Order a Camp T-Shirt T-Shirts are $10. Sizes YXS-AXL. You can see this year’s fox design on the front of this flyer! The shirt will be cardinal red with the design on this brochure. Shirts must be ordered by May 15 to guarantee your camper a shirt in the correct size. After that date, shirts cannot be guaranteed. Order your shirt when you sign up for a camp session. How To Register Camp sessions are reserved online with Visa, MasterCard, or PayPal. Higher fees for nonmembers include a year’s PVAS membership. If you wish to pay by check, please contact [email protected]. Full fees are due by May 15. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable to another session. Information for Parents Everything parents need to know about camp is at www.PotomacAudubon.org/discovercamp Where Is Audubon Discovery Camp Held? Yankauer Nature Preserve Whiting’s Neck Road, about halfway between Shepherdstown and Martinsburg WV, off Scrabble Road. Peter Burr Farm 176 East Burr Blvd, Kearneysville WV Off Route 9 behind Bardane Industrial Park, near the DMV Office. Shepherdstown Shepherd University’s Center for Contemporary Arts EASY Registration Online! www.PotomacAudubon.org Have Questions? [email protected] 304-676-8739 Scholarships are Available! Potomac Valley Audubon Society provides scholarships for camp through our annual Fall Birdseed Sale and donations. We welcome requests for financial assistance although most scholarships cover only part of the camp fee. More information and applications can be found online at www.potomacaudubon.org/scholarships Scholarship applications are due in early April. Audubon Discovery Camp June 1 – July 17, 2015 SITES IN Berkeley County and Jefferson County, West Virginia Children 6-12 • Preschoolers 3-5 • Teens 13-17 This material is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Berkeley County Board of Education, its agents or employees. The views and information contained in these materials reflect neither the approval nor the disapproval of this Board or the school administration. Neither the Jefferson County Board of Education nor any of its agents or employees sponsor or endorse this material or publication. The views expressed may or may not reflect those of the Jefferson County Board of Education or school administration and are neither approved nor disapproved by them. The Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any service recipient, applicant, program staff, or the public on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, political affiliation, or religion. Day Camp Sessions are Monday-Friday Scholarships are Available Junior Staff Opportunities for Teens A program of the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Potomac Valley Audubon Society P.O. Box 578 Shepherdstown, WV 25443 304-676-8739 • www.PotomacAudubon.org [email protected] Audubon Discovery Camp Programs Camps at Yankauer Nature Preserve Camps for Teens (Berkeley County) Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Camp Survivor Are you the one who will be THE survivor? Learn the importance of shelter, water, fire, food, and safety in the wild. Learn basic survival skills including building shelter, solar cooking, checking the weather, and being safe in the woods. Learn knot-tying and play challenge games in the great outdoors while you build your fort! June 8–12 (Session 1) • Ages 6–12 • $150 members/$175 non-members June 22–26 (Session 2) • Ages 6–12 • $150 members/$175 non-members Bugs, Slugs & Other Ughs! What’s under your feet? Bugs and slugs and worms and roots and rocks and holes! Spend this week digging in the dirt, looking for what lies beneath the soil, and investigating the wildlife living there. You can even try to make an ant get lost! Your fort will be your “home in the woods” as you go exploring! June 15–19 • Ages 6–12 • $150 members/$175 non-members I’m Flying! Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Outdoor Adventurer: Build A Techno Trail Spend this week in and around Shepherdstown, creating a techno-trail that highlights nature and history in town. Using QR codes, letterboxing, and other technology, you’ll set up a trail that others can follow. June 22–26 • Ages 11–13 (entering grades 6–8) $200 members/$225 non-members Junior Staff Attend training to learn about being a camp leader and a great counselor, then work as an assistant staff member during one week at Yankauer or the Peter Burr Farm. Junior staff spaces are limited for each week. Training June 6 • Ages 12–17 (entering grades 7–12) • $30 per camper Camps at the Peter Burr Farm (Jefferson County) Lots of things fly! Some have feathers, some are mammals, some drive us crazy (like stinkbugs), but they are all fascinating. Learn to identify a bird by its call, play Bat and Moth to practice your echolocation and go on an evening adventure to listen for owls and look for bats. On Thursday, camper families can join us for an evening campfire and a walk on the Kingfisher Trail when it gets dark! (No camp on Friday July 3rd). June 29–July 2 (4-days) • Ages 6–12 • $125 members/$150 non-members Butterfly...Flutter By Camps for Younger Campers at Yankauer Nature Preserve Pioneer Adventure! Ages 3–6 (Preschool and Entering Kindergarten/First Grade) Monday–Friday Out Of The Nest Ages 3–5, with a parent attending Explore the natural world with your child through circle time, short hikes, hands-on nature exploration, and stories. Each day is a different nature theme! June 1–5 • $50 per first camper/parent ($10 additional for 2nd child) • 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Nature Buddies Ages 5–6 (entering Kindergarten or First Grade) Just for campers who are ready to come to camp, but for a shorter day without a parent. Explore insects, mammals, birds, and the forest through hands-on activities. July 6–10 • $125 members/$150 non-members • 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monarchs are the kings and queens, but there are many, many different butterflies that visit us each year. Learn about butterflies and their life cycle, play butterfly games, work on butterfly craft projects, look for caterpillars, use the net to collect butterflies, and help raise some butterflies at camp. July 6–10 • Ages 6–12 • $150 members/$175 non-members What was life like 200 years ago?! Make a cornhusk doll, investigate the animals that provided food, make your own bread, butter, and yogurt cheese, weave on a lap loom, make berry ink and write with a quill. After that, play pioneer games, make your own dice, and maybe even make a bone whistle. July 13–17 • Ages 6–12 • $150 members/$175 non-members Teen Photo Camp at Shepherd University Learn the basics of digital photography, even if you’ve never held a camera! Learn how to take the BEST pictures then download the images to a computer and edit them. Much of each day is spent outside taking pictures! A Nikon 35mm digital SLR camera is provided for your use during the week. June 22-26 • Ages 14-17 (entering grades 9-12) • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $150 members/$175 non-members
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