About Camp Floradan
Camp Floradan, a program of Floradan Estates, is a traditional 8 week summer day camp located in Putnam Valley, NY. Housing a number of ball fields and an Olympic size heated swimming pool, Camp Floradan offers a wide variety of activities for both boys and girls 3 to 14 years of age.
Programs
Nursery
Our nursery program is for boys and girls ages 3 and 4. This is a co-ed program with a modified schedule to meet the needs and attention span of these youngsters. The Nursery has its own building containing bathrooms, separate boys and girls changing rooms with cubbies, an indoor play area and fenced in playground. Our Nursery program has limited enrollment, please do not wait to register your Nursery Camper. NOTE: All Nursery Campers must be Potty Trained
Groups 1-4
Groups 1 to 4 are for youth ages 5 to 12. Activities include a variety of sports, arts and crafts, dance, nature hikes, yoga, mindfulness activities, drumming and fishing.
Super Campers (CIT Program)
Our SC program is open to boys and girls 13 and 14 years old. Our SCs are considered campers as they go through our counselor training program. Our SCs are required to work 1 period a day, or more if they prefer, with a younger group assisting the counselors. Daily activities include all sports, arts and crafts, dance, and nature hikes, kayaking and fishing.
Trips are a traditional part of Camp Floradan. For 2023 we have not made a determination about trips and transportation yet.
Our nursery program is for boys and girls ages 3 and 4. This is a co-ed program with a modified schedule to meet the needs and attention span of these youngsters. The Nursery has its own building containing bathrooms, separate boys and girls changing rooms with cubbies, an indoor play area and fenced in playground. Our Nursery program has limited enrollment, please do not wait to register your Nursery Camper. NOTE: All Nursery Campers must be Potty Trained
Groups 1-4
Groups 1 to 4 are for youth ages 5 to 12. Activities include a variety of sports, arts and crafts, dance, nature hikes, yoga, mindfulness activities, drumming and fishing.
Super Campers (CIT Program)
Our SC program is open to boys and girls 13 and 14 years old. Our SCs are considered campers as they go through our counselor training program. Our SCs are required to work 1 period a day, or more if they prefer, with a younger group assisting the counselors. Daily activities include all sports, arts and crafts, dance, and nature hikes, kayaking and fishing.
Trips are a traditional part of Camp Floradan. For 2023 we have not made a determination about trips and transportation yet.
leadership for 2023
Camp Floradan, a summer day camp in Putnam Valley, a program of Floradan Estates, is excited to announce that Kelly Darrow and Elizabeth “Liz” Mulhearn Rodriguez will be again joining us for the 2023 season.
Kelly Darrow has been named as the Administrative Director of Camp Floradan. She is a longtime resident of Floradan Estates and is a NYS Certified Social Worker and presents with over 30 years of experience working with children and families. Kelly has many years of leadership experience of a sleep-away camp for adolescents and a traveling day camp for special needs children.
Kelly is a seasoned administrator, professional trainer and is certified in Therapeutic Drumming and Mindfulness. Returning campers will recognize her dog Sam who observes Camp every day from his window seat on Orchard Road. Kelly returns for a second season and is looking forward to seeing our campers grow.
Liz Mulhearn Rodriguez, who is known by many Camp Floradan campers and families, will be returning to Camp Floradan as the Program Director. Liz was born and raised in lower Westchester with many siblings and close family members. She was a year-round swimmer and diver with Fordham’s Metro Dive Club. Liz graduated from Tuckahoe High School (’99), was the first of 14 grandchildren to attend her grandfather’s Alma Mater, Manhattan College (’03), and went on to finish her master’s degree from Lehman College (’07).
Liz has been working as a Special Education Teacher for the Yonkers Public Schools since July 2003. Liz teaches 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students in a self-contained room at School 21. Liz and her husband Lee moved to upper Westchester in 2017 with their two daughters. Liz started working at Camp Floradan in the summer of 2019 and has since made Floradan her summer family.
Together the Floradan Board of Directors, Kelly and Liz look forward to keeping the best of Camp Floradan’s traditions alive while also adding new activities. Floradan Estates is excited to bring a fantastic team approach along with continued upgrades to the Camp Floradan facilities in the 2023 season!
Kelly Darrow has been named as the Administrative Director of Camp Floradan. She is a longtime resident of Floradan Estates and is a NYS Certified Social Worker and presents with over 30 years of experience working with children and families. Kelly has many years of leadership experience of a sleep-away camp for adolescents and a traveling day camp for special needs children.
Kelly is a seasoned administrator, professional trainer and is certified in Therapeutic Drumming and Mindfulness. Returning campers will recognize her dog Sam who observes Camp every day from his window seat on Orchard Road. Kelly returns for a second season and is looking forward to seeing our campers grow.
Liz Mulhearn Rodriguez, who is known by many Camp Floradan campers and families, will be returning to Camp Floradan as the Program Director. Liz was born and raised in lower Westchester with many siblings and close family members. She was a year-round swimmer and diver with Fordham’s Metro Dive Club. Liz graduated from Tuckahoe High School (’99), was the first of 14 grandchildren to attend her grandfather’s Alma Mater, Manhattan College (’03), and went on to finish her master’s degree from Lehman College (’07).
Liz has been working as a Special Education Teacher for the Yonkers Public Schools since July 2003. Liz teaches 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students in a self-contained room at School 21. Liz and her husband Lee moved to upper Westchester in 2017 with their two daughters. Liz started working at Camp Floradan in the summer of 2019 and has since made Floradan her summer family.
Together the Floradan Board of Directors, Kelly and Liz look forward to keeping the best of Camp Floradan’s traditions alive while also adding new activities. Floradan Estates is excited to bring a fantastic team approach along with continued upgrades to the Camp Floradan facilities in the 2023 season!
We hope you'll join us this summer!
