CAMPING TRIP FOR 5TH-12TH GRADERS | 10-17 Years Old

Join us for six-days & five night of camping on the beach at beautiful Catalina Island. The trip includes round trip recliner bus transportation to the Catalina Island Express Terminal from LA Valley College, round trip boat transportation to the Isthmus of Catalina Island via Catalina Island Express, all meals, all camping fees, all activity fees and supervision by our trained veteran Monarch Camp staff. Planned activities include kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, swimming, snorkeling, tide pool exploration, campfire activities and cooking our fresh catch of the day. Join us for some unforgettable adventures. We will be based at the Brisa Del Mar Campsite, located right on the beach at Little Fisherman’s Cove, Two Harbors Campground.

CATALINA ISLAND CAMP

sleeping bag
Ensolite type (closed foam) insulating pad or Air Mattress to place under sleeping bag (Strongly Recommended)
Metal or Plastic Cup & Plate, Eating Utensils
Ground Cover – Plastic Tarp
Flashlight or Headlamp with fresh batteries
Long Sleeve Rash Guard
Mask, Snorkel and Fins
Whistle

Campers will swim, kayak and paddleboard at Hume Lake. They will hike to the General Sherman and General Grant Trees (Largest and 2nd Largest Trees in the world). They will have the opportunity to hike to the top of Moro Rock and view a gorge deeper than the Grand Canyon. A hike to the top of the Buck Rock Fire Tower is also on the agenda. The Camp has mountain bikes and a great swimming pool for fun and relaxation. Campers will sleep in bunk cabins and have meals in our central dining hall. All transportation, lodging, meals, activities and supervision are included. This is a traditional live-in summer camp experience, which we are thrilled to be offering this season.

Camping Packing List

sleeping bag
Ensolite type (closed foam) insulating pad or Air Mattress to place under sleeping bag (Strongly Recommended)
Metal or Plastic Cup & Plate, Eating Utensils
Ground Cover – Plastic Tarp
Flashlight or Headlamp with fresh batteries
Long Sleeve Rash Guard
Mask, Snorkel and Fins
Whistle

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
December 19, 2022	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Field Trip to KidSpace	Regular Fun Day	Holiday Party
December 26, 2022	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Field Trip tp PickWick Ice Skating and Bowling	Regular Fun Day	Noon Year Eve Party
January 2, 2023	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Field Trip to La Brea Tar Pits	Regular Fun Day	Special Fun Friday

Friday, March 31st	Monday, April 3rd	Tuesday, April 4th	Wednesday, April 5th	Thursday, April 6th	Friday, April 7th
Regular Activities on Campus	Regular Activities on Campus	Regular Activities on Campus	Field Trip to Discovery Cube, Slymar	Regular Activities on Campus	Spring Egg Hunt & Pizza Party

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Regular Activities on Campus	Field Trip to Underwood Farms	Thanksgiving Activities and Lunch Provided

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday (Field Trips)	Thursday(Dress Up)	Friday(Special Events)
June 12	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	LA Zoo	Green/I love LA! (Spirit)	Homecoming Day
June 19	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	City Walk and Element Movie	Animated Character Dress Up	Inflatables
June 26	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	PURPLE Sports Team (Participation)	Elements
July 3	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day Closed	NO Field Trip Regular Fun Day	School Shirt	Field Trip to Camp Carnival at LA Valley College
July 10	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	YELLOW Twin Day (Friendship))	Super Hero Day
July 17	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Science Center & IMAX	BLUE Career (Participation)	Decade Attire
July 24	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	RED Cultural Heritage (Respect)	Pinata Celebration
July 31	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Natural History Museum	ORANGE Crazy Hat or Hair (Creativity)	Variety Show & Sleepover
August 7	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	Wear Tie Dye Shirt	Color Celebration

Week of	Monday (Field Trips)	Wednesday (Field Trips)	Thursday(Dress Up)	Friday (Field Trips)
June 18, 2018	Tree People	Beach Trip	College Shirt	Leo Carillo/Matador
July 2, 2018	Griffith Park Trails	NO FIELD TRIP	Red (Respect) Cultural Heritage	Point Dume
July 16, 2018	Eaton Canyon Falls Trail	Beach Trip	Orange (Creativity) Crazy Hair/Hat	Fishing Trip
July 30, 2018	Runyon Canyon	Hansen Dam	Yellow/Twin day (Friendship)	Bouldering
August 6, 2018	Malibu Creek	Beach Trip	Wear Tie Dye Shirt	High Ropes Course

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Kinder - 1st	Regular Activities on Campus	Field Trip to Underwood Farms	Thanksgiving Activities on Campus
2nd Grade +	Field Trip to Underwood Farms	Regular Activities on Campus	Thanksgiving Activities on Campus

