. Our show Thursday, July 28
summer rolls. where they had been, Food is an important part stopping looks made Foods From Around
what they had done, and of different cultures and from from beautiful junk the World
Friday, July 15 with whom they had can be a fun way for our will save items from the ____________________
How the Fox Got His spent their time. campers to explore the landfilll and have them Food is an important part
Legs Crossed world around us. each landing on our camp of different cultures and
____________________ Tuesday, July 19 week our campers will be runway. can be a fun way for our
We are reading, "How the The Mess We Made choosing a different campers to explore the
Fox Got His Legs ____________________ snack from around the
world to learn, prepare
Week 4: world around us. each
Crossed His Legs" and Campers will read, "The week our campers will be
other stories by
Indigenous Authors
Mess We Made"
and celebrate. Today,
campers will be preparing
July 25-29 choosing a different
visualizing water pollution snack from around the
today. Campers will be fruit paletas. Monday, July 25
problems with art. world to learn, prepare
encouraged to wonder We Are the Water
Through various water and celebrate. Today,
Protectors
about animals and cleaning experiments we campers will be preparing
people and why they do ___________________
hope to inspire our young pitas and zatar.
the things they do. (eg. conservationists in-the-
why does a skunk smell, making to work towards
why does the fox have a a sustainable future.
bushy tail?)
Friday, July 29 Thursday, August 4
Foods From Around techniques to help
Tie Dye Art the World develop a visual
____________________ ____________________ language. Various
We're getting creative at Food is an important part mediums (printmaking,
camp today with a tie- of different cultures and drawing with charcoal
dying extravaganza! can be a fun way for our and pastels, paint and
Remember to bring in an campers to explore the collage) will be used
world around us. each which, will contribute to
article of white or light the overall design of the
coloured clothing to turn week our campers will be
mural to be created later
into the ultimate fashion choosing a different
in the week.
statement. No white snack from around the
clothes? No Problem! world to learn, prepare
Wednesday, August
and celebrate. Today,
10
We'll have a few peices on campers will be preparing Royal Botanical
hand for you to make your onigiri (Japanese rice Gardens
colourful creation. balls). ____________________
Today, we'll explore the
Friday, August 5 outside their site. "what stories can we find
Week 5:
Royal Botanical Gardens!
Campers will fill large in this place, and who was
Calls to Action Be on the lookout for
____________________ some of the prettiest sheets of plywood with here first?"
August 1-5 Today, campers will flowers from around the
their ideas and paint
creating our very own Tuesday, August 16
explore Spirit Bear's Calls world. We'll also learn Habitat Hunting
Monday August 1 Adventure Camp mural. ____________________
to Action towards Truth & some useful gardening
Program closed for the Reconciliation in our tips and inspire our Today, campers will be
statutory holiday. community. We will have campers to connect Week 7: detectives in their outdoor
space looking for what
August 15-19
camper's voices be with their green thumbs.
Tuesday, August 2 heard by writing and Children will have the plants and animals live
Rock Storytelling performing our own opportunity to explore there. They will explore
____________________ Monday, August 15
public service the Hendrie Valley trail What Makes Me, Me? ideas of where things live,
Campers are going to annoucement. ____________________ what is around the area
and play in the natural
arrive at camp today Today we are asking our and where does it get
Week 6:
playground.
bringing with them a rock campers to share what food/water?
or stone from somewhere
they have spent time. August 8-12 Thursday, August 11
Foods From Around
makes them unique.
Campers can write, draw, Back inside, campers will
the World collage or paint to share make a colour
Monday, August 8
After sharing their rock's ____________________ their various identities with representation of the
story, campers will head When We Are Kind
____________________ Food is an important part the group. species and habitat they
outside to collect natural discovered. We will out
Today campers are using of different cultures and
materials to create a map can be a fun way for our We will also spend time them all together to create
Monique Gray Smith's
of where their rock was outdoors building our our own Habitat Diversity
book, When We Are Kind, campers to explore the
found. world around us. each nature connection to the Mural.
to brainstorm ways we
can perform acts of week our campers will land we play and learn on,
Wednesday, August 3 kindness throughout the be choosing a different asking questions such as Wednesday, August 17
Kickball snack from around the Kickball Tournament
Bronte Creek week.
