Being animals camp for ages 4-7
August 18-22 half and full day options
Meets on the brookwood school campus
summer 2025 Information
Summary In this enchanted wildlife camp for little explorers, we will magically turn into a different local animal each day. We will read and tell stories, play movement games, and find friends, food, and homes as our animals. Finally, we will go off in search of our fellow creatures! If your young child loves being in nature, they will find something to enjoy at this camp. Our staff understand that every child’s introduction to the natural world is different, and we build a culture at our camp that allows for them to be themselves, and pursue what interests them. We also know that young children learn best with a mix of routine and child-led play, so we have designed our camp day around these practices. We anticipate this camp being fully outdoors except in the case of dangerous weather conditions. We will be meeting in the Brookwood Forest School, on the Beverly side of campus.
Details: This camp will take place entirely in Brookwood’s Forest School and surrounding trails, woodlands, brooks, and ponds. We’ve found the site is a perfect place to discover salamanders and frogs, birds and turtles.
Our day begins with some open ended challenges and then our circle and story time, when we we learn the animal of the day and hear the “spell” that transforms everyone into that animal. The rest of the morning is filled with some movement games and an exploration of the wild. We might go looking for hollow logs or delicious plant foods, or finding small trees to climb. We might drag our nets through a brook looking for cool insects or salamanders, or even build a giant nest. It all depends on the animal of the day. After lunch, we engage in some outdoor free time for exploring and playing. And finally, we end our day with a “making stuff” challenge related to our animal of the day.
Times: Full day: 9am-3pm. Half day: 9am-12noon
Ages: 4-7
Price: $400 full day $275 half day
Location: Brookwood School’s campus Forest School, on the Beverly-Manchester line
Requirements: Campers must be fully potty trained and have been away from home all day before, if signing up for full day
to enroll:
Please note: You must BOTH pay (or contact us to arrange payment plan) AND complete an enrollment form in order to hold your spot. Pay first in order to ensure a spot is available. If you need to be considered for financial aid, get in touch with us and then complete an enrollment form. We cannot hold spots for anyone who has not completed an enrollment form, as this is where we collect all your health and contact information, waiver and permissions.
1.pay at this link first: if you’re able to complete payment, that means your selected spot is available to you.
2.ENROLLMENT FORM: YOU ARE NOT ENROLLED UNLESS YOU COMPLETE THE FULL FORM
3.permissions form: please also complete this required form when enrolling
4. pre order your camp shirt (optional)
This camp must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and is licensed by the local board of health
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
All educational and non-academic programs, activities and employment opportunities are offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, age and/or, disability, and any other class or characteristic protected by law.
