Farm and Forest Summer Camp
June-July 2024
Registration is now open!
Everyone Outside has teamed with the awesome folks at Fire Ring Farm to bring you a summer camp that offers kids ages 5-12 a chance to follow their passions, explore and connect with the natural world and learn about sustainable farming and land use in small groups under the supervision of caring nature mentors. Our camper to mentor ratio is 6:1 or better to ensure a nurturing, supportive environment.
What do we do all day?
Each day we spend time exploring the forest at Palmer-Taylor Preserve with our nature mentors and learning through play with hands-on nature connection games and activities. We also spend time each day engaging in hands-on agricultural activities to learn about farming healthy food with our farm team at Fire Ring Farm.
To see some pictures from last summer, check out our camp blog post.
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2024 Camp Information:
Camp location: Fire Ring Farm and the Middlesex Land Trust's Palmer-Taylor Preserve in Portland, CT
2024 dates:
Session 1: June 24-28
Session 2: July 1,2,3&5
Session 3: July 8-12
Session 4: July 15-19
Session 5: July 22-26
Camp hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm.
Tuition:
$295-$395 (sliding scale) - addl. scholarship available if needed
If you cannot afford the sliding scale tuition options offered, you can apply for more financial aid when you register for camp.
We ask families to please select the highest tuition option they can afford from our sliding scale. As you consider how much you can afford, remember that your first payment is not due until May 1st and payment plans are available. The final payment is due 2 weeks before your child’s first day at camp.
Registration deposit/refunds: $25 of your tuition fee is non-refundable and is due at checkout in order to reserve your child’s spot at camp. You will be asked to read and agree to our refund policy as part of the registration process.
Financial Aid: We are committed to working to make this program accessible to everyone regardless of their financial situation. If needed, please apply for additional financial aid when you register. The amount of tuition reduction we are able to grant to our campers is limited. For more info, see our FAQ page.
Wait list: If a session you are interested in is full, please register to join the waitlist. People's plans change! We will notify you if a space opens up. If you accept this spot, you will be charged only for the $25 deposit at this time unless the first program fee payment deadline has already passed.
BIPOC acknowledgement: Everyone Outside offers a monetary BIPOC acknowledgement to those whose children identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color. To select this option, please enter the coupon code BIPOC at checkout and $50 will be deducted from your selected program fee. If you would like to read more about our decision to offer this, please click here.
If you have questions please see our FAQ page. If this does not answer your questions, please click here to fill out the contact us page.
Registration:
Teen Leadership Camp:
Teen Leadership Camp
(ages 13-16)
Our Nature Mentor in Training (MiT) Program helps equip students (ages 13-16) to be better leaders and gives them a chance to be immersed in an outdoor agricultural and natural environment with their peers, learn about local ecology, agricultural science and leadership in a hands-on and student-led environment.
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