Camp Crusader

COVID-19 Summer Camp Update

Camp Crusader is currently full. Please contact Jim Bentley if you would like to be added to the waiting list or if you have any questions.

Camp Crusader will be open this year, but with several changes to ensure the safety and well-being of our campers and staff. The camp will begin on June 15th and will run for 6 weeks. Our plan is to train our camp staff prior to this date in order to ensure that safety procedures are in place. We will be limiting camp offerings to only Holy Comforter families this year and limiting spaces available so that social distancing practices can be part of our everyday program and to ensure the safety of our students and counselors. We have reduced the number of campers per counselor ratio to 9:1 and will be mapping out our physical campus in the coming weeks. Regretfully, we are unable to offer our preschool summer camp this year (available to 3 and 4 year olds) due to space restrictions and the ability to maintain social distancing. We sincerely apologize for this change. The camp will be open to rising Kindergarten through rising 5th grade families.

We are currently monitoring the situation and hope to be able to offer sports camps beginning the week of June 15th with our Baseball / Softball Camp. At this time, we will be canceling all indoor sports camps, including basketball and volleyball. We will be looking into offering additional outdoor sports camps to take the place of those that are being canceled. Information will be shared as it becomes available.

Our intent is to offer a safe and healthy camp experience for all of our children. We will schedule a required parent meeting prior to the first week of camp so that all expectations are communicated and questions regarding camp are answered. We apologize in advance if a session is full and you are unable to sign up. Space is limited.

In addition, we will be evaluating the safety of summer camp throughout the summer as new recommendations and guidelines are made available by the CDC and local, state and federal agencies. Therefore, changes in the summer camp schedule and offerings may happen throughout the summer.

If you choose to participate in summer camp this year a new camp agreement will be sent to you, acknowledging the changes.

Welcome to Camp Crusader!

Our Summer Camp program carries on the mission of the school day in a more relaxed atmosphere. “Kids can be kids” and experience joy, playfulness and growth in a safe environment.

Our summer day camp for children in the community in PK3 – 8th grade. Each week campers experience a new theme and various interests to provide a unique, high quality experience. The themes include a wide range of activities. In addition to the daily themed activity, children also enjoy arts and crafts, outdoor games, playground time, cooking, and much more.

Scroll to see our many camp options including a traditional full day camp for PK3 - 5th grade and specialty camps taught by HCES teachers.

Where kids can be kids...

Camp Crusader at Holy Comforter Episcopal School is once again offering a positive, safe, fun environment for your kids to experience some amazing programs and make some awesome memories! Camp Crusader is staffed with Role Models who are excited to bring you activities like capture the flag, arts & crafts, kickball, ping pong, team building, and many more.

Themes: We will have fun themes like Jungle Safari, Pirate Invasion, Under the Sea, Superheroes vs. Villains and more!

Field Trips: We will use our Holy Comforter bus to take campers on adventures in fun places like the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab, FSU Reservation, and Wakulla Springs, just to mention a few. Field trips will be on Wednesdays for children 7 years and older.

Camp Crusader Day Camp (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)

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CANCELED: Week 1: Jungle Safari (June 1 - June 5)

Weeks 1 and 2 are canceled due to COVID-19.

Be ready to monkey around and learn how to roar like a lion at our very own safari through the jungle! This week we will become safari tour guides as we embark on an animal hunt and learn about some of our more local Tallahassee animals.
CANCELED: Week 2: Pirate Invasion (June 8 - 12)

Weeks 1 and 2 are canceled due to COVID-19.

S.O.S! Join us on a survival adventure as we fend off pirates and befriend the local mermaids. We will learn survival skills, follow secret maps and maybe even discover buried treasure along the way!
Week 3: Back to the Future (June 15-19)

We will travel back in time to stomp around with the dinosaurs and flash forward to the future to hang out with flying cars and robots! What time period do you hope that we’ll travel to this week?
Week 4: Under the Sea (June 22 - June 26)

Ready to make a big splash as we dive under the sea this week?! We’ll join the dolphins and turtles under the water as we explore their home and learn more about our friends that live under the sea.
Week 5: Stars and Stripes (June 29 - July 2)

Happy Birthday, USA! Everything will be red, white, and blue as we celebrate our country this week and learn how to be American patriots. Note: Camp Crusader will be closed Friday, July 3rd.
Week 6: Superheroes vs. Villains (July 6 - 10)

It all comes down to the question of good versus evil. Which side will you pick? Join us this week as we create teams of superheroes and supervillains in an ultimate competition of who will save the day!
Week 7: Outer Space (July 13 - 17)

This week we will blast off in rocket ships and gaze at the stars. Decide if you will be an astronaut or an alien as we explore space and discover more about our solar system!
Week 8: Endless Summer (July 20 - 24)

If only summer could last forever! Say goodbye to summer bliss and hello to the new school year as we wrap up summer camp with some of our favorite activities. We will celebrate the end of the summer with a camp cookout at the end of the week!

Camp Crusader Specialty Camps

Holy Comforter Episcopal School offers a wide range of positive, fun, and active summer activities for kids to enjoy. Our teachers become our summer role models for our Specialty Camps.

This summer, students in 3rd - 8th grade will enjoy hands-on, engaging half-day specialty camps taught by our own HCES teachers.

Camp Crusader Specialty Camps (3rd - 8th Grade)

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Week 2: Get into Guitar with Mr. Nathan (June 8 - 12)

Open to 3rd - 8th Graders

Come get started with Mr. Nathan’s guitar summer camp.

This camp will introduce students to the fundamentals of guitar. Topics will include proper maintenance of your guitar, parts and stringing of the guitar, right and left-hand techniques including strumming, chords, notes, arpeggios, and fingerpicking. Roles of the guitar in various musical styles will be discussed and demonstrated. Students will learn how to read chord diagrams, notes, and tablature. Practical instruction in each student’s individual musical interests will be covered (all students can move at their own pace.)
Students will need to bring their own appropriately sized guitar.

This class is for students in 3rd - 8th grade and is taught by Andy Nathan, a member of the Holy Comforter Episcopal School faculty. He serves as the HCES Guitar and Music Techniques teacher.

This is a half-day camp, Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 11:30am. Enrollment in this class is limited.
Week 4: Crafty Creations (June 22 - 26)

Open to 3rd - 5th Graders
Join us for a week of “craftivities”. We will use recycled items to create everyday items from ordinary material such as cardboard, tissue paper, recycled glass and more. Each student will come home with many usable creations.

This class is for students in 3rd - 5th grade and is taught by Tammy Carpenter, a member of the Holy Comforter Episcopal School faculty.

This is a half-day camp, Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 11:30am. Enrollment in this class is limited.
Week 6: Meet the Artists (July 6 - 10)

Open to 3rd - 5th Graders
Let’s Meet the Artists. Welcome to a week of learning about the achievements and talents of some famous artists. We will explore the art of Alexander Calder, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Georges Seurat, and Vincent Van Gogh. Children will create artwork in the style of these artists.

This class is for students in 3rd - 5th grade and is taught by Tammy Carpenter, a member of the Holy Comforter Episcopal School faculty.

This is a half-day camp, Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 11:30am. Enrollment in this class is limited.

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