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Wild wonder,
wild fun, wildly creative, wild and free… Summer! the way it’s supposed to be. |
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Camp Life
Be sure to check out details here about our locations, staff,
middle school Junior Guide program & high school Guide in Training program
middle school Junior Guide program & high school Guide in Training program
Each week, campers have a selection of workshops and programs that develop creativity, curiosity, confidence, caring and connections. Each day presents a balance of open ended explorations and opportunities to develop new skills, alongside new friends.
A Day in the Life of Camp Wildcraft….
Some activities are tailored to different age groups and others are a happy mix all together. We believe in following the interests of our campers, and the surprising adventures that we discover each day, hence we keep our daily schedule flexible so we can be a little wild and free! 8:30-9:00 Campers arrive: drop off while greeted by counselors; head to open art and play stations. 9:00-9:20 All camp gathers at opening circle-- to greet each other, sing, and reflect on our "C" word of the Day: Curiosity, Creativity, Caring, Connection, Confidence... 9:30-10:30 All out in nature--During the cooler morning hours we hike, paint and draw on the trail, identify birds and insects and plants, and have scavenger hunts and games outdoors. Campers document their daily experiences in nature with images & words in a journal they create on the first day of camp. 11:00-12:00 Group Projects--Each week we have a different theme which we explore through adventurous projects using a wide array of mixed-media art techniques, stuff we find on the trail, as well as wood, clay, collage & more! 12:15 Lunch under the trees--campers bring their own lunch 12:45-1:45 Camper Choice Activities--We believe that kids should have space to follow their curiosity and interests. In the afternoons campers choose from a changing array of fun and skill-building activities such as drawing with homemade oak gall ink, paper-making, theater games and production, navigation and outdoor skills, watercolor painting, cooking and baking, fiber arts, candle-making, print-making, wood working and more. 2:00-2:45 Group Play-- Campers gather for all-camp activities--team building games in the field, constructing forts in our Wildcraft Village, water games, camp songs and more-- along with time for popsicles or watermelon. 3:15 -3:30 Group closing activities and ending listening circle 3:30 Dismissal |
What We Care About...
Our Mission is to grow curious, creative, confidents and caring kids who feel at home in nature. Through our Wildcraft program, we equip campers with the skills and experiences they need to actively explore, learn from, and enthusiastically engage with the world around them. Our Outcomes articulate how campers will be changed as a result of being at camp. At Camp Wildcraft we design all aspects of our program with our outcomes in mind, from our daily activities, to how to support friendships and team work, to how to train counselors.
As a result of spending the summer at Camp Wildcraft campers will:
Our Campers Make Awesome Art!
As an art and nature camp, we take art-making to new heights. There are no "cookie-cutter" projects here, rather we introduce campers to a surprising range of materials and techniques, unleash their creativity and imagination while building new skills.
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Camp Wildcraft Core Values
Our core camp values, which are intentionally fostered through our activities and relationships with the campers, are Confidence, Creativity, Curiosity, Caring and Connection. We think summer camp is the ideal place to develop and practice these values, and build emotional intelligence, through teamwork, exploration, safely pushing limits, and building genuine connections with new friends and caring counselors. The matrix below shows the qualities we explicitly foster and develop each day.
CONFIDENCE
Practice
Focus
Resilience
Pushing limits
Healthy risk
Positive feedback
Practice
Focus
Resilience
Pushing limits
Healthy risk
Positive feedback
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CREATIVITY
Vision Receptivity Experimentation Skill building Imagination Collaboration |
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CARING
Empathy Kindness Friendship Listening Trust Teamwork |
CURIOSITY
Discovery
Openness
Wonder
Exploration
Investigation
Learning
Passion
Discovery
Openness
Wonder
Exploration
Investigation
Learning
Passion
