Family Resources

Our mission is to create a safe environment where kids can have fun and feel good about themselves while making new friends and discovering the world around them.

Medical Packets

Click on the links below to download our Medical Packets

Sample Schedule

 7:30-9:00 am AM Extended Playground and Auditorium

8:50-9:10 am Arrival 

9:00-9:20 Camp Morning Meeting & Greeting on Playground, Field, & Garden
9:20-10:00 Playground
10:00-10:40 Auditorium
10:40-11:20 Arts & Crafts
11:20-12:00 Pool
12:00-12:35 Lunch
12:35-1:15 Erin’s Gym
1:15-1:55 Basketball
1:55-2:35 Field
2:35-3:15 Music & Drama
3:15-3:25 Camp Goodbye in Auditorium, Field, Playground, or Garden
3:25-3:30 Dismissal: front of house & garden at the fence

3:30-6:00 PM Extended Pool, Playground, Auditorium

On top of their awesome daily camp schedule, campers will enjoy:

  • Friday Rita’s Ice 

  • Camp Wide Events 

  • Bounce Houses 

  • Ice Cream Trucks 

  • Special Guests & Activities

  • Water Slides 

  • And More!

Special Activities & Guest Visitors

In addition to the daily fun of camp, campers will participate in special activities throughout the summer in the form of guest visitors! Campers in mini/kinder through 5th & 6th grade will be able to engage in fun and developmentally appropriate activities.

All special activities are included in your camper’s tuition! 

Possible Special Activities may include:

  • Mini Golf

  • Maritime Aquarium 

  • Critter Caravan

  • Magician

  • JumpBunch

  • Bring the Hoopla

  • Beardsley Zoo Mobile

  • Discovery Museum 

  • Audubon Society

  • And more…

Lunch & Snack

Snack Shack is included in the price of tuition

  • All snacks are nut-free.

Sample Snack Shack List
*All items are subject to change due to availability 

Drinks

  • Small Water 

  • Juice Boxes                                 

  • Small Gatorade/Powerade

  • Arnold Palmer Iced Tea (5th-8th grade only)

Snacks

  • Annie’s Bunny Animal Crackers 

  • Crackers with Cheese 

  • Goldfish Crackers, Veggie Straws 

  • Granola Bars 

  • Frozen Fruit Bars 

  • Icee - Cherry, Sour Apple or Blue Raspberry

  • Ice Cream Sandwiches

  • Fudgesicles & Novelty Bars

  • Chips, Pretzels, Pirate Booty, Cheez-Its 

  • Welch’s Fruit Snacks 

  • Rita’s Ice (Fridays) 

Lunch
FREE Lunch (Specific dates: TBD)

The Sodexo program provides us with a free lunch for all children under 18 years old during the majority of the summer. That includes the CITs and JCs. Monday through Thursday is a cold sandwich, seasonal vegetables, fruit, chips, and milk. You may send more food with your child any day you wish, or provide your camper their own lunch. Please place it in a brown bag or a Ziploc bag with the Counselor’s and Child’s names on it. All lunches will not be shared, and they will be sorted by group.

Sterling House Camp in Stratford
Sterling House Camp in Stratford

Middle School Camp

To honor our oldest campers, we are excited to provide a differentiated experience for them this summer. Our 7th and 8th graders will exclusively travel on off-site field trips to places such as the Sports Center, Lake Quassy Amusement Park, Roller Magic, and more! Furthermore, our middle school campers will experience their own lounge area, leadership opportunities, community service, and differentiated projects in music and drama and arts and crafts. 

All field trips are included in the camper’s tuition. Permission slips will be sent via email for each trip and must be signed and returned electronically in order for your camper to participate. We will be using Google Forms for our permission slips. Arrangements will be made for your camper to participate in an alternative activity if you opt-out.

Any camper that has medication at camp will travel with the counselor on the field trip.

Session Themes & Camp Wide Activities

Session Themes & Camp-Wide Activities

During the duration of camp, there are also special camp-wide activities such as ordering from McDonald’s, Subway, Bounce Houses, or getting a visit from the Ice Cream Truck. 

All field trips, camp-wide events, and snack shack ARE INCLUDED in the tuition.

Sterling House Camp in Stratford


Session Themes Often Include:

• Party in the USA 

• Hollywood Week 

• Under the Sea/Beach Week 

• Summer Olympics 

• Rainforest 

• Disney/Pixar Week 

• Christmas in July/Holidays 

• Star Wars 

• Pirates 

• Spirit Week 

• Villains and Superheroes 


Each week you will receive a scheduled outline of activities & themes for the following week of camp via email.

The schedule will also be posted in our camp hallway for our campers.

FAQs

  • A backpack, water bottle, bathing suit and towel, a morning snack, and a cold lunch (if you are not utilizing the free lunch program).

  • Your camper will receive it on their first day of camp!

  • No! While they are welcome to wear their camp t-shirt as much as they like, they only need to wear their camp shirts on the day their group is going on a field trip. They are also encouraged to participate in “Wear Your Camp Shirt” Wednesdays!

  • The free lunch program is run through the Sodexo Company. We will receive their schedule as we get closer to camp, and will let families know ASAP. The lunch is typically a sandwich with cheese and deli meat, chips/crackers, a fruit/veggie, and milk! The vegetarian option is a cheese sandwich and is available upon request.

  • Our camp is peanut aware, so if there is a camper in your child's group with a peanut allergy, you will be notified before the session begins so you will be able to provide an alternate lunch if needed.

  • On your camper's first day, they will be given a swim test to decide whether they will need a flotation device to swim. Our pool is 3 feet deep, and all campers must be able to swim from one end of the pool to the other without holding onto the side. All flotation devices are provided at camp. You do not need to send your own.

  • Yes! Late drop-off will occur inside of our camp office. We kindly ask that an adult escorts the camper into camp and sign them in at the camp office. If you need to pick your camper up early for any reason, please come to the camp office to sign them out. We allow early pick-up up to 3:00 pm.

  • The week before camp begins for your camper, you will receive an email with important session information, including your camper's counselor, field trips scheduled for the session, and camp-wide activities.

  • Yes. Campers will remain with their counselor for all sessions they are enrolled in.

  • We ask that all campers wear close-toed shoes. They are very active during the day, and sneakers are typically the best footwear for camp. Open-toed shoes, flip-flops, or sandals are not permitted.