SPRING BREAK CAMP

No homework required!

Spend your days off enjoying some good-natured fun with a Quarry Hill naturalist discovering the many signs of spring emerging in the park. Explorers, investigators, treasure hunters —read on to see which camp is designed especially for your age group.

  • Advance registration is required. Register online.
  • Camp runs for two days - April 1 & 2, 2024 or April 3 & 4, 2024.
  • Please dress for weather conditions - campers will be outdoors for the majority of the camp.
  • Campers should wear shoes that can get wet & muddy.
  • Small class sizes ensure hands-on participation for all campers.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION    

REGISTER ACCORDING TO CAMPER'S CURRENT GRADE

 

2024 Nature from the Ground Up for grades K—1

April 1 & 2: 9:00–11:30 am or 1:00 - 3:30 pm
April 3 & 4: 9:00–11:30 am
Fee $65, $55 members

Nature is below us, around us and above us.  Let’s explore it! We will meet live animals, create a nature themed craft, read a nature story, and go on a destination hike.  From salamanders under our feet, to plants in the prairie and birds in the woods, get ready to experience it all. Dress to be outside and to get dirty! 

 

2024 Critter Scene Investigator for grades 2—3

April 1 & 2: 9:00–11:30 am or 1:00 - 3:30 pm
April 3 & 4: 9:00–11:30 am
Fee $65, $55 members

Be a C.S.I. agent and solve the mysteries taking place in the woods and pond at Quarry Hill. Learn to identify skulls, tracks, and other signs to uncover the unknown! Dress to be outside and to get dirty!

 

2024 Spring Nature Photography for grades 4—5

April 1 & 2: 9:00–11:30 am or 1:00 - 3:30 pm
April 3 & 4: 9:00–11:30 am
Fee $75, $65 members

Join Quarry Hill staff to explore the great outdoors with camera in hand – searching to capture the essence of all things spring and learning to see nature in a whole new way! Quarry Hill will provide the digital cameras and laptops for editing photos. Students will also be able to store photos on their own, Quarry Hill provided 4GB flash drive in order to take them home.