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Overnight Camp
All Boys Ages: 8 - 15 Traditional (multi activity)
$5,150/month
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Overnight Camp
All Boys Ages: 8 - 12 Traditional (multi activity)
$2,975/2 weeks
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Kilcoo was founded in 1932, and is very much one of the great, classic Canadian camps. It reflects the Taylor Statten ideal, as did so many camps that were founded at the time. There was a nod to first nations culture, with John Lattimer, who took over the camp in 1938, know invariably as “Chief.” (The name of the camp, again like others founded at that time, was a similar nod.) The programs were traditional, based in watersports, canoeing, woods lore, and a boisterous celebration of the camp culture. Leadership has been absolutely consistent, with David Lattimer taking over the directorship from his father in 1985. Campers past and present are absolutely loyal to the camp, in large part due to the consistency of the program leadership down through the decades. They all feel that attending Kilcoo is about more than a summer, it’s a chance to participate in something larger, with a longer arc, and centered around an amiable set of priorities and values. And, indeed, it’s all of that, which is a draw for generations of campers, both locally and from around the world.
Visit camp's websiteI wanted to write you a quick note to say thank you for yet another wonderful summer for our boys. A day hasn’t gone by without some camp story, song or game being told, sung or played in our house. Our boys had a fantas... Read More
I think camp is one of the greatest experiences of my life. Having my father go to Kilcoo in the 80's, I know all the graces and camp songs by heart. Now, when my little brother Charlie and I go to camp, my Dad peppers us ... Read More
One of our favourite things about camp is our amazing director Lub. It's great seeing him always around all day with the campers, giving them greetings, playing baseball and football, and saying goodnight before bed. We al... Read More
| Location | Address | Pick up | Drop off |
| Sterling Hall School | 99 Cartwright Avenue, North York, ON, Canada | 12:00 pm | Not provided |
| Kilcoo Camp | 10735 Highway 35, Minden Hills, ON, Canada | Not provided | 2:15 pm |
| Location | Address | Pick up | Drop off |
| Kilcoo Camp | 10735 Highway 35, Minden Hills, ON, Canada | 10:00 am | Not provided |
| Sterling Hall School | 99 Cartwright Avenue, North York, ON, Canada | Not provided | 12:30 pm |
Sleeping Accommodations
Amenities
Washrooms Facilities
More details about accommodations: Boys live in cabins with 8 - 10 campers plus their counsellor and LIT in an adjoining staff quarters. Each camper will have his own bunk, a cubby for clothes storage, and personal shelving in and around his bunk area for items like a flashlight, book, and toiletry kit.
Are meals provided? Yes
Is Kilcoo Camp technology free? Yes Kilcoo Camp is a place for campers and staff to unplug. Campers are not allowed the use of electronics of any kind while at camp. Please help us to enforce this policy by not sending your son with any music players, phones, or tablets.
Sports facilities
Landscape
More details about property: Kilcoo Camp was founded in 1932 by Charles F. Plewman, and is ideally situated in a protected bay on Gull Lake in the Highlands of Haliburton. It is easily accessible by car, bus and sea-plane and is located on Highway 35, 160km northeast of Toronto and 10km south of Minden. Kilcoo's 165 acres and kilometer long stretch of shoreline provide ample space for all campers and staff. Buildings include the main lodge and dining area, a basement recreation room with ping pong and billiards, a tripping prep room, an administrative office building with adjoining tuck shop, a self contained sauna, a 6-bed heated infirmary building with separated medication dispensary and observation room, Arts & Crafts and Ceramics shops, woodworking shop
Offers outdoor education program for schools or corporate groups: Yes
Kilcoo Camp is a traditional summer camp in the Highlands of Haliburton, just south of Minden, ON. Founded in 1932, Kilcoo has earned a reputation as one of North America's foremost private camps and Outdoor Ed. centres. For over thirty years, students from school groups across the GTA have participated in our overnight O.E. programs that focus on the development of interpersonal skills, self-confidence, and personal growth through the instruction of wilderness based activities.
Kilcoo’s Outdoor education program stresses the importance of experiential learning outside of the classroom and we firmly believe that student education cannot be limited to a classroom setting. At Kilcoo, students will participate in a wide range of physical activities that helps to support the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle during school years and beyond. We stress the importance of finding a balance between work and leisure. Students are most often taught through experiential learning at camp. Lessons begin with an overview of the activity philosophy and skill basics, and are followed with a challenge to the students using their newly learned skills.
For example, we teach the students the scientific, practical, and natural fundamentals of fire building, then they compete to boil a small amount of water over an open flame. The activity will culminate in the students enjoying a cup of tea steeped in the hot water they boiled over an open fire. Such a progression pays huge dividends to the confidence and sense of accomplishment that student participants get from Kilcoo.
Through debriefing of activities and engaged instruction from opur staff, each activity will present each student with an individual set of challenges to over come. They will be required to think critically, problem solve, understand their own individual/group goals, and learn to work and live with others.
Popular activities include: high ropes, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, and campcraft. Additional facilities include tennis courts, ball hockey and basketball courts, soccer fields, a large main lodge, and a self contained shower building.
David Latimer, Camp Director
David “Lub” Latimer has been the Director of Kilcoo Camp since 1985. With his extensive experience at Kilcoo, as well as other Ontario camps as a camper and staff member, David is uniquely qualified to lead Kilcoo. He brings to this role an exceptional skill in working with campers and staff alike and is receptive and responsive to the needs, wishes and feelings of everyone at the Kilcoo campground.
In his ‘free time’ David is an active volunteer in several youth organizations including The Regent Park Duke of York Children’s Foundation. David also sits on the Board of Camp Awakening. He is a member of the Society of Camp Directors and in 1993 was awarded the prestigious Canada’s Birthday Achievement Award presented by the City of Toronto for excellence in volunteering. Also, in January 2000 he was awarded Toronto’s “Volunteer of the Year Award.” In the fall of 2001, David, along with his father John Latimer, and Richard Wernham and his wife Julia West, began the huge task of founding a new private school in Toronto. The result was Greenwood College School, opening their doors in September 2002 to grade 7 and 9 classes. The school is now grade 7 through 12 and it continues to grow.
David’s wife Beth, an art teacher for young children, echoes his enthusiasm and commitment to Kilcoo. She provides understanding and encouragement, as the two work together for the well being of the camp. They are also the proud parents of identical twin boys TJ and Charlie (both Kilcoo staff), born May 2001, and daughter Brooke, born June 2003.
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