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CAMP TAWINGO WELCOMES CAMPERS
7-16 YEARS OF AGE
TO PICTURESQUE LAKE VERNON
IN MUSKOKA
We Offer:
An Ideal Summer Climate with warm sunny
days, refreshing cool nights, and clean pollenfree air.
A 270 Acre Site secluded and private with
evergreen and hardwood forests, white birches
which surround the cabins and border the
shores, lots of open field space for sports, wide
games, and recreation, a sandy beach, creeks
and streams, established hiking trails, and a
junior mountain. The area invites a recreational
and ecological approach to the out-of-doors.
The environment of a swamp to that of open
meadows presents many living things to see,
learn about, and enjoy. From a tiny frog in
hand to the sight of a Great Blue Heron, an
attitude is engendered toward nature awareness
and appreciation.
Comfortable Living Accommodations
that are permanent, well-spaced buildings;
electricity, cross ventilation, screens, sinks,
hot and cold running water, washroom and
shower facilities in each cabin. There are
7 or 8 campers and one counsellor to a
cabin. The Pop Pearse Lodge, four Recreation
Rooms, Music and Drama Room, Costume
Room, Nature Lodge, Pioneer Craft Building,
Woodcraft Building, Campfire Areas, Outtrip
Building, Library, Health Centre, and Laughton
Hall are all centrally located.
A Well Balanced Diet with delicious,
nutritious meals that are pre-planned and pretested to meet immediate camper approval.
Even the pickiest eaters find something to
like. Camp Tawingo does not own nor use a
deep fryer.
The
Highest
Standards,
approved by the Ontario Ministry
of Health and accredited by the
Ontario Camps Association.
Water, sanitation, food, health,
cleanliness, safety, and leadership
are under constant inspection.
The Pop Pearse Lodge includes a Dining
area for boys and girls, a modern up-to-date
Kitchen, two clean, bright, newly renovated
bathrooms, four Recreation Rooms, two
fireplaces, and a library; as well as the very
latest ideas in food service and sanitation, all
wrapped in a bright, fresh, modern design.
The Camp Tawingo Staff consists of
outstanding people in the field of camping, 96%
of whom have been campers at Tawingo and graduated from Tawingo’s Leadership Course.
Teachers and students from excellent Canadian
and International Universities and High Schools
comprise a fine group of qualified, mature,
dedicated leaders whose primary aim is the safety,
care, and growth of Camp Tawingo’s campers.
Camp Tawingo has one staff person for
every three campers.
WELCOME TO CAMP TAWINGO
We have fun building GREAT kids!
In 1961, Jack and Helen Pearse co-founded Camp Tawingo with a vision
of creating a summer oasis of wholesome, traditional, camper-centred fun
for boys and girls. This they did – and then some – for over four decades.
Today, Michael and Tia Pearse, along with fellow Director John Jorgenson,
lovingly and faithfully dedicate themselves to that same vision, and to the
preservation of the important camping traditions set by Jack and Helen 55
years ago. Together we warmly welcome you to explore the magic, beauty, and
community of Camp Tawingo.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Camp Tawingo is committed to providing our campers with the experience
of a lifetime. Competent and caring leaders ensure that each camper has the
opportunity to grow and learn as an individual within the cabin group.
Campers are encouraged
to take responsibility, to
make decisions, and to
exercise initiative through
positive interaction. Every
opportunity is provided
for self‑expression and
self-discovery.
Tia and Michael Pearse with sons, Christopher,
Tyler, and Carson.
As children experience this
respect, care and support,
their self-esteem and selfconfidence develop to the
point where they can reach
their full potential in and
beyond the community
of Camp.
Camp Tawingo is all about fun, adventure, cooperation, friendship, leadership,
inspiration and citizenship.
It is about children being all they can be.
To this - we are committed.
OUR LEA
MICHAEL PEARSE
MICHAEL PEARSE is Tawingo’s Managing Director. He has spent 43 years at Camp Tawingo where he has
been a camper, a Counsellor, Section Director, Waterfront Director, Co-ordinator of Leadership Development,
Wilderness Canoe Trip Leader, and Director of Leadership. Mike graduated with the Gold Medal in Psychology
from the University of Western Ontario, and received the Chancellor’s Award for the highest graduating average
in the Social Sciences Faculty. He attained his Bachelor of Education from Althouse Teachers’ College, and taught
at Oakridge Secondary School for 10 years, where he received numerous teaching awards, including the city-wide
Bishop Townsend Award for Teaching Excellence. Mike is a motivational speaker and conducts Leadership and Camp
workshops for Student Leaders and Camp Professionals across the country and around the world. For four years Mike
co-directed The Original Kids Theatre Day Camp in London with his wife, Tia. Mike and Tia live at Camp with their
sons Christopher, Tyler, and Carson.