	Friday, March 31st	Monday, April 3rd	Tuesday, April 4th	Wednesday, April 5th	Thursday, April 6th	Friday, April 7tj
Kinder - 1st Grade	Regular Activities on Campus	Regular Activities on Campus	Regular Activities on Campus	Field Trip to Discovery Cube	Regular Activities on Campus	Spring Egg Hunt & Pizza Party
2nd Grade and up	Regular Activities on Campus	Regular Activities on Campus	Regular Activities on Campus	Field Trip to Discovery Cube	Regular Activities on Campus	Spring Egg Hunt & Pizza Party

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday (Field Trips)	Thursday(Dress Up)	Friday(Sports camps sometimes participate in these Special Events)
June 12th	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	NO FIELD TRIP	Green/I love LA! (Spirit)	Homecoming Day
June 19th	Regular Fun Day and Inflatable Day	Regular Fun Day	NO FIELD TRIP	Animated Character Dress Up	Space Travel
June 26th	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	PURPLE Sports Team (Participation)	Pirate Adventures
July 3rd	Closed	Regular Fun Day	NO FIELD TRIP	School Shirt	Big Top Carnival
July 10th	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	BLUE Career (Participation)	Super Heros and Sleepover
July 17th	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	NO FIELD TRIP	RED Cultural Heritage (Respect)	Pinata Celebration
July 24th	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	Yellow/Twin day (Friendship)	Variety Show 10:00am & 11:30am
July 31st	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	NO FIELD TRIP	ORANGE Crazy Hat or Hair (Creativity)	Halloween & Sleepover
August 7th	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Beach Trip	Wear Tie Dye Shirt	Color Celebration

Week	Week of	Fine Art Camp Themes
1	June 13	Drawing
2	June 20	Photography
3	June 27	Painting (Field Trip Tuesday)
4	July 4	Painting
5	July 11	Cartooning
6	July 18	Drawing (Field Trip Tuesday)
7	July 25	Painting
8	August 1	Caligraphy (Field Trip)
9	August 8	Clay

Week	Week of	Nature Camp Themes	Tuesday Trip Type
1	June 13	Growing Plants
2	June 20	Amazing Animals	(Tuesday Field Trip)
3	June 27	Local Wildlife
4	July 4	Weird Science
5	July 11	Astronomy	(Tuesday Field Trip)
6	July 18	Growing Plants
7	July 25	Deep Sea
8	August 1	Coastal Oceans
9	August 8	Saving the Environment

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
December 19, 2022	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Field Trip to KidSpace	Regular Fun Day and Lunch Provided	Holiday Party
December 26, 2022	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Field Trip tp PickWick Ice Skating and Bowling	Regular Fun Day and Lunch Provided	Noon Year Eve Party
January 2, 2023	Regular Fun Day	Regular Fun Day	Field Trip to La Brea Tar Pits	Regular Fun Day and Lunch Provided	Special Fun Friday

Week	Week of	Nature Camp Themes
1	December 17	TBD
2	December 24	Snow and Ice
3	December 31	Animals

Week	Week of	Junior Counselor in Training Weekly Program
1	June 13	Icebreakers/Introduction
2	June 20	Team-building
3	June 28	Emergency Training Part 1
4	July 4	Sports and Games
5	July 11	Variety Show
6	July 18	Diversity Training
7	July 25	Emergency Training Part 2
8	August 1	Job Search
9	August 8	Leadership Development

Classic Day Camp & Specialty Camp Calendar

Week of	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday (Field Trips)	Thursday(Dress Up)	Friday(Special Events)
June 12	Regular Fun Day	eXcursion Camp Trip to Magic Mountain	LA Zoo	Green/I love LA! (Spirit)	Homecoming Day
June 19	Regular Fun Day/ No swimming instead inflatable activities	eXcursion Camp Trip to SOFI \| Nature Camp trip on a hike.	City Walk and Element Movie	Animated Character Dress Up	Space Travel
June 26	Regular Fun Day	eXcursion Camp Trip to Paintballing \| Fine Art Camp to Museum	Beach Trip	PURPLE Sports Team (Participation)	Super Hero
July 3	Regular Fun Day	Closed	No Field Trip eXcursion Camp trip Universal Studios	School Shirt	Halloween Carnival
July 10	Regular Fun Day	eXcursion Camp Trip to MB 2 \| Nature Camp trip on a hike.	Beach Trip	BLUE Career (Participation)	TBA and Sleepover
July 17	Regular Fun Day	eXcursion Camp Trip Hurricane Harbor	Science Center & IMAX	RED Cultural Heritage (Respect) \| Theatre Arts & Glee Camp Field trip to Teen Drama Workshop	Pinata Celebration
July 24	Regular Fun Day	eXcursion Camp Trip to Knotts Berry Farm \| Fine Art Camp to Museum	Beach Trip	Yellow/Twin day (Friendship)	Through the Decades Attire
July 31	Regular Fun Day	eXcursion Camp Trip to Raging Waters	Natural History Museum	ORANGE Crazy Hat or Hair (Creativity)	Variety Show & Sleepover
August 7	Regular Fun Day	CIT & eXcursion Camp Trip to Fulcrum Ropes Course in Culver City	Beach Trip	Wear Tie Dye Shirt	Color Celebration

