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Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division

Friends Select School

Friends Select Senior Camp offers a traditional day camp experience for campers in grades 5-10, focusing on sports, creative arts, and weekly excursions in P...

▌ Editor's read The Friends Select Senior Camp, part of ESF Camps, operates as a day camp for children in grades 5-10 at the Friends Select School in Philadelphia. The camp's website, esfcamps.com/friendsselect/, loads successfully and details a program that includes sports, creative arts, and weekly excursions. While the specific Friends Select Senior Camp does not have a direct Google review presence, ESF Camps, the overarching organization, has a 4.5-star rating from over 1,000 reviews on Google, with many parents praising the variety of activities and enthusiastic staff. The site explicitly states that all staff members undergo comprehensive background checks and participate in extensive training. The camp is not listed as ACA accredited. Social media handles for ESF Camps are @esfcamps on Instagram and ESFCamps on Facebook.
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Who thrives here Ages 11–13

Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division is built for middle-school campers — an age where leadership tracks, deeper specialization, and identity exploration take over from generalist day-camp formats. traditional day camp programs that thrive at this age publish a clear weekly progression rather than a rotating activity menu, and the staff-to-camper conversation usually matters more than the activity list.

Facts & Credentials

Program type
Day camp
ACA accredited
Not verified
Established
Not listed
Operator
School program
Staff-to-camper ratio
Not listed

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Details

  • Category: Traditional Day Camp
  • Ages: 11–13
  • Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Address: 1651 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103
  • Phone: (215) 867-8300
  • Cost notes: Rates not explicitly stated in provided markdown, requires further navigation.

Logistics

  • Lunch provided: No
  • Transportation: No
  • Financial aid: No
  • Setting: mixed

Frequently asked about Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division

What ages does Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division accept?
Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division is open to children ages 11–13. Camps publish their own age cutoffs, and some run mixed-age groups internally; check the registration page for that summer's grouping if your child sits at a boundary.
How much does Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division cost?
Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division doesn't publish a flat per-week rate — pricing varies by session. Rates not explicitly stated in provided markdown, requires further navigation. Contact the camp directly for the current schedule of fees.
What are Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division's hours?
Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division runs 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM. If those hours don't quite cover your work day, check whether extended care or early drop-off is offered separately.
Who runs Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division?
Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division is operated by a school program. The operator type matters for tuition policy (refunds, financial aid eligibility) and for what kind of staff training pipeline the camp uses.
Does Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division provide lunch?
Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division does not include lunch — campers bring their own. Most day camps without provided lunch are nut-free or nut-aware, so check the allergy policy before packing. Frozen water bottles double as ice packs and drinks; insulated lunch boxes hold below 40°F for about four hours.
How does Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division compare to other traditional day camp camps in Philadelphia?
Friends Select School - Senior Camp - Upper Division is one of 17 traditional day camp camps in Philadelphia that overlap its age range. The differentiation between options usually comes down to four factors: weekly price, day length, indoor/outdoor balance, and group size. Browse same-city alternatives in the directory to compare side by side.

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