Specialty Day Camps for Ages 6-8

Specialty camps offer a variety of activities, programs, and in-depth experiences for campers. These camps fill quickly, so register soon to secure your child’s spot!

Enrollment is limited to 12 participants per camp.

 

 

for WOODGATHERERS & TRAILSEEKERS

Ages 6-8

HAPPY TRAILS

(2 offerings) Registration Closed for both weeks
July  21-25  
August 11-15
$295 per week

Rustle up your own cowboy and cowgirl costumes, cook food like they did in the “Old West”, play western-style games and learn about important historical events in the “Old West." Campers will visit the barn and saddle up on our horses.


SAFARI

(2 offerings) Registration Closed for both weeks
June 29-July 3 (no camp July 4) Cost: $215
August 4-8 Cost: $265

Discover wildlife in Maine during Safari Camp at Ketcha. Meet guest animals, do animal crafts, and explore the trails of camp. Campers will visit Gray Wildlife Park and York’s Wild Animal Kingdom.


GROSSOLOGY SCIENCE CAMP

Registration Closed
August 18-22 Cost: $250

Campers will conduct a variety of messy and fun experiments and explore the science behind them. In addition campers will explore different habitats, and practice different animal techniques for staying cool, hiding from predators, and laying eggs. We will use teaching environments like our pond, garden, fields, and forest. We will also take a trip exploring our marsh. Please send your camper with a change of clothes each day!


GOLF CAMP

Registration Closed
August 18-22 Cost: $275

Young golfers of all skill levels will learn and sharpen their skills. The week begins with basic skills, rules, and drills here at camp. Campers then travel to a local putting green, go mini golfing, and practice at a local driving range.


FARM CAMP (NEW!)

Registration Closed
July 21-25 Cost: $275

Campers will learn about growing and raising plants and animals. Campers will get hands on experience in our garden, with our horses and our guinea hens. They will also get a chance to visit and help out at a working farm.


SUPERHERO CAMP (NEW!)

Registration Closed
June 29-July 3 Cost: $220

Campers will explore superhero qualities to create their own superhero. Campers will make comic strips, stories, and drawings of their superhero. Superhero games, trivia and fun! On Friday the campers will perform a skit for the camp.


 

 

 

PIRATES OF KETCHA

(2 offerings) Registration Closed for both weeks
June 23-27 / July 28-August 1
$265 per week

Ahoy Matey! Live the life of a pirate for a week at Ketcha. Campers will create pirate names and pirate costumes. Search for and hide hidden treasure. Eat like a pirate and sail the high seas of the Camp Ketcha pond in your own pirate ship.


ART CAMP

June 23-27 Cost: $245 Registration Closed

Campers will spend the week focusing on the arts. A variety of extensive art projects will be completed throughout the week and well as room for campers to express their creative side.


COPS & ROBBERS (NEW!)

Registration Closed
July 7-11 Cost: $275

Experience what it is like to be a police officer and a detective. Solve "crimes" that staff commit around Camp Ketcha. Campers will visit and explore a local police department. Complete a “SWAT” obstacle course at Camp Ketcha led by a member of a local SWAT team.


COOKING WITH KETCHA (NEW!)

July 7-11 Cost: $275

Cooking, cooking and more cooking. Campers will bake indoors and outdoors over a campfire and solar oven created by them. Cook with some Camp Ketcha-grown ingredients, learn kitchen safety tips and do some kitchen craft projects.


AROUND THE WORLD IN 5 DAYS (NEW!)

June 23-27 Cost: $300

Ever wonder what it would be like to travel around the world in 5 days? Now you can! Learn about different cultures and countries through games, food, holiday celebrations and guest speakers. Campers will create a photo album of their "trip."


WORLD OF WATER (NEW!)

Registration Closed
July 28-August 1 Cost: $300

Designed for campers who love being in the water. Campers will spend two days snorkeling with Paul Rollins, professional dive instructor. The first day will be instruction on using fins, goggles and snorkels. The second day will be spent snorkeling in our pond and pool. Campers will spend one day at a local water park, explore beaches, go canoeing, and spend time on our property exploring the Scarborough Marsh.


Note: 2008 Membership is required for all summer programs