Summer Camp

2011 Registration Form & Parent Need to Know Info

Week 1 (July 4 – July 8 ) & Week 5 (August 2 – August 5)

Eco Adventure – Campers experience interactive and educational outdoor adventure learning about the eco zones in and around Batawa including wetlands and riparian zones, wilderness survival and identification of vegetation and wildlife. Campers will set up camp sites, build natural shelters and learn hiking and back country exploration safety and ethics. Our Indiana Jones Adventure will have campers following clues and maps using geo-caching and wayfaring techniques, play paleontologist digging up a 40’ T-Rex, scaling a life sized triceratops and exploring the reason dinosaurs are now extinct.  Campers will get to ride the chairlift to the summit of “Mt. Batawa” for a bird’s eye view of the geography they will be exploring. Campers can chose to bring their bikes and helmets or hike the trails and discover nature throughout the areas of natural scientific interest in and around Batawa.

Week 2 (July 11 – July 15) & Week 6 (August 8 – August 12)

Dino Dayz – Prehistoric adventure awaits as junior paleontologists learn all about dinosaurs in our interactive research camp. Campers will discover fossils, create fossil rubbings, see life sized dinosaur footprints and make a casting of their own footprint to take home. The tree house will give campers a pterodactyl view of their fellow paleontologists unearthing a 40’ tyrannosaurus, scaling the horns of a triceratops, discovering a life size baby dinosaur and crawling through a giant dino-egg!

Week 3 (July 18 – July 22) & Week 7 (August 15 – August 19)

Hike & Bike Week – This week campers learn safe hiking practices and develop cross country biking skills including  braking, cornering, climbing, descending, maneuvering around obstacles, safety and general trail etiquette. Campers will discover beautiful views from the ski hill summit and explore the outdoors on the more than 25 kilometers of natural trails and 1600 acres of natural areas around Batawa. Campers will hike through wooded areas and wetlands exploring our natural environment. Bike rides on trials through grassland and highland areas of natural and scientific interest give campers an exciting and healthy way to discover local geography. Bike rides include tours around Batawa trails, the Lower Trent Trail along the historic Trent River and to the Bleasdale Boulder. 

Week 4 (July 25 – July 29) & Week 8 (August 22 – August 26)

Sports Spectacular – Camper are all Olympians this week going for gold in the Batawa Olympics. Campers get to create their own countries, design their own flag and uniform. Campers will challenge each other and camp leaders in both traditional and adventure sports. This camp will teach proper techniques and improve your skills on a variety of sports including baseball, tennis, basketball, flag football and soccer. Campers spend a day orienteering and finding hidden treasures all around Batawa.

We look forward to a fun and exciting summer!