Best Indiana Special Needs Camps Summer 2024 Directory

CAMP FACILITIES: Camp Indicoso is located in north central Lawrence County, Indiana, just off of Hwy 37 between Bedford and Bloomington, IN. Camp Indicoso programs camps for all age ranges. Year round, the camp site is also rented out regularly for retreats, staff outings, camps, family events, banquets, weddings and more.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Impact 2818 Scholarships, for more information go to Our Camp Website Link: www.beacamper.com.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Family Fun weekends

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Retreats are available year around.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
June 22-27 Middle School Impact Camp
June 29-July 4 High School Impact Camp
July 6-11 Elementary Impact Camp
July 13-18 Middle School Impact Camp
Impact Camps Prices:
Early Bird: $425 Full Price: $455

July 13-18 Adults with Special Needs Skills Camp
Special Needs Prices:
Early Bird: $455 Full Price: $475

August 8-10 Family Fun Weekend
Family Fun Prices: See website

Vist Our Camp Website Link: www.beacamper.com to make signing up for the right camp easy. Early Bird Deadline Savings expires April 21, 2014.

Or call 888-MAT.2818 to have a paper registration packet mailed to your home or Church.

CAMP FACILITIES: All courses take place virtually over Zoom, and we teach remote recording technology.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Our mission is to bring music and education to students ages 13-18 of all backgrounds through two virtual offerings: the 2020 Virtual Woodwind Academy and Audition Prep course. Following each course, attendees have the opportunity to remain connected with and learn from faculty and friends through our studio Facebook group. We are both high-profile artists who received education at the nation’s most prestigious music conservatories, including the Oberlin Conservatory, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

Our camp has been endorsed by music industry professionals and university music school faculty, which you can view testimonials from on our website.

All faculty members are highly qualified and background-checked professionals.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Tuition for Virtual Woodwind Academy: $300

Upon registration: $25 fee

July 1: $150 non-refundable deposit due

July 15: remaining part of tuition due ($150)

**Early bird discount of $50 ($250 total tuition) for those who submit full payment by July 1st!**

Tuition for Audition Prep Course: $150

Upon registration: $30 fee

August 1: $150 non-refundable tuition due

**Early bird discount of $30 ($120 total tuition) for those who submit full payment by July 27th**

Please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.ananelsonmusic.com for more information and to register.

CAMP FACILITIES: We are located inside church and school classrooms.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Our programs are proprietary and children will build using LEGO, play games, have challenges in a small intimate setting (Max 16 children). Instructors have all received training and background checks

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: We offer year rounds programs, including after-school activities, camps and in-school field trips

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
June 8-August 14. Please contact us for complete info.

CAMP FACILITIES: Our campers sleep in fully-accessible cabins with all indoor plumbing. We have a large recreational hall, nature center, program spaces, in-ground, heated fully-accessible pool, lodge where all meals are served, camp store, accessible playground and storm shelters.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Camp Millhouse has limited funds available to offer partial assistance with camp fees. We highly recommend families reach out to their local community organizations like churches, Lion's and Kiwanis Clubs, etc.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Outside of our summer sessions, we also offer spring and fall camp weekends that run from Saturday mornings until Sunday afternoons. Contact the office, or visit our website, for more information.

OTHER CAMP INFO: Our camp facilities are available for rental to the general public. Contact the office for more information 574-233-2202.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For further information please visit our website.

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Camp Millhouse hires 45-50 summer staff to run our seven week summer program. Our counselors, counselors-in-training, program staff and nurses are residential positions. We also hire kitchen staff including cooks and servers.  Check out our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.campmillhouse.org or contact the office 574-233-2202.

CAMP FACILITIES: The camps will be held in New Castle County schools in their computer lab.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: This program can also be delivered through our TUTORING service by appointment during the summer.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
$235.00 for Monday-Friday Camp
Choose the A.M. OR P.M. camp for this fee

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Seeking part-time technology coaches to assist with the summer camp hours. 

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
August 3-6, 1:00--4:00 pm, $179

CAMP FACILITIES: Lutherhaven can be an ideal location that serves the needs of your group with facilities including high comfort private rooms, dormitory, cabins, and RV & tent camping. Also meeting rooms, beach access, basketball court, recreational equipment, worship areas, trails.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Reaching out with the love of Christ by providing the setting and resources to strengthen the faith of individuals and complement the ministry of churches.

