Choosing the right summer camp involves careful consideration of cost and, of course, the safety and quality of programming. We want to transparently explain why our pricing is set at $699, assuring you that every dollar spent is an investment in an enriching and memorable experience for your child(ren).
We understand that camp costs can differ significantly across the region due to various factors. At DEAN Adventure Camps, our mission and purpose is to offer a high-quality and nurturing environment for your child's growth and development. Below, you can explore some of the specific areas where we invest our financial resources to ensure an exceptional camp experience. While we offer options that cater to different budgets, rest assured that each choice reflects our commitment to providing top-notch quality programming.
FOR OUR FAMILIES:
Lunch & Snacks
As part of our commitment to providing a seamless and worry-free experience, we include all meals, snacks, and beverages in the camp fee. With this inclusive approach, you can have peace of mind, knowing that your child will receive nourishing and delicious meals throughout their time at camp.
Extended Hours for Your Convenience
We understand the demands of family life. Trying to be in seven places at once is not an option. We decided that our camp day would complement more realistic schedules without any additional costs. Our formal camp day runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but we created a flexible drop-off schedule. Now, you can drop off your child(ren) any time between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. and pick up any time between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., all for one price.
Credit Card Fees
We understand the convenience of using a credit card and have the option to pay the way you would like. With credit cards, we know fees are a part of doing business, that is why we don’t add additional costs on top of our already set price. The price you see is the price you get.
A Beautiful Location
We are incredibly fortunate to have a strong partnership with The Lawrenceville School, which enables us to provide an exceptional camp experience. While we are always mindful of the costs, it's important to note that we chose this location to create a safe, inspiring, and enriching environment for our campers, complete with top-notch security, maintenance, and facilities.
FOR OUR TEAM:
Competitive Salaries and Benefits for Exceptional Instructors:
We believe in providing the best environment for your child's growth and learning. Our dedicated team of instructors is highly trained, experienced, and passionate about what they do. We pay our instructors competitive salaries to attract and retain top talent, ensuring your child benefits from their expertise.
For our year-round team, we provide health benefits and other various health benefits such as, long-term and short-term benefits. We pay 3% into their 401K no matter what because we believe in investing in their future.
Training & Professional Development
As we believe in youth development, we believe in developing our team to be the best Instructors possible. Our staff is trained in child safety and welfare, inclusivity, curriculum and content training, classroom management, and the latest in youth development practices, skill building, first aid and CPR.
Our directors attend professional conferences, work with consultants, and attend ongoing webinars throughout the year.
Background Checks
As required, all our employees go through NJ state-mandated background checks, including: Department of Human Services Child Abuse History Clearance, NJ State Police Criminal Record Check, Federal Criminal History Record Check, and Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Mandated and Permissive Reporting in New Jersey Online Training and certification course. We also run all of our employees through our insurance company's Safe Counselor check. Almost all these certifications and clearances incur a fee, which we pay for each and every instructor. We also compensate for any training that an instructor needs to undertake.
Lunch and Snacks
As part of our commitment to providing a seamless and worry-free experience, we include all meals, snacks, and beverages in the camp fee. With this inclusive approach, you can have peace of mind, knowing that your child will receive nourishing and delicious meals throughout their time at camp.
OUR PROCESS:
Programming & Curriculum
We have an in-house team researching, writing, testing, working with consultants, and recording components of our curricula to be disseminated to our instructors so they can deliver to your child a great learning opportunity disguised in summer camp fun.
Materials and Supplies
To encourage exploration and learning, we provide all the necessary materials and supplies your child needs for their various activities so there is no barrier to entry. From sewing machines to bikes, skateboards, robots, and safety equipment, everything is included.
9-months to Plan 3-Months
Just like teachers whose days don’t end at 3:00 pm, our work doesn’t happen solely between the months of June and August. We currently employ a team of 8 full-time employees to prepare for camp at our 7 locations throughout DC, MD, PA, NJ and VA every summer. These team members specialize in Human Resources to hire over 100 seasonal, high-quality instructors, Curriculum and Programming, Marketing and Sales, Technology, Operations, The Camper Experience, Finances & administration, and Supply and Distribution management - we even have a warehouse in Manayunk housing over 300 sewing machines, 200 robots, 40 bikes etc.
We are excited to build this new location as our summer home for our camp community for years to come.
