ESF Camps & Experiences

ESF Camps & Experiences offers a wide range of activities, including acting, drama and improv, baking, cooking, crafts, ceramics and clay sculptures, multi-media art, fashion design, jewelry making, photography, movie making, digital music production, robotics, coding, Minecraft and Roblox, Lego engineering, Littlebits, Micro:bit technology, makerspace projects, marine biology, science and engineering, and bubbleology. Campers can also take part in baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, volleyball, flag football, street hockey, European team handball, pickleball, track and field, ultimate games, gaga, frisbee golf, nerf hockey, and archery, along with rockwall climbing, an alpine tower, inflatable obstacle courses, inflatable water slides, and water play. Additional activities and events include instructional and recreational swimming, gardening, nature, movement, meditation and mindfulness, dance and cheer, dance parties, karaoke, camp carnival, foam party, color fun run, neon glow dance party, ice cream parties, taco Tuesday parties, a tropical beach bash, water festival, big wheel alley, imagination playground, slime, tie dye, cupstacking with Speed Stacks, parachute games, pep rallies, spirit stick challenges, morning assemblies, award ceremonies, a world league championship, a movin’ up ceremony, a sleep under pajama party, a late night pizza party, theme days, and summer reading. Program options include Junior Camp (Mini and Intermediate Divisions), Senior Camp, Multi-Sports Camp, Tennis Camp, Jr. 76ers Camps, Phillies Baseball Academy, Arts & Enrichment Camps, Technology + Design + Code Camps, Science & Engineering, Bold Summers Pre-College, and the Young Leaders Program.

• Ages: 3–16 years old

At ESF Camps & Experiences, every program is uniquely designed to equip campers with the knowledge, character, and confidence to meet life’s next challenges, at school and beyond. The program uses a proprietary guiding philosophy called MAXJOY, which is described as a signature framework with drivers that are developed and reinforced daily at camp and are intended to create core memories that last a lifetime. Swim instruction is included, and the camp weaves more than 60 activities and time-honored traditions into daily camp life, and it celebrates campers who have earned their 10 Year Milestone as “2025 Legends.”

Every ESF Camp location is supported by a full-time, onsite camp nurse who is dedicated to the health and well-being of campers each day, and an on-call physician is available at all times. The programs are described as award-winning, with a note to view their accolades. One testimonial describes ESF as being on a safe and secure campus with facilities suited for all activities and mentions that counselors are positive, inclusive, and fun. Other testimonials describe an excellent all-around experience with daily swimming, diverse programs with a fit for many interests, and staff who are mature, professional, passionate, and enthusiastic.

Last updated July 16, 2026.