MARCH 4, 2010 ISSUE
Summer Camp Registration Is On!
Summer may seem like it’s worlds away, but now is the time to start registering your kids for this year’s summer camps.
This compilation represents the 2010 summer camps that High Country Press already knows about. In the March 11 issue, we’ll run a comprehensive listing of summer camps in the area, so send us the details on your camp if you haven’t already! Send camp info to anna@highcountrypress.com.
ASU Camp Invention
ASU will host Camp Invention, a weeklong interactive science day camp that fosters inventive-thinking skills, the week of Monday through Friday, June 28 to July 2, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Camp is open to all current kindergarten through 4th grade students.
Campers will power robotic creatures, explore the connection between bubbles and lightening bolts and help save avatars by rebuilding a virtual world. A camp fee of $195 is good for anyone registering before March 12. For more info, call 828-262-2530 or click to www.pathways.appstate.edu.
Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center Earth Camp
The Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center presents Earth Camp 2010, a wilderness adventure program. Session I is for ages 12 to 17, takes place Monday, July 5, through Sunday, July 18, and costs $1,400. Session II is for ages 8 to 12, takes place Friday, July 23, through Wednesday, July 28, and costs $500.
The center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to meaningful experiences with the earth and community that weave a web of self-confidence and positive interaction. The center teaches through fun and unique outdoor living experiences that promote discovery, self-awareness, friendship and connection to the land.
The kitchen serves home-cooked, healthy, family-style meals created from mostly organic and local foods, including the center’s own gardens. The camps offer experiential education in the lessons of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, including traditional earth skills, campcraft, woodslore, woodworking, archery, backpacking, low-impact camping and river canoeing. To register, print an application from the center’s website, www.buffalocove.com, and mail it to Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center, 664 Buckskin Hollow, Deep Gap, NC 28618. For more info, call 828-964-1473.
Blowing Rock Parks and Rec Summer Day Camp
Registration for Blowing Rock Parks and Recreation Summer Day Camp started March 1 for Blowing Rock taxpayers, and open registration starts on Monday, March 15. The camp is offered to rising kindergarteners (at least 5 years old with recent daycare experience) through 6th graders.
The day camp will start on Monday, June 14, and end on Friday, July 30. To receive taxpayer registration fees, you must present a copy of your Blowing Rock tax bill. Click to www.townofblowingrock.com or call 828-295-5222 for more information.
The Riding Company Summer Day Camp
The Riding Company invites children ages 8 to 17 to participate in its 2010 summer day camp in Banner Elk. Activities will include fundamentals of horses, tack use and care, Western style riding lessons, arts and crafts, nature classes, games and much more. Each four-day session will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and includes all snacks, lunch, equipment, art supplies and instruction. The cost per session is $400 per camper. Sibling and multi-week discounts are offered. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required at registration. For more info or to register, contact camp directors Ricardo and Peri Pardo at 828-260-6628 or info@horseridingcompany.com or click to www.horseridingcompany.com.
High Country Hospice Camp Sunshine
High Country Hospice’s Camp Sunshine, a free three-day camp for children ages 5 to 12 grieving the death of a family member or loved one, is now accepting applications for campers, volunteers and counselors. The 2010 camp will be held Monday to Wednesday, July 12 to 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Camp is held in Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties. Preregistration is required. For more info or an application, contact Jennifer Johnson at 828-265-3926 or click to www.highcountryhospice.org/camp.html.
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