Summer is fast approaching and Grotonwood Summer Camp is ramping up preparations for an epic season. New activities for 2020 include Archery Tag (with paint!), a high ropes Zipline, and Laser Tag! New feathery, fluffy and buzzy additions include two peacocks named Lord Aquila Adoniram and Lady Priscilla Hasseltine, a German Shorthaired Pointer called Maddie-Grace who is the new queen of the maintenance truck, and a snow-white Pomeranian called Alpine, who keeps things ticking along in the camp office. Last but not least, and most important to our local environment, two Honey Bee hives. As well as helping to support our local ecosystem, Grotonwood is hoping to teach educational beekeeping classes in 2021.
Grotonwood is a traditional Christian camp located in the quaint town of Groton, MA. The nonprofit has been serving youth ages five to seventeen, family groups and adults with physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1956. It is their commitment to be a resource to all people, encouraging faith exploration, friendship and fun in an awesome natural environment. Their varied programs and facilities give way to beautiful encounters, lifelong learning experiences and relationship building.
Enjoy the camp’s warm hospitality at their annual Open House Sunday May 3rd. Tour the facilities at your own pace, talk to a Director and experience a little piece of summer camp. The following activities will be hosted free of charge for all the family to enjoy, so, remember to wear your walking shoes!
- Pontoon boat rides on Lost Lake
- Guided bus tours of the facilities (ADA accessible)
- Live music on the main stage
- Free cookout (12pm-3pm)
- Hayrides through the trails
- Segway Arena
- Archery with prizes
- Camp-wide scavenger hunt
- Information & registration station
Same-day signup offers are valid for 24 hours with promo code FIRESIDE2020:
- $50 discount per overnight session booked – youth and adult sessions included.
- $25 discount per day camp session booked – This is a great multi-session saving!
Day Camp runs from June 22 to August 15! For families not wanting to sign their children up for the whole summer, Grotonwood offers a Flexi-Day option giving you the choice of sending campers for as little as one day per week. Families can arrange camp around their work schedule and child care needs.
Day Camp Weekly Themes For 2020
Week One (June 22-26): 20/20 Vision 👓 - We will be focusing on team and community as we learn to build each other up through our group activities which will focus on positive risk taking, trust and team buildings.
Week Two (June 30-July 3): Stars & Stripes 🇺🇸 All the glitter, pomp and pageantry you can imagine! Includes a parade with guest appearances from Groton Police & Fire Dept.
Week Three (July 7-10): It’s an Adventure! 🧭 Campers will hone their outdoor survival skills, learn raft building, create wilderness shelters, find their favorite forest friends using map & compass skills, plus hiking and biking our many trails!
Week Four (July 14-17): Wilderness Escape 🐯 We will host a variety of activities in the wilderness of our vast private forest. Activities include Safari, campfire celebration program and a firm favorite, camp-wide Indiana Jones!
Week Five (July 21-24): Sea Crossings - One for the water babies! Extended swim time, raft building, Hawaiian Luau, boating and to end the week, our Rock The Dock Beach Party, which includes Sno-Cones and a cookout!
Week Six (July 28-31): Grotonwood Olympians 🥇 Challenging body, mind and spirit! Team sports, camp-wide relay races, trivia and minute to win-it competitions, plus lots of extra time outside!
Note, this week includes one off-site day-trip to Canobie Lake Park.
Week Seven (August 3-7): Animation Annihilation 🦹🏽♂ Day Camp will take on an animation theme for the week! Activities will include superhero Dodgeball, Disney Pontoon Boat cruises on Lost Lake and maybe even a short film written, scripted and featuring our very own movie stars!
Week Eight August 9-14): Tribe Wars 🎯 You are not going to want to miss this!! Campers will attend a ‘sorting ceremony’ and become part of a tribe. Tribes will go head to head in a variety of awesome camp-wide activities which includes but is not limited to scavenger hunts, escape rooms, team sports, high & Low rope challenge courses and of course, our end of summer Color War, featuring powder, water and shaving foam!!!
NEW Overnight offerings for 2020 include:
A Family Camp Weekend (July 31-August 2), Adventure camp, which is a session for the adventurous in spirit and those who love the outdoors! Waddaweek!, which includes Segways, Drums Alive, Chapel-time, Arts & Crafts, high & low ropes, team games, sports, daily swim and, two daytrips to Canobie Lake Park and Kimball Farm or Boundless Adventures. Bonanza Camp features traditional camp activities PLUS, small group adventures on and off site including, hiking Mt Monadnock, taking the Segways on the Nashua River Rail Trail and a ‘Letterboxing’ scavenger hunt around our local community! Challenge Camp allows campers to go head to head in a variety of exciting challenges including, a “Nailed It” style bake-off, camp wide relay race, outdoor survival challenge, and to top it all off a tribe color war!
Part of Grotonwood’s wonderful mission statement is that every person deserves the opportunity to experience summer camp at least once. Money should never be the obstacle preventing attendance. Thanks to their generous alumni and patrons, they are able to provide financial assistance to all those who require it. Families can download and complete a Campership Request Form available from the website.
Grotonwood complies with the regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health(105 CMR 430,000), and is licensed by the Groton Board of Health. Copies of camp policies on background checks, health care and discipline policies are available on request. To discuss enrollment or employment opportunities in confidence, feel free to contact the camp office at (978) 448 5763.
167 Prescott St
Groton MA 01450
(978) 448-5763
Email: office@grotonwood.org
Website: http://grotonwood.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Grotonwood.Camp.Conference.Center/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grotonwood/
