Camp Norse

Participants will be provided lunch and snacks throughout the day. 

Participants are encouraged to submit any food/allergies within the application. Our chefs at Norse Commons make adjustments to meals based on these requirements.

If students opt into pre-camp, they have an activity planned that is related to the week’s camp. For example, board game camp week will provide a variety of games for them to play as inspiration for their own designs. Snack is also provided.

After check-in, students participate in a variety of morning activities related to the topic, then break for lunch around noon. Lunch is provided at Norse Commons, our on-campus cafeteria. Parents and students can view the weekly menus on the Norse Commons website. After lunch, they participate in themed activities until the end of the day. 

Post-camp is a chance to wind down from the day’s activities with a provided snack and light planned activities. 

Camps take place on NKU’s campus, primarily in the academic buildings. They may also visit the Student Union, Campus Rec, and the library. 

All camp staff are trained in CPR/AED and First Aid. In the event of an emergency, we are located close to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Thomas. 

When you are registering for camp, you will have the option to choose AM or PM care for each camp session.

If a participant cancels before the standard registration date (two weeks before the start of the program), they will receive a refund less the 10% non-refundable registration fee. Cancellations after the standard registration date are nonrefundable.

A child exhibiting any of the following signs and symptoms is required to be promptly isolated and released from care, or excluded from care until 24 hours symptom free, medication free:

• Unexplained stiff neck
• Severe coughing leading to discoloration of the face or a whooping sound
• Labored or rapid breathing
• Redness of the eye or eyelid accompanied by thick and purulent discharge, matted eyelashes, burning, itching, or eye pain
• Untreated infected skin patches
• Vomiting
• Unexplained body rash
• Sore throat with significant difficulty swallowing
• Presence of lice, scabies, or other parasitic infection
• Temperature of 100.4* or higher
• Severe cold and/or flu symptoms
• Yellowish skin and/or eyes
• Unusually dark urine and/or gray/white stool
• Diarrhea (two or more abnormally loose stools within a twenty-four hour period)

If a student is discharged or excluded from camp due to illness, they must remain at home until (at least) 24-hours after their symptoms have resolved. This means if a child is vomiting at 5:00 p.m., they are required to be excluded from camp the next day. This is to ensure that viruses do not spread quickly through camp. Exclusions are made to this rule for fevers, ONLY if a physician confirms an ear infection, in which case - the student can return to school with a doctor’s note and completion of TWO doses of prescribed medication.

Call our main line: (859) 572-5100 and our Administrative Specialist will communicate the update to the camp staff. 

The camp application has many fields available for sharing the names of multiple people who can pick up your child. If you need someone else to pick up your child, you can email us the day prior or call (859) 572-5100 the day of.

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We will provide a list of activities to families ahead of camp. Each week we will send a wrap up of what we did, as well as pictures from their time at camp. We will also offer a chance for families to participate in an activity with campers at the end of each week.

We have spaces for 24 students in each week of camp with a 1:8 staff-to-camper ratio.

Our professional staff is Carolyn Noe, Danielle Turner, Shirley Hoffman, and Madelyn DiFilippo. Carolyn and Danielle are informal educators who help lead the programs. Shirley is our admin who will be helping with communication. Additionally, NKU students serve as camp counselors. 

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