Camp Juku
Where Awesome is Possible!
Registration for 2025 is now open.
July 7 – August 15
www.juku.ca
Director’s Welcome:
It’s that time of year when parents start thinking about summer activities for their children. They look at locations, schedules, fees, deadlines, types of activities, and social engagements. It can be stressful, I know…been there, done that.
We will continue to make Camp Juku a positive learning and growing experience for your child(ren). Most of the
teachers and format will be similar to previous years; although there are a few changes.
New for Camp Juku 2025:
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- 1) We’re back….at Beckett Farm PS. After a temporary move to Stonebridge PS last year, we look forward to returning to the larger, cooler rooms at BF. We also like the privacy of our location. No other camp shares our hallways and we have our own washrooms.
2) A Science curriculum will be added to the Friday morning sessions. - 3) Sports Camp at Mount Joy (morning).
4) The school board has limited the closing time to 5 pm for all schools. Our hours for both locations are:
- 1) We’re back….at Beckett Farm PS. After a temporary move to Stonebridge PS last year, we look forward to returning to the larger, cooler rooms at BF. We also like the privacy of our location. No other camp shares our hallways and we have our own washrooms.
- a. 8 am-9 am, Extended Early Hours (optional)
b. 9 am-4 pm, Camp Hours
c. 4 pm-5 pm, Extended After Hours (optional)
New Loyalty Bonus for Returning Families who Register Early.
Register before March 15 and receive two special offers:
1) Special early bird rate of $135 (Regular $140-175)
2) Your choice of free meals for the whole family for the first week of registration or a $20 credit.
This is for returning families who register for a minimum of 3 weeks. For this special discount, enter “25meals” or “25credit” in the registration form. No other forms are required.
Early registration will help us plan our materials, staffing, space requirements, and viability of locations.
Important Dates:
Mar 15 Last date for the March Loyalty Bonus for returning students.
April 15 End of First Early Bird Rates. You can still receive this rate if you register for 6 or more weeks.
Last date to submit a referral discount form.
June 1 End of Last Early Bird Rates. You can still receive this rate if you register for 3 or more weeks. Last date for a full refund (less reg. fee)
July 7 Camp starts. Math, English, and Science in the morning. Activity in the afternoon. First week: Leadership and Team Building
Aug 15 Afternoon activities will vary each week.
Aug 11-15 Normal morning Math/English. All fun afternoons.
Aug 15 Last day of camp. Year-end awards/trophies.
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If you are a returning family to Camp Juku and just need to see the registration form with all the information on it, then
go to our website: www.juku.ca or you can jump directly to the form: www.juku.ca/registration.
But if you want a refresher on what Camp Juku offers, please read on.
Detailed Information: Visit our website (www.juku.ca) for any of the information stated in this email.
How to Register: If you have registered before, the procedures are basically the same each year. If you’re registering on-line, download the excel worksheet and complete the left side (name, dates, options). The program will fill in the rates. If you don’t have excel, you can print out the form and send a picture to us. Once we receive the registration form, we will return any adjustments and fees. Alternatively, you can call/text us the information and we can do the rest.
Schedule: New to Camp Juku this summer is Science! Along with Math and English in the morning sessions, we will be adding grade-appropriate interesting Science topics. And of course, our afternoons will continue to be filled with interesting activities. Previous activities include: Sports, Dance, French, Persuasive Writing, Cartooning, History, Chinese Culture, Politics, Public Speaking, Science, Rubik’s Cube, Careers, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Astronomy, Business, Botany, Nutrition, and Magic. The first week is always fun Teamwork and Leadership games. Afternoons will also include our iconic Mini-Olympics (indoors/outdoors), games, movies with popcorn/juice boxes, daily raffles for prizes, and the Friday visits to the toy box. Once again, Juku Learning Centres will supply all the grade-appropriate worksheet curricula.
Mount Joy Sport Camp: To register for the Sports Camp, check off the “MJ Sports Camp” box on the registration form. Students will be in the gym in the morning for sports and will join the regular camp for lunch/breaks and afternoon activities. They will not be in the English, Math, Science morning classes.
There is a fee ($10/week) to cover the rental of school equipment (basketballs, soccer, volleyball, badminton, hockey…).
Early Bird: The highest weekly rate is $175. Hardly anyone pays that. The early bird rate schedule is (1st child/siblings): $140/$126 before April 15 and $150/$135 before June 1. Early registration rates are computer generated, so you should definitely not miss the deadlines.
If you are a returning family and register before March 15 for 3+ weeks, the rate is $135/$121.5, plus a week of meals for the first week.
Refer a Friend: Since most of our new students are referrals from existing families we are offering two “Referral Discount” options. One free meal plan for a week or $20 credit. Please visit the referral section of the website and complete the “Online Referral Form”. The deadline is April 15.
Refunds: Things happen! We have refunds for the whole summer or just one day, from 50-100%. You just have to fill in an online Refund Request Form. Please visit the refund request section of the website for details. The key date is June 1 for a 100% refund, less a $25 admin fee.
New articles or videos added this year: You can access our website’s many informative and entertaining videos. Added this year is an article on Mr. T’s number one tip on “How to Raise Successful Academically Focused Children”. There is also a video from last summer detailing an amazing dance activity (rehearsals and performances) taught by a grade 9 volunteer. It was very special.
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Job Opportunities: Each year, we complete our staff with returning teachers, senior volunteers, and some new teachers. We are currently interviewing for a few Summer Camp Leaders. Our preference is someone: with lots of camp or teaching experience; who is a very responsible, enthusiastic, and friendly person; and who is a university student or graduate. It is beneficial if they have a few unique and beneficial teachable skills for our afternoon activities (drama, dance, law, history, art, magic, chess, anything…). If you know of someone who might be interested, have them send their resume: teach@juku.ca. Maybe there’s a previous Juku alumni
out there?
Volunteering Opportunities: Volunteering at Camp Juku is a tremendous character builder. Students will learn leadership, patience, organization, public speaking, and communication skills. We are really proud of the work performed and the progress of our high school volunteers. Scheduled fun movies and BBQ/dinner events make for a fun experience for all. Many of our volunteer/teacher alumni have gone on to do great things. Volunteer application forms are available at www.juku.ca/volunteer .
Note: We always get more volunteers than we have positions. Not all applicants are accepted.
Enjoy the rest of the school year and relax, your child’s summer of fun and learning will be taken care of.
Call/text me for any information.
Camp Director,
Paul Tazumi (Mr. T)
call/text/email: (416)737-7285, paul@juku.ca
Other key links:
www.juku.ca
main website
www.juku.ca/registration
straight to the registration form
www.juku.ca/video
Video: 2024 Amazing Dance Activity
Article: Mr. T’s top tip on Raising Successful Academically Focused Children
Article: Nostalgia: Interesting Teachers/Students doing interesting things.
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