Activities
Peconic Dunes Camp
Camp Activities
Campers will participate in a variety of educational and recreational activities offered by our six program departments (see below). They will participate in Challenge, Choice, and Cabin Activities daily.
Challenge
Peconic Dunes strives to foster independence in our campers. One way we encourage this is through giving them agency over portions of their daily schedule. Challenge is a two hour morning activity that campers pick during breakfast. Challenge options are rotated daily. Activities that may be available are detailed below in each department.
Cabin Activities
Campers will also have fun with their cabins each day doing a variety of activities around camp. Cabin activities are set in the schedule with intention to ensure that your camper experiences a wide breadth of activities that camp has to offer. Each cabin group has a carefully curated schedule of cabin activities throughout the week to foster engagement with all program departments at camp. See Departments below.
Choice
Campers will also have fun participating in hour long choice activities per day. Below are a few examples of activities they may have the opportunity to pick:
GaGa
Shelter Building
Design Jibbitz
Tie Dyeing
Treasure Hunts
Ultimate Frisbee
Nature Walk
Whiffle Ball
Art Free Play
Bracelet Making
Can Jam
Capture the Flag
Free Swim
Karaoke
Kickball
Parachute Games
Evening Program
Every night's a little different at Peconic Dunes. We have our classic campfires on the first and last night of camp, plus another during the mid-week talent show. It's not always sunny at camp so we have a few surprises to pull out if it rains.
Closing Campfire
Counselor Hunt
Dance
YaYas (Talent Show)
Opening Campfire
Embers
Traditions
For some people, the day starts a little earlier with optional activities known as The Bears (Polar, Yoga, and Alpha). Then the whole camp gathers for flag raising, quotemeister, and kudos. One of our favorite traditions is t-shirt signing when campers sign each other's camp shirts. The last night of each session features the closing campfire when campers are recognized for their achievements during the week. Camp traditions at Peconic Dunes include:
Quotemeister
Roundup
Kudos
Flag raising & lowering
The Lanyard
T-shirt signing
Songs
Not all activities are offered daily or weekly and campers are not guaranteed to experience all activities. Some activities are subject to weather conditions and other activities are only available for campers of recommended ages.
Departments
Kayak · CORCL · Standup Paddleboard · Swim/Snorkel
Waterfront
Soccer · Basketball · Volleyball · Handball · Adventure Trail · Backyard Games
Sports
Garden Science · Long Island Sound · Great Pond · Woodlands & Wetlands · BUILD · Nature Art
ECO
Fishing · Archery · Outdoor Skills · Leadership · Backyard Cooking
Wilderness
Peer Mediation · Apprenticeships · Life Skills · Lifeguarding
CIT
Art & Design · Improv · Music · Photo · Video
Art
If your child requires any sort of special accommodation (i.e. medication dispensed, physical adaptation, verbal, or otherwise), please notify the camp when you register. We will do our best to make reasonable accommodations within the limits of our outdoor camp environment.