TIA PEARSE
Tia is the Director of Food Service, Health Care, and the Day Camp Program at Camp Tawingo. In
addition she is the Principal of and teaches Drama at Tawingo College. Tia has an Honours B.A. in
English from The University of Western Ontario and a B.Ed. from The University of Toronto. Prior to
starting a family, Tia taught English and History at Laurier Secondary School in London, where she
choreographed the school musicals, coached Cheerleading and Boys’ Soccer, and advised the Students’
Council. For four years, she was Director, Office Manager, and Registrar for the Original Kids Summer
Theatre Day Camp in London. Locally, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Huntsville Festival
of the Arts. Tia is past co-Chair of two Ontario Camps Association Conferences for Directors and Senior
Staff and past-Chair of the Public Awareness Committee on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Camps
Association. Recently, Tia was recognized with a YMCA Women of Distinction Award for “Mentorship”.
JOHN JORGENSON
JOHN JORGENSON has an Honours B.Sc. Degree in Biology from the University of Waterloo. He has been
with Camp Tawingo since 1977 and, among other things, has served as its General Manager, Program Director,
and Associate Camp Director (Program). Currently “Jorgi” is a Camp Director (Program), and is the Director of
the Tawingo Outdoor Centre. He has been President of both the Ontario Camps Association and the Canadian
Camping Association, and is an Honourary Life Member of the Ontario Camps Association. He is a former Chair
of the Editorial Board of the American Camps Association’s “CAMPING MAGAZINE” and is a past and current
Board Member of the Society of Camp Directors. Jorgi is internationally renowned in the camping world as a Camp
leader and program innovator. He has conducted workshops on Camping and Outdoor Education across Canada,
the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Venezuela, Russia, China, Turkey, Mexico, and Hong Kong and has
contributed to and co-authored five of the Camp Tawingo Publications. He served as the Secretary/Newsletter
Editor on the Steering Committee of the International Camping Fellowship an organization of which he is now
President! Not surprisingly, Jorgi has been recognized by the O.C.A. with the International Development Award for
his outstanding contributions to camping the world over.
DURING THE 2015 SEASON, THE CAMP TAWINGO STAFF
REPRESENTED THE FOLLOWING UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES:
Brock University
Kelly Burns, Madelyn Overall
Canadian College of
Homeopathic Medicine
Sarah Day Miller
Concordia University
Clara Schultz
Dalhousie University
Mark Foster, Rachel Lauer
École Hôtelière de Lausanne
Liza Zuber
Heriot-Watt University, Scotland
Jack Molnar
Humber College
Chili Davidson
Johns Hopkins University
Lucas Wynch
Laurentian University
Megan Harmer
Leeds Beckett University, Leeds U.K
Kyle Cunningham
Nipissing University
Tanya Malcomson
McGill University
Sean Webster
McMaster University
Katie Chong
Queen’s University
Lisa Davidson, Jenna Fletcher, Megan Forse,
Jillian Gooding, Stuart Hillier, Ryan Holland,
Alicia James, Sarah Lawrason,
Gabrielle MacDougall, Alex MacMillan,
Megan Meldrum, Zoe Ounpuu-Adams,
Julia Pylat, Virginia Smith, Mo Wright-Stein,
Alison Werezak, Kath Woodward
Rice University, Houston, TX
Ellen Diemert
Ryserson University
Keegan Pilgrim-McIlroy
Sheridan College
Jacob Newnham
Trent University
Nicole Malcomson
University of British Columbia
Erin Bush
University College Cork, Ireland
Philip Chan
University of Guelph
Shaelynne Bush, Reilly Comper, Lisa Davidson,
Laura Harmer, Laura Knowlton, Charlie Smith
University of Ottawa
Laurel Cotaras, Everett Kehew
University of Toronto
Isaac Consenstein, Kirsten Hentschel,
Robertson McClure
University of Ulster
Jordanstown, N. Ireland
Leah Lynch
University of Waterloo
Alexandre Gignac, Liam Stanfield
Western University
Emma Boynton, Elizabeth Eng,
Meredith Hentschel, Mac McIntosh, Jon Milks,
Krista Pereira, Sarah Poile, Bailey Roe,
Sophie Rosen, Claire Simpson
Wilfrid Laurier University
Atqiya Aizen, Mark Gordon, John Wells
DERSHIP
SOME OF THE NON-COUNSELLING STAFF FROM THE 2015 CAMP,
MANY OF WHOM ARE RETURNING FOR THE 2016 SEASON:
KEITH ABBOTT - Property Staff. 11 years on staff.
Member of the full-time property staff at Camp Tawingo.
SHELLEY ANTCLIFFE - Registrar. 18 years on staff.
Graduated from Office Administration program at
Canadore College. Full-time Camp Registrar.
