Environmental Adventure Camps at Grafton Ponds, Vermont
Fun, Friendships and Active Education
Week-long summer day camps for ages 5-16 years
2010 Camp Dates:
- Camp # 1 Out of Bounds, June 28-July 2, ages 12-16 yrs
- Camp # 2 Nature's Wetlands, July 5-9, ages 7-12 yrs
- Camp # 3 Celebrating Vt. Wildlife, July 12-16, ages 7-12 yrs (note change)
- Camp # 4 Young Adventurers, July 19-23, ages 5-8 yrs
- Camp # 5 Nature's Wetlands, July 26-30, ages 7-12 yrs
- Camp # 6 Woodland Survival, Aug. 2-6, ages 12-16 yrs
Pricing & Registration
*We will be at the Youth Services Summer Camp Fair in Brattleboro, Vt. on April 10.*
About Our Camps
If you’re looking for a great kids camp this summer, look no further. We offer week-long day camps loaded with exciting outdoor adventure and lots of hands-on learning for ages 5 -16 years. The environmental camps promote physical fitness, personal responsibility and teamwork. The camps also emphasize care for the equipment we use, and the land on which we live.
Each camp program will focus on mountain biking techniques and explorations of our natural environment. Kids will learn a variety of mountain bike skills, bicycle repair as well as trail safety. Daily rides take us to spots where kids delve into some of Vermont’s really special places; areas not often visited that help keep Vermont in its ecological balance. Other camp activities include swimming, adventure games, orienteering, canoeing and kayaking, pond and stream explorations and much more.
2010 Summer Camp Descriptions of Each Session
Out of Bounds Adventures ~ ages 12 - 16
The Out of Bounds multi sport camp will include mountain biking, but will also focus on kayaking, canoeing and mountain scrambling. Much of the week will be spent in the Green Mountain National Forest around Grout Pond, Bourne Pond and Somerset Reservoir. Each day will be filled with an exciting mix of sports, swimming and adventure games.
This camp week is recommended for kids interested in developing a variety of outdoor skills, such as orienteering and finding their way with no compass, creating their own emergency shelter and learning “leave no trace” camping, as well as challenging their own endurance and stamina. The true highlight of this camp week will be spending time in the wilderness.
Nature's Wetlands ~ ages 7 - 12
The acclaimed Nature’s Wetlands camp sessions
return to our calendar again this year. These camps are designed to
explore Grafton’s wild wetlands. A great mix of hiking, mountain biking
and interactive games will be interspersed with traveling to and
exploring working beaver ponds, meandering rivers and old soap stone
quarries. We will muck around in many local ponds and streams doing
hands-on investigations of how, where and why animals live in these
special environments.
From the tiniest mayfly to slimy leeches to energetic beavers, we
will use fun activities and investigations to learn more about these
very special waterways that act as home for the many creatures we will
study.
Celebrating Vermont Wildlife ~ ages 7-12 (note change)
We share Vermont’s environment with a wide
range of spectacular animals. Join us for a week of Celebrating
Vermont's wildlife by investigating the exciting diversity of both
large and small animals that live amongst us. Through interactive
games, hands-on activities and exciting museum artifacts, we will look
at Vermont animal adaptations, habitats, survival strategies, ecology
and population level.
With a wonderful mix of actual hands-on field explorations,
adventurous mountain biking for all levels, cooperative games and
swimming, campers will have a very exciting camp week.
Young Adventurers ~ ages 5-8
Here is an environmental adventure camp
especially for our younger friends. This camp has the same wonderful
mix of mountain biking and environmental adventures as our other camps,
but is designed especially for the newer mountain biking adventurer.
Whether campers have just learned to ride a mountain bike or have been
mountain biking for a while, this camp is fun for all abilities. The
camp staff will work with small groups to ensure that everyone has a
wonderfully successful camp week.
And, like our other adventure camps, we will also have a chance to
explore Vermont's environments and learn about wild animal adaptations.
Whether we are learning about camouflage techniques and trying them out
ourselves or finding out firsthand about the tricks animals use to
survive, campers are sure to have a fun and educational week.
Nature's Wetlands ~ ages 7 to 12
The acclaimed Nature’s Wetlands camp sessions
return to our calendar again this year. These camps are designed to
explore Grafton’s wild wetlands. A great mix of hiking, mountain biking
and interactive games will be interspersed with traveling to and
exploring working beaver ponds, meandering rivers and old soap stone
quarries. We will muck around in many local ponds and streams doing
hands-on investigations of how, where and why animals live in these
special environments.
From the tiniest mayfly to slimy leeches to energetic beavers, we
will use fun activities and investigations to learn more about these
very special waterways that act as home for the many creatures we will
study.
Woodland Survival ~ ages 12-16
Have you ever thought about what you would do if you ever lost your way when out for a hike? How would you find your way out? If you had to spend the night, what would you do for shelter, warmth, water? This will be the week for campers to discover how they can get through these situations rather comfortably, or to avoid it completely. Campers will learn how to start a fire with no matches, build a shelter with only the material that Mother Nature provides. We will also teach map reading and orienteering skills through interactive games and many other outdoor activities.
All this combined with plenty of mountain biking, swimming, canoeing and kayaking for our Woodland Survival week.
 Keeping prices the same as last year!
Before 5/24/10 ** After 5/25/10
- One Child: $250 ** $275
- Siblings or attending more than one camp: $230 ** $250
- Weekly Bike Rental: $50
- Optional Weekly Lunch: $50
Register Today to Reserve your Spot
Thank you for your interest in this summer’s Adventure Camps.
If you have any questions, please call or email us.
Grafton Ponds: (802) 843-2400,
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Nature Museum: (802) 843-2111
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