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Swim 2 Survive Camp Ages 7-9 | Home Alone/Swim 2 Survive+ Camp Ages 9-12

Gryphon Camps offers a variety of camps that are categorized into Activity Camps or Sport Camps. Swim 2 Survive and Home Alone/Swim 2 Survive+ sit within the Activity Camps umbrella.

Swim 2 Survive Camp | Home Alone/Swim to Survive+ Camp

  • Swim 2 Survive Camp & Home/Alone/Swim 2 Survive+ Camp will include 2 staff per 18 campers (ratio of 1:9).

Minimum Age: Campers must be no younger than the minimum age or be turning that age by the upcoming September 1st. 

Maximum Age: Campers must be no older than the maximum age by the end of the calendar year (December 31st).  

Swim 2 Survive Camp | Ages 7-9

Through the creative programming of our Junior Activity Camp combined with daily learn-to-swim lessons, campers will develop water safety skills and learn swimming basics while gaining self-confidence, independence, new skills, and new friendships. The program is for campers of all skill levels, including those with zero previous swim experience. Upon arrival, campers are grouped based on skill level, and throughout the rest of the week will focus on the progression of each camper and include water safety-themed activities, games, and crafts.

  • Campers will gain confidence in the water through daily 90-minute swim lessons with certified swim instructors.
  • Instructors will support and teach campers with the goal of completing the Lifesaving Society's Swim to Survive Challenge (roll/tread/swim).
  • Campers will move throughout the university campus experiencing new games, challenges, advanced skill development-based crafts, and physical activities with campers of similar ages.
  • Campers can look forward to Whimsical Wednesdays, a day with a few 'twists' and Fun Friday Finale, theme-based challenges to conclude their camp week. 

Home Alone/Swim 2 Survive Camp+ | Ages 9-12

  • This camp is a combination program of two lifesaving programs, Home Alone and Swim 2 Survive.
  • Home Alone/Swim 2 Survive+ includes daily 90-minute in-water lessons.

Campers will practice basic physical fitness concepts, learn to help others in deep water safely and grasp personal safety practices in the Swim 2 Survive+ portion of this program.

In addition to the water program, campers will participate in the SOS 4 Kids Home Alone Program, designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to safely be on their own for short periods. Throughout the week, modules will be delivered by trained facilitators through various in-class, interactive activities:

  1. Street Smarts
  2. People Safety
  3. Online Safety
  4. At Home Safety
  5. Fire Safety
  6. Injury Prevention & First Aid

Swim 2 Survive Camp - July 15-19/24 - Ages 7-10

A combination of fun and adventure of our traditional camp programs with daily learn to swim lessons. Each day participants will spend 90 minutes in the water in small group classes with certified swim instructors. These instructors will lead campers through water safety skills and swim basics with a goal to attempt the Lifesaving Society’s Swim To Survive Challenge (Roll/ Tread/Swim). In addition to the Swim 2 Survive specificprogramming, campers will participate in activity camp theme programming. Theme: Blast from the Past Let’s take our Gryphon travel machine to take us back in time. Each camp will take their time (travel) machines to participate in different time periods and decades. This fun week will take us back and explore before it was 2024!

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Home Alone/Swim 2 Survive+ Camp - July 22-26/24 - Ages 9-12

This camp is a combination program of two lifesaving programs, Home Alone and Swim to Survive. We facilitate the SOS 4 Kids Home Alone Program. The following seven modules will be delivered by trained program facilitators through a mix of in-class facilitation & interactive activities throughout the camp week: Street Smarts, People Safety, Online Safety, At Home Safety, Fire Safety, Injury Prevention and First Aid. Swim to Survive+ provides pre-teens with practical lifesaving skills that prepare them for real life situations they may encounter as they are around water. They will practice basic physical fitness concepts as well as, learn to help a friend in deep water without putting themselves in danger. Camp will have a 90-minute daily in-water lesson. In addition to these two programs, campers will participate in Activity Camp theme programming. The theme for this week is: Under the Sea

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Currently not offered

Swim 2 Survive Camp - July 29-Aug 2/24 - Ages 7-10

A combination of fun and adventure of our traditional camp programs with daily learn to swim lessons. Each day participants will spend 90 minutes in the water in small group classes with certified swim instructors. These instructors will lead campers through water safety skills and swim basics with a goal to attempt the Lifesaving Society’s Swim To Survive Challenge (Roll/ Tread/Swim). In addition to the Swim 2 Survive specificprogramming, campers will participate in activity camp theme programming. Theme: Gryphon Olympics This week is the kickoff to the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. So, we’re going to have our own Gryphon Olympics These will not be your usual Olympic sports, as we’ll be putting our Gryphon “twist” on our events!

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Currently not offered

Swim 2 Survive Camp - Aug 6-9/24 - Ages 7-10

A combination of fun and adventure of our traditional camp programs with daily learn to swim lessons. Each day participants will spend 90 minutes in the water in small group classes with certified swim instructors. These instructors will lead campers through water safety skills and swim basics with a goal to attempt the Lifesaving Society’s Swim To Survive Challenge (Roll/ Tread/Swim). In addition to the Swim 2 Survive specificprogramming, campers will participate in activity camp theme programming. Theme: The Year is 2050 What do you think it will be like in 2050? This week we will travel into the future and try new things that we believe will be around in 2050. Who knows what the future will hold? We do know that it will be full of adventure, creativity, and fun. Note: This is a four day camp week due the Civic Holidya on Monday (No camp program on Monday August 5th)

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Swim 2 Survive Camp - Aug 12-16/24 - Ages 7-10

A combination of fun and adventure of our traditional camp programs with daily learn to swim lessons. Each day participants will spend 90 minutes in the water in small group classes with certified swim instructors. These instructors will lead campers through water safety skills and swim basics with a goal to attempt the Lifesaving Society’s Swim To Survive Challenge (Roll/ Tread/Swim). In addition to these specific programs, campers will participate in activity camp theme programming. Theme: Stories Come to Life Hmmmm…..what magical place will camp turn into this week?? We’ll be having a blast with our creative minds while campers participate in games and crafts centered around well known characters, movies, stories. Get ready for a week of imagination!

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