DiscoveryLand Camp is an overnight adventure summer camp that provides Multi-Sport, Boot Camp/Weight Loss, enhanced Art/Dance/Show, and Leadership in Action Programs for boys and girls, for kids and teenagers.
We are located 220 km west of Toronto, on shores of beautiful Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada.
DiscoveryLand Camp staff qualification:
Parents ask me constantly why they should send their kids to the residential (overnight) summer camp. I have one simple answer to them. It might change their lives. - a message from DiscoveryLand Camp Director
DiscoveryLand Camp is...
Unique location on the shores of beautiful Huron Lake
Variety of programs to fit everybody's needs: more than 33 sport and art classes to choose from
Kids Club and Teens Club
Out of everyday life's experience that facilitates character building, self-confidence, socialization and personal growth
Health and well-being
Think positive environment
Endless adventure
Leadership in Action Program - step to success
Green eco style of living
Friendships that make a camp experience unforgettable
DiscoveryLand Camp is an opportunity for kids to learn that they can exist outside the home without their parents taking care of every need all the time.
Unique location on the shores of beautiful Huron Lake
We are just minutes away from the miles of calm waters, natural shorelines and wonderful beaches of Lake Huron, the third largest fresh water lake on earth, a special and unique place to visit. Swimming, hiking, sunbathing, skimboarding, beach volleyball, kayaking, jumping on water trampoline - these are just some of the great things to do on Lake Huron and its shores.
The beauty and majesty of this natural wonder is breathtaking. Some evenings we gather along the beaches of the Lake Huron shoreline to watch changing colours of the best sunsets in Ontario.
Variety of programs to fit everybody's needs: more than 33 sport and art classes to choose from
From multi-sports, dance, shows, art and crafts, to swimming, camp fires and exploring nature, each day at camp is filled with new experiences and great opportunities to develop long lasting friendships.
We have more than 34_sport_and_art_classes for everybody's taste. For the evening, there is a planned program every night that alternates between big camp Special Events, shows, movies, campfires, spectator programs, night trip and game nights.
By filling out the registration_form, the camper is automatically enrolled in Multi-Sport and Art/Dance/Show, while Boot Camp and Leadership Programs are optional.
Each day at camp is packed full of activities! Watch activities video
Kids Club and Teens Club
KidsClub accommodates campers 7-11 years and TeensClub is designated for older campers 12-16 years. Though Kids and Teens Club programs are differentiated based on age specifics, both Clubs have common activities.
Out of everyday life's experience that facilitate character building, self-confidence, socialization and personal growth
The diversify of camp programs, camp life and overall spending time without parents at residential camp facilitate in building character to prepare young people for the challenges of life as adults. Camp allows kids to try out new things and take risks in a low-stress outdoor environment. Individual achievements can help to improve a person's good feeling about one's self.
Campers get in contact with kids from different schools, communities, and cultures. In routine life it's easy to think about the entire world like a small group of friends and teachers. The overnight camp experience forces children to learn about getting along with others, broads their minds and shows that there is a bigger world than the small community they're used to.
Our councilors get kids looking at the world with imagination. With out of box thinking everyday tasks turn to opportunities that help campers to interact with each other and develop creative solutions.
Health and well-being
Children are going to get fit in our camp. During the school year, kids sit at their desks, play video games, and ride in cars. There is no opportunity to walk around naturally. At camp, the very act of constantly being in natural movement makes you fit on a day-to-day basis routine. And also don't forget about our more than 20 sport activities.
Studies show that the outdoor activities, social interaction, and balanced diet at camp can lead to establishing healthy lifestyle habits and improving of a young person's overall well-being.
Think positive environment
Today’s youth and children need opportunities to develop a positive sense of their self worth, well being and potential.
Everything we do is to encourages each camper to:
- Think positive, look at the bright side of things
- Become more independent
- Make good choices
- Be persistent in reaching the goal
- Think for themselves
- Take responsibility
- Experience their own success and celebrate the success of others
We generate a positive, esteem building environment. This year we are going to implement “Caught you doing something good” recognition. This way, children are encouraged to develop healthy relationships with their peers and Counselors, and respect each other.
Endless adventure
Our kids' everyday lives don’t offer any feeling of adventure. DiscoveryLand Camp offers totally different from urban lifestyle eco environment: fascinating stories around a crackling campfire, mysterious night trips, starry nights, sensational sunsets, rope course, treasure hunting, pirate battles, rock climbing, kayak trips, archery- the whole life here is an adventure!
Leadership in Action Program - step to success!
Spending a summer at Discoveryland Camp is a good way to discover yourself, improve physical conditioning, gain self-confidence and push the limits to the next level. To create the program taking into account different sides of personality development and make it interesting and fun is the target of our camp.
"A champion is one who gets up when he can't." ~ Jack Dempsey
If you are interested in strengthen your leadership skills, choose Leadership in Action Program. To enroll for this program, you need to check the appropriate box in the application form. The number of places for Leadership in Action is limited and based on first come first served principle. Read more about Leadership in Action
Green eco style of living
Today’s kids will soon rule tomorrow’s world. Teaching them the green living values is critical for their own survival and for the future of our planet.
Campers discover how to live_in_harmony_with_nature through 'green' style of camping with lots of outdoors trips, adventures and activities.
Campers reside in cottage tents and weather-proof tents, feeling as a part of the Earth. We make wilderness accessible without having to leave a trace behind.
Sunset watching, night sky observation, listening to trees whisper...it is something that we all miss in our urban living, and DiscoveryLand Camp actively helps children to build direct connections with the natural world and appreciate nature's diversity. This unique experience might be the first important step towards getting children to think green.
Our goal is to create environmentally friendly camp environment with low energy consumption, using biodegradable cleaning solution, limitation of bottle water usage, wise waste reduction, various crafts projects out of recycled materials and overall green lifestyle.
Friendships that make a camp experience unforgettable
It might take courage to go to camp alone, but that feeling of loneness ends at the moment of arrival. A camp friendship may last a lifetime, or only a summer, but either way camp offers children the opportunity to branch out from their regular circle of friends and learn to connect with other people in positive ways.
As one former camper once stated so eloquently, “Who knew that a period of two weeks would result in such a huge progress in learning about people, a lesson in friendship and support, fun time and a real adventure?!"
Having enjoyed this outdoor sleepover adventure camp your kid will be ready for the rigors of school with a fresh mind and body.
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