2012 Summer Dates 

For children ages 4-6 :
Session 1:   June 18-22 
                    9:30 - noon
 
For children of all ages:
Session 2:  June 25-29 
                  9:30 - 2 pm *

Session 3: July 23-27 
                  9:30 - 2 pm *

Session 4: July 30-Aug 3 
                  9:30 - noon

Session 5:  August 6-10
                  9:30 - noon

Summer Programs are offered each summer and run for one week Monday to Friday.  This summer we are offering two full day sessions that  run from 9:30 to 2 pm, and two morning sessions that run from 9:30 to noon.  A different theme will be explored each day.  Fees for the morning sessions are $150/week and for the full day sessions they are $250/week, and include all materials and a snack.  Children in the full day program will bring lunch and a drink. 

We will spend the morning exploring the woods and inhabitants; observing creatures in their natural habitats; listening to animal stories; learning to walk silently in the woods, collecting frogs, toads, and salamanders; observing and releasing what we find; experiencing the natural world with each of our senses; and journaling our findings through writing, drawings, and other expressions.

Some of the special themes of this year's summer program are:

    Animal Homes                        Frogs, Salamanders and Toads
    Pond Life                                Hawks and Owls
    Nature Detectives                    Life Under A Log
    Backyard Birds                        Big Predators
    Bugs and Insects                    Butterflies and Moths

A typical morning will evolve like this:

9:30      Arrival/Sitting circle
9:45      Animal story time
10:00    What will we find in the woods today?
10:45    Journal time
11:00    Snack
11:15    Swamp or Pond exploration
11:30    Quiet observations in nature
11:45    Closing sitting circle
12:00    Pick up

For full day students:
12:00    Lunch
12:30    Eco-Learners:  In-depth study of our natural world, focusing on 
             the woods, the pond or the swamp (varies daily)
1:30      Natural Craft to take home
2:00      Pick up

We will gain inspiration from the Native American traditions that teach we are part of the natural world and not separate from it.


                    "The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful"
                                                 - e.e. cummings