Mount Pleasant Magazine March/April 2013

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Most of us cherish the
nostalgia of childhood – fond
memories off sunny skies, frosty
lemonade, ice cold ice cream and
happy days at summer camp.
Summer camp today really is
no different than it was for our
parents. We want our children to be safe, but we also
want them to enjoy all of the wild and crazy experiences
childhood has to offer. So in
between weekend barbecues
and late nights watching fireflies, many of us choose to
send our kids to a nurturing camp while we’re at work – a
place that will provide more than just a babysitting service.
Each year, we scour the Internet and sort through
stacks of fliers, hoping to find the camp that best suits our
children’s needs. We usually discover that if you can come
up with a specific subject or sport that interests your child,
you can generally find a camp to match his or her needs.
“We have a motto here at Camp Baker, now in its
66th year,” said Tamar Sternfeld, program director for the
Charleston Jewish Community Center. “If the kids don’t
come home dirty and tired, then we aren’t doing our jobs.”
Camp Baker, open to everyone in the Charleston area,
has taught important values to local children for decades.
Among its many specialty camps are Mad Science, Lego
Camp and Circus of the Kids, as well as those that concen-
trate on soccer, tennis and horseback riding.
“Our camps run in two-week sessions, so it allows
the children to mix it up a bit and choose what they like
most,” Sternfeld explained. “We also arrange transporta-
tion if enough people sign up from the same area, like we
did last year from Mount Pleasant.”
Blackbeard’s Cove, a popular attraction on Highway 17
in Mount Pleasant, also likes to mix up the lessons taught
to campers throughout the summer.
“Our weekly sessions are broken up, and we plan to
have events such as National Safety Week, where we will
have police, fire and emergency responders in to meet with
the campers. We will also have Independence Week, Pirate
Camp and Craft Week,” said Tammy Gable, who serves as
the camp’s director.
Many camps are so popular that they fill up quickly,
which means you should start your research long before
the summer arrives.
“Our 4- to 6-year old age group sells out the quickest,
but all of our groups eventually sell out and we unfortu-
nately have to turn people away,” said Heather Speizman,
director for Art Buzz Kids. “That’s why our registration is
at the beginning of February each year.”
by Stacy E. DOMIngO
SUMMER JUMP CAMP
5101Ashley Phosphate Road • Suite 149
(Behind Bank of America in Festival Center)
(843) 767-3979 • www.JumpIndoors.com
$25
activity fee
Weekly Field Trips
& Waterslide Fridays!
Ask about our:
Afterschool Programs • Private B-Day Parties
Build-A-Buddy Parties • Indoor Putt Putt
Spring Break Camp
$118
per child
per week (w/lunch)
$108
per child
per week (no lunch)
$25
per child
per day (w/lunch)
$23
per child
per day (no lunch)