Summer Camp 2012

2012 Summer Camp Registration is now open!

CLICK HERE to register for summer camp online

Find out what's New for Summer 2012!

Each summer, we welcome over a thousand campers who come to share in a warm welcome, good food, friendship, campfires, stories, worship and songs. Each week of camp forms a community that experiences the love of God through a dedicated staff, well planned activities, and a beautiful outdoor setting.

Chestnut Ridge was voted the #1 residential camp by the readers of Carolina Parent magazine in 2008, 2009 and 2010!

zipline_for_web Chestnut Ridge is a fun place to grow. It is a place for first-time campers to gain new life experiences and new friendships with campers and staff. It is a place for returning campers who come each year to make new friendships and renew old ones. It is a place where all campers recreate and reconnect with others, with the created world, and with God.

Nestled in the Heart of Carolina [location and directions], Chestnut Ridge offers residential and day camp experiences for campers in grades K-11. Summer Camp offers the very best residential program we can conceive: a small groupwith which to live and grow, and a choice of program activities for older elementary and middle school aged campers. Day camp features an abundance of program selections, and finishes each day with campers returning home before dinner.

Evenings offer resident campers the opportunity to enjoy evening meals together, lively fun worship, night swims, camp wide games of capture the flag, the Amazing Race, Home in the Woods, a talent show, pool party, and an end of session celebration full of skits, songs, stories, and praise.

Here is a full list of links to get you connected to all the summer camp information you want to know. Just click on the words to navigate to the page -

Overall Camp Basics

Day Camp
pete_jesper_reduced Residential Camp
Church Day Camp
Mother-Daughter and Father-Son Weekends

Specific Camps For Each Age Group

Mudpuppy Camps (K - 2nd grade)
Waterdog Camps (2nd - 5th grade)
Duskie Camps (5th - 8th grade)
High School Camps (8th - 11th grade)
Electives

Summer Camp Information

What makes Residential Camp so special?
Day Camp Transportation
Open House - April 29th, 1:00 - 5:00pm
Sessions - dates for each session of camp
Financial Information - refund policy, tax ID, donations
Parent Tea Information Session - Each Sunday at 3:30pm through Aug 5th
cow "What to Bring" packing list
Camp Map
Location & Directions
Parent Guide

Forms

Health Form - required for all campers
Campership form - used in requesting financial aid
Summer Camp Registration (online version)
Summer Camp Registration Form (paper version)

Life at Summer Camp

Health & Safety
Food Service & Dining
Lodging & Facilities
Typical Daily Schedule
Worship & Faith
Photos - view photos and videos from each week of camp
Email - Send your residential camper an email

Summer Staff & Volunteers

Join the Team - click here for staff application
Camp Nurse - volunteer for a week or more
Team Volunteers - opportunities in many areas of camp life.
2012 Summer Staff - see the amazing staff who will be joining you at camp this summer

It is our prayer that every word and deed at Chestnut Ridge glorifies God. We want to partner with you as parents to develop and preserve practices of faith that strengthen and uplift the campers and in turn, each camper’s family, church, school, and community.

A summer camp experience built on excellence and quality remains vitally important for children and youth, providing them with space and

time apart where they learn about themselves, their peers, and life in the Christian community. We look forward to sharing the love of Christ with our campers, their families and our team!

Day Camp

Day Camp Basics

soapbeards_reduced Available to campers enrolled in Kindergarten - 8th grade during the 2011-12 Academic Year

1 week sessions
Monday through Friday
June 11 - Aug 24

Drop Off: 7:30am - 8:30am
Pick Up: 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Chestnut Ridge was voted the #1 Day Camp by the readers of Carolina Parent Magazine in 2008, 2009 & 2010.

pete_reduced Day Camp at Chestnut Ridge is simply amazing. Campers will find that they get a lot of choice in which elective activities they do each day, choosing from great outdoor adventures like climbing, swimming, canoeing, the farm, zipline, hayrides, crafts, and more! You will also find a dedicated summer staff playing with the campers and actively engaging them in the life of the community. These great counselors make every day at camp memorable. Your camper will hop in your car at the end of the day sweaty, tired, and full of stories about their adventures at Chestnut Ridge!

Morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack are included.

Day Camp Transportation is available from Chapel Hill off of Hwy 15-501

Waitlist: Sessions B, E, G & J

Resident Camp

Resident Camp Basics

girls_cabin_reduced Available to campers enrolled in Kindergarten - 11th grade during the 2011-12 Academic Year

1 week sessions (unless otherwise noted)
Sunday through Friday
June 10 - Aug 10

Drop Off: At the Parent Tea, 3:30pm Sunday afternoon
Pick Up: At the closing Dinner Celebration, 6:30pm Friday evening

Chestnut Ridge was voted the #1 Resident Camp by the readers of Carolina Parent Magazine in 2008, 2009 & 2010.

fruittree_reduced Resident Camp is the very best experience Chestnut Ridge offers. Campers will find that they get a lot of choice in which elective activities they do each day, choosing from great outdoor adventures like climbing, swimming, canoeing, the farm, zipline, hayrides, crafts, and more! Resident Campers also get to participate in spectacular evening activities like Capture the Flag, Amazing Race, Home in the Woods, Talent Show, Pool Party, and Lake walk - all activities reserved exclusively for resident campers.

Campers stay in air-conditioned cabins that have bathrooms in them. There you will find dedicated summer staff members playing with the campers and actively engaging them in the life of the community. By living in community and playing with one another, the campers and counselors in each cabin form significant bonds and friendships over the course of the week. Our amazingly gifted counselors make every week at camp special, and help to create memories that last a lifetime. Your camper will hop in your car at the end of the week sweaty, tired, and full of stories about their adventures at Chestnut Ridge!

Why is Residential Camp Special?

bandanna_girls_reduced Chestnut Ridge offers quality day camp and residential camp experiences for campers across the state of North Carolina and beyond. Our campers who come from the mountains or the coast have little choice but to come to residential camp. But many campers from our local community also choose to come to residential camp because they understand the value of the overnight experience. We regularly help parents understand - "Why is Residential Camp Special?"