Since 1979, Horizons Summer Camp has been a breath of fresh air for campers and their families. Offered for eight weeks each summer, our camp provides campers opportunities to explore activities such as Swimming, Arts, Camp Crafts, Health and Fitness, Performing Arts, Pioneering, Science, Music, Language Arts and Physical Education and more with the help of engaging and well-trained instructors. Campers and counselors bunk together in comfortable cabins.
Camp Horizons offers all of the experiences you might expect to find in a summer camp…and more! Our staff work with each camper to provide individualized attention to his or her special area of need, including maintenance of academic skills, socialization, personal hygiene, independence, and development of leisure time skills. Campers attend three programs in the morning and four in the afternoon. Evening activities are opportunities for the entire camp to come together for entertainment such as campfires, dances, movies, field games and music.
* Other programs your camper will experience include: music, performing arts, health & fitness, activities, movement & dance, boating, and science.
Michelle has been with the camp team since 1992, working as Language Arts instructor, counselor and other positions until becoming Director of Health and Operations. She has a degree in Music Therapy and a Master’s in Special Education. She supervises the nursing team and connects all campers and families to their registration needs. She and her husband, longtime Horizons employee Lance, keep chickens and bees. Michelle also enjoys gardening and Merlot.
Scott joined Horizons in 2002 after receiving his BS in Sport and Leisure Management from Eastern Connecticut State University. He was formerly on the Executive Board of Connecticut Camping Association as Treasurer and currently serves on the board of the American Camp Association New England as a Vice President. Scott also serves as a member of the Windham Planning and Zoning Commission and is active in the Willimantic community. Scott met his wife, Amy, at camp, and their children, Madeline and Everett, love being part of the Camp Team.
Amon joined Horizons in 2003 as an international camp counselor from Kenya. He continued to work at Horizons as a support coach at Supported Employment, Supported Living and Educational Support Services. In 2011 he graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University with a BA in Social work. In 2018 he graduated with a Masters of Social Work from University of Saint Joseph with a concentration on Veterans and their families.
