The Weekend Program is the fall/spring extension of Camp Spearhead.
Camp Spearhead’s “The Weekend Program” serves children (ages 8+) & adults (no upper age limit) with special needs and disabilities by providing opportunities to participate in fun, structured, fulfilling social and recreational activities all around the community, while in an accepting, safe and controlled environment.
The Weekend Program accomplishes this by:
- Emphasizing safety, respect, and acceptance.
- Being well-organized.
- Utilizing caring volunteers.
- Having an RN at each activity.
The Weekend Program supervises participants with staff and volunteers in the same way as camp counselors during their summer camp season. Staff and volunteers are divided into groups with the participants (campers) and this allows campers to engage in activities while being safely supervised. While the group sizes may vary somewhat from activity to activity, a typical group size is 10 campers with 3 or 4 volunteers.