Free Spirit Nature Camp
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FOR Twenty seasons Free Spirit Nature Camp has been inspiring a spirit of admiration for all living beings. Camp nurtures balanced confident, sensitive children with a deep awareness of our connection to nature. Through hands-on experiences, the children are encouraged to explore the Earth and all her treasures.
The camp program focuses on values of respect and stewardship for the environment and natural world. Outdoor skills, arts & crafts, music, nature study, folklore of many cultures, green lifestyles, primitive technology, canoeing, and cooperative games are featured.
The camp’s location on a working farm offers campers the opportunity to observe and participate in gardening, farm animal care and the seasonal activities that are the focus of life on the farm.
Outdoor and Wilderness Survival skills enhance children’s ability to feel comfortable and confident in the natural world. Activities such as fire building, shelter construction, tracking techniques, plant identification, over-night camping and outdoor cooking are highlights of the camp program.
Campers choose many of the day's activities. Campers have opportunities to select the activities they want to participate in.
All activities are inclusive and celebrate the unique contribution that each individual makes to our camp community.
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"I like camp because we are almost always outside, whether we're doing special activities, going on hikes, or going down to our group's meeting place. Its so much fun, and you're always with your friends!"
- camper, age 9
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ABOUT US
Mailing Address: PO Box 56 Circleville, NY 10919
(845) 361-CAMP (2267)
About the Director:
Kate Fox leads the Camp Community, and designs the program. She focuses on unique, healthy, cooperative, inclusive, fun activities. She brings to Free Spirit many years experience in children’s recreational and enrichment programming, and has directed summer camp and after school programs for numerous Youth Service organizations, such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs. She is currently the Director of the Watershed Learning Center, a nature-based educational alternative for young children. Watershed Learning Center also acts as Environmental Education consultants to community and civic groups, schools and government. She is a student at NYU earning a M.A. in Environmental Conservation Education. This is her twelfth season at Camp
About the Founder:
Ellyce Cavanaugh founded camp in 1989, and for 12 seasons led a program that encouraged children to create an unforgettable relationship with the natural world. Her vision carries on as camp enters its 20th season!
Free Spirit Nature Camp is inspected and permitted by the Orange County Department of Health. Copies of inspections are on file at 124 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924.
Camp is conveniently located near Westtown, Warwick, Pine Island, New Hampton, Slate Hill, Middletown, Goshen, Sussex, Highland Lakes, Minisink, Port Jervis, Greenville, Vernon,
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