Camp Penguin
Announcing! Camp Penguin
2026:
We are excited to bring back Camp Penguin for a fourth year at PHA! We are lucky to have our wonderful Co-Camp Directors again this summer - Vanessa Horeis (mom of Felix and Gretl) and Meredith Dolley (mom of Tess, Dylan and Declan). Both Vanessa and Meredith have over 40 combined years of working with children as camp counselors, teachers, special educators and principals. They are excited to bring the vision of this fun swim community building camp back to PHA this summer!
Registration will open up next Monday, March 9 at 9:00 a.m. for this awesome camp. We encourage you to register early - as spots fill up very quickly.
Details for Summer 2026:
Camper age: 6u through 9/10s age groups may register as a camper
Cost: $275 for each (5 day) week of camp that runs 9am-1pm
Capacity: 50 campers per week
T-shirts: Camp T-shirts will also be available for order during registration at $25/shirt
Important: Campers will be expected to bring their own bag lunch to camp and come to camp with sunscreen pre-applied in advance. Campers will be escorted to/from swim practice as well if they are doing both.
We are excited to offer FIVE weeks of camp this year:
June 8th - Ready Set Penguin Week
June 15th -Penguin Holidays Week
June 22nd - Penguins in Space Week
July 6th - Penguins at Sea Weak
July 13th - Penguins in the Garden Week
**Returning this summer**
Counselor in Training (C.I.T.) Program
Who: Any interested 11/12s and 13/14s
Cost: $80 for each (5 day) week of camp **includes a C.I.T. t-shirt
If you were a CIT last year and would like to sign up again, we will waive your CIT registration fee.
Each counselor will receive 10 hours of counselor training/experience and receive a certificate of completion at the end of camp.
In addition, we will be accepting applications for a few paid counselor positions for kids aged 13+ and next steps on hiring will be communicated soon.
Note that space will be available to Camp to non swim team families with the understanding that kids who are not on swim team will not have pool access during camp hours. In case of extreme heat days, we will make sure there is access to some cooling systems - last year that included water misters, waterplay activities, popsicles etc.
