A Day in the Life at Junior Camp
A day at Junior Camp is active, social, and thoughtfully paced, designed to meet children where they are developmentally, while giving them space to grow.
Each morning begins with warm hellos and laughter as the camp community gathers together for morning entertainment before the day gets underway. From there, campers move into a combination of instruction, creative play, and exploration.
Every day includes a 20-minute instructional swim focused on safety, comfort, and skill development. Campers also rotate through 30-minute activity blocks featuring scaled sports such as tee-ball, basketball, soccer, tennis (1st grade and up), and gymnastics. Activities are taught in a way that fits young bodies and growing skills, with an emphasis on participation, cooperation, and teamwork — not competition. Counselors and specialists guide each activity closely, encouraging effort, fairness, and fun.
In addition to sports, campers enjoy a mix of structured enrichment and open-ended exploration. Weekly activities include arts and crafts, music and dance, aerial adventure, and nature. Time for free play is always built into the day, allowing children to slow down, make choices, and follow their curiosity — moments that often spark friendships and imaginative play.
Lunch and snack times offer a natural pause for campers to refuel, relax, and connect. Counselors remain actively engaged, helping children feel supported within their group.
Afternoons bring more movement-based activities and special events, along with daily free swim — always a camper favorite! Children cool off and play safely in one of three designated pools, based on swim level. By dismissal, campers are happily tired, proud of what they’ve tried, and excited to return the next day.
See more of our Junior Camp program in this video.
Swim Instruction
Our swimming program has always been the heart of a Nabby summer. We take pride in our 3 swimming facilities and the quality of the instruction our campers receive in both water safety and swimming skills.
With swimming instruction taught to all campers in their morning swim, our two smaller, shallower and heated pools provide excellent aquatic areas to build confidence and skill levels for our youngest campers.
Scaled Sports
Our scaled-to-size athletic facilities allow every camper to participate and enjoy team activities without feeling undersized or outmatched. These scaled environments make coaching rules and techniques much more fun and participatory.
Free Play
Sometimes the best way to spend time on a ball field is to invent a game. We encourage all of our staff to take advantage of our equipment room and get creative with campers. We even schedule free play spaces, like our Creation Station and Imagination Playground, to inspire and encourage random acts of fun!
Intro to Interest
As campers get older they tend to want more of their favorite activities. That’s why we give all third graders the freedom to choose their own single interest activity for the last period of the day. Think of it as an introduction to senior camp...pretty sweet, huh?
Special Events
Camp is fun and full of surprises. We make sure there’s something new and exciting every week. Sometimes that’s a guest entertainer, theme day or special activity. We encourage all junior camp parents to stay in the know and download our summer event calendar in our mobile app.
Junior Giants
Designed specifically for our four groups of campers entering 3rd Grade, Junior Giants are bi-weekly competitions filled with fun and team spirit. Competitions have included a Scavenger Hunt, Field Day games and Mega Tennis Racquet Baseball.