Registration for the Summer 2023 Chilmark Community Center's Kids Programs Opens Soon!
Dear Chilmark Community Center Community:
Happy spring! We are excited to welcome you back to the CCC this summer. Registration for CCC's Kids Programs is about to open. Registration will open for Playschool, Youth Camp, Counselor Training, Sailing Camp, Afternoon Camp and Full Day programs. Mark your calendars and get up early. Registration will open on Saturday, March 18 at 8am. Register here. Registration for other programs including Adult Tennis Memberships, Surf Camp (yes, SURF CAMP!), and Adult Fitness Classes will open in the coming weeks. Registration for daily Sailing Lessons will open just before camp begins.
We also want to share with you the news that Keira Lapsley, last summer's Executive Director, sadly will not be returning this summer. We will miss her leadership, vision and commitment to children, and we are actively recruiting a new Executive Director.
PROGRAM NEWS
We have been planning new and exciting programing for this summer and want to share with you some of the highlights and changes to our programs. New activities are also being planned for the kids including yoga, dance and drumming. The 2023 Kids Programs will run from July 3-August 18 for seven weeks. To register for Kids Programs beginning Saturday, March 18 at 8am, please go HERE.
NEW Morning Sailing Camp: For kids who prefer to sail all the time, there is no need to also register for CCC Morning Camp. Morning Sailing Camp will run from 9am-12pm for kids ages 8-15 years old. In the event of rain, sailors will join the Youth Morning Camp at the Center for the day. We will continue to offer the option of daily sailing lessons. Registration for these daily lessons will not open until just before camp begins.
Morning Playschool: Campers ages 3-1/2 - 5 years (and 6 year olds entering Kindergarten). Back at the Chilmark School, Playschool will be led by the inimitable Anja May. Playschool is for kids who will be in Pre-K and Kindergarten in the fall. Children must be born on/before December 31, 2019 to attend. The change to 3-1/2 year olds will help ensure that Playschool kids have prior group experience, are toilet trained, and get the best supervision and age appropriate programming. All children must be toilet trained.
NEW Morning 6 Year Old Program: Campers entering 1st grade. A separate program for 6 year olds to ensure that the youngest kids on the Center grounds get the close supervision they need.
7-8 year old program: Campers entering 2nd and 3rd grades.
9 -10 year old program: Campers entering 4th and 5th grades.
11-12 year old program: Campers entering 6th and 7th grades.
NEW Counselor Training Program: For ages 13-14 (and 15 year olds who are rising sophomores). Learn counselor skill training and be assigned to work with a specific age group under the leadership of a senior counselor. Fees for this age group are the same as the Youth Camp. Those in the program have the option of attending Morning only or the All Day camp.
Afternoon Youth Program: For ages 6-12, 12:30-3pm, with an Afternoon Tennis Camp option.
All Day Youth Program: Children ages 6-12 may register for a full day program, 9am-3pm, at a discount in pricing. Children will need to bring their own lunches.
NEW Surf Camp: For ages 9-15. Learn to surf, gain ocean safety skills, understand ocean conditions, practice paddling, popping up on surfboards and have fun. There is no need to also register for the CCC Morning Program. To be offered weeks of July 10 and July 17, 9am-12pm, on a pilot basis. Registration will open as soon as all the approvals are in place.
Things to Know About Registration
Island discounts: Children who are year-round Island residents and enrolled in island schools receive a discount on fees. The discount varies by program and is applied at checkout.
Scholarships to attend camp: If you wish your child to be considered for a scholarship, please go HERE and complete the Scholarship Application Form.
Waitlist: If the session you want is full, please add your child to the waitlist. (Do not register them in another program for which they are not eligible!) We will be filling spaces as they become available off of the waitlist in the order they were added. We work hard to accommodate as many children as possible while ensuring that they are safe and well-supervised. Most kids got off of the waitlist last summer.
Medical Forms: After you complete the registration process you will get a confirmation email asking you to upload documents. The document you need to provide is a Medical Form for each child with their immunization history and health information. These are provided by your child's doctor, not by us. Please upload the form as instructed.
ADULT PROGRAMS
Adult Tennis Memberships: Registration for weekly memberships will be coming soon.
Adult Fitness Classes: We have a full line up of fitness classes to be announced shortly.
Evening Activities: Ukulele nights! and other events are being planned.
Martha's Vineyard Book Festival: Coming to the Center August 4-6.
Chilmark Road Race: Saturday, August 12.