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Mountain Camp Marin offers a special Cub Camp program for campers ages 5 to 6 years and up to incoming 1st graders.
We split our cubs into multiple groups – Bear, Cheetah, Lion, and Tiger…oh my!, maintaining a maximum ratio of 12 campers to 2 counselors.
Activities
Cubs participate in many of the same activities as older campers, like dance and archery, but we structure these to suit their age and learning styles. We pre-schedule Cub activities and they typically repeat most activities twice.
Schedule
Our Cubs stay with their group throughout the entire day and are under constant supervision by our Cub counselors. Cub Camp gives children a chance to try all that camp has to offer in a supportive and structured environment – ideal program for a child’s first camp experience. To accommodate the younger ages, the Cub Campers’ day ends at 3pm. If your Cub Camper needs to stay later, “Afternoon Cub Camp” options are available.
Example Cub Schedule
Here is an example activity schedule. We change it each week and introduce new activities, so your cub’s day may look a little different!
| 9:00am-9:15am | Drop-off |
| 9:15am-9:35am | Group Time |
| 9:35am-10:20am | Creation Station |
| 10:20am-11:05am | Archery |
| 11:05am-11:50am | Sidewalk Chalk |
| 11:50am-12:30pm | Lunch |
| 12:30pm-1:15am | Field Games |
| 1:15am-2:00pm | Story Time |
| 2:00pm-3:00pm | Obstacle Course |
| 3:00pm-3:10pm | Pick Up |
Drop-Off Info
Drop-off is from 9:00am each morning. This can be one of the hardest times a day for some of our younger campers, however going to camp is an excellent time for campers to gain confidence and independence! In our experience, campers rebound quickly and end up having a great day after they leave their parent or guardian. We have set up a curb-side drop-off process as sometimes parents staying around can cause the home-sickness to drag on. We take pride in our counselors’ ability to help campers transition and stay involved at camp.
Pickup Info
The normal cub pickup time starts at 3:00pm in front of the gym. If you sign up for Afternoon Cub Camp, you can pick up your camper in our no-park pickup system in front of the gym from 4:30pm to 4:45pm. Please bring your Day Camp Placard with you for pickup to verify that you are authorized to pick-up your Cub.
Other Important Information
Please note that cubs must be able to feed themselves and go to the bathroom independently to be eligible for the program. Please reach out to us at [email protected] for more information and to discuss.
FAQ
Cubs get to try almost every activity at camp! They get to do archery, soccer, basketball, nature, science, arts and crafts, dance, drama, sidewalk chalk, story time, campfire, face painting and any other age-appropriate activity!
Parents can request for their campers to be in the same group with their friends and family. We try to accommodate as many friend requests as possible. However, as we can only have 12 kids in each group, it becomes more difficult to honor multiple requests. In this occasion, we will try our best to make sure they are with one of their requested friends.
The Cubs will be at the main camper pick-up location (where you dropped them off in the morning) for Cub pick-up. We ask all parents to bring their ‘Day Camp Placard’ with you and put it on the dash of your car so our counselors can read it off easily.
We have an Extended Cub Camp option for campers that need to stay a little later. They will hang with the Cub counselors and play games until all camp pick up.
Yes! We offer a PM Camp options that run until 5.30pm. Afternoon Cub Camp is spans from cub pick-up to all camp pick-up. Extended Camp spans from all-camp pick-up until 5:30.
Please bring a water bottle, an extra layer and a good layer of sunscreen. We will provide everything else. We also have sunscreen all around campus and our counselors help put on sunscreen throughout the day. In our experience we have found that the less you pack, the less you lose!
Yes, we have a lost and found box by the office. However, it doesn’t fill up until we do our camp cleanup each weekend. If your camper loses something, please check back at the start of the next week. We will keep it boxed and labeled by session for the entire summer. At the end of the summer, we donate dozens of boxes of lost and found to goodwill.
Your camper does not need to pack a lunch and snack. Families can order and pay for meals from Marinwood Market, which will deliver them to the camp each day for lunch! Each afternoon, we have a snack at 2:30pm. Campers can also bring food and snacks from home as well!
