Thank you for your interest in Serendipity Day Camp. As always, our top priority is the safety of our campers, their families, counselors, and camp staff. Given the ongoing developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, and significant uncertainties impacting summer activities, the College has decided that it is not offering Serendipity Day Camp on campus this summer.
Understanding the need for engagement for kids, particularly once school related activities end for the year, we are working to create online offerings to be available throughout the summer that will be freely accessible on the Serendipity website page, the Serendipity Facebook page, and on Instagram. We anticipate having these resources available beginning in early June.
For Summer 2020, Serendipity Day Camp is welcoming campers ages 6-12 to Haverford College’s campus for activities such as kickball on the Cricket Field, making art from recycled materials in James House, harvesting veggies at HaverFarm, cooking at the Multicultural Center, swimming at the pool, and drama in Marshall Auditorium as well as field trips and community service trips throughout the region.
Serendipity will be in session from June 22 to August 6 (no camp on Friday, July 3rd) and is staffed by Senior Counselors from Haverford and other colleges (many of whom are former campers themselves) as well as Junior Counselors from the local community. Camp is in session from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. with Extended Day hours running to 4:45 p.m. Camp fees for 2020 are $240/week, with an additional $25/week for Extended Day.
Former campers ages 13-14 will have the opportunity to apply to the Marilou Allen Leadership Program. Marilou Allen Fellows will get a “behind the scenes” look at the camp as well as the College, and will occasionally shadow staff members whose skills range from coaching to filmmaking to conflict resolution.
If you have questions, please contact hc-serendipity@haverford.edu.
About Serendipty
Serendipity channels the community-centered spirit of camp founder Marilou Allen, Director of Haverford’s 8th Dimension community service office (now the Marilou Allen Office for Service and Community Collaboration) for over 30 years, and a lifelong resident of Ardmore.
Each week brings new experiences: you may find yourself nose to nose with a penguin on a field trip or representing Ghana at the camp olympics or showing off a new dance move to family and friends on Drama Night.
Counselors bring a wide range of experiences and talents to their work and play with the campers. Serendipity is always looking for counselors who have great ideas and are energetic, spontaneous, patient, and willing to work happily in the heat and rain.
