Wahode is Dakotah for "explore."  There are three full-day sessions that offer many ways to discover, grow and have fun.  Staff to camper ratio for all three day camp sessions is 1:2.  Sessions meet from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday.  Campers provide their own lunch and no physical is required to attend day camp.  This camp is ideal as a first step toward, or in addition to, attending Camp Hand in Hand.

Registrations for all day camps are filled on a first come, first served basis.

Sessions I & II are offered in partnership with MacPhail Center for Music.  Staff will include a board certified music therapist, an occupational therapist and autism specialists.  Visual picture schedules will be used to integrate music therapy, social interaction, sensory exploration, art, cooking, yoga and movement.  Activities take place primarily in an indoor setting.  These sessions are geared for children ages 6 - 12.

Session III is designed for children ages 8 - 14 and is held in partnership with Camp Butwin and the Jewish Community Center of the Greater St. Paul Area.  Activities take place primarily in an outdoor setting and include swimming in a heated outdoor pool, horseback riding, use of a ropes course and climbing tower, yoga, and adapted recreation group games.

Related Links
visit the MacPhail Center for Music website

visit the Camp Butwin website

link to Whittier Magnet on mapquest.com (Wahode Session I)

link to Birch Lake Elementary on mapquest.com (Wahode Session II)

link to Camp Butwin on mapquest.com (Wahode Session III)