CAMP WISE SUMMER CALENDAR 2025

Camp Wise offers field trips for 1st-8th grade for the summer! 1st-2nd graders go on 1 field trip a week, and 3rd-8th graders experience 1-2 field trips per week! Rising Kindergarteners will experience “on-site” field trips such as mini golf, magic shows, foam-parties, and more! Weekly e-mails will provide parents with information on what to bring on field trip days, what waivers to sign, etc. All campers must wear a 2024 Camp Wise shirt, unaltered, to camp to join a field trip. Campers may purchase additional shirts through the Camp Wise Office. All field trips are accompanied by adults on our leadership team. There are no onsite options for parents who wish to keep their kid at camp during field trip days.

See below for expected field trips and special events by age group, as well as FAQs about field trip days (Updated 2/15/2025)

MACCABIM: K-1ST GRADE, ONSITE AT CAMP WISE: Special on-site guests include…

• Onsite Mini Golf

• Petting Zoo

• Reptile Show

• Slip n Slides

• Water Slides

• … and more!

NITZANIM: 1ST-2ND GRADE, 1 FIELD TRIP PER WEEK: Field trips and special on-site guests include…

• Bounce House & Obstacle Course

• Bowling

• California Science Center

• Carnivals & Color Wars

• Discovery Cube

• Gymnastics

• Laser Tag

• Mini Golf & Arcade

TZANCHANIM: 3RD-4TH GRADE, 1-2 FIELD TRIPS PER WEEK: Field trips and special on-site guests include…

• Bowling

• California Science Center

• Carnivals & Color Wars

• Discovery Cube

• LA Zoo

• Laser Tag

• Magic Mountain (Session 1)

• Mini Golf & Arcade

NOSIM: 5TH-8TH GRADE, 2-3 FIELD TRIPS PER WEEK: Field trips and special on-site guests include…

• Beach Day

• Bowling

• California Science Center

• Carnivals & Color Wars

• Griffith Hike & Observatory

• LA Zoo

• Laser Tag

• Magic Mountain (Session 1)

5-6 Grade has 1-2 field trips per week. 7-8 Grade has 2-3 field trips per week.

Please check the weekly e-mail updates for specific information and instructions for each field trip. A complete calendar of events will be available in March.

Q: What should I bring to camp on a field trip day?

• Current camp t-shirt, unaltered

• Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen

• Reusable water bottle

• Prepared snacks and sack lunch, including utensils (hot lunch NOT available on field trip days)

• Small bag for items, easy for camper to carry throughout the day

• Optional: for specified field trip days, campers may be allowed to bring money to purchase snacks, tokens for arcades, souveniers, etc. Please read your weekly emails to ensure your camper is prepared for their field trips.

  • Campers are not required to bring money to any field trip, and are able to join without purchasing additional experiences. For field trips such as Mini-Golf and Ultrazone, campers are given limited tokens for arcade games in addition to free games such as mini-golf or laser tag. If they run out of tokens, staff provide games in our reserved lunch areas including bracelet making stations, coloring supplies, card games, and more! For field trips such as Magic Mountain and Pacific Park, all general rides are free, and campers are expected to bring their own lunches, additional snacks, and reusable water bottles.

Q: What does supervision look like on field trip days?

• Supervision ratios vary based on each field trip. Campers are accompanied by all group staff, plus additional staff, on all field trip days, as well as 1 Director and 1 Unit Head per age group (1st-2nd grade, 3rd-4th grade, 5th-8th grade). If multiple age groups go to the same field trip location, they are accompanied by 2 Directors and 2 Unit Heads.

• Ratios: 1st/2nd grade has a 1:5 ratio, 3rd/4th grade has a 1:6 ratio, 5th/6th grade has a 1:7 ratio, and 7th/8th grade has a 1:8 ratio.

• For certain field trips (i.e. Amusement Parks), campers have tighter ratios based on age group. Campers are broken up into smaller groups with one adult (18+) staffer and one high school aged staffer.

  • 3rd/4th grade: 2 counselors & 8 campers (1:4 ratio)

  • 5th/6th grade: 2 counselors & 9-10 campers (1:5 ratio)

  • 7th/8th grade: 2 counselors & 9-11 campers (1:6 ratio)

Q: What if I don’t want my child to join the field trip, or they miss the camp bus? Can my child stay at camp?

• There are no alternate options for Camp Wise Field Trip days. Campers must arrive to camp on time before the bus leaves to join their groups field trip. If the camper misses the bus for their field trip, they may not stay at camp.

• Campers may not join field trips at the field trip location, nor may they get picked up early from the field trip location.

• Campers that arrive to camp without their camp shirt will be given an additional shirt and their camper profile will be charged $15.00. Extra shirts may be purchased from the Camp Office once camp begins (limited supply available).

Q: What kind of field trip schedule may I expect for my child?

• See below for an example of the 2024 Calendar of Events