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Summer Nature Camp 2008
 


We are now taking registration for Summer Camp Sessions
Please check out our camp brochure below in .pdf format.

Summer Camp Brochure
Summer Camp Registration Form
This can be filled in and faxed to 860-536-2983
Camp Medical Form
Administration of Medications
KI Fact Sheet

Summer Camp 2008 Calendar

Week 1: June 9-13
Week 2: June 16-20
Week 3: June 23-27
Week 4: June 30-July3 (4 days)
Week 5: July 7-11
Week 6: July 14-18
Week 7: July 21-25
Week 8: July 28 - August 1
Week 9: August 4-8
Week 10: August 11-15
Week 11: August 18-22
 
 

Summers are made for outdoor exploration.  And the Nature Center is the perfect place to discover life's wonders in a safe, fun, educational and social environment.  Campers will investigate pond, meadow, forest and shore line environments using tools like seine nets, binoculars, pond nets, microscopes and more.

Children aged 3 to 6 engage in half day sessions at the Nature Center.  Children 6 to 15 enjoy all-day sessions and travel by van to some of the best natural habitats in the area.

Register your children for the programs shown below.  All programs have eleven one-week sessions. Choose one or more sessions.

Nature Center members will soon have early registration until March 15.  Non-members can sign up beginning March 15.

 

For answers to many common questions, see our FAQ.

 

The best way to register at this time 
is to print off the registration form above 
and fax to (860) 536-2983

 or over the phone
call (860) 536-1216

 

All Camps meet at DPNC front porch unless otherwise specified.

 

Ducklings

Just for 3's

Weeks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Half day: 9 am - 11:45 am

Give your younger children their first taste of summer camp in this specially designed program. Each day your child will learn about a new nature topic from frogs to fish. Through circle time, meeting live animals, crafts and hikes your child will gain appreciation and love for nature.

Meets in the Pond Room at the Nature Center Preschool.

(Ducklings are NOT eligible for pre or after camp)

$110 Member, $130 Nonmember
Week 4 - $88 Member, $105 Nonmember

Owlets

Ages 4.5 - 6

Meets All Weeks
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm

Full days at the Nature Center mean full days of fun meeting animals, making friends, pond dipping, playing outside and more. Each day will focus on a new nature topic as your child explores the outdoor world.

Meets on the main floor of the Nature Center Preschool


$195 Member, $235 Nonmember
Week 4 - $155 Member, $190 Nonmember

 
Chipmunks

Ages 4–6

Meets All Weeks
Half day: 9 am - 11:45 am

Discover the outdoor world! Hiking, pond dipping, insect catching and bird watching, these are just a few of the adventures your child will have at camp. Each day will include circle time, craft, snack and lots of time outside as they learn about a new nature topic.

$110 Member, $130 Nonmember
Week 4 - $88 Member, $105 Nonmember

Salamanders

Entering 1st Grade

Meets Weeks: 3, 5, 7, 10
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm; Fieldtrips on Tues. & Thurs.
At DPNC Mon., Wed., and Fri.

Join us for a new camp just for children who will be entering first grade in the fall. Hiking, pond dipping, insect catching, ocean seining, meeting live animals and fieldtrips will be the start of investigating the natural world. Campers will go on two fieldtrips - one to Bluff Point State Park and the other to a different location each session.

$230 Member, $250 Nonmember

 

Explorers

Entering Grades 1-3

Meets ALL Weeks
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
4 days of Fieldtrips

Explore a different ecosystem every day as we travel around the Nature Center, Southeastern CT and Rhode Island to explore beaches, rivers, meadows, wetlands and forests. During our travels, campers will have opportunities to catch frogs, crabs, salamanders, bird watch, climb on rocks and ledges, shimmy up trees, get wet, play games, make new friends and much more.

$245 Member, $290 Nonmember
Week 4 - $195 Member, $230 Nonmember

Young Naturalists

Entering Grades 4-6

Meets ALL Weeks
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
5 days of fieldtrips

Session 8 is separated into boys only & girls only groups

Embark on new adventures every day as we travel to fascinating destinations to hike, catch frogs, fish and crabs, search for salamanders and birds, climb rocks and learn more about the natural world and our place in it.

