• The overnight campout-complete with shaving cream fight, campfire and the world’s largest ice cream sundae
• Fun family picnic
• Afternoon activity clubs, including fishing, archery, tie-dye, spy club and water games
• Field trips to the pool, area museums, roller skating and more!
• Collaboration with Theater of Inclusion for a two week residency that builds gross and fine motor skills through various artistic media
• Intensive language remediation using one-on-one Orton Gillingham teaching, the cornerstone of the Camp Delafield program

• A rope challenge course at an area school that incorporated team-building and new ways to overcome personal obstacles
• Interpersonal and Social Skills Development
• Enhancement of the written expression program using the Framing Your Thoughts Curriculum
• Drama, Creative Writing and Poetry including a Friday Poetry Slam where campers recited favorite as well as original poetry at a weekly awards ceremony
• An enhanced visual arts program that included silk painting, watercolor and puppet-making

Thank you to our staff, campers, families and volunteers who make every year at Camp Delafield an exciting experience that gives our kids confidence in their abilities to learn and be successful at whatever they do!

We also wish to thank our:

Camp Delafield Program Partners:
Jeff Sando and American Art and Clay
City of Lawrence Parks Department
EMT Laura Gardner
Indiana Fever
David Larman, Magician
Officer Minton

Camp Delafield Funders:
The Arts Council of Indianapolis
Central Indiana Community Foundation
The Indianapolis Foundation
Indianapolis Public Schools
Indianapolis Monthly Magazine and Dream Home
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
The Miller Family Foundation
Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation
The Pacers Foundation
Regional Arts Partnership Program of the Indianapolis Arts Commission

Camp Delafield Donors:
Coca-Cola
Dick’s Sporting Goods
National Wine and Spirits
Prizm
Sahm’s
Scholars Inn and Bakehouse
The Stone Center

John Irwin Memorial Fund Donors:
Ms. Linda Appel
Ms. Cheryl Babic
Mr. and Mrs. Cunion
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dovey
Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley Duck
Ms. Nancy Duck
Mr. Robert Mohl
Mr. and Mrs. James Richter
Ms. Susan Harper-Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. David Trimble

Program Details

Camp Delafield offers a four-week summer day camp for children ages 7-14. We provide intense academic remediation in language and mathematics skills, a comprehensive arts program and diverse recreational program. All components combine to build academic skills, social skills and self-confidence for children with language learning disabilities.

Families can select one or both of two camp sessions. The dates for each session are:

During the morning, children receive one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction while the afternoons are devoted to a diverse recreational program.

A typical morning schedule includes:

• One-on-one Orton-Gillingham, language tutoring
• Small Group Instruction in Written Expression
• Small Group Instruction in Multi-Sensory Mathematics
• Comprehensive Visual and Performing Arts Program
• Individualized Lessons that may include handwriting, reading, spelling and vocabulary
• New: Rave-O, a multisensory reading comprehension and fluency program.

The daily recreational program varies each day and includes:

• Swimming
• Weekly Field Trips
• Ropes Challenge Course
• Activity Clubs that include archery, fishing, water games, science and crafts
• Special Mystery Guests
• Non-Competitive Games and Sports
• New: Marshall Arts

Other Highlights:

• A weekly awards ceremony and Final Awards ceremony to recognize each camper’s individual achievements
• Weekly themes with fun activities, learning opportunities and dress-up days.
• A traditional campfire night with a night hike,
  s’mores and games.
• Family Picnic
• Parent Conferences
• Weekly newsletter
• And more...

2008 Camp Delafield at a Glance