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Camp Philosophy

  "A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement,……If I had influence with the good fairy …… I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength."

                                                                                  --Rachel Carson (1956!)

The Nature Place Day Camp is based on three principles:

  1. Children have an inherent connection with the natural world. Activities usinsunsetg the outdoors as a safe, fun and wonder-full learning environment are designed to nurture a child's sense of wonder and enable him/her to feel comfortable in and joyful about the world around us.

  2. Children thrive in an environment that fosters cooperation. Camp activities are non-competitive, joyful, hands-on and positive.

  3. Each child is unique, possessing special interests and needs. We follow a non-competitive, age appropriate approach in working with children. Our low enrollment, camp structure and professional staff enable us to tailor the program to meet the needs of children.

Our Mission Statement: To give campers a safe summer, in which they can be themselves, have fun, be challenged, connect with others and the earth, develop new skills, and be supported throughout.

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Why do we take children out-of-doors?

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"I go to nature to be
                   soothed and healed,   
and to have my senses
       put in tune once more"

                                                --John Burroughs

 

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                            "Nature is not a place
                                   to visit.
                             It is home."
                                
                                           --Gary Snyder

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"There was a time when
           meadow, grove, and stream
the earth, and every common sight,
            To me did seem
            Appareled in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness
            of a dream."


                                   --William Blake

 

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