Meet The Owner
Jessica Harvey
“Hello,
My name is Jessica, and I am the founder of Adventures in Camp, LLC. First, I am a wife and mother of two very active kids. I have been teaching full time in Maryland for the last twenty years, and enjoy every moment of it! I love spending time with my family, playing on the beach, and watching my children discover new things in life.
I graduated from the University of Maryland in December of 2004. Instead of going straight to the classroom in January, I spent the next couple of months attending meetings, going to conferences and researching what it would take to create a highly qualified summer camp in the state of Maryland.
I took that information and decided to develop a summer camp that had a little more to it than your typical camp. I wanted a place that was safe for kids, super fun and had more of a “family feel”, rather than “just a camp”. I wanted parents to feel at ease when they dropped their babies (no matter how old, they are always your baby) off at camp. I wanted a place that the campers never wanted to end, and looked forward to attending the next summer with their newly made friends.”
Our Team
Over the years we have changed camp, and made each year better than the last. We have teachers, and college students who are interested in becoming professional educators, as our Staff and Director on Duty. Having a staff that has such a special skill set would flourish as counselors, and enjoy camp, just as much as the campers.
Our staff has experience working with a variety of children who all have different needs. I feel this would benefit everyone’s camp experience. At Adventures in Camp, we have staff who work with children who have special needs, who speak languages other than English, and who are in the talented and gifted programs at school. Having staff who are educators (or becoming one) will make it easy to have integrated STEM activities and reading each day.
Each year our camp gets better, and we hope your family can join us this summer to experience it for yourself. Our camp only admits 30 campers per week, so email me with any questions, and I will help you.
Staff Training and Certification
All staff are trained in our camp’s:
- Emergency Plan
- Exposure Plan
- Medical Program
- Child Abuse Policy
- Field Trip Plan
- Transportation Policy
- Swimming Rules and Plan
All staff members are:
- CPR trained
- CPS approved
- First Aid certified
- Trained in Concussion awareness
- Trained in Asthma alertness
- Maryland & FBI background checked
All of our Policy, Program, Plan and Procedures are kept on file at camp, and can be viewed upon asking a Director or staff member. These documents must be left at our building.