HEROES Special Needs Camps
Helping Everyone Reach Outstanding Educational Success
HEROES summer camp is designed for early childhood, elementary age and older children with a focus on recreation and leisure. Small groups will have the opportunity to work on calendar, weather and functional math and reading for all abilities. We will look into community instruction to focus on real life applications. Other activities may include swimming, using the DART system (older children) to practice skills in the community (restaurants, movies and more). Increasing appropriate communication and friendship skills will be embedded throughout the entire day. Each week is different so you can sign up for one week or all five!
*Please note that our camp is not licensed by the State of Texas, but we do follow 'Safe Sanctuary' policies as suggested by the United Methodist Church.
Check out the photos from Camp Celebration 2009!
Download the HEROES Summer Camp brochure.
Download the HEROES Camp Registration form
Download the HEROES Scholarship form
Camp Activities
Recreation (restaurants, movies, water parks, swimming, etc.) 
Vocation (job skills at local business such as animal shelter and garden centers)
Public transportation field trip travel helps campers become familiar and build self confidence
Time and Place
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Richardson
Ages
Multiple classrooms with age levels 3 years-21 years
Sessions Dates/Cost
For credit card payments, come to the Children's Ministries office at the church. All other registrations can be made via the form above.
Ages 3-15: $290 before June 1st or $335 after June 1st
Ages 16-21: $325 before June 1st or $370 after June 1st
Waiting List Info: Name, contact number, camper name, age level, week requesting
Week 1: June 21-25 CLOSED/FULL
Week 2: July 5-9 CLOSED/FULL
Week 3: July 12-16 CLOSED/FULL
Week 4: July 19-23 CLOSED/FULL
Week 5: July 26-30 CLOSED/FULL
Week 6: Aug. 2-6 CLOSED/FULL
Registration
Nonrefundable registration fee of $50 for each camp for which you register. Remainder of cost is due the week before the camp starts (unless other arrangements have been made).
Registration does fill up and a waiting list will be created. Registration is accepted only with payment and release form. (Checks to FUMCR with HEROES summer camp in memo).
Camp Theme
HEROES (Helping Everyone Reach Outstanding Educational Success)
Camp Counselors
All classrooms have at least one counselor who has been trained in special education and holds a certification for working with students with special needs.
Questions?
Camp Staff Director
Josh Shilling
Director of Children's Ministries
Allyson George
972.996.0121
HEROES Camps are sponsored by the GEMS Special Needs Ministry of First United Methodist Church of Richardson and are organized by the HEROES Summer Camp Board.