In garden camp we’ll be celebrating pollinators, listening to birds, exploring life under the soil, eating our way around the world, and planting seeds of joy throughout each week!
Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.;
Ages 6-11 yrs
(6 yr old children must be entering 1st grade in fall 2024)
$245/camp check and cash registration; $250 cc registration.
Financial Aide available!
Week 1. Feathered, Flying Friends (June 24-27)
Listen closely, can you hear a bird singing? We’ll tune in to the world of birds in and around the garden this week. Observation, songs, skits, games, and projects will all be inspired by the cacophony of bird song and sounds that fill the air.
Week 2: Pollination Celebration (July 1-3 *Monday- Wednesday*)
Bees, butterflies, birds, bats, beetles and more! We will investigate the creatures who’ve been busy helping the garden plants make seeds. In return, we will create pollinator habits and maybe throw a pollinator party, or two.
Week 3: Garden Ecosystems (July 8-11)
Who else calls the garden home? How do we all interact in the intricate web of life? We’ll take a close look at life all around, big, small and miniscule. We’ll discover new species that have been hiding in plain sight. Our games, projects and stories will explore the ways in which we are all connected.
Week 4: Hide and Seeds (July 15-18)
Seeds, the tiny miracle of life, are developing now throughout the garden. We will explore the places where they hide, practice seed-saving, and cook seedy snacks. You’ll want to skip the neon t-shirts this week, because we’ll be playing a variety of hiding games in the garden and beyond.
Week 5: Eat Your Way Around the World (July 22-25) - FULL
Put on your chef hat and we’ll travel the world through our taste buds, learning where our favorite garden foods come from and how cultures around the world use fresh ingredients to cook delicious meals.
Week 6: Life in the Soil (July 29- Aug 1) - FULL
In the dog days of summer, who hasn’t thought of crawling under the cool soil to hide from the heat? We’ll get grounded while imagining what life is like underground. We will meet and join forces with the decomposers that build the soil, play and sculpt with clay and earth, and make edible and compostable creations.
Questions? Send Mia and email at mia@classroominbloom.org
for a full list of summer camps available in the Methow Valley, see https://littlestarschool.org/summer-camps
