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Camp Laurel


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 08/05/2017
Sprawling fields and rustic buildings combined with an intricate trail network set the scene for an amazing camp experience.

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 Girls will explore their surroundings at Camp Laurel while hiking, swimming, boating, and challenging themselves to try new activities. Rich with tradition, every girl will treasure the friendships forged and memories made at camp. Every girl receives lunch and swim instruction and girls entering grades 4 and up have an opportunity to try archery.

 

For girls looking to gain new skills, the horseback riding programs at Laurel are designed for all levels of riders. On the first day, girls’ riding abilities are thoughtfully assessed and they are placed into riding groups that allow girls to work comfortably and confidently at their own pace. This helps them identify areas needing improvement and hone equestrian skills. Safety is always our first priority. Bad weather and excessive heat may shorten the time that the camper is actually on horseback. If that happens, they’ll work on other horse-related activities. Laurel and Timber Trails are inclusive equestrian programs – in the two hour sessions girls will learn horse and stable care which includes mucking stalls, feeding, grooming, and tacking horses. In between assigned riding rotations, girls work on equestrian theory.

 

Resident Campers are placed in to living units based on grades they will be going into for the Fall 2017 school year. Each unit has multiple groups with counselors and a Unit Leader. Girls sleep in wood framed rustic cabins or platform tents with cots with no electricity. Each unit has centralized portos that are serviced by a professional cleaning company and a washstand with running water in each unit. Girls shower in a centrally located bathhouse.

 

Resident Camp Hours are Sunday afternoon through Saturday morning. Girls who stay more than two weeks will go home overnight every two weeks.

 

Day Camp Hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents may drop off their camper between 8:45 and 8:55 a.m. Parent pick-up is at 4:00 p.m. Every girl receives lunch and swim instruction, and girls entering grades 4 and up have an opportunity to try archery and try a one-night overnight on selected Wednesdays. 

  • Before care is available beginning at 7:30 a.m. for $50 per week.
  • After camp care is available for pick up as late as 5:30 p.m., for $50 per week.


Camp is open July 4 but there will be no after care for day campers.

 

Day Camp Bus Service is provided within or near Colchester, Coventry, East Hampton, East Lyme, Hebron, Lebanon, Lisbon, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middletown, Norwich, Plainfield, Portland, Tolland, and Willimantic. Not all buses run all sessions. Check the bus schedules before registering.

 

All girls are welcome — Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts. 

 

Click here to learn more about Camp Laurel! 

 

 


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Location:

340 Washington St
Hartford, CT, 06106
United States

Phone:

(800) 922-2770, ext. 3429
Contact name: 
Shannon Longo
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
08/05/2017
Time: 
Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for day camps/ or Overnight