Camp Sequoia

Camp Sequoia is a dynamic summer camp experience that serves young men ages 7-17 in Pennsylvania. Sequoia focuses on improved social skills for campers with ADHD and other similar diagnoses who do not need the level of support offered at special needs overnight camps yet need a different experience than a traditional overnight camp can offer.

Campers can have fun and grow in a safe and supportive environment with Sequoia’s 2:5 staffing ratio. Their camp leadership team consists of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as teachers and professionals with backgrounds in the fields of education, social work, counseling, and similar fields that serve children with social learning needs, many with over 25 years of working with exceptional populations.

All staff are trained to integrate Social Thinking® concepts and frustration tolerance skills into camp life with the appropriate level of emotional maturity, flexibility, and creativity necessary to ensure each camper’s success. Additional training in CPI® (Crisis Prevention and Intervention) allows staff to help campers read body language, understand paraverbal communication, and non-verbal cues.

Camp Sequoia allows campers to choose some of their favorite camp activities each week to expand their horizons and circle of friends. Some, like STEM Academy, are season-round, while others, like Cooking, can be selected on a weekly basis. Below are a list of activities and descriptions from Camp Sequoia’s brochure:

Movie Making Campers script, edit and act in a short film, shown to the entire camp at our movie festival.

Cooking This program features healthy dishes from appetizers to desserts over the course of the summer.

STEM Academy Featuring 3-D printing, rocketry, and building with K’NEX and KEVA, this popular choice allows campers to build skills and friends through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Backyard Sports/Gaga Designed to help campers learn how to play games and understand the social expectations of games that would be organized by their peers, this period is very popular with campers who enjoy being active, but may not enjoy traditional team sports.

Guy’s Group (Social Thinking® and Frustration Tolerance) The Guy’s Group curriculum is tailored to the specific needs of each age group. Topics covered in Guy’s Group include hygiene, puberty and understanding the “hidden rules” and more complex social expectations during adolescence. Situational role-plays, off-site trips, money-management and job-seeking skills are included for older campers.

Evening Activities Exciting activities not offered during the day are saved for evening activity period. Special collaborative projects, board games and various active games and off-site adventures happen during the evening activity period.

Trips From Baseball to Theme Parks to the Beach, our campers go on one major trip per week. This is an excellent opportunity to expand the adventure and to engage with their peers and members of the community in an expanded venue.

Athletic Clinics Fun, teaching sportsmanship and skills development are priorities during clinics. Clinics include sports such as soccer, baseball, flag football, floor hockey,

Fishing Campers fish as a daily activity in the 800+ acre WOW! Green Lane Reservoir and have pulled out Largemouth Bass, Carp and Panfish.

Art & Ceramics From Found Art to Kiln-fired ceramics to oil and watercolor work, all campers who participate in art & ceramics can display their creations in art shows.

Camp Sequoia is located on the campus of the Perkiomen School, an hour outside of Philadelphia. You can learn more about Camp Sequoia on their website and email their offices for information.