Summer Nature Day Camp

Children who like nature, love camp at the Tenafly Nature Center!
It's hands-on outdoor learning and fun!

This year your camper can use all of their senses to explore the wonders of the natural world while they learn about forest and pond ecosystems through hands-on experiences, games, crafts, and much more. With visits from live animals and plants your child will learn about turtles, birds, frogs, insects, flowers, and much more.  Campers especially enjoy experiencing Pfister's Pond up close and personally!  Special presentations will be given by environmental educators from throughout the state, local wildlife rehabilitators, and others throughout the summer.

• Designed for children ages 4 to 14 years old (preschool through 8th grade).

• Led by Professional Environmental Educators.

• Small groups enable us to give your child a lot of individual attention!

• Different age groups meet each week.

• Preschool and kindergarten campers can attend attend half-day or full day sessions.

• First through eighth grade campers attend full-day sessions.

• Parents can extend the camp day before or after with extended care.

1st-3rd grade sessions
*   Enjoy an afternoon campfire cookout.

4th-5th grade sessions
*   Enjoy an afternoon campfire cookout.
*   Spend a day at the Palisades Interstate Park (a few miles from TNC)

6th-8th grade sessions
*   Spend a day at the Palisades Interstate Park (a few miles from TNC)
*   Participate in a special field trip to Sandy Hook.
*   Enjoy an evening cookout and program.

Camp Registration & Information
Registration Now Open!

2010 Theme: Understanding Our Natural World

Extended Care
Extended care will be provided before-camp (8-9 am) and after-camp (either 3-5 pm or 4-5 pm), for an additional fee of $8/hour.
During this time campers may participate in supervised outdoor and indoor activities.

To Register:

1. Download and fill out one registration form per child: 2010 registration form

   • You will be able to click below for a registration form in the PDF format.

     

2. Mail it in along with the required fee to 313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly NJ 07670.

   • Make checks payable to Tenafly Nature Center

   • Family Membership is required for all participants in our summer camp program.

     • If a participant is attending more than one week of camp they only need to pay this fee once.

     • Membership only needs to be paid once each year.  For more information on membership click here.

3. After registering you will receive a confirmation packet which will include the following forms.  Please review, complete, and return all the necessary forms before the first day of camp:

   • Medical Form

   • Sunscreen, Photo, & Carpool Release Form

   • Alternate pickup form

   • Participant daily checklist

   • Outdoor concerns

4. If a session is full you can contact us to be added to a waiting list.

   • To be added to a waiting list, email us

     • Your child's name

     • Camp date and age group

     • Your name

     • Your phone number

   • You will be notified if a space becomes available.

Cancel & Refund Information

• A $20 processing fee is charged for all refunds.

• Membership is considered a donation and is not refundable.

• Full tuition refunds (less the processing fee) will be given for cancellations with 6 or more weeks notice.

• From 3 to 5 weeks prior to the first class, full refunds (less the processing fee) will be given only if the space can be filled from the waiting list, otherwise, only 50% of the tuition (less the processing fee) will be refunded.  If no wait-list children are available, you are welcome to find your own replacement.

• No refunds will be given with less than three weeks notice.

• The staff reserves the right to cancel registration without refund during camp week for unacceptable behavior or children registered for the incorrect age group/grade level.

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