Startup kit
How to Start a Summer Camp: Startup Kit
Camp math and camp timelines are different from the school year; this kit gets both right before June teaches you the hard way.
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What's inside
- Camp economics
- Dates and timeline
- The budget workbook
- Site and legal
- Hiring instructors
- Forms
- Publish your camp registration page
- Fill the first session
How to use this in 10 minutes
Read Camp economics (section 1) first; it reframes everything else. Then open the budget workbook that comes with this kit, type your numbers into the lilac cells on the Inputs tab, and read one card: break-even campers per week. Every other decision in this kit flows from that number. The full checklist comes after; the budget comes first.
At a glance
Arielle Hammond, Ed.D.
Former K-5 principal; runs youth enrichment at 75+ school sites. Founder of enrops.
How it was made
Built from the weekly break-even practice Journey to STEAM runs for every camp week. Registration timing reflects what program owners reported in 2026 interviews.
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