Camp Ollie
Kidventure serves the Houston community and its children with a summer program rooted in adventure, learning, and growth. Set at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Camp Ollie provides exceptional athletic and educational amenities in an inspiring setting. Camp Palmer is conveniently located at the Medical Center, near Rice Village, and the Downtown area.
| Program | Grade |
| Explorers | Entering 1st Grade-Entering 5th Grade |
Each camp week is Monday-Friday. The cost of each week of camp includes all field trips with transportation on luxury tour buses (Explorer Program Only), special activities, daily snack, and all camp activities.
| Camp | Times | Cost |
| Explore Regular Camp | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | $295 per week |
| Multi Child Discount | Applies to Camp tuition only | 10% for 2 or more kids |
| Drop Off | 7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | |
| Pick Up | 3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. |
| Optional Add Ons | Times | Cost |
| Post Camp | 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | $40 per week |
| Catered Lunch | 5 days per week | $36 per week |
| Grilled Chicken Friday | Friday | $7.50 |
Deposits:
At the time of registration, a $75 deposit will be charged for each session of camp. Deposits apply toward your camper(s) tuition.
Session Payments:
When you register for camp sessions, you will have the option to pay for your sessions in full at the time of registration or enroll in our payment plans. Our payment plans are set up as automatic billing payments for your convenience. If you select this option, you will pay the $75 deposits for each session you selected at checkout and then you will be automatically billed your remaining balances 10 days prior to each session starting.
| Session 1 | June 13-17 |
| $75 deposit due at the time of registration | Remaining tuition auto-billed June 3rd |
This year we have automated our waitlist procedures. If a session is full, you will be placed on a waitlist at no cost. Once a spot is open for a program, an auto-email will be sent to your online account email address indicating that a spot has opened up. This email will indicate what participant the open spot is available for as well as dates, times, and names of the program. At that point, you will have 24 hours to accept your spot through the email that you received. If you choose not to claim the spot once you receive an email, you can elect to remove yourself from the waitlist at that time, and the next family on the list will be offered the open spot. If you do not accept the invitation in the given period, the next family on the list will be offered the open spot at that time. If time expires or you remove your camper from the waitlist, and you wish to be back on the waitlist again – you will need to sign up for the waitlist again and this will place you at the bottom of the list in the order you signed up.
Made from scratch, healthy, and super popular with the campers. Our camp lunch program is offered on a weekly basis and prepared by Healthy Lunch Box here in Houston.
Lunches Menu
| DATES | SESSION |
| June 13-17 | Session 2 |
| June 21-24 | Session 3 |
| June 27-July 1 | Session 4 |
| July 5-8 | Session 5 |
| July 11-15 | Session 6 |
| July 18-22 | Session 7 |
| July 25-29 | Session 8 |
| August 1-5 | Session 9 |
Every camp week is a unique adventure designed to provide our campers with a wide variety of activities and events designed to promote fun, learning, and development. All activities are based on our 4 Cornerstones of Creativity, Physical Activity, Exploration, and Reflection.
EXPLORER ACTIVITIES
ENTERING 1ST GRADE-ENTERING 5TH GRADE
| CORNERSTONE | EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES |
| 1. CREATIVITY | Process Art, Craft Art, Game Creation, Marble Run, Improv, Creative Writing |
| 2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | Game Creation, Playground, Gaga Ball, Nine Square, Archery Tag, Rock Wall |
| 3. EXPLORATION | Playground, Science Activity |
| 4. REFLECTION | Group Discussion, Yoga, Ribbons, Creative writing, Game Creation |
Each camp session, we will feature a Special Activity brought into camp to further enhance the activity for our campers. These will consist of Rock Climbing Walls, Archery Tag, and Low Ropes Team Building events.
Please note: Special Activities are subject to change
NOTE: Field Trips are age-appropriate for our Explorers and LEADS programs. Explorers and Leads campers will be transported to and from the field trips on Luxury Charter Buses.
| DATES | FIELD TRIPS | |
| June 13-17 | TBD | |
| June 21-24 | Track 21 | |
| June 27-July 1 | Typhoon Texas | |
| July 5-8 | Houston Interactive | |
| July 11-15 | *ALL CAMPS WEEK (LOCATION TBD) | |
| July 18-22 | HMNS | |
| July 25-29 | Typhoon Texas | |
| August 1-5 | Bowlero |
*All Camps Week is a Kidventure tradition where each of our sites puts together a performance consisting of a chant and dance routine. When we field trip that week, all our sites come together and perform — with the winning site receiving the coveted Spirit Stick! After the performances, our sites participate in whatever activities we have set up for them. (Our campers are not required to participate in the competition, but we do encourage them to go outside of their comfort zones and challenge themselves to perform.)
Please note: Field Trips are subject to change due to weather and other circumstances
The most important factor in your child’s camp experience is the quality of their camp team. Without a doubt, we recruit, hire, train and maintain the most qualified and talented staff anywhere.
- All adult team. Most are Certified Teachers and Education Majors
- Low ratios 1:6 (Discover) 1:10 (Explore)
- Must have a driving desire to make a difference in the world
- All possess a fanatical amount of spirit & energy
- All CPR/First Aid certification for Infant, Child, and Adult
- All complete state-approved Sexual Abuse Prevention course
- Every team member goes through annual criminal background and sex offender registry checks.