GUS Summer Camp

A Note to Returning Campers from the Summer Program Director

I’m excited about our Summer 2012 program and I think you will be too. Most of our fabulous teachers and staff that you met last year will be back again this year. We have expanded our workshop offerings so that there are more to choose from for every age group. Some of favorite workshops will be back, but you will see many new offerings too. Read on for general information about our camp.

About the GUS Summer Program

The GUS Summer Program has a long-standing tradition of combining educational, hands-on workshops with the easygoing feeling of afternoon summertime fun for children ages 4-14. The atmosphere here is non-competitive, creative, inquisitive, playful, and relaxed. Our array of activities, whether focused in visual arts, music, performing arts, science, or outdoor explorations, are geared toward the type of discovery and personal development experienced outside of the school year.

Our sessions run for one or two weeks from 9:00 am-noon, and we offer a full day option that includes afternoon hours from 12 PM until 5 PM. Our 2012 program will run for six weeks beginning June 25 and will run through August 3. We will be closed for the day on Wednesday, July 4.

We are located on twenty-three extensive acres of woodlands and fields in Beverly Farms and just one mile from beautiful West Beach. Our programming makes use of these bountiful natural resources as we explore our nature trail and local conservation lands, take trips to the beach, and play on our outdoor basketball and four square courts, playground structures, and athletic fields. Indoors, we have complete access to our classrooms, science labs, computers, SMART Boards, sky-lit art studio and kiln, kitchens, and air-controlled gymnasium and auditorium.

All staff members are chosen for their experience, sense of humor, enjoyment of children, and commitment to making our summer program fun, inspiring, and safe for everyone. Professional teachers lead morning specialty workshops and responsible counselors assist them. Our counselors are typically college students or older, with prior work experience and training in supervising children. The director, lifeguard, and counselors lead afternoon activities. A full time nurse is employed for the summer. Adult-to-participant ratios average 1 to 7. We are licensed to operate a day camp by the Beverly Board of Health.

Every year our program changes and responds to the interests and expectations of parents and children, resulting in unique offerings and a reputation for excellence. But our philosophy remains unchanged; we encourage children to discover the best within themselves and others.

I invite you to learn more about our Summer Program by contacting me with any questions.

Visit our Facebook page just for summer camp here! See photos and staff pictures from the summers of 2010 and 2011. New information for 2012 will be updated regularly.

NEW THIS YEAR! We are offering several FAMILY events during the week of July 2-6. Read about them in the special family events section.

Many thanks,

Debora Diggins
Director of Summer Program and After School Care
978-927-1064 ext. 131
email: ddiggins@gus.org

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