In person camps return to Roeper in summer 2021!

The Roeper School founders, George and Annemarie Roeper, introduced summer camps to provide a rewarding and accessible experience for children throughout metro Detroit. Since its establishment in 1947, our summer programs have provided enriching programs that children love and parents trust. We offer a multi-faceted camp experience that focuses on fun, personal growth, and embraces diversity. The Roeper Summer Experience, a part of The Roeper School, is a licensed Child Care Center by the State of Michigan. Campers need to be between the ages of 3 and 13 as of June 28, 2021 to participate in camp.

For campers who need supervision while you are at work, Roeper Summer Experience offers Before and After Care. For detailed information, click on the Extended Day tab.


CAMP SETTING
Located on the beautiful 13-acre Bloomfield Hills campus of The Roeper School, camp activities take place both indoors and out. Our campus includes woodlands, a creek, an athletic field, two swimming pools, three playgrounds, nature trails and numerous buildings containing art, music and tech classrooms. Our Community Center contains a gymnasium, catering kitchen, lunch room, classrooms and locker rooms that serve both the swimming pools and gymnasium.


2021 Session Dates
Session 1: June 28 - July 9
Session 2: July 12 - 23 
Session 3: July 26 - August 6
Session 4: August 9 - 13
 
Hours 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Ages 3 thru 13 years
 daily hot lunch is included

Registration Opens online January 23, 2021 at NOON



The Roeper Summer Experience offers various camp options to fit the needs of our campers. Each option offers a unique and age-appropriate camp experience. 

 All groups will be comprised of a maximum of 15 -17 campers with two counselors and one assistant counselor with all activities taking place within the cohort group. Counselors remain with their group all day and organize group activities. All activities will be physically distanced. Campers will eat lunch with their cohort group either outdoors or in the group homeroom.

To attend a Roeper Summer Experience camp, all campers and families will have to follow Roeper's Responsible Health Practices Covenant.

 

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  • Exploration Camp 2021

    ages 3-5 years and/or currently in preschool through kindergarten

    Recognizing that day camp is often the first experience away from home, counselors provide a caring environment, facilitating personal and group adjustment.  Campers are divided into groups based on their age/grade level. Campers spend the entire day with their groups. They attend all activities together. Each day,  groups have a scheduled swim time when campers swim with their counselors, under lifeguard supervision, in the leisure pool.

    All campers must be able to use the bathroom independently. Pull-ups are not allowed at camp.

    Sessions 1, 2 and 3: Cost $740 per session
    Session 4: Cost $370

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  • Activity Camp

    ages 6 through 12 and currently in grade 1+

    Choice is an integral part of the Roeper Experience. Students who have completed grade 1 or higher will register for a thematic group focusing their camp activities and experience based on interests.  To provide a physically distanced camp, campers will select one of 9 small themed cohort groups based on their camp interests. Cohort groups will participate in all activities as a group. Recreational swimming and Outdoor Adventure will occur daily for all groups. The activities in Outdoor Adventure will be tailored to the specific cohort group interests.

    Sessions 1, 2 and 3: Cost $740 per session
    Session 4: Cost $370

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  • Farewell Year Camp

    age 13 only

    This is a special group that is designed to allow campers to have their final year as a camper.  Due to age last summer should have been the last year of camp for these campers.  This unique cohort group is specifically designed for campers who are 13 years of age.  As a group, they will decide on the activities that they would like the group to participate in each week.  Leadership activities will be built into their schedule in a variety of ways.  These leadership activities are designed to help transition those campers who would like to be a counselor in training in summer 2022.     

    This camp will only be offered in 2021.

    Sessions 1, 2 and 3: Cost $740 per session
    Session 4: Cost $370

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  • Science Camp

    Roeper Summer Experience offers unique camp opportunities where campers spend part of the day in focused activities and Outdoor Adventure, Swimming and Group Activities for the remainder of the day.

    Science Camps are available in the following areas:

    Science Camp- Biology  - currently in grade 2 thru age 12
    Science Camp- Chemistry - currently in grade 2 thru age 12
    Science Camp- STEAM - currently in grade 3 thru age 12

    Sessions 1, 2 and 3: Cost $910 per session

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  • Tech Camp

    available to campers currently in grade 3 thru age 12

    Roeper Summer Experience offers unique camp opportunities where campers spend part of the day in focused activities and Outdoor Adventure, Swimming and Group Activities for the remainder of the day. Campers will need to bring their own laptops for this camp. 

    Tech Camps are available in the following areas:

    Technology Camp - Javascript Programming & Minecraft Game Design 
    Technology Camp - 3D Printing & Roblox Game Design
    Technology Camp - Comic Creators

    Sessions 1, 2 and 3: Cost $910 per session
    Session 4: Cost $455 per session

Swim At Roeper Camp

Water Safety
Roeper Summer Camp has two in-ground fenced pools with water slides. Certified Red Cross lifeguards are on duty at all times. Water safety is stressed for all ages.

The 1,200 sqft leisure pool with depths between 6” and 2½’ is dedicated for use by Exploration campers who are not quite ready for deeper water. These campers play in the water daily with their counselors.
 
The main 25-yard pool has depths between 3½' and 8’. All campers MUST take and pass a test in order to be able to swim in the deep end. Colored wristbands worn by swimmers identify areas of the pool in which they are allowed to swim.

To promote physical distancing, Activity, Farewell Year, Science and Tech Camp cohort groups will swim in designated areas of the pool each day.  The areas will be separated by lane ropes. Each Exploration camper group will have their own designated time in our leisure pool.



Themed Weeks

Dressing up like a superhero is only part of the fun experienced at Roeper Summer Experience. Each week follows a theme ranging from “Roeper’s Got Talent” when we host a performance showcasing campers’ talents, to “Wet n’ Wild” when we compete in cardboard boat races across our pool.  No two weeks are alike and no two summers are alike as we change up our special activities year to year.

Contact Us Year Round


Roeper Summer Programs
41190 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
p. 248.203.7370
f.  248.203.7310
roepercamp@roeper.org

Learn about The Roeper School.