$245 Member, $290 Nonmember
Week 4 $195 Member, $230 Nonmember
 
 

ADVENTURERS

Take Summer Nature Camp to the next level in Adventurers. Each week provides a different set of challenges, excitement and fun. Choose the weeks right for you! All Adventurer campers must be able to swim. Adventurers will push the limits of what they think they can do through team building activities with friends old and new.

 

Expedition Weeks

2 Age Groups (see below)

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Weeks: 3, 5, 6,
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm

Week 3 includes the challenges of a low ropes course, rock climbing and mountain biking. Friday we’ll head to the beach for the day to do some boogie boarding and swimming. Campers are expected to bring their own bike and helmets (call for advice on where to rent or borrow if necessary.)

The week 5 adventure starts with kayaking the Wood River, and then a high ropes course with a Thursday overnight at Mount Misery. You’ll end the week relaxing at the beach!

On the Week 6 expedition, spend Monday and Tuesday exploring the local area and preparing for North Western Massachusetts. On Wednesday travel up to Savoy Mountain State Forest for camping and hiking followed on Thursday by white water rafting! Friday morning explore Monroe Forest before returning to the Nature Center.

Weeks 3 and 5:
Entering Grades 7 - 9
Cost: $375 Member, $440 Nonmember
Week 6:
Entering Grades 8 - 10
Cost: $400 Member, $465 Nonmember

Float Trip

Entering Grades 8-10

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Week: 4
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm

On Monday, campers will learn the basics of canoeing and how to pack for a float trip. Spend 3 days and 2 nights paddling the Pawcatuck River. Each night we will make camp along the banks.

$400 Member; $465 Nonmember

 

Water Week

Entering Grades 7-9

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Week: 7
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm

Enjoy a week of water as we travel from Rhode Island beaches to the
Farmington River and beyond. Highlights include tubing in the Farmington River, deep sea fi shing in Long Island Sound and travel to a“natural” water park called Brown Stone Quarry.

$375 Member, $440 Non-Member

Survival

Entering Grades 7-9

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Week: 8
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm

Learn the essentials of how to survive in the wild from DPNC’s own Survivor Man, Steve. Build debris shelters, start campfires, identify and sample wild edibles. Test your skills during a two night camping adventure hike from Lantern Hill to Green Falls.

$375 Member, $440 Nonmember

 

Boys Only / Girls Only

Entering Grades 7-9

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Week: 9
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm

Hiking, swimming and camping out, it’s Boys Only, Girls Only this week. The overnight will be at Mashamoquet Brook State Park in Pomfret, CT.

$315 Member, $370 Nonmember

 
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SPECIALTY THEME CAMPS

 

HALF DAY Specialty Camps

 

Geology

Entering Grades 2-5

Week 3
Half day camp: 9 am - 11:45 am

Spend the week investigating the world of rocks, minerals, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, fossils and lots of other fascinating geological features. A few highlights include starting a rock collection, breaking open geodes, creating our own volcanoes and a trip to Glacier Park in Ledyard.

$130 Member, $150 Nonmember

Birds

Entering Grades 2-5

Week: 5
Half day camp: 9 am - 11:45 am

From hawks to hummingbirds, learn all about our diverse local bird species. During the week campers will look for wild birds at the Nature Center and on fieldtrips, start a bird journal, and meet and interact with our resident birds.

$130 Member, $150 Nonmember

 

Art of Nature

Entering Grades 2-5

Week 7
Half day camp: 9 am - 11:45 am
Offered in conjunction with the Mystic Arts Center

Instructors from the Mystic Arts Center and the Nature Center have put together a wonderful week combining art and nature. Natural collages, nature journaling, and painting will be just the beginning. Please register at the Nature Center.

Class meets at the Nature Center Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and at the Art Center on Tuesday and Thursday

$130 Member, $150 Nonmember

Nature's Noises

Entering Grades 1-3

Week 7
Half day camp: 9 am - 11:45 am

Frogs croak, foxes scream, robins sing and raindrops patter. Nature is full of fascinating noises. Spend the week learning to listen to nature’s sounds and learn to create your own! Highlights of the week include making natural instruments and rain sticks, recording our own sounds and meeting many different noisy animals.

