Would you like to make a barn owl your new best friend?
Then Cochran Mill Nature Center’s Junior Naturalist Summer Day Camp is the place for you! Join us each week for an activity-packed, fun-filled session of educational environmental activities!
Children of all ages will participate in hiking, canoeing, fishing activities and have the opportunity to meet wildlife up close. Activities and crafts will vary with each session as the topic changes. That way, campers enrolled in multiple sessions will have a new and exciting experience each week of the summer! See the calendar below to choose your sessions!
Details
2012 Camp Sessions:Monday through (scroll down for descriptions below)
Program Time: Monday through Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages: Rising 2nd - 5th Grade (Sorry, no age exceptions)
Price: $115 each week for Members
$125 each week for Non-members
What's included: 30 hours of instructor-led programming & a unique CMNC camp t-shirt!
Registration: Registration forms will be posted online one week prior to registration for your convenience. Reserve your spot early to avoid wait lists!
Each week, Junior Naturalist Camp introduces a different them to learn and explore. Each session includes lessons and activities that surround the theme in addition to regular camp activities. All campers will experience programs that focus on bats, birds of prey and reptiles. Hiking, canoeing, fishing and a water war with the Chattahoochee Hills Fire Department round out each week's activities. Choose your favorite session below or join us for fun the whole summer.
Wet, Wonderful Water---(June 4th - 8th) Learn about the water cycle, animals that live in water and a bit about weather! We are predicating snow at CMNC this week! On June 8thhelp us celebrate with others around the world for World Ocean Day.
What’s in the Woods? ---(June 11th - 15th) Do you know what lives there? Spend time observing animals from the woods, but they aren’t the only woodland inhabitants! There are plants, too! With the help of camp instructors, collect and learn to identify various plant parts. Campers will need to bring a t-shirt for creating their own natural work of art.
Monkeying Around--- (June 18th - 22nd) Apes, monkeys and prosimians – oh, my! Learn to act like and think like a Chimp, compare your size to the great apes and find out why monkeys have tails!
Nocturnal Animals--- (June 25th - 29th) Did you know that some animals are awake while we are asleep? Learn about special adaptations night time animals have. Meet owls and bats that call the nature center home and take part in the International Year of the Bat celebration!
Fossils and Rocks---(July 9th - 13th) Rocks, rocks everywhere but there are only 3 types?! Explore areas around the Center to collect rocks and learn how they are made. Then try your skills as a paleontologist as we dig for fossils of ancient plants and animals. By the end of the week, campers will have a special collection to take home.
Can You See Me Now?---(July 16th-20th) Many animals hide in plain view- so why can’t we see them? Learn how they blend into their surroundings with the help of camouflage and other adaptations that help them survive. Still can’t see them? Searching for animal clues like scat and tracks will round out this fun-filled camp.
Totally Terrific Turtles--- (July 23rd-27th) Georgia is home to lots of different turtles- sea turtles, water turtles and land turtles including the state reptile, the gopher tortoise. Learn all about them as we turn a camper into a turtle, then meet the Center’s shelled residents and other reptilian relatives.
Animal Olympians---(July 30th - August 3rd) Who can jump the farthest, ran the fastest, lift the most? Explore animals that are record setters and how we compare to them. Bring your competitive spirit for our own Olympic games.
Cancellation / Refund Policy
All cancellations, refunds or changes must be requested at least 2 weeks before the first day of each session for which you have registered. No refunds will be given less than 2 weeks prior to the first day of the session.
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