SUMMER CAMP 2019 DISCOVER – IMAGINE – EXPLORE

Imprints Cares Summer Camps are ready to start having a summer of Fun, Laughter, and (don’t tell the kids) Learning as we Discover new places and friends and let our Imagination run wild as we Explore whole new worlds. Imprints Cares Summer Camps have different themes each week, so no two weeks are the same – and for our returning campers, we strive to come up with new ideas so that this year’s Summer Camp is different than camps of the past.

This year’s summer camp staff has been working hard to come up with unique and activity-packed weeks. We will keep our campers on-the-go all day long! Continue reading to see a list of our themes for this summer and a sneak peek at what each week will involve. Some of the sneak peeks will even reveal the field trips planned for the campers! (Our campers will go on an average of four field trips per week.)

Basic Information About Imprints Cares Summer Camp

Imprints Cares Summer Camps in Forsyth County (Winston-Salem Camp and Kernersville Camp) start on Wednesday, June 12th and end on Friday, August 23rd. Imprints Cares Davidson County Summer Camp will start on Monday, June 10th and end on Friday, August 16th. All camps are open daily from 7:00am – 6:00pm Monday through Friday, with the exception of Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th (closed for the Independence Day Holiday).

We offer four camps. Our Winston-Salem, Kernersville and Davidson County Camps are typical camps designed for rising kindergarten through 6th grade students. We also offer a camp for children with special needs at our Downtown Winston-Salem location. All four camps will experience these theme packed weeks! The downtown camp is modified to the abilities of the campers. (This summer camp summary is for our Winston-Salem, Kernersville and Davidson County camps. A separate summary is available for our downtown camp.)

Our camps are divided into two teams by grade level. Rising kindergartens through rising 2nd graders will be assigned to the Orange Team. The rising 3rd through 6th graders will be assigned to the Blue Team. Each team will work separately from each other. They will do a lot of the same activities, which will be modified for each age group. There will be occasions where the two teams do different activities and go on different field trips.

New this year, we will be offering a specialized program for our rising kindergarten students during the first three weeks of camp. During this time, these students will be assigned to their own Yellow Team allowing them to acclimate to how camp works. Their activities will still be based on the theme of the week and go on the field trips with the Orange Team. This team will work on social, developmental and motor skills to help prepare them for the transition to the active life we call Summer Camp. Plus, this will help prepare them to transition to school life in kindergarten. After the first three weeks of camp, these rising kindergarteners will graduate to join the Orange Team.

Next you will find a list of when each camp will be hosting each theme. After you read over these dates, continue on to see sneak peeks into our theme weeks.

SUMMER CAMP 2019

DISCOVER – IMAGINE – EXPLORE Weeks/Dates Winston-Salem Camp Kernersville Camp Davidson Co. Camp

Week 1: June 12th-14th (June 10th-14th for Davidson County)

Kickin’ Off Camp Kickin’ Off Camp To Infinity and Beyond

Week 2: June 17th-21st

Imagine – Design – Create

Viva Mexico! Cruisin’ Through Summer

Week 3: June 24th-28th

To Infinity and Beyond

Give a Helping Hand Medieval Times

Week 4: July 1st-3rd *Closed July 4th and 5th*

The Founding of Our Nation

The Founding of Our Nation

The Founding of Our Nation

Week 5: July 8th-12th

Medieval Times

To Infinity and Beyond Sports: Back to Basics

Week 6: July 15th-19th

Cruisin’ Through Summer

Imagine – Design – Create Viva Mexico!

Week 7: July 22nd-26th

Sports: Back to Basics

Medieval Times Give a Helping Hand

Week 8: July 29th-Aug 2nd Viva Mexico! Cruisin’ Through Summer Imagine – Design – Create

Week 9: August 5th-9th

Give a Helping Hand

Sports: Back to Basics Survivor V

Week 10: August 12th-16th Wild, Wild West Wild, Wild West Wild, Wild West

Week 11: August 19th-23rd Survivor V Survivor V (No Camp)

All field trips are age appropriate and are subject to change due to weather or scheduling.

CAMP LOCATION ADDRESSES Winston-Salem Camp June 12th – July 12th Meadowlark Elementary 401 Meadowlark Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27106 July 15th – Aug 9th (We are still working on securing a location) Aug. 12th – Aug. 23rd Knollwood Baptist Com. Center 330 Knollwood St. Winston-Salem, NC 27104 Kernersville Camp June 12th – Aug. 9th Union Cross Elementary 4300 High Point Rd. Kernersville, NC 27284 Aug. 12th – Aug. 23rd (We are still working on securing a location) Davidson County Camp June 10th – Aug. 16th Davidson Charter Academy 500 Biesecker Rd. Lexington, NC 27295

Kickin’ Off Camp School is out, and you know that that means? That’s right - it is time for Summer Camp! This week your campers will enjoy getting into the swing of camp by playing some of their favorite games as well as learning some new, exciting ones. We will also get a chance to hit the town and enjoy a day in the park as well as a movie morning at the AMC Movie

Theater. This week is sure to be a great start to your camper’s summer! Field Trips: AMC Movies – Winston-Salem, NC Local Park – Winston-Salem, NC

IMAGINE - DESIGN – CREATE This week campers will be challenged to use their imaginations to create contraptions of their own design. They will work in teams to create a Rube Goldberg machines, learn techniques of weaving and overall will learn to make creations they are proud of! To see how creations are put to use in the real world, we will be getting out into the field to see a factory hard at work and will see if the boats they built really float on a lake. Field Trips: Ashe County Cheese Factory – West Jefferson, NC Boat Testing at the Park – Winston-Salem, NC

This week campers will go TO INFINITY AND BEYOND as the learn all about the vastness of

space. Campers will partake in an intergalactic scavenger hunt and will learn to be planetary defenders. To take the fun to the next level, we will be going to

Kaleideum North and will visit their planetarium to get a glimpse at all the universe has to offer. This is a week full of fun that it out of this world!