7:30AM-8:45AM	Complimentary Morning Care
8:45AM-9:00AM	Group Check In & Friendship Circle
9:00AM-9:50AM	Theatre Games/Public Speaking Games
9:50AM-10:10AM	Snack & Sunscreen
10:10AM-11:00AM	Arts & Crafts
11:00AM-12:00PM	Clubs Room & Sunscreen
12:00PM-1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM-2:00PM	Special Projects
2:00PM-3:00PM	First Sport/Games
3:00PM-4:00PM	Second Sport/Games
4:00PM-4:30PM	End of Day Friendship Circle
4:30PM-5:30PM	Complimentary Afternoon Care

7:30AM-8:45AM	Complimentary Morning Care
8:45AM-9:00AM	Group Check In & Friendship Circle
9:00AM-9:50AM	First Sport/Games
9:50AM-10:10AM	Snack & Sunscreen
10:10AM-11:00AM	Second Sport/Games
11:00AM-12:00PM	Special Projects
12:00PM-1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM-2:00PM	Arts & Crafts & Sunscreen
2:00PM-3:00PM	Swim Lessons
3:00PM-4:00PM	Indoor Games
4:00PM-4:30PM	End of Day Friendship Circle
4:30PM-5:30PM	Complimentary Afternoon Care

2:15 - 4:00	School Pick-up / Supervised Outside Free Play / Snack (Provided)
4:00 - 5:00	Academic/HW Hour
5:00 - 6:00	Organized Sport, Craft/Experiments, or Rock Wall. (Varies Each Day)
6:00 - 6:30	Supervised Free Play
6:30	Late Pick Up $10 /15 min

7:30AM-8:45AM	Complimentary Morning Care
8:45AM-9:00AM	Group Check In & Friendship Circle
9:00AM-9:50AM	Specialty Training
9:50AM-10:10AM	Snack & Sunscreen
10:10AM-1:00PM	Specialty Training
1:00PM-2:00PM	Lunch
2:00PM-3:00PM	Clubs Room & Sunscreen
3:00PM-4:00PM	Special Projects
4:00PM-4:30PM	End of Day Friendship Circle
4:30PM-5:30PM	Complimentary Afternoon Care

7:30AM-8:45AM	Complimentary Morning Care
8:45AM-9:00AM	Group Check In & Friendship Circle
9:00AM-9:50AM	Theatre Games/Public Speaking Games
9:50AM-10:10AM	Snack & Sunscreen
10:10AM-11:00AM	Arts & Crafts
11:00AM-12:00PM	Clubs Room & Sunscreen
12:00PM-1:00PM	Lunch
1:00PM-2:00PM	Special Projects
2:00PM-3:00PM	First Sport/Games
3:00PM-4:00PM	Second Sport/Games
4:00PM-4:30PM	End of Day Friendship Circle
4:30PM-5:30PM	Complimentary Afternoon Care

CAMPING TRIP FOR 5TH-12TH GRADERS | 10-17 Years Old - Monarch Camps

TO CATALINA ISLAND

SLEEPING UNDER THE STARS

HIKING

FISHING

WATER ACTIVITIES

PACKING LIST

SUPPLY SAMPLES

TO SEQUIOAS

CABIN

HIKING

FISHING

ROCK CLIMBING

PACKING LIST

SUPPLY SAMPLES

LACC Thanksgiving and Winter Camp Sample Daily Schedule

LA City College - Cub Camps - Classic Day Camp Sample Daily Schedule

JCIT Program Contact

Junior Counselor Contact Contact

Winter Camp Contact

Monarch Parties Contact

Employees Contact

Camping Trip Contact

Summer Camp Contact

After School Camp Daily Schedule

Winter Camp of Specialty Camps and Sports Camps Sample Daily Schedule

Winter Camp Classic Day Camp Sample Daily Schedule

Specialty Camps and Sports Camps Sample Daily Schedule

Classic Day Camp Sample Daily Schedule

Specialty Camps and Sports Camps Sample Daily Schedule

Week	Date	Tuesday Field Trip	Return Time
1	June 13	Magic Mountain	8:00
2	June 20	SOFI Tour and Field Time	5:00
3	June 27	Paint-Balling	5:00
4	July 5	(Wednesday) Universal Studio	8:00
5	July 11	MB 2	5:00
6	July 18	Hurricane Harbor	5:00
7	July 25	Knotts Berry Farm	8:00
8	August 1	Raging Waters	5:00
9	August 8	Ropes Course Culver City	5:00