Green Adventures
Educational Experiences to Grow a Healthy Body and World!

Summer 2010 Green adventures registration form (.PDF)

2010 GREEN ADVENTURES CAMP for ages 7-12 Tuition: $85 per weeklong adventure, 10% off 2 or more adventures, scholarships available Time: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 Location: High Plains Environmental Center 1854 Piney River Drive, Loveland Engage Your Child in a Variety of Hands-On Summer Activities Including: Gardening, Cooking and Nutrition, Scientific Investigations, Art, Creative Writing, Music, Take-home projects and more! Advance Registration Required, call 970-669-7182 • Space is Limited   June 7-11: Grow a Rainbow! Discover how to grow a great garden. Our “growing rainbow” includes: orange tomatoes, purple beans, and yellow squash. Everyone will create a special container garden to take home! July:5-9: It’s Entomology By-Golly! Spiders and beetles and bees-oh, my! Have fun with entomology: the study of insects, by meeting them: Up close and personal!   July: 19-23: Dirty Detectives! Each day we will explore an exciting garden mystery related to plants, soil, weather and insects. August: 2-6: Join the “Green” Team! Staying “Green” is our mission, and we’ll investigate what it means as we work in the gardens and explore the trails and wildlife areas near High Plains Environmental Center.

 

Youth Gardening Program

May through September, participants grow their own gardens and are taught a gardening curriculum, which emphasizes sustainable horticulture practices. In addition, they develop job and social skills such as responsibility, teamwork, communication, problem solving, and leadership. Students go on field trips and give tours of the garden. Most of the pesticide-free produce is donated to the local food bank. Additional service projects involve the student gardeners in the community, allowing them to contribute in meaningful ways. Those who successfully complete the program may earn school credit and a monetary achievement award.

Leaf Out Program Year round, students further develop employment and life skills including gardening, landscaping, cooking, and public speaking. They volunteer to organize a variety of service projects in the community.