UMBC Athletics and Recreation

Camp Activities

UMBC Summer Day Camp offers a lot of fun and structured activities for the kids to participate in.
Listed below are a few of the daily activities that we offer.

Swim Lessions & Free Swim

Every child will have both a 40-50 minute long swim lesson everyday, as well as an hour long free swim period toward the end of each day. All of our pool staff are experienced swim teachers and have lifeguard certification. UMBC has an Olympic-sized 50 meter outdoor swimming pool and a 25 meter indoor lap pool with a 13 foot diving well for newer swimmers and rainy days.

Arts & Crafts

Every child will also have Arts & Crafts everyday. Arts & Crafts is a taught by a trained professional with extensice experience in working with children. Technique and skills teaching is geared to each age level. Children will be working an a variety of mediums, from beads to paint, from clay to peanut butter. Occasionally, children will be asked to bring in items from home such as an old sock, paper towel and toilet paper rolls. Make sure you stayon top of any such notices. The end resuly will don your mantle or refrigerator door for years.

Tennis Lessons

Each group of children will receive tennis lessions about two or three times a week for about 40-50 minutes per lesson. Tennis lessons will be gearted toward a different skill levels. The tennis lessons are instructed by experienced personnel in both tennis and and working with children. Rackets are provided for te kids, but if a child has his or her own racket, they may opt to bring it.

Self Defense

All groups of children will have self defense about two to three times a week. Self defense is taught by an experienced professional and all activities are suitable for each particular age group. The kids learn techniques ranging from the proper way to do a forward roll to several series of kids and punches. All events are perforned on a completely matted floor in the Fitness Studio.

Making Friends

UMBC Summer Day Camp is a great way for friends to spend their summer together. Its also a great way to meet new friends in your area. As does any day camp, UMBC tries very hard to maximize the amount of fun a child can have in an average day and nothing does that more than friends. We promote social interaction and good social behavior of our campers well above any other aspect of our camp. We hope that you'll find UMBC Day Camp a great place to spend your summer.