Camps
COMING SOON: The 2022 Summer Camps will be posted in January/February so keep checking back for updates!
2021 Summer Camps
REGISTRATION FORM
Spend the summer at one of The Green Center’s Nature Explorer Camps! Each camp will have students explore our prairie, forest, wetland, greenhouse and discovery garden outdoor classrooms. Programming will take place both indoors and outdoors. Please note: Students do need to bring a lunch each day and we will follow STL County Covid guidelines.
NATURE PLAY CAMP (FULL as of March 12)
*Register by May 21, 2021
This 5-day camp will reconnect children to nature and offer them experiences to explore, discover and interact with the natural environment. Students will use their senses in the outdoors, learn about different habitats, identify plants and animals, create art projects, meet our chickens and explore our outdoor spaces each day!
Date: June 07-11
Ages: 5-7 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP (FULL)
*Register by June 04, 2021
Learn how to take nature photographs in our beautiful outdoor spaces in this 5-day camp. Students will learn the basics of using a digital camera, develop their photography skills by taking pictures in the natural settings of our outdoor spaces and participate in a variety of photography projects using their own photos. Cameras will be provided for students to use.
Date: June 14-18
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
GET OUTDOORS CAMP (FULL as of February 11)
*Register by July 02, 2021
This 5-day camp will teach children to be creative with nature and discover new ways to get OUTside and play! Each day will be full of activities such as hiking, building forest forts, creating art projects out of natural materials, games and more!
Date: July 12-16
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
GREEN CHEF CAMP (FULL)
*Register by July 16, 2021
Students will be cooking with nature in this 5-day camp. Learn about the plants we have in our gardens, how to grow them and use them to make delicious dishes. We will explore our native Missouri plants and learn about their medicinal uses, hunt for wild edibles and learn about chickens. Only hungry kids need apply!
Date: July 26-30
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
GREEN CHEF CAMP #2 (FULL as of February 24)
Students will be cooking with nature in this 5-day camp. Learn about the plants we have in our gardens, how to grow them and use them to make delicious dishes. We will explore our native Missouri plants and learn about their medicinal uses, hunt for wild edibles and learn about chickens. Only hungry kids need apply!
Date: August 02-06
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
NATURE PLAY CAMP (FULL as of March 12)
*Register by May 21, 2021
This 5-day camp will reconnect children to nature and offer them experiences to explore, discover and interact with the natural environment. Students will use their senses in the outdoors, learn about different habitats, identify plants and animals, create art projects, meet our chickens and explore our outdoor spaces each day!
Date: June 07-11
Ages: 5-7 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP (FULL)
*Register by June 04, 2021
Learn how to take nature photographs in our beautiful outdoor spaces in this 5-day camp. Students will learn the basics of using a digital camera, develop their photography skills by taking pictures in the natural settings of our outdoor spaces and participate in a variety of photography projects using their own photos. Cameras will be provided for students to use.
Date: June 14-18
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
GET OUTDOORS CAMP (FULL as of February 11)
*Register by July 02, 2021
This 5-day camp will teach children to be creative with nature and discover new ways to get OUTside and play! Each day will be full of activities such as hiking, building forest forts, creating art projects out of natural materials, games and more!
Date: July 12-16
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
GREEN CHEF CAMP (FULL)
*Register by July 16, 2021
Students will be cooking with nature in this 5-day camp. Learn about the plants we have in our gardens, how to grow them and use them to make delicious dishes. We will explore our native Missouri plants and learn about their medicinal uses, hunt for wild edibles and learn about chickens. Only hungry kids need apply!
Date: July 26-30
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
GREEN CHEF CAMP #2 (FULL as of February 24)
Students will be cooking with nature in this 5-day camp. Learn about the plants we have in our gardens, how to grow them and use them to make delicious dishes. We will explore our native Missouri plants and learn about their medicinal uses, hunt for wild edibles and learn about chickens. Only hungry kids need apply!
Date: August 02-06
Ages: 8-13 years old
Time: *9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $135.00 (includes all materials)
*Before & After Care is available at 8:30am and until 3:30pm each day, upon request, for an additional $25 fee for the week.
Show Me Science & Art Summer Experience (SASE)
If your group would like to be considered to participate in this FREE program during the Summer of 2021, contact us!
"Show Me" Science & Art Summer Experience (SASE) Program for youth agencies & schools offered by The Green Center and Missouri State Parks and connects children to nature near where they live. During this camp, children explore the outdoor classrooms at The Green Center and Missouri State Parks. Two weeks (Monday-Thursday) are available each summer. Please contact The Green Center if your school or youth agency would like to participate in one of these camps scheduled for the weeks of June 21st and June 28th, 2021.
Sample Student Poem: The Prairie Speaks
I am like a big, big city
full of life at rush hour –
underground, moles digging,
constructing tunnels,
above, rabbits digging ditches,
ladybugs rushing home,
plants bumping,
spraying seeds,
and sparkling flowers
and blazing stars
dancing like everyday
it’s Mardi Gras.
The program is funded by the Missouri Parks Association, The Green Center and our partner the Missouri State Parks.
For more information contact us at 314-725-8314 X 105 or classes@thegreencenter.org.
Sample Student Poem: The Prairie Speaks
I am like a big, big city
full of life at rush hour –
underground, moles digging,
constructing tunnels,
above, rabbits digging ditches,
ladybugs rushing home,
plants bumping,
spraying seeds,
and sparkling flowers
and blazing stars
dancing like everyday
it’s Mardi Gras.
The program is funded by the Missouri Parks Association, The Green Center and our partner the Missouri State Parks.
For more information contact us at 314-725-8314 X 105 or classes@thegreencenter.org.