Diabetes Summer Camps
The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc.
30 Ennis Road
North Oxford, MA 01537
Phone: (508) 987-2056
Fax: (508)-987-2002
Email: info@bartoncenter.org
http://www.bartoncenter.org
The Barton Center is a year-round retreat center where education, recreation, and shared experiences combine to support and motivate children and families and to help them manage the mental, physical and emotional rigors of diabetes care.
Here are the programs we offer:
Clara Barton Camp- Resident Summer Camp in North Oxford, MA for girls ages 6-16. Days are filled with sports activities, arts and crafts, swimming, talent shows, casino nights, campfires, field trips, dances with the boys from Joslin camp, diabetes education game shows, boating, hiking and so much more. For 75 years, girls between the ages of 6 and 16 with Type 1 diabetes have enjoyed the life-altering experience of the Clara Barton Camp on our 200+ acre site in North Oxford, Mass. Most return year after year.
Day Camps- Camps in Greenwich, CT; Long Island, NY; New York, NY; Worcester, MA; Springfield, MA; and Boston, MA, for boys and girls ages 6-12.
Adventure Programs- For teens ages 13-17, coed.
Family Camp- For the entire family.
Year-Round Programs- For both campers and the entire family. Pump weekend, Pipsqueaks to Pop Stars, Life After High School, and WaCkY Weekends.
Elliott P. Joslin Camp
Camp Joslin
150 Richardson Corner Road
P.O. Box 100
Charlton, MA 02135
(508) 248-5220
john.latimer@bartoncenter.org
www.campjoslin.org
Elliott P. Joslin Camp - A resident camp for boys with diabetes program managed by the Barton Center for Diabetes Education.
Each summer 400 boys with diabetes join us on our 180 acre facility to meet new friends, have tons of fun and learn more about living with diabetes. Campers can choose from over sixty different activities such as fishing, kayaking, lacrosse, archery, tennis, hiking, ultimate frisbee, radio broadcasting and weekly dances with the Barton girls. Camp Joslin is staffed by medical professionals and counselors who also have diabetes and work hard to help campers learn about living with the disease. As many campers say, "Camp Joslin is a home away from home."
Camp Kyle
Diabetes Association Inc.
P.O. Box 1525
Fall River, MA 02722
(508) 672-5671
(508) 672-4546 Fax
http://www.diabetesma.org./
Camp Kyle is a four week day camp sponsored by the Diabetes Association Inc. for children with diabetes and their siblings and friends located at Camp Buxton in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Camp Buxton provides the ideal environment for camp--plenty of wooded trails for hiking, playing fields for sports and games, and a pavilion for crafts and rainy days!