Treetop
Located out in the woods of Camp, Treetop Village promises an exciting, outdoor experience with two elevated cabins and a pavilion. Along with all the classic camp activities, participants will also spend their time climbing, exploring, and growing through teamwork as they cook several meals a day over a fire and plan their schedule to fit the interests and skills of their new community.

Horse Camp
Throughout the week participants in the all new Horse Camp will travel to Dusty Dreams horse ranch to spend time each day learning to ride and take care of horses. While at camp they will also get a chance to participate in sessions that will focus on personal growth and group building skills. Of course there will be time for the many activities such as swimming, games, and devotions that are so popular at Lutherhaven.

Discovery Camp
This is your chance to spend the week learning or developing skills such as guitar playing, outdoor cooking, drama, fishing, sports, creative writing or waterfront activities. The best part is that YOU CHOOSE what activities you do during the week. The options will vary depending on the talent and creativity of the summer staff, but the fun and discovery are built in.

Adventure Unlimited
Do you enjoy being outside? Then this camp is for you! The schedule is similar to our regular youth camp, but more emphasis is put on the outdoor experience with activities including rock climbing, canoeing, camping skills, orienteering, outdoor cooking, hiking, and fishing. Learn new skills in each of these areas and add new ones next year.

Fine Arts
Feel like you are just waiting to unleash that inner Van Gogh? Take time this summer to develop your talents at our new Fine Arts Camp. This camp gives emerging artists a chance to test and develop their artistic abilities as they get a taste of the arts. Several subjects including dancing, improv, drawing, photography, printmaking, and more, will be taught in hour and a half sessions each day by guest artists. Participants can choose up to 4 areas of study. It’s a great week to explore your artistic side while getting to enjoy the friendship and fun of summer camp.

Basketball Camp
Our basketball camps allow you to refine your current skills as well as learn new ones during your six-day stay. Led by Concordia Lutheran High School basketball coach, Eric Kaschinske, campers will spend 3-5 hours a day on the courts of Camp Lutherhaven and a local gymnasium developing their talents. Campers will be housed in cabins and also participate in other camp activities. This camp is limited to 24 campers, so register quickly.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: The Junior Servants (JS) program is a two week long volunteer program for high school aged youth that focuses on service, leadership development, spiritual growth, and fun. We want this to be some of the best times of your summer…some important parts of the two weeks will be spent developing relationships with God and others through Bible Study, recreation, team-building activities, cleaning camp, and working alongside cabin groups.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We believe that no child should be turned away because of finances. Our Campership fund, made possible through the generosity of Camp Lutherhaven friends and supporters, is available to any family with financial need.

Qualification is based on household income and the number in your family. The financial aid is designed to provide 25%, 50%, or 75% off the regular price. If you do not qualify, your deposit can be sent back to you.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Camp Lutherhaven is an outdoor ministry center that offers you, your family, and your church many opportunities throughout the year. Other programs may include retreats for couples, families, men, women, youth, personal spiritual renewal, and outdoor education. Lutherhaven also rents its facilities to outside groups.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Visit our website for more details Our Camp Website Link: www.lutherhaven.org

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
Every year Camp Lutherhaven needs approximately 25 Christian, college-aged, young adults to join the Lutherhaven summer team. This ministry team strives to provide a high quality, Christ-centered, summer camp experience for over 1500 children, youth, and adults.

We are currently looking for cooks, maintenance workers, a waterfront director/lifeguard, and male counselors.

A summer of camp provides valuable work experience including significant challenges to grow spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. It also can provide wonderful new friends and memories to last a lifetime.

If interested in working at Camp, Please feel free to contact Celine at any time at celine[AT]lutherhaven.org or (260) 636-7101.

CAMP FACILITIES: Epworth Forest Conference Center (EFCC) is located in the northern region of Indiana halfway between South Bend, Indiana and Ft. Wayne, Indiana; just north of US 30 on S.R. 13. During the summer, EFCC is a camp ground with programming for high school students, youth groups and adults with special needs. Year round, the camp site is also rented out regularly for retreats, staff outings, camps, family events, banquets, weddings and more.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Impact 2818 Scholarships are available. For more information go to our website at Our Camp Website Link: www.beacamper.com.

FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Family Fun Weekends

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Retreats held year-round.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
June 8-13 Camp REYOAD
June 15-20 High School That Thing Camp
June 22-27 High School That Thing Camp
June 29-July 4 High School That Thing Camp
July 6-11 High School That Thing Camp

Costs:

REYOAD:
Early Bird $465 Full Price $495

That Thing:
Early Bird $399 Full Price $429

Visit Our Camp Website Link: www.beacamper.com to make signing up for the right camp easy. The Early Bird Deadline Savings expires on April 21, 2014. Visit Our Camp Website Link: www.beacamper.com or call 888-MAT-2818 to have a paper registration packet mailed to your home or Church.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Little Red Door asks families to send their child for a nominal fee of $25 ($50 per sibling), and financial assistance is available for anyone unable to make the payment.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Camp Little Red Door will be held from Sunday, June 21, 2015 through Friday, June 26, 2015. The camp costs $25 per camper and $50 per sibling.

CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Campers age 12-15 participate in the Leaders in Training Program

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Weekly May 26th, 2020 through July 31, 2020

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp Wego is fully committed to developing life and social skills for individuals with special needs ages 14 and up. We believe that our travel trips are a great way to experience independence, improve social skills, and increase self-esteem in a secure, safe and also an exciting environment. Our primary goals are to help travelers build self-esteem, develop better social skills and self-expression, make and maintain friendships, improve fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and sensory integration.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Camp Wego travels year around.

OTHER CAMP INFO: No Financial aid offered.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Most trips cost $1000 and up

For complete info visit Our Camp Website Link: www.campwego.com

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: All camps are run by Ignite Learning Academy, a fully accredited online private school serving students in preschool through grade 12. Camp leaders include faculty, administration, and external experts in the areas they will be teaching.

Around the World Camp
Art Camp: Arts & Crafts with Found Objects
Art Camp: Drawing
Art Camp: Painting
Cooking Camp
DIY/Pinterest Camp
Hawaiian Hullabaloo Camp
JavaScript Coding Camp
Leading Ladies Camp
LEGO Camp
Mad Science Camp
Outdoor Explorers Camp
Scratch Coding Camp
Wizards & Magic Camp
Storytime & Craft Camp

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.ignitelearningacademy.com to view the dates associated with each individual camp.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: We typically offer sessions for 2-3rd grade girls, 4-5th grade girls, and we have recently added additional sessions for 6-8th grade girls. Additional sessions may be added based on demand, so check back often, and if e-mail egear[AT]valpo.edu to request alternative session dates or themes!

We mostly play, but with really fun toys and games that link to development of spatial and computational reasoning. We also aim to develop confidence in building and hands-on construction activities.

CAMP FACILITIES: Located inside Indiana Dunes National Park, our 63 acre national park campus features ecological diversity seen few places in the world.

Ten, group-style modern cabins, each accommodating eight people (seven campers with one cabin leader), are equipped with comfortable bunk beds, bathroom facilities, and a shower. Heating and air conditioning allow for year-round comfort. Male and female campers use separate cabins, and are supervised by adults both inside the cabins and during all guided adventures.

A large multi-purpose dining hall and activity center, Cowles Lodge, is the central hub of camp life. Meal times are an important parts of the camp day, providing opportunities for socializing, fun activities and learning about food as a natural resource. A full-service kitchen is staffed by our own staff and can meet most special dietary needs.

CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Dunes Learning Center is American Camp Association (ACA) accredited.

Led by first aid and CPR certified education staff and National Park rangers, Dunes Learning Center camps offer a variety of ways for kids age 6-17 to explore the beaches, prairies, dunes and woodlands of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Campers spend their days outdoors where they experience native and historic cultures, play games, try their hand at camp crafts, and sing around the campfire with new friends.

Established in 1998, Dunes Learning Center programs provide a critical and beneficial connection to nature. Learn more at Our Camp Website Link: www.duneslearningcenter.org.

