Dog Mountain Farm - Young Farmers Day Camp

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Young Farmer's Day Camp

Register for our 2012 sessions!

Week-Long Sessions, July - August, 2012
Day camp will take place at Dog Mountain Farm, a small working farm with 10 acres of land on which to run around and learn. Each day children will experience and learn about all different aspects of the farm, from animals to vegetables to bugs in the soil. There will be times for fun games and songs, and time to simply reflect and enjoy the outdoors. In addition, each week of camp will have a fun theme with special activities.

Session	Dates	Theme
1	July 9-13	Nature Adventurers
2	July 16-20	Artists on the Farm
3	July 23-27	Young Chefs
4	July 30-August 3	Nature Adventurers
5	August 6-10	Artists on the Farm
6	August 13-17	Young Chefs

Young Farmer's Day camp is open to children ages 5-12. Campers will be split into age-appropriate groups for activities. Registration will be limited to 16 children per week. Ratio of staff to camper will always be 1:5 or better.

SAMPLE SCHEDULE

9:30 – 10:00	arrival, intro games, discussion of the day’s activities
10:00 – 11:00	farm tour, each day we’ll spend some time exploring and learning about a different aspect of the farm (garden, farm animals, orchards, forest habitat)
11:00 – 12:00	themed activity
12:00 – 12:30	lunch time
12:30 – 1:00	story time, reading from Charlotte’s Web or other farm-based story
1:00 – 2:00	help with farm chores
2:00 – 3:00	themed activity
3:00 – 3:30	games, gathering up of belongings, ready for pick up!
3:30 –	extended care is available

SAMPLE ACTIVITIES

All day campers will participate in these activities:

Plant a seedling to take home
Farm chores – collecting eggs, planting, harvesting, weeding
Farm scavenger hunt

Campers signed up for a theme week will participate in these, or similar, activities:

Young Chefs	Art in Nature	Nature Adventures
Making healthy snacks	Collecting flowers	Insect scavenger hunt
Learning to read recipes and use measurements	Making seed paper, plant-able cards	Nature sounds
Making bird treats or goat treats	Natural dyes	Smell hike
Edible plant hike	Sketching	Nature bingo
Making rose petal candy	Make a small farm booklet/story	Terrarium making
Last day berry crumble	Paint chip hike	Ant dance

Payment and Refund Information:

The cost of day camp is $225 if full payment is received before April 30^th, $250 after that date.
A $50 deposit is required at time of registration to hold your space, applied against session fee. Your deposit is fully refundable until April 30^th.
Final payment is due by May 31^th, and is nonrefundable thereafter.
Session changes will be accommodated when possible.
Cancellations must be made by mail or e-mail.
We reserve the right to cancel any session with less than 6 children registered.
If a session is cancelled, we will notify you 2 weeks prior. Full refunds will be given, or you may switch into another available session.
Late registrations will be accepted based on space availability.

For more information, e-mail us at farmer@dogmtnfarm.com or call 425.333.0833.

Please complete the registration form and mail with your deposit or full payment.

We look forward to having your children join us on the farm for this memorable experience!

Dog
Mountain
Farm