BRUCE BLEAKNEY - Director of Transportation. 46 years
on staff. Graduate of Ottawa Teachers’ College and Humber
College (Ski Management). Accounting Supervisor, the Lake
Louise Ski Area.
HILARY CANIVET - Crafts Director. Honours B.Sc., B.Ed.,
Brock University. Occasional Teacher with both the PDSB
and TDSB. Currently pursuing an M.Ed. from O.I.S.E.,
University of Toronto.
RANDY CLARK - Property Supervisor. 19 years on staff.
Management and Conservation Graduate, Georgian College,
Fish and Wildlife Diploma, Sir Sanford Fleming College.
Member of the full-time Property Staff at Camp Tawingo.
KIM CORREIA - Wilderness Trip Leader. 5 years on
staff. Honours B.A. (Visual Arts; Media, Information &
Technoculture), Western University, M.A. (Art & Visual
Culture), University of Guelph. Currently working in Public
Programming at the Varley Art Gallery.
KIRBY DAVIDSON - Boys’ Leadership Coordinator. 8 years
on staff. Honours B.A. (Sociology), Queen’s University. Youth
to Youth Program Director with “Right to Play”.
SARAH DAY MILLER - Public Health Supervisor.
5 years on staff. B.A. (Political Science and Philosophy),
Western University. Currently attending the Canadian
College of Homeopathic Medicine.
VIRGINIA DIEMERT - Office Staff. 14 years on staff. B.A.
and B.Ed. (Child Studies and Concurrent Education), Brock
University. Full-time Kindergarten teacher, Bluewater
District School Board; Asst. Swim Coach - Owen Sound
Aquatic Club. Mother of four.
TRACY D’CRUZ - Property Staff. B.A. (North American
Studies), McGill University. Full-time Mom.
KRISTY FIEGEHEN - Public Health Supervisor. 8 years
on staff. Honours B.A. (Environmental Studies), University
of Guelph, B.Ed., Lakehead University. Elementary Music
Teacher for the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
MAGGIE FIELD - Crafts Director. 6 years on staff. Honours
B.A. (History and Global Development), Queen’s University.
Currently pursuing an M.A. (Clinical Psychology) at the Adler
School of Professional Psychology, Toronto.
JOCELYN GIBBS - Program Coordinator. 7 years on staff.
Honours B.A. (English and Classical Studies), B.Ed., Queen’s
University. Currently teaching in Manchester, U.K.
SUZANNE GRAHAM - Program Coordinator, Wilderness
Trip Leader. Honours LLB, University of Edinburg. Currently
attending the University of Dundee in Scotland.
DON HAAG - Sports Director. 13 years on staff. Honours
B.A. (Economics and Political Studies), Queen’s University,
B.Ed., University of Toronto. Director of University
Counselling, Crescent School.
MEGAN HARMER - Girls’ Leadership Coordinator. 9 years
on staff. Honours B.A. (Sociology), Laurentian University.
Currently pursuing an L.L.B. from the University of Sussex,
Brighton, U.K.
TOM KNOWLTON - Videographer. 21 years on staff. B.A.,
University of Toronto, B.Ed., Queen’s University. Former
co-host of “Camp Cariboo”, “Good Morning Canada” and
“Bowling for Dollars” (CTV). Weathercaster for CKCO-TV
News. Writes, produces, and performs “How Green R U”
for The Green Channel.
TYLER LALONDE - Waterfront Director. 11 years on staff.
Honours B.A. (Political Science), University of Guelph,
Masters of Teaching, Griffiths University, Austrailia.
Elementary School Teacher for the Simcoe County Board
of Education.
JEFF LAUGHTON - Program Coordinator. 30 years
on staff. Honours B.Sc. (Geography), B.Ed., Queen’s
University. Teacher at Tawingo College.
ANDREW MacDONALD - Business Manager. 15 years
on staff. Honours B.A. (Economics and Political Science),
Huron University College. Full-time Business Manager at
Camp Tawingo.
SCOTT MacDONALD - Leadership Support. 10 Years
on Staff. Honours B.A. (Fine Arts with a minor in History),
Queen’s University. Fine Woodworking, Joinery and
Furniture Design Degrees, Selkirk College, British Columbia.
Currently pursuing an M.Ed., Child Studies and Applied
Psychology at O.I.S.E. in Toronto.
TYLER MALCOMSON - Wilderness Trip Leader.
5 years on staff. B.A. (Industrial Design), Humber College.
Currently pursuing design work.
THOMAS MORTON - Woodcrafts Director. 8 years
on staff. Honours B.Sc. (Biology - Biomedical Option),
Laurentian University, B.Ed., Nipissing University. Occasional
Elementary School Teacher for the Trillium Lakelands D.S.B.
Small business owner, Morton Muskoka Chairs.
HANNAH MYERS - Wilderness Trip Leader. Honours B.A.
(Theatre), Dahousie University. Currently pursuing a Post
Graduate Degree in Producing, Development & Writing at
U.C.L.A., California.
