Crestwood Country Day Camp Blog & News

Crestwood School Open House

Published on: 12/12/24 5:50 PM

Come see our classes in session!
~Toddler, Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten classes
~Meet our school Administrators
~Meet our Certified Teachers
~See our Spectacular Classrooms
~Learn about our advanced curriculum
~Receive a Personal School & Camp Tour
~Early Bird Rate for school still available for any new families who attend our Open House

Please Call 631-692-6361 to RSVP for the Open House

2025 Teen Travel Calendars

Published on: 12/6/24 3:52 PM

Dear Travel Parents,

Our Teen Adventure and Teen Travel campers had such an amazing time this past summer!  Last year’s trips were beyond amazing, but we are positive that next summer’s trips will be even better. Based on the number of enrollments to date, we are anticipating that many if not all weeks will be sold out soon. We already have VERY limited availability.

Please click the links below for our newly released 2025 Teen Travel Calendars

CLICK HERE for Teen Adventure Calendar
CLICK HERE for Teen Travel Calendar

• Teen Adventure (Entering Grade 7)
• Teen Travel (Entering Grades 8 – 10)

If you are considering a Crestwood Teen Travel Program next summer for your child, please enroll soon with a $1000 deposit, fully refundable until March 1, to guarantee your spot.

Please contact Kim Ott if you have any questions about these programs.
We hope to see you all really soon!

School Early Bird 2025-2026

Published on: 11/22/24 2:23 PM

Dear Families,

Can you believe how quickly this school year is going?  Crestwood is now opening our enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year.  Applying early will guarantee your child a spot in one of our Toddler, Nursery, Pre-k or Kindergarten classes. Please note that our early rates expire on January 31, 2025.

For ease and convenience, enrollments are accepted online. You can access our enrollment via our website www.crestwoodcountryday.com. Please do not hesitate to call or visit one of us to personally discuss your options for next year.

Our EARLY BIRD registration is now open for the 2025-2026 school year for all grade levels Toddler thru Kindergarten.  Please note that our early bird rates expire on January 31, 2025.   A completed application and deposit of $1500 is required to guarantee a spot and hold the early price.  Additional discounts are available by paying in full by January 31, 2025 or if attending a 2025 Summer Camp Program.

Click here for our 2025-2026 online enrollment form.
For a schedule of our tuition click here.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour, please contact our office.
We hope to hear from you soon.

Crestwood Rewards Program E-Card

Published on: 09/30/24 6:22 PM

THANK YOU FOR BEING A CRESTWOOD FAMILY!

Check out the vendors in the Crestwood Rewards Program by clicking here. Just show your Crestwood Rewards Card and save anywhere from 10% up depending on each vendor’s specific offer.

Please contact the Crestwood office with any questions.

HAPPY SHOPPING!

Early Bird Summer 2025

Published on: 08/27/24 5:57 PM

BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING LIST
– FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OUTFIT
– NEW BACKPACK & LUNCHBOX
– ​SCHOOL SUPPLIES
– CRESTWOOD CAMP 2025

MAKE SURE TO ENROLL BY 9/15/24 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT.

No exceptions if you miss it! Tuition will increase after 9/15/24.

Please click here to enroll for camp.

2024 Pre-School Shows

Published on: 07/16/24 3:45 PM

Pre-School Shows

Our August session is “Show Time!” for Crestwood’s: Mini 3’s, Shawnee, Mayan, Papawnee and Kindergarten children.  Your wonderful little ones will be performing in a special end-of-the-summer show.  This end of the Summer Show will be during week 6. We invite all families to attend – dads, moms, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles…- to applaud, laugh, and cry as your children wow you with their talent and ability.  We have done our best to accommodate placing as many siblings together as possible in the same shows. We look forward to seeing you in August. Enjoy the Shows!

The dates, times and groups are as follows:
(Weather Permitting)

Monday, August 5th at 10:15 AM
Shawnee 1, Shawnee 4, Mayans 4, Papawnee 4, Coyotes, Incas

Monday, August 5th at 12:45 PM
Mayans 1, Papawnee 5, Papawnee 1, Broncos, Dakotas

Tuesday, August 6th at 10:15 AM
Shawnee 2, Mayans 3, Papawnee 3,  Papawnee 6, Aztecs, Eaglets

Tuesday, August 6th at 12:45 PM
 Shawnee 3, Mayans 2, Papawnee 7, Scouts, Papawnee 2

Wednesday, August 7th at 10:15 AM
Mini 3, Shawnee 6, Papawnee 8, Shawnee 5, Hogans, Cayugas
 

If you would like your child’s sibling to go to the show, we will be sending home a permission slip a few days before your scheduled show date to allow the child to be brought to the stage area.

