The Mission’s EdGE summer campers explore the outdoors, play sports, do arts and crafts, learn skills, and much more. Registration is now open for students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Washington county to attend week-long camps in three locations this summer.
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Why summer camp? Camp experiences help children develop a sense of community as well as social relationships with kids older and younger than themselves. EdGE Primary Program Director Isaac Marnik shares, “Summer campers enjoy a range of activities and experiences that allows them to enjoy summer by spending time with old and new friends. When I visit camps, it is wonderful to hear the laughter of children having fun and seeing students excited about the activities they are doing.”
This year’s camp locations are:
- D.W. Merritt Elementary School (Addison) — Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (with drop-off starting at 8:45 a.m.) Monday, July 1 through Friday, August 2. This camp is for students from Addison, Beals, Columbia, Columbia Falls, Harrington, Jonesport, and Jonesboro.
- Harrington Elementary School—Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (with drop-off starting at 8:45 a.m.) Monday, July 1 through Friday, August 2. This camp is for students from Beddington, Cherryfield, Deblois, Harrington, and Milbridge.
- Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School (Machias)—Camp runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with drop-off starting at 7:45 a.m.) Monday, June 17 through Friday, July 12. This camp is for students from Machias and surrounding towns.
Parents sign up children for weeklong periods and can choose as many weeks as they want. At camp, kids will rotate through a variety of activities during the day. “We’ll have regular EdGE activities to choose from,” Isaac says. “Over the summer, campers will also go on field trips and have multiple opportunities to visit the ropes course on the Mission’s Downeast campus in Cherryfield.”
Camps are $30.00 per student per week and scholarships are available. The camps are open to any student who was in kindergarten through eighth grade during the 2023-2024 school year who live in these towns. Students do not need to be enrolled in EdGE programming during the school year to attend. Breakfast and lunch are provided for all campers.
Families can enroll their children online, and for help with registration, please call the Mission at (207) 546-4466.