Camp Discovery
Summer Address:
Pacific Palisades, California, USAShow Phone #
Off-Season Address:
Encino, California, USAShow Phone #
Camp Discovery in its fourth year, currently located in Pacific Palisades in a shared space with the Palisades Malibu YMCA services 100 children throughout the summer (never more then 50 per day) from all over Los Angeles County.
Camp
Discovery provides a
meaningful outdoor summer camp experience for children with mild to moderate
special needs, ages 3 to 10. Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists and
Early Intervention Play Specialists provide their services and train the
counselors who each have a background in education and experience with special
needs children. A 3 to 1 camper to counselor ratio helps the campers (who have
a number of disabilities including, Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, Developmental
Delays, Speech and Language Delays, Gross and Fine Motor Delays, Sensory
Integration Dysfunction and Genetic Disorders) succeed and thrive.
Camp Discovery
seamlessly integrates therapeutic interventions into the camp day so as to
foster the campers’ self confidence, self esteem, language skills, fine and
gross motor skills and their ability to interact effectively with their
peers. All of these interventions help
insure that these children continue to make strides during the summer and do
not fall behind.
While at Camp Discovery, campers participate in traditional summer camp activities while making friends, often for the first time. This experience, in turn, fosters personal growth and accomplishment. The camp provides a safe, nurturing environment for the children and also brings together families with common issues and allows them to share experiences, offer emotional support and exchange information about other resources in the community. The children have a wonderful camp experience and the families have the joy of seeing their children thrive.
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Camp Type:
Year Established: 2005 Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 3 to 10 years old Cost/Week: $76.00-$200.00/wk Religious Affiliation: None Camp Owner(s): Dawn Reiner Camp Director(s): Stephanie Gibbons Nearest Large City: Los Angeles Off Season Rental: No |
Camp Focus:
Special Needs Camps: Aspergers Special Needs Camps: Asthma Special Needs Camps: Autism Special Needs Camps: Learning Disabilities and ADHD Special Accommodations: ADD, Asthma, Diabetic, Food Allergies, Hearing Impaired, Physical Disabilities, Speech Impaired, Autism, |
Arts and Crafts
Drawing and Painting
Music
Theater
Sports Activities:
General Sports
Adventure Activities:
Hiking
Rock Climbing
Academic Activities:
Science
Session I June 30th – July 25th
Session II July 28th – August 22nd
2 days __ 9:00 –12:00 $528 __9:00 – 3:00 $1,056
3 days __ 9:00 - 12:00 $792 __9:00 – 3:00 $1,584
5 days __ 9:00 –12:00 $1,320 __9:00 – 3:00 $2,640