Field Trips: Kaleideum North – Winston-Salem, NC Space Games in the Park – Winston-Salem, NC

The Founding of Our Nation This week campers will be taken back in time as we immurse ourselves in the early days of America. Campers will partake in traditional games and crafts that were popular at the time of the American Revolution. To finish out the week, we will be celebrating the 4th of July with a trip to the pool, complete with a good ol’ American cookout! Field Trips: Tanglewood Pool – Winston-Salem, NC

Medieval Times Huzzah and Good Day to ye! This will be how your campers will learn to greet one another as we travel back to the Medieval times. This week your campers will become Lords and Ladies of Imprints Cares. They will have the opportunity to learn the art of jousting, attend a masqurade ball, create their own coat of arms and much more! We will go on a field trip to a far away kingdom that has summoned our brave knights to defeat a dragon. Campers will also interact with members of the Medieval Society who will share all they know about life in Medieval times. With this, I bid thee farewell!

Field Trips: Visit with the Medieval Society – Winston-Salem, NC Slay the Dragon at the Park – Winston-Salem, NC

Cruisin’ Through Summer

Bon Voayage as we set sail on an exciting week of summer camp! Campers will be sailing on the most luxurious cruise liner of all time – the S.S. Imprints! While aboard, campers will participate in all that a cruise vacation has to offer. We will play shuffleboard, play music trivia, and have an island luau. We will head out to the top deck to catch some rays at the pool and

also to play a few rounds of mini golf. All Aboard this week as we cruise through summer! Field Trips: Tanglewood Pool – Winston-Salem, NC Putt Putt and Bumper Boats – Winston-Salem, NC

Sports: Back to Basics

In this week we are headed back to basics as we touch on several different sports. Your campers will get a chance to practice the fundamentals of soccer, basketball, baseball, bowling and others. Your camper will follow along with one of our Imprints “Pros” to gain skills in various sports. This week is sure to be a home run, slam dunk, and touchdown all in one! Field Trips: The Dash Baseball Stadium – Winston-Salem, NC Northside Lanes Bowling Alley – Winston-Salem, NC

Hola amigos and Hello friends as we welcome you to Viva Mexico week! This week is all about the rich culture, history and heritage of Mexico. Your campers will learn all about Dio de los Muertos, partake in traditional Mexican dances, and practice up on their basic Spanish. We will have several guests from Mexico talk to us about their home to share their stories and traditions. We will also head out to a local Mexican restaurant to get a bite of Mexican cuisine. This week is sure to be muy bien! Field Trips: Mexican Restaurant – Winston-Salem, NC Tanglewood Pool – Winston-Salem, NC

Give a Helping Hand This week campers will learn what service and volunteering is all about. We will be doing service projects both within and outside of the camp location. There are so many areas that service can encompass, and we intend to hit them all! We will be giving back to the elderly by spending time at Arbor Acres Retirement home. We will be helping needy animals by visiting the Forsyth Humane society. Finally we will be helping our environment by doing a park clean up in conjunction with Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful. This is sure to be a week of fun but also a week of learning the value in volunteering. Field Trips: Arbor Acres Retirement Home – Winston-Salem, NC Forsyth Humane Society – Winston-Salem, NC

Wild, Wild West Yeehaw! Time to put on your cowboy hat and boots, because this week we are taking you to the Wild, Wild West. At camp, your cowboys and cowgirls will practice their lasso skills, panning for gold and riding their horses. We head out on some of our best field trips of the summer as our Orange Team ventures to a horse farm and attends a real-life square dance. Our Blue Team is in for a great time as they head to Laurel Ridge Camp where they will partake in canoing, archery, sand volleyball and much more. These campers will also have the opportunity to stay at camp overnight to have a campfire under the stars. No matter what team your campers are on, they are sure to have the rootinist tootinist best time during this wild, wild week! Field Trips: Orange Team – Horse Farm and Square Dance – Kernersville Blue Team – Laurel Ridge Camp – Laurel Springs, NC

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It’s the last week of Summer Camp! Can our campers endure this busy and challenging week? This is our Fifth Annual End-of-Summer Survivor Week. Campers have voted this their favorite week, so it’s back! No worries about getting voted off the island since we will need all our campers. We will have team games and challenges all week for lots of fun – and what would Survivor Week be without a trip to the wilderness? Our campers will spend a day at Stone Mountain Stat Park to hike explore, roast marshmallows over a campfire and enjoy lunch straight off the grill. This is a great way to end our Summer Camp and one week you will not want to miss out on! Do you have what it take to survive the last week of summer? Come and find out! Field Trips: Tanglewood Pool – Winston-Salem, NC Stone Mountain State Park – Roaring Gap, NC

To register for the Fun, contact:

Lori Richards by email at lrichards@imprintscares.org or by phone 336-722-6296 ext. 218

SURVIVOR V