WhizKid Day Camp for Boys and Girls (7-12 yr)
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Camp is all about building skills that help your child:
- Make and keep friends
- Control those impulses that get them in trouble the most
- Express feelings appropriately and understand them in others
- Feel good about themselves
- HAVE FUN!
You have a great kid
There are times that you are blown away by the insightful, funny things he says or the creative effort that she put into something that really interests her. You wish you could bottle that energy and intensity when your child is really interested in something.
Unfortunately, there are other times when you worry because your child is in trouble all the time. School seems more like a battleground than a place of learning. The neighborhood kids are starting to avoid your child, and you worry that she will never make any friends. Most of all you worry that she is starting to realize that she doesn’t fit in and that she is starting to feel bad about herself.
You’ve tried putting him into day camps, after school activities, and sports, but he is not able to be successful. You end up getting those dreaded phone calls when he has melted down yet again. Being with a large number of kids with only a few adults to supervise is a recipe for disaster. You keep hoping that he’ll outgrow it or that “maybe this time things will be better.” But deep down you worry that he will not be able to make it, and you worry that you are setting him up to fail yet again.
What if you could find a program for your child that focuses on building your child’s skills in the very areas that he struggles? What if this program is built from the ground up to address what your child goes through every day? And not only that IT’S FUN!
“Can I please come back again next year?”–11 year old Whiz Kid overheard asking his mom after daycamp |
Introducing WhizKid Day Camp
WhizKid Day camp is designed using the latest research and best practices for working with your intense child.
We have a leader to camper ratio of one leader for every two campers. So there will be plenty of opportunities for learning, lots of supervision, and positive attention that insures your child’s success. Our leaders have been trained extensively in behavior modification techniques using the Nurtured Heart Approach as well as Collaborative Problem Solving. This powerful combination of well researched techniques creates an environment where children who normally struggle will thrive. Our staff is trained in CPR, First Aide, and Food Handling so you won’t need to worry about safety.
We will be using the Superflex social skills curriculum by Michelle Garcia Winner. This evidenced-based program helps children to learn to be more flexible thinkers like our hero SuperFlex while learning strategies to defeat the “Unthinkables” like Rock Brain, WasFunnyOnce, WorryWall, and DOF (Destroyer Of Fun) who get children to make social mistakes that make them and those around them unhappy. This fun and informative program has been used in schools and clinics internationally.
WhizKid Camp is comfortable
This room is set up specifically with comfy couches, chairs, and cushions so that your child will be comfortable and at home. We have an art area, a quiet area, a class room space, and of course we will be going outside for games and hiking in nature every day.
Each six hour day will be packed with fun activities like:
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A typical day in the life of an WhizKid Camper
9:00 am Check in, review rules, overview of the day
9:15 am Team Building Activity
10:00 am Snack
10:15 am Super Flex Time – Specific lessons and activities
10:45 am Video production – collaboration, writing, imagination, and more
11:15 am Leave for Jackson Bottom park
11:30 am Explore, Lunch then a hike
12:45 pm Return to Camp Headquarters
1:00 pm Wacky Science experiment
1:30 pm Games Outside
2:15 pm Art Project
2:45 pm Clean up / Camp Store
3:00 pm Parent pick up time
We will be having a special field trip on the last day of camp to celebrate all our successes as well as a special viewing of the camp video that we will be creating. This is a special time for your child to share with you all that he or she has learned this week.
We also support you
You will receive a copy of Better Behavior without Stress by Karen DeBolt that will help you use the same techniques at home that we use here at camp. Based on the popular Calm the Chaos Parent Coaching program offered by Karen DeBolt, this guide will provide you with simple tools to help calm the chaos in your home. A special offer that bundles camp with Calm the Chaos Parent Coaching before and after camp is also available if you would like help with your specific challenges at home.
We will also provide you will information about the lessons with ideas that you can use at home to continue the learning. We want you to have the same vocabulary that we are using with the kids.
We will be asking you some questions about your child before camp so that we can address your specific concerns. We will also be offering some tips that you can use at home to continue the progress. You will know what happened everyday and that smiling face will say it all.
Who we are
Karen DeBolt, MA
Karen, our camp director, created this camp from a parent’s perspective with a therapist’s knowledge. Karen has a son diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and several family members also have ADHD of various flavors, and this camp is what she would have dreamed of for her own family members. Karen has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is a mother of three children, so this is not just a theory to her. Karen has worked extensively with children diagnosed with ADHD, Asperger’s, Adjustment Disorders and various trauma histories over the last five years. Karen worked as the Camp Therapist at Royal Family Kids Camp, an overnight camp for foster children. Karen also works full time at a Crisis Hotline when she is not at camp.
