Aquatic Center kids’ camps open for registration

The MHCC Aquatic Center will be offering a 10-week kids summer camp series from June 18 to Aug. 24.

The series will be Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Three different camps are part of the series: the Outdoor Adventure Camp, for kids age 10-14 costing $130 a week; Camp Central, for kids age 7-12 costing $165 a week and the Rock Climbing camp, for kids age 10-16 costing $165 a week.

Outdoor Adventure Camp will be geared towards giving kids basic outdoor skills such as compass reading, camping techniques, animal and plant identification, water safety and survival skills. Camp Central features a different theme each week with the activities based on the weekly theme. In general the activities will touch on arts and crafts, science, rock climbing, swimming, obstacle courses, stream exploration, etc. The Rock Climbing camp will focus on rock climbing safety and climbing techniques.

There are also options available for early arrival from 7:30-9 a.m. or late stay, from 4-5:30 p.m. Each option is $22 weekly.

Parents interested in signing up their children can do so via phone at 503-491-7243, mail-in, walk-in or online registration at http://www.mhcc.edu/kidscamp/.