Summer Camp Search Assistance

The following is a list of web sites that may be helpful in your search for a summer camp, whether it be day or overnight. There will be some overlap, but these sites should cover most of the camps in New England. We have tried to include specific references to any Massachusetts camps for children with disabilities. For the more adventurous, a few web sites for camps across the nation are also included.

• Mass Camps - Great Resource! (All camps listed by Town)
• Federation for Children with Special Needs - Includes “What to Look for in a Camp”. A GREAT RESOURCE! To purchase a hard copy of this Directory, send a check payable to the “Federation for Children with Special Needs”, in the amount of $7, which includes shipping and handling, to FCSN, 1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420, Boston, MA 02120.

• Easter Seals - various camps in N.E. Many MSBAYA members are alumni of these camps and speak very highly of them. Contact Easter Seals for more info 1-800-221-6827. Also check out:
• Easter Seals Massachusetts
• Easter Seals New Hampshire
• Massachusetts Cybercamp - Massachusetts computer camps
• E-magination Computer Camp
• iD Tech Camps
• Summer Math - South Hadley, MA Summer Math program
• Hillside School Summer Camp - SummerMath is a nationally acclaimed four-week program for young women entering ninth through twelfth grades located in Marlboro, MA.
• The Paul Center for Learning & Recreation, Inc. - Summer School at The Paul Center is a Chapter 766 private school program approved by the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Covers substantial disabilites; follows IEP.
• MASSPAC (Massachusetts Association of Special Education Parent Advisory Councils) - MA SPED camp resources
• Camp Howe - A 4-H camp; a division of UMass (ECHO program for children with disabilities)

• American Camping Association
• Camp Sunshine - A retreat for children with life threatening illnesses and their families
• Waban Projects, Inc. - A non-profit corporation organized to develop and operate programs which promote the general welfare and education of children and adults with developmental disabilities.
• Pinetree Society - Founded in 1936, Pine Tree Society provides direct service programs statewide (Maine) to people with disabilities.
• National list of medical camps
• mySummerCamps.com - Camps specific to Spina Bifida (none in Massachusetts)
• Allens' Guide - Summer Camps and Travel Programs - Lists unusual camps for kids with Special Needs (e.g. drama camp for kids with Nonverbal Learning Disorders) as well as international programs
• The Great Adventure - Grotonwood and Oceanwood - Summer camps in Groton, MA and Ocean Park, ME
• Travel.com - Special needs camps
• Adaptive Adventures - Adaptive Adventures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families through outdoor sports & recreation. National listings if you are interested in an out of state camp

If you have had a great or terrible experience with a camp, please send us a note to put into future issues of the newsletters and here on the web. Thanks!