Tadpole Mini Camps and our Day Camps (5 - 7 years)
Camps for Children (8 - 11 years)
Camps for Teens (12 - 15 years)
Leaders in Training (15 - 17 years)
Group Rentals

Child Adventure Camps (8 - 11 years)

2010 Sessions:
July 4 - 9
July 25 - 30
August 08 - 13
August 15 - 20

Everything you could want in a session for younger campers- climbing, rappelling, swimming, sports and games, team challenges, canoeing, nature adventure, archery--we keep campers active and having fun! Cabin activities and evening campfires provide quieter times as well. Activities based around themes of social justice and spirituality make this session a well-rounded one for any child.
                                                                                                                                           

Teen Leadership Camps (12 - 15 years)

2010 Sessions:
July 11 - 16
August 1 - 6
August 22 - 27

Our Teen Leadership Camp participants give this program rave reviews. Offering all the fun of our Child Adventure sessions, our Teen Leadership sessions initiate campers to themes of social justice, spiritual awareness, and of course leadership development. Programs emphasizing team building and cooperation are prevalent, and our campfires bring up topics and scenarios teens can relate to in their everyday lives. Some of our most powerful and challenging programs are offered during these sessions, always in the spirit of learning more about ourselves and our place in the world.
                                                                                                                                           

Leaders in Training (15 - 17 years)

2010 Sessions:
"A" July 18 - 23
"B" July 25 - 30

The LIT program is designed to meet the needs of young adults who want to further develop their leadership and camping skills. With a full-time LIT director, and with sessions throughout the week led by Camp Sheldrake staff members, the program offers a variety of styles and techniques to learn from. The program teaches skills such as team building, effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, effective planning, and most importantly gives hands-on training in areas such as song-leading, program delivery and skill teaching.

The LIT program consists of two phases, and participants are encouraged to consider completing both parts. Participants must complete LIT Session “A” before being accepted into LIT Session “B”.  The first LIT session is designed to help participants develop some of the theory and camp know-how necessary to succeed at a camp or as a leader elsewhere. The second part is designed to be more specific, and allow for more hands-on learning, including the more regular involvement of LIT participants in regular camp activities.

The final phase of the LIT program is the ability (having completed both phases of the program described above) to serve as a volunteer junior counsellor for a summer. Junior counsellors will be constantly evaluated and worked with to ensure their success as future leaders. In most cases junior counsellors will be assigned to a particular cabin for the week and will be expected to participate in camp activities as a regular staff member would. Junior counsellors will meet regularly with the LIT leader to make sure they are on the right track, and best ofall, will gain valuable experience working closely with seasoned counsellors.

Please note that completion of both phases of the LIT program does not guarantee either employment at Camp Sheldrake in the future, nor does it guarantee the participant an opportunity to be a junior counsellor. Only those LIT participants selected by the LIT director in consultation with the camp director will be eligible for the junior counsellor program.
                                                                                                                                           

Group Rentals

OFF SEASON RENTALS -  We are now accepting bookings for school/adult Day Trips for the months May/June/September 2010. 

Our adventure-based programs include canoeing, archery, climbing & rappelling, low ropes challenge and nature adventure.  We emphasize that success or failure at a certain activity is subjective.  One person's barometer for success is not necessarily the same as anothers.  What is important is the attempt itself.

Equally important is mutual group support (both emotional and physical) as individuals are asked to step front-and-centre to challenge themselves. A good adventure day is one in which each individual in the group challenged his/her  perceived limitations and felt supported by his/her team-mates in the attempt.

Camp Sheldrake offers winter, spring and fall bookings to groups and individuals.

Book your group or family during the week or on the weekend. Both day and overnight stays are available.

Trained facilitators and leaders are available to guide your group through many of our on-site activities. We also offer full meals in our dining hall.

Some of the sessions we have run in the past include:

• corporate retreats
• team building programs
• family and/or spiritual retreats
• youth retreats
• youth and school group adventure retreats
• sports retreats
• climbing and rappelling workshops
• canoeing workshops
• special theme retreats