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Reasons to Join us this Summer

9:1 Staff to Camper Ratio

Dream Big Day Camp provides 1 staff member to every 9 campers.  To keep our 9:1 ratio, enrollment is limited so please enroll your child today!...

PreK – 11th Grade Enrollment

Bring all your kids to one camp. Over 20 different activities are available, so there is programming for everyone

Over 20 different Activities

Dream Big Day Camp offers over 20 varied activities, ensuring fun and new experiences for every child.

Convenient for Parents

Before and after care is available daily and we offer catered lunch options too.

We recognize kids for trying hard and doing nice things for others

Dream Big Day Camp

provides 1 staff member to every 9 campers at every age group. For every group of 18 campers we will have at least 3 core staff members. We hire mature college aged staff (and older) to maintain proper support and attention for our campers so EVERY child feels included and valued. Our secret sauce lies in our ongoing staff training, evaluation process and goal setting.

To keep our 9:1 ratio, enrollment is limited so please enroll your child today?!

Boy Throwing Basketball at Dream Big Summer Day Camp | Hilltop Denver and Greenwood VillageChild Laughing at Dream Big!Little Girl in Batman Costume at Dream Big!Girls Learning How to Bake at Dream Big Summer Day Camp | Hilltop Denver and Greenwood VillageTwo Girls Holding Baseball Softball Gear at Dream Big Summer Day Camp | Hilltop Denver and Greenwood Village

Dream Big Day Camp @ Denver Jewish Day School

When it comes to kids camps in Denver, we want you to Dream Big!  Summer is all about making memories, having fun and meeting new friends but…

… at Dream Big we think it’s much bigger than that! We want to help your child develop new skills and really learn what it means to conquer fears and try new things. We want you and your child to Dream Big as we help them with self confidence, teamwork, and social skills while they have the best summer ever!

4 Core Program Areas Offered
1) Team sports
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey
Soccer
Softball
Flag Football
Volleyball/Nukem
Lacrosse

2) Individuals
Archery
Climbing Wall
Coolinary (cooking)
Golf
Martial Arts
Rocketry
Yoga

STEM

3) Creative
Art
Ceramics
Dance/Hip Hop
Performing Arts
Leather making
Beading
Looms
Lego’s

4) SPLASH!!!
Water play

We encourage personal growth in each child by providing an excellent program facilitated by nurturing and highly trained staff.

Celebrating our 18th summer, Dream BIG Day Camp, Denver’s premier camping experience, is offering programing for children 4-17 years olds.

Dream BIG Day Camp offers a wide array of activities so campers get broad exposure to many areas and get to try new things in a safe and supportive environment.

Anchored in this safe and supportive community, each camper will have fun, acquire new skills, feel valued for who they are and develop a sense of belonging.

We recognize children for trying hard and doing nice things for others. Enjoy the same rich philosophy and creative structure in our weekly Tripping Camp too.

Fuzzies

Blue Mascot at Dream Big Summer Day Camp | Hilltop Denver and Greenwood Village

We Recognize Kids for Trying Hard & Doing Nice Things for Others

The camp gathers together as a community EVERY morning and afternoon to sing, acknowledge birthdays, celebrate lost teeth and just be generally goofy together! We use that time to hand out “Fuzzies” to those who have either tried hard or done something kind for another person that day. The “Fuzzies” are the cornerstone of the camp’s ethos. Our goal is for ALL campers and staff to feel valued based on their inner qualities and thus feel a sense of inclusion and connectedness.

What we do in a Day

The philosophy behind the program at Dream BIG Day Camp is to offer a wide array of activities so campers get broad exposure to many areas and get to try new things in a safe and supportive environment.

The mantra here is: It must be safe! It must be fun! Every camper must be engaged!

We find that when campers are presented with something in a comfortable, fun and non-threatening manner they tend to enjoy it more. The icing on the cake is that they tend to excel when they feel comfortable. The instructors on the Dream BIG staff are people who are passionate and highly skilled in their areas of expertise, and just as importantly, they know how to communicate and motivate children.

The program here is designed so that children cannot only co-exist but truly thrive regardless of their personal interests. Campers can try new things and still enjoy those areas in which they have a greater level of interest.

Many families with multiple children discover that their children may have different areas of interest. No one area is “pushed” more than another area. They are all weighed equally at Dream BIG and presented with the same amount of emphasis, expertise and enthusiasm. It simply would not be camp if there were no special events, unannounced guests, surprise happenings, spontaneously funny moments and other bits of magic thrown into the pot. This is all highly classified at this time so come join us if you want to check it out!

8:30 Arrival Be rarin’ and ready to go for an AWESOME day at Dream Big!!
9-9:20 Line-Up Mary and the leadership team unite the entire camp to celebrate birthdays, acknowledge lost teeth and present some other hilarious surprises.
9:30-10 Activity Hit a home run, feed the goats, make a picture frame for your mom!
10-10:30 Activity Swing a golf club, build a rocket, work on your hip-hop dance moves.
10:30-11 Activity Improve your drawing, sing out loud, kick really high in karate!
11-11:30 Activity Concoct a tasty brownie, score a goal!
11:30-12:30 Lunch/Rest A nice relaxing lunch with your friends and time to re-charge your batteries
Mini Day campers depart at 12:30 pm
12:30-1 Activity Work on a skit, pretend you’re a blender!
1-1:30 Activity Stretch in yoga, write a poem!
1:30-2 Activity Shoot an arrow, dunk like MPJ, learn to breath deeply!
2-2:30 Activity Scale a big climbing wall and then get hosed down!
2:30 PM Snack Yummy ice cream or popsicles!
2:45 Fuzzy Time “Fuzzies” are given out to the campers by the Head Staff
3PM Pick Up Dream BIG at night about all the fun things you’ll do tomorrow!