2024 SCOPE Swim-A-Thon

Published on: 07/16/24 2:10 PM

For the past few summers, Crestwood’s Leadership program has taken on various service projects to raise funds to benefit SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education), an organization which funds scholarships to send children from low-income families to attend overnight summer camp. SCOPE believes that summer camp is an essential component of the year-round educational continuum and plays a critical role in helping children from underserved communities to thrive. Unfortunately, these children have little or no access to summer camps and programs, resulting in an enormous achievement gap and summer learning loss. SCOPE bridges this gap by making summer camp accessible to as many deserving children as possible.

Swim 4 a Cause

This summer, the Leadership program has decided to take part in Swim 4 a Cause for the second year in a row. In order to support SCOPE, the Leadership team will be helping to organize and implement a swim-a-thon on Friday, July 26th. All Crestwood campers will be involved in this event to raise money for SCOPE as shown below.

Kindergarten and Below – Treasure Hunt: Collect as many coins and gems as you can.
1st Grade and up – Swim-a-Thon: Swim as many laps as you want/can. Laps will be modified for non-deep water swimmers.

All families can get involved in this event by signing up on the SCOPE x Crestwood fundraising page. We are asking for a minimum donation of $15/camper (additional siblings $10 each). If you would prefer to send cash or a check (made payable to SCOPE) please put it in an envelope with your child’s name and group name on it. All participants will receive a certificate of achievement.

Last summer, our Crestwood families donated an amazing $10,000 to this event!
We look forward to surpassing this amount this summer. 

Please direct any questions to Mark Transport, Director,
via email at markt@crestwoodcamps.com.

Meet the Crestwood Puppies

Published on: 07/3/24 1:46 PM

MEET THE CRESTWOOD PUPPIES

Our Puppy Program has officially returned to Crestwood this summer.

Meet our new buddies: Bruno, Gideon, Garrett and Bosco!

We can hardly control our excitement! Some camp groups have already been introduced to our new four legged friends. Campers will have the opportunity to schedule a time to play with puppies throughout the summer.  They will learn the basics of taking care of them, feeding them and teaching them tricks.

At the end of the summer we’ll hold a raffle and 4 lucky families will bring home their new forever pet!

Waldo-Photo Service

Published on: 06/27/24 8:21 PM

Our Camp Photographers will be posting hundreds of photos each day to our Camp Photo Galleries.
This summer we will be using the Photo Service and Website called WALDO. 

Please check your email to get the login to begin– (It is recommended to use your cell phone)
Photos from Clothing & Family Fun Day and the first day of camp have already been posted.

Please note: 

• For ease of use and for notifications, download the WALDO app from the app store.
• The Waldo galleries will include facial recognition for all campers.
• For facial recognition, parents will need to follow the prompts in the Waldo App and upload a photo of their child.
• Facial Recognition is not perfect, and unfortunately will likely not work for a small percentage of campers (problems occur more often with some preschool age campers and those with glasses)
• The delivery of photos of your camper to your phone (mobile app) is a free service for Crestwood Families
• Our photographers do their best to capture every group on a weekly basis in addition to special events at camp.
• We encourage you to browse the camp albums to see everything that Crestwood offers.

For questions about WALDO – please contact the Waldo Q&A Team – support@waldophotos.com

Crestwood Rock Band 2024

Published on: 06/7/24 2:42 PM

The Crestwood Rock Band is for campers entering 3rd to 7th grade who love music and want to learn how to “Jam”. Crestwood Rock Band rehearsals will generally take place during some of our campers elective periods. Rock band instruments (guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, vocals will be provided for them). Rock Band will perform at camp events over the summer.

Rock Band will hold auditions the first week of camp. We want to make sure that all players are at the same level. Beginners are welcome!  Campers who are novice at their instrument will receive pull out lessons to work towards being in a future band. Music lessons are available for campers entering grades 1st to 7th.  If your camper will be absent during the first week, please contact our music staff prior to the start of camp, so we can include your child.

Crestwood is excited to announce that after a few summers working with our preschool campers, Bruce Katz will be returning to work with our older campers and direct both Crestwood’s Got Talent and The Crestwood Rock Band.  Bruce is a K-8 music teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience including Chorus, Band and private voice and instrument lessons.

Please fill out this google form to let us know your interest in our Crestwood Performing Arts programs.

Please note: The form is not required for your child to be in one of our clubs. Campers can make their own decision to join clubs when at camp. Likewise, we will not “force” a child to participate, even if a parent signs them up.

We’re looking forward to all the amazing performances happening at Crestwood this summer!

Questions about Rock Band or Crestwood’s Got Talent- you can contact Bruce at cwrockband56@gmail.com