PA/PD Day

We do accept children who are turning 5 during this calendar year. Camp Tiffin is designed for children between 5-12. For children ages 13-15, our Junior Leadership Program is available.

Camp Tiffin is held at the Tiffin Centre for Conservation. We are 8 km West of Barrie (between Barrie and Angus). If you are driving West on Hwy # 90 from Barrie you would drive South along the 8th line.  Or, from South End Barrie you would drive West along Mapleview and continue West past Hwy # 27 as Mapleview turns into the 25th side road. We are on the 8th line.  

To view your registration, sign in to your Camp Tiffin Account, go to “Account” then “Order History”. Click on the receipt and check if your registration is successful. You can also email yourself a receipt by clicking “Email”.

If you would like to request that your child be in a camper group with another child (friend or family) please email us at outdoored@nvca.on.ca​ no later than the week before the start of camp so that we can make the adjustment. After camper groups are made and shared on the Friday before the start of camp, we cannot guarantee an adjustment.​

Payments are subject to a 25% non-refundable registration fee, which will be retained on all cancellations made up to 2 weeks prior to the start of camp.

No refund will be given on cancellations made with less than 2 weeks’ notice. 

We focus on nature based outdoor exploration for most of our activities, which include nature hikes, crafts, the classic game of Predator vs. Prey and Camper’s Choice. Most weeks, we will also participate in team dynamics with low ropes (for older campers) orienteering or GPS, and a STEM activity. We usually start the week with shelter building as this is a great team activity that tends to build friendships through teamwork, and it is their wilderness home base.

When programming is not organized and led by our senior staff (which it is for 2 out of 3 time periods), counsellors will lead their own games and crafts for the remaining time period. Generally, counsellors will gain a sense for what their campers like and run their own programs/games based on camper suggestions and interests.

Here is our schedule on a typical day

9:00-9:30 – Morning circle and Counsellor lead activities

9:30-11:00 – Tiffin Education Program

11:00-11:00 – Lunch and Free time (balanced day nutrition breaks to replicate what most children are now used to in school)

11:40 – 1:10 – Counsellor lead activities

1:10-1:50 – Lunch and Free time

1:50-3:20 – Tiffin Program

3:20-4:00 – Counsellor lead activities

Counsellor lead activities

These activities are generally more traditional based camp activities, such as: crafts, camper games, ‘Get to know you’ games, usually whatever is popular within the group, tag, ball games. These are small blocks of time for camper groups to explore nature and participate in activities the group as a whole wishes to do.

Tiffin Program

These activities are developed and require a Tiffin Outdoor Educator to put together, teach, and oversee. Counsellors are still with their group to help facilitate, but the bulk of instruction is left to our education staff who work at our Centre teaching grades JK-12 during the school year.

Options include orienteering, shelters, art, GPS, scavenger hunt, Predator/Prey game, bug hunt, STEM activity, canoeing, pond dipping (no swimming, just looking for creatures that live in the pond). Most of these activities happen once a week.

We hire mature high school, college and university students to be camp counsellors. They must complete a Criminal Reference Check with a vulnerable sector check (if over the age of 18) and First Aid CPR level C. All staff carries First Aid kits.