Dovercourt Recreation Centre, also known in the summer as “Camp Central”, offers the city’s best variety of camps. Children can spend the whole summer at Dovercourt and not repeat the same camp. Our camps are jam-packed with fun activities including swimming, sports, crafts, special events and guests, trips and more. Activities are age appropriate and guided by amazing staff. Kids will get to know the staff, feel comfortable with the locations and routines. No need to send your child all around the city for variety. Let them spend the summer at “the 'Court”.

Your child can choose from our weekly Theme Camps, a full selection of Specialty Camps as well as our Extreme Camps, Girls Only Camps and Leader in Training program for older children and teenagers.

Registration details available on our online registration site

Theme Camps - Preschool & School Age

Our theme camps take the traditional camp activities of sports, crafts, active games, swimming, special guests and events and give them a thematic twist. Each week features a different theme and activities suited to your child’s age.

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Specialty Camps

Dovercourt offers a wide variety of specialty camps led by experienced and skilled staff. The day camp is divided into activity and instruction related to the particular specialty as well as traditional camp activities such as sports, games, crafts, swimming and other age appropriate events.

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Adventure Camps

Looking for something different from your summer camp? Dovercourt’s Adventure camps push the envelope of fun and excitement. The Adventure Series is a unique line up of camps specially designed for today’s youth. Participants will work and play as a team tackling new challenges such as mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, SCUBA, rock climbing, planning and participating in hikes and bike tours. Each youth will develop new skills, work as part of a team, and improve their leadership potential. Our newest camp features an overnight camping trip.

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Girls Only Camps

For adventurous girls who want to let loose and have a good time. Spend each day in a pressure free and fun, creative environment.

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Leader in Training Program

The 2-week leaders-in-training program offers youth the opportunity to develop leadership and communication skills and prepares them for future employment. Topics include child development, animation and presentation skills, and safe supervision of children’s activities, creative programming, and interviewing and application procedures for jobs. Participants will be invited to complete their leadership process by assisting a Camp for an additional two weeks in the Summer Camp Program. A total of 70 hours of volunteer experience in the camps or general recreation programs is required to complete the program. This Summer Camp LIT program includes certification in Standard First Aid, CPR, High Five: Principles of Healthy Development and an LIT T-shirt.

Junior Counsellor Program.

Click for an application (pdf).

This program has been in place since 1998 and today a number of staff were employed as Junior Counsellors. Junior Counsellors are used throughout our camp programs to assist in program delivery and supervision. In return, we provide them with the critical “experience” sought by employers and parents of children who would be in their care. They also receive an end of summer performance appraisal as well as ongoing feedback and coaching from our staff. Junior Counsellors receive an honorarium each week.

Auditions for Junior Counsellors are held in the Spring of each year. Applications are available at Dovercourt Recreation Centre or on our website www.dovercourt.org. Prerequisites include: Leaders In Training Program, Standard Level First Aid, Level C CPR and High Five.

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