The Mountain’s Elementary Camp sessions offer an inviting, low-pressure entry point for children aged 9-11 to experience overnight camp. We emphasize games which teach young people to cooperate and mend fences with each other when conflict does come up. We also intentionally design our activities so that our young friends can learn new skills while having fun. Some of our offerings include:
- Arts & crafts and creative expression activities, including pottery, nature sculpture, and poetry workshops;
- Adventure experiences, including canoeing, hiking, and wilderness survival skills.
- Agricultural and botanical adventures, including learning to identify edible and medicinal plants native to our region, harvesting and preparing (and eating!) produce from our farm, and learning about the fantastic variety of fungi present on the Mountain;
- Athletic pursuits, including team sports, swimming at our waterfront, large group games such as capture the flag, and archery;
- Self-exploration and social justice workshops, including body positivity, nonviolent communication skills, and thoughtful debates.