SUE NOBLE - Office Staff. 8 years on staff. Honours
B.A. (Psychology and French), B.Ed., Western University.
Full-time Mom.
HELEN PEARSE - Camp Grandmom. 55 years on staff.
Honours B.A. (Psychology), University of Toronto.
AL PILCHER - Public Health Supervisor. 18 years on staff.
B.A. (Commerce), M.B.A., Carleton University. Full-time
Instructor in the School of Business at Algonquin College.
JENNIE PILCHER - Public Health Supervisor. 21 years
on staff. B.A., B.Ph.E., Queen’s University, B.Ed., McGill
University. Elementary School Teacher for the Ottawa
Carleton District School Board.
SABRINA POUND - Music Director. 6 years on staff.
honours B.A. (History and English Literature), M.A. (History),
University of Ottawa. Currently working as the Artist Liason
for “Music and Beyond” Music Festival in Ottawa.
STEPHEN ROSS - Property Staff. 10 Years on Staff.
B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), B.Ed., Queen’s University.
Elementary School Teacher for the Waterloo Regional
District School Board.
ANNE SCANLAN - Office Staff. 13 years on staff. B.A.
(Environmental Studies), University of Waterloo, B.Ed.,
University of Toronto. Secondary School Co-op Teacher for
the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
JENNY SENIOR - Property Staff. 14 years on staff.
B.Ph.E., B.Ed., Queen’s University, M.A. (Education),
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax. Currently
pursuing a teaching position.
KRISTEN SHIER - Advanced Swimming Director. 6 years on
staff. Honours B.A. (Psychology and Sociology), Trent University,
B.Ed., M.Ed. (Digital Technologies), U.O.I.T. Elementry School
Teacher at the Rosedale Day School, Toronto.
GEOFF SIMONETT - Property staff. 10 years on staff.
Honours B.A. (Commerce), Queen’s University. Founder of
Green Sky Capital, Entrepreneur in Residence at the RIC
Centre, Mississauga.
KRISTA SIMONETT - Office Staff. 17 years on staff.
B.A., B.Ph.E., B.Ed., Queen’s University. Secondary
School Teacher and Guidance Counsellor at Richard Pfaff
Alternate High School in Ottawa.
DIANA SMITH-JONES - Office Manager. 14 years
on staff. Early Childhood Education Diploma, Sheridan
College. Full time Office Work Manager at Camp Tawingo.
LAURA SPIERS - Front-of-Office Manager. Red Seal
Chef, George Brown College. 14 years as the Events
Marketing Manager at Hidden Valley Ski Club. Full-Time
Office Administration at Camp Tawingo.
CHUCK THOMPSON - Property Staff. Honours B.Sc.
(Kinesiology), University of Guelph, B.Ed., University of
Toronto. Secondary School Teacher with the Waterloo
District School Board.
SARAH VANASSE - Day Camp Director. Honours B.A.
(English, Drama), Dalhousie University, B.Ed., Queen’s
University. Teacher at Tawingo College.
BRIAN WARD - Property Staff. 14 years on staff. Honours
B.Ph.E., MacMaster University, B.Ed., Western University.
Principal of William G. Davis Public School in Cambridge.
JILL WARD - Office Staff. 14 years on staff. B.A.,
University of Waterloo, B.Ed., Windsor University,
Paramedic Diploma, Conestoga College. Supply Teacher,
Waterloo Regional District School Board.
JAMES WELLS - Woodcrafts Staff. 8 years on staff. H.B.A.
(Accounting) Wilfred Laurier University. Currently working for
an Accounting and Financial Advisory Firm.
CAMP NURSES
SHELLY BRANDON-YUNGBLUT - B.Sc.N. (Minor in
Psychology), McMaster University, B.Ed., University
of Ottawa, M.A. (Education), Nipissing University.
Elementary School Teacher for the Trillium Lakelands
District School Board.
SHELLEY CLARKE - 15 years on staff. Nursing Diploma,
St. Lawrence College, B.Sc.N., M.Sc.N. University of
Ottawa. Professor, Nursing Studies at Algonquin College.
DAWN EMMERSON - R.N., A,J. McMaster School of
Nursing, New Brunswick, Honours B.Sc.N., Ryerson
University. Nurse Coordinator for the Pre-Admission Clinic,
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.
TARRA FINDLAY - Honours B.Sc. (Biology), Carleton
University, B.Sc.N., University of Ottawa/Algonquin
College. Clinical and Laboratory Nursing Instructor at
Algonquin College.
VALERIE FISET - 6 years on staff. B.Sc.N., Queen’s
University, M.Sc.N., University of Ottawa. Professor,
Nursing Studies at Algonquin College.
LINDA FULCHER - R.N., Mohawk College, B.Sc., University
of Waterloo. Employed as a Medical/Surgical and PICC
Nurse at Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa.
