Join us for a fun filled week of adventure and learning!
About Camp at Lacawac Sanctuary:
Lacawac’s 550-acre field station has meandering trails, open fields, lakes and wetlands in which to explore. Experience nature through hands-on activities, artistic expression, thematic games, scientific experiments, and environmental observation. E-STEM (Science, technology, engineering and math taught through environmental education) is incorporated into all of our camps in order to foster problem solving, innovation, self reliance, and logical thinking. Campers will be fully immersed in our living laboratory and discover how they fit into the complex web of our diverse ecosystem.
Camp Staff:
Lacawac’s 550-acre field station has meandering trails, open fields, lakes and wetlands in which to explore. Experience nature through hands-on activities, artistic expression, thematic games, scientific experiments, and environmental observation. E-STEM (Science, technology, engineering and math taught through environmental education) is incorporated into all of our camps in order to foster problem solving, innovation, self reliance, and logical thinking. Campers will be fully immersed in our living laboratory and discover how they fit into the complex web of our diverse ecosystem.
Camp Staff:
- Counselors have many years of experience working with children and teaching environmental education.
- All counselors, junior counselors, and interns have obtained child abuse and criminal history checks.
- A counselor to camper ratio of 1:6 is maintained.
- Counselors’ are trained in first aid and CPR.
- Counselors know that exploring nature is the most effective way to instill a sense of wonder and love for the environment.
- Lacawac stands true to its mission of research, education and preservation by shaping the next generation of scientists and environmental stewards.
To receive more information about our camps, contact us at 570.689.9494 or brooke.hallstead@lacawac.org
On-Site Camp
Natural Connections 9am-3:30pm
Ages 8-11
Session 1: July 13-17 & 20-24
Session 2: July 27-31 & August 3-7
$200 for 2 weeks // $115 for 1 week
Camps are modified to comply with COVID-19 regulations to keep our campers safe while offering exceptional programming.
Welcome to our newly modified day-camp program! During this fun and safe nature experience campers learn about habitats, investigate climate and weather patterns, examine animal adaptations, and inquire about the inner workings of our local ecosystems through scientific observation and hands- on activities. Enjoy time outdoors in a noncompetitive environment making new friends, playing games, creating art projects, hiking and more. Join our experienced counselors for 1 or 2 weeks.
To register for 1 week, please click the button below that contains the week of your choosing.
Please note that the full 2-weeks in session 1 is now full.
Please note that the full 2-weeks in session 2 is now full. Remaining spots are in Week 2 August 3-7 only.
To be added to a wait list please contact brooke.hallstead@lacawac.org
Covid 19 Safety Precautions
In order to ensure the safest possible environment for your child to enjoy camp this summer we will adhere to the following guidelines as suggested by the CDC and ACA (American Camping Association):
- The number of campers will be limited to 12 per week along with two experienced camp counselors.
- Paperless registration only, all paperwork must be completed online.
- During drop-off and pick-up, only the camper will be permitted out of the vehicle.
- All hard surfaces will be disinfected daily.
- Hand washing and sanitizer will be done frequently, after using the bathroom, after sneezing or coughing, before and after activities
- Camp activities have been adapted so that physical distancing of 6ft can be applied throughout most of the day.
- Face coverings will be worn in the open-air camp room and during activities where social distancing will be difficult to maintain.
- All materials will be assigned to campers to use for the week. There will be no shared materials. All materials will be disinfected at the end of each week.
- Campers will bring their own lunches. No sharing will be permitted.
- The number of campers will be limited to 12 per week along with two experienced camp counselors.
- Paperless registration only, all paperwork must be completed online.
- During drop-off and pick-up, only the camper will be permitted out of the vehicle.
- All hard surfaces will be disinfected daily.
- Hand washing and sanitizer will be done frequently, after using the bathroom, after sneezing or coughing, before and after activities
- Camp activities have been adapted so that physical distancing of 6ft can be applied throughout most of the day.
- Face coverings will be worn in the open-air camp room and during activities where social distancing will be difficult to maintain.
- All materials will be assigned to campers to use for the week. There will be no shared materials. All materials will be disinfected at the end of each week.
- Campers will bring their own lunches. No sharing will be permitted.
