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Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File #r {a
Date: September 20, 1999 Res.
Report #: CS -14 -99 By -law #
Subject: SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM 1999
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that Council approve the following:
1. THAT Report No. CS -14 -99 be received for information.
1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 The Municipality of Clarington has offered in the past 22 years a Summer Day
Camp program for our residents out of only one location, The Rickard Recreation
complex. This summer, Community Services offered a new and improved program
out of both the Rickard Recreation Complex and the Courtice Community Complex.
This program included on -site activities, quest speakers, off -site excursions and
weekly themes.
1.2 The Summer Day Camp program is advertised in the Community Activity Guide,
local newspapers and distributed to the public through local elementary and high
schools with the assistance of the appropriate school boards. The program was also
promoted at the 1999 Durham Regional Fair held at the Whitby Regional Building
on Rossland Rd. Registration for the camps began upon receipt of the activity guide
on March 20, 1999 and continued throughout the spring and summer.
2.0 SUMMER CAMP
2.1 The summer camps operated out of both the Rickard Recreation Complex and the
Courtice Community Complex. The Courtice Complex location utilized the multi-
purpose room, pool, tot pool, library and outside green space. At the Rickard
Recreation complex the areas used were the multi - purpose rooms, arena floor
space, ice surface, ball diamonds and green space.
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REPORT NO. CS -14 -99
PAG E 2
2.2 Participants were able to register for any one or two week period with a total of
seven weeks of programming available if desired. This time frame was changed
from past years to address the fact that most of our staff were university students,
some of whom were not available in late August.
2.3 Registration numbers accepted increased from a maximum of 40 per week in both
1997 and 1998 to a maximum of 86 per week in 1999, at each location. The
supervision ratio allowed considered the adequate safety supervision of all campers
and ranged from an 8:1 ratio for ages 4 & 5 years olds to 12:1 ratio for ages 9 — 12
year olds.
2.4 In 1999 our capacity was 1,026 and we reached 88% of this goal. The camp
accommodated a total number of 927 participants. The leader in training program
attracted a total number of 21 participants of a possible 32. Since this was the first
year the municipality has offered such a program this result is very good. As shown
in attachment #1, the numbers improved greatly from a total in 1997 of 295 and the
total in 1998 of 285.
2.5 In order to accommodate working parents, our extended hours service we provided
expanded to include drop off as early at 7 :30 a.m. and pick up as late as 5:30 p.m.
This was an increase from last year of the 8:00 a.m. drop off and 5:00 p.m. pick up.
2.6 The new improved format allowed specific age appropriate activities to address the
needs of each age group: 4 - 5 year olds, 6 —8 year olds and 9 — 12 year olds. We
also provided the leader -in- training program for children ages 12 — 15 years who
were interested in developing leadership skills. These young people were able to
apply these learned skills by volunteering within the camp environment.
2.7 Participants were offered several trips during the summer camp such as the
Bowmanville Zoo, Ganaraska Forest and Pleasure Valley. We invited guest
speakers as well including the Fire Department, Police Department, Martial Arts
demonstrations and introduced a unique campout experience including campfire,
sing song and parents night, which was held during the final week of camp.
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REPORT NO. CS -14 -99
CONCLUSION
PAG E 3
3.1 The Community Services Department introduced to the community a new and
innovative program during the summer of 1999. Parents have indicated their
satisfaction regarding both the quality and success of the program. Staff have
answered the resident's needs by providing programs at more than one location and
the interest is evident by the numbers registered. We will continue to provide a
quality program in the new millennium and plans are underway to expand and
improve in the year 2000.
Ily submitted, Reviewed by,
Jose'p'h' P. Caruana
Dj /actor of Community Services
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT NO. CS -14 -99
1999 SUMMER CAY CAMP
REGISTRATION REPORT
PAG E 4
Location: Courtice Communitv Complex
Program Name
1997
Registered
1998
Registered
1999
Registered
Week #1
30
40
132
Week #2
39
40
135
Week #3
49
40
138
Week #4
48
42
141
Week #5
39
40
109
Week #6
38
43
133
Week #7
51
40
138
N/A
N/A
Leader -in Training
= 20
Total Registered
295
285
927
Location: Courtice Communitv Complex
Program Name
Total #Registered
Target
Kindercamp
143
168
Discoverycamp
229
210
Adventurecamp
204
224
SUBTOTAL =
576
592
Location: Rickard Recreation Complex
Program Name
Total # Registered
Target
Kindercamp
Combined with Courtice Camp
Discoverycamp
185
210
Adventurecamp
166
224
SUB TOTAL =
351
434
TOTALS = 927 11026
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