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. Lacawac stands true to its mission of research, education and preservation by shaping the next generation of scientists and environmental stewards.
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. Lacawac stands true to its mission of research, education and preservation by shaping the next generation of scientists and environmental stewards.
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 1:8 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.
To receive more information about our camps, contact us at 570.689.9494 or camp@lacawac.org
Follow the link below each camp to complete payment for your camper. Please fill out ONE (1) payment for one camper at a time for each camp they will attend. Follow the instructions after payment to fill out your campers information in a Google form.
Creature Feature
For campers who have completed grades PreK-K
Dates:
June 27-July 1 (A) CAMP IS FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
July 4-July 8 (B) CAMP IF FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
For campers who have completed grades PreK-K
Dates:
June 27-July 1 (A) CAMP IS FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
July 4-July 8 (B) CAMP IF FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
Interpreting Nature
For campers who have completed grades 1-2
Dates: August 15-19
Time: 9AM-3:30PM
Pricing: $135
Dates: August 15-19
Time: 9AM-3:30PM
Pricing: $135
Exploring Nature
For campers who have completed grades 1-2
Dates:
July 11-July 15 (A)
July 18-July 22 (B)
Time: 9AM-3:30PM
Pricing: $120
Eco Investigators
For campers who have completed grades 3-4
Dates: August 1 - August 5
Time: 9AM-3:30PM
Pricing: $120
CAMP IF FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
Dates: August 1 - August 5
Time: 9AM-3:30PM
Pricing: $120
CAMP IF FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
Earth Expressions
For campers who have completed grades 3-6
Dates: August 8 - August 12
Time: 9AM- 3:30PM
Pricing: $135
CAMP IS FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
Wilderness Adventure
For campers who have completed grades 3-6
Dates: June 20-24
Time: 9AM- 3:30PM
Pricing: $125
CAMP IS FULL
To be placed on a waiting list email your information to camp@lacawac.org
Conservation Leadership Academy
For campers who have completed grades 7-11
Dates: June 19 - 24
Ages 13-17
Residential Camp
Tiered Pricing
Tier A - Subsidized $200
Tier B - Direct Cost $500
Tier C - True Cost $800
Scholarship available to those who need more support
(offered through the generous support of Sponsors)
CLA is a weeklong residential camp for middle and high school students ages 13-17. Participants will be immersed in STEM and Conservation activities at the beautiful and historic Lacawac Sanctuary and Field Station. Students will experience hands-on science programs along-side local conservation professionals and resident university researchers. Enjoy a day kayaking the upper Delaware River. Additional program highlights include water quality sampling on Lake Wallenpaupack, conducting tree surveys, canoeing on Lake Lacawac, fishing on Heron Pond, assisting with aquatic research in the field and in the lab, participating in bird banding, and gaining leadership skills!
What Does Camp Cost?
Recognizing that families have differing abilities to pay, we are introducing a voluntary tiered pricing structure. Rather than raise prices on all families, tiered pricing essentially asks families with greater financial means to consider selecting a rate that more closely reflects the true cost of camp.
Dates: June 19 - 24
Ages 13-17
Residential Camp
Tiered Pricing
Tier A - Subsidized $200
Tier B - Direct Cost $500
Tier C - True Cost $800
Scholarship available to those who need more support
(offered through the generous support of Sponsors)
CLA is a weeklong residential camp for middle and high school students ages 13-17. Participants will be immersed in STEM and Conservation activities at the beautiful and historic Lacawac Sanctuary and Field Station. Students will experience hands-on science programs along-side local conservation professionals and resident university researchers. Enjoy a day kayaking the upper Delaware River. Additional program highlights include water quality sampling on Lake Wallenpaupack, conducting tree surveys, canoeing on Lake Lacawac, fishing on Heron Pond, assisting with aquatic research in the field and in the lab, participating in bird banding, and gaining leadership skills!
What Does Camp Cost?
Recognizing that families have differing abilities to pay, we are introducing a voluntary tiered pricing structure. Rather than raise prices on all families, tiered pricing essentially asks families with greater financial means to consider selecting a rate that more closely reflects the true cost of camp.
- Tier A- Subsidized- This tier is a rate that is supported through sponsors, donations and other fundraising efforts.
- Tier B- Direct Cost- This tier more closely reflects the direct costs of the specific expenses incurred during a camper’s week including food, housing, counselors, and program materials.
- Tier C- True Cost- For families who are financially able to pay Tier C pricing, this more accurately reflects the true cost of camp including all aspects of maintaining facilities in good condition, insurance, utilities, and other expenses necessary in operating Lacawac throughout the year.
Covid 19 Update
At this time of continual change we will make final decisions regarding COVID-19 protocols for camp 2022 by May 1, 2022.
Refund Policy
Before May 1: 50% refund of cost of camp.
After May 1: No refund
Cancellations due to medical reasons: Refunded 50% cost of camp with a doctors certification
After May 1: No refund
Cancellations due to medical reasons: Refunded 50% cost of camp with a doctors certification
