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Camp Courant

Address: 
285 Broad Street
Hartford , CT , 06115
Phone: 860-241-3792
41° 45' 54.7416" N, 72° 41' 14.0172" W
Contact name: 
Corrianne Chipello
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Ages for which our activities are most appropriate: 
A FREE summer sanctuary for Hartford children that enables them to develop positive relationships, learn and have fun. · Hartford’s Camp Courant opened in 1894, and is currently the largest and oldest FREE summer program in the United States; · Services include transportation, two meals a day and a dental screening for every camper. Both a doctor and a nurse are on staff; · The camp season runs six full weeks, Monday through Friday, rain or shine; · 700 children between the ages of 5-12 attend Camp on a daily basis; In addition to traditional camp programming - swimming, arts & crafts, sports, and playground, many special educational activities are arranged by the unit directors and program specialists to keep children engaged and actively learning in the summer months while school is out of session.

Some examples include:

• Photography 

• Computer Lab 

• Financial Literacy 

• Early Learning Center 

• Life Skills Seminars 

• Gardening 

• Computer Lab 'Brain Camp'

• Recycling & The Natural World

• Healthy Choices