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Girls Entering Grades K–8 and at least 5 Years of Age

Individual groups G-K through G-8 may be combined or divided due to session enrollment.

Boys Entering Grades K–8 and at least 5 Years of Age

Individual Groups B-K through B-8 may be combined or divided due to session enrollment

 

The hours of our Camp Program are 9am – 3:30pm*

Drop Off

7:30am – 9:00am*

Pick Up

3:30pm – 5:00pm*

We do not charge for before or after care, however, starting at 5:01pm we do charge a late pick-up fee of $15.00 per child, per 15 minutes. 

 

7:30am - 9:00am
Camp Drop Off 
9:00am - 9:15am
Morning Announcements
9:15am - 11:55pm
Group Activities and Swimming Lessons
11:55 - 12:25pm
Lunch
12:25 - 1:00
Transition + Rest Period
1:00pm - 2:20pm
Free Choice Time
2:20 - 2:35pm
Canteen (Popsicle Break)
2:35 - 3:15pm
Free Choice Time
3:15 - 3:30pm
Transition + Pack Up
3:30 - 5:00pm
Camp Pick Up 
 
Normal Drop-Off and Pick-Up

Camp Drop-off takes place between 7:30am and 9:00am. Pick-up is between 3:30pm and 5:00pm. In order to drop-off or pick-up your child, please put on your blinker and enter the Loop from the end closest to Bodwell Rd. This will require a right hand turn. For the safety of all children, please have your children wait until the car reaches the marked Loading Area and until we open the door for them. Once your children are safely in/out of the vehicle, put on your blinker and exit carefully back onto Corning Rd.

Helpful Hints: Parents: Stay in your vehicle. If new to camp, bring your children for a tour so that they are prepared for their first day. Apply all sunscreen and bug spray before leaving the house. Have each child's lunch and backpack ready for him/her to unload. Please email any notes to the office ahead of time. For the safety of all children, we ask that you please refrain from cell phone use while moving through the Loop.

Late Drop Off

Late Drop Offs are strongly discouraged.  If you do arrive at MPDC after 9am, please park at the Loop and call the main office at 669-9414.

Early Pick Up

Early Pick Ups are strongly discouraged.  If you must pick up your child early for a doctor's appointment or other important event, you must schedule your early pick up in advance for 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, or 2:30pm.  A staff member will be ready with your child at the Loop for that scheduled time.  Regular Loop pick up begins at 3:30pm.

 
Swimming
Water Games
Sand Construction
Fairy Gardens
Arts and Crafts
Creative Games
Kickball
Soccer
Hockey
Climbing Wall
Wall Ball
Skits
Boating
Water-Skiing
Archery and BB-Guns
Gaga 
Sky Square
Basketball
Frisbee Games
Volleyball
Lacrosse
Pickle Ball
Pond Life
Paddle Boarding
Treasure Hunts
Talent Show
All American Day
Halloween Day
Messy Day
Olympic Week
Escape Rooms
Tommy T's Birthday
Tournaments
Guests & Performances
Camp BBQ's
The Prize Grid
Carnival Day
Color Run

Swimming

Melody Pines has three large swimming areas bounded by special docks and ropes to allow for excellent supervision and instruction of our campers. Each area has its own raft for advanced swimmers, known as Rafters.

The Melody Pines Staff includes 30+ Red Cross certified waterfront lifeguards plus additional staff for instruction and supervision.  These staff, under the supervision of our waterfront directors are responsible for daily swim instruction, safety, and waterfront supervision.

Children are given a swimming check on their first day of camp by the waterfront director and are then placed in swimming groups according to swimming ability. Swimming lessons are a mandatory daily activity for all campers.  There are 11 swimming levels beginning with Level 1 beginner (getting comfortable in the water) and ending in Level 3 advanced (distance swimming and lifeguarding skills).

Extra help time is available on a daily basis for those campers who wish to receive additional swimming instruction and improve on specific skills.  Campers can sign themselves up outside the office between 8am and 12pm daily.

Swimming is also provided daily during free choice time. Those who pass our “Rafter's Test” may choose to utilize the rafts or water trampoline during that time, or even learn to water-ski!

In order to become a Rafter, a camper must be proficient at the front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke, and must be able to pass our distance swim.

Boating

Melody Pines is equipped with canoes, rowboats, kayaks, stand up paddle boards, and a motorboat for daily use. All children are exposed to boating instruction and are given the opportunity to go out in a boat with a staff member and row or paddle. Those campers who have passed the Rafter's Test may navigate their own boats.

Campers may also choose to ride the motorboat during their free choice time. Those who have passed the "Rafter's Test" may also learn to water-ski.

Please note that all motorboat drivers have been thoroughly trained and are licensed by the State of New Hampshire Department of Safety - Marine Patrol Division.