Wheaton Park District Summer Camps 2014

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Wheaton Park DistrictSummer Camps 2014Megan RaittPreschool and Camps Manager

Table of ContentsStatistical DataIntroductionPage 3Camp Summary (Data)Pages 3 – 5Summer Camp AttendancePage 6Summary of CampsPage 7HighlightsPages 7 – 8WaitlistsPage 8Recommendations for 2015Page 92014 WPD Summer Camp ReportPage 2

IntroductionThe Wheaton Park District’s summer day camps offer a wide variety of options for campers looking for ways toenjoy their summer. We can definitely say we have it all, with opportunities to take field trips to great locations,canoeing at the Northside Lagoon, enjoying swimming at one of our two pools, and forming new friendships thatwill last a lifetime. Our camps most important purpose is building character in our youth.DATA – CAMP SUMMARYProgram l(8000)Revenues(4000)TotalExpensesNetRevenueCamp Illini 201215310,7151,7521,30628,99713,77315,224Camp Illini 201326213,6721,2242,92538,03517,82120,214Camp Illini 201436715,7262,2254,41948,09522,37025,725Mean Green 20121006,0691,0822013,7887,1716,617Mean Green 201317911,9131,0911,80022,11714,8047,313Mean Camp Green 201426112,6391,5352,61028,92716,78412,143Camp Blackhawk 201225314,1592,4311,27535,38517,86517,520Camp Blackhawk 201325910,5392,8351,93236,74115,30621,435Camp Blackhawk 201431614,0442,8993,22237,02820,16516,863Camp Goodtimes 2012905,80838808,7946,1962,598Camp Goodtimes 20131154,535395011,1794,9306,249Camp Goodtimes 2014963,26927909,9843,5486,436Awesome August 20121264,5103612,08815,0726,9598,113Awesome August 20131102,1691713,42814,9225,7689,154Awesome August 20141075,0041922,23313,9817,4296,552Camp No Name 201234146,1575,05411,559113,85362,77051,083Camp No Name 201335247,4394,49411,894118,04763,82754,2202014 WPD Summer Camp ReportPage 3

Program l(8000)Revenues(4000)TotalExpensesNetRevenueCamp No Name 201445349,1944,88215,852129,25769,92859,327Super Tots 201218610,9861,590016,18312,5763,607Super Tots 20131918,088852016,9408,9408,000Super Tots 201419911,0041,150017,75012,1545,596Camp I Don’t Know 201211422,3453,59513,44463,15139,38423,767Camp I Don’t Know 201310521,3023,0378,95260,58633,29126,665Camp I Don’t Know 20149325,7982,57610,52851,56838,90212,666Safety City Camp 201218310,200500026,71810,70016,018Safety City Camp 20131589,300500024,1009,80014,300Safety City Camp 20141559,600574024,20010,17414,026Holiday Day Camp 20121234,79233309,3074,8254,482Holiday Day Camps 2013802,30849408,0672,8025,265(***Thanksgiving andwinter break camps have notrun yet)903,72049025210,9774,7356,242Last Chance Camp 2013(formerly Creative Express)Total 20122716693,574 135,741463 17,0860 29,6926,769 331,2484,037 182,5192,732 148,729Total 20131838 134,839 15,556 31,456 357,503 181,851 175,652Total 20142137 149,998 16,802 39,389 371,767 206,189 165,578299 15,159 1,246 7,933 14,264 24,338( 10,074)Holiday Day Camps 2014Difference 2013/20142014 WPD Summer Camp ReportPage 4

Revenue increased 11,210 in Camp No Name due to the addition of the 10th week and extendedcare.Camp Illini revenue increased 10,060 due to the addition of the 9th week of camp and extendedcare.Mean Camp Green revenue increased 6,810 due to the addition of the 7th week of camp andextended care.Camp I Don’t Know revenue decreased 9,018 due to the drop of enrollment of 20 participants.Super Tot salaries increased 2,916 due to the increase in staff wages for lead teachers to becomparable to the Wide Horizons Preschool wages for teachers with degrees.Overall wages increased 15,159 due to additional weeks of CNN, Camp Illini, Mean CampGreen, and Camp Blackhawk and newly created before and after care positions at CIDK andNorthside Park camps.Overall contractual increased 7,933 due to increase in participants for contractual archery andpool fees for extended week camps and last minute field trip changes beyond staff’s control.2014 WPD Summer Camp ReportPage 5

Wheaton Park District - Summer Camp AttendanceIndividual Camp Attendance500Camp IlliniMean Camp Green400Camp Goodtimes300Camp BlackhawkAwesome August200Camp No NameSuper Tots100Camp I Don't Know0201220132014Safety CityWheaton Park District – Total Summer Camp Attendance250020002005 Participants - 18162006 Participants - 18752007 Participants - 19512008 Participants - 20812009 Participants - 19832010 Participants - 16072011 Participants - 16892012 Participants - 15452013 Participants - 18382014 Participants - 2137150010005000200520072014 WPD Summer Camp Report200920112013Page 6

