2009 Summer Camps

Offering a perfect blend of environmental education and fun in the sun!

PRC is gearing up for some exciting adventures again this summer working with area children as we explore our environment and our impact on it. PRC will offer fun-filled summer, day camps available to participants of all income levels. Each day features a different environmental theme; crafts and activities revolve around the day’s theme.  PRC East’s camps are classified by the participants; PRC West’s camps are classified by locations.

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 Eastern PA

Click here to review our 2009 summer camp brochure.

Half-day Camps

Kinder Camp
for ages 4-6.  Kinder Campers take a sneak peak at the natural world right in Ridley Creek State Park. Identify local animals and plants of the temperate forest while feeding birds, signing songs, playing games and making crafts. Don't forget to pack a lunch!

Full-day Camps

NEW! Forest Friends
for ages 5 to 6.  Forest Friends enjoy what is probably their first voyage into summer camp. Kids learn ways to help our local "forest friends" through hands-on experiences, games and crafts.

Wildlife Detectives -
for ages 7 to 9. Wildlife Detectives uncover clues and discover the wildlife in Ridley Creek State Park. Campers identify local birds, mammals and amphibians while investigating their needs for survival. Join to create earth friendly crafts, play games, hike, and pracitce fun ways to protect our Earth!

Earth Action Squad
for ages 10 to 12. Campers protect our planet as they become an environmental scientist for a week. The Earth Action Squad participates in organic gardening, puts alternative energy to use, and partakes in water testing to identify the health of ecosystems. Camp parents are invited to our Earth Action Squad's Environmental Fair on the last day of camp.

Extended Stay Options
Optional early morning and late afternoon supervision for full-day campers.

Before Camp Program
8-9 AM
$40 per week

After Camp Program
3-5 PM
$80 per week

To register or to receive more information, call: (610) 353-1555 ext. 232 or
e-mail Diana Andrejczak

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 Western PA

Wonderful World of Water Day Camp Allegheny County -Green Tree Nature Center –July 21-22 - 9AM -3PM Upper Saint Clair - Regional Environmental Education Center – August 11-12 – 9AM – 3 PM This summer PRC will once again partner with the PA American Water Company (PAWC) to offer the fourth annual Wonderful World of Water Day Camp. Four day camps, funded by PAWC (and therefore free-of-charge) and offered in Allegheny, Butler and Chester Counties, will provide two fun-filled days each of outdoor fun and education around water issues and stewardship. Green Tree Borough (Allegheny County) and Regional Environmental Education Center (Upper Saint Clair, have generously provided beautiful settings for the western PA camps.

Campers, ages 7-11, explore the watershed, water basics, and current water quality issues through interactive instruction, hands-on activities, crafts, hikes and games.  Highlights include visits from some very exciting guests. Verna McGinley, a Pittsburgh naturalist, has afforded campers the opportunity to get up close and personal with water critters such as frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, and salamanders since the camp’s inception. Campers, donning goggles and rubber gloves and using chemistry equipment behave as young chemists as PAWC staff guide them in experimenting with water filtration and purification techniques. Campers also learn about how local animals are affected by impacts on our watershed, and enjoyed nature hikes/litter pick-ups at our beautiful camp sites and have many thrills playing games such as water balloon volleyball and various water relays. Even meals and snacks are used to convey educational messages. Campers learn about the importance of waste reduction by packing zero waste lunches, and composting and recycling everything used at camp.

As a result of PAWC’s generous commitment to this endeavor all campers are able to enjoy the Wonderful World of Water Day Camps free-of-charge! Many 2008 campers expressed an interest in returning in 2009 and facilitators as well look forward to partnering this summer with PAWC to provide this fun-filled educational experience.

For more information and/or to register please contact Nancy Martin-Silber at nancym@ccicenter.org  or (412)431-4449 X 247

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