The Clubhouse is a wonderful introduction to the summer camp experience through art, sports, cooking, nature, swimming and lots of other fun activities that foster growth, confidence and learning.
Half Day program for 3 and 4 year olds
Three and four year old campers can come 3, 4 or 5 days a week. Experience
all the fun of Camp Riverbend from 9:30 to 12:30. Our half day program includes
daily swimming, sports, crafts, cooking and nature. Campers must be toilet
trained.
Four and five year olds (entering their last year of preschool and kindergarten) have a full day, full week program.
All our Clubhouse campers are in co-ed groups in a special part of Camp built just for them. Everything is kid-sized, right down to the chairs and the athletic field, so they’re right at home and comfortable. Specially trained counselors keep them busy and happy all day long.
We nurture our Clubhouse campers with lots of individual attention and age-appropriate fun and exploration. The Clubhouse daily schedule alternates between quiet and dynamic activities and includes a rest time after lunch.
Three counselors supervise 16-18 boys and girls in each Clubhouse group (smaller groups have two counselors). The head group counselors are teachers with experience in early childhood education. The assistant group counselors are college students who really like being with young children.
Swimming is an important part of each day, with a 20 minute lesson each morning and a 40 minute “free” swim in the afternoon for splashing around and having fun.
Activity instructors for sports and performance work frequently with each Clubhouse
group. Clubhouse campers also do other activities, like ceramics and canoeing,
once a week and participate in camp-wide Riverbend special events like carnivals
and performances by guest entertainers. Twice a summer, the Clubhouse groups
enjoy lunch cooked at camp—either a classic BBQ or personal pizzas made
by hand.
Campers start and end each day at assemblies where we sing our traditional
silly Camp songs! (click
here to hear them)
Parents are occasionally invited to camp to see their campers in action and share a fun camp morning!