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Dog Mountain
Farm
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Young Farmer's Day Camp
Young Farmer’s Summer Day Camp
Registration
Six Week-Long Sessions,
July - August
Day camp will take place at Dog Mountain
Farm, a small working farm with 15 acres of land to run around and learn on.
Each day children will experience and learn about all different aspects of the
farm, from animals to vegetables to bugs in the soil. There will be times
for fun games and songs, and time to simply reflect and enjoy the outdoors.
In addition, each week of camp will have a fun theme with special
activities.
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Session |
Dates |
Theme |
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1 |
July 12-16 |
Nature Adventurers |
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2 |
July 19-23 |
Artists on the Farm |
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3 |
July 26-30 |
Young Chefs |
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4 |
August 2-6 |
Nature Adventurers |
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5 |
August 9-13 |
Artists on the Farm |
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6 |
August 16-20 |
Young Chefs |
Young Farmers Day camp is open to children ages 5-12. Campers will be split
into age-appropriate groups for activities. Registration will be
limited to
15 children per week. Ratio of staff to camper will always be 1:5 or better.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
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9:30 – 10:00 |
arrival, intro games,
discussion of the day’s activities |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
farm tour, each day we’ll
spend some time exploring and learning about a different aspect of
the farm (garden, farm animals, orchards, forest habitat) |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
themed activity |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
lunch time |
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12:30 – 1:00 |
story time, reading from
Charlotte’s Web or other farm-based story |
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1:00 – 2:00 |
help with farm chores |
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2:00 – 3:00 |
themed activity |
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3:00 – 3:30 |
games, gathering up of
belongings, ready for pick up! |
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3:30 – 6:00 |
extended care is available
for an additional $6/hour |
SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
All day campers will
participate in these activities:
Plant a seedling to take home
Farm chores – collecting eggs,
planting, harvesting, weeding
Farm scavenger hunt
Campers signed up for a theme
week will participate in these, or similar, activities:
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Young Chefs |
Art in Nature |
Nature Adventures |
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Making healthy snacks
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Collecting flowers |
Insect scavenger hunt |
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Learning to read recipes
and use measurements |
Making seed paper,
plant-able cards |
Nature sounds
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Making bird treats or goat
treats |
Natural dyes |
Smell hike |
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Edible plant hike |
Sketching |
Nature bingo |
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Making rose petal candy |
Make a small farm
booklet/story |
Terrarium making |
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Last day berry crumble |
Paint chip hike |
Ant dance |
To register, complete the
registration form. For more information, e-mail us
at
info@lostartsschool.org or call 425.333.0833.
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