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Programs & Availability
Myrick Center
Summer Camp Programs
The Brandywine and Red Clay Valley
Associations’ 318-acre Myrick Conservation Center offers unique,
outdoor opportunities for children ages 4-16.
Each program focuses on a particular theme, but all children will leave the Center with a
better understanding of, and an appreciation for, the natural
world.
The Myrick Conservation Center Summer Camp Program, now in
its twenty-third year, is pleased to offer this collection of
outstanding nature camps!
Programs meet at the Myrick Center’s
Browning Barn from 9AM to 3PM, unless otherwise noted in the program
description. The 4 & 5 year olds will meet from 9AM to 11:30 or
12:30 to 3PM. Several programs feature overnight camping trips that
generally take place on Thursday evenings. To maximize fun and
safety we limit our programs to 10 to 15 participants.
Select an age group to view
applicable programs:
Preschool Programs – Ages
4 & 5
Berries, Seeds
and Sprouts
June 22 – June 26 Session is FULL
July 13 – July 17 Session is FULL
Do you love plants? Come along on nature walks
to discover many types of trees, leaves, flowers and seeds.
We’ll look for tiny saplings near the giant White Oak tree and
visit the garden and greenhouse to water the seedlings and look
for sprouting vegetables. You’ll taste yummy berries and sweet
vegetables from the garden! $95
members / $145 nonmembers
Coyote Pups
August 3 – August 7 (AM)
August 3 – August 7 (PM)
Coyote, the trickster, seems to always be
hiding. You can play along in a game of hide-and-seek, too!
You can also help to search the farm fields and woods for signs
of mammals, like coyote tracks and walnuts left half-eaten by
squirrels. This camp is all about animals and their babies!
$95 members / $145 nonmembers
Sense and Sensibilities
July 6 – July 10
July 27 – July 31 Session is FULL
Don’t forget your tools for this week’s
exploration! Your senses will allow you to discover the Myrick
Center’s many wonders. Listen to the sounds of green frogs at
the pond. Feel the cool, mossy rocks at the stream. Follow the
deer tracks through the wetlands. Smell the plants in the herb
garden and taste the vegetables from our organic garden.
$95 members / $145 nonmembers
Water World
July 20 – July 24 (AM) AM
Session is FULL
July 20 – July 24 (PM) PM Session is FULL
There’s water in the pond and in the stream.
There’s water underground and even water in the air! Learn
about our watery world by exploring all of the places water can
be found at the Myrick Center. You’ll play water games and get
really wet every day! $95 members /
$145 nonmembers
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Ages 6 & 7
Dinosaurs, Past and Present
June 22 – June 26
July 27 – July 31
Do you want to know more about dinosaurs? Did
you know that dinosaurs were giant reptiles? That means they
have living relatives! Come learn about their distant family
members and dig for fossils. You’ll be sure to meet a reptile
and get an up close look at amphibians and birds of the area
while having fun with dinosaur discoveries!
$155
members / $205 nonmembers
Earth Art
July 27 – July 31 Session is FULL
Join us for nature-inspired, hands-on, creative
projects to express the beauty of the great outdoors! We’ll be
using our imagination while watercolor painting, drawing and
working with clay. Seek artistic ideas in the brilliant colors
of the organic garden, the lush green plant life around the
pond, and the coolness of the woods!
$165
members / $215 nonmembers
Mudventures
July 13 – July 17 Session is FULL
August 3 – August 7 Session is FULL
Mix mud and adventure together for a fun-filled
time! Get to know nature like never before by looking for
things like salamanders, squishy egg masses, animal scat and owl
barf! You’ll visit the Barn at Springbrook Farm to meet the
animals and help them cool off. Enjoy cooling off yourself by
walking through the creek and splashing in the sprinkler!
$170
members / $220 nonmembers
Cattails and Animal Tales
July 6 – July 10
July 20 – July 24 Session is FULL
Storytelling about animals is a time-tested
pleasure. Listen to stories told by a professional storyteller
and spend the week searching for animal signs and learning about
plants and the pond at the Myrick Center. You’ll even see some
animal tails by visiting the Barn at Springbrook Farm. And,
you’ll never guess what cattails were used for by the Lenape
Indians...
$180
members / $230 nonmembers
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Ages 8 & 9
Creek Craziness
NEW
SESSION - JUST OPENED!
*June
22 - June 26* Several Openings Available!
June 22 – June 26
August 3 – August 7 Session is FULL
If you love the water, this is a week you can’t
miss! You’ll go tubing down the Brandywine, play in Rock Run, a
beautiful stream at BVA’s Saalbach Farm and visit French Creek
State Park for a swim at their pool.
$260
members / $310 nonmembers
My Side of the Myrick Center
July 13 – July 17 Session is FULL
July 20 – July 24
Session is FULL
Would you be able to survive at the Myrick Center
with nothing but a penknife, a flint and steel set, a ball of
cord and an ax? Just like Sam Gribley in the famous book My
Side of the Mountain, you will seek adventure and learn how
to survive in the wilderness. You’ll build a shelter, track
animals, identify edible plants and learn how to make a fire.
$175
members / $225 nonmembers
Ecoventures
July 13 – July 17 Session is FULL
Many ecoventures await you! You’ll spend the
week paired up with the BOLT campers (13-15 year olds) as you
play games, go tubing on the Brandywine, climbing at Vertical
Extreme Rock Gym and fishing at a nearby pond. You’ll have fun
experiencing all of these things with your new friends.
