Director's Message

Another Kind of Peace

When we contemplate the beauty of the earth we find reserves of strength and peace that will endure forever. The endless woods, the meandering streams - with all their interesting sounds, and delightful places to explore - bring forth an enchanted peaceful place for everyone at Nature Camp.

Outdoor under blue skies or singing in the rain, everyone soaks up the beauty of nature, and of one another. We continue to wish for each person an enduring sense of wonder, and a lifelong instinct for the beauty and magic that is all about us in the natural world - bringing forth refreshing peacefulness.

Winnie-the-Pooh describes the peaceful feeling this way: “Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”

NC continues to be such a gentle, peaceful place, where children and adults delight in mutual learnings and knowings - whether during the day, or on our Family Overnights & Concerts-In-The-Woods

Tomorrow is Forever

As a child, I vividly remember that each day of the summer seemed endless. The richness of the things we did as children were so much fun and exciting. My parents and relatives allowed us to explore and discover nature, ride our bikes, and play games. In so doing we were discovering ourselves. It seemed like tomorrow was forever.

Don’t Miss our Last Open House!

Nature Camps’ last Open House is Sunday, May 20, from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Would you like to a chance meet our Director?

Would you like to meet some of the wonderful counselors who make Nature Camps so special?

Would you like the opportunity to ask questions . . . and get answers in person?!

Then plan to attend our last Open House! You'll have the chance to meet Don, other staff, and former NC parents. You can also tour the grounds, ask questions, swing on the tall swings, visit NC's unique Adventure Challenge Ropes Courses, and celebrate the warmer weather with NC's apple cider. NC water bottles and Camper T-Shirts will be available for purchase.

We look forward to meeting you at one of these Open Houses!

 

Parent/Staff/Friends Workday

Join us on Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a fun gathering and work day.

We will be gardening (raking and planting), carrying wood chips to the Adventure Challenge Course, mulching trails, adding new posts to the Lower Adventure Challenge Course, hanging a cargo net, and several other projects.

Bring your rakes, shovels, wheel barrows, buckets, gloves, and most importantly – your water bottle!

Snacks will be provided, and wonderfully refreshing cold water is always available at the pump.

See you there!

Black Rock Retreat and Keystone Adventure Company

In early May Don will attend Keystone's three-day Challenge Course Training at Black Rock Retreat in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.

Don trains the NC Staff each summer, and manages the Lower and Upper Adventure Challenge Courses at Nature Camps.

Some Openings Still Available

We offer the Camper Program for children ages 5-12. In a mixed-age learning environment, children choose their own activities -- Adventure Ropes Course, swimming, horseback riding, canoeing, nature crafts, carving & whittling, hiking, Nature Journaling, stream exploring, singing, bicycling, new games, Family Overnights and Concerts, etc.

Teen Adventure is for teens 13-16, and offers a four week program of hiking, biking, white water rafting, community service learning, and more! Two weeks are spent at Nature Camps , and two five-day away trips take teens to a local farm and to the Appalachian Trail.

Camp Wonder, for 4-year olds, is a program designed to be a miniature version of our camper program -- at the relaxed pace of a four-year-old!

Camp Little Feet is for toddlers, aged 2-1/2 to 4, and provides a unique opportunity for the parent and child to explore nature as only toddlers can do -- one wonder at a time.

So, whatever the age of your child, and whatever your summertime schedule brings, Nature Camps has a program just for you!

Register now online.

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2012 Calendar

Please check out the 2012 calendar. Be sure to reserve your child’s space as soon as possible to ensure you get the sessions you want. It is important that children attend both consecutive weeks of a session (all four consecutive weeks for TA), in order to maintain the continuity of Nature Camps programming. Once children have come for their first full session, they can always add a week, after that.

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