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Activities
Campers are exposed to a wide variety of activities. Activities
include, but are not limited to:
 Aquatics
Swimming:
With an inground heated pool and a 2+ acre pond, campers have several
opportunities a day to take advantage of our swimming program. Campers
grades pre-K through 5 have instructional swim daily from American Red
Cross certified counselors, with the goals of increasing stroke
proficiency, increasing confidence, and having fun. Campers also have
the option to choose an additional free swim period as an elective at
our pool, our pond, or take a jump off of our inflatable iceberg.
Boating:
Boulder Ridge has plenty of canoes and kayaks, and campers receive
instruction in these areas. Additionally, campers may learn what it
means to “swamp” their canoe, or have Boat Battles as they race around
our 2+ acre pond.
Sports
 Basketball:
Our two basketball courts are the perfect place to improve your shot,
learn some passing drills, and play against your friends. Skills
taught range from the fundamentals of passing and shooting to complex
drills and plays. Maybe we’ll mix it up with a game of scooter
basketball, 21, or Knock-Out! Sometimes in the afternoons, new
elective choices are offered using the basketball courts, such as Floor
Hockey or Dodge Ball.
Soccer:
BRDC’s soccer field has plenty of room for novice and expert soccer
players to learn and improve their skills! Whether it’s a big game in
the afternoon or an instructional activity time in the morning, the
soccer field is always busy with eager campers kicking the ball around.
Every now and then, a new elective choice is offered on the field in the
afternoon, like Flag Football or Ultimate Frisbee.
 Lacrosse:
BRDC has all the equipment needed for your child to learn the game of
lacrosse. Campers may try learn some fun drills to learn the basics,
and will be taught the rules to play a real game!
Volleyball:
Our sand volleyball courts are busiest right after lunch with intense
games of Nuke’Em with campers and staff alike cheering on their
group-mates. Age-appropriate volleyball skills are taught during
activity periods, with the emphasis always on team work.
Field Sports:
Whether it’s softball, wiffle ball, or kickball, our baseball diamond
is always full of kids and staff joining together to play a team game.
Good sportsmanship is encouraged, and campers always leave feeling
accomplished.
Tennis:
Our two tennis courts offer just the place for future U.S. Open
champions to practice. Daily instruction from our tennis specialist is
offered each morning. Afternoons heat up as campers compete in tennis
tournaments, camp-wide tennis ladders, and matches against peers.
Additionally, campers may sign up in the afternoon elective periods to
practice their skills and receive additional instruction.
 Gymnastics:
Boulder Ridge offers campers a chance to discover new skills on our
mats, balance beam, and mini-tramp. Make up a cheer routine with your
friends, learn some tumbling, or just build muscle and improve
flexibility under our gymnastics tent.
Martial Arts:
Depending on the style of training of the staff, campers can learn
self-defense, judo, karate, or tae-kwon-do.
Group Games:
While dodge ball is a camp favorite, there is always time for silly
relay races, Nuke’Em on the volleyball courts, Steal the Bacon, obstacle
courses, and more! Campers will be challenged physically and mentally
as they engage in team-building activities with their groups as well as
some healthy competition among peers. Campers will learn many new games
at camp - all meant to challenge them physically and/or mentally.
Outdoor Adventure
 Archery:
Robin Hood, where are you? Become a skilled archer this summer. Boulder
Ridge Day Camp’s archery range is the best place for your kids to become
sharpshooters. Morning instruction teaches campers the skills they need
and the safety required to be a top-notch archer. Afternoon choices
bring new activities like aiming at water balloons, learning how to
count points, or maybe even hitting that moving target!
Climbing Tower/Zip Line:
Let your kids climb to new heights this summer. Easily one of the most
popular activities at BRDC, the Climbing Wall and Zip Line are for the
campers that like challenges. After climbing our 30 foot tower, campers
(in a safety harness, of course) can cruise down our zip line. As with
all the activities at Boulder Ridge, safety is always the first concern
- but having fun is a close second!
Low Ropes Course:
Take a swing across the swamp of lava, or rescue your fellow campers
from the hungry eyes of a dragon! At BRDC’s Low Ropes Course, trained
facilitators will take groups on a journey through challenges and
initiatives, where campers will unknowingly learn what it means to work
as a team.
Nature:
Surrounded by over 68 acres of some of the best things to be found in
nature, Boulder Ridge campers will be blazing new trails as they
discover and learn to appreciate the great outdoors. Come fishing in
the pond, create a raft, or build a lean-to.
Arts and Sciences
 Photography/Newspaper:
Are your pictures good enough to make the camp newspaper or the daily
updates to the web site? Campers will use camp cameras and can create a
scrapbook of pictures to look back on in the winter months. The camp
newspaper, the Boulder Ridge Beacon, is made for campers by campers.
Campers will learn from journalists about writing style, editing, and
what it takes to put together a bi-weekly publication. Become star
reporters and photographers as you work on the Boulder Ridge Beacon!
Arts & Crafts:
Learn the newest friendship bracelet pattern or lanyard stitch, or be a
part of making the newest backdrop for the camp Talent Show! Whether
it’s an organized craft or experimenting with new paints and sketching
methods, your camper will find a home in our Boulder Ridge Arts & Crafts
room!
Ceramics:
Campers are able to make ceramic projects to take home and make any
parent proud. Learn new pottery techniques, or make an army of
characters with your friends with our unlimited supply of clay.
Performing Arts:
Want to be an actor? Learn how to juggle? Do you know where stage right
is? Music, dance, and drama all have a place at Boulder Ridge. Perform
in our talent show! Join a camp band! Everyone’s a star at Boulder
Ridge.
 Cooking:
We're not talking PB&J! Campers will create such things as monkeybread,
fruit smoothies, and camp s'mores, along with an assortment of other fun
foods and be able to eat them right away! We introduce cooking
techniques while creating nutritious snacks to munch on.
Hip Hop:
This relatively new activity was an instant hit! Whether it’s learning
routines to popular songs or playing some exciting dance games, campers
are always on the move!
Lab:
Build a rocket! Drop an egg parachute off the top of the tower! Make
gross concoctions! School may be out for the summer, but at Boulder
Ridge, campers still have the chance to be a part of some pretty amazing
experiments!
Every now and then, there is some free time in the schedule for groups,
so they can take advantage of our mini-golf course, ping-pong tables,
play a game of volleyball Nuke ‘Em, or hang out on our playscape or
pirate ship.
Daily Schedules
While the schedule differs daily, below is a sample schedule of what a
group may experience at Boulder Ridge Day Camp. In addition, BRDC will
have outside entertainment, special theme days with camp-wide games, out
of camp trips, Farmington River tubing trips, campfires, talent shows,
and parents’ nights.
8:45 - 9:00 am Good morning Boulder Ridge! Busses arrive,
campers join their counselors in their groups.
9:00 - 9:15 am Morning camp assembly! Counselor entertainment,
and elective sign ups
9:15 - 10:00 am First activity
period
10:00 - 10:45 am Second activity period
10:45 - 11:30 am Third activity period
11:30 - 12:15 am Lunch
12:15 - 1:00 pm Fourth activity period
1:00 - 1:45pm
Fifth activity period
1:45 - 2:45 pm Elective! Campers have signed up in the
morning for this afternoon choice
2:45 - 3:00 pm
Snack
2:45 - 3:45 pm Club! Campers will be able to sign up for
a weekly club, giving them a little extra time for a big project in the
activity area they like best
3:45 - 4:00 pm Clean up, afternoon assembly, and bus loading.
See you tomorrow!
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