$275 members / $325 nonmembers
Treasure Hunters
July 6 – July 10
July 27 – July 31
Become a modern-day pirate as you go in search of
a treasure or surprise every day of the week. You’ll do the
Myrick Center Quest, go letterboxing, geocaching and
orienteering. Be prepared to tube and run, but you’ll never
know what will be around the next corner!
$245
members / $295 nonmembers
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Ages 10-12
Vertical Adventures
July 20 – July 24
Discover what lies below the ground when you
climb through, over, around and further into a deep, dark cave.
Push yourself to new limits as you participate in a local ropes
course earlier in the week. Learn to get past your fears of the
dark by visiting Indian Echo Caverns on Wednesday. Leave for a
wild caving trip, led by an experienced spelunker, on Thursday
morning. Camp overnight, and return on Friday. Pick up is
at
4:00 PM on Wednesday and 3:00
PM on Friday.
$360 members / $410 nonmembers
Extreme Survival
July 13 – July 17 Session is FULL
August 3 – August 7 Session is FULL
If you think Survivorman, Les Stroud, is cool,
then you’ll think it’s even cooler to practice learning to
survive in nature for yourself. Learn to build a shelter, make
a fire, and find wild plant foods. You’ll try your hand at
archery, learn how to throw a tomahawk, canoe on the Brandywine,
visit a survival camp at Saalbach Farm and camp overnight on
Thursday at the Myrick Center. Your family and friends will be
calling you Survivor(wo)man by the end of this week! Pick up
is at
11:00 AM on Friday.
$270 members / $320 nonmembers
By Land and Water
June 22 – June 26
July 6 – July 10
This will be an adventure-filled week of
exploring the Brandywine watershed by canoe, kayak and bike!
Kayak the day away at Marsh Creek State Park. Take a bike ride
along the Struble Trail and canoe the Brandywine Creek. You
must bring your own bike and helmet on the Struble Trail day. $335
members /$385 nonmembers
Hawks and Rocks on the AT
July 27 – July 31
This is your chance to hike a section of the
Appalachian Trail (AT)! The AT is 2,175 miles of trails that
connect Georgia to Maine. You’ll have an opportunity to hike a
small section of the Pennsylvania portion of the AT, see the
spectacular “blue rocks” glacial deposit, visit Hawk Mountain
and camp nearby on Thursday night. Earlier in the week you’ll
take a bird hike with an experienced birder at the Myrick Center
and go kayaking to silently sneak up on some water birds. You
may even see a bald eagle! Pick up is at
3:00 PM on
Friday.
$355 members / $405 nonmembers
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Ages 11-15
Short and Sweet Adventures
June 29 - July 1 (Monday-Wednesday)
These three days will get you pumped up for the
approaching holiday weekend! Monday you’ll go for a canoe trip
on the Brandywine. Tuesday, you’ll leave for the spectacular
Jim Thorpe, PA for a white water rafting trip and overnight
camping. Wednesday you’ll go on a hike before returning to the
Myrick Center. Pick up is at
5:00 PM on
Wednesday.
$310
members / $360 nonmembers
Something Fishy
July 20 – July 24
If you like to fish, or want to learn how to
fish, this is the week for you! Learn about different types of
equipment and how to use it while exploring some great
freshwater and saltwater fishing spots. You will learn the art
and science of fly casting and how to tie your own flies.
You’ll fish at a local pond and in the Brandywine Creek. On
Thursday you’ll head to coastal Delaware for an overnight
camping and saltwater fishing expedition. You’ll fish off a
pier, in the surf and aboard a chartered fishing boat in the
Delaware Bay for some inshore fishing. Along the way, learn
about saltwater and freshwater ecosystems and fish biology.
Even if you participated last year, there’s ALWAYS more to
learn! Your guide for this unique journey will be an avid
outdoorsman and naturalist, BVA/RCVA’s own Managing Director,
Jim Jordan. Pick up is at
5:00 PM on Friday.
$470
members/$520 nonmembers
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Ages 13-15
BOLT for the Outdoors
July 6 – 10 & July 13 – 17 (2 week program)
Is it lightening? Is it a canine superhero? Is it
a rock band? Google BOLT and you’ll find anything but what it
really is: the BVA/RCVA’s “Basic Outdoor Leadership
Training!” Can you light a one-match fire? Swamp and
rescue a canoe? Be part of a team climb? Make an authentic
S’more over a campfire? Learn outdoor and leadership skills
while building your own team during week one. You’ll go to a
local ropes course, develop and perfect your canoe skills on the
Brandywine and spend Thursday night camping out at the Myrick
Center. In week two, you’ll put these skills into action by
working with the 8-9 year old Ecoventure camp. You’ll
cheer on your new friends as they climb at the rock gym, help to
bait their hooks as they fish at a local pond and help guide
them down the Brandywine in tubes as you canoe alongside. This
training will provide you with a certificate of completion
telling schools and future employers that you are an Outdoor
Leader protecting the planet, leading by example and teaching
future stewards how to do the same. Talk about a superhero!
Pick up on Friday, July 10th is at
11:00 AM.
$595
members / $645 nonmembers
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