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SUMMER DAY CAMP

Age Groups

Asphalt Green’s Summer Day Camp is split into four age divisions. The groups are structured so your child has the best summer camp experience while growing, making new friends, and learning new skills. Age groups are based on the prior school year. For example, age groups for Summer Day Camp 2025 are based on the school year beginning in September 2024.

Group Names:

  • Teddies: Entering kindergarten
  • Gummies: Entering first grade

Gender: Coed

Counselor-to-Camper Ratio: 1-6

About: Our youngest campers are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild! With an emphasis on cooperative play, we introduce kids to the fundamentals of sports and fitness. Children have the opportunity to try a variety of new activities and receive individualized attention in small groups from counselors, coaches, and instructors. Our programs are uniquely structured to build important social skills and promote teamwork and good sportsmanship.

Group Names:

  • Pandas: Entering second grade
  • Koalas: Entering third grade

Gender: Coed

Counselor-to-Camper Ratio: 1-7

About: Junior Camp programming focuses on developing more advanced skills in the arts and athletics. Campers are exposed to a variety of sports and are encouraged to cultivate their artistic exploration through movement, drawing, painting, and creative writing. At the core of Junior Camp curriculum, activities focus on teamwork and building confidence and friendships.

Group Names:

  • Cardinals: Entering fourth grade
  • Blue Jays: Entering fifth grade
  • Leopards: Entering sixth through eighth grades

Gender: Coed

Counselor-to-Camper Ratio: 1-10

About: Senior Camp provides adolescents the springboard to become future leaders. Campers are given the opportunity to build confidence and assume leadership roles. Senior campers participate in advanced activities that encourage creativity and independent thinking. Previous options include newspaper club, woodworking, fencing, movie making, dance, theater, sports, and fitness. Register now.

Each week, campers spend three days at Asphalt Green and two days off campus experiencing all the tri-state area has to offer.

About: Our Leaders in Training (LIT) program provides teens with the tools to become successful leaders, role models, and Summer Day Camp staff members. The program develops young leaders through hands-on experiences, guided group discussions, certification training, skill-building exercises, and professional mentorship. Participants will engage in daily camp operations, learn about various staff roles, and have the opportunity to explore their strengths. LITs are involved in camp theme days and select field trips, creating a memorable and educational summer.

Sample LIT Activities:

  • CPR and first aid training
  • Swim
  • Leadership exercises
  • Team-building exercises
  • Camp community service project