Camp Ogle

2026 ONLINE REGISTRATION

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Camp Ogle Registration OPEN for Summer 2026

Each week will feature a different interactive section of world history, as campers will spend a week living in different periods of world history and playing a role in the successful development of their own civilization. Camp Ogle provides children a summer opportunity to not only learn about important events of the past, but also to experience them. Every summer, Camp Ogle will feature several separate simulations that will challenge the students to make problem solving decisions on important historical decisions. While learning about some of the events that made our civilization what it is today, students will live the history, as this real-time historical simulation camp will be an experience and academic event that the students will always remember.
The Camp Overview and breakdown of weekly classes are as follows:

PLEASE NOTE - THIS SUMMER THERE IS NO JUNIOR CAMP OFFERED THIS SUMMER

WEEK ONE Week of June 15th - June 19th, 2026

The Golden Age of Piracy

Ahoy, me Hearties! Set right in the middle of the Age of European Colonization, students will now get to see the opposite side of history, as Buccaneers defy European Empires, and raise the flag of the Jolly Roger. The Golden Age of Piracy was a period of history that spanned through the 17th & 18th Centuries when swashbucklers like Captain Kidd, William Morgan and of course Blackbeard have become legendary for their crimes. In this week, students assume the role of these seadogs and command their crew with the audacious spirit of so many pirates that roamed the seas of the Caribbean during this outrageous period of history. Will you grow in legend and take your place alongside Blackbeard? Or will you end the week in Davy Jones' locker?

REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION OF CAMP IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

The senior session (entering grades 3-12) of this camp will be instructed by Mr. William Ogle.

This camp session is currently not at capacity.

WEEK TWO Week of June 22nd - June 26th, 2026

Knights of the Round Table

“Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.”

Here lies Arthur, King who was and King who will be. So reads the inscription on Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur, which was a book written in the 15th century in Renaissance Europe. By this time, the legend of King Arthur had grown to an incredible tale of dragons, wizards, Guinevere, the Sword in the Stone, Camelot, the Lady of the Lake, Excalibur and of course, the Knights of the Round Table. But did this legend begin? And were the legends really true? To reveal this, we go back centuries to about 400 AD and the Saxon Invasion of Britain.

The story of King Arthur, the Sword in the Stone, the Quest for the Holy Grail by the Knights of the Round Table would now end with a dramatic fight where Arthur kills his attacking step son name Mordred. But during the fight Arthur is mortally wounded. So his body was put into a boat and set off across the sea to the most heavenly island of these tales. This island of paradise, where all things seemed perfect was known, as Avalon.

From a thousand years from where Arthur first appeared as a single reference in that one poem, this story was transformed and elaborated upon over and over again. Whether or not Arthur lived, reigned or ever adventured at all cannot be proven, but it is undeniable that the character of King Arthur and the legend surrounding his Knights of the Round Table and have achieved immortality.

Fast forward to our modern world, where many of our favorite works from today, such as Harry Potter, Star Wars or the Marvel Universe have been elaborated or expanded upon in the same way that these original stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table were done so. Imagine if it were all true? A world of kings, queens, knights, wizards, castles and dragons. What if for one week, knights would battle for power so that by week’s end only one would hold Excalibur. Welcome to Knights of the Round Table week! This week we enter the fantastical fictional world of Camelot and Avalon, as we find who will survive this era of English mythology and emerge as Victors to sit at our round table.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION OF CAMP IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

The senior session (entering grades 3-12) of this camp will be instructed by Mr. William Ogle.

This camp session is currently not at capacity.

WEEK THREE Week of July 6th-10th, 2026

The Roman Empire

When two brothers named Romulus and Remus created their settlement along the banks of the Tiber River, they had no idea how this place would blossom into a city that would dominate world events for nearly a thousand years. Have the chance to build one of the greatest cities in civilization as the Roman Republic is built, brick by brick. As Rome flourishes, threats of its existence are everywhere, from Greece in the east, the Huns in the North, Gaul in the west and Carthage in the south creating an uneasy atmosphere throughout the Republic. Will you stand tall for this emerging world power that is more advanced, more civilized, more powerful than any that had come before it? Can Rome rise to greatness, or will the world around it, bring Rome to a crashing fall? For one week, do as the Romans do, and learn how one city transformed a civilization and created an empire.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION OF CAMP IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

The senior session (entering grades 3-12) of this camp will be instructed by Mr. William Ogle.

This camp session is currently not at capacity.

WEEK FOUR Week of July 13th-17th, 2026

The American Wild West

Set in the days of Billy the Kid, the James Gang, Annie Oakley and Doc Holliday, campers will get to spend a week in the Wild West of the American Frontier. Steaming locomotives, bandits, bank robberies and the lawless west will be the setting for everyone has campers try and survive this exuberant era of American History. Hang on to those hats and glasses, cause this here will be the wildest ride in the wilderness.

