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Happy Acres Ranch is a day camp and preschool on 10 acres in the Holiday Hill- Glynlea Neighborhood in the Southside area of Jacksonville. First opened in 1953, Happy Acres has a relaxed, country atmosphere. As it's name inplies, it is a happy place for childern. Happy Acres is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) and an Accredited Preschool Professional Learning Environment (APPLE).

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Summer Camp at Happy Acres offers your children an unique opportunity to experience what summer camp should be without having to leave home or even the city. We provide a wide variety of activities for our campers to enjoy including:

Swimming	Nature	Recreation
Sports	Arts and Crafts	Special Events
Basketball	Tennis	Fishing
Archery	Relay Races	Leadership Training
Games	Kayaking/Canoeing	Horseback Riding

The Summer Camp program is divided into 11 weeks, with each week having a different theme.

Session 1	Friendship Week All Around the World	June 8 - 12 June 15 - 19
Session 2	Carnival Week Patriotic Week	June 22 - 26 June 29 - July 2 *Closed July 3^rd
Session 3	Arts & Crafts Week Star Search Week	July 6 - 10 July 13 - 17
Session 4	Wacky Olympics Week Sports Blast Week	July 20 - 24 July 27 - 31
Session 5	Water World Week Western Week	Aug 3 - 7 Aug 10 - 14
Session 6	Rerto Week	Aug 17 - 21

The Camp Program operates from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM with large group activity until 5:00 PM. Playground supervision is provided before and after the program at no extra charge. Campers may enroll for one week or all summer. Summer Camp Application

Happy Acres transports to and from Holiday Hill Elementry during the school year. Campers may be dropped off as early as 6:15 AM, and picked up as late as 5:45 PM. Call for more information.

SINCE 1966

Happy Acres Ranch
is accredited by the
American Camping Association