Discount Registration for Kids’ Summer Camps

Faculty and staff can now sign up to take advantage of a variety of children’s summer camps sponsored by Duke, which offers discounts to employees.

Duke hosts day and overnight options for athletic, arts and academic and nature camps for ages 5 and up. Children of Duke employees receive a discount of $75 for most athletic camps and $50 or $100 for arts and academic camps, depending on if they're a day or residential camper.

Registration for nine camps is now open, with more to be added to this summer’s offerings in the coming weeks. Current offerings include Nature Adventures Camp at Duke Gardens, Duke Youth Academy with the Duke Divinity School and Faculty Club Summer Camp, which takes place at Duke Faculty Club.

For Meg Lineberger, this will be the sixth-straight summer her kids, Nora Kate, 9, and Dorian, 12, spend at the Faculty Club Summer Camp. She said the camp provides a proactive environment for fun and play that she considers the “best kept secret” for local summer day camps.

“Staffing is consistently excellent with enthusiastic and responsible young adults who form lasting relationships with my kids,” said Lineberger, clinical associate with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. “For a Duke employee, you can't beat the location, and the facilities are gorgeous, especially after last year's facelift.”

Other popular camps include Youth Football Camp, which is run by the Duke football team and teaches the fundamentals of the sport in a non-contact atmosphere. It’s tailored to teach all positions on the field and includes on-field instruction.

Rising eighth and ninth graders can also participate in the Duke Faculty Club’s Counselor in Training Camp, which is geared toward students interested in a future role as a camp counselor or other recreation position. The camp provides hands-on activities to help campers develop leadership and communication skills, learn to be an effective team player, understand the importance of high energy and a positive attitude, and learn how to program activities for various age groups.

A full list of camps, which will be continuously updated as more registration times become available, can be found on the Human Resources website.

“The benefit of Duke’s summer camps is they offer topics to a variety of interests to let kids explore creative or athletic outlets,” said Gina McKoy, program coordinator for Duke Human Resources Staff and Family Programs. “It’s a great way to keep kids active and they can learn new skills.”