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Outside in Nature Summer Camp @ Tara Firma Farm 7/7~11, 7/21~25, 8/11~15

Out Side in Nature's
Summer Camps:

Nature Connection, Primitive Skills,Adventure


All Camps: 9am Drop Off - 3pm Pick Up




Here is just some of what your child will experience on our adventures


•    Competence and awareness  around safety, and hazards in nature, farm, and home.


      •     Confidence building experiences, deepened communication skills, teamwork & collaboration.


    •    Tree climbing, rock hopping,  general mucking around and mystery solving


    •    Tracking animals, and finding them, making track casts,

learning where animals live, what they eat,what eats them, where animals

hide from people.


    •    Farm animals, Cattle, pigs, chickens, and eggs. Observing their behavior,


          relationship to each other    and native plants and animals.


    •    Discovering what plants you can and can't eat, what plants can be used for medicine/ first aid.


    •    Wandering and timeless exploration in forest and field





    •    Music, singing and storytelling


    •    Survival Skills such as, shelter-building, primitive fire-making and other ‘earth living skills’


    •    Watershed, Creek, and pond,  exploration


    •    Listening for and understanding the language of the birds, &  forest, as  the other animals do.


    •    Lots of Games, mimicking animals, hide and seek, camouflage


    •    Running, hiking, play and laughter


    •    Awareness of natural cycles, seasonal changes, decomposition, moon phases , weather etc.









Kids need backpack, water bottle, snack, and lunch.


Also layered cloths/rain gear that can be carried hands free.


Optional knife (Straight blade or locking blade ONLY.)


Kids will be Knife Certified by staff before using knife.





Participant agreement and medical release completed.





OSIN   Camps








Tuition: $300.00/5days per child.


Drop-in $65.00 per day.


$50.00 Deposit with Registration Forms


Please call for Drop-In availability.


Ask about "Bring-a-Buddy" Discount.




  Look forward to seeing you all at the Farm..





Nature Nook in the Old Barn


Tara Firma Farms


3796 I Street Ext


Petaluma, Ca.





Contact:


Peter Bergen


707 225 2404


pjbergen@yahoo.com


Outsideinnature.com





Please contact Peter for more details, Thanks.















 



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