Spring & Summer Camps & Workshops:
ADULT WORKSHOPS
Connecting Kids To Nature: A Workshop for Parents
This two-hour workshop is devoted to parents and adults interested in and concerned about the lack of time children spend outside in nature. Obesity, depression and ADHD are ailments that some researchers and Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, are linking to children who have limited experiences outdoors. Outreach Director Meg Edstrom will lead the program and offer parents innovative activities and ideas for creating a safe and more meaningful outdoor experience for their children. Topics to be covered include:
- Explore your role in supporting your child’s experiences and trips outdoors.
- Learn activities for structuring outside time, and participate in a scavenger hunt using Ferry Beach Ecology School’s ecosystem field guide.
- Discover easy techniques to incorporate fun into your trip outside while discovering the amazing stories nature has to tell.
- Question and answer discussion focused on issues of structuring outside time, safety and awareness outdoors.
- Use new literature to support your child’s outdoor adventures.
- Gain exposure to Ferry Beach’s unique, proven teaching methodologies using narrative education techniques.
- Collaborate with other parents and adults - make connections with others looking to head outdoors!
Spring 2008 PARENT WORKSHOP DATES:Tuesday May 6, 2008, 6-8:00 pm, Tuesday May 20, 2008, 6-8:00 pm,
Follow this LINK to Register for Kids & Nature: a Workshop for Parents
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PARENT & CHILD SUMMER CAMP
An exploration of Nature and local ecosystems with your child aged K to 6th grade! Join us this summer for a five-day session held from 10 am to 2 pm daily. Each day brings a new adventure for you and your child to explore together:
- NATURE DETECTIVES: Discover the difference between Pond, Stream and Salt Marsh ecosystems, and observe how these water bodies connect everything!
- JUNIOR-ECOLOGISTS: Explore the Forest and Beach, and learn how to fully utilize your senses to enhance your outdoor experience.
- SWAMP THING: Experience the Ferry Beach State Park, including the rare northern reaches of the Tupelo swamp, accessed by an adventurous boardwalk.
- ECO-EXPLORERS: Uncover the hidden secrets of the Tide Pools — animal and plant organisms living in this unique and extreme environment!
- BE THE CHANGE! Visit the Camp Ellis fishing village and learn about our organic garden ’Äì realize the human connection to nature!
There are four week-long sessions to choose form:
Cost: $250 per parent and child team for the week-long session. For more information contact Meg Edstrom or call her at 207-283-9951.
Follow this LINK to Register for a Parent & Child Day Camp
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GARDENING DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN K-6
Join us at the Ferry Beach organic garden to play in the soil and learn about all the amazing things that help your food grow! ¬ÝWe will spend time working in a greenhouse, harvesting fruits and vegetables and preparing and eating delicious snacks from the garden. Bring your creativity for garden arts and crafts projects and your sense of adventure for afternoon beach, salt marsh, forest and freshwater explorations.
We will offer three weeks of camp for a variety of age groups starting June 30 and running until July 18, 2008. ¬ÝSpace is limited, so sign up now!
Contact: Jaime Duval, jaime@fbes.org or 283-9951
SUMMER SPROUTS: JUNE 30-JULY 3 , 2008 (no camp on July 4th)
This session will focus on using our senses to discover the magic and mystery of a garden. ¬ÝPlant and harvest vegetables to snack on. ¬ÝLearn about the plants and animals that call the garden home. ¬ÝMake a garden craft to take home with you. ¬ÝWe will also explore the forest and seashore through fun and creative activities.
DIRT DETECTIVES: JULY 7-11. 2008
This session will allow campers to dig deeper into the world beneath our feet. ¬ÝWe will explore the soil as a home to many organisms and a place for growing yummy food. ¬ÝDig in the dirt, learn about the compost cycle and look inside a worm bin! ¬ÝBring your walking shoes because we will also embark on a journey to the forest, salt marsh and seashore.
GARDEN ECOLOGISTS: JULY 14-18, 2008
Be a junior gardener for a week by participating in the daily tasks of running a garden. ¬ÝPlant seeds in the greenhouse and the garden. ¬ÝHarvest fruits and vegetables and prepare a nutritious snack. Identify plants and animals to make a garden field guide to take home with you. ¬ÝWe will also visit other Ferry Beach ecosystems and explore how they are related to the garden.
Follow This LINK to Register for a Garden Day Camp session for for your child
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EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS
Workshops at your school
Workshops can be designed for Educators in-service learning or training at your school. A 2-hour ABCs of Ecology: Live and Unplugged! workshop for up to 20 educators is a terrific way to combine learning, entertainment and team building into one afternoon.
Workshops at our seaside campus
We also offer Educator Workshops at at our campus in Saco, Maine, with a cost of $15-$50 per participant depending on length (and if meal is included).
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