III. Summary of CampThe Wheaton Park District strives to provide memorable experiences for each and every camper enrolledin one or all of our camp sessions. It is our goal to make sure that each child returns home every nightbubbling with excitement, eager to tell mom, dad, brothers and sisters what exciting activities they were apart of at camp. Years later, these amazing experiences continue to inspire past participants to return ascounselors and directors.A typical day at camp consists of various activities such as: arts and crafts, sports games (kickball,baseball, tag, etc.), camp songs, capture the flag, canoe trips, archery, trips to the pool and much moresummer fun.Each summer, camp staff is encouraged to bring, what we like to call, their “bag of tricks.” This “bag oftricks” includes ideas about arts and crafts, sports and songs with which they can develop daily campactivities. In order for camp to be successful, the counselors and directors must be able to take ownershipin the activities that they present to participants.IV. 2014 Summer Camp Highlights Summer camps employed 53 staff; 52% of them being Wheaton residents.Eighteen children received Leisureship assistance for summer camp totaling 2,116, which is 5%of the Leisureship budget.Staff trained and certified 53 counselors in CPR and First Aid.Due to the extended District 200 school year staff was able to think creatively and develop a threeday drop-in program to accommodate 115 campers at various day camp locations throughout thedistrict.Camp Blackhawk held parent’s night at the end of each of their two week sessions where it wascampers and staff against parents in a lively game of “Capture the Flag”.Pottery classes were added to the Camp No Name activity schedule.All staff were required to attend an “All Camp” mandatory staff training in-service in June.The Wheaton Police Department and Fire Department visited Safety City participants at TooheyPark to talk about bike safety and fire safety.New this year was the addition of before and after care at the Northside camps. It was a hugesuccess with 133 passes sold and a gross revenue of 1,855.00.Camp No Name had 88 campers take advantage of the opportunity to attend swim lessons duringcamp, which is 80% of camp enrollment.The optional 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th weeks of Camp No Name allowed an additional 343 campers toenjoy the Camp No Name experience.2014 WPD Summer Camp ReportPage 7

Camp No Name took field trips to the DuPage County Fair, Kane County Cougars game, TurtleSplash Water Park, Lincoln Park Zoo, Rocket Ice Arena, Donley’s Wild West Town and MovieStudio Grill.The Camp No Name Parent Night took place on July 17 with over 300 parents, siblings andgrandparents in attendance. There were skits, songs and a great slide presentation put together bycamp staff. Afterwards there was cake and juice for all and the CNN art gallery was open in BriarPatch room to showcase the camper’s art talents.The Super Tot Olympics took place at the Community Center on July 21 & 22. About 130campers took part in the festivities and over 250 parents, siblings and grandparents came to cheerthem on. There were also 10 Super Tot alumni that led the Super Tot parade.Straight Aim Archery, a contractual archery company, provided classes to the following camps:Camp No Name, Blackhawk, Mean Camp Green, Camp Illini and Awesome August.CIDK raised about 160 through a car wash for the American Cancer Society.CIDK field trips included Raging Waves, Kane County Cougars, Chicago Sky, DowntownNaperville/Centennial Beach, Medieval Times, and Gameworks.CIDK participated in the IPRA Teen Camp Olympics for the second year. 25 Park Districtsparticipated which made up 52 teams. Three WPD CIDK teams placed: 6th, 18th, and tied for 24th.CIDK “Adventure Class” went to places like Lincoln Marsh, Cosley Zoo, and Clock towerCommons.VI: WaitlistsIn 2014 we were able to accommodate all 7 participants off of various camp wait lists. Camp schedulesand maximum sizes were carefully adjusted prior to registration to anticipate the needs of the community.VII: Recommendations for 2015Looking forward to the summer of 2015 staff has done a summary analysis of the parent evaluations thatwere sent out via Survey Monkey at the end of each session and have developed an action plan to betterserve the needs of our camp community. Swim lessons will be offered at an additional charge for Camp No Name campers through RecTrac registration.Diving lessons will be offered at Camp No Name.Awesome August will expand age requirement to accommodate campers entering 6th grade in thefall of 2015.Before and After Care will be added to Camp Blackhawk at Toohey Park during the hours of 8 –9:30 am and 3 – 5 pm.2014 WPD Summer Camp ReportPage 8

Investigate the addition of a website button to house calendars, special event, and theme dayannouncements of all summer day camps to keep parents current with camp activities.Staff will be considering the addition of hiring a Before and After Care Coordinator to manage thestaffing, visit check-in (REC TRAC POS), and logistics for all sites/camps offering the extendedcare.Staff received an overwhelming response on the Camp No Name parent evaluations in regards todividing camp into two separate age appropriate camps (Grades 1 – 3 & Grades 4 – 5). This willhelp to reduce camp size from 110 and make it a more valuable experience. Due to buildinglimitations this won’t be a viable option until 2016 at the earliest.Staff will be launching a new camp, Extreme Recess to be located at the Boy Scout Cabin for thesummer of 2015 for ages 9 – 12.CIDK field trips will be revised to include at least 50% new locations.CIDK dates have been revised to mirror CNN’s camp dates. There will be a 6 week camp sessionto start the summer, and the remaining 4 weeks of the season, participants will be able to registerfor one week at a time.CIDK will add an additional service opportunity to the existing car wash to help the campers getmore involved in the community and community service.Specialized subjects and “classes” will be introduced to the 2015 summer. Possibilities includeclasses such as Fencing, Pottery, Chess, Fitness, and dance.“WPD summer camps a lifetime ofmemories!”2014 WPD Summer Camp ReportPage 9

The Wheaton Park District's summer day camps offer a wide variety of options for campers looking for ways to enjoy their summer. We can definitely say we have it all, with opportunities to take field trips to great locations, . Wheaton Park District - Total Summer Camp Attendance 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2005 .