Camp Concepts | Big Oak Day Camp | Summer Camp

This video provides a good introduction to who and what Camp Concepts is all about.

Big Oak Day Camp is a summer day camp owned and operated by career teachers that provide programming for children ages 6-14. The mark of a great summer day camp includes a diverse program of games and activities, an experienced and qualified staff and enthusiastic campers! Big Oak Day Camp is a Camp Concepts camp. Since 2003, Camp Concepts has been designing, administrating summer camp programs for kids and has earned a reputation for excellence in Bucks County. Our difference- we are educator owned and operated and have earned a reputation for creating a strong community environment where each camper is a valued and known member.

Our administrative team has more than 150 years of teaching and camp leadership experience. Our reputation for creating a strong family-like atmosphere for our staff and campers is what helps make a Big Oak summer memorable. Great camp games such as GaGa, Capture the Flag, Jurassic Park, Tchoukball which all come from our experience as Physical Education teachers to expected camp activities such as nature, arts & crafts, dance, drama, stream stomping and more. Your child’s Big Oak experience is about feeling deeply connected in our camp community.

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Camp is about creating memorable and meaningful moments for our campers. We call these M&M moments! Because we seek to intentionally manufacture as well as react to these magical moments- they help us create an undeniable culture of community at camp. The definition of community is “the feeling of fellowship with others as a result of the sharing of common interests, attitudes, and goals.” In our opinion, “Community” is achieved with intentional assimilation of quality ingredients, including creative, innovative and diverse programming, experienced educator-based administrators and staff, supportive families, and of course, enthusiastic and fun-loving campers. Community is where all individuals combine efforts and unite to make the overall outcome greater than the sum of its parts. We pride ourselves in greeting campers by name and with excitement.

We believe a successful camp program begins with a wide variety of games and activities to create a fun and dynamic program. We believe games and activities provide a foundational base for creating an interactive and fun program for campers.

Our focus is not skill acquisition, but rather putting campers into situations where conversation, communication, and community are promoted and where their self-confidence and personal identity can be strengthened through a positive summer camp experience. Click here to view a collection of photos of our fun camp activities.

We also believe that diverse programming contains activities that allow campers to be creative, problem-solve, design, collaborate, take risks and develop a greater sense of self-reliance and self-assurance.

We utilize many games and activities that one might find in a good quality PE program. These are games/activities where the greater objective, besides having fun, is how the group works together to accomplish or succeed. We do not shy away from competition, but we seek to keep a healthy balance between the spirit and desire to win, and the reason for, and method of, winning. Click here to see a clip of our memorable and meaningful moments at camp.

Groupings - We group campers by co-ed cluster age groups. We have two main divisions: Junior Camp (entering grades 1-5) and the senior teen camp (entering grades 6-8). Each group has a lead counselor along with a CIT, JC, or/and an AC. One distinct feature is that when a group goes to a scheduled activity there is an Activity Leader who will facilitates and run the activity. Most of our Activity Leaders are educators! This allows our counseling staff to concentrate on camper interaction and having maximum fun. Check out the profile of our amazing summer counseling staff ! (includes welcome video links) When our 2023 team is assembled we will post their profiles here.

COST- Our early bird weekly tuition rate is $495 (grades 1-5) and $545 for the TEEN TRAVEL CAMP for grades 6-9. These early bird rates are in effect until February 28th, 2023. Normal tuition rate kicks in on April 1st and 'Late to the party rates' increase on May 1st. Click here to go directly to our Dates & Rates page. *Please note there is a $50/wk discount for those signing up for all 9-weeks of camp. There is a $25/wk discount for those signing up for 8-weeks of camp.

SENIOR CAMP - Our senior camp (grades 6-9) has an expanded camp program that includes a CHOICE in their schedule selection as well as a very cool Teen Travel program of weekly off-campus trips. View the proposed schedule below. Our weekly CURIOSITY SHOPS allow our older campers to select from different CHOICE activities based on their interest or do what their friends are doing.

CAMP SWIM PROGRAM-Our camper swim program is one of the favorite camper activities to stay cool in the summer. We cool off and have fun in two beautiful indoor pools. Read more details about our swim program here.

TEEN TRAVEL: ALL Teen Travel trips are scheduled for Tuesday's unless otherwise noted OR other unforseen factors that may impact the proposed schedule. We will do our best to notify parents AND campers when the schedule changes. Click HERE to see the 2022 trips taken.

TEEN TRAVEL 2023- THE KENYA EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITY