Grow-Eat-Make Summer Camp is a two-week day camp where kids can connect with nature and each other while learning fun, foundational skills that pave the way for a healthy future.
Designed for campers ages 5 to 12 years old, Grow-Eat-Make Summer Camp is a unique opportunity for kids to dig deep into the regenerative ethos that guides our work at The Ecology Center. Campers will spend their two weeks exploring our working farm, Farm Stand and Children’s Garden as a small, cooperative group. Each day will be focused around a “learn by doing” activity that teaches environmental stewardship, from real farm work and food discovery to collaborative games and nature-based arts and crafts. Our trained Camp Counselors will lead small groups of about 12 campers, tailoring the day’s focus and activities to the age, interests and needs of each group. This engaging experience will nurture a life-long appreciation of the outdoors, and help your child explore how people and the environment are connected.
Along with learning through immersion in nature, our Grow-Eat-Make Summer Camp emphasizes “learn by doing” activities such as:
- Meaningful farm work (planting seeds, harvesting produce, feeding chickens, composting, using basic farm tools, observing farmers and other villagers at work)
- Exploring the diversity of food growing on the farm
- Nature-based arts and crafts
- Music
- Collaborative games and activities
There will be four sessions of camp for the 2021 Summer season:
Session 1: June 14 – June 25
Session 2: June 28 – July 9 *No Camp on July 5
Session 3: July 12 – July 23
Session 4: July 26 – August 6
Additional Notes
Camp hours run Monday through Friday, from 9am to 2pm.
All camp activities will be offered in both English and Spanish.