Family Camps
Family Camps enable the whole family to enjoy quality time together, reconnect, and build a supportive community with other families facing cancer.
Kids’ Camps are filled with laughter and optimism, allowing kids facing cancer to make friends with others in a similar situation. Children get to experience time away from their parents filled with new friends and adventures – building resilience and life skills in the process.
Siblings are also welcome at camp, as we know their needs can sometimes be overlooked when someone else in the family is impacted by cancer.
Parents are able to relax when their children attend a camp as well. Medical Volunteers ensure kids’ health needs are always met, and each child has a dedicated Camp Companion to make sure they have the best time.
We hold camps across Australia in both metro and regional areas.
OUR CAMPS
Junior Camp (7–9 years)
Junior Camps create a fun and happy environment for children aged 7 to 9 to learn, laugh and rediscover their strengths.
Children impacted by cancer, including siblings and bereaved siblings, are able to take part in physical and creative activities that help them develop new skills, celebrate their achievements, and build confidence.
These camps also offer the opportunity for children to have a break from the intensity of the treatment cycle and meet other kids who understand what they’re going through.
After Junior Camp, children routinely return home with a sense of accomplishment, improved self-esteem and renewed independence.
Middle Camp (10–13 years)
Middle Camp has been designed for older children aged 10 to 13 so they can experience the joys of camping and develop new life skills.
Packed with fun, as well as creative and challenging activities, children dealing with cancer and their siblings are able to build confidence and self-esteem. It’s also an opportunity to meet new friends who understand what they’re going through, have a break from the cancer experience, and create fun new memories.
Older children are encouraged to find value in problem solving and working within a team environment. They also get to explore the role they play in maintaining healthy, positive relationships.
Kids overwhelmingly return home from Middle Camp with increased optimism and resilience to better cope with the situation they face.
Camp Quality also provides kids impacted by a parent or carer’s diagnosis a vital break from cancer.
KICC Kids’ Camps (7-13 years)
KICC Kids’ Camps give children aged 7-13 the opportunity to make friends who are in a similar situation, take a break from what can be a frightening reality, and have some fun.
Meanwhile, these camps give parents a breather from worrying about how their child is coping. The camp experience is also available when a child tragically loses a parent or carer to cancer.
Hear from Camp Quality families
The positive impacts of Kids’ Camps
It’s been shown that both children with a cancer diagnosis and their siblings benefit greatly from the Kids’ Camp experience, according to a 2021 study by KPMG.
- Children surveyed for the report said they valued the opportunity to have camp experiences and a break from the challenges that come with cancer
- For kids attending camp, the chance to do fun, exciting and different activities was the most valuable element of the experience
- Kids were able to get back to just being kids and have a break from cancer
- Children were free to spend time with other kids who had similar experiences and backgrounds to them in an environment where they received plenty of support and encouragement
Register today
Register your family today so you can have access to Kids’ Camps and all of Camp Quality’s free, fun and supportive programs and services.
REGISTER YOUR FAMILY
FAQs
We’re currently developing camps for 14 and 15-year-old children. Watch this space.
Sometimes we combine our Junior Camps and Middle Camps into Combo Camps for kids aged 7–13. They’re the same mix of fun and challenging activities, with the chance to make friends, build confidence, and create new memories.
