DAY CAMP

Day Camp

Registration For Summer 2025 will open december 1st, 2024

Pocono Plateau has provided overnight summer camp for over 75 years! In recent years, we have received many inquiries from local parents asking about whether we provide day camp. We understand the needs for childcare in our area has grown as the population here continues to expand. Our hope is to provide an affordable Christian day camp for local families where campers can explore outdoors, experience exciting adventures, make new friends, and learn about God through recreation and community. Parents and guardians can rest assured that the safety of our campers is our utmost priority. As an accredited camp through the American Camp Association, we follow over 300 standards and protocols meant to keep campers safe in a nurturing and supportive environment.

Click on the Registration Button below to register for day camp this summer!

This year day camp is:

For ages 5 – 13

Monday – Friday

Day Camp Hours:

Transportation (Optional): 

    • Pick up at Mt. Pocono UMC: 8:30 am
    • Drop off at Mt. Pocono UMC: 4:30 pm 

General Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Before Care: 7:30am – 9:00am

After Care: 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Cost Information:

The cost is listed in the descriptions below for each week. Before and After care is $20 each for the week. A $10 a week discount is available for each sibling. Transportation is available for $25 each week.

Scholarships are available, please see the financial section below.

 

2025 Day Camp Schedule
Week From To Camp Ages Times
Week 1 Mon Jun 16 Fri Jun 20 Outdoor Adventures 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 2 Mon Jun 23 Fri Jun 27 Music and Arts Mania 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 3 Mon Jun 30 Fri Jul 4 Super Hero Training Acadmey 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 4 Mon Jul 7 Fri Jul 11 STEM Discovery Zone 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 5 Mon Jul 14 Fri Jul 18 Space Quest 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 6 Mon Jul 21 Fri Jul 25 Water Works 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 7 Mon Jul 28 Fri Aug 1 Animal Planet 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 8 Mon Aug 4 Fri Aug 8 Wacky and Wild Week 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM
Week 9 Mon Aug 11 Fri Aug 15 Summer Olympics Finale 5 – 13 9:00AM-4:00PM

 

Day Camp | Outdoor Adventures - Week 1 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 1: Monday June 16 – Friday June 20
Camp Number: 100
Cost: Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Join us for our first week of Day Camp fun by enjoying all things outdoors! This exciting Day Camp opportunitiy is a great way for campers to learn about God and have some fun un the sun while doing it!

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors!

Day Camp | Music and Arts Mania- Week 2 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 2: Monday June 23 – Friday June 27
Camp Number: 110
Cost: Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Let your inner artist out with Music and Arts Mania! Campers will have more opportunities for crafts and will get to explore different musical instruments during the week. The week will end with a talent show for parents at the end of the day on Friday!

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors!

Day Camp | Super Hero Training Academy - Week 3 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 3: Monday June 30 – Friday July 4
Camp Number: 130
Cost: Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Throw on your capes and get ready to learn how to be real life Super Hero’s at Super Hero Training Academy! Camper will get to design their own super hero capes and masks!

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors!

Day Camp | STEM Discovery Zone - Week 4 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 4: Monday July 7 – Friday July 11
Camp Number: 140
Cost:  Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Does your child love building and science? Campers will get to flex their STEM muscles with activities like building marble races and towers, science projects, and making slime!

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors! 

Day Camp | Space Quest - Week 5 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 5: Monday July 14 – Friday July 18
Camp Number: 150
Cost:  Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Space Quest week will allow campers to engage in activities related to our solar system and galaxies! Campers will build the own model rockets and we will launch them at the end of the week!

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors! 

Day Camp | Water Works - Week 6 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 4: Monday July 21 – Friday July 25
Camp Number: 160
Cost: Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Get cooled off in the Summer heat at Water Works. Come enjoy daily water activities like, kidde pool kickball, slip-n-slides, and lauch water balloons!

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors! 

Day Camp | Animal Planet - Week 7 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 7: Monday July 27 – Friday August 1
Camp Number: 170
Cost: Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Come and learn about the many different animals that are on our planet with a live reptile show, nature exploration, and hikes! 

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors!  

 

Day Camp | Wacky and Wild Week - Week 8 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 8: Monday August 4 – Friday August 8
Camp Number: 180
Cost: Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Get Wacky and Wild at camp with a twist on games and exciting crafts. 

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors!  

 

Day Camp | Summer Olympics Finale - Week 9 | Ages 5 - 13 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Week 9: Monday August 11 – Friday August 15
Camp Number: 190
Cost: Tier 1: $210 Tier 2: $220 Tier 3: $230
Before Care $20 Per-week
After Care $20 Per-week

Finish off the Summer competing with your fellow campers in our Pocono Plateau Day Camp Games. Win prizes and enjoy the fun of our final week of camp for 2025!  

In addition to the weekly themed activities, campers will get to fish, make crafts, swim in the lake, go boating (older campers), play gaga, build sand castles, ride pedal carts, and explore unplugged in the outdoors! 

 

CAMP SCHEDULE

Typical Day Camp Daily Schedule

9:30Morning Gathering (Welcome, Songs, Bible Discovery, Snack)

10:15Morning Activity Block 1

11:15Morning Activity Block 2

12:15 – Lunch

1:15Waterfront Time

2:15Transition/Change Clothes

2:45Afternoon Activity Block (Storytime for Younger Ages)

3:30Afternoon Snack

3:45Outdoor Play: Gaga, Playground, Games, 9-Square, Basketball

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