$130 Members, $150 Non-Members

 

Fascinating Flora

Entering Grades 2-5

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Week 10
Half day camp: 9 am - 11:45 am

From tiny mosses to giant white pines, this week is all about the fascinating flora that surrounds us. Leaf printing t-shirts, flower pressing, discovering wild edibles, learning how animals use plants and a fieldtrip to Connecticut College’s Arboretum are just a few of the week’s highlights.

$130 Member, $150 Nonmember

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FULL DAY Specialty Camps

 

Water Wonders

Entering Grades 2-5

Week 4
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
3 days of Fieldtrips

Water is wonderful! Each day we will experience water in a different way and in a different ecosystem including ponds, oceans, wetlands and waterfalls. We will also learn more about the unique properties water and why it is essential to life.

$195 Member, $230 Nonmember

Herp Camp

Entering Grades 2-5

Weeks 5 or 10
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
4 days of Fieldtrips

A whole week of reptiles and amphibians! In addition to meeting native and a few non-native herps, we’ll set-up turtle traps, go frog catching, search for snakes and go on fieldtrips to see what reptiles and amphibians we can find.

$245 Member, $290 Nonmember

Finding Your Way

Entering Grades 2-5

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Session: 6
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
Fieldtrips most days

Learn to navigate the woods with ease as we spend the week orienteering, letterboxing, geo-caching and tracking. Complete the week with a treasure hunt.

$195 Member, $230 Nonmember

Land and Sea

Entering Grades 2-5

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Session: 6
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
5 days of Fieldtrips

Southern New England is fortunate to have miles of beautiful coastline. Each day explore new areas where land meets sea. From Rocky Neck State Park to Ninigret Wildlife Refuge and points in between, we will seine, hike, catch crabs and more.

$245 Member, $290 Nonmember

   

Family Camp

parent or caregiver with
children ages 5-11

Week 6 (3 Days - Wed, Thurs, Fri)
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
Overnight on Thursday

Jealous of all the fun your kids are having at Summer Camp? This week, you can come along and have fun seining, pond dipping, bird watching, playing games and spending time together as we travel to some of our favorite destinations. Thursday night is a camping overnight!

$200 Member, $250 Nonmember
Each Additional Child
$50 Member, $75 Nonmember

Dig Into Dinosaurs

Entering Grade 2-4

Week 8
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
3 days of Fieldtrips

A week of dinosaur discoveries awaits you. Learn about the different major groups of dinosaurs, when they lived and the theories behind their extinction. Included are fieldtrips to Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, a trip to see dinosaur skeletons at the Peabody Museum in New Haven and a trip to the Nathan Lester House in Ledyard to see a local dinosaur foot print.

$245 Member, $290 Nonmember

 

Insect Camp

Entering Grades 2-5

Week 9
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
4 days of Fieldtrips

Big bugs and little bugs - spend the week investigating the world of insects and their arthropod friends. Catch butterflies, set beetle traps, search for millipedes, learn why insects are so important and maybe even try a few edible ones!

$245 Member, $290 Nonmember

Gone Fishin'

Entering Grades 4-5

Week 11
Full day camp: 9 am - 4 pm
4 days of Fieldtrips

Local waters teem with amazing fish. Experience all aspects of fishing from fresh water to salt and gathering bait to landing a whopper. We will also go crabbing, clamming, deep sea fishing, make fish print t-shirts and spend time in and around the water.

$290 Member / $335 Nonmember

   
 
 

Pre and After Camp
Activity Program

In order to accommodate working parents’ schedules and the activities for our campers, we have extended the fun - morning and afternoon.

Pre-Camp        8:15 - 9a.m. 
Pre-Camp  Members $15, Nonmembers $20

After-Camp     4 - 5:30 p.m. 
Pre-Camp  Members $30, Nonmembers $40
Includes a Snack.

Session 4 participants (4 day week): 
 
Pre-Camp  Members $12, Nonmembers $16
After-Camp  Members $24, Nonmembers $32

 

To register over the phone, or to receive a Summer Nature Camp brochure,
please call
(860) 536-1216.

 

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109 Pequotsepos Road, P.O. Box 122, Mystic, CT 06355.
Phone: (860) 536-1216 | Fax: (860) 536-2983
Email: info@dpnc.org
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