SUMMARY

Our outdoor overnight programs provide a critical and beneficial connection to nature for learners of all ages—inspiring curiosity, scientific literacy, and environmental stewardship. Our internship program offers training and professional development to set you up for success. Communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity are developed and practiced at camp. Supervising campers, engaging in decision-making, managing behavior, and being a role model are all necessary skills for strong leaders. Cabin Leaders help students create connections, build confidence, and develop a sense of place by providing opportunities to explore, ask questions, reflect, and work together as a team. They facilitate the evening programs (campfire, group games, night hike, ice cream social, etc), lead meal and flag raising activities, and provide overnight supervision of campers throughout the week.

CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Scholarships available.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Dunes Learning Center operates in partnership with Indiana Dunes National Park delivering year-round curriculum and standards-based education programs that inspire curiosity, scientific literacy and environmental stewardship.

OTHER CAMP INFO:

Cabin Leaders help students create connections, build confidence, and develop a sense of place by providing opportunities to explore, ask questions, reflect, and work together as a team. They facilitate the evening programs (campfire, group games, night hike, ice cream social, etc), lead meal and flag raising activities, and provide overnight supervision of campers throughout the week.

CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Dunes Discovery Camp
Campers ages 9-13 spend 5 days and 4 nights exploring rivers, identifying insects, hiking dunes, playing in Lake Michigan, laughing with new friends and singing around the campfire at this summer camp like no other.

Dunes Adventure Camp
Campers ages 14-17 spend 5 days and 4 nights immersed in the unique ecology of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Kayaking, night-time insect investigations, nature photography, a beach party, camp-out and campfire are just a few of the planned adventures, designed to thrill, challenge and engage teens.

Critter Camp
Critter Camp gets kids ages 6–8 outside, where they spend their days exploring the park's forests, streams, meadows and trails with new friends. Activities range from traditional camp crafts to themed hikes and a day at the beach. Day camp (Monday-Friday) hours are 9am–3pm.

Chellberg Farm Camp
Historic Chellberg Farm is the backdrop for our newest day camp where kids can interact with the animals, explore the forest and play fun games to learn more about life at the farm. Sessions for campers 5-6 (Tuesdays) and 7-8 (Thursdays) from 9am–3pm.

Learn more and register Our Camp Website Link: www.duneslearningcenter.org

SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Prepare for and lead evening programming for a diverse community of campers; ages 8-17.
Supervise and be responsible for campers overnight in modern cabins as well as tent camping (1 night per week).
Maintain a Positive Mental Attitude and serve as a role model for responsible environmental behavior and literacy.
Ensure safety and well-being of campers using sound judgment and applying appropriate decisions by following safety protocol and reporting incidents, near misses, or possible hazards.
Attend program staff training workshops and regularly scheduled staff meetings.
Assist in the maintenance of all program supplies, equipment, and facilities.
Actively participate to support fundraising efforts.
Comply with all Dunes Learning Center policies and always represent DLC in a professional manner.
Perform all assigned duties critical to the operation of the Dunes Learning Center.

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify for the Cabin Leader Internship program, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. Dunes Learning Center aims to make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. All Dunes Learning Center employees must submit to a background check and possible drug screening.

REQUIRED

Must be at least 18 years old
Enrolled in an Associate or BA/BS academic program for the 2024-2025 school year
Enthusiastic about working with children in an outdoor setting
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Commitment to equity and inclusion
Physically able to perform duties outdoors in all weather conditions
A willingness to be coached and to receive feedback
Ability to work independently as well as on a team
Official government identification

DESIRABLE

Prior experience in outdoor education, residential camp setting, nature centers, or day camps
Ability to speak Spanish
Participation in leadership programs at school/ in your community

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Cabin Leaders are required to regularly stand for long periods of time and be active and engaging with campers with hikes, games, and campfires. Cabin Leaders are responsible for campers overnight and must be able to respond to their needs at all hours of the night. Cabin Leaders must be able to verbally communicate and have visual abilities that allow them to deliver programs safely.

COMPENSATION

$3360 total summer stipend, paid bi-weekly (average 40 hours per week)
Housing in cabins on campus for the duration of the internship (shared with campers M-F)
Professional development opportunities
Meals and weekly s’mores while camp is in session

To apply, send a cover letter, resume and 3 references to Anthony Escobedo, Onsite Program and Fellowship Manager at employment[AT]duneslearningcenter.org.