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Special Programs

Mountain Camp Woodside is pleased to offer the following special activities:

 

Swimming Lessons

Sign your camper up for semi private swimming lessons with one of our certified lifeguards. Lessons are individually tailored to meet the needs of each child. These lessons are more geared toward new or beginner swimmers. Swimming lessons are taught daily after camp is over. Space is limited so sign-up early if you are interested.

  • Swimming lessons are offered for an additional $200/week.
  • Please click on the "My Account" link to access the swimming lesson form.
  • Swimming lessons take place at the end of the camp day and start around 5pm.
  • All cancellations must be received two (2) weeks prior to your camper’s swimming lesson in order to receive a refund. No refunds for swimming lesson cancellations with less than two weeks notice.

 

Horseback Riding Lessons

Mountain Camp Woodside is fortunate to be close to some of the most premier horseback riding facilities in the Bay Area. Campers who enroll in our horseback riding lessons will spend an hour each day at either the Spring Down Equestrian Center or the Glenoaks Equestrian Center. Our campers will receive both a ½ hour horsemanship lesson and a ½ hour riding lesson. Both facilities have highly qualified instructors and many beautiful show-quality horses.

Please visit www.springdown.com for additional information on the Spring Down Equestrian Center.

Please visit www.glenoaksequestrian.com for additional information on the Glenoaks Equestrian Center.

 

  • Horseback Riding lessons are offered for an additional $295/week
  • Please visit "My Account" link to access the horseback riding form.
  • All cancellations must be received two (2) weeks prior to your camper’s horseback riding lesson in order to receive a refund. No refunds for horseback riding cancellations with less than two weeks notice.

 

TGIF - DAY CAMP ONLY

Every Friday night, we give our Day Campers the chance to see what it's like to be a Resident Camper. Campers staying for TGIF have dinner in the cafeteria, participate in a special evening activity, have a campfire with songs and s'mores and then have a sleepover in one of our dorms. TGIF campers eat breakfast at camp on Saturday morning and are picked up mid-morning. TGIF is a great way for Day Campers to experience the fun of Resident Camp, and is an additional fee of $100. *Cubs are unfortunately not eligible for this program.  Pick-up the is 9:15 - 9:45am Saturday morning.

 

 

CIT- Counselor in Training Program

Mountain Camp Woodside offers a Counselor in Training (CIT) program that is available for both Day and Overnight campers entering 9-12th grade.  The program emphasizes leadership skills, creativity, team building and most importantly fun!  By acting as role models for younger campers and assisting in leading different aspects of the camp program, it is our goal that the CIT's walk away having learned new leadership skills and have formed lasting memories with our youngest campers.

CIT’s will have regular meetings and will plan and lead campers in a variety of camp activities that they have chosen.  They will also have the opportunity to organize several “Evening Programs” if they are Overnight campers.  Day camp CIT's will also be able to participate in our TGIF, Friday overnight.  

CIT’s will be given shirts to wear so other campers and staff members can identify them as CIT’s

There is a short application that must be completed by the applicant in order to be considered for this program.  After you have enrolled your camper for the CIT program you will receive an email directing you to the CIT application within your Mountain Camp Woodside account.  When choosing CIT candidates, past performance, application answers and counselor references will be taken into account.

If you would like more information about the Counselor in Training program, please do not hesitate to contact our office.