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Camp Kingsmont
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Location:
Amhurst, MA
School Gender: Co-ed School Type: Weightloss Boarding Program Age Of Acceptance: 9-18 Program Length: 1-8 weeks, starts June 20th Aug 14th 2010 Tuition: $950 to $1,250 per week |
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Camp Kingsmont Co-Ed Weigth Loss Program Information:
Camp Kingsmont Summer Program OverviewCamp Kingsmont includes a proven, highly effective program which helps shape the nutrition aspect of a lifestyle change. We provide the tools, information, support and hands-on experience to continue the discipline
of proper nutrition after a summer program has ended. We include real life opportunities to put nutrition knowledge to use in a camper's daily life. Facilities
Campers reside in multi-level college dorms with four or more bedrooms adjacent to shared bathrooms. Each suite of rooms shares a common area with limited kitchen facilities which can be used for cooking classes conducted by our nutrition staff. Counselors, division leaders and other staff are assigned to each building and are responsible for the campers under their direct supervision. The vast majority of the rooms are shared to facilitate social development.
Meals are prepared by the Hampshire College dining service and served in the cafeteria. We have access to the pool and gymnasium complex, all athletic fields, the weight room at the Multi Sport Center and designated lecture rooms for nutrition, Connections and Expressions classes. We also have access to the arts and crafts pavilion, the library for computer time, the large lecture halls for all camp movies and talent shows and the Red Barn. The Red Barn is located near the admissions office and provides a perfect venue for our weekly dances.
Athletics
Physical activities are an essential part of the Camp Kingsmont experience. Our staff includes instructors that have played a variety of sports at the college, high school and/or travel club level as well as personal trainers for both boys and girls. Interested campers may take home an individualized weight and conditioning training program designed for them by one of our personal trainers.
The first class facilities at Hampshire College available for our use include the Robert Crown Center which is the main pool and gymnasium complex, twelve tennis courts, a multi-sport building with indoor tennis courts and both weight training and stretching rooms, several soccer fields, outdoor basketball courts and numerous fields for the wide variety of sports we enjoy.
Nutrition
Proper nutrition and nutrition education is a keystone of the Camp Kingsmont experience. We provide campers and staff with a wide variety of familiar, well balanced, appropriately portioned, great tasting meals. In addition, we provide the tools, information, support and hands on experience to continue the discipline of proper nutrition after summer camp. Our licensed nutritionists meet weekly with the dining hall staff at Hampshire College to plan the three daily meals and snacks. Daily calorie count ranges from 1,500 to 1,800 depending on the needs of the individual camper.
Campers and staff eat in the Hampshire College dining hall where they make food choices guided by our nutrition staff. Every meal has a variety of choices for the various food groups. In addition, lunch offers a sandwich bar alternative and both lunch and dinner offer an unlimited salad bar.
The cafeteria style meals are served by our staff that has been trained in appropriate portion control. Meals include many of the foods campers know and love including pizza, waffles, chicken fajitas, cereal and ice cream. There is a weekly outdoor cookout featuring grilled chicken and hamburgers. A nutritionist is present at every meal to guide campers and staff in appropriate food choices, to make the campers feel good about their individual food choices and to allow the campers to gain the confidence they need to continue appropriate food choices at home.
A Highly Effective Program
Camp Kingsmont is not a diet regime but a proven, highly effective program which helps shape the nutrition aspect of a lifestyle change. In addition to three wholesome meals and a snack served daily, we provide nutrition classes, hands-on cooking classes, a supermarket trip and real life opportunities to put new nutrition knowledge to use on the camp trips. These trips provide an opportunity for campers to exercise newfound judgment in food selections under the watchful eyes of our staff.
