Ready for exploring this summer at camp? Cincinnati Parks’ Explore Nature! section offers one week award-winning summer camps at various locations for ages 3 1/2 – 14 years old. By our very nature, our team strives to serve all people of all backgrounds with the goal to instill and foster a sense of wonder in the world around us. Our camps include daily hikes, games, live animal encounters, experiments and make & take projects to keep campers active all day.
Expectations of Campers:
Campers should be:
Toilet trained and able to use the toilet without assistance. Able to stay with their assigned group with minimum reminders. Able to explore the natural world and move themselves along trails, over uneven ground, up and down hills, and across bridges and streams. Able to interact with their peers in group games and activities and maintain appropriate self-control in social situations. We are happy to make reasonable accommodations with adequate advance notice. Parents with questions regarding the staffing needed to meet a child’s needs should contact us at 513-321-6070. Cincinnati Parks has a zero tolerance policy on drugs and violence.
Cincinnati Parks is committed to providing a safe environment for our campers and staff. Due to current circumstances with the COVID-19 pandemic we will be following the State, Center for Disease Control (CDC,) and American Camp Association (ACA) guidelines to keep everyone safe. These include:
Adhering to the 12:1 child to staff ratio, with each group treated as a “cohort” to limit contact between groups Campers are encouraged to remain socially distanced at all times and cohorts will not combine Mandatory hand sanitizing and a daily healthcare assessment for staff and campers All campers must be sent to camp with a mask. Campers are required to wear a mask during camp. Mask breaks will be given throughout the day, outside, when appropriate. Counselors will always wear masks when interacting with camp families and caregivers and when in proximity to campers – less than 6’ if in their own cohort, 15’ if near a different cohort Check-in procedure includes taking each camper’s temperature and answering questions about symptoms and exposures. Check-in policy states that any individual answering “yes” to any questions or with a fever of 100 degrees or higher may not stay at camp. Adults are asked to stay in their vehicles and wear a facial covering during check-in/check-out Cincinnati Parks will fully honor refunds at any time a camp family chooses to withdraw their camper(s) registration due to COVID-19 concerns. Cincinnati Parks will refund camp if we must cancel camp due to infectious diseases. Cincinnati Parks will not refund in the event of weather that either causes campers to be picked up early or to entirely miss a day of camp. Must be at least 13 years old Complete the application process Minimum One week, max two weeks commitment, every day of the week, for half-day or full day camps. Half-day (9:30 – 11:30 or 9:30 – 1:30). Full-day (9:00 – 3:30).
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