LCMCS is very pleased to offer a fun, exciting and educational summer program for your child. Justice Evans and Danielle Miles will lead these 6 weeks of adventure in learning. Justice and Danielle spent a year in Colorado learning native and pioneer living skills, plant and animal identification, survival skills, traditional crafts and folklore. They want to share their knowledge with your child!
Program participants will learn the art, craft and science involved with exploring their world and learning new skills. Each week has a different theme that stands on its own, though taken as a whole; the skills learned can also build from one week to the next. Content will be presented age level appropriate to the week’s attendees, and older and younger students may have separate learning opportunities to accommodate ability levels. All programs will be held at the St Paul’s Campus located at 24510 SE Hwy 212 in Damascus, OR, where the open indoor space, the nearby forest, creek and ravine, as well as the surrounding fields, offer the best facilities for summertime exploration.
Registration is open to children ages 5 1/2 to 12 years and pre-registration is an absolute must! Choose which week(s) your child will attend, and choose the option of half day, 8 AM – 12 PM, or full day, 8 AM - 4 PM. Half day includes time for lunch. Call program coordinator Justice Evans for more information. Nutritious snacks and beverages will be provided, but all children must bring a sack lunch each day. There will be time each day for reading, art, and just plain social play and relaxation.
| Week I: June 24th through June 28th Into the Garden |
| Learn how to start a garden from scratch, prepping the site, testing the soil, adding amendments, deciding what to plant and what each variety needs. Study the critters that are healthy for a garden and those that are pests. Learn to compost, how to raise composting worms, and the science behind plant growth, microbes, and garden care. Then stand back and watch it grow! And, have fun with your friends making mini-gardens with found objects. |
Half day 8 AM to 12 PM
Full day 8 AM to 4 PM |
$100
$180 |
| Week II: July 1st through July 3rd Nature Detectives |
| In this short 3-day week, participants will learn to look for signs that say animals have been here, and the students will explore who lives in the forest, in the fields, and by the creek. Study about vertebrates and invertebrates you find there, and learn to make casts of prints you find. Identify plants that are friendly, and those to avoid. Learn about native, non-native and invasive plant species. No program July 4th & 5th. |
Half day 8 AM to 12 PM
Full day 8 AM to 4 PM |
$60
$108 |
| Week III: July 8th through July 12th Gimme Shelter |
| Shelter is one of the basic needs for all of life, human beings included. This week, learn a whole variety of ways to get shelter from the elements – build a simple lean-to or debris shelter, learn how to set up a tent properly, make a tarp shelter that will repel rain, sun and wind, and much more. Build miniature shelters, learn about different primitive dwellings, and maybe even participate in raising an actual Plains Indian teepee. What else? Knots! Astound your friends and family with the fabulous knots you will learn to tie. |
Half day 8 AM to 12 PM
Full day 8 AM to 4 PM |
$100
$180 |
| Week IV: July 15th through July 19th Field Craft and Nature Know-how |
| If you have ever wondered how you might build a fire if you had no matches, or find your way back to camp if you were lost, or what you would eat or drink if you needed food, this week is especially for you! Learn how to leave no trace in the woods, how to use a compass, and to build a solar oven. Learn about land navigation and fire safety, edible plant identification, water catchment and purification, and much, much more. Field trips may be planned to utilize skills in different environments, depending on participants’ interest and abilities. A small fee for materials and transportation for field trips may be charged. |
Half day 8 AM to 12 PM
Full day 8 AM to 4 PM |
$100
$180 |
| Week V: July 22nd through July 26th Heritage Arts and Crafts |
| People have created useful and beautiful things with our hands since time immemorial. This week, participants might learn to quilt, knit, knot, or crochet, or to create their own dream catchers or other art with found objects. Learn to sew and felt, do leatherwork or woodwork, how to whittle away the hours with creating chains and toys. Depending on attendees’ interests and skills, we might build a small structure, do block printing or beading, make lanterns from tin, and… the list could go on and on. A small materials fee of $10.00 will help cover costs. |
Half day 8 AM to 12 PM
Full day 8 AM to 4 PM |
$100
$180 |
| Week VI: July 29th through August 2 19th Myths, Legend and Folklore |
| Everyone loves a good story! The human oral tradition goes back centuries and in this week we will hear and tell myths of the ancients, legends of the natives, and folklore of the ages. Myths and legends helped early peoples make sense of the origins of their world, and we will learn those of the local early tribes. Learn the traditional tall tales of heroes such as Paul Bunyan, the stories of the Oregon Trail and of Lewis and Clark, legends and lore of pioneering and Americana. Participants will make their own tall tales, legends or myths, and we’ll make time to create sets and act them out. |
Half day 8 AM to 12 PM
Full day 8 AM to 4 PM |
$100
$180 |
Full payment for the first session must accompany registration. A 10% discount will apply to siblings signed up for the same session, as well as for all sessions for individual participants who sign up for 3 or more sessions, consecutive or alternating.
We have worked to keep fees reasonable, and there will be a minimum number of participants for each week to keep to our budget. There are a couple of work/trade opportunities based on need, so please contact Melissa Harbert at mharbert@lcmcs.org if you would like more information on this possibility so your child may attend.
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