Elizaville, NY
At Scatico we strive for a balance between structure and choice, skills development and loads of fun. The daily schedule aims to incorporate all four core program areas: Landsports, Watersports, Creative & Performing Arts and Outdoor Adventure. Aside from electives and a few specialty areas, divisions participate in activities as a unit.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗"Nerves are normal that first summer, and nerves are actually a good sign because it means your kid is processing what a big step this is, and it really is a big step," Fleischner says. "Once you step through the gates of the camp… your sense of how far you are from home disappears."
We are committed to doing the work to better support and prioritize the safety of every member of our community, especially the most marginalized. Camp is naturally a place of perspective-sharing and growth; a place to strengthen relationships across lines of difference.
Scatico is a place where, it doesn't matter if your favorite thing is baseball, or woodshop, or art. You can take those different interests and there is somebody in camp who will go on that journey with you.
Appreciating the outdoors and unplugging for the summer are core values at Scatico. Camp is a time and place to learn how to cook over a fire and to gaze at a star-filled night-sky. There are many full-camp and divisional campfires and all campers hike on trails throughout the Catskill and Berkshire Mountains, the Hudson Valley, and the Shawangunks.
A new tradition has emerged: listening to baseball games on a radio on the porch of the head counselor's bunk, providing an opportunity for boys of all ages to share, enjoy the night sky, and unwind before bed.
Every evening activity ends with the singing of the Alma Mater, an old camp tradition (which new campers learn the words to quickly). Following evening activity, girls of all divisions convene on back campus for milk and cookies before heading back to their bunks.
One way we do this is through home visits or zooms. Typically, these are in the February-April range with Boys Head Counselor Mark or Girls Head Counselor Audrey. On home visits we share photos of camp; describe the schedule, special events and traditions; answer questions; and generally get campers feeling more comfortable and excited. It's also an opportunity for new campers to meet a key member of our leadership team who will be directly involved in their day-to-day camp life.
The ratio of staff living in cabins to campers is less than 1-to-4. Add in Leadership Staff and program heads not living with campers and the ratio is less than 1-to-3.
2027-07-25 – 2027-07-31
1 weeks · $1,200
Grades 2–3 (entering)
Overnight camp
For campers entering 2nd and 3rd grades in Fall 2027. Space limited to one cabin of 12-16 boys and one cabin of 12-16 girls. Tuition inclusive of all activities, canteen, off-sites. Deposit $500 (fully refundable). Tuition can be applied to full-session enrollment for summer 2028 (per p9) or 2027 (per p10) — operator should confirm.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-06-26 – 2027-07-25
4 weeks · $10,000
Overnight camp
For first-time campers only. Departure Sunday July 25.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-06-26 – 2027-08-14
7 weeks · $14,400
Grades up to 8 (entering)
Overnight camp
Entering 8th grade and younger. Closing Day Saturday August 14.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-06-26 – 2027-08-14
7 weeks · $14,900
Grades 9 and above (entering)
Overnight camp
Entering 9th grade and older.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗All of boys camp eats together, with each division and their counselors at their own tables. Meals are served family-style, with main courses and sides placed at each table and an extensive salad bar and "seconds table" to supplement every meal.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗Camp's uniform of a white t-shirt and green shorts (no Scatico logo needed) means getting ready in the morning is that much easier, plus it supports Scatico's mission of inclusivity and minimizing social pressures. The entire boys camp gathers at the flagpole for lineup each morning. It's an opportunity to make announcements (birthdays, tournament teams travelling to another camp, special events to plan for, MLB box scores) and to come together as a community.
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