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Red Clay Valley
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Myrick Center
2003
Summer Youth Program
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2003 Summer Youth Program |
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Ages 4 & 5 ALL FULL |
Little Explorers FULL |
| Water Wonders FULL | |
| Wings & Things FULL | |
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Mini Camp Special FULL |
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| Critter Crazy FULL | |
| Claws, Paws, Feathers, and Fins FULL | |
| Water, Water Everywhere | |
| Animal Homes | |
| Mini Camp Special FULL | |
| Water Explorers FULL | |
| Fantastic Farming FULL | |
| Amazing Adaptations | |
| Growing, Growing, Gone | |
| Mini Camp Special | |
| Outdoor Art | |
| Adventure Team FULL | |
| Outdoor Extreme FULL | |
| Survive Alive | |
| Nature Lab FULL | |
| Mini Camp Special | |
| Family Camp Day CANCELLED |
Family Camp Day - Cancelled |
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2003 Summer Youth Program |
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Clay Valley Associations’ 314-acre Myrick Conservation Center offers
unique outdoor opportunities for children, ages 4-12. Each program focuses
on a particular theme, but all children will leave the Center with a basic
understanding and appreciation of the natural world. The Summer Youth
Program, now in its eighteenth year, is pleased to offer a number of new
programs along with old favorites. Programs meet at the Myrick Center’s
Browning Barn from 9AM to 3PM, unless otherwise noted. The 4 & 5 year
olds will meet from 9AM to 12 Noon. Several programs have special sessions
that generally take place on Monday or Thursday evenings. To maximize fun
and safety, we limit our programs to 10 to 15 participants.
Brandywine and Red Clay Valley Association members may register for camp as soon as they receive a camp brochure. Non-member registration begins on February 24. If you are not a member and would like to join, please include the information on the registration form and you can register early. This year, the Family Canoe Day will take place in June, and will offer you and your family the chance to meet the camp staff before camp begins. Please note the chance to splash into summer through the mini camp special: Wild about Water (4-12). Many existing camp programs, including Outdoor Art (10-12), are back by popular demand. We are pleased to offer several new programs this summer, including Water, Water, Everywhere (6-7), Fantastic Farming (8-9), and Outdoor Extremists (10-12).The Myrick Center is located on Route 842, 6 miles west of West Chester and 3 miles east of Unionville. The Brandywine and Red Clay Valley Associations are non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting the restoration, preservation, conservation and enjoyment of the natural resources of the Brandywine Valley and the Red Clay Valley watersheds. Both organizations are supported through membership dues and private donations.
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PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS - Ages 4 & 5
Pre-school programs meet at the Browning Barn from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Please be sure to bring a snack.
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Explorers FULL Spend a fun-filled week experiencing nature with all five senses! Campers will explore different habitats such as pond, stream, field and forest. Activities include following an ‘un-nature’ trail, color matching, silent listening and discovery time as well as story time, games, and crafts. June 23-27 FULL or July 21-25 FULL Cost: $75/member; $100/non-member Ever wonder about water? Why does it rain and where does it go? How do critters live in water? We will visit the pond and stream and maybe even splash in a rain puddle! Play games, hear stories and make crafts as you have fun learning about water and its wonders. July 7-11 FULL or July 28-August 1 FULL Cost: $75/member; $100/non-member |
Wings
& Things FULL
Discover how wings and other things help animals move. Search for
critters and learn what makes one animal different from another. Play
games, read stories and check out different animal homes.
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These programs meet at the Browning Barn from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
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Crazy FULL Are you a curious critter yourself? Listen for frogs and birds. See what you can find in the field, forest, pond and stream. Play games, hear stories, make crafts and explore. Learn more about wildlife at an Animal Show. July 14-18 FULL or August 4-8 FULL Cost: $135/member; $165/non-member Did you know the whirligig beetle has four eyes and can see above and below the water’s surface at the same time? Explore the Myrick Center’s pond and streams and discover the creatures that live there. Follow a water drop’s journey falling from the sky, down into the ground, up through a tree’s trunk and out a leaf. July 7-11 or July 28-August 1 FULL Cost: $130/member; $160/non-member |
Claws,
Paws, Feathers, & Fins FULL Search high and low for signs of wildlife. Look for traces, tracks, and animal homes. Build a home for caterpillars and take them home with you at the end of the week so you can watch them turn into beautiful butterflies. Learn more about animals and their adaptations at an Animal Show. June 23-27 FULL or July 21-25 FULL Cost: $140/member; $170/non-member Figure out what animals need to survive. Discover where and how different animals build their homes. Work with your fellow campers to use mud and straw to build a huge bird nest. Find animal homes in the field, forest, stream and pond. July 7-11 or August 4-8 FULL Cost: $125/member;$155/non-member |
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Explorers FULL Take a plunge as a water explorer! Check out creatures in the pond and stream, visit a wetland, see the water cycle in action, and have lots of fun during this water-filled week. Explore Marsh Creek State Park by paddleboat and tube down the Brandywine Creek with your newfound friends! June 23-27 FULL or July 14-18 FULL or July 28-August 1 FULL Cost: $155/member; $185/non-member Amazing Adaptations Did you know a grasshopper can jump 24 times its body length? Learn amazing adaptation fun facts as you explore the Myrick Center’s streams, forests and pond in search of plant and animal adaptations. Check out the color of worms, the beaks of birds, and discover who has thorns and horns. Get a close up look at an owl and hawk during a Birds of Prey Animal Show, and learn how and what animals see at night. July 21-25 or August 4-8 FULL Cost: $140/member;$170/non-member
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Fantastic
Farming
FULLDo you have a green thumb? Spend a week participating in activities in and around the Myrick Center’s organic vegetable garden and greenhouse. Visit Coverdale Farm to feed sheep, hold newly-hatched chicks and milk a cow. Take a donation of food to the Kennett Food Cupboard. Learn how a honeybee hive functions and use a hand crank extractor to extract honey to take home. July 7-11 FULL Cost: $145/member;$175/non-member Explore the world of the minibeast. Use microscopes to get a close up look at things large and small. Learn the different stages of the life cycles of animals and insects and discover how they grow, grow, and go off to find a suitable home. Build a birdhouse to take home to watch birds grow and go from your own backyard. July 14-18 or July 28-August 1 Cost: $140/member;$170/non-member |
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These programs meet at the Browning Barn from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (unless otherwise noted).
