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 You can enroll your child in 1-week sessions. However, we encourage parents to register for a 2-week pair to maximize the academic continuity and field experience for your camper.
$pecial $avings: Enroll one camper in 5 or more weeks of any combination of full day summer camps in one transaction and receive 10% off each camp. Click here for details
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| Gardening, bee keeping, harvesting and cooking activities will continue throughout the summer! |
| Click on any week's title to acess Camp Schedule and Fees |
Growing Green
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Week 1: A Worm's Eye View
Campers get their hands dirty with planting and watering, weeding and harvesting at the Green Camp gardens. Creative cooking and great eating included!
Week 2: Hive to Honey Jar
Green Adventures provides the suits and equipment, as campers become hands-on beekeepers tending our own hives. We'll learn to collect the honey and discover the many uses for bee products. Honey samples are always enjoyed!
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Week 3: Green Camp Rocks!
Exploe the amazing world of geology through rock collecting, sorting and polishing; learn about Michigan's glacial landscape with an incredible visit to a gravel pit.
Week 4: "Do Over"
Reuse and recycling is the theme this week with a visit to the MRF, de-construction activities, and making fantastic new creations with "junk" materials. Always a camper favorite!
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Animal Magnetism
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Week 5: City Critters
See who's around in some of our local natural areas and discover clues about what they're up to. We'll also work on some fun stewardship projects to help preserve animal habitats.
Week 6: Bats, Butterflies & Hummingbirds
Some of these amazing creatures can eat their weight in bugs, hover for an hour, and migrate thousands of miles. We'll build bat houses, explore hummingbirds' favorite flowers, and look for caterpillars so we can watch their transformation.
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The Big Blue Ball
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Week 7: Wild Waterways
Ours is a water planet, the evidence is all around us! We'll take a close look at local waterways with boating and other aquatic adventures.
Week 8: Creatures in the Creek
Get your feet wet discovering the variety of creatures living in area waters, with lots of catch-and-release fun. Nets and buckets provided, plus learn to make your own low-tech fishing pole!
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| Feedback from Green Adventures Camp 2010 |
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“…It is wonderful to find a camp that provides an active, learning environment
that feels like non-stop fun to the campers.”
- Debbie and Patrick Gipson (parents of 5th grader)
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