Summer 2022 Camps

Our schedule integrates a fun and creative curriculum that has the flexibility to adapt to the interests and energy of our participants. A general structure of the session would look like: 

For the 6-8 year old group:

9am-9:15am: Morning introductions, stretching, & briefing of daily activities. 

9:15am-10:00am: Educational/ skill building activity 

10:00am-10:30: Climbing game 

10:30am-10:45am: Snack 

10:45am-11:15pm: Free Climbing/skill practice 

11:15am-11:45pm: Climbing or game/activity 

11:45am -12:00pm: Closing question, daily reflections, stretching. 

12:00pm: Pick up 

For the 9-12 year old group:

9am-9:20am: Morning introductions, stretching, & briefing of daily activities.

9:20am-10:30am: Educational/ skill building activity 1

10:30am-11am: Free climbing time/skill practice

11am-11:30am: Lunch break

11:30am-12pm: Climbing game/ activity

12pm-1pm: Educational/ skill building activity 2 

1pm-1:15pm: Afternoon break/optional snack 

1:15pm-1:45pm: Free climbing time/game/activity 

1:45pm - 2:00pm: Closing question, day reflections, stretching.

2:00pm: Pick up

Participants who are in the younger camp from 9am-12pm will need to bring a snack, a water bottle and comfy clothes to climb in.    

Participants who are in the older camp from 9am-2pm will need to bring lunch, snacks, a water bottle, and comfy clothes to climb in.    

For both camps, children are welcome to bring their own climbing equipment if they have it, but shoes, harnesses, and chalk will be provided to participants free of charge if they do not. 

Participants who are in the younger camp from 9am-12pm will need to bring their own snack.  

Participants who are in the older camp from 9am-2pm will need to bring both a lunch and extra snacks.

Depending on weather, we will have children either eating outside in our courtyard space facing Jefferson Ave, or in our downstairs youth party room.

Children will not be permitted to leave the building unless signed out by a parent, or when having lunch outside in our courtyard space accompanied by our youth instructors.

Our camps have a minimum capacity of 4 participants and a maximum capacity of 8 participants. We are operating with a protocol of pairing 1 instructor to every 4 children. Camps will not run if there are less than 4 kids enrolled. Associated fees will get refunded.  

While our camps will be largely focused on learning new climbing skills, we will break up our climbing times with stretching and other games and activities. We will also have structured times for drawing and other crafts for kids to have restful breaks from climbing as well. 

Drop off:

• Youth Instructors will be ready to greet participants at the starting program time.
• Parents will need to check in their child in the check in/check out binder by signing with their initials and the date/time.
• After Youth Instructors help outfit their climbers with the correct shoes, they will head to one of the youth climbing rooms to start warming up.

Pick up:

• At the end of the program, climbers will return their borrowed gear to the front desk.
• Before heading home, a parent or guardian will have to check out their child in the check in/check out binder.
• This is the best time to check in with your instructors if you want to check in, or have any questions or concerns.  

Parents can authorize unchaperoned drop offs and/or pick ups. Please send an email to youth@valleyrockgym.com to help document this arrangement.