A message from Jen Baldinelli, Program Director at Camp Kanata

One thing that I am so excited for this summer is the start of Kanata’s brand new TRACK OUT CAMP program. Track Out Camp will both kick off and wrap up our traditional Kanata Summer with a session in May and two sessions in August.

Kanata has always made a point to try to serve as many children as we can each summer. When we looked at the area around our Camp, we realized that there were a group of children that never got the opportunity to experience a week at either Kanata Day or Overnight camp due to their school schedule. We decided to reach out to this group and create a program that would work just for them. Each of our Track Out Sessions occurs during a time when children are tracked-out from school. This is a benefit to not only any track 2 children in the area, but a special treat for any kids that may be home-schooled or on a modified schedule at their school.

Track Out camp will run very similarly to how we have run Kanata Overnight Camp. Check-in will be on Sunday afternoon and Check-Out will be on Friday afternoons, as opposed to the standard Saturday check-out. We changed our check-out day due to the fact that we wanted to ease transition between a week at Kanata and a new track-in at school or another track-out program. Each day at Kanata Track Out will be filled with the same activities that Kanata regulars love: riflery, canoeing, swimming, arts and crafts, archery, and sports. Each evening will provide a time for all of the camp to come together in a camp wide program that is specific for the theme of that session.

My biggest passion is helping others and summer camp programming. I cannot wait to help a whole new community of people this summer with our newest program.

See you this summer!