Through the years both of my daughters were really mentored by Mrs. Jessica. In fact, now that both are in their teens, both are now serving the camp in a junior counselor role. They assist in the day to day activities of camp. They prepare and clean up after activities and help look after the younger kids. They have learned compassion, patience and conflict resolution while assisting with some of the special needs children that attend the camp. As parents with special needs will tell you, this is no easy task. I attribute a great part of the success they’ve had in these areas to the school teachers that lead Adventures in Camp

I am a parent of 3 with one being a special needs child. Every year I struggled to find programs that I can trust, that stimulates my children and that is affordable. I have found this with the program at Adventures in Camp… Many programs, including the county’s, have the kids sit in a room and may go to the pool once or twice a week. Not Adventures In Camp. They actually take educational and interesting trips.

Her kindness, attention to detail, organization and nurturing skills are, in my humble opinion, a credit to the profession of educators in Maryland. And she is certainly an asset to my neighborhood as she exemplifies the kindness, respect, and leadership that I like to see in my Columbia community. Rather than allow my kids to stay indoors and over-indulge in video games, I rather enjoy sending them outside to socialize with new friends, take trips, go swimming, and stay active. Many of my professional colleagues are jealous of the situation I have here: to be able to send my kids to a nearby facility that is so much fun for all of us.

Adventures in Camp, housed in the Stevens Forest Community Center, has been the summer home for my 3 children for the past 8 years. The other kids and staff are family we look forward to seeing each June and are sad to separate from in August. Several families return year after year. I have 3 very different children and the camp has always been able meet our needs. This includes my deaf child who attends summer school every year. They always worked with our schedule and took excellent care of her cochlear implants. They accepted the LISS (low intensity support services issued by the state of Maryland) funds to help pay for the camp. They allowed my oldest child the opportunity to work as a counselor in training when she aged out so she still had a place to go and my children were able to all be together.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for such a wonderful camp experience over the last few years. Adventures in Camp has been a blessing to our family. The safety of our kids has never been questioned when they were in your care. The camp counselors have been attentive to our needs, and the pool experience is one of the things our kids look forward to every week during camp hours.

I love this camp! The camp size is very small. Not a bunch of teenage kids watching my son. They have interactive play while learning STEM. This is very important to a single mom that my child is learning while enjoying camp. They go on field trips every Thursday which my son extremely enjoys.