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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 COVID-19 pandemic, the College has decided that it is not offering Serendipity Day Camp on campus for summer 2021.

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 [at] haverford.edu.

Registration

This year, families are encouraged to complete the Camp Policy form, the Photographic Release form,the Medical and General Release form, and the Fee Agreement form electronically—the links to those forms will be sent in the email that you will receive noting the receipt of your registration. (If you need a paper copy, instructions will be in the email.)

Register

Once those forms are received and your registration is confirmed, you will be sent a copy of the camper health care form to complete and send in as an email attachment to hc-serendipity [at] haverford.edu, by secure fax at 844-839-1340, or by USPS to:
Patty Rawlings
Serendipity Day Camp
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041

Financial Assistance

Families applying for Financial Aid must fill out the following form by April 20, 2020, to be submitted to:

Denise V. Allison, Assistant Dean,
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041-1392

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.

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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 prawling [at] haverford.edu (Patty Rawlings).

Counselor Positions

Haverford College seeks to hire a Summer Camp Assistant Director, seven Junior Counselors, and seventeen Senior Counselors for Serendipity Day Camp.
Deadline: February 10, 2020

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