BARB LE BLANC - R.N., Algonquin College, B.Sc.N.,
University of Ottawa, M.A. (Nursing), University of
Southern Queensland, Australia. Currently pursuing her
Ph.D. (Nursing) at the University of Ottawa. Full-time
Professor of Nursing for the collaborative B.Sc.N. Program,
University of Ottawa/Algonquin College and is a Casual R.N.
in Hemodialysis.
MARIE-FRANCE LEGAULT - Public Health Supervisor.
Doctorate of Chiroprctic, VQTR, Trois Rivière and Sherman
College of Chiropractic, South Carolina. Owns and works
at Bracebridge Chiropractic.
CAROLYN NELSON - Honours B.A. (Psychology and
Gerontology), McMaster University, MA (Clinical Psychology),
Queen’s University, B.Sc.N., University of Toronto. Employed
as a Public Health Nurse for Region of Waterloo Public
Health and as a Teacher’s aid for the Pittsford School District
in Rochester, NY.
ERICA REICHL - 12 years on staff. R.N., Queen Elizabeth
School of Nursing in Austrailia. Currently pursuing a
Bachelor of Applied Business (Emergency Services) at
Lakeland College. Clinical Performance Coordinator for the
Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario; Member
of HERT (The National Health Emergency Response Team).
CINDY RIDDALL - 11 years on staff. Honours B.Sc.N.,
Lakehead University. Employed as an Operating Room
Nurse for the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa.
ARIANE SNEEK - R.P.N., Mohawk College. Employed as
Pediatric Nurse in St. Catherines.
TANYA TAZBAZ - 7 years on staff. B.Sc.N., M.Ed.,
University of Toronto. Currently working in Endocrinology
at the Hospital for Sick Kids.
FOOD SERVICE
SHARI AND JEAN MARC DUBOIS - Owners of The
Landed Loon Catering Inc. (1989). 16 years on staff. Shari
(Administrator) attended Concordia University and Dawson
College. Jean Marc (Food Service Director) is a graduate
of Culinary Managament from Institut de Tourisme et
D’Hotellerie du Quebec and Georgian College; Member of
Canadian Federation of Chefs de Cuisine.
CAMP TAWING
1 To ensure the
happiness of our campers by making the camping
experience fun.
2 To give our campers a sense of responsibility by encouraging them to do things for
themselves and others.
3 To teach cooperation while playing, working, and planning with
others.
4 To provide inspiration with values from
nature itself.
5 To give our campers the experience of adventure in the
out-of-doors.
GO PROMISES
Boys and girls live in
separate areas and
determine their activities
as separate groups. They
are, however, in the same
Camp and experience a
normal family relationship
and a few special Camp
programs together.
6To create a healthy atmosphere with a
balanced diet, wholesome outdoor activities,
and restful sleep.
To build self-confidence
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through acquiring
new skills, accomplishments, and insights.
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To teach good
citizenship in an
environment of democratic group
living.
9To take a personal interest in our campers, to give ample opportunity for self-expression in a well-balanced, varied program.
10To instill awareness and appreciation
for the natural
environment.
A TYPICAL DAY AT
CAMP TAWINGO
There is no weekly
repeat of programming.
Sunrise
7:00 a.m.
Pre-Breakfast Activities for those who
wish: Bronze medallion and Bronze Cross,
Runners’ Club, Morning Dip or Paddle
7:55 a.m. Thought-For-The-Day in the
Joan West Memorial Chapel
8:10 a.m. Two-course Breakfast to
start the day, plus announcements
9:15 a.m.
Cabin
Clean-up
9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Interest Groups: An hour-and-a-half with Camp staff teaching skills and attitudes in outdoor
living. With guidance and encouragement from their leaders, campers make their own
choices each day to learn about nature, campcraft and tripping, crafts, waterfront sports,
and land sports.
11:30 a.m.
Supervised Free
Time. General Swim,
Sports Activities
and Tournaments,
Crafts, Woodcrafts,
Library Tournaments,
Special Programs,
and opportunities to
improve Camp skills
12:30 p.m. Lunch
2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Afternoon Program: An
outstanding variety of themed
recreational activities enjoyed by
a cabin group, an age group, an
All-Boys’ or All-Girls’ group, or
the entire Camp planned by our
creative staff... programs form the
basis of most campers’ favourite
Camp memories.
4:30 p.m.
Supervised Free Time.
General Swim,
Sports Activities
and Tournaments,
Crafts, Woodcrafts,
Library Tournaments,
Special Programs, and
opportunities to improve
Camp skills
6:30 p.m.
Supervised
Free Time.
Boating, Fishing,
Sports, Library
Tournaments,
special cabin
activities
5:30 p.m.
Flag Lowering, announcements,
and Supper
7:30 p.m.
