Program
We post photos of campers every day of camp! While we can’t guarantee that you’ll see your child every day, we do our best to make sure everyone’s photo is taken and posted consistently throughout the week.
Because visitors to campers almost always create feelings of homesickness, and have a negative and disruptive impact on other campers around them, Russian Camp MN does not permit visitors except in emergencies.
Campers learn Russian by living it from dawn to night, in real conversations, bonding activities together, by participating in small Russian language classes, singing, playing sports, doing crafts and variety of other traditional camp activities, which leads to the ability to improve speaking and comprehension in a short time.
Russian Camp MN operates a structured program. Our camp program and daily schedule is prepared in advance and posted so that campers know what’s happening and when.
Russian camp offers a lot of activities. Please visit our Russian Camp page to learn more.
Russian Camp accepts campers from 6 to 18 years old. We have campers that start camp at every age. Per our experience, the best age for the child to start camp is when child tried a few sleepovers with friends and expresses the desire to attend sleep-away camp and is excited about all of the activities we have to offer. With respect to our youngest campers, before attending camp, these children must have mastered basic personal skills like being able to take a shower and wash their hair, getting dressed, etc. Counselors assist young campers with everything they need, but campers must be able to handle the basics.
- 7:45 – Wake up, morning exercises
- 8:30 – Breakfast is served
- 9:00 – Cabin meeting and clean-up
- 9:30 – 12:30 – Morning activities/workshops
- 12:30 – Lunch is served
- 1:00 – Free time
- 2:00 – Swim time
- 3:30 – Poldnik (Afternoon snack)
- 4:00 – Afternoon activity/workshop
- 5:30 – Dinner is served
- 6:30 – Evening activities and shows begin
- 8:30 – Camp Fire and Snack
- 9:00 – Get ready for bed
- 10:00 – Bedtime
There is no prerequisite. We have the skills and the resources to accommodate absolute beginners as well as heritage speakers fluent in Russian.
Campers should pack everything they need for camp session, including a sleeping bag, pillow, clothing, and personal items. The list of recommended clothing with all the other items to bring will be emailed along with Registration Confirmation Package.
Native Russian speakers, Russian language educators, teachers, who are passionate about teaching kids Russian and preserving the Russian heritage. We also hire certified lifeguards, nurses and kitchen staff.
Heritage speakers with native Russian speaking parents, speakers of various levels of Russian from bilingual families as well as students learning Russian language or fascinated with Russian culture.
In addition to the adventures and benefits of a regular overnight summer camp, each session offers an intensive Russian immersion program, developed on a unique theme (i.e. Harry Potter, Adventures of Buratino, Superheroes, etc.).
