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Great Valley Nature Center’s<br />
Summer Adventure Camp<br />
2015<br />
“Head Our Way<br />
for the Coolest<br />
Summer<br />
Adventures!”
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GVNC Camps Are Packed With<br />
Action and Adventure!
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Welcome to Great Valley Nature Center’s<br />
Youth Adventure & Envirotrek Camps<br />
For more than thirteen years, Great Valley Nature Center has been offering outdoor<br />
adventure camps for kids ages 10 -15. These fun and educational experiences are<br />
designed to challenge participants to explore and enjoy some of our region’s<br />
terrific outdoor hot spots. Our camps are taught by experienced instructors who,<br />
wee throughout each daily adventure, teach outdoor learning skills such as paddling,<br />
climbing, and animal identification. Whether a camper is scrambling up a rock wall,<br />
floating through a rapid, or mastering compass skills while orienteering, GVNC’s goal is<br />
to safely provide a great experience and a lasting memory. Adventure Camps are popular and those<br />
interested are advised to sign up early.<br />
Summer Adventure Camp Schedule 2015<br />
Youth Adventure (ages 10-12)<br />
Animal Adventure : weeks of 6/22, 7/27<br />
Phenomenal Favorites : weeks of 6/29, 7/13, 8/10<br />
Inside / Out : weeks of 6/15, 8/17<br />
Water Explorers : weeks of 7/6, 7/20, 8/3<br />
Envirotreks (ages 12-14)<br />
Excellent Adventures : weeks of 6/22, 7/13, 8/3<br />
Wet and Wild: weeks of 7/2, 8/17<br />
Camp Pocono : weeks of 7/6<br />
Ohiopyle Adventure : week of 7/20<br />
Adirondack Mountain Adventure : week of 8/10
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Youth Adventure Ages 10 - 12<br />
Animal<br />
Adventure<br />
Attention animal lovers – this camp is for you!<br />
Spend a whole week checking out animals at the<br />
Nature Center and many other exciting places. A<br />
few highlights include a zoo, an aquarium,<br />
horseback riding and grooming. If times permits we<br />
will also visit other nature centers/preserves and<br />
explore state parks looking for wildlife. We will finish<br />
the week at Cherry Crest Farms visiting farm<br />
animals and trying to find our way out of the<br />
Amazing Maize Maze.<br />
Weeks of: 6/22, 7/27<br />
Time: 8:30 - 5:00<br />
Members: $360<br />
Nonmembers: $385
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Youth Adventure Ages 10 - 12<br />
You can’t go wrong with Phenomenal Favorites – our<br />
favorite activities are packed into one week! We<br />
start the week at the pool and get more adventurous<br />
as the week goes on. Whitewater rafting on the<br />
Lehigh River, Hershey Park, and a ropes course are up<br />
next for our adrenaline filled week. Friday we will<br />
spend a full day playing paintball!<br />
Phenomenal<br />
Favorites<br />
Weeks of: : 6/29, 7/13, 8/10<br />
Time: 8:30 - 5:00 (*some extended days)<br />
Members: $495<br />
Nonmembers: $520
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Youth Adventure Ages 10 - 12<br />
Inside / Out<br />
Inside Out adventure is a great camp to<br />
experience fun activities all around Southeastern<br />
Pennsylvania. We start the week with hiking and<br />
pool time. We will make our way into Philadelphia<br />
to visit some museums, head north to visit Hawk<br />
Mountain and Crystal Cave, spend a day at<br />
Longwood Gardens enjoying the sights and taking<br />
pictures. To end the week we will go to one of the<br />
areas amazing Zoos.<br />
Week of: 6/15 and 8/17<br />
TIme: 8:30 - 5:00<br />
Members: $325<br />
Nonmembers: $350
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Youth Adventure Ages 10 - 12<br />
Water<br />
Explorers<br />
Summer will be a complete splash after campers<br />
experience this week filled with water adventures!<br />
We start the week visiting Chester County’s best<br />
“swimming holes” which include natural rock<br />
slides. Things will continue to get more<br />
adventurous as we go whitewater rafting on the<br />
Lehigh River and experience all the water rides at<br />
Wildwater Kingdom. Island Beach, NJ will provide<br />
us with a day of body surfing and boogie<br />
boarding. Our last day will be spent playing on<br />
water jungle gyms at Dutch Springs Aqua Park!<br />
Instant favorite with campers!<br />
Weeks of: 7/6, 7/20, 8/3<br />
Time: 8:30 - 5:00 (*extended days)<br />
Members: $340<br />
Nonmembers: $365
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Envirotreks Ages 12-14<br />
If you love a good adrenaline rush, this is the camp<br />
for you! Join us as we venture outdoors for a week<br />
of heart pumping activities. We will be biking, rock<br />
climbing at a local gym, whitewater rafting on the<br />
Lehigh River, and zip-lining through the trees at<br />
Spring Mountain. We will finish our week with<br />
everyone’s favorite activity – paintball! You can<br />
bet this will be one of your favorite weeks of the<br />
summer!<br />
Excellent<br />
Adventures<br />
Weeks of: 6/22, 7/13, 8/3<br />
Time: 8:30 - 5:00 (*some extended days)<br />
Members: $495<br />
Nonmembers: $520
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Envirotreks Ages 12-14<br />
Wet and Wild<br />
Escape the summer heat with this wet and wild<br />
