Day Camps

Item Description

Winning bidder will receive one session (one month) of day camp at the beautiful Fessenden School.  See below for age groups and sessions available for bidding.  There is no switching sessions, no splitting sessions and no deferring to next year.  There is no selling  or giving part of the donation to another family. 

The camp holds two sessions, with session one running from June 27-July 22 and session two running from July 25-August 19.

This donation is only good for the session and group indicated below: 

Coed Groups: 

• 1/2 Day  (ages 4 to 5 1/2): Session 2 only
• Middler 1 (ages 4 pre-school): Session 1 or 2
• Middler 2 (ages 5 entering Kindergarten): Session 1 or 2
• Freshman Full Day (ages 5 entering Kindergarten): Session 1 or 2

Girls Only:

• Intermediate Girls (ages 7 entering 2nd grade): Session 1 or 2

Boys Only:

• Junior Boys One (ages 8 entering 3rd grade): Session 1 or 2


Fessenden camp is unique in that it offers a variety of programs, including half day, full day and middler, which combines three full days with two half days.  Value of Fessenden 4-week day camp is $1,350 for half day, $1,925 for middler, $2,265 for full day. 

Fessenden offer two modern swimming pools, a large new athletic center (2 full-size bb courts, weight training, wrestling, etc.), arts center, indoor hockey rink, 8 outdoor playing fields, 13 tennis courts, and camp includes swimming, arts & crafts, music/dance, woodworking, tennis archery in addition to other sports. 

About Fessenden Day Camp:

Founded in 1947, the camp based its original philosophy on providing children with a diversified, safe and rewarding summer experience. These principles still hold true today and are enhanced by our wonderful facilities, spacious grounds, and dedicated staff. The facilities have been enhanced even more over the past few years with a new swimming pool, 25-classroom building, 13 tennis courts, 2 beautiful playgrounds and the 2002 completion of our New Athletic Center.

Three Programs Available
The Fessenden Day Camp offers three programs, each carefully designed to accommodate different ages and levels of social and emotional development.

Half Day
(ages 4 to 5 1/2)
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
The half-day program is generally recommended for children preparing to enter school who would benefit from a shorter day in a small group setting.

Middler 1, 2 and 3
(ages 4 to 6)
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
This program serves as a bridge for campers making the transition to a full camp program. Many of the activities are the same as the full-day camp with sufficient adaptations appropriate for this level.

Full Day
(ages 5 to 12)
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The full-day program provides a well-organized, creative experience with a variety of activities to stimulate campers at all age levels.

Activities:
Swimming
A Red Cross Swim Program, directed by certified Water Safety Instructors, is specifically geared to children, provides standards and testing procedures for the evaluation of progress. In addition to the instructional periods, all campers enjoy free swim times to cool off and have fun with their friends.

Arts and Crafts
Creative experimentation includes a broad range of craft projects geared to age and ability. Skilled specialists teach art through painting, sculpture, ceramics and a variety of other imaginative media.

Music, Dance and Drama
Campers experience and experiment with various dramatic arts. They sing, dance, act, pretend, march and mime.

Woodworking
In our fully equipped shop, campers learn the techniques of sanding, shaping, painting and design. Projects include toys, gifts and useful household items.

Tennis
Campers learn the fundamentals of tennis. The emphasis for younger children is on imaginative games and drills to help acquire skills. Older campers showing strong interest receive more advanced instruction to sharpen their skills and enthusiasm.

Archery
Campers learn the skills of aim, stance and safety under the supervision of a certified instructor.

Multiple Child Discount
The Fessenden Day Camp offers a multiple child discount for families who sign up for eight weeks. Please read the brochure for further details on this program. We will once again offer an early (8:00-9:00 a.m.) drop off and late pick-up (4:00-5:00 p.m.) option for an additional fee for those who would benefit from such a service. If you are interested in this option, please check the appropriate space on the application (space is limited).

Thank you again for your interest in Fessenden Day Camp, and I hope that your family will be with us for what looks to be a fantastic season. If you would like to order a brochure highlighting the outstanding programs and an application card or have questions about the summer camp, please contact us.

Peter Sanderson
Day Camp Director 

Link is www.fessenden.org and contact is daycamp@fessenden.org

Item Special Note

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.  

CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO DEVOTION SCHOOL AND MAILED TO CINDY TUNGATE, DEVOTION SCHOOL SPRING CARNIVALE, 345 HARVARD STREET, BROOKLINE, MA 02446 (OR DROPPED IN HER MAILBOX AT SCHOOL).

All winning bidders will be charged a transaction fee of 5%, not to exceed $20 per item, to cover a portion of the auction transaction fees. We thank you for helping with this and supporting the school.