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Art This year’s special program will meet for nine days and will focus on art in nature. An experienced art teacher will lead the campers through work in a variety of media including clay, watercolors and printmaking techniques. Campers will draw, paint and sculpt the world around them. June 23-July 3 (9 days total) Cost: $300/member;$325/non-member* * Fee includes all materials. Experience a week filled with outdoor challenges. Start off by getting to know your fellow campers through team building activities. Travel to Marsh Creek State Park to try your hand at kayaking. Hike to a nearby fishing pond and try to catch the big one. Test your strength on a rock-climbing wall and battle the elements on a campout overnight at the Myrick Center. Friday pick-up is 12 Noon. July 14-18 FULL or July 28-August 1 FULL Cost: $210/member;$240/non-member Nature
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Adventure
Team FULL Start this fun-filled week with team-building activities. Take a hike at Hawk Mountain in search of birds of prey and enjoy a picnic lunch. Orienteer at French Creek State Park. End the week canoeing down the Brandywine Creek and a camping out along the creek bank. Due to the popularity of this program, preference will be given to campers who have not participated in Adventure Team in a previous summer. Campers should be picked up at camp at 5:00 PM on Tuesday. Friday’s pickup is at 12 Noon at Northbrook Canoe Company. July 7-11 FULL or July 21-25 FULL Cost: $205/member; $235/non-member Discover how to survive alive as you learn how to orienteer, use a solar still to collect water and build shelters. An experienced tracker will teach you how to identify animal tracks and make a plaster track cast to take home. June 23-27 or August 4-8 FULL Cost: $155/member; $185/non-member
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June 30
- July 3*Ages 4-12: Wild About Water
Are you wild about water? Splash into summer with a fun- filled week exploring water habitats. Check out a pond, stream and wetland, and learn how animals adapt to living in the water. Build your own small sailboat and test how it sails. On Wednesday 8-9 year olds will tube down the Brandywine Creek, 10-12 year olds will canoe.
Cost: Ages 4 & 5: $60/member, $75/non-member; FULL
Ages 6 & 7: $110/member, $125/non-member; FULL
Ages 8 & 9 and Ages 10-12:$120/member; $140/non-member
*Same times as regular camp session.
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Friday, June 20
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– 3:30 PMJoin the camp staff for a picnic lunch and a canoe trip down the Brandywine Creek. Bring lunch at 11:30 to the Myrick Center’s picnic pavilion where you and your child(ren) can have the opportunity to meet the camp counselors. We will then caravan to Northbrook Canoe Company and canoe from Corcoran’s Bridge back to Northbrook’s dock, stopping along the way to catch aquatic insects. No canoe experience necessary. Children must be six years of age and at least one adult must be present per two children.
Cost (includes canoe rental): $20/adult member; $28/adult non-member
$10/child member; $15/child non-member
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ABOUT THE BRANDYWINE & RED CLAY VALLEY ASSOCIATIONS |
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The Myrick Conservation Center, a 314-acre property used for education purposes, is open daily to the public. Located on Route 842 (Unionville-Wawaset Road), 6 miles west of West Chester and 3 miles east of Unionville, the Center is home to the Brandywine Valley Association (BVA) and the Red Clay Valley Association(RCVA) -- non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting the restoration, preservation, conservation and enjoyment of the natural resources of the Brandywine and the Red Clay watersheds. Both organizations are supported through membership dues and private donations. The Brandywine Valley Association, established in 1945, is "the oldest small watershed association in the country." Its major role is steward to the Brandywine Watershed, a 325-square mile area encompassing the Brandywine Creek and its tributaries throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware. |
The Red Clay Valley Association, BVA’s sister organization, established in 1952, is "the second oldest small watershed association in the country." It serves as steward to the 55-square mile watershed encompassing the Red Clay Creek and its tributaries in southern Chester County, PA and northern New Castle County, DE. Both Associations are noted for their innovative environmental education programs serving schools and residents of all ages in the two watersheds year round. BVA and RCVA also partner with other organizations for environmentally-relevant projects within their watershed communities. Call 610-793-1090 or visit BVA’s website at www.brandywinewatershed.org or RCVA’s website at www.redclayvalley.org for more information about these dynamic organizations. |
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Brandywine Valley Association 1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road West Chester, PA 19382-6751 (610) 793-1090 www.brandywinewatershed.org |
