A full day of recreational games in a variety of sports including: wiffleball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse and football (non-contact), tennis, track and field, Gaga Ball, and Battle Cones using our Interactive Play System. Additionally, we will end each week with a tournament on Friday. Sports Campers will be swimming at the inground, heated pool at the Italian American Community Center in Albany, NY.

Campers will have access to the game room during breaks from their scheduled activities.

Awaken the creative spirit and imagination through dance, drumming, singing and performing!

Each week will have a different theme that will dictate the songs and dance routines that will be on display at each Friday’s show in front of family, friends and other campers.

Due to the short time frame for preparation DAILY ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED!

**Performing Arts Campers will NOT be swimming**

Sports & Fitness camp includes a wide variety of sports and activities that cater to the athlete focused on improving skill level, overall health and wellness, and knowledge of many different movement forms during game play.

Each day will include games and instruction in a variety of major sports as well as “lifetime athletic activities.” Games like football, baseball, soccer, cross country, volleyball, European handball, kickball, and basketball are played each week. Also, lifetime sport/ adventure activity games like dodgeball, capture the flag, Cavatta ball, and flag tag are played as well. Every morning, to start camp, we run a fitness circuit that provides instruction and drills to improve agility, flexibility, quickness, and strength. Campers will also have the opportunity to play Gaga Ball using our inflatable Gaga Ball pit, and to play Battle Cones using our Interactive Play System.

Sports & Fitness Campers will NOT be swimming.

Our popular Science Camp is back at St. Pius for five weeks of exploration and fun!

Each week will focus on a specific theme and will include a week long PBL (Project Based Learning) project! Additionally, there will be a weekly presentation from local naturalist and educator, George Steele.

• 7/7 – 7/11: Flowers, Bees, and Pollination
• 7/14 – 7/18: Wonderful Water! Why is it so important?
• 7/21 – 7/25: Human Body Systems
• 7/28 – 8/1: Race Cars: Build your own Derby Car & Race!
• 8/4 – 8/8: All About Space

This camp includes a variety of activities that will foster teamwork, individual growth through physical and mental conditioning, self defense instruction and the teaching of the 8 ideals or virtues which the Samurai Warrior needed to follow, namely Benevolence, Courage, Respect, Sincerity, Righteousness, Honor, Self-Control and Loyalty.

Each day starts with squad formation and drill followed by warmup and conditioning. Then our schedule of activities begins including:

Laser Tag
Obstacle Course
Martial Arts/Self Defense
Kick Boxing
Archery
Battle Cones
Speed Stack
Marksmanship
Mental Challenges
Gel Blaster Battles
Indoor Nerf Battles
Archery Tag
Tumbling/Gymnastics
Jousting
Stealth Walking
Crafts and Culture
Water Play

Each camper will receive a color coded Samurai head tie which will identify which squad they are a member of.

Be the hero of a mythical, galactic journey! Laser Quest is an active, outdoor, futuristic LARP (Live Action Role Playing) that integrates our high tech laser tag equipment for “battles” and conflict resolution. This camp is designed to develop self-esteem, team-building, and creative problem solving skills.

The campers band together in groups, and under the guidance of an adult Quest Leader they work together in a climate of respect, imagination, empowerment, and excitement to overcome interesting challenges and solve mystifying riddles.

The Questers experience the excitement that come with choosing a mythical archetype and make decisions about how to use their imaginative powers to complete the week long quest. As they continue through the week their characters can gain or lose powers depending on how their decisions play out.

Laser Quest campers will NOT be swimming.

Our Leadership Program is a great opportunity for young teenagers to help us with some of the responsibilities of running our camps. In order to qualify as part of our Leadership Program a camper must be older than the oldest camper in a given camp. It is possible for a 13 year old to be a camper at a camp which goes until 14 years old for one week, and then be part of the Leadership Program at one of our Day Camps, which only goes until 12 years old, the next week.

These campers will be assigned to help with one of our groups of young children and are supervised by an adult head counselor. These duties include: helping campers with arts & crafts projects, assisting with lunch, cleaning up after snacks, etc.

Technically considered campers by the Health Dept., you are required to complete the same online registration form as all campers.

There is a $100/week fee ($80 wk of 6/30) to defray associated expenses. Accommodations can be made for time off due to appointments, etc.