Summer Camps and Experiences

For campers starting at age 8 to age 11, a classic camp experience with a mix of activities including indoor and outdoor games, fishing, swimming, and crafts.

For campers ages 12 to 14, in addition to the classic camp experience with a mix of activities like indoor and outdoor games, fishing, swimming, and crafts, this group goes on one to two off campus field trips for their activities.

For campers ages 15 to 19, these campers will get a choice of tracks to tailor their camp experience to their interests. All Sib Seniors will interact for meals and waterfront/watercraft time daily regardless of which track they sign up for, but will choose from the options below:

• Sports and Outdoor Adventures track: Some of the activities include team sports like basketball, volleyball, tennis, pickleball, and soccer as well as classic camp outdoor activities like fishing and watercrafts.
• Indoor Games and Makerspace track: Activities include a wide selection of creative, innovative science or arts and crafts activities and lots of board and card games with your friends. Classic waterfront and watercraft activities will also be included.
• Mixed Experience track: For those who love it all, you can choose a bit of both worlds! Join in for sports and outdoor adventures while also making time for creativity and games.

Under the guidance of Sib CITY leadership and admin team staff, this is a training program for 19 & 20 year old former campers intended to help with the transition from camper to program volunteer. The program is designed to train participants throughout the week of Sibling Camp in skills needed to become a counselor and/or auxiliary program volunteer. With daily goal setting and practice scenarios each morning, afternoon integration into various age groups to practice and refine skills, and evening team building with small group activities and excursions, this is the perfect mix of camp fun and leadership training to help ease the transition from camper to volunteer.

Notifications to eligible applicants are sent prior to applications opening every spring. Interested campers should apply using the VOLUNTEER/STAFF link when applications open.

If you are interested in SIB CITY, please reach out to Hopper at JH*****@*********ep.org.

In this option, campers will enjoy the fun of classic camp with activities like swimming, fishing, water craft, sports and games, and field activities. They will experience the joy of time away from home and newfound friendships.

These campers participate in classic camp activities while focusing on learning independence and building self-confidence. Some of these activities include swimming, fishing, water craft, sports, and games and field activities.

In All Camp Experience (ACE), campers will participate in classic camp activities along with specialized experiences led by “expert” activity leaders. Whether it be basketball, arts & crafts, magic, or STEM, ACE is the place to come explore everything camp has to offer!

In this unique travel camp, campers in Excursion will spend the week on various field trips to local places of interest. Navy Pier, Great America, The Milwaukee Zoo, and The Wisconsin Dells Water Park have all been highlights in the past! The itinerary changes every year, but the joy of adventure remains the same!

Love the water? This camp is for you! Participants can plan to spend their session enjoying fun in the water in many different ways – water fights, swimming, paddle boarding, snorkeling, and SCUBA certification just to name a few. And that’s not all – come experience fun on land with campfires, outdoor movies, and more!

Campcraft is geared towards the teen adventurer! Participants live, eat, learn and play outdoors.
Campcrafters sleep in tents that they pitch, eat food that they cook, and gather round the campfire every night to strum guitars, roast marshmallows, and bond over the day’s events. In Campcraft, lasting friendships are built through teamwork, togetherness, and a true love for the outdoors.

In Excel, friendships – whether lifelong or newfound – are really what it’s all about. Time spent bonding over conversation is just as important as volleyball, swimming, or Chopped food challenges. Excel campers will revel in their favorite camp activities in their last years as campers while serving as role models for the younger kids on campus.

Participants in the Seabees Leadership Program are former campers 20 years and older who have limitations due to their disease, treatment, or other factors. Seabees participants are sent invitations once they are age eligible and go through a special application process. Notifications to eligible applicants are sent by January. If you are interested in being a participant in the Seabees, please reach out to Hopper at JH*****@*********ep.org or Devin at DR***@*********ep.org.

Guided by facilitators, this camp focuses on personal growth through achievement and service to camp. We are in need of additional facilitators for this program. If you are interested in working with active adults charged with mentoring, service to camp, and personal growth, this would be a great camp for you!

This leadership training experience is offered to past participants of any Camp One Step camp who want to take One Step Further (OSF). Notifications to eligible applicants are sent by January. If you are interested in OSF, please reach out to Hopper at JH*****@*********ep.org or Devin at DR***@*********ep.org.