____________________ Campers will work world to learn, prepare DON’T Bronte Creek
and celebrate. Today, ____________________
Today, the campers will together to think about FORGET!!! Today, the campers will
test their kickball skills in a ways they can show acts campers will be
friendly game against our of kindness in their preparing kiwifruit salad aaa test their kickball skills in a
cones. Be sure to bring friendly game against our
fellow campers. We're community.
a nut-free lunch, fellow campers. We're
keeping record of the score keeping record of the
and will combine them Friday, August 12 swim suit, towel,
Tuesday, August 9 score and will combine
throughout the summer to Mural Planning Mural Art sunscreen,
____________________ them throughout the
see who ends up on top! ____________________ refillable water
summer to see who ends
Today, using various art bottle, comfortable
After we have worked up a Our campers are taking up on top! After we have
mediums, campers will shoes and a hat worked up a sweat we
sweat we will spend the the inspiration they found
explore identity, every day. will spend the afternoon
afternoon swimming in the earlier in the week and
community, family and swimming in the pool.
pool. designing their own
peers exploring
mural to be placed
What to expect at our Backyard Camp each and every week...
Artasia Community Park Exploration A Focus on Time Spent Outside
Artasia is a thematic annual arts Community Parks create a relaxed Spending time outdoors is essential to
initiative, bringing children together, space in which our campers can every child’s development, health and
community-wide, to discover connect and interact. New friendships well-being. It builds a connection to our
the transformative power of the arts. are formed, and a sense of community rich natural and cultural heritage. Kids
Culture for Kids in the Arts will join us develops that is important for good connected to nature grow up caring
each week to engage the campers in mental health and a feeling of for the Earth and helping to conserve
a variety of arts activities. belonging. biodiversity.
Campers will create Friday, August 26
postcards describing all
the fun they had this Camp’s Got Talent!
summer. We will then ____________________
put a stamp on them, Everyone’s a star today
walk over to the mailbox in our camp wide talent
and send them home.
show. Showcase your
best dance moves,
Wednesday, August singing voice or
24 magic tricks! Props and
Wild Water Works costumes will be
Thursday, August 18
Foods From Around
Week 8: ____________________ available.
the World Pack your bathing suit,
____________________ August 22-26 because today is going
Food is an important part Monday, August 22 to be a splash! Wild
of different cultures and Shi-shi-etko & Memory Waterworks is the largest
can be a fun way for our Bags water park in Hamilton,
campers to explore the ____________________ complete with splash
world around us. each pads, a lazy river, water
Shi-shi-etko is a story by
week our campers will be slides and an outdoor
Indigenous author, Nicola
choosing a different wave pool.
Campbell, whose family
snack from around the
has many teachings to
world to learn, prepare We'll break for lunch and
share with her about her
and celebrate. Today, then get back to the
culture and the land. Shi-
campers will be preparing water!
shi-etko explores the land
cucumber sushi.
around her collecting a
'bag of memories." Our Thursday, August 25
Friday, August 19 campers will take some Foods From Around
The Colours of Us time searching our the World
____________________
outdoor space collecting ____________________
Today we are reading Food is an important part
"the Colours of Us" by
items to place in their DON’T
own memory bag of different cultures and
Karen Katz, taking a can be a fun way for our FORGET!!!
reminding them of their
deeper look at the time spent at camp. campers to explore the aaa
beautiful colours that world around us. each Be sure to bring a nut-
make our individual skin week our campers will
Tuesday, August 23 free lunch, swim suit,
tones. Campers will mix Postcards from be choosing a different towel, sunscreen,
and match paint and use Summer Camp snack from around the refillable water bottle,
collage making to create ____________________ world to learn, prepare
comfortable shoes
vibrant self-portraits to be What better way to tell and celebrate. Today, and a hat every day.
displayed around camp. your family what you did campers will be
at Summer Camp than to preparing fairy bread.
write them a postcard.