camp! These water adventures are sure to keep<br />
you cool on the hottest of summer days. Enjoy<br />
tubing down the Delaware River and making a<br />
splash at a local water park. Explore the hottest<br />
new fad, stand-up paddle boarding, and pal<br />
around at the pool. We’ll wrap up the week<br />
relaxing at the beach and whitewater rafting<br />
down the Lehigh River. You’ll beat the heat with<br />
this adventure camp!<br />
Weeks of: 7/2, 8/17<br />
Time: 8:30 - 5:00<br />
Members: $345<br />
Nonmembers: $370
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Envirotreks Ages 12-14<br />
We have been going to the Poconos for many<br />
years and for good reason…it’s a ton of fun! Up<br />
in the mountains the weather and activities are<br />
a bit cooler. We’ll explore the waterfalls,<br />
streams, and river of rocks at our beautiful base<br />
camp in Hickory Run State Park. Mountain<br />
biking, whitewater rafting and paintball will fill<br />
the days and campfire stories will fill the nights.<br />
Be sure to sign up early for one of our most<br />
popular camps.<br />
Camp Pocono<br />
Weeks of: 7/6<br />
Overnight (Mon-Fri)<br />
Members: $495<br />
Nonmembers: $520
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Envirotreks Ages 12-14<br />
Ohiopyle<br />
Adventure<br />
Experience the thrills of Ohiopyle State Park in this<br />
overnight adventure! We will set up base camp in<br />
the state park, explore the Youghiogheny River and<br />
check out the beauty of this area. Feel the rush of<br />
whitewater rafting down the lower Youghiogheny,<br />
discover scenic overlooks while hiking the trails of<br />
Ohiopyle and cool off as we slip and slide down<br />
the natural waterslides. Grab a duckie (inflatable,<br />
open kayak) and paddle the day away, and finish<br />
the week with a trip to Laurel Caverns – PA’s largest<br />
cave system!<br />
Weeks of: 7/20<br />
Overnight: (Mon-Fri)<br />
Members: $565<br />
Nonmembers: $595
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Envirotreks Ages 12-14<br />
An adventure to remember – explore the scenic<br />
Adirondack Mountains in this 5-day overnight<br />
camp! We’ll camp in the beautiful outdoors and<br />
check out what the mountains have to offer.<br />
Kick off the week whitewater rafting down the<br />
Hudson River, climb to incredible heights on the<br />
surrounding peaks and discover local wildlife on<br />
our hikes. Learn the history of the area at the<br />
Adirondack Museum and/or Olympic Center.<br />
Finish of this adventure canoe camping on<br />
majestic mountain lakes Thursday into Friday<br />
Adirondack Mt.<br />
Adventure<br />
Weeks of: 8/10<br />
Time: M – F Overnight<br />
Members: $565<br />
Nonmembers: $595
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Creating Memories That Last A Lifetime!
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Registration Procedures<br />
1. Pre-registration is required. Early registration for GVNC members<br />
begins Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Open registration will begin on<br />
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 and will be taken on a first-come, firstserved<br />
basis. Reservations can be made over the phone (610.935.9777)<br />
or by email (gvnature@gmail.com).<br />
2. A registration packet will be mailed immediately upon receiving your reservation. This packet will include<br />
details regarding the camp(s) you have selected and information forms, including a simple health form that<br />
must be completed for your child to attend camp. Reservation materials, health form, and payment are due<br />
within two weeks of the date you pre-register.<br />
3. Your tuition fee holds your child’s space for camp. Checks, cash and money orders are accepted. We<br />
do not accept credit card payments. Checks can be made payable to Great Valley Nature Center.<br />
4. Change and Cancellation Policies: Each Youth Adventure and Envirotrek camp has a $75 cancellation<br />
fee per child if we receive more than two weeks notice. If you cancel within two weeks of the camp start<br />
date, there will be no refund. We reserve the right to cancel a session or camp due to low enrollment. A full<br />
refund will be issued in this instance.<br />
5. Members Only: Families who sign up for four sessions receive 10% off their total tuition. Become a member<br />
today. Family membership: $50<br />
Great Valley Nature Center also offers on-site nature day camps for children ages 4 - 10. To receive a<br />
brochure containing information about these camps please call 610.935.9777 or visit our website: www.GVNC.org
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Great Valley Nature Center<br />
P.O. Box 82<br />
4251 State Rd.<br />
Devault, PA 19432<br />
Nonprofit Org.<br />
US Postage<br />
Paid<br />
Southeastern, PA<br />
Permit No. 4011<br />
Phone: 610.935.9777<br />
Website: www.gvnc.org<br />
email: gvnature@gmail.com<br />
Nature Center Hours:<br />
Open year-round<br />
Monday - Saturday<br />
9:00 am to 5:00 pm<br />
Closed Sundays & Holidays<br />
Camp Registration Starts:<br />
Members: Tuesday, February 3, 2015<br />
Nonmembers: Tuesday, February 24, 2015<br />
(Nonmembers can sign up on February 3rd<br />
if they become members that day.)
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