Summer Day Camp
Camp Registration for the 2012 Season begins on March 1, 2012.
Explore! Play Games! Learn Wilderness Skills!
- Rope making
- Safe fire making
- Shelter building
- Wildlife tracking
- Flora and Fauna I.D.
Wolf Tree Programs introduces a summer program designed to foster children’s curiosity in a fun, safe, and non-competitive environment.
Experienced and engaging instructors will help campers learn essential leadership and team building skills, develop confidence, and become stewards of the land and local communities.
Dates:
Session 1 (Ages 7-12) June 25-29, 2012
Session 2 (Ages 12-15) July 2-13, 2012
Session 3 (Ages 7-12) July 16-20, 2012
Session 4 (Ages 7-12) July 23-27, 2012
Times: Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm. Before and aftercare available upon request at additional cost.
Location: Brook's Bend Farm, Montague, MA 01351
Tuition: $250 for each 1 week session. $450 for Session 2, a two-week session.
Registration for Summer Camp is on a first come first serve basis and is determined by receipt of your registration forms and payment.
Click here to download the registration forms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Instructor to Camper Ratios: As far as ratios go, in each group there will be a lead counselor, an assistant, and a Leader in Training with no more than 12 campers.
Licensing and Safety: The camp is licensed through the town Dept. of Public Health Standards. Recreational camps require that all staff members must have CORI/SORI (background) checks done as well as be CPR and First Aid certified through the American Red Cross. The law also states that all staff must go through a staff training which is held and completed before camp begins. Furthermore, all camp lead staff are adults whose years of work with children ages 6-17 years old in an outdoor setting have been verified and come highly recommended.
Typical Day: This is a day camp running from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. The camp is an outdoor adventure camp. Our schedule is organized in a way to give kids a fun, safe, learning experience in nature. The kids will arrive around 9 a.m. and play some fun, engaging group games followed by a daily check-in circle. Then we will split off into field groups and head out to our daily activities. We will meet back up around 2 p.m. as a big group and tell the story of the day followed by some more group games and/or songs and skits. The kids will have snacks around this time. We will split back up into field groups to wrap up the day and be back to the pick-up area at 3 p.m. to greet the parents. In our daily activities we will explore, play group games, learn about the forest, build fires, learn outdoor cooking skills, learn basic wilderness living skills including rope making, fire by friction, primitive shelters, animal tracking, and many more, sing songs and just have a great time in nature. It is designed for children to feel more comfortable in nature and learn about the natural world. It is also about character building. The core of what we do is to help kids develop self-confidence, leadership skills, team building skills, positive communication skills, respect, responsibility, and healthy approaches to growing up.