Summer Camps, Classes and Athletics

Day camps are offered in one- and two-week sessions at McKoy and Ebster parks and at the Decatur Recreation Center.

This information is provided to help parents make better-informed decisions about the camp they select. Please note the following camp formats and changes from 2008 camps: 

Traditional Day Camps are designed to promote individual development through play, field trips and relationships with peers and counselors. 
Day Camps:
• Are offered seven weeks of the summer.
• Are open 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. with after-care available until 6 p.m.
• Organize campers into groups of 8-12 each with a counselor.
• Offer a range of traditional camp activities including arts and crafts, group games, nature/environmental activities, swimming, snacks, and field trips.
• Organize each session around a theme, but do not program exclusively around the theme.
• Can be most beneficial when children attend for a succession of weeks - providing the opportunity to build stronger relationships with counselors and peers.
• Include McKoy Safari (grades K-5), Ebster Explorer (K-5), and D.R.E.A.M. (grades 6-8).

Special Interest Camps are designed to explore in-depth a particular topic of interest in a day camp format. Specialty Day Camps:
• Meet for a half day or full day for one week only.
• Focus on a particular area of interest.
• Are offered throughout the summer for children 2-15 years of age.
• Provide before-camp care 8-9 a.m.
• Provide after-camp care for camps that end at 4 p.m. or later.

Changes from 2008 Camps
Glenlake Discovery Camp (K-3). Due to construction Glenlake Discovery will not operate in 2009.

Oakhurst Safari Camp is now known as McKoy Safari Camp. McKoy Safari Camp will have two camp directors, Lartesha Chaney of Glennwood Whiz Kids and Renae Madison of Clairemont Animal Crackers. 

City Schools Camps. Many Special Interest Camps this year will be led by City Schools of Decatur teachers. Look for their names on camps this summer.

Full-day and half-day specialty camps are also offered, as well as Counselor in Training and Junior Counselor programs. 

Look for information on these programs, along with classes and athletics, in the March issue of the Playbook  program guide, available online and printed in the Decatur Focus newsletter.

Summer Camp Registration Begins Saturday, March 28

Registration for all summer day camps (Ebster, McKoy, and DREAMCamp), tennis camps, special interest camps, swim camps and swim team will begin Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m.-noon, at Decatur Recreation Center. Proof of residency will be required for resident fees and is subject to verification. Nonverifiable addresses will not be accepted. Five year olds must have attended a full-day program and show proof of age (birth certificate or school record). Limited financial assistance is available for Decatur residents who demonstrate a need.