What to bring to camp:
To be prepared for camp, please
remember to bring the following to
camp each day:
4 Lunch (nut-free)
4 Swim suit
4 Towel
4 Sunscreen
4 Refillable water bottle
4 Comfortable shoes
Program overview Did you know... 4 Hat
Answers to frequently asked ––––––––––––––––––––––––
questions 8 We ask that campers not bring any
Kinder Camp (Ages 4-6 years)
valuables to camp. This includes: cell
Our Kinder Camp Program provides a
Welcome to Today’s Family phones, electronic devices and games.
great opportunity for children ages 4-6
Today’s Family is a non-profit charitable
years to explore their environment in a safe
agency servicing children and families Hot Weather Policy
and supervised setting. Campers will enjoy
in and around Hamilton, Halton and To ensure the health and safety of
trips in their community, physical activity,
Haldimand Norfolk. We offer a wide range all, camp staff will modify activities
songs and games, arts and crafts and
of early learning and child care programs to accommodate for hot weather.
weekly outings.
as well as parental support programs There will be more indoor time and less
to help you and your child every step strenuous activities with more frequent
Adventure Camp (Ages 7-9 years)
of the way. It’s professional, caring water breaks. This will allow all campers
Our Adventure Camp Program provides
support that makes a real difference in to enjoy even the hottest days.
campers ages 7-9 years with an active,
the physical, emotional, social and
fun-filled opportunity. Campers will go
intellectual development of children. Nutrition
on weekly outings, swim, enjoy arts,
Today’s Family provides snacks in
music and drama experiences, physical
activities, outdoor adventures and Registration accordance with the Canada Food Guide.
Registration for Today’s Family Menus are posted and copies are also
explore their community.
Summer Camps will be available and available to parents and families. Please
completed online. be sure to alert us of any allergies or food
Camp Extreme (Ages 9-12 years)
Children who have been in care with restrictions. If possible, we will try to
Our Camp Extreme Program is an
Today’s Family will receive a unique email provide an alternative. Please bring a
action packed adventure for campers
to register their child when registration is nut-free lunch and refillable water bottle
ages 9-12 years. Campers will
live. For families who are new to Today’s every day.
experience outdoor activities, sports,
Family, to register for camp, please visit:
arts and crafts, swimming, weekly
todaysfamily.ca/programs/summer- Guiding Behaviour
trips and much more.
day-camps/ and click on “Register now” Today’s Family use re-direction and
Need assistance? Please contact us: positive behaviour guidance techniques
Is your camper 9 years old?
childcare@todaysfamily.ca appropriate to the child’s age to promote
If so, s/he gets to decide whether
self-discipline and respect for others and
to have an exciting ‘adventure’ this
Financial Assistance their environment.
summer or go ‘extreme!’
Qualifying families may be eligible for
subsidy through the Social Development Serious Occurrences
HAMILTON ONLY
and Early Childhood Services Child Serious occurrences that happen in your
Leader-in-Training (LIT) Program
Care Fee Subsidy Office. For further child’s Camp Program are posted at the
(Ages 13-16 years)
information, please call: program location for your information.
Our Leader-in-Training (LIT) Program
905 546 4870 City of Hamilton
provides a great opportunity for teens to
905 825 6000 Halton Region Volunteer and Student
develop communication skills in a team
519 426 6170 Haldimand Norfolk Supervision Policy
environment. Participants also learn how
Only Today’s Family employees will have
to supervise young children as they plan
activities to help them learn and grow. Program Hours the direct responsibility for the supervision
Today’s Family Summer Camp Programs of children in the camp programs. Please
operate from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. note: Volunteers and students are not
Monday to Friday. We are closed on considered part of the staff / caregiver
statutory holidays. to child ratio.
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