2012 Houston Master Calendar
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At Kidventure, the structure of each week of camp does not change. To ensure that the campers and counselors remain engaged and enjoy every week they attend, we change the theme of each week (and thus the activities to fit this new theme). The Discover and Explore age groups are following the ‘Great American Road Trip’ theme this year, while the Leads program follows it’s own set of theme weeks.
Click on your age group below to see a calendar of when each theme week will take place, as well as a description of each.
Discover (Ages 3-5) and Explore (Grades 1-7) Theme Weeks
Kidventure’s Great American Road Trip of 2012
Get ready to embark on an adventure through the wilds of the west, the back roads of forgotten places and the classic highways and byways of this great United States of America. We’ve gassed up the trusty KV RV, loaded up all necessary camping supplies and are hitting the open road for a vintage Kidventure summer like you have never experienced before. Throughout our road trip, the KV RV will travel to all points north, south east and west. Together we’ll have the time of our lives and discover the only thing better than a great American adventure is one shared with camp friends. So grab your stuff, and climb on in – this adventure is ready to roll!
Note: The week of July 2 is a four day camp week. There is no camp on Wednesday, July 4.
Hawaii: Paradise of the Pacific
Field Trip: Moody Gardens – Palm Beach KV Live: Hula Lessons
Magically, the ever-so-versatile KV RV has sprouted wings, and our trip takes us flying over the Pacific Ocean to, well, paradise. Aloha and welcome to Hawaii and a week of sun, sand, hula, hot lava, surfing, and sunshine. It’s Luau time, so pull those grass skirts out of the suitcase, make a lei, and get ready for serious ‘wiki-wiki’ good times.
California: The Golden Coast
Field Trip: Moody Gardens – Palm Beach KV Live: Water Inflatables
Dude, we have arrived in California for 840 fantabulous miles of awesome beachfront, surf and West Coast memories to be made.From the boardwalk in Long Beach to the Golden Gate of San Francisco, this RV is tearing up the miles to bring you the best of Nor Cal, So Cal and everything California in between!
New Orleans: The Big Easy
Field Trip: Sea Center KV Live: Mad Potter
The KV RV rolls ever onward, southbound through the swamplands and bayous. We’re headed to the birthplace of jazz, home of Cajun cooking, land of the alligator and the Big Easy. It’s New Orleans, and we’ve cooked up a week of music, Mardi Gras and memories sure to cause a parade like you’ve never seen!
Alaska: The Last Frontier
Field Trip: Museum of Natural Science KV Live: Ice Designs – Ice Sculpting
We’ve left the lower 48 behind us and are driving full tilt to the great state of Alaska. No other place in the USA says adventure quite like Alaska. There are mountains, moose, mushers and wide open spaces – that means tons of room for us to explore and discover the Last Frontier with all our camp friends. Hey, is that a Grizzly Bear?
Washington, DC: KV’s Capital Adventure
Field Trip: TBA KV Live: Captain KV
The KV RV is headed up the Potomac toward our nation’s great capital and a week-long scavenger hunt sure to amaze and inspire you. We’re teaming up for a race to discover our “national treasure,” digging deep for clues to the past and discovering what made us Americans along the way. From the Smithsonian to Capitol Hill to Lincoln’s Cottage, we’re teaming up for a week of historical adventure and monumental fun!
Colorado: Rocky Mountain Campout
Field Trip: Stone Moves Rock Climbing KV Live: Clint the Snake Guy
At last – snowy mountain peaks, clear mountain streams and a well-deserved campout. The trusty KV RV has pulled into our mountainside campground for what will be a mile-high campout complete with campfire, starry nights, s’mores and adventures into the wilds. Grab a backpack, put on your hiking boots and let’s hit the trail for a week-long campout, Colorado style!
Route 66: Strange Stops in the Southwest
Field Trip: Children’s Museum KV Live: Carter Blackburn – Magician
Nothing says road trip like Route 66, and we’re headed for some of the weirdest, coolest, and oddest roadside stops you could ever think of. We’ll visit the Bug Ranch, The World’s Largest Totem Pole, a ghost town, a dinosaur museum and the Jackrabbit Trading Post. All stops along Route 66 are guaranteed to mystify, stupefy and amaze.
Tennessee: All Shook Up
Field Trip: TBA KV Live: Sound Connections – Dance Party
Turn that radio dial up cause we’re burning down the miles for a week of music mayhem and a rockin’ good time. From the bluegrass of the Smoky Mountains to Grand Ole Nashville to the gates of Graceland, the KV RV is front and center for one of music’s greatest homelands, and backstage for a week of rock and roll memories!
Chicago: The Windy City
Field Trip: Sugar Land Skeeters Stadium KV Live: FunShine Entertainment
We’re rolling into the Windy City for week of all-American fun that is sure to blow you away. From the ivy covered walls of Wrigley Field to the Giant Ferris Wheel on Navy Pier to some of the best museums, this destination is destined to be a favorite. Da Bears, da brats, da big lake, da best time we can have in one week!
New York: The Empire State
Field Trip: TBA KV Live: Memorial High School Theater Performance
We won’t be taking the KV RV over Niagara Falls, but we are roaring into New York for one incredible week of camp. Take a front row seat on Broadway, see the lights at Times Square, grab a slice of pepperoni, tour Yankee Stadium and get ready for an action-packed week as we take a bite out of the Big Apple!
Lead (Entering Grades 6-9) Theme Weeks
Duchesne Schedule
St. Paul Schedule
Leads is unique from our Discover and Explore day camp program, in that it follows its own set of theme weeks. Each week we will highlight one of the core principals of leads.
Although we include all of these principals in everything that we do each week, we bring one to the forefront to give us diverse community service projects and guest speakers for each session, as well as tie the two together each week.
Session I: Leadership (L)
Community Service: Kids Meals Field Trip: Road Games – Laser Tag Compass Talk: Heifer International
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
Session II: Empowerment (E)
Community Service: Refugee Assistance with Catholic Charities Field Trip: Bowling at 300 Compass Talk: The Water Project
“The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.” -Barbara Colorose
Session III: Attitude (A)
Community Service: Houston Fire Department Field Trip: Stone Moves – Rock Climbing Compass Talk: Ronald McDonald House
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” -Khalil Gibran
Session IV: Diversity (D)
Community Service: TBA Field Trip: Moody Gardens – Palm Beach Compass Talk: TBA
“It is easy to be friendly to someone who appears like you. But to become friends with one who appears different – and then realize how much you actually have in common – that is the most beautiful friendship of all.”
Session V: Service (S)
Community Service: Keep Houston Beautiful Field Trip: Mini Golf Compass Talk: Volunteer Houston
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” -Albert Schweitzer