Children who like nature,
LOVE Nature Day Camp!
Children, pre-K to 6th grade will have fun while
exploring the wonders of nature. During camp children play games, hike, meet the live education animals, explore the river and forest, listen to stories, make crafts, create a journal, and role-play! A professional environmental educator and assistants will lead your child in joyous discoveries in a natural environment. Young people entering 7th through 12th grades may be Counselors-In-Training: details below.
Children in pre-K through 1st grade may attend full days (9 am to 3 pm) or half days. Mornings are from 9 am to noon and afternoon sessions run from 1 to 3 pm. Children in 2nd though 6th grades attend from 9 am to 3 pm. Extended days with activities are available from 3 to 5 pm. Details in registration booklet. Group size is limited to 14.
The weekly theme will be adapted to the two age groups. Younger children observe, explore, and learn about birds, butterflies, and plants as they relate to the theme. Older children conduct hands-on research and perform experiments as they learn about soils, wetlands, food chains, animal groups, river and forest ecology, habitats, geology, natural resources, and endangered species. Only the favorite activities such as visiting the river and the “flood” game are repeated.
Each day children bring a snack and a refillable bottle of water, children attending full-day sessions also bring a bag lunch. Re-useable containers are strongly encouraged.
2009 Camp Dates & Themes:
Age-appropriate activities, discovery hikes, games, crafts, and explorations will be developed around each weekly theme.
Let’s Be Sense-ible
June 29-July 3
Use your five senses to explore various habitats of The Neck and find out how animals use their senses. Hike in a musical meadow and a scented pine forest, wade in a slowly moving river water, and search for wiggly creatures under logs. Visit with live animals, and record discoveries in your journal.
Mini-beasts: Insects, Spiders, & Kin
July 6-10
Explore the magic and mystery of animals without backbones. Search for beetles, bugs, spiders, and their kin. Create colorful caterpillar collages, handmade insect treasures, and your very own mini-beast calendar. On Friday, share your creations with your family during a grand finale mini-beast art show.
Feathers & Flutter
July 13-17
Look for birds, bats, and butterflies in forests, fields, and around the river. How do birds build nests, where to bats spend their days, and how do butterflies use the garden? Find out these answers and more as you discover the worlds of flying animals. Meet amazing live animals from the EMNC’s collection as you learn what they eat, where they live, and how they survive.
Dirt Made My Lunch
July 20-24
Delve into the world of the earth’s top-most layer! Who lives there, is it alive or dead, and where does come from? You’ll discover the answers to these questions and how dirt made your lunch. Compare dirt and the life in it from forests, fields, wetlands and the river. Expect to get dirty!
Wet & Wild
July 27-31
You explore freshwater ecosystems and experiment with water. Catch aquatic animals and watch them wiggle away. Cool off during water Olympics and drip, drop, splash! All while you learn what aquatic animals eat, who eats them, and how they breath.
Get Creative, Naturally*
August 3-7
Held at the Endless Mountains Council of the Arts (EMCA) at 302 W. Tioga Street, Tunkhannock
Express yourself through drawing, painting, and sculpting as you are inspired by nature. Local artists and the Nature Center staff will share their talents and inspirations. You’ll make a journal out of recycled paper and fill it with your discoveries. This week only, art materials fee: $25.
*For 2nd-6th graders only. No after care available this week.
Secrets of the Dark & Mysterious August 10-14
Wh-ooo, who-ho-ho goes bump in the night? How do they see? Why is the north star important for navigation? What happens in the river at night? You’ll learn the answers to these questions about life a night and much more, if you dare.
Enchanted Forest
August 17-21
What makes a forest a forest? All the magical plants and animals that live in it, of course. You’ll discover different types of forests and the variety of soils, plants, rocks, and animals that make the habitats different. Create your own maps of the forest treasures and use the maps in games.
Fees & Policies:*
Prek-6th Full Day, 9 am to 3 pm: $78 Stewards (members); all others add $10
Prek-1st Half Days AM, 9 am to Noon: $38 Stewards (members); all others add $10
Prek-1st Half Days PM, 1 pm to 3 pm: $28 Stewards (members); all others add $10
If your child can't attend the full week, you may pro-rate the fee. Be sure to note which days your child will be attending.
If you cancel more than 30 days before the camp session starts, you’ll receive a full refund minus a $20 processing fee. No refund for a cancellation 29 days or less before the camp session starts.
* Need-based scholarships are available. Please inquire.
The Kiwanis Club of Tunkhannock donated funds for need-based scholarships--Thank you Kiwanians!
NEW Counselor-In-Training (CIT) Program
Students in 7th-12th grades can gain valueable experience and learn new skills all while having fun outdoors during Nature Day Camp! Each session two assistants are needed to help the environmental education staff person. The assistants help set up activities, lead games, straighten and clean up after activities, and keep the campers safe. CIT's also make the crafts, explore with the campers, and have fun, too.
CIT's need to attend a training day on Friday, June 26 from 1 to 5 pm. The training will cover emergency situations, introduction to age-appropiate activities, daily routines, learning where supplies are stored, and the favorite games and activities used all summer.
To become a CIT complete the registration form, checking "CIT", include a check for the registration fee for one full-day week. After the training and one week of Nature Day Camp, CIT's can volunteer for as many weeks as space allows.
The EMNC reserves the right to remove a disruptive or an inappropriately aged child from a program. No refund will be given.
If you have questions call 570-836-3835 or send an email to the address below.
The Endless Mountains Nature Center (EMNC) is a nonprofit organization located within Camp Lackawanna. EMNC is leasing the space from the Presbytery of Lackawanna, who owns and operates the Camp Lackawanna as a residential, christian youth camp and retreat center. Click here for information about Camp Lackawanna.
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2010 Dates
will be available by Feb. 1
Children having fun!
Camp Lackawanna offers residential camp for 6th - 12th grade students. Weeks have different themes including Sports, Music * Art * Drama, and community service. All weeks include religious education. If you are interested in the residential youth camp at Camp Lackawanna, please visit their web site: www.camplackawanna.org |