Evening Program:
A variety of themed
recreational activities
enjoyed by a cabin
group, an age
group, an All-Boys’
8:30 p.m.
or All-Girls’ group,
Lights out for youngest
or the entire Camp
campers
planned by our
9:00 p.m.
creative staff.
Lights out for intermediate
Programs include: Sports Programs, Wide Games, Running
campers
Games, Campfires, Council, Musical Productions, Carnivals, Night
9:30 p.m.
at the Races, Tawingo Stock Exchange, Commandos, Night
Lights out for oldest campers
Hikes, among many others.
OUR CAMP SKILLS
PROGRAM
The Turtle, Fox,
& Eagle Crests
Symbols of Achievement
in Outdoor Living Skills
& Life Skills
It is our firm belief and commitment
that fun and learning take place,
together, every day at Camp. This
blend of recreation and education is
evident in our skills instruction delivered
primarily during our Interest Groups
portion of a Typical Camp Day. For
Interest Groups, campers plan with
their counsellors and then choose
the specific skill they wish to learn,
each day, in the areas of swimming,
canoeing, nature, campcraft, and
leadership. These skills are designed
to instill positive attitudes toward living
comfortably with one another and in
the outdoors and are offered at three
specific levels: Turtle, Fox, and Eagle.
Our Totem Pole
The Totem Pole Legend
tells the story of a young camper
who comes to a brand new place in
the outdoors. At first nervous, the camper begins to explore
the area slowly and carefully, with the steady pace of the
Turtle. Soon the camper is able to do many new things
with confidence and, like the Fox, begins bounding about – eagerly and quickly
– to acquire a wider range of skills. Finally, like the Eagle, the camper soars to
great heights, and discovers that with proficiency in higher level skills comes the
wisdom and leadership to help teach others and to prepare for new challenges
and opportunities that lie ahead.
The Turtle Crest is an introductory skill level. It
is primarily experiential and is designed to engage
campers in a wide range of outdoor and leadership
skills through fun and activity. In most cases active
participation at this level is all that is required to
complete each skill.
The Fox Crest blends the activity of the Turtle
Crest with some background knowledge in the
‘how’ and ‘why’ of outdoor and leadership skills.
Campers might learn some weather theory or
examine the specific mechanics of a paddle stroke
in order to improve their skills. The Fox Crest
is also a stepping stone to some other special
programs at Camp. (See the section titled, “Our
Leadership Program”.)
The Eagle Crest challenges the camper with some independent learning,
integrated activities from different skills areas, higher order knowledge
and skill development, and leadership opportunities which involve greater
initiative and responsibility.
WATERFRONT SWIMMING
Excellent Swimming – Superalitive, Safe
Swimming – In the warm, clear waters of
Lake Vernon, from qualified instructors,
campers learn to improve their swim strokes,
as well as learn rescue techniques, first aid,
introductory synchronized swimming, and
endurance swimming. Life Saving Society
Courses are also offered to age-appropriate
groups. General recreational swimming is
offered twice to three times daily. Clean
sandy beaches provide a gradual entry into
the water. A giant waterslide, diving boards, a
water mat, water volleyball and basketball, and
“tiki boards” round out a superb recreational
Swimming Program. Lake Vernon is at the
head of a chain of Muskoka lakes with clean,
clear, soft water with an average summer
temperature of 22°C. All Tawingo Waterfront
Staff have current National Lifeguard Service
Certification.
WATERFRONT BOATING
Outstanding Boating – Camp Tawingo
has a pristine fleet of watercraft that includes
over 65 leader canoes, 12 freighter canoes,
over a dozen Kayaks – including two that are
glass bottomed, a fleet of Invitation and Laser
C420 Sailboats, two Hoby-Catamarans, and
several rowboats.
Engendering a lifelong joy of paddling a
canoe is a cornerstone of Tawingo’s boating
program. Campers learn the care and
handling of paddle and canoe, straight line
travel techniques, sudden turns, canoe over
canoe rescue, solo strokes, and portaging.
Kayak and Sailing instruction are also offered
as well as recreational use of all watercraft.
OUR CAMPCRAFT
PROGRAM
Crestwood - Home of our Campcraft
Program. Campers learn skills in knot tying, fire
building, map and compass, “Woodsy Wisdom”,
tent and tarp set-up, axemanship (for appropriate
age and skill ability), outdoor cooking, and enjoy
special campcraft activities, such as sleeping in
the tipi or one of our three treehouses, making
rope, ice cream, bannock, banana boats, “krispie
klusters”, and/or candy apples.
OUR OUTTRIPPING
PROGRAM
An Outtripping Experience During each Regular summer
session, every camper
participates in an overnight
outdoor experience (from 1 to
3 nights depending on age).
