Christ Episcopal Church

Greening Our Neighborhood: Summer Camp 2011

Celebrating over 40 years serving Poughkeepsie’s 6 - 11 year olds in a non-sectarian, safe, affordable, fun and friendly learning environment that promotes self esteem and builds confidence with every new experience.

Summer Camp at Christ Church is a nonsectarian 6-week summer day program that accepts children aged 6-11 on a first come first served basis. Over the years our camp family has extended to the second and even third generation in some families in the Poughkeepsie neighborhood. This year we expect to accept 60 campers, and to hire 12 full time staff members over 18 years of age who will be CPR and First Aid certified.

Tuition is $450 for the six weeks and families may apply for a limited amount of tuition reduction. After-Camp Care from 4 to 5:30 p.m. is an option for an additional fee of $180 for the six weeks.

The camp day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Breakfast, lunch and snack are included. Campers and staff enjoy the use of four bright air-conditioned rooms downstairs in Christ Church. The urban park on the Christ Church block is their playground.

This summer campers will work to “green” the camp neighborhood and urban park. A field trip to Storm King Art Center will provide inspiration for a sculpture garden they will create in the Christ Church urban park using found and recycled materials. In collaboration with Barrett Art Center/Clay Works, campers will enjoy their opportunity for professional art instruction. In visits to Springside Landscape Restoration, a diverse urban mini-forest, they will observe and learn about the variety of plants and small animals that exist there and that need our protection.

Campers will also learn more about their Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County homeland through visits to the library, Vassar Institute, walking tours of the City and hiking the Walkway. During quiet time there will be ample opportunity to curl up with a good book or to write about the day’s adventure in one’s journal.

Recreation is a big part of daily camp life. Weekly swim instruction and opportunities for a structured free swim at the Jewish Community Center pool and Spratt Park will be offered. Land sports such as soccer, kickball, volleyball and kickball will provide good exercise on a daily basis. We expect music, drama and dance to be a part of the curriculum as well.

The program at camp will include helping others. Each of the 4 age groups will choose and complete a neighborhood service project that “reuses, recycles and reduces.” Previously the campers have made window boxes for the homes that surround the Christ Church campus, planted flowers at the Vassar-Warner Home, and helped out at the Vassar Cooperative Farm Project.

Our goal is to provide a safe environment and to introduce children to activities they otherwise might not have the opportunity to do. We plan a program in which children work together. We want our campers to grow in self-confidence and to feel good about themselves. We want them to learn to be helpful to one another and to the world we all live in.

Camp Schedule

July 5 to August 12

Weekdays at 8:30am to 4:00pm

After-Camp care optional for 4-5:30pm

Camp Fees

Six weeks = $450

After-Camp Care Six weeks = $180

Food Breakfast, lunch and snack are provided

Supplies

A swimsuit and towel, sturdy shoes for walking, running and field trips, and comfortable play clothes

Summer Camp at Christ Church receives funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Episcopal Charities of the Diocese of New York, Christ Episcopal Church, Community Foundation of Dutchess County, Kirk Rumble Summer Camp Memorial Fund, and from individuals and other friends. The camp is registered with the Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam Counties and annually receives a permit to operate from the Dutchess County Department of Health.

Job Applications

Following the links below to obtain a Job Description
for each of the positons that are open for the 2011 Summer Camp,
as well as a Job Application.

Camp Program Director Job Description

Camp Coordinator Job Description

Camp Counselor Job Description

Job Application

Poughkeepsie Summer Camp

Poughkeepsie Summer Camp Counselor

Poughkeepsie Summer Job