Willoway Day Camp

Willoway
Day
Camp
P.O. BOX 250933 • West Bloomfield, MI 48325
248-932-2123
www.willowaydaycamp.com
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU…
• Spend a day at the LAKE – a Willoway EXCLUSIVE
–Water skiing, torpedoing, sailing, pontooning and wake boarding
• Explore Nature, Ride a Pony or Visit the Animal Farm
• Become a better Swimmer, make waves in our two swimming pools
and participate in the best swim program ever
• Play anything from baseball, basketball, rugby, floor hockey to
Ga-Ga-Ga & Miniature Golf
• Catch a Fish or Turtle; Paddleboat, Canoe, Paddlewheel or just
hang at the Pond
• Go for a spin around the Go-Kart Track
• Build Teamwork Skills with our Challenge Course/Initiatives Program.
–Don’t forget to try out the Climbing Wall.
• Act, Sing or Dance at our Performing Arts Stage
• Capture the memories on a Photo Album CD with our Digital
Photography Program
*Certain lake activities based on skill level.
…Only at WILLOWAY
Something for Everyone
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Willoway Day Camp
Your Premier Camp. Since 1969.
Camp is often thought of as trees and trails, pools and programs… but it’s much
more... It’s the foundation nurtured over 39 years. It’s the attitude that comes from
a warm and mature staff of college-age leaders and educators. It’s the connection
that’s built in small groups with low camper to staff ratios. It’s the spirit that’s felt in
a day camp as complete as an overnight camp, a camp we call Willoway.
At Willoway, we are dedicated to each child feeling a sense of accomplishment, while
building self-esteem, confidence, and independence with fun and exciting choices
for everyone. Experience the Willoway Experience.
The Willoway Experience
Pool, Lake, Woods, & Pond
Since 1969
OPEN HOUSE AT WILLOWAY
Sunday, June 10, 2007
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
2007
nce 1969
Your Premier Camp Si
Multiple Day Camp Session Options, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
Session
Dates
Length
Rate
Session 1
June 18-22
New Specialty Programs (see page 6)
(1 week)
(1 week)
$350
$375
Session 2
June 25-July 20*(No camp July 4)
Session 3a
July 23-August 17
Session 3b
July 23-August 3
Session 3c
August 6-17
Session 4
August 20-24
New Specialty Programs (see page 6)
(4 weeks)
(4 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(1 week)
(1 week)
$1675
$1650
$870
$780
$350
$375
Soccer • Clay • Drama • Nature
Soccer • Clay • Drama • Nature
Sibling Discount
1, 2 or 3 week campers
Deduct $25
Sibling Discount
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 week campers
Deduct $100
Combination Discount
5 or 6 week campers
Deduct $50 from tuition
Combination Discount
7 or 8 week campers
Deduct $200 from tuition
Combination Discount
9 or 10 week campers
Deduct $250 from tuition
Leaders In Training
Campers entering 7, 8 or 9th grade
$1,500 per 4 week day camp session
from tuition of sibling attending same session
from tuition of sibling attending same session
Fun For Everyone...Amazing Activities include:
Basketball • Water-Skiing • Fishing • Field Hockey • Rocketry • Miniature Golf • Go-Karts
Chemistry • Overnights • Aerobics • Storytelling • Cookouts • Train • Fencing • Cheerleading •
Archery • Clay/Pottery • Magic • Softball • Jewelry • Dance • Soccer • Challenge Course •
Nature • Track & Field • Photography & Darkroom • Dramatics • Kickball • Sailing Puppetry •
Animal Farm • Ponies • Cartooning • Tennis • Enameling • Canoeing • Gymnastics Torpedoing •
Tubing • Swimming • Digital Photography • Paddleboating • Box Hockey Campfires • Pontooning
• Drama • Hockey • And so much more...
BEST SUMMER EVER • SINCE 1969 •
Senior
Campers
Fourth-Sixth Grade
Trailblazers
Kindergarten-Third Grade
It’s all action for Willoway Trailblazers!
Focused on fun, Trailblazers build skills, boost
self-esteem and enjoy lots of exciting activities
including: archery, drama, fencing, fishing, GaGa-Ga, go-karting, volleyball, tennis, nature
and soccer. Small groups and great counselor
to camper ratios (1:6) help assure success.
Swimming twice daily, morning Red Cross
swim instruction teaches new skills and afternoon free swim reinforces them in each of our
two beautiful blue pools. We teach swimming!
Our new Campers’ Choice Program – offers
Trailblazers daily opportunities to participate
in activities of special interest – of their own
choice. And, special all-camp events and
activities bring the entire camp together for fun
and excitement.
The emphasis is on non-competitive fun, it
has been our recipe for success for generations.
Senior Campers look forward to the choice,
variety and fun experiences that await. Senior
Campers will love the opportunity to tailor
their schedules choosing from digital photography, drama, dance, challenge course, climbing wall, rugby, rocketry, nature, pontooning,
paddleboating, ceramics, canoeing and more.