Campers learn the steps to a
safe, fun, and minimal impact
outtrip from planning through
to clean-up. Campcraft skills
are put to use as campers
take some responsibility for
route navigation, site setup, fire-building, cooking,
washing, and program
activities. Many Tawingo
campers relate that the
outtrip is their favourite
Camp memory.
OUR NATURE PROGRAM
Swamp Lodge - Home of our Nature
Program. Under the titles of Stars, Weather,
Animals, Minerals, Plants, and Ecology, campers
learn about astronomy and constellations, plants
and trees, animals, rocks and minerals, weather
instruments and prediction, ecology, organic
gardening, and enjoy many special nature
activities and programs such as “Animal Survival”,
“Cycles”, Night Hikes, Herbal Tea, “Magic Mud”,
Volcanoes, the “D’juno”, among many others.
OUR CRAFTS AND
WOODCRAFTS PROGRAM
Jorgi Junction – Home of our Crafts
Program. Under guidance and supervision
from staff, campers can make all kinds of
crafts from natural and synthetic materials:
soap stone carvings, mini paddles, origami,
tie dye clothing, glass mosaics, calligraphy,
dream catchers, gimp and friendship bracelets,
jewellery trees, and much, much more… there
is no limit to craft creativity at Camp!
Loon Lodge – Home of our Woodcrafts
Program. Under guidance and supervision
from staff, campers learn to safely use
hammers, nails, saws, clamps, wood burning
pencils, and glue to build all manner of wood
projects – some using pre-cut wood and
instructions, some using scraps of wood and
their own imagination!
OUR SPORTS PROGRAM
The Sportsfield - Home of our Sports
Program. Archery, Badminton, Ball Hockey,
Baseball, Basketball, Ga-Ga Ball, Field Hockey,
Football, Lacrosse, Low Ropes Course,
Miniputt, Nine-Square, Soccer, Stilts, Ping
Pong, Tennis, Tetherball, Ultimate Frisbee,
Volleyball, Initiative Games, Tournaments of all
kinds (e.g., tennis, ping pong, 3-on-3 basketball;
4-on-4 soccer, miniputt, ball hockey).
As part of our regular Camp Skills
Program (Turtle, Fox, Eagle), campers
take a leadership role in Cabin or Circle
campfires and programs by helping with
set-up and clean-up, teaching games or
activities, leading singing, or creating
their own new programs.
In addition to this, Camp Tawingo
offers two special leadership programs
for campers:
The Voyageur Adventure and
Wilderness Journey are optional
15-day canoe trips to North-Western
Quebec for male and female campers,
respectively, who have attained a Fox
or Eagle Crest and who are 14-16
years of age. Campers with these
pre-requisites are invited to apply for
these “trip-of-a-lifetime” wilderness
experiences that are the culmination of
the outdoor skills and attitudes learned
during summers at Camp Tawingo.
The memories and friendships formed
on these trips endure forever…
The Tawingo Leadership Course
(TLC) is a full summer leadership
program designed for male and female
campers who are 16 years of age, at
least, and who have obtained a Fox or
Eagle Crest. Its purpose is to train those
senior campers for the very important
role of counselling Tawingo’s campers.
OUR
LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM
Participants hone their outdoor living
skills, learn to teach these same skills to
campers, help with the leadership and
program of campers, experience their
own canoe trip, and attend leadership
workshops that provide lifelong
leadership skills. Invitations to apply to
the TLC are extended to campers who
meet the above criteria.
Each Regular session offers a variety of Special Programs
in addition to the wonderful cabin and circle activities
planned by our staff and campers.
SPECIAL
PROGRAMS
All Camp Programs
Musicals - “A Bunch of Munsch” and
“Riverdale: The Archie Musical”
Intermediate Boys’ Race Cars
Banquet Night
BBQs on the terrace
Celebrating Camper Birthdays
Cookout suppers around the fire
The Ray Marinko Relay - An All Camp land and water
relay race (in Second Session & Session 2A only)
Model Rocketry 3... 2...1 Blast Off!
All Girls’ Programs
All Boys’ Programs
Skit Night
Council
MORE CAMP LIFE
OUR COMMUNITY
We have fun building GREAT kids!
The Counsellors are trained to work with
groups of children. While education and personal
achievement are important in choosing our staff,
we place the greatest emphasis on counsellors
who have taken the summer-long Tawingo
Leadership Course, who love children and are
completely camper-centred, who set a good
example in their personal habits, who are youthful
in spirit yet mature in judgement, who are
practised in outdoor living, and who are FUN!
The Program Staff make certain that activities
truly reflect the needs and interests of the
campers. Activities change and develop as
campers grow in skill and maturity. The ageappropriateness, creativity, and activity-level of
each program helps to ensure full participation,
boat loads of fun and to foster respect for
self, others, and the site…and foster enduring
friendships. We employ experienced specialists
in swimming, canoeing, sailing, outtripping,
campcraft, nature lore, crafts, woodcrafts,
athletics, music, and leadership training.
