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We fundraise all year so we can continue to meet our mission! This helps us provide discounts of 60-80% for all camper families. 

Our actual cost per camper is around $2500.

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Overnight Camp Program

Registration for Summer 2023 is Now Open!

We offer both 5 and 12-day sessions for Overnight Camp. Campers stay overnight in cabins sorted by age and gender, and participate in a wide variety of outdoor activities during the day! Each cabin of campers is assigned a Counselor, in addition to a Counselor-in-Training. Cabins are assigned their own table in our dining hall, where they'll be served breakfast, lunch and dinner each day.


While at Camp, your child will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities! We offer a mix of Environmental and traditional camp activities, such as...

  • Swimming Lessons
  • Learning to Ride a Bike
  • Boating
  • Campfires
  • Creek Crawls
  • Fishing
  • Forest Exploration
  • Hiking
  • Visiting the Organic Farm


In addition to our Award-Winning Biking Program, your child will get active with...

  • Group Challenges
  • Climbing
  • Gaga
  • Kickball
  • Soccer
  • Rugby


We also offer arts & crafts, cooking, drama, hayrides and many more. 

We are always adding to our program, and no two summers are the same!


Overnight Camp is open to children ages 8-12. Transportation will be provided on the first and last days of the session from Tacony Academy Charter School in Northeast Philadelphia. Information regarding transportation can be found by visiting our Summer Camp Downloads page.


For campers ages 13-14, check out our Teen Adventure Program!


Registration Info

Covid Vaccinations are mandatory for Overnight Camp, and highly recommended for Day Camp. Our Vaccination and Communicable Illness Policies are outlined in the 2023 Parent & Guardian Handbook.


Registration for Summer 2023 is now open!


Please review the following documents before starting your registration:


2023 Pricing & Fees

2023 Cover Letter


More documents are accessible on our  Summer Camp Downloads page! 


Please read the Parent & Guardian Handbook thoroughly, as it contains very important information regarding our programs and policies.

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2023 Overnight Session Dates

2023 Overnight Session Dates

2023 Overnight Session Dates

Session One: Monday, June 19 – Friday, June 23
Session Two: Monday, June 26 – Friday, June 30
Session Three: Monday, July 3 – Friday, July 14
Session Four: Monday, July 17 – Friday, July 28
Session Five: Monday, July 31 – Friday, August 11


Each camper may enroll for one overnight session only. One session of Overnight Camp can be combined with two 2-week Day Camp sessions, for a total of six weeks.

Daily Schedule

2023 Overnight Session Dates

2023 Overnight Session Dates

7:30 - 7:50 Wake Up & Get Ready 

8:00 - 8:50 Breakfast / Free Time 

9:00 - 12:00 Morning Activities 

12:00 - 1:00 Instructional Swim 

1:00 - 1:50 Lunch / Free Time 

2:00 - 3:00 Siesta 

3:00 - 5:00 Afternoon Activities 

5:00 - 6:00 Free Swim 

6:00 - 6:50 Dinner / Free Time 

7:00 - 8:00 Evening Activity 

8:15 - 9:00 Snacks & Showers 

9:00 - 9:30 Bedtime / Lights Out  





Our Three Villages

Summer Feeding Program

Summer Feeding Program

Overnight campers are divided in groups according to age and gender. Girls aged 10-12 live in Girls Village cabins, while boys 10-12 spend their time in Boys Village. Campers ages 8-9 stay in Tween Creeks cabins, which are divided by gender within the Village. 


Teen Adventure campers are in their own groups within Girls and Boys Villages respectively, when they're not at Spruce Run. 


The Camp Office will try to accommodate bunking requests if communicated before the Camp season begins. 

MAP OF OVERNIGHT CAMP

Summer Feeding Program

Summer Feeding Program

Summer Feeding Program

Ensuring children have access to nutritious meals and snacks when school is not in session.  


The Summer Camps at College Settlement do not discriminate as to race, creed, color, ancestry, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or age. We will make every reasonable accommodation to meet the needs of all those who wish to apply. Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA-related activity should contact, within 180 days of the incident, the SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON, DC 20250. 

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Overnight Camp Life!

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FACILITIES

Summer Camps at College Settlement Overnight Camp

Summer Camps at College Settlement Overnight Camp

Summer Camps at College Settlement Overnight Camp

On the west side of Witmer Road, the overnight camp comprises about two-thirds of our 234 acres. Woods, fields, and lawns envelop buildings and pavilions, streams feed into Friendship Lake — it’s a little oasis of nature in the Philly suburbs!


Cabins
Living quarters consist of lodges with two open dorm rooms, each sleeping eight to twelve

On the west side of Witmer Road, the overnight camp comprises about two-thirds of our 234 acres. Woods, fields, and lawns envelop buildings and pavilions, streams feed into Friendship Lake — it’s a little oasis of nature in the Philly suburbs!


Cabins
Living quarters consist of lodges with two open dorm rooms, each sleeping eight to twelve students, one bathroom and shower area shared by all members of that lodge, and a staff sleeping area.


Dining Hall
Davies Hall is a modern, winterized dining area and kitchen that can accommodate up to 147 people (main room) and a total of 179 people (when also using the screened porch). Meals are served family-style at round tables. This building is a multi-purpose facility and is often used for evening programs or in the event of inclement weather. It is equipped with a large movie screen, sound system, and DVD projector. The building is available from March through November.


Pavilions
Our three Pavilions are covered structures that are used for lessons and activities. One pavilion has an electrical supply. Two of the pavilions can hold over 150 students.


Floodlit Hardtop
Tennis, four- and nine-square, basketball, gaga, and hockey

Environmental Center
The EC houses equipment for science and nature activities, and an indoor animal collection; and also features an outdoor animal collection and campers’ gardens.


Pool
The swimming pool features three skill areas: a 3.5-ft shallow area for non-swimmers; a 3 to 5.5-ft main pool with four 25-yard lanes; and a 10-ft diving tank with two springboards. All campers and all staff must pass strict swimming ability tests in order to use the lane pool and diving tank.


Bicycles
One exciting feature of our program is teaching campers bicycle riding and safety skills.


Friendship Lake
This 4-acre pond is used for fishing, aquatic study, bird and bat watching, boating (rowboats and paddle boats), canoeing, and kayaking.

Pennypack Farm and Education Center

Summer Camps at College Settlement Overnight Camp

Summer Camps at College Settlement Overnight Camp

Located on the southwest corner of our property, the Pennypack Farm leases land from us to grow organic produce. The farm is a fascinating place for our campers to learn about how food is grown.

Campers visit the farm twice during their stay at camp, riding over by hay-wagon, enjoying the children’s garden, and learning a variety of lesso

Located on the southwest corner of our property, the Pennypack Farm leases land from us to grow organic produce. The farm is a fascinating place for our campers to learn about how food is grown.

Campers visit the farm twice during their stay at camp, riding over by hay-wagon, enjoying the children’s garden, and learning a variety of lessons. 


A favorite activity is picking and eating fresh-grown strawberries. The camp’s two shares of produce help feed the Teen Adventure campers when they head up to Spruce Run Outpost. The kids help harvest the food, then prepare it themselves up at the outpost, making pizza, stir fry, sweet potato fries, hobo veggie dinners, bruschetta, and several types of salsa.


An interesting point: since the farm has been on-site, we have seen the return of bluebirds, as well as a great increase in the variety of songbirds at the environmental center birdfeeders.


To read more about the Pennypack Farm, visit their website at pennypackfarm.org 

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