Swimming twice daily, they build new skills at
morning swim and make a splash during afternoon free swim.
Our Selectives Program offers a chance to
focus on an activity of special interest, allowing deeper exploration of a sport, craft, or
hobby of their own choice. Add to this,
exciting camp-wide activities, plus fun collegeage counselors and we’ve got a great recipe for
Summer FUN.
Leaders In
Training
Seventh-Ninth Grade
Willoway’s Leaders-in-Training (LIT)
Program is a unique opportunity to
develop leadership and communication
skills in a fun camp environment. LIT’s
gain a fuller and richer perspective on
what it means to be a team player and
leader through hands-on experiences and
special activities.
LIT’s have a wide range of opportunities –
helping with groups and activities – acting
as role models for younger children,
learning and practicing teamwork, all
while gaining confidence at Willoway!
Senior Campers can look forward to new
and exciting opportunities this summer –
special “Senior Only” unit programs and
activities, including trips to the beach &
teambuilding initiatives, and participation in
other fun activities.
LIT’s can look forward to special activities geared just for them, including outings to the beach, Challenge course and
teambuilding initiatives, creating of a
special camp craft project, and participation in the annual Canoe Trip – an LIT
favorite.
The Senior Camper Program encourages
campers to take on new challenges and
become more independent – that’s what
we call The Willoway Experience.
Successful participation in the program
makes the LIT eligible for consideration
as a CA (counselor aide) as they enter
10th grade.
www.willowaydaycamp.com • 248-932-2123
The Best Summer Ever!
Your Traditional Day Camp Experience
for Boys & Girls 5-14
New
this Summer…
One Week Specialty Programs…
Only at Willoway…
Your Premier Camp, Since 1969.
Super Soccer Camp,
Grades 3-6
June 18-22, 2007
August 20-24, 2007
$375/week
Participants will be able to do “feets” of magic! With the help of specially trained instructors and highly qualified
staff, including “football experts” from the United Kingdom, this week will focus on soccer techniques and tactics. A week of great coaching, skill development, drill stations, guest speakers, training, and fun—perfect for the
beginning and more advanced player. Each day includes specialty activity along with traditional camp activities
and swimming (Super Soccer subject to minimum enrollment).
Creative Clay & Craft Camp,
Grades 4-6
June 18-22, 2007
August 20-24, 2007
$375/week
Turn a simple lump of clay into a work of art! This will be a very creative and fun-filled week of hand building,
potters wheel & crafts fantasies. Campers use slabs, coils & pinch pots to express their skills while exercising their
hands and minds. All activities are age appropriate and encourage individual expression. Taught by expert instructors with years of experience teaching art to children. Each day includes specialty activity along with traditional
camp activities and swimming. Due to space considerations Creative Clay & Craft Camp has a maximum enrollment, sign up early to avoid disappointment.
Summer Stock Drama Camp,
Grades 4-6
June 18-22, 2007
August 20-24, 2007
$375/week
Summer Stock is the place to be for performing arts. Young performers get the thrill of being onstage! We
will play theatre games, learn theatre terms and learn the “Big Three”- facial expressions, body language, and
projection. See how theatre really works including building sets and performing a play from beginning to end.
Led by Stagecrafters of Royal Oak. Each day includes specialty activity along with traditional camp activities and
swimming.
Mad Science Nature Explorers,
Grades 4-6
June 18-22, 2007
August 20-24, 2007
$375/week
Explore the wonders of Planet Earth through Nature! Take a walk on the wild side and discover the amazing
ways animals adapt to their environments. Get a birds-eye view of the insect world as you learn about birds of
prey and see how bugs defend themselves. Campers will experiment and learn ways to keep the Earth clean.
Take home projects include a bug house, and more! Each day includes specialty activity along with traditional
camp activities and swimming.
Traditional Camp,
Grades K-6
June 18-22, 2007
August 20-24, 2007
& ALL SUMMER SEASON – SEE PAGE 2 FOR COMPLETE SCHEDULE.
Do you like to do a little bit of everything? Then our traditional camp is for you. Make friends, enjoy instructional
and free swim, create arts & crafts, play sports, and sing camp songs. Best of all, have fun while creating great
summer memories! See page 2 for complete calendar of choices for your premier camp experience.
Leaders in Training Program
Grades 7-9
ALL SUMMER SEASON
See page 2 for complete information and schedule.
All One Week Specialty Programs Include
Free Door to Door or Express Shuttle Transportation
Only at Willoway…Your Premier Camp, Since 1969.
Only at
…’cause Willoway has:
CAMPERS’ CHOICE –
daily opportunities for each camper to choose an activity of their
own special interest – to help create their own choice experience.
SELECTIVES –
Fourth graders and above will also be able to choose a Selective on a weekly
rotation basis, focusing on an area of new interest. Explore a sport, craft or hobby in depth.
LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM –
Many campers learn to swim at Willoway – in our
two teaching pools, designed for children, our American Red Cross based swim program fosters
the development and acquisition of new swimming skills, while our free swim program offers time
to reinforce newly learned techniques. Simply put, we teach swimming best!
