summer camp
At Hope 4 Kids, everything we do is filtered through the concept of doing things outside and protecting, discovering, exploring, loving, and learning about our natural world. In David Sobel's book, "Childhood and Nature, Design Principles for Educators," he clearly illustrates the need for today's children to connect with and learn more about nature in a bottom-up philosophy. "The classic example of this top-down mind-set in the past decade of environmental concern has been: The rain forests are disappearing; therefore let's teach children about the horrors of rain-forest destruction so they will act to save them! Instead, I'm more interested in figuring out how to cultivate relationships between children and trees in their own backyards as a precursor to their working to save rain forests as 
they get older, when they can actually do something about it. Talking to trees and hiding in trees precedes saving trees."Here at Hope 4 Kids, our children are given hands-on opportunities to learn not only about talking to and hiding in trees, but also investigating what kinds of trees they are, how to care for them, and why we need them (to name a few). Sobel's book goes on to illustrate seven principles, which we use as weekly themes in our nature-based Summer Camp for children ages 3 years through kindergarten.
2012 Summer Camp Sessions:
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Session 1 (June 11 - 15): |
Adventure Camp |
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Session 2 (June 18 - 22): |
Fantasy & Imagination Camp |
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Session 3 (June 25 - 29): |
Animal Allies Camp |
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Session 4 (*July 2 - 6): |
Maps and Paths Camp |
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Session 5 (July 9 - 13): |
Special Places Camp |
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Session 6 (July 16 - 20): |
Small Worlds Camp |
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Session 7 (July 23 - 27): |
Hunting and Gathering Camp |
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Session 8 (July 30 - Aug 3): |
Adventure Camp #2 |
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Session 9 (Aug 6 - 10): |
Fantasy & Imagination Camp #2 |
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Session 10 (Aug 13 - 17): |
Animal Allies Camp #2 |
*Closed July 4th
2012 Summer Camp Details:
- Ten weekly sessions June 11 - August 17
- 7:30am to 5:30pm (morning or afternoon options may be available)
- One time Summer Registration Fee of $25
- INCREDIBLE ratios! Most summer camps have a 1:24 ratio; we have a MAXIMUM ratio of 1:12, often less, which means your child receives a much more individualized program!
- Click here for Summer Camp Rates