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Kids Nature Camp
Willow Park began a summer camp for kids in 2002. It was a great hit. Through the Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department, Willow Park is again able to offer a nature camp for elementary age kids, where they get exercise and education. |
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Willow Park Summer Camp 2006!
Willow Park staff and volunteers are already busy planning summer camps for 2006. Demand for spaces in camp sessions was so great in 2005 that we added a whole extra week, for a total of four. Spaces were filled almost as soon as the Town released its Spring/Summer Activity Guide. If you know a young person anxious for a week of fun, exciting outdoor adventures, sign them up before its too late! Also, if you know a teen eager to gain some hands-on volunteer experience, Willow Park summer camps may be able to provide an opportunity for them to help out.
Eco-Quest camp will help young environmentalists explore habitats, endangered species and organic gardening. Our schedule promises to be jam packed with hands-on experiences. Campers will conduct surveys of field and forest, river and pond. We'll lend a hand improving Willow Park's habitats with projects like turtle nesting areas and a native tree nursery. The organic gardens and compost areas will provide opportunities for healthy activities, along with some tempting tastes. Of course, we'd never forget to have plenty of great games, challenges, role-playing, and time to create some wonderful keepsakes from re-used materials.
We had so much fun with our history themed camp last summer we decided to try some more at Blast from the Past camp. Kids will have more chances to try native and pioneer activities, as well as learn skills from the Victorian era, 1950s and 1970s. We'll explore how people got around, from canoes and wagons to airplanes and rocket ships. Lots of active games from the past will be interspersed with creating toys and handicrafts to amuse and amaze everyone. Campers will experiment with cooking traditional food items as well. It's almost like stepping into a time machine!
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Eco-Quest
July 10-14, 2006, 6 to 8 year olds
July 17-21, 2006, 8 to 10 year olds
August 14-18, 2006, 6 to 8 year olds
Blast from the Past
August 7-11, 2006, for 6 to 8 year olds
Willow Park Ecology Centre staff operate this program. The Town of Halton Hills Recreation & Parks Dept. manages the registration.
Space is very limited for all our camps, so make sure you register early.
The cost is $135.00 per child per camp (one week). Each program runs 9 am to 4 pm with extended hours available for $28/week.
For more information and registration contact Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department at the Program Information Hotline: 905-873-2601 ext. 2275
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Willow Park Summer Camp 2005!
Willow Park Ecology Centre announces its 2005 summer camp program.
Eco Explorers!
By exploring fields, forests, streams & ponds, children will track Willow Park's hidden inhabitants & experiment with the power of nature. Science activities, games, creative crafts will all be part of this week-long adventure.
Dates: July 11-15 for ages 6 - 8 years
Dates: July 18-22 for ages 8 -10 years
Ride the Time Machine!
People have long been visiting this spot where the Credit meets the waters of Silver Creek. While learning how Native people, pioneers and others have enjoyed Willow Park's beauty and resources, you'll have fun building structures, playing popular games & doing handicrafts from long ago.
Dates: August 8-12 for ages 6 - 8 years
Willow Park Ecology Centre staff operate this program. However, please register through Town of Halton Hills Recreation & Parks Dept.
Space is very limited for all our camps, so make sure you register early. Cost per child is $130.00 per child per camp (one week).
Each program runs 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. with extended hours available for $25/week.
For more information and registration contact Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department at the Program Information Hotline: 873-2601 ext. 2275
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The outstanding response and wainting lists for our camps this year has promped us to add on more camps. Please contact the office for the most updated information on summer camps!
Phone: 905-702-9055
Co-ordinator: Tunde Otto-Harris
wpec@willowparkecology.com
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Willow Park Summer Camp 2004
Two New Programs for 2004
This summer a special group of children will have the opportunity to participate in Willow Park's exciting summer camp programs. Using the unique resources of Willow Park's natural setting, campers will experience an adventurous week of ecological activities.
Earthworks! will introduce your child to the special role of planet Earth in their lives. We will get down and dirty, exploring soil, rocks, fossils and more. Create a magical garden, grunt for worms, grow beautiful crystals, become a rock hound, enter the snail race and get to know the world we live in.
The week of July 5 - 9 has been set aside for campers ages 5, 6 and 7 to participate in this marvelous adventure.
The week of July 12 - 16 is available for 8, 9 and 10 year olds to have a turn. Explore the wonders of Willow Park with us.
By popular request Tiny Marvels will be running the week of August 9 - 13.
Once again, 5, 6 and 7 year olds will have the opportunity to take part in another unique week of outdoor activities. Join us for bug hunts, make a giant spider web, investigate what makes flowers so special, grow some magic bean seeds and have a great time. Tiny marvels like these have a lot to offer. Come and explore with us.
Space is very limited for all our camps, so make sure you register early. Cost per child is $130.00 per child per camp.
Each program runs 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. with extended hours available for $25/week.
For more information and registration contact Halton Hills Recreation and Parks Department at the Program Information Hotline: 873-2601 ext. 2275
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Willow Park Summer Camp 2003 Review
Our 2003 Summer Camp program took place in July and August 2003, with the younger campers age 5 - 7 attending the Flying Machines camp July 7-11. We had a full camp, with 15 children. Two thirds of the campers were 5 years or less and parents appreciated the full day camp as the Town does not offer anything else that is full day for this age.
Besides learning about birds, bats, butterflies and bees, the children took a trip to Mountsberg. There they learned about birds of prey, enjoyed the tour of the birds and saw birds of prey flying overhead.
Comments from the parents were:
"The leaders were great with the kids and always kept the parents informed of what was going on each day",
"a good program in an intimate setting".
The August program, Water Works, took place August 11-15 and was oriented toward children age 8 - 10 inclusive. They learned how water helps us work, play and create. These campers spent a day at Everdale Farm, where they were interviewed by a crew from the Outdoor Life Network. They enjoyed feeding the animals, seeing the turtles and participating in the harvesting activities.
We expect to offer two themes for the camps in 2004: Tiny Marvels, about insect, spiders, flowers, seeds, leaves, etc and "Earthworks", all about rocks, minerals, soils, working with clay and landforms. Look for our ad in the Town's 2004 Spring and Summer Community Guide.
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Emma Barnes and Steven Murdock, both 5, peered through the "binoculars' they made in their crafts exercise as the two learned about bats, bugs, birds and butterflies, as part of the Nature's Flying Machines Camp.
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