Hiking, stream-stomping and bug-catching are a few of the key ingredients that will make McKaig's Nature Discovery Camp a unique experience for your camper.
McKaig Nature Education Center and Riverbend Environmental Education Center are excited to continue our partnership in 2024 to bring nature education to the King of Prussia area. McKaig offers pristine 91-acre woods that are well suited for hands-on nature discovery for this full-day, week-long summer camp. Camps will be led by Riverbend's skilled educators to guide your campers in nature exploration through hikes, stream-stomping, bug-catching, and so much more.
Campers will spend their full day outdoors, exploring and having fun.
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Ages: 5-10; 2 Groups (Ages 5-7 and Ages 8-10)
Dates: July 1-26 2024
Camp Schedule: Monday through Friday: 8:45am-3:15pm Tuition: $450 per week for all ages
McKaig is offering a limited number of Summer Camp scholarships to families in need. Preference will be given to applicants who are PA ACCESS card holders. Please contact the Camp Director.
Themes and Descriptions
Mini Worlds - July 1-5
At nature camp, we are all Scientists, no matter your age or experience level. During our Messy Science weeks, campers will practice asking questions, gathering data, and using scientific tools to explore our natural world. Campers will conduct experiments, invent tools and most importantly, get messy!
Messy Science - July 8-12
Nature is full of wonders, big and small. Our mini-worlds camp encourages campers to slow down, crouch low, and discover what mysteries lie beneath the leaves, rocks, and logs around McKaig's preserve. Campers will create their own worlds using McKaig's habitats as inspiration. Activities include exploring the range of different ecosystems at McKaig, story writing, and stream exploration.
Water Warriors - July15-19
Where does McKaig's stream flow to? What does the water ecosystem provide for the living things that call McKaig home? These are just a few of the questions that campers will be investigating during McKaig's Water Warriors camp. Campers will go on a creek walk, find out what water looks like under a microscope, and become environmental stewards of our local watershed.
Nature Art - July22-26
Let your creative energy flow using nature as your muse! Nature art is the perfect camp for those who love to create art, find creative inspiration from nature, and love to be outside. Campers will enjoy nature-based art projects such as making their own paint, sculpture building, and nature journaling. No artistic experience is required to have fun this week!
Camp Tuition:
$450 per week (limited scholarships available, preference will be given to applicants who are PA ACCESS card holders)
Questions and further information:
Contact Riverbend's Education Coordinator via email camps@riverbendeec.org or 610-527-5234 ext. 114
Registration Policies
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$100 deposit due upon booking. Please note: This is an administration fee and is non-refundable.
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Transaction fees will be charged in addition to tuition fees and are non-refundable.
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Tuition balances are due in full and become non-refundable as of June 1, 2024
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Schedule changes will be accommodated to the best of our ability.
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Caregiver Guide and Health and Safety Information
Up to date Guidelines published see registration page. More info and Registration
Drop off and Pickup at Old Roberts Schoolhouse by the Roberts Elementary School parking area.
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Registration FAQsFriend Requests:
Our registration form contains a question that will allow you to request that your child be in a particular friend's camp group. We as that all friend request be made at the time of registration. We are sorry as we will not be able to accept friend requests via email.
Waitlists:
We monitor waitlists to get as many campers into camp as possible. Some weeks are more popular than others. We often have some capacity in several weeks of camp. If you prefer that siblings or friends be in the same group, we encourage you to look at available weeks in July.
Due to the high volume of requests and the dynamic nature of waitlists, we cannot provide an estimate of when your child may be enrolled in Nature Discovery Camp.
If a slot opens on the waitlist, you will receive a time-sensitive email to claim your child's enrollment. Please note: if you miss the time window, the slot will be offered to the next family on the list.