Summer Camps Info & FAQs

1. Camp classes have a limited student-to-teacher ratio following the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for childcare. 

2. All campers ages 4+ older are required to wear a mask or face covering at all times.

3. When campers have snacks and lunch (only for all-day campers), there will be a clear shield between campers so it will be safer to remove masks for eating.

4. We ask that families keep a camper home if he or she does not feel well or has a fever. We insist on our staff following the same rule. When in doubt, please leave them home. Museum staff will do temperature checks and health screens as they did in 2020. This includes checking temperatures at check-in, and the staff doing temperature checks and filling out daily health sheets. Anyone with a fever will be asked to go home until they have been fever-free for 24 hours. There will be a designated space in the museum that will keep ill campers separated from other children until their parents or guardians can pick them up.

5. We are adding to the museum's already-stringent cleaning schedule, disinfecting the exhibits, camp classrooms, and supplies between camp sessions daily. Camp teachers and museum staff in the building will wear face masks.

Yes. We will be providing a small snack each day for all campers. Below is the snack schedule. Campers can bring their own snack if they prefer it to what we have for the daily snack.

• Monday – Cheez-it’s

• Tuesday – Fruit snacks

• Wednesday – Goldfish

• Thursday – Gushers

• Friday – Toasted cheese crackers

A limited number of scholarships are available. Contact groups@ocm.org for details.

In this situation, we recommend the older child attending the younger camp with their sibling.

In order to make the summer camp experience the best for everyone, campers need to be the required age before camp starts.

A welcome email will be sent out 2 weeks before your camp start date with information about what to expect for your week of camp.

Please note that drop-off and pick-up procedures for 2021 may be modified at a later date.

On the first day of camp, please park in the lot and bring your camper in to check-in at the main (south) entrance. Camp Counselors will be outside waiting to check-in.

When picking up your camper, please pull up at the main (south) entrance. Have your ID ready. Campers will not be allowed to leave with anyone whose ID does not match the name of an adult listed on their release forms in the authorized pick-up section. If you are not sure who you have listed, you are welcome to call and check with our receptionist (402-342-6164 ext. 432). If you are not driving to pick up your child, please walk up to the main entrance. This helps maintain security during the pick-up process.

In the case of rain, please check the museum’s Facebook page for any changes to the pick-up procedure. In the case of severe weather where a warning is issued, camp counselors will take campers to a safe and secure area of the museum. If this happens during pick-up time, pick-up will be delayed until the warning is lifted. In this instance, access to museum phones are limited. Camp staff will be in communication with all camp parents as needed.

Yes! Campers will spend about 20 minutes each day in the museum to play and explore the current exhibits.

Your child is welcome to play in the museum during open business hours accompanied by an adult. All parties need to be checked in at the front desk and admission needs to be paid for any non-member persons present.

We take the security of your children very seriously. Anyone and everyone that will be picking up your camper should be listed in the authorized pick-up section of the medical release form, including each parent. Adults must show ID at the time of pick-up. In the event that someone else is picking up your child that you had not originally planned, please call the museum to let us know.

One teacher and one counselor. If camps are larger, there will be a third counselor.

Each day there is a combination of craft, physical activities, STEAM activities and approximately 20 minutes of play in the museum. Some camps may watch a short, 20-minute video related to the camp theme. 

All-day campers are those who are registered for both the A.M. & P.M. session. All-day campers will eat lunch between 12:00-1:00 each day. The museum does not provide lunches. Please send campers with a sack lunch each day. We do have refrigerators to house lunches during the morning session. 

There will be protective, clear barriers between campers while they eat.

For the most part, all children need to bring to camp are themselves! Make sure children are dressed in clothes they can play in. If you would like, you can always pack water or a snack. All day campers need to bring a sack lunch. It has also been helpful to pack an extra pair of pants for those campers that might have an accident during their day. 

As long as the camper can administer the medication themselves, our camp staff is happy to oversee. Our staff is not certified to administer medicine to children. In the case that an adult needs to administer the medication, we can arrange for the child to be available at a specific time for a parent or guardian to administer the medication. OCM cannot house medication overnight.

A link to the medical forms is available here. Medical forms must be completed by the time we take the camper into our care.