Prepare for Zaniness – Camp Registration is Going Wild!

We LOVE that kids want to come back to camp year-after-year! And we love having new campers, too. You can’t imagine how excited we get as the registrations roll in. Day camp is filling nicely – and quickly – so please register online or by mail soon!

Many of our after-camps and specialty camps are nearing capacity! The following are more than two-thirds full, so if your child wants to attend, please let us know: Pottery (weeks 1, 2), Cool Kids (weeks 2, 4 and 8), Tennis (week 3), Horseback (week 4, 6) Climbing Wall (week 8), Jesse Brown Basketball (week 9) and Eco Aqua (week 9.)

Just added! Creative Writing for the Young and Older … Indulge your inner author! Taught by former Salisbury School English teacher Suzi McKeen of “The Writer’s Advantage,” Section One is for kids grades 7-9 (July 7-18) and Section Two is for grades 10 through adult. Middle schoolers learn the basics of fiction writing and brainstorming, then they write and bind their own, illustrated short story book. Teens and adults can start from scratch or bring in something they want to polish. Leave with a solid, well constructed short story. Both Sections are $499.

Questions? Call Donna Haag, Camp Registrar, today. She can answer almost anything about camp, or find someone who can. 410-742-4464.

Take a Vacation from Packing Lunch!

Donna says: Your kids are on summer vacation – but how about you? Let Camp Odyssey feed your day campers all summer long. We have a week’s worth of variety at a reasonable cost – and all proceeds go to the Camp Odyssey Scholarship Fund.

Monday features Papa John’s cheese and pepperoni pizzas

Tuesday offers 6” Subway subs, salads, and kids meals

Wednesday is roast beef day from Arby’s

Thursday brings the pep of tacos, quesadillas, and more from Salsarita’s

Friday delivers hamburgers, cheeseburgers, subs, and pizzas from Red Door Sub Shop

All meals include snack/chips and bottled water. Orders are due to Camp by 9AM on Monday – and you can register online at http://www.campodyssey.org/lunch.html .

CAMP SPOTLIGHT: THE SCIENCE OF ODYSSEY ACADEMY

Odyssey Academy finds the fun in science through innovative programs for middle and high school students. This past month, we talked to Odyssey Academy director Erin McAfee about Forensics CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Techniques.

CAMP ODYSSEY: What will campers have in store for them if they sign up for the CSI Camp?

ERIN MCAFEE: On the first day of camp the students are presented with a very realistic staged crime scene. In this staged scenario, a person will be found dead, possibly murdered, on the school grounds and it will be up to the students to find out ‘who done it.” As a group we begin looking at the different types of evidence involved in the crime and by the end of the week, they use their findings to identify the killer.

The students will learn all the basics of crime scene investigation and have the opportunity to work hands on with simulated evidence. Some of the types of analysis the kids participate in is blood typing, chromatography (ink separation and identification), mystery powdered substances, handwriting analysis, urinalysis for drug testing, footprint and tire track casting, fingerprint analysis and interviewing suspects.

CO: What do you want campers to take away from this experience?

EM: The class is a great way to learn important biological and chemical concepts in a fun and intriguing way. With all of the television shows about crime scene investigation, the students have a genuine interest in the subject matter and find out how real investigations compare with those on television.

The students gain a true appreciation for the time and detail involved in real criminal investigations and learn key science information at the same time. Students can take what they have learned in the class, share their knowledge with others and apply the scientific principles in future science classes.

Forensics CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Techniques will be offered on July 21-25 (12:30PM-3PM). Register for this camp, along with the many other Odyssey Academy Camps, today at http://www.campodyssey.org/.

Support Our Scholarship Fund – Promote Your Company

If you would like to promote your business to hundreds of Lower Shore families each day this summer, consider a Camp Odyssey sponsorship. Respond by May 31 and your logo can appear on our website (with a link,) banner (on the drop-off circle all summer) and other visible marketing spots. Packages start at $250 and can be customized. To learn more call Robbie or Clay at 410/883-2000.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNTIY: Mud Madness Sponsor Sought

Does your company make or distribute laundry detergent, soap, towels or similar products? Do you own a Laundromat or a Dry Cleaners? Have we got a GREAT opportunity for you! Sponsor our 10th Annual Mud Madness Day and receive valuable – and FUN – marketing & PR opportunities! To learn more call Robbie or Clay at 410/883-2000.

Camp Odyssey in Shore Woman Magazine

Look for the May issue of Shore Woman for an article about How to Choose a Summer Camp featuring our hero, Harlan Eagle/Dr. Z.

Support Our Sponsors

When you are looking for services and products in our area, please consider our Scholarship Fund Sponsors:

Gold
Dr. Charles Brenner, Pediatric Dentistry
Dough Roller Pizza
a.s.a.p.r. Marketing & Public Relations

Silver
Olde Pro Golf

Bronze
The Paper People