10 Amazing 2008 Weekly Themes

Week 1| May 27-30 | Beach Week
(featuring 2 days of Wild Water)
We're going to kick off the summer by taking a "beach filled" vacation to the Tate's Tropics. Enjoy a beach party at one of our three refreshing swimming pools, but don't get too relaxed. As an added bonus we are featuring 2 days of Wild Water fun. Thursday and Friday, we'll load up the squirt toys and say bye-bye to the dry. Generally reserved for the last week of camp, we just couldn't resist kicking off the summer with some H2O mania!

Week 2 | June 2-6 | Mad Science
Welcome to the world of amazing experiments and cool activities that make you say WOW! We will join our make-believe, yet legendary, professor Theodore Themopolis for a journey into the realm of scientific
discovery. Learn the potential of potato power, how to make a Diet
Coke geyser, why Jell-O gels, and other fascinating facts. Lab coats on - beakers in hand -- here we go!

Week 3 | June 9-13 | Carnival
Fire up the popcorn machine and crank up the music because it’s time for the Tate’s Carnival 2008. Step right up and try your hand at the ring toss, stop by the face painting booth, make a pitch at the dunking booth, or maybe win a special prize at one of the game stations. These are just a few of the many activities awaiting you at the Tate’s Carnival.

Week 4 | June 16-20 | Back to the Future
Ready the time machine, punch in the coordinates, and hold on tight as we travel through time. Prepare to go where no campers have gone before. First stop -- the futuristic Gamma Quadrant - home to our Alien friend, Ned. Then we'll kick the quantum generator into overdrive as we journey through a continuum of famous decades. Each day will take us to new and exciting places, and by Friday, we will return to where it all began.

Week 5 | June 23-27 | Super Hero
“Faster than a speeding soccer ball. More powerful than a John Deere pulling a hay wagon. Able to leap tall insects in a single bound --- Look, up in the sky . . . It's a crow . . . It's a squirrel . . . It's Captain Camp Man!” Join us as we celebrate the super heroes of today and yesterday. Discover your own super hero powers as you compete in special camp games and activities.

Week 6 | June 30-July 3 | Pirates
Errrr matey - hoist me black and white flag and prepare to set sail as we voyage across the Tatesibbean. Adventure awaits us in every port where "X" marks the spot and buried treasure is within our reach. We'll have a swashbuckling good time and nobody has to walk the plank except for maybe an old counselor or two. Shiver me timbers!

Week 7 | July 7-11 | Olympic
The Olympic torch ignites and spirit fills the air as campers are assigned their team colors and take to the field. Activities will include opportunities for individual and team challenges through traditional and non traditional games as campers strive for Olympic gold. Sportsmanship and a positive attitude are essential qualities of the Tate's Olympian where participation is valued more than competition. Try hard, try your best and have fun!

Week 8 | July 14-18 | Christmas in July
Ho Ho Ho! Hang the stockings, decorate the tree, and gather around the campfire for some old fashioned Christmas Carols as we celebrate Christmas in July. Keep your eyes open for that greedy old Grinch of Tatesville who hangs in the shadows trying to spoil the fun. He won't steal our Christmas! We'll have ornament making, snowball fights, sled races, and maybe even a visit from the jolly old man from the North
Pole. "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"

Week 9 | July 21-25 | Harry Potter
Calling all young wizards! We're sending our imagination on vacation by spending the week honoring our good friend Harry Potter. Meet the magical sorting hat before venturing to the land of fiction where campers of all ages will enjoy dress up days, Hogwarts crafts, Quidditch games, and the Tate's Triwizard tournament. We'll meet you at Platform 9 3/4 for an early departure. Hedwig will be in touch soon with the specific time.

Week 10 | July 28-August 1 | Wild Water
Some things just shouldn't be changed . . . and this is one of them.
As is tradition, we are pleased to close out the summer with our ever
popular Wild Water Week! So, gather the squirters, stretch out the
water hose, soap up the slip n' slide, and crank up the swimming pools
because this week promises to be packed with wet and wild FUN. You
will feel the excitement all the way from your head to your wrinkled
toes.

2008 Specialty Camps

Beginner Basketball | entering grades 4th-6th | June 9-13 | Cost: $245
Beginner basketball is a coed camp geared for campers who are interested
in improving their basketball fundamentals and being involved in competitive play. Much time will be spent on offensive movement and shooting form. Major elements will include passing, shooting, ball handling, and off-the-ball movement with opportunities to sharpen both one-on-one play as well as team skills. Campers will participate in training drills and competitive sessions, including one-on-one; three-on-three; and full game competition. Coach Karen Katcham is a middle school teacher and has been coaching basketball for seven years; her team took the TNT State championship in 2007. She was also an adventure camp counselor at Tate's for five years. Campers will spend each day in the basketball camp until 2:00 PM. The remainder of the camp day will include swimming and other camp activities.

Tate’s “Evidence” Art Camp | entering grades 4th-6th | June 16-20 | Cost: $250
Use your eyes! Capture “evidence” of your world both real and imagined while working to create an art book: “Evidence of a Week at Camp.” Based Specialty Camps on the art of the late New York artist, Candy Jernigan, we will explore making found objects into art. We will emphasize sketchbook journaling and expressing how you feel about your surroundings and experiences. We will do this through lots of drawing (done both outside and inside), painting and collage. Watercolor, pastels and colored pencils will be some of the mediums available. “Evidence of a Week at Camp” will include landscapes and natural surroundings, people, activities, wildlife and bugs, food and imagination. All supplies including sketchbook and pencils are included in the cost of the camp. Campers will spend each day in the art camp until 2:00 PM. The remainder of the camp day will include swimming and other camp activities.

Advanced Basketball | entering grades 6th-8th | June 23-27 | Cost: $245
This coed camp is designed for players with more advanced skills and will focus primarily on offensive movement and shooting form. Major elements will include passing, ball handling, and off-the-ball movement with opportunities to sharpen both one-on-one play as well as team skills. Campers will participate in more intense training drills and competitive sessions, including one-on-one; three-on-three; and full
game competition. Coach Karen Katcham is a middle school teacher
and has been coaching basketball for seven years, and she was an adventure camp counselor at Tate's for five years. Campers will spend each day in the basketball camp until 2:00 PM. The remainder of the camp day will include swimming and other camp activities.

Tennis Camp | entering grades 4th-6th | July 7-11 | Cost: $245
Take to the court and learn the fundamentals of tennis. Structured for both beginner and intermediate players, this camp will cover tennis etiquette, rules, scoring, and basic strokes. Learn forehand,
backhand, lob, drop shot, and serve. Campers will gain confidence in
their abilities through hands-on games, drills, and mini tournaments. The camp will also include information on proper warm-ups, nutrition, injury prevention, and basic first aid associated with tennis. Campers will spend each morning until lunchtime (12:00 noon) in the tennis camp and the remainder of the camp day after lunch will include swimming and other camp activities.