Specialty Camps | The Y in Central Maryland
One of the many benefits of Y membership is having access to Y Day Camp where you can select from a range of camp experiences that appeal to your child’s interests and needs.
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Because many families enroll in overnight camp from outside of Maryland, Y membership is encouraged but not required to participate at Y Overnight Camp locations.
Specialty camps give campers the opportunity to spend their camp day doing what they love most!
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Science (entering grades 1-6)
SPY SCHOOL
Learn the elements of forensic science to solve mysteries. With a crime-solving partner, decipher codes and encrypted messages, strategically use invisible ink, solve puzzles, and more. Use what you’ve learned and work together to crack the code and escape before time runs out!
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE
Explore the solar system and beyond! Learn about the universe around us and enjoy some fictional fun too!
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
Technology (entering grades 1-6)
CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Learn the different phases of construction from planning to building. Work in teams using camp materials to design and assemble your own structure.
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
FUN-GINEERING
Campers will explore engineering-related strategies based on creativity and fun! Enjoy hands-on projects you’ll want to try at home.
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
Environment (entering grades 1-6)
CREATURES & CRITTERS
Join us for a week of everything animals! Learn about creatures big and small, make toys for local animal shelters, and learn the essentials of proper animal care.
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
Art (entering grades 1-6)
PAINT & POTTERY
Learn new painting styles by imitating some of the greatest artists in the world. Explore finger painting, water colors, acrylics, and more advanced styles.
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
SHOWSTOPPER
Dance, movement, music, and sing-alongs. This performance camp will help campers build confidence and express themselves in new ways. Have fun discovering your love for the performing arts and a flare for the spotlight!
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
Sports (entering grades 1-6)
SPORTS
Basketball, soccer, football, baseball, softball, t-ball, and more! Learn body mechanics and develop skills with a different sport each week led by an expert. Each sport focuses on fundamentals, teamwork, sportsmanship and fun!
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
Sports vary by camp location. Go to CAMP LOCATIONS to see sports offered by week at each location.
SWIM
Campers will participate in a wide variety of swim activities. Swim lessons, stroke development, water games, safety around water, and more! Campers will learn what they need to stay safe and have fun in the water.
2023 Member Rate: $326/wk
Y OPEN DOORS SAVINGS
Making ends meet can be difficult and we’re here to help. If your family needs help paying for camp, Y Open Doors Savings may be able to help lower your rate. Please apply if you need help HERE beginning January 1, 2023.
Dates & Rates | Maryland Summer Camp | Echo Hill Camp
Registration is open! If you are new, please fill out an interest form. You may also call us to set up a zoom chat with a camp director or chat over the phone.
Echo Hill Camp consists of 150 campers ages 7-16 each session making up a diverse community with campers and staff from all over the U. S.A. and 5+ countries. The size of our camp was carefully selected to ensure campers experience the maximum benefit from programming and activities while also enjoying an intimate camp setting, where people truly know each other. Echo Hill Camp is an environment where campers can foster incredible and worthwhile friendships, no matter the time length or how many summers they have been with us. To learn more about our free choice program check out the Camp Life page. |
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2023 Dates & Rates
DATES
1st Session: Sunday, June 25 –Friday, July 7
2nd Session: Sunday, July 9 – Friday, July 21
3rd Session: Sunday, July 23 – Friday, August 4
4th Session: Sunday, August 6 – Friday, August 18
Sail*Ski & Fish*Crab Camp: scroll down
TUITION
One Session (2 Weeks): $3550
Two Sessions (4 Weeks): $5995
Three Sessions (6 Weeks): $8120
Four Sessions (8 Weeks): $8940
Please note that each 2-week camp session will begin on a Sunday and end 2 weeks later on a Friday. The campus will be closed from Friday afternoon and until Sunday arrival time. Multi-session campers from further away who are unable to go home with family or friends, please reach out to the office to make arrangements.
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Sail * Ski * Fish*Crab Camp |
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Sail*Ski*Fish*Crab Camp (SSFC) offers the same great location and facilities that make the regular camp sessions so popular along with the short stay makes it an excellent introduction to sleep-away summer camp for a first time camper. The activities during the SSFC session include waterskiing, sailing, fishing and crabbing, kayaking, swamp walk and the Adventure Course. This allows for all children to try a “little bit of everything!”
Sail*Ski & Fish*Crab Camp
Thursday, August 24 – Wednesday, August 30 (1 Week): $1700
Additional Information
INCLUDED IN TUITION
Included in the Tuition Fee
Laundry, all program supplies, instruction in all camp activities, most trips and many special outings such as trips to movie theaters, outings for sweet treats, and more!
Registration FeE
Registration Fee
A $700 registration fee must accompany your application. This fee is applied to the tuition but it will be retained if the reservation is cancelled after March 1, 2020. If the application is submitted after March 1, 2020, the deposit will be retained if the reservation is cancelled 21 days after receipt of the application. After May 1, 2020 a 1.5% per month finance charge will be applied to any unpaid balance.
There is no reduction for late arrival or early departure. A 5% DISCOUNT will be allowed on tuition for two or more children in one family who are full season candidates. In case of withdrawal on account of illness incurred at camp, one-half the remaining fee will be refunded. In case of dismissal or voluntary withdrawal, there will be no refund.
Canteen DeposiT
Canteen Deposit
$150 for 8 weeks, $75 for 4 weeks, or $50 for 2 weeks will be deposited with the camp canteen to cover the cost of stamps, stationery, snacks, film, batteries, soap, T-shirts, spending money, most special trips, yearbook, etc. The canteen deposit will be included on your bill. Canteen deposit for CIT’s and CA’s (10th and 11th graders) will be $225 for 8 weeks or $125 for 4 weeks. If a balance remains at the season’s end, it will be refunded upon request at camp or by mail. Please note that the canteen deposit does not cover some of our off-campus trips that your child might participate in.
Insurance
Insurance
The camp assumes no financial responsibility for sickness or accident but will do everything possible to protect the health and safety of the camper. Each camper will be covered by a group medical and accident policy during his stay at camp and while traveling to and from the camp. This insurance will cost $12.00 per week.
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS
Personal Possessions
Valuable watches, jewelry and other expensive items of clothing and equipment should be left at home. Campers are not permitted to bring cell phones, iPads, laptops, “fit” watches and other “screen” devices.