LUNCH – Campers may bring their lunch which is refrigerated or may choose the catered lunch
option on a weekly basis. Juice is provided for all campers as is a milk and cookies afternoon
snack. Typical catered meals include chicken strips, pizza, pasta, choice of sandwiches, e.g., tuna,
turkey, egg salad, etc., with fruit. All campers participate in our weekly Friday cookout.
LAKE PROGRAM –
Willoway is proud of its longstanding lake program on our Walled
Lake site. Campers with Red Cross swimming skills are able to participate in such activities as
water skiing, tubing, torpedoing, and sailing. All campers use the pontoon boats on a regular basis.
CHALLENGE COURSE –
An adventure-challenge course involving teams of campers in a
series of non-competitive activities to build trust, support, self-confidence and commitment utilizing initiatives and a climbing wall.
Transportation
The camp day begins and ends on our Willoway buses and vans. A safe and fun ride is in store for
our campers aboard our own Willoway vehicles staffed by professional drivers and bus counselors.
Games, singing, spirit and fun are the watchwords—and campers look forward to the ride.
Choose from *free door to door transportation or non-stop express shuttle service from specific
locations, including Birmingham-Bloomfield-Franklin (Maple & Telegraph), and two West Bloomfield
locations: Lone Pine & Orchard Lake and new this year Pontiac Trail & Haggerty.
*Within our pickup area.
A Typical Day At
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Flag Raising and Birthday
Celebrations
10:00 a.m.
Activity Period
11:00 a.m.
Morning Developmental Swim
12:00 p.m.
Lunch (Cookout on Friday)/Rest
Period/Camp Shows/Songfests
12:45 p.m.
Campers’ Choice – Individual
Selected Activity Period /Selective
Period for Senior Campers
1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Swim
2:15 p.m.
Activity Period
3:00 p.m.
Milk and Cookies
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Gather on the Hill and Prepare
for Departure
Fantastic Facilities
The Willoway Ranch is located north of Pontiac Trail on Old Plank Road. On these 16 acres, we
offer the best summer ever for our campers, many of whom are second generation Willoway families.
From our “state of the art” swimming pools, built especially for children to our pond & lakesite,
our animal farm, nature trail, low ropes-initiative challenge course, “ga-ga-ga” courts, athletic fields,
tennis courts, go-kart track, basketball courts, baseball diamonds, archery range and more, “The
Willoway Ranch” is the place to be.
Indoor facilities complement our comprehensive outdoor campus and include arts and crafts,
photography, gym, climbing wall, dining hall, arena, indoor sports and activity areas, performing
arts facilities, photography labs – both digital and traditional, along with lots of places to discover,
explore and have fun.
Experience Matters
The Willoway Ranch continues to be directed by its senior staff, Arnie and
Lorraine Fisher, Jonathon Koenigsberg and Jason Rosen. As a leadership team,
they combine years of practical experience with a youthful outlook and fresh
perspectives in the guidance and direction of Willoway.
Camp staff is selected for warmth, maturity, ability and enthusiasm. Our staff
is comprised of college students, including international staff members who
offer a rich cultural and educational diversity to Willoway. Extensive precamp workshops are held each summer to fully acquaint staff with the
philosophy of Willoway Camp and its concern for the growth of its campers.
Throughout the summer, in-service training assures the on-going development of our counseling team.
Everyday is an Adventure
Willoway’s activity program encourages campers to discover what they love to do! Weekly schedules
provide lots of opportunities to try out new activities and experience the joy of accomplishment.
With an emphasis on non-competitive “fun” summer, the Willoway Experience gives your child
the ingredients for new dimensions of personal growth and creativity with the finest facilities.
Children participate in a range of sports, art and aquatics activities that are taught by a staff of
teachers and specialists. With the aid of expert instructors, and based on American Red Cross
Swim curriculum, non-swimmers develop skills and confidence, while campers with skills become
even better swimmers.
Many campers who have never played baseball or other games learn at Willoway. Our grounds
are equipped for baseball, volleyball, archery, gymnastics, track, basketball, field hockey, soccer,
sand volleyball, tennis, go-carting, trust & challenge activities, climbing wall and more!
The camp pond with fishing, paddleboating, rowboating, and canoeing provides all levels of
aquatic skills. Children who like to catch turtles and frogs will find them near our pond and on
our nature trails. Those who like lambs, goats, and rabbits, will visit them in
the animal farm. Pony riding is a most popular activity.
Creative imaginations soar as campers enjoy dramatics, dance, rocketry, arts
& crafts, ceramics, chemistry, digital photography and fencing.
The entire camp comes together for special events like our July 4th celebration and Annual Carnival, and for Willoway’s Olympic Day. Optional
Thursday overnights, weekly cookouts and all camp shows add excitement
and build tradition.
Woven into everyday camp life are opportunities to build lifelong friendships, develop problem solving skills, independence and self esteem, all
within a premier camp environment, one as complete as a sleepaway
camp-a place we call Willoway.