Summer Day Camps | Glenn Carpenter Centre

The Glenn Carpenter Centre is the perfect outdoor oasis in the middle of the city. Campers will enjoy specialty outdoor activities, such as hiking and biking, as well as water activities, such as swimming, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, and a water trampoline on the beautiful Ashburn Lake.

You will get hands-on experience hanging out in the stream and then take your skills to the lake for some catch-and-release fishing. Equipment is included!

 Ages: Junior (7 – 9), Senior (10 – 12)

Availability

  • Junior | Week #1: July 23 – June 27
  • Senior | Week #2: June 30 – July 7 (short week due to holiday)
  • Senior | Week #6: July 28-August 1
  • Junior | Week #9: August 18 – August 22

Cost: $195.00 | $156.00 on a short week 

Do you want to babysit or are you old enough to stay home? This is a week-long camp that will teach safety, child care, games and basic emergency first aid skills. Participants who successfully complete this camp will receive a certificate of completion from Red Cross.

Ages: 10 – 12

Availability

  • Week #1: June 23 – June 27
  • Week #10: August 25 – August 29

Cost: $195.00 

In this traditional outdoor camp, our qualified staff will lead camp-wide programs for your favourite camp. Every day you will get to pick the best of Glenn Carpenter Centre’s activities: swimming, canoeing, kayaking, arts & crafts, archery, gaga ball, outdoor living skill, earth education, gardening, and more. Say hello to unlimited fun, skill development, and developing friendships!

 Ages: 5 – 12

Little Wilderness Ages 5-6
Junior Wilderness Ages 7-9
Senior Wilderness Ages 10-12

Availability

  • Weekly, starting June 23 and ending August 29

Cost: $195.00 | $156.00 on short weeks due to holidays (Canada Day on July 1, New Brunswick Day on August 4)

 

The Youth Leadership program provides you with the opportunity to develop your leadership skills through structured workshops, mentorship, volunteerism, and hands-on experience. All of the activities are specifically tailored for 12- to 15-year-olds. Every week, you will be going on at least one field trip or there will be a guest coming to work on a project. This camp is a great stepping stone for the Counsellor in Training (CIT) program.

Ages: 12 – 15

Availability

  • Weekly, starting June 23 and ending August 29

Cost: $195.00 | $156.00 on short weeks due to holidays (Canada Day on July 1, New Brunswick Day on August 4)

Join us for everything water! Swimming, canoeing, kayaking, inflatable water park, water games and more. A great way to cool off this summer!

Ages: (7 – 9) & (12 – 15)

Availability

  • Week#2 ( Age: 7-9): June 23 June 27
  • Week#5 (Age: 10 -12): July 21 – July 25

Cost: $195.00 | $156.00 on short weeks due to holidays (Canada Day on July 1, New Brunswick Day on August 4)

Do you love feeling the wind in your face when biking? Come experience the thrilling world of XC biking. On top of biking the trails of our own site, you will also ride the best of Rockwood Park and learn general bike maintenance. Participants must bring their own bikes and helmets.

Ages: Junior (7 – 9) Senior (10 – 12)

Availability

  • Senior | Week #3: July 7 – July 11
  • Junior | Week #6: July 28 – August 1
  • Senior | Week #9: August 18 – August 22

Cost: $195.00

Enjoy outdoor sports such as aqua golf, ultimate frisbee, soccer, disc golf, swimming, and more!

 Ages: Junior (7 – 9) Senior (10 – 12)

Availability

  • Senior | Week #3: July 7 – July 11
  • Junior | Week #5: July 21 – July 25

Cost: $195.00 

Calling all trailblazers! Take the road less traveled and join us for a week of hiking, fort building, and navigating through the forest. We will discover the beauty of nature while we explore the great outdoors.

 Ages: Junior (7 – 9) Senior (10 – 12)

Availability

  • Senior | Week #7: August 4 to August 8 (Short week due to a holiday)
  • Junior | Week #8: August 11 – August 15

 Cost: $195.00 | $156.00 on short weeks due to holidays (Canada Day on July 1, New Brunswick Day on August 4)

Campers will learn how to pitch a tent, build a fire, cook outdoors and enjoy a sleepover under the stars during the week.

Ages: Juniors (5 – 6) & Seniors (10-12) 

Availability

  • Week #4: Junior (Age 5–6): July 14- July 18
  • Week #8: Senior (Age 10-12): August 11 – August 15

Cost: $195.00

Join the worldwide movement focused on protecting the environment. Campers will enjoy a week of outdoor fun developing a sense of wonder and appreciation for nature, conducting science experiments focused on the environment, and sustainability, and participating in hikes and active games.

Ages: Junior (7 – 9), Senior (10 – 12)

Availability

  • Senior | Week #4: July 14 – July 18
  • Junior | Week #7: August 4 – August 8 (short week due to holiday)
  • Junior | Week #10: August 25 – August 29

Cost: $195.00 | $156.00 on a short week 

The CIT program is geared specifically for 15-16-year old’s who want to become Camp Counsellors in the future. The CIT program will run for 10 weeks of the summer. During the first 5 mandatory weeks, CITs will learn the ins and outs of the skills needed to be a counsellor, complete their Bronze Medallion or Cross course and complete a Canoe Certification.  The remaining 5 weeks of the summer will focus on putting their skills to work by shadowing the counsellors in different camps. *The price of this camp includes the aforementioned certifications. Swimming and canoeing abilities are required.

Ages: 15 – 16

Availability

  • 10 weeks of summer, from June 23 to August 29

Cost: $860 (10 weeks)

Click HERE to download a calendar of camps at this location.

Register for Day Camps

Currently, the summer camps are open for Afterschool programs. If your child is in Afterschool, please review the Facebook Afterschool Group for the Registration Link.

Contact Us

730 Foster Thurston Drive
Saint John, NB E2K 5J2

Centre Manager – gccasp@yswnb.ca 

+1-506-693-0632 (During Camp Season) 

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