Train robberies. Horse thievery. Cattle rustling. Shootouts. Cold-blooded murder. Welcome to the Wild West!

The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, comes from the legends of American History during the late 19th century. These tales come not only from history, but also from folklore and culture associated with an era of American Manifest Destiny, when the United States was expanding west of the Mississippi river towards the Pacific Ocean.

In several frontier towns such as Dodge City and Tombstone, lawlessness became famous as the Wild West strongly resembled the Golden Age of Piracy which had existed in the Caribbean two centuries earlier.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS SESSION OF CAMP IS CURRENTLY OPEN.

The senior session (entering grades 3-12) of this camp will be instructed by Mr. William Ogle.

This camp session is currently not at capacity.

My goal as a teacher is to not only to give my students an educational adventure that they will always remember, but also to open their minds and hopefully allow them to see our world in a different way then they ever have before. I teach through simulation, motivation and inspiration. My students live the experience, and they retain knowledge because what they are learning about is happening to them and becomes meaningful to them. Their experiences will create memories, understanding and knowledge that will always stay with them.

Camp Ogle Details

Location: Avalon Community Center, 13401 Tanja King Blvd. Orlando, FL 32828

Time: 9am-3pm Monday-Friday

Price: $250 per week for one week of camp

$200 per week for two weeks of camp

$150 per week for three or more weeks of camp

Discounted weeks also apply to siblings. For instance, if a brother and sister attend one week of camp, the cost is $200 per child, $400 total. If brother and sister each attend two camps, that's 4 total camps, at $150 per week for a total of $600.

All Campers Receive: In depth interactive instruction on history, symbols and geography; and a camp t-shirt.

FAQ

Who can Register? The Senior Camp Sessions are targeted for students in 4th-9th Grade. If you would like a student outside of that grade level to participate, they will be accepted with the Camp Director's permission. Camp Ogle Junior is designed for grade 1-3.

Do I have to bring a lunch? Yes. Lunch is not provided by Camp Ogle. Each child may also bring a healthy snack if they so chose to do so.

Do I get a Camp Ogle T-Shirt? Of course you do. Along with a week of learning that will allow students to understand the evolution of civilization in a way they never thought of before, each camper will get a t-shirt! *Please note however, if you do register within a month of a specific camp starting, there is the possibility of receiving a regular Camp Ogle shirt and not a camp specific version, considering the shirts are ordered about a month prior to each camp.

Is there a chance that Camp Ogle will fill up and you may not be able to register? Yes. Spots in the camp will be reserved on a first come first serve basis. Once the camp is full for a given session, a waiting list will begin and if anyone cannot attend the camp, or fails to make a payment one week prior to the camp's start date, then students on the waiting list will be given a chance to join the camp. You can reserve your spot in the camp by filling out the form that is attached below. If less than 10 children sign up for a given session, Camp Ogle holds the right to cancel that specific class up to one week prior to that class’s first day. If the class is cancelled due to low enrollment, all students will receive a refund for that specific week, and that week only.

Is Camp Ogle affiliated with Orange County Public Schools? No. Camp Ogle has no affiliations with OCPS or Avalon Elementary School.

How do I register?

1. Complete this online form or fill out the Registration/Release of Liability form that is attached at the top of the website and e-mail your completed form to willogle31@gmail.com or mail the completed form to 13909 Golden Rain Tree, Orlando, FL, 32828. You will receive a confirmation e-mail and receipt when your application forms and payment are received, guaranteeing your spot for each week you register. If any of the sessions of camp that you selected are already filled, you will receive an e-mail informing you that the requested section of the camp is filled.

2. Make your payment on Venmo to @willogle31, or you could mail a check to the address above, made out to Camp Ogle. Payments are made with registration and class lists will be created in the order the registration form and payments are received.

Camp Ogle Weekly Overview

During each week long in depth study of World History, the students will:

Create their own community, including the creation of governmental rules and bylaws, which try to satisfy the community goals that they have self-established for their civilization
Work on balancing their budget to make sure that their community is economically and fiscally secure
Create and sign treaties to ensure the domestic tranquility oftheir community or kingdom
Reflect based on how their community is progressing throughout their respective historical era
Make speeches that promote their community or kingdom as a better place to live and work
Make several difficult decisions as to where to draw their alliances when territorial disputes arrive
Make critical decisions to guide their community through troubling times in an attempt to make their community a safe and successful place for their people to live
Study the political use of propaganda and how it can effect popular decisions
Reflect on their experience, including how things have gone similarly or different from their original community plan
Learn to relate how important world events and specific important moments in time helped determine the future of our world

Be passionate about what you do,

stand up for what you believe is right,

remember the past,

and dream of the future.

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