Rappahannock County
The Rappahannock Nature Camp
Dates: June 20 - July 1, 2011 (Mon.-Fri.)
Time: 9am-3pm, with an overnight planned for June 30th
Location: Singing Creek, Sperryville
Tuition: $225 for 2-weeks
Ages: Boys and Girls 8-12 years old as of 6/20/11
Camp Director: Lyt Wood, (540) 675-1088
Campers will explore the forests, meadows, rivers and ponds of the Singing Creek Property and surrounding areas including the Shenandoah National Park which is within walking distance. The camp's home base is on the Hazel River, two miles west of Route 231. Almost all activities are held outdoors and will include games and songs, hiking, identifying butterflies and moths, learning to recognize all types of snakes, assessing water quality, catching and releasing wild animals, caring for flowers and trees, and producing a camp newspaper. All campers are expected to participate in all activities, including writing, drawing and oral presentations. Be prepared to get wet and muddy! For more information please call Camp Director Lyt Wood at (540) 675-1088 or Don Loock, PEC at (540) 522-4222.
Registration:
To register, please fill out the following forms, and send along with a $25 deposit to: Don Loock, PEC, P.O. Box 532, Washington VA, 22747.
Camp Goals
The goals of the camp are:
- to awaken an interest in our wonderfully beautiful and diverse natural surroundings
- to observe living plants and animals in their natural habitats
- to understand the role of human beings in this shared environment
- to have fun and make new discoveries every day
Camp Theme
Communities is the theme for this year's camp. We will use natural communities as our models, and concentrate on building our own cooperative community of campers and counselors, new and old, past and future. We will explore such questions as:
- What does it take to be a community member?
- How does our community relate to larger communities such as our county, our state, our planet?
- What have these communities done for us?
- What is our place in them and how can we make them better?
Staff
Lyt Wood, Camp Director, is alocal arborist and one of the founders of the camp. He is experienced as an outdoor educator and has hosted the camp at his property since 1996.
Trista Scheuerlein, Assistant Director, is a gardener, musician, and teacher who coordinates the Farm to Table program at the Rappahannock County High School.
In addition, many artists, teachers, and wildlife experts contribute their support to the camp year after year.
