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The Children’s Peace Garden offers four day summer camps with four different themes. Summer camp runs Monday – Thursday from 9am-3pm. The 2009 summer schedule is as follows.
June 8-June11 Planting a Plenty
It’s summertime again and we’ve saved some planting in the garden for you! While designing our garden, we’ll learn about different seeds, how they are spread by animals and the wind and what they need to grow. We’ll plant, grow and taste from the salad, strawberry and edible flower garden. Along the way, we’ll build exciting new relationships with people, plants and insects. Spend four fun-filled days learning in the Children’s Peace Garden.
June 22-June 25 Garden Olympics
On your marks, get set, go! Compost relay races, insect scavenger hunts and field games will fill our days in the garden. We'll learn how to keep our bodies and minds strong by growing and eating healthy food. This will be an active week filled with laughter and celebration as we explore the importance of healthy bodies in the garden growing healthy food.
June 29-July 2 Art in the Garden
Spend four creative days painting with vegetables, creating natural dyes and making candles with wax from the bee hives. We’ll also write poetry, dance, make musical instruments and sing in the garden. Guest artists will join us to create a rich assortment of art. At the end of the summer we will join with ¡Cultiva! to display our artwork at a local coffee shop!
July 13-July 16 Bugs, Butterflies and Bees
Enjoy the fruits of the harvest this week! We’ll cook using the power of the sun, explore the five senses through tasting in the garden, harvest food from the ¡Cultiva! Youth Project field, and snack from the salsa, pizza, edible flower and strawberry beds. As we harvest and taste, we’ll create garden recipes to share at home!
July 27-July 30 Tractors and Tools
Let’s explore the use of tractors and tools on the urban farm! The Cultiva! farmer will introduce us to Bucky and Big Blue, our two trusty tractors. Bucky and Big Blue will help us to create new compost windrows and prep new garden beds. Our bird and insect friends need new habitat in the garden. The Cultiva teens will assist us in working together to build new bird and bee homes. We’ll also learn about all kinds of garden tools; from cultivating the soil to moving big piles of leaves and dirt. Tractors and tools are a farmer’s friend!
August 3-August 6 Tasty Treats from the Garden
Enjoy the fruits of the harvest this week! We’ll cook using the power of the sun, explore the five senses through tasting in the garden, harvest food from the ¡Cultiva! Youth Project field, and snack from the salsa, pizza, edible flower and strawberry beds. As we harvest and taste, we’ll create garden recipes to share at home!
What to Bring Each Day to Children’s Peace Garden Summer Camp:
Please label all items with your child’s name!
- Water Bottle
- Lunch with non-perishable food items
- Sunscreen
- Sun Hat
- Sunglasses
- Closed toed shoes
- Waterproof rain jacket (even on sunny days)
- Warm layers (even on warm days)
Read a letter from a 2007 Summer Camp Parent.
Payment for Summer Camp
Payment is due at time of registration.
The cost is $210 for each four day session of the summer day camp.
Early Bird rate (register by April 1, 2009) is $200.
Refund Policy
14+ days before class start date: 75% refund
7-13 days before class start date: 50% refund
3-6 days before class start date: 25% refund
0-3 days before class start date: No refund
The 2009 Children's Peace Garden Application is now available through our online registration system. To register online for summer camp, BVSD days off in the garden or after school garden club, please go to this link: http://reg126.imperisoft.com/GrowingGardens/Search/Registration.aspx
If you have questions, or need to register over the phone, please contact Children’s Peace Garden Director, Annie Sweeney, at 303-413-7248 x4 or send an e-mail to
Scholarships
Limited scholarship money is available to help children in need attend camp.
Please fill out the scholarship application and contact Annie to register over the phone. 303-413-7248 ext 4.
Download Scholarship Application.
Drop Off/Pick Up Policy
Drop off begins at 8:50am and children must be picked up by 3:10pm to avoid late fees.
If you pick up your child after 3:10pm there is a $20 late fee.
Late Arrival/Absences
If you are going to be late dropping off your child, or your child is not going to be able to attend a day of summer camp, please call Children’s Peace Garden Coordinator, Annie Sweeney’s cell phone. This number will be given to you on the first day of camp.
Release of Children
Children will only be released to parents and/or guardians unless additional parties are indicated on the Parent/Guardian Release Form. Children may walk, bike or take the bus only if this form has been filled out and signed by a parent and/or guardian. Please either send in this form before camp or bring to the first day of camp. Download Parent Release Form.
Directions:
The Children’s Peace Garden is located at 1630 Hawthorn in Boulder, CO. Please park on Hawthorn near the Greenhouse and walk into the garden site. The Children’s Peace Garden is located on the southeast portion of the property. It is the garden with the brightly painted fence and bean pole teepees. Map to Garden.