The Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement, with assistance from our childcare providers, has a great weekend of campus activities planned for your children.
Activities For Teens (ages 13-17)
Several Reunion Weekend activities will be of interest to teens including:
- “How to Handle the College Search Process” with an emphasis on Kenyon admissions. At this session on Saturday at 11 a.m., Diane Anci, vice president of enrollment management and dean of admissions and financial aid will talk about the college search process and how to make it an enjoyable and successful experience. A campus tour is available Saturday at 1 p.m.
- The Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC) will be open during the weekend. See the schedule of events for hours.
- The Brown Family Environmental Center’s nine miles of trails and the wildlife garden are open all weekend, dawn to dusk for self-guided hikes. Trail maps can be found outside the Resource Center and at trail kiosks or at bfec.kenyon.edu. The Resource Center (located just past the Kokosing Gap Trail on Laymon Road) will also be open on Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and staff will be available to suggest fun outdoor activities and things to see. Come walk the trails and learn about the programs and research taking place at this exciting facility. The Friday afternoon hike will leave at 3 p.m. from the Parish House to explore the northern trail network. Join BFEC staff on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. for "Breakfast with the Birds," which will leave from the BFEC Resource Center, located just past the Kokosing Gap Trail on Laymon Road. Enjoy coffee and donuts at the resource center before the morning bird hike.
- Saturday night party for teens: A stromboli and movie night (ages thirteen and up) from 6-9 p.m at Wiggin Street Coffee and the Community Foundation Theater, lower level of the Gund Gallery. Sign up for the party and indicate any dietary restrictions on the registration form; the party costs $13. Student workers will be present but cannot be responsible for teens who leave the venues.
Camp Kenyon Children's Program (Ages 5-12)
The children’s program provides fully supervised activities on campus while you take part in reunion festivities. To ensure a place for your child(ren), you must preregister for the children’s program. Children who are not preregistered may be accepted at the discretion of the childcare provider. The childcare rate for walk-ins will be higher than for those who preregister.
- Friday (5 - 11 p.m.) Parents should bring children to the Horn Gallery (located north of Peirce Hall) at 5 p.m. Dinner will be provided. After dinner, special activities such as games, crafts, painting, snow cones, and a visit to Bolton Theater to see the Wild Wonders program from the Columbus Zoo are planned. Children must be picked up by a parent at the Horn Gallery by 11 p.m.
- Saturday (3:30 - 11 p.m.) The Saturday program begins at the Horn Gallery at 3:30 p.m. Dinner will be provided. They will attend the children’s concert by Zak Morgan '94 at the Hospitality Tent stage at 4:00 p.m. This day will include more activities, such as games, bingo, elephant-ear making, bead crafts, scrapbooking, and much more. Children must be picked up by a parent at the Horn Gallery by 11 p.m.
Babysitting Services
Kenyon College does not provide babysitting services during Reunion Weekend. If you have children who are under the age of five and too young for Camp Kenyon you are responsible for securing care for your own children. You can visit the Kenyon College Switchboard at kenyon.edu/switchboard-babysitting to post the need for babysitting and/or look at any babysitting services or offers that might be posted. It is your responsibility and discretion to interview or complete a background check on any potential babysitters. Kenyon College has not done background checks or interviews with any listed individuals, nor does the College endorse any individual or service that provides babysitting.
The College takes no responsibility for College employees who provide personal services on their own time and not as part of their employment with the College.
Thank you for publicly updating your Switchboard posts if your Asks and Offers get fulfilled in order to inform others.