2023 Summer Session Descriptions

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​One Week Sessions:

Note: Sessions are not themed but we will celebrate Christmas in July during Session C.

Traditional Track
Pick your own activities, choose your own clubs, plan your own day.  Pick your favorite activities to hone your skills, or challenge yourself to try something different and discover talents you did not know you had.  Competitions, recreational activities, brainy challenges, completely chill clubs, it’s up to you!  Hang out with old friends or make new friends to last a lifetime. The best part? A community where everyone is accepted, and caring staff who are trained to listen is always there for you.  Sessions are not themed but we will celebrate Christmas in July during Session C. Every week includes our 9 regular activities, plus a few different choices to make each week special.  

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Session A-Younger camper week
7/9/2023 2:00 PM - 7/13/2023 (ENDS THURSDAY 12 NOON)
Ages 7 - 13    $480
 
Session B    
7/16/2023 2:00 PM - 7/21/2023 6:00 PM
Ages 8 - 13     $590
       
Session C    
7/23/2023 2:00 PM - 7/28/2023 6:00 PM    
Ages 8 - 13    $590 
       
Session D    
7/30/2023 2:00 PM - 8/4/2023 6:00 PM
Ages 8 - 13    $590
       
Session E    
8/6/2023 2:00 PM - 8/11/2023 6:00 PM
Ages 8 - 13    $590
                           
Session F    
8/13/2023 2:00 PM - 8/18/2023 6:00 PM    
Ages 8 - 13    $590   

 

Pathfinder Track
Ages 14 - 15, age 13 after 3/1/23      $620

During sessions C, D, E, F.

These are one week sessions for older campers.  Pathfinders partake of the session themes that are offered each week in the regular sessions, sometimes helping to implement them.  Participants enjoy more freedom (ability to change activities in the middle of a period), later wake up and bedtimes, more campfires and some special evening activities separate from the younger campers. Optional weekly field trip available for additional fee. Sessions are not themed but we will celebrate Christmas in July during Session C.

13 year old campers may choose either the Pathfinder or Traditional Tracks.

Session Pathfinder C    7/23/2023 2:00 PM - 7/28/2023 6:00 PM    
Ages 14 - 15, age 13 after 3/1/23.    $620
Trip: High Ropes

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Session Pathfinder D    7/30/2023 2:00 PM - 8/4/2023 6:00 PM    
Ages 14 - 15, age 13 after 3/1/23.    $620

Trip: Cattaraugus County Fair

Session Pathfinder E    8/6/2023 2:00 PM - 8/11/2023 6:00 PM    
Ages 14 - 15, age 13 after 3/1/23.    $620

Trip: High Ropes
 

Session Pathfinder F    8/13/2023 2:00 PM - 8/18/2023 6:00 PM    
Ages 14 - 15, age 13 after 3/1/23.    $620

Trip: High Ropes

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2 two-week Sessions for Older Campers:

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Explorers
(During sessions A and B, with stay-over and backpacking trip.)
7/9/2023 2:00 PM - 7/21/2023 6:00 PM    
Ages 14 - 15, age 13 after 3/1/23    $999
Optional trip age 13+: High ropes during Session B

This is a 13 day high adventure session including:

              3 Night Backpacking Trip

              Training in outdoor living skills and low impact camping

              Trip to Sky High Adventure Park (additional fee)

This session also includes special evening programs, more campfires and later curfew.  Explorers have the opportunity to pursue more than one award club in a session, and have the freedom to switch clubs. This is a two-week session with a stay-over weekend.  Campers will go to town during the stay over weekend for a laundry run, Mass and supper out. The cost of the weekend activities is covered in your fee.  There will be an optional “staff for a day” shadowing opportunity for those who are interested. While excellent preparation for our CIT program, this session is intended to be purely for enjoyment and includes no staff training components.
 

CIT (Counselor in Training)         
7/2/2023 10:00 AM - 7/13/2023 (ENDS THURSDAY 7/13, 3:00 PM)
Age 17 OR age 16 with 2 years as a CT camper.    $199
This is intended for young folks who want to begin working at Camp Turner.  Participants must be 16 years of age before the summer begins, have working papers and complete a staff application. This internship has several components, including outdoor education, leadership training, service, journaling, spiritual reflection, team building, photography, and staff training.  Participants will spend week one in staff training with regular camp staff.  Week two is invested in shadowing staff and learning from the experience.  CITs (like all staff) will be involved in dishwashing, cleaning bathrooms and other maintenance tasks, taking pictures, assisting Counselors in activities and cabin duties.  The spiritual components focus on discovering the presence of God in all things, and discovering your own spiritual gifts.  While not guaranteed, we hope successful completion of this program will result in paid employment for the rest of the summer as a paid intern.  Previous experience as a camper, especially participation in the Explorer program is very helpful.  Registrants should possess working papers and identification to satisfy the US-I9 form.