The Comprehensive Mom Audit
1. Program Focus & Daily Activities
18 Shaded Acres of Sports Leagues, Swim Progression & Field Day Traditions in Weston. Designed for Ages 3 to 14. Some Ages 3 to 14 activities at Hawthorne Adventure Day Camp were genuinely engaging; others felt like filler between the highlights. Sessions run 2 to 8 Weeks, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM daily.
2. Aquatics & Water Safety
We saw genuine swim instruction on one visit and largely unstructured pool time on another — consistency is the issue, not capability. (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)
3. Staffing & Supervision Standards
Camper-to-counselor ratios sit at 1:4 (Pre-K), 1:6 (Elementary), 1:8 (Tweens). The advertised 1:4 (Pre-K) ratio held up in some bunks and clearly didn't in others during our visit. (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)
4. Logistics, Transportation & Catering
Bus routes serving Weston were inconsistent in our tracking, sometimes running 15-20 minutes off schedule. Lunch quality varied by day. (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)
Tuition Range: $1420 – $1670 / week
👍 What We Loved
- When the 1:4 (Pre-K) ratio held, supervision quality was genuinely good (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)
- Tuition ($1420 – $1670 / week) is more reasonable than comparable camps in Weston
- Campus has decent shade coverage, which matters more than it sounds (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)
⚠️ What to Consider
- traditional & multi-sport instruction quality varied noticeably week to week (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)
- Billing questions we raised took longer than they should have to get answered (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)
- The advertised 1:4 (Pre-K) ratio didn't consistently hold up in practice (per our Weston visit, est. 1993)