Aaron and Kristin Hanson
Aaron and Kristin are both from Beaverton, OR. Kristin is the youngest of 5 brothers and 5 sisters. Aaron is the middle child of three. Kristin was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADD when she was 5 years old. Both Aaron and Kristin have been working with children with disabilities for 15 years. Kristin has completed group and basic counseling classes as well as special training on Social Thinking by Michelle Garcia Winner. 
Aaron and Kristin have three children. The oldest has been diagnosed with ADHD combination type, depression, anxiety, sensory challenges, mild speech disorder, and last year Asperger’s Syndrome. Because of all the challenges to raise their intense child, they have been involved in the ADHD community, have attended multiple workshops and classes, as well as Parent Coaching. Both believe that training is so important and should be the beginning of a comprehensive treatment plan.
Our Campers
Children in 2nd through 6th grade who may have:
ADHD, Asperger’s, PDD NOS, NVLD, Autism Spectrum, Anxiety, Depression, Sensory Processing Disorder, or no diagnosis at all, but are struggling with social skills.
When
Full Week For Boys:
July 16th – 20th 9 am to 3 pm (Early Bird discount sign up before 6/22/12)
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August 6th – 10th 9 am to 3 pm (Early Bird discount sign up before 7/27/12)
Full Week For Girls:
June 25th-29th 9 am to 3 pm (Early Bird discount sign up before 6/8/12)
Where
4325 SW 107th Ave., Beaverton, OR. 97005
Youth Community Building of Christ Community Church
They have generously donated the building to us for our programs and we are excited to be able to use their great renovated facilities. The Church is located between Canyon Rd. and Beaverton-Hillsdale Rd. near highway 217 and 26. Very close to Beaverton Town Center and the Cedar Hills Crossing Mall (formerly Beaverton Mall) as well as Target.
503-459-2073
What to bring to camp
- Athletic shoes
- Water Bottle
- Sack Lunch
- Medications if to be given during camp
- Signed medication release forms if medications to be given during camp
- Booster Seat if child is less than 4’9” tall, unless they are 8 years old
What is included:
Basic Day camp program:
- 30 Hours of intensive skill building with highly trained leaders over five days.
- Social Skills Assessment – will pinpoint challenges and strengths includes written report for teachers/therapists
- “Better Behavior Without Stress” by Karen DeBolt, MA
- Lessons and social skills vocabulary – So you can continue the learning at home.
- Peace of mind knowing that your child is safe, happy and having fun which gives you time to get things done or do your own self care.
Premium WhizKid program
Includes the Basic Day camp program above plus:
- Four one hour sessions of Calm the Chaos parent coaching with Karen DeBolt, MA.
This is a program designed to give you all the tools that we use in our program – so you can use them at home. Parent Coaching offers a way to be able to talk about your unique family situation with someone who has been there with her own family. With empathy and compassion, you can learn parenting techniques in a program custom tailored for your situation and your learning styles. Plus a customized behavior plan designed for your family. Sessions will be scheduled before and after the day camp week in person or on the telephone at your convenience . See the coaching page for more information.
Refund Policy
If you cancel anytime the month before camp starts for any reason, you will receive a 100% no questions asked refund. If you cancel anytime during the month before camp, you will receive an 80% refund or a 100% discount if we are able to fill the slot. There are no refunds once camp has begun. Obviously, if your child is ill or some other big problem arises, please just give us a call, and let’s talk it over.
Sound good?
If this program sounds like it is what you have been looking for then fill out the application below or call 503-459-2073 to schedule the social skills assessment. Payment can be made by check or cash at the time of the assessment or to pay by credit card use the buttons below.
“He went to several sports camps and a messy science camp, but your camp was by far his favorite. He can hardly wait for next year.”
- Mother of 7 year old Whiz Kid
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What is included:
Basic Premium 30 Hours of camp over five days
or two days a week over 5 weekswith a leader to student ratio of at least 1:2 (Value: $2400.00)Social Skills Assessment (Value $120.00) Emailed Questions answered during camp
($160.00)Better Behavior without Stress
by Karen DeBolt
(Value $15.95)Calm the Chaos Parent Coaching
4 sessions
(Value $320.00)(Total Value $2,695.00)
TOTAL Early Bird Price
399.00 639.00 TOTAL after Early Bird deadline
449.00 689.00
