Chinese Heritage Camp

Chinese Heritage Camp was one of the first camps in the country exclusively created for families with children adopted from China. It is one of the 11 camps facilitated by the highly respected Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families. Chinese Heritage Camp offers programs for infants through high school. This will be the 21st year families from across the country meet in Colorado to gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese culture and share their adoption stories. This camp regularly fills up quickly with a waiting list, and the camp has grown along with Chinese adoptees, now boasting a large group of high school campers and our first wave of adopted Chinese counselors!

We also spend time at camp exploring the unique gifts and challenges that come with our mostly transracial adoptive families. We realize that as your children grow, they will be dealing with issues faced by any child of color, no matter their country of birth. At our camp, they are with a sea of families who are like theirs, and with children who are in the majority for a few days. Though we celebrate and highlight the birth country of our campers, the similarities of being adopted children of color in mostly transracial families is what really bonds the children, and their families so immediately at our camp.

We had a very successful 20-​Year Celebration in 2016! With 210 adoptive families, our amazing volunteer counselors, and outstanding workshop leaders and presenters, we had a over 800 participants in this year’s camp! To review the 2016 schedule and workshop descriptions, please contact us directly, and we will be happy to send you the materials.

We are in the exciting planning stages for CHC2017! Watch this site in the new year for updates on the camp theme, workshops, presenters, activities, and more!

Registration for this year’s camp opens on March 15, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. MST.