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CAMPS
Camp Staff
All staff are university/college educated and trained (including dedicated Developmental Service workers, Social workers and Teachers) with several years of direct experience in this field. The Director, a clinical counsellor and a behavioural specialist are on hand always and have a Master’s level of education.
Summer and March Break Camps
Discovered Treasures Day Camps which serves over 200 children runs for 6 weeks in the summer. Two of these camps are run simultaneously. Each camp session provides children a fun, safe, and therapeutic environment where their individuality and uniqueness is respected and nurtured. Each child will be provided opportunities for sports, Martial Arts, arts and crafts, cooperative activities, swimming, relaxation, and much more. Relaxation training is also offered to help children improve skills in related areas such as mental imagery, focus and shifting focus. All elements of the program are inclusive of the cost of registration and are made available to every child over the course of the summer. The March Break Camp, which has limited enrollment offers the same opportunites as the Discovered Treasures Summer Camp. Registration for March Break Camp begins in January of the new year.
All staff are university/college educated and trained (including dedicated Developmental Service workers, Social workers and Teachers) with several years of direct experience in this field. The Director, a clinical counsellor and a behavioural specialist are on hand always and have a Master’s level of education.
Summer and March Break CampsDiscovered Treasures Day Camps which serves over 200 children runs for 6 weeks in the summer. Two of these camps are run simultaneously. Each camp session provides children a fun, safe, and therapeutic environment where their individuality and uniqueness is respected and nurtured. Each child will be provided opportunities for sports, Martial Arts, arts and crafts, cooperative activities, swimming, relaxation, and much more. Relaxation training is also offered to help children improve skills in related areas such as mental imagery, focus and shifting focus. All elements of the program are inclusive of the cost of registration and are made available to every child over the course of the summer. The March Break Camp, which has limited enrollment offers the same opportunites as the Discovered Treasures Summer Camp. Registration for March Break Camp begins in January of the new year.
Developmental Day Camp
Our Developmental Day Program was created to serve children with higher complex needs such as non-verbal children with Autism, Acquired Brain Injury and Developmental Disabilities. This program focuses on identifying the individual child’s needs and strengths. In a highly structured, supportive and predictable environment, children will have opportunities to develop qualitative play skills and daily living skills by enhancing communication, socialization and decreasing challenging behaviours. This program operates at a 2:1 ratio, camper to staff.Social Skills Camp
Our Social Skills Camp runs for 6 weeks. We provide specialized therapeutic programs to over 200 children. We take great pride in a staff to camper ratio of between 1:3 to 1:4 at all times. The campers are primarily special needs students having Aspergers Syndrome (a communication disorder), ADHD, Learning Disabilities, delayed cognitive functioning, or Down’s Syndrome.
Recreation
Recreation is a critical component of our program. Throughout each day, the children will engage in ongoing recreational activities. They include: soccer, basketball, Frisbee, tennis, swimming and much more. Children with exceptionalities often find themselves with limited opportunities to fully enjoy leisure time. A lack of perceptual, motor, memory, linguistic, or organizational skills may cause them as much difficulty for leisure as they have at school or work. Fear of failure may limit their reaching out to access recreational activities. Just as we teach children with dyslexia to read, those with math disabilities to understand math, those with linguistic problems to better comprehend and use language, we must teach skills and provide practice so children with exceptionalities can achieve some recreational proficiencies.
Relaxation Training
Relaxation Training is provided on a daily basis. For children with exceptionalities, this is an important component to our program. By teaching relaxation, we are able to help the children improve skills in related areas such as mental imagery, focus and shifting focus. By developing these mental skills, children will be better able to positively influence their own health, mood, performance, and the direction of their lives. They will become increasingly aware that they have the capacity to control their own bodies, their own focus, their own stress and their own performance. They will also become more skilful at doing so in a fun filled, supportive and therapeutic atmosphere.