Summer Day Camps 2020
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 1:8 is maintained in order to facilitate better small group dynamics.
- 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.
Interested in becoming a member? Apply your Family Membership and receive a discount on camps! Learn more about how to become a member here.
To receive more information about our camps via mail, contact us at 570.689.9494 or brooke.hallstead@lacawac.org
Creature Feature (Ages 5-6)
June 29-July 2
9AM-4PM
$100 Per Child/ Non-Members
$80 Per Child with Family Membership
*Please note price is adjusted due to the holiday schedule.
or
July 20-24
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non- Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Searching for creatures high and low, campers are engaged in creative play that focuses on the wonders of the world around them. Campers will learn about their favorite animals that live within our local habitats.
9AM-4PM
$100 Per Child/ Non-Members
$80 Per Child with Family Membership
*Please note price is adjusted due to the holiday schedule.
or
July 20-24
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non- Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Searching for creatures high and low, campers are engaged in creative play that focuses on the wonders of the world around them. Campers will learn about their favorite animals that live within our local habitats.
ART CAMP - Interpreting Nature (7-8)
July 6-10
9AM-4PM
$130 Per Child/ Non- Members
$110 Per Child with Family Membership
This introductory-style art camp will focus on creating art from observations made during hikes and other outdoor activities.
Paint, sculpt, and draw during a week full of inspiration. All materials will be supplied. Camper’s projects will be shared with family members during an end of the week showcase.
9AM-4PM
$130 Per Child/ Non- Members
$110 Per Child with Family Membership
This introductory-style art camp will focus on creating art from observations made during hikes and other outdoor activities.
Paint, sculpt, and draw during a week full of inspiration. All materials will be supplied. Camper’s projects will be shared with family members during an end of the week showcase.
ART CAMP - Earth Expressions (Ages 9-11)
July 13-17
9AM-4PM
$130 Per Child/ Non-Members
$110 Per Child with Family Membership
A more advanced art camp focusing on refining technique and form through art captured from nature observations and engaging nature activities. Campers are guided by art professionals. Camper’s projects will be shared with family members during an end of the week showcase. All materials will be supplied.
9AM-4PM
$130 Per Child/ Non-Members
$110 Per Child with Family Membership
A more advanced art camp focusing on refining technique and form through art captured from nature observations and engaging nature activities. Campers are guided by art professionals. Camper’s projects will be shared with family members during an end of the week showcase. All materials will be supplied.
Exploring Nature (Ages 7-8)
July 27-31 or August 3-7
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non-Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Connect with nature by exploring Lacawac’s unique ecosystems! By examining species adaptations that help them to survive campers will connect to their backyard through inquiry and play.
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non-Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Connect with nature by exploring Lacawac’s unique ecosystems! By examining species adaptations that help them to survive campers will connect to their backyard through inquiry and play.
Eco-Investigators (Ages 9-10)
August 10-14
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non-Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Campers will collect data, conduct experiments, and use scientific tools to measure their findings on 500 acres of biological preserve! This STEM program is designed to engage the scientist in every camper.
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non-Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Campers will collect data, conduct experiments, and use scientific tools to measure their findings on 500 acres of biological preserve! This STEM program is designed to engage the scientist in every camper.
Wilderness Adventures (Ages 11-12)
June 22-26
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non-Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Campers will dig, track, build, and experience the true meaning of survival in a fun and safe team-building environment. Campers develop leadership skills while learning more about the safety and risk management of their environment.
9AM-4PM
$120 Per Child/ Non-Members
$100 Per Child with Family Membership
Campers will dig, track, build, and experience the true meaning of survival in a fun and safe team-building environment. Campers develop leadership skills while learning more about the safety and risk management of their environment.
Conservation Leadership Academy
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!
June 21-June 26 2020
Ages 13-17
Residential Camp
$250 per student
(offered through the generous support of Sponsors)
Camp fees covers housing, meals and activities. For more information contact Jamie Reeger at 570-689-9494 or jamie.reeger@lacawac.org.
June 21-June 26 2020
Ages 13-17
Residential Camp
$250 per student
(offered through the generous support of Sponsors)
Camp fees covers housing, meals and activities. For more information contact Jamie Reeger at 570-689-9494 or jamie.reeger@lacawac.org.
CLA Registration is Coming Soon!
Lacawac's summer day camps were supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
