Update February 8th, 2024:
Summer Day Camp 2024 registration is now open! Spots are filling up fast so don’t hesitate and grab your spot right away! If a session is currently full feel free to get your camper’s name onto a waitlist. Even if you don’t get a spot for this year’s camp, adding your name to the waitlist ensures you will be contacted about early registration for the following summer. If you have any questions or would like to be notified about any updates please email us at registrar@circlerranch.ca
Please note: Campers must be currently in SK to Grade 8 in order to register for camp this summer. There are Leadership Day Camp options for campers in in Grade 9 or 10. Grade 11 or older are welcome to apply to work at summer camp.
Our Mission at Camp is to nurture self development and connection with animals, nature, and the camp community.
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Day Camp: For Youth SK to Grade 8
Circle R Day Camp is a wonderful and memorable experience for your child, no matter what age. Day campers experience the thrills, fun, and adventure of camp and return home each evening. Day campers get to play, explore, spend time in the nature and make new friends while having the time of their lives! Best of all, day campers become part of a caring camp community that encourages and supports them while they learn and grow.
Day Camp Program
Day Camp exposes campers to a wide variety of activities. Day campers are placed in groups of ten to twelve campers with one or two counsellors; our youngest “Tyke” campers have two counsellors with each group. Including program staff, the overall ratio of campers to staff at Day Camp is 3:1 and the relatively small capacity of campers per session allows more personal interaction and greater flexibility in day-to-day programming. The camp day runs from 9am to 4:15 pm. Campers are split into different age groups: Tykes (SK – Grade 2), Juniors (Grades 3 – 4), Intermediates (Grades 5 – 6), and Seniors (Grades 7 – 8).
Horses and The Riding Program
There’s plenty of horse time for everyone! Day campers get to experience western pleasure trail riding as well as learn to care for their horses through grooming and tacking. Our trained staff offer Equine-assisted Mindfulness experiences which helps to deepen the campers awareness and connection with the horse and themselves. Our Circle R horse programs help campers become more confident, increase their riding skills, have fun, and enjoy the benefits and excitement of working with horses!
Day Camp Activities
Depending on age, options may include:
- Rabbitropolis (Rabbits and Bunnies we use to learn about Mindfulness and animal caretaking)
- Row boating/Canoeing
- Swimming
- Farm animals and Tractor Hay ride
- Archery
- Arts and Crafts
- Drama Games
- Hiking and Nature Exploration
- Fire Building & Bushcraft
- Permaculture Gardening
- Sandyland Sports and Active Camp-wide games
- Singsongs and Campfires
- And much, much more!
Facilities, Food and Transportation
Day campers will need to bring their own packed lunch and snacks (peanut and tree-nut free please). Morning and afternoon snacks are provided. Bus transportation is provided with stops located throughout the city of London. Our staff travel on the buses with the campers every day, making the fun of the camp experience begin as soon as they get on the bus.
Bus Stops
- Oxbury Centre/Mall (1299 Oxford St.)
- Wortley Public School (301 Wortley Rd.)
- White Oaks Public School (565 Bradley Ave.)
- Southwest Optimist Park (682 Southdale Rd. W. Near Bostwick Rd.)
- Lambeth Public School (6820 Duffield St.)
- Old North Public School (940 Waterloo St.)
- Masonville Public School (25 Hillview Blvd.)
- Sherwood Forest Mall (1225 Wonderland Rd. N.)
- Oakridge Centre (760 Hyde Park Rd. beside CIBC)
- Bryon Northview Public School (1370 Commissioners Rd W. @ Stephen St.)
- Kilworth Convenience Centre (26 Kilworth Park Dr, Komoka, ON N0L 1R0)
- Circle R Ranch Drop Off/Pick Up (3017 Carriage Road, Delaware, ON, N0L 1E0)
Dates and Fees – click here
Information for Parents/Guardians – click here