2025 Non-Member Summer Youth Program Registration

We’re excited to offer our 2025 Summer Youth Programs to non-members! To secure your child’s spot, please complete the registration form linked below. A separate form must be filled out for each child attending our programs.

If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, feel free to reach out to Liz White ([email protected]). We look forward to a fun and memorable summer!

Includes: All camp pricing below is for non-members and includes lunch each day as well as an afternoon snack for full-day campers.

Charges: Camps will be charged each Friday to the credit card we have on file for your family.

Field Trip Fee: Each camper will be charged a field trip fee ranging from $20 to $75 to cover the cost of the trip. Please note that field trips are not included in the camp prices listed below.

Late Registration Fee:

• Campers registered less than two weeks before the camp week start date will incur a $5 late fee per day of that camp week.
• Campers registered less than 24 hours before the camp week start date will be considered drop-ins and will incur a $10 fee per day for attending without prior registration.

Cancellation Policy:

• Two or more weeks before camp: Full refund, no charges.
• 7–13 days before camp: 50% refund of the camp fee.
• Less than 7 days before camp: No refund; the full camp fee will be charged.

Extended Care Options:

• Available from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm every day during summer camp except there is no evening extended care on 7/3.
• Cost is $10 per hour per child with a one-hour minimum.

Camp Hawthorns

• Weekly: $80 per day
• Daily: $85 per day

Camp Smallthorns

• Weekly: $55 per half-day | $80 for full-day field trip
• Daily: $60 per half-day | $85 for full-day field trip

Counselors in Training

• Weekly: $30 per day
• Daily: $35 per day

The Heat Swim Team offers a fun-focused, competitive swim team program. Coaching will emphasize skill progression, personal bests, and teamwork while teaching swimming fundamentals and skill techniques.

Swim Team Fees: $175 per non-member

Includes all practices, all swim meets, this year’s team shirt, a swim cap, and awards.

Who can Join Swim Team?

• Children ages 3-14 are invited to join the swim team.
• Swimmers with all skill levels are welcome to join the swim team, no experience is necessary.
• The only requirement we have is that each swimmer should be comfortable with the water, have the willingness to learn stroke development, and be able to swim the shallow end of the pool without assistance and without touching the bottom.
• The 6 & under age group must swim a full length of the pool (25 yards) to compete in the first heat of all meets and all heats at the Invitational.

General Swim Team Information:

• Dual meets are held on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 4:00 pm.
• Practices run in the mornings Monday-Friday starting at 8:00 am or 9:00 am.
• We encourage attending all practices, but attendance is NOT required! The more your child comes the better their swimming will get!
• Friday morning practices are FUN FRIDAYS and start at regularly scheduled practice time. Fun Fridays will focus on dives, turns, team games & congratulating great swims from the Dual Meets that week. All ribbons will be handed out to each swimmer at Fun Friday or put in the swimmers’ folder in the Swim Team File Box.
• Swim team season runs May 29^th through June 27^th.

Swim Team Practice

Monday-Friday @ Hawthorns

Elite Team           Ages: 11 & Up                    Time:  9:00 am-10:00 am

Must be able to swim all 4 strokes.

Pre-Elite Team  Ages: 7-10                          Time: 8:00-8:45 am

Still developing but can complete 25 yards.

Prep Team           Ages: 6 & Under               Time: 8:15-8:45 am

Cannot complete 25 yards but can swim short length of the pool without touching (about 12 yards).

Important Swim Team Dates

Swim Team Registration & Suit Fitting   Wednesday, April 16^th | 6:00-7:00 pm    Hawthorns

Parent Meeting                                                Tuesday, May 6^th | 6:30 pm                        Hawthorns

First Team Practice                                         Thursday, May 29^th                                         Hawthorns

Swim Team Pictures                                       Friday, June 13^th |  9:00 am                         Hawthorns

Swim Team Breakfast                                    Friday, June 13^th after Pictures                  Hawthorns

End of Season Ice Cream Social                 Friday, June 27^th | 6:00 pm                          Hawthorns

Swim Team Suits

Team swimsuits and spirit wear are not required for swim team participation. If your family cannot attend the team sign-up date that is not a problem, visit Elsmore Swim Shop to get fitted for the team suit. Elsmore will have a limited supply of team suits on hand in store, if they don’t have your size, just order online!

Team swimsuit orders must be submitted online by Friday, May 23^rd at 10:00 am to get them in time for Team Pictures!

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Summer Camp Policies and Procedures Document.

Read our Camp Policies and Procedures here. 

I confirm and warrant that I have carefully read the Participant Liability Release and Waiver Form, know and understand the contest thereof, and sign the same as my own free act and on behalf of myself and each participant identified in the registration.

Click here to read the Liability Release Waive.