Cultures + Generations + Hearts + Connected
Roots, Arts and Plants
Forest Program
Summer 2023
August 27th - September 1st, 2023
Farmingdale, NJ
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Program Description
This week-long sleepaway camp is designed for children age 12 - 16, offering a variety of skills and experiences by highly-qualified team of artists, artisans, educators, herbalists and wilderness guides. Each day will offer a different activity - from arts, mosaics, origami and car repair to hiking, nature explorations, foraging, plant identification, primitive fire-making, earth-based practices, crafts, and awareness workshops. We will also have fun, swim, play team-building games and share bedtime stories around a fire.
Schedule
Sun, Aug 27th, 6pm - CHECK IN. Orientation, dinner. introductions, set up, safety, team-building
Mon, Aug 28th - ARTS and CRAFTS. We will draw, paint, create origami, make mosaic projects, vision and have sharing circles
Tue, Aug 29th - EARTH-BASED WAYS. Indigenous stories, traditional crafts, power animal games, primitive fire-making, archery.
Wed, Aug 30th - NATURE AND PLANTS. Hiking, orienteering, plant identification and foraging classes.
Thur, Aug 31st - WOODWORKING and CAR REPAIR. Children will learn woodworking and basic car repair and maintenance. At night - Celebration with pizza making and cookie baking.
Fri, Sep 1st - CONCLUSION. Kids will share their reflections and presentations. Clean Up. Pick up at 3pm.
Setting, Land, Food
We will be situated on a secluded woodland property in Farmingdale, NJ. The accommodations are primitive and comfortable. We will be staying in a lakeside cabin with spectacular views and a woodburning fireplace. Electricity, full kitchen, heat, indoor toilets and showers are available. All COVID-19 safety protocols as required by state laws are in place. All meals will be provided and will consist of simple healthy wholesome protein-rich foods. We take pride in offering children the cleanest and most nutritious meal options. Most of the ingredients are organic and locally sourced. All are non-gmo. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are available. Participants are welcome to bring their own healthy snacks, for themselves and a bit to share.
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Sleeping arrangements will be indoors. Children will need to bring sleeping bags and mats or cots. Full packing lists will be provided upon registration.
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Our Teachers and Crew
Our dedicated and distinguished Team of Teachers and Coordinators comes from different fields of expertise and domains of knowledge, a combination that will offer children an exciting, unique and diverse framework for transformative learning and experiences.
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Fees and Registration
Camp Fee: $670. Registration is Closed, We Are Full.
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The Group Size is limited to 25 children. The registration will be done on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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Scholarships and 10% Sibling Discount are available. Scholarships will last until exhausted. To access a scholarship form, Click Here. To request a sibling discount code, email: info@antinanco.org under Subject "Forest Camp."
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