The Medical Staff consists of four
to five Registered Nurses who are at
Camp throughout each Camp Session.
There is a Doctor on call and a modern
Hospital approximately 10 kilometres
away, in Huntsville. At Camp, there is
a modern, well-equipped, well-stocked
Health Centre.
The Individual Camper has fun
while learning to live in harmony with
others and the out-of-doors. Camp
Tawingo offers campers every possible
opportunity for choice, for free-play, for
creative expression, for forming lifelong
friendships, for the development of life
skills in problem solving, responsibility,
perseverance, compassion, initiative,
and leadership…and for FUN!
GENERAL INFORMATION
Dates - 1
st Session: Tuesday July 5 – Friday July 22.
Session 1A: Tuesday July 5 – Saturday July 16.
Session 1B: Sunday July 17 – Friday July 22.
2nd Session: Sunday July 24 – Friday August 12.
Session 2A: Sunday July 24 – Saturday August 6.
Session 2B: Sunday August 7 – Friday August 12.
3rd Session: Sunday August 14 – Monday August 29.
Session 3A: Sunday August 14 – Saturday August 20.
Session 3B: Sunday August 21 – Monday August 29.
Note: Camp fees vary with the length of each session.
Visitors’ Day - We welcome visitors to Camp on the following Visitors’ Days from 11:00 a.m. until
4:00 p.m. (please note, all are Saturdays): July 16, August 6, and August 20.
Tawingo Time - Throughout the summer, Camp operates on “Tawingo Time”, which is one
hour behind Daylight Saving Time. When it is 8:00 a.m. at Camp, it is 9:00 a.m. in most parts
of Ontario.
Further Information - When you have registered for Camp, we send to you, at a later date,
detailed information about equipment purchases, laundry service, transportation arrangements,
spending money, clothing lists, and other pertinent items that contribute to a happy and healthy
experience for your camper(s).
CAMP TAWINGO
1844 Ravenscliffe Rd.,
Huntsville, Ontario P1H 2N2
705-789-5612 Fax: 705-789-6624
tawingo.net
facebook.com/CampTawingo
summer@tawingo.net
Shelley Antcliffe,
Camp Registrar
IT IS EASY
TO FIND US
CAMP TAWINGO - is located West of Highway No. 11 at Huntsville, Ontario on the North
side of Lake Vernon. The Camp is approximately 8 kilometres West on Muskoka Road No. 2,
West, also known as Ravenscliffe Rd. Pass through the Community of Ravenscliffe to the Camp
Tawingo gate which is on the south (left) side of Ravenscliffe Rd.
Transportation - There is a paved road to the Camp gate. Public Rail and Bus Services
travel to Huntsville from Southern and Northern Ontario. Chartered Buses are also available
to transport campers from Ottawa, Toronto, and Kitchener-Waterloo to and from Camp
each session.
From Ottawa - Highway No. 17 West to Highway No. 60 West to Huntsville. Highway No. 11
South 1 kilometre to Muskoka Road No. 2 West (right), also known as Ravenscliffe Rd.
8 kilometres to Camp Tawingo. Total distance – approximately 400 kilometres.
From Toronto - Highway No. 400 North to Highway No. 11 North to Huntsville. Muskoka
Road No. 2 West, through Ravenscliffe (exit right), 8 kilometres to Camp Tawingo. Total
distance is 228 kilometres.
From Windsor, London, Kitchener-Waterloo - Highway No. 401 East to Toronto. Highway
No. 400 North to Highway No. 11 North to Huntsville. Muskoka Rd. No. 2 West, through
Ravenscliffe (exit right), 8 kilometres to Camp Tawingo. Total distance from Windsor is 578
kilometres, from London is approximately 400 kilometres, and from Kitchener-Waterloo is
295 kilometres.
Photographs by members of the Camp Tawingo Staff
OTHER TAWINGO
PROGRAMS
Tawingo Outdoor Centre and
Tawingo College:
Camp Tawingo is winterized for
year-round education and
recreation for school groups,
conference groups, and families.
The administrative building, sleeping
quarters, dining, and indoor recreation
facilities are permanent, heated
buildings. Camp Tawingo is an ideal
site for camping, outdoor education,
outdoor recreation, conferences, and Laughton Hall
retreats. Laughton Hall houses our
– the home of
independent day school serving
Tawingo College
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8.
Summer Day Camps:
Camp Tawingo operates a Day Camp Program for
the local community, cottagers, and vacationers as a
complement to our Residential Camp. The same
site, facility, and top-notch staff are used; and the
program, while of the same high quality as that of
the Residential Camp, runs separately from it. We run
several highly successful one-week Day Camp sessions
throughout the summer. For more information contact
us at the Huntsville Office or at daycamp@tawingo.net.
BUILDING GREAT KIDS SINCE 1961...