Summer Camps at the Village

June 23 - August 22, 2008

Schedule | Fees | Registration Information | Camp Descriptions

For assistance with camp registrations, call (503) 371-3631.
Print a registration form here.

Schedule

* Combo Camps for Voyagers (ages 2-5) include: morning care + 2 camps
** Combo Camps for Scientists (ages 5-7) and Inventors (ages 8+) include: 2 camps + lunchcare + aftercare

Camp Fees

Registration Information

Please read the program descriptions for your child's age, note the programs that interest you, and refer to them when you register. Children must meet age requirements by the first day of the program. Programs fill quickly, so call early and have alternate choices ready.

To register, call (503) 371-3631 or visit A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village during open hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. or Sunday, noon - 5 p.m. Full payment required at time of registration by check, credit card, or cash. Registration forms can also be printed from our website here.

Registration deadline is 14 days before the first day of the program. You will receive a confirmation letter along with an emergency consent form within a week of registration. The consent form will need to be on file before the first day of the program. All programs run 5 consecutive days. Parents of children ages 2 and 3 must stay and assist children in the programs.

Arrival/Pick Up
Children should arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before the program begins as there is no supervision before that time. Please be prompt in picking up your child after the program. There will be a change of $5 per 5 minutes for each student that remains more than 10 minutes after a program. If additional supervision is needed, please consider purchasing a combo class or lunchcare/aftercare.

Cancellations
Occasionally, unforeseen circumstances or low program registrations require us to cancel a summer program. If this happens, we will notify you by phone at least one week before the first day of the program, and you will receive a full refund.

Refunds
If you withdraw 30-15 days prior to the start of a camp, you will receive a full refund, less a $20 non-refundable registration fee; 14-8 days, 50% refund; less than 7 days, no refund.

What to Bring
Please pack a snack or lunch for your child if he/she is enrolled in programs that run 2 hours or more.

Scholarships
Limited financial scholarships are available. Contact the Director of Education for more information.

Camp Descriptions

Voyagers (Ages 2 - 5) | Scientists (Ages 5 - 7) | Inventors (Ages 8+)

Voyagers (Ages 2 - 5)

You & Me
Working with art materials is a wonderful activity for preschoolers, engaging their imaginations and facilitating developmental learning, and it's just plain fun! In this hands-on camp, children and their caregivers experience a hodge-podge of developmentally appropriate activities that benefit not only the child, but also the caregiver-child relationship.
August 18 - 22 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Little Hands Art Studio
Your child will learn how to pound, pinch, roll, and just have a good time with clay, play dough, and other art mediums. Finished clay projects will be glazed and kiln-fired to last a lifetime.
August 11 - 15 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. -- FULL

5 Senses
Pique curiosity as your child explores and experiments with a different sense each day. They will create a take-home book of their Sense-Abilities.
August 4 - 8 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. -- FULL

PEEP
Peep and the Big Wide World celebrates children's curiosity and encourages behaviors that come to them naturally: asking questions, exploring the world around them, and testing ideas through play. Based on the science series for preschoolers funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
August 4 - 8 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
August 18 - 22 10:00- 10:45 a.m.

Paint a Rainbow
Painters will enjoy different techniques of putting paint on paper such as rolling, printing, stamping, and squirting.
August 11 - 15 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- FULL

Scientists (Ages 5 - 7)

Construction and Contraptions
Grab your hardhat and learn the science behind everyday structures. This camp will challenge kids to build bridges, towers, and other amazing contraptions.
August 4 - 8 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- FULL

Village Builder
Be the architect of your own Discovery Village. Design, plan, and build it! Students will enhance math skills while examining the architecture and culture that surround us. Participate in a walking field trip.
August 4 - 8 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. -- FULL

Last Frontier
Take a trip to the last frontier! In this camp children will participate in Alaskan Native games, experience native foods, and create traditional arts. A visiting teacher from the Aleutian Islands will share the wonders of the 50th state.
August 11 - 15 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Mini Museum
Your art will be featured at the Louvre on Monday, the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) on Tuesday, and a new "museum" each day of the week. This art-based hands-on camp looks into the art and lives of the masters from Picasso to Renoir.
August 11 - 15 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Energy at Play
Put some light on the subject! Through play and stories, campers will be illuminated and sound off in their experiments with light and sound.
August 18 - 22 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Marvelous Magic
Beginning Magicians will learn to make and perform the Great Escape, Magic Location of a Selected Card, Indestructible Rope, and additional magic effects. They will also develop poise and public speaking skills while expanding their interest in the art of magic.
August 18 - 22 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Inventors (Ages 8+)

Art and Textile Tech
The elements of art are the building blocks for a work of art: line, form, color, space, and texture. Children will discover and engage in one of these five elements every day of camp to produce a personal art portfolio.
August 11 - 15 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- FULL

Tundra, the Bering Sea, and Beyond
Travel with the trickster Raven. Story, dance, and music will be featured in this camp as children participate in Alaskan Native games, experience native foods, and create traditional arts. A visiting teacher from the Aleutian Islands will share the wonders of the 50th state.
August 11 - 15 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Magical Mystery
Young Magicians will make and learn to perform tricks including Coins Through Glass, the Magic Wuffle Tube, and Linking Clips. Expanding their technical execution of magic's basic principles, they will learn elements of theater, stage presence, comedy, elocution, and timing. This workshop will enable them to continue to gain valuable life-long public speaking and communication skills.
August 18 - 22 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.