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Apple Scouts Nature Immersion Summer Camp


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/19/2022
Apple Playschools’ Apple Scouts program is a gender-inclusive, multi-age outdoors camp based on the belief that all children have the right to connect to the natural world. Children in our camp programs are immersed in nature in all kinds of weather. Through child-initiated activities like hiking, tracking, mapping, playing, building and creating, Apple Scouts explore the rich surroundings offered by local preserves, woods and trails.Choose from our five 2-week long sessions for ages 5-11.

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Sessions are open to youth who have completed Young 5's/Kindergarten-5th grade. Campers will be assigned to one of two mixed-age groups during their session.

Camp Sessions Line up: 

All camp sessions are 2 weeks.

Session 1 | June 13-17, 20-24| Slip, Slide, SPLAT!  

Nothing is better than playing in the mud. Explore every pebble, grain, and clump of the soil below your feet. Get to know the critters that live in the depths of the dirt and investigate how rivers of water flow underground through our community. Don’t forget to hike, make clay sculptures, and compost, too, as you face off with family and friends in the Mud Day Challenge! Tentative Badges: Mud Day, Clean Water, Dirt & Rocks, Ceramicist, Flower Power, Compost Maven 

 Session 2 | June 27- July 1, July 5-8 | 

Dream It, Build It, Break It 

Use your hands to build and construct with real tools. Design models, break them, and try building again to improve your design. Work with your team to create a project that benefits our community. Bring your imagination and get ready to make mistakes. Hard hats are optional. Tentative Badges: Wood Working, Draft & Design, Solar Power, Simple Machines

**No camp on Monday, July 4.

 Session 3 | July 11-15, 18-22 | Art Is Everywhere 

Use the sidewalk as your palette, the neighborhood as your stage, and the people you pass as characters in your very own graphic novel. Whether you like to tell stories through art, songs, stories, or plays, you’ll create and present your tale to the community. Tentative Badges: Graphic Novelist, Songwriter, Troubadour, Center Stage, Artful Artisan, Costume Designer, Nature Photography.

 Session 4 | July 25-29, August 1-5 | My Wild Craft Kitchen

Join us for two weeks filled with foraging, visiting markets, cooking, and making care products. Learn to prepare seasonal produce and natural remedies, experiment with canning and dehydrating, and explore the local food system that sustains our community. Challenge yourself to try new foods and to identify edible and healing plants growing in the wild areas all around us. Tentative Badges: Soap Making, Forager, Master Chef, Knife Skills, Community Gardening, Canning, Natural Healer

 Session 5 | August 8-12, 15-19 | Super Sleuths 

Sort through clues and complete missions to help solve the mystery of a missing hero. Read maps, follow cryptic codes, and trek the neighborhood trails and sidewalks to hunt for treasure and adventure. Collaborate with your teammates and you’ll reveal some big surprises along the way! Tentative Badges: Map Designer, Compass Builder, Super Seeker, Museum Marauder, Master of Disguise

 


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

Apple Scouts Summer Camp
900 s. 7th st
Ann Arbor, MI, 48103
United States
Contact name: 
Tasia Heintzelman
The event has already taken place on this date: 
08/19/2022
Time: 
8:30am-4:00pm, 4:00-5:30 extended care
Price: 
$565/two week session. Discounts for multiple sessions. Extended care $110

Ages

4-5 years 6-8 years 9-12 years