Activities & Sample Day
The Bar-T Potomac programs takes advantage of the outstanding facilities at Holy Child to deliver a great mix of daily activities. While we rely on the combined creativity
of our staff and your children to ensure a summer-long flow of fun and
engaging choices, a few of the Bar-T Potomac favorites include:
- Swimming (twice each week at an area pool)
- Arts & Crafts
- Music & Drama
- Sports & Games...
- Soccer
- Football
- Basketball
- Capture the Flag
- Ga Ga (a camp classic)
- and so much more!
- Game Room
The camp fun is energized each week with a theme that is unique to the Bar-T Potomac program. We are busy planning our themes for the Summer of 2012, so please check back here soon for a sneak peak at our 2012 Bar-T Potomac Theme Weeks!
In addition to the daily fun on site at Holy Child, our Traditional Camp campers will set out on a weekly field trip or enjoys a special event at one of our camps (field trip and event costs are a part of your weekly camp tuition). Our Field Trips & Special Events for the Summer of 2012 are still in the planning stages. Please check back soon for an update!What does a camp day look like?
While no two camp days are exactly alike, there are some activities that become familiar. Here is what a sample day could look like.
9:00-9:15 Team time This is a time where the entire camp gathers to go over any special events, celebrate birthdays, and usually play some fun games before the day starts.
9:15-9:30 Visit Locker room Campers have the opportunity to drop off their backpacks and get ready for their day. A counselor may let campers know what their schedule looks like as well as give their group time to change into their bathing suits.
9:30-10:00 Creation Station Groups will visit Arts & Crafts a few times a week, where they will complete theme based projects such as picture frames, painted dinosaurs, or masks to name a few.
10:00-11:30 Swimming Morning swim time for groups is a structured swim where the whole group participates in an activity designed by our lifeguards. Counselors take this time to reapply sun block for the campers as well.
11:30-12:00 Change and Play After swimming groups take the time to change out of their bathing suits and play a few games in-between activities.
12:00-12:30 Lunch Groups retrieve their lunch bins from our refrigerator and eat lunch together. Afterwards they clean up their trash, separate their recyclables, and move on to their next activity.
12:30-1:00 Music & Drama Over the course of a session groups will visit Music & Drama a number of times to work on dances, singing, or improvisation. Twice a summer the camp puts on a parent show, to demonstrate what they have learned.
1:00-1:30 Tennis-Ball Baseball Tennis-Ball Baseball is a staple of Bar-T summer games. Groups will often challenge each other and engage in some friendly competition.
1:30-2:00 Tour 360 Engage in games, cooking, crafts, or challenges fron countries around the world
2:00-2:30 Snack Time Each day groups visit the snack bar. There they have a wide selection of snacks and beverages to choose from at no additional cost.
2:30-3:00 Choice Time Counselors are encouraged to present the group with choices as to their activities during any "free time." Choices may include: Dry-Dry-Wet, Knockout, Trivia Scavenger Hunt, or many other great games.
3:00-3:30 Town Hall/Team time At the end of the day the entire camp comes back together for a few dances, announcements, and dismissal for the bus ride back home.