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Summer Camp Program Archive
Arts of Nature Multi-aged, from 6 – and up 8:30 am - 2:30 pm In this five-day camp children will have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of summer in a relaxed and fun way. We will use lots of natural materials to create artistic works in some of our “special places” here on the farm. Clay and other materials will be used to create elements for a miniature village in ‘The Forest’ - a wonderful little grove of honeysuckle to climb or just play in. We will cool down and work with felting in the “The Happy Tub.” Mid-June is often a good time to visit the “Bee Shop” where our dear little friends the honeybees make life ever so sweet! The hayloft over the stable is a great place to tell stories and sing. We can harvest fruits and vegetables in our gardens and bake in our outdoor wood-fired oven. We will collect willow from the pond area to weave a basket structure big enough for a person to get inside! A nutritious snack will be provided daily.
Teachers: Vicki Mansoor, Nicholaus Haar and Susan Gilbert
Dining Out This is the third year for this very popular two-week camp in which children of all ages get involved in designing and operating an outdoor restaurant. The first week will focus on the arts; the second week on the delicious and nutritious as well as service. Campers are encouraged to attend two weeks, as the artworks produced in week one are used to create the aesthetic ambiance for the restaurant in week two. A nutritious snack will be provided daily.
Dining Out - Week One -The Arts Multi-aged, age 6 and up This fun camp will engage participants in a number of artistic activities that center around a community dining experience. Each participant will work with clay, stones, dye plants, natural fibers, and natural beeswax. These will be utilized for their colors, textures and forms and substance to make serving pieces, place settings, floral arrangements and more. There will be some cooking experiences too. A nutritious snack will be provided daily.
August 4-8 Dining Out – Week Two – Food and Community Multi-aged, age 6 and up 8:30 am - 2:30 pm Participants will experience food, from land to table, we harvest seasonal fruits and vegetables to utilize a number of interesting and wholesome food preparation processes: pickling by fermentation, making cheese, extracting honey, soaking grains to bring out the nutritious qualities, drying herbs and other fruits and vegetables, canning preserves, and baking in our outdoor wood-fired bread oven. Older participants may also make an artistic cookbook from our experience. We will make menus and uniforms and engage in some dramatic play to help us learn to warmly welcome and serve our customers at Friday’s restaurant.
Teachers: Vicki Mansoor, Nicholaus Haar and Susan Gilbert
Restaurant Day 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Come have fun and delight your palate too! We will be serving lunch from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Each camper may invite two guests. We suggest a $15 donation for each person beyond that. All donations will be used to support Work & Play programs here at the farm.
For all campers: Bring a hearty lunch, water bottle, hat, sun protection, bathing suit, change of clothing, towel, and closed-toed shoes and sandals to summer camps.
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Homeadow Song Farm is a homestead that actively promotes experiential learning through integration of practical work, artistic experience and celebration of community. We are currently working with Rudolf Steiner’s indications for bringing cultural renewal in the areas of land stewardship, animal husbandry, education, and social responsibility.
Sense of Place . . . We believe that spending time outdoors in a special place provides children the foundation for a life-long loving and responsible relationship to the environment. Each camp has a theme, but there is so much more. . . We may observe hummingbirds, butterflies or even a snake in our Three Sister’s Garden; or might catch a glimpse of a Great Blue Heron or hear the bullfrogs at the pond. We feed the animals who live here and come to appreciate the places where flowers, fruits and vegetables are grown and transformed into delicious foods, salves, natural dyes, and artistic works. And we do what one should do in summer - play games, cool down in the ‘Happy Tub’ and at times just hang out in the shade under a tree.
Sense of Community. . . This environment and our programs are designed to help the children find real pleasure and meaning in a community setting. One way we encourage this is to make meal times special. Together, we set the table with hand-made dishes, cloth napkins, and our own aromatic hand-dipped beeswax candles. We sing in appreciation for the gifts of food and friendship most often with something nutritious to share from our land. We get to know each other better as we listen and speak in meaningful conversation and gain a sense of value in serving one another. And, of course, the responsibility of cleaning up is shared by all.
We strive to enroll a range of ages in our programs. Younger children have more free imaginative play. Older participants work with similar age groups and are given appropriate challenges to meet their capacities. We have participants who love our camps so much that they return each year. Each year offers a new rhythm. And yes, teens and adults who are young at heart are welcome!
Camp sizes are limited, so please register early. For more information or to enroll in future Summer Camps please contact: Vicki Mansoor 513-542-1745 extension: # 2
Homeadow Song Farm 5038 Gray Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45232
Please visit our web site for information on our annual cycle of classes for homeschool families, study groups and festivals: www.homeadowsongfarm.com |
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