The Summer has been extended!!! At Home in the Woods continues…8/9-8/13 and 8/16-8/20 in Conway. Register now since space is limited ($100 nonrefundable deposit is required). Click here to see some glimpses into At Home in the Woods 2010…
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At Home in the Woods 2010…Every Week is a NEW Experience.
Our mentoring approach creates unique camps by asking the kids, “what are your PASSIONS?” Then we build on that; we co-create a powerful week for all. Campers continue coming back year after year, and even for the whole summer!
To get an idea of what happens during Earthwork Programs Summer Camp, read about A Day in the Life of an Earthwork Camper. And watch our slide show:
Favorite activities of last year’s campers include:
- just being in the woods all day;
- carving with a knife;
- weaving reed mats;
- fire building;
- learning to use a hatchet;
- wild edibles;
- making fish hooks;
- learning how to locate a “lost” person;
- learning about cordage;
- playing the games–Camouflage, The Hunted, Flash Flood.
- And from one happy camper’s evaluation form, he said he liked all the activities!
June 21 to June 25: Leader in Training*, Conway, ages 12+
* Leader in Training: Specifically for those interested in becoming a peer mentor
June 28 to July 2: Session 1, Greenfield, ages 7 to 12
July 5 to July 9: Session 2, South Deerfield, ages 8 to 12
July 12 to July 16: Session 3, South Deerfield, ages 8 to 12
July 19 to July 23: Session 4, Conway, ages 8 to 12
July 26 to July 30: Session 5, Shutesbury, ages 7 to 12
NEW for ages 5 to 7, July 26 to July 30: Shutesbury
August 2 to August 6: Session 6, Conway, ages 8 to 12
All Camps: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$225 per child per week ($100 nonrefundable deposit required upon registration)
Parents of last year’s campers said:
He learns skills that empower him, and he gets to be out in nature.
He gained confidence in being in the outdoors and in his skills as a responsible contributor. He found that there are things he likes to do by himself in the woods and he really felt a sense of accomplishment through fire building and carving. He worked on his collaboration skills.
My younger son is definitely attending next year!
He was very excited to share with us.
…allowing kids to explore nature and learn valuable information about some of the uses of plants.
We were impressed with how well the staff understood and related to the kids.
He continues to increase his self-confidence and independence, as well as actual physical skills and knowledge. A program like yours where the instructors meet the child where they are and are not pressuring them, and where the goal is to improve, not meet a certain benchmark, and where the child feels welcome and secure are of immeasurable. Thank you!
I recommend this program frequently!
…helped her confidence about interacting with other kids.
After the program, he has mentored his younger brother with carving and safety procedures.
I know he loved it and really liked the teachers. That’s always good.