“Children are our legacy.”
Summer Day Camps 2013
REGISTRATION FOR THESE CAMPS IS OPEN FOR
MEMBERS ONLY UNTIL MARCH 7.
REGISTRATION FOR NON-MEMEBERS IS AVAILABLE
ON MARCH 8, 2013
Explore, Experiment & Discover!
Overlooking the valley of the Battenkill, our camps are located on the grounds of Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home. The estate was built in 1905 by Robert Todd Lincoln as his ancestral home.
Our camps foster children's love of learning in a safe and friendly environment. Each day children experience a wide variety of hands-on activities that are both educational and fun. Children are encouraged to explore, experiment and make their own discoveries.
Hildene's mission is to advance the Lincoln legacy through education, commitment to community and active stewardship of the family's home and land.
Bug Bonanza THIS CAMP IS FULL
June 24 - 28
For children entering 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade
$185 Hildene member, $205 nonmember
9:00 am – 3:00 pm • Instructor: Diane Newton
Explore the largest group of animals in the world – insects. These six-legged wonders abound in our fields, forests, ponds and rivers. We’ll investigate their amazing adaptations, life cycles and ecology through outdoor games, explorations, stories, art activities and songs. Highlights include a search for aquatic insects in a nearby river, setting up insect motels, creating pattern block insects and exploring the characteristics and habitat of honey bees.
Nets, Buckets and Boots THIS CAMP IS FULL
July 1, 2, 3, & 5 (4 Day Week)
For children entering 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade
$148 Hildene member, $164 nonmember
9:00 am – 3:00 pm • Instructor: Diane Newton
Calling all nature explorers! How does a water scorpion breathe, a beaver eat under water without drowning or a Great Blue Heron catch fish? Come and learn the answers to these and other questions during our week exploring and comparing river, pond and wetland communities. We’ll catch and identify aquatic insects, build a river food web, investigate a beaver pond, identify common wetland plants and view live hawks. We’ll also play, do crafts, sing songs, read stories, and cool off on our water slide.
Farm Camp THIS CAMP IS FULL
July 8 - 12
For children entering 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade
$185 Hildene member, $205 nonmember
9:00 am - 3:00 pm • Instructor: Mimi Wright
Discover how our lives are connected to agriculture. Campers become familiar with Hildene’s farm, visit neighboring ones and are introduced to different types of operations. Campers explore goat-raising, cheese making, vegetable growing and composting. They try their hand at weeding, picking snacks from the garden, felting fleece into fabric and picking berries for baking. They’ll hear farm stories and create farm-based crafts.
Farm Camp
July 15 - 19 THIS CAMP IS FULL
For children entering 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade
$185 Hildene member, $205 nonmember
9:00 am - 3:00 pm • Instructor: Mimi Wright
Discover how our lives are connected to agriculture. Campers become familiar with Hildene’s farm, visit neighboring ones and are introduced to different types of operations. Campers explore goat-raising, cheese making, vegetable growing and composting. They try their hand at weeding, picking snacks from the garden, felting fleece into fabric and picking berries for baking. They’ll hear farm stories and create farm-based crafts.
Farm Camp THIS CAMP IS FULL
July 22 - 26
For children entering 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade
$185 Hildene member, $205 nonmember
9:00 am - 3:00 pm • Instructor: Mimi Wright
Discover how our lives are connected to agriculture. Campers become familiar with Hildene’s farm, visit neighboring ones and are introduced to different types of operations. Campers explore goat-raising, cheese
making, vegetable growing and composting. They try their hand at weeding, picking snacks from the garden, felting fleece into fabric and picking berries for baking. They’ll hear farm stories and create farm-based crafts.
Junior Ranger Camp THIS CAMP IS FULL
July 29 - August 2
For children entering 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade
$185 Hildene member, $205 nonmember
9:00 am – 3:00 pm • Instructor: Rick LaDue
Spend your week discovering the secrets of the forests, fields and streams of Vermont! From exploration of the Battenkill to hikes through the dark trees of Hildene, each day will bring new discoveries, adventure and excitement. Learn how birds fly, smash rocks to discover hidden minerals, silently creep through the forest like a stalking fox, and hunt for the biggest tree at Hildene.
Always Artful
August 5 - 9
For children ages 9 - 10
$185 Hildene member, $205 nonmember
9:00 am – 3:00 pm • Instructor: Bess Lewis
Young artists explore the beauty of Hildene’s estate while honing their skills in the visual arts of painting, drawing, sculpting and craft making. Each day is action-packed as campers interpret the architecture, gardens, farm animals, and natural surroundings of Hildene through art. The week ends with a showcase of the artists’ creations.
Wild Survival THIS CAMP IS FULL
August 12 - 16
For children entering 4th, 5th or 6th grade
$185 Hildene member, $205 nonmember
9:00 am – 3:00 pm • Instructor: Rick LaDue
Can you build a shelter as weather-proof as a gray squirrel, navigate as well as a migrating song bird or move through the forest as quietly as a fox? Put your survival skills to the test as you spend the week learning from the experts: the animals of southern VT. With hands-on exploration, campers discover the ways local animals survive in the wild and have fun along the way.
Camps are open for member registration only until March 7.
Beginning March 8, camps are open for registration to the general public. All camps are limited to 12 campers. To give all prospective campers the opportunity to attend the camp of their choice, enrollment priority will be given to children who have not previously attended a particular camp. If spaces remain, previous campers may then register. We hope all previous campers will join us for a new camp.
Registration Information
Please register by printing and submitting the attached pdf form. Your registration is assured when we have received full payment and when you have received a confirmation packet from us.
In the event your child is unable to attend camp, regardless of reason, camp fees are non-refundable.
Please contact us at 802 367-7965 or email Diane Newton for more information.
Please make checks payable to “Hildene” and mail to:
Hildene, Education Program
PO Box 377
Manchester, VT 05254
802.367.7965
Our Camp Staff
Diane Newton, Director of Education, Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, Manchester, VT
Rick LaDue, Forest Steward, Equinox Preservation Trust, Manchester, VT
Mimi Wright, Small-Scale Farmer, Londonderry, VT
Bess Lewis, Art Instructor and Artist, Tinmouth, VT
The Lincoln Family Home
