Food Forest Explorers Summer Camp - Ages 6-9
July 8th - 12th, 2024 Monday - Friday (five days) from 9am to 3pm
Explore nature and farming @ Beacon Food Forest (BFF) in a positive, structured, outdoor educational experience!
Kids (6 – 9 yrs. old) join us for 5 days of fun exploring, foraging, harvesting, propagating, planting, observing (bees, birds, plants and more), and helping to care for Beacon Food Forest and our community (harvest food to help others). An opportunity for kids to have fun connecting with the Earth and food in healthy ways!
Lead Instructor: Kimberly Leeper, a Seattleite since 1995, is a garden educator, regenerative landscape designer, plant and wildlife enthusiast who specializes in Pacific NW native plants, beneficial wildlife habitat, and food forests. Kimberly loves inspiring people to think more holistically about their landscapes and the planet, and creating sanctuary with foraging opportunities close to home! She has a background in school psychology and 15+ years of experience teaching and learning with children and adults in schools and the woods. Kimberly has been involved planting and education efforts with Beacon Food Forest since it was first planted in Sept. 2012
The Lead Instructor: Kimberly Leeper will be sending additional registration material, waiver of liability, and other summer camp details to families around June 7th.
Questions: Contact Kimberly Leeper - kimberly@foodforest.ngo
Price: Tickets are $425 (full price) + some sliding scale ($300 reduced price) and scholarships available. Beacon Food Forest strives to educate all children regardless of their financial means. All youth programs include reduced price tickets. If a reduced price ticket is still not affordable, we encourage you apply for a scholarship by emailing Kimberly with your request by April 19, 2024 -kimberly@foodforest.ngo.
Note: Kimberly will contact parents/guardians around June 7, 2024 with Program Details, Registration, and Waiver of Liability.
REGISTER by June 7th, 2024
Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-forest-explorers-summer-day-camp-tickets-838052707207?aff=oddtdtcreator