Week-Long Programs, 2019
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Welcome to our 10th year of summer camps! All programs are designed to keep our kids engaged, exploring, observing, thinking, creating, and having fun. Take a look at these brief videos from last summer's Dangerous Book and Games, Games, Games camps. Programs will be based out of Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel, and Arbaney Park in Basalt. Registration begins in early April. Contact Garry directly to reserve a space in advance : garrypfaffmann@hotmail.com or 309-7097.
Staff: Lead teachers are all certified elementary and middle school teachers in the Roaring Fork Valley, have coached youth sports, and have facilitated kids programming for at least ten years. Max Enrollment: Programs have become increasingly large over the years. Each week will be limited to 25 participants. Blog: I've included a few tidbits on the Blog page to explain a general understanding of underlying principles, and the basis for programming. |
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Week-long Programs
The programs below have been time-tested to be fun, fun, fun! Each includes a mix of repeat activities from past years, along with many new additions. All programming incorporates team games, group initiatives, individual problem solving, exploration, observation, experimentation, and good-ol' fashioned summer fun. Afternoon activities of all camps include nature exploration in the shade and near cool safe-flowing water.
Program Summary
June 3-7: Last Child in the Woods--Crown Mtn. (program pending)
June 10-14: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
June 17-21: Games, Games, Games--Basalt
June 24-28: Youth Sports Camp--Basalt
July 15-19: Games, Games, Games--Basalt
July 22-26: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
July 29-August 2: Youth Sports Camp--Crown Mtn. Park
June 3-7: Last Child in the Woods--Crown Mtn.
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Crown Mountain Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: www.crownmtn.org
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Crown Mountain Park serves as the venue for a week of wild land exploration and games. Richard Louv, author of the book Last Child in the Woods, theorizes that children are naturally drawn to the edges of a park. They are drawn to the wild places, where manicured lawns turn to shrubs, bugs, and wilder lands, paved trails become dirt paths, and rigid rules are replaced by creativity and exploration. With this in mind, we will engage in bug hunting, boat making, fort building, map making, treasure hunting, scavenger hunting, traditional skill building, and role playing as we explore the wilder spaces surrounding the park. This week will be facilitated by veteran outdoor educator, ski instructor, and classroom teacher Lara Getz, with sporadic guest appearances from Garry.
June 10-14: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: Get ready for a broad spectrum in this week-long adventure as we explore "all of the activities that every child should experience in their youth." Based on the popular books Dangerous Book for Boys, and Daring Book for Girls, new activities this year include Zorb soccer, pogo sticks, RC Cars, unicycling, juggling, and graffiti art, along with traditional activities including fire making, fort building, snapping fingers, blowing bubbles, setting up a tent, spontaneous dramas, Black Jack, yo-yos, story-telling, archery, slingshots, nature explorations, bug hunts, soccer, baseball, paper airplanes, rockets, Lego construction projects, and more. Similar to previous years' Dangerous Book programs, but with enough new additions to keep it lively for returning participants. Bring a bike and helmet each day, or lock them up at the park, for daily field trips around Basalt.
June 17-21: Games, Games, Games!!!--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: For those kids who love to play, this is the week for you! New activities in this year's "Games" program include Zorb soccer and other Zorb games, pogo stick relays, blow-dart contests, popsicle stick "bombs" (don't worry, they're harmless!) along with traditional sporting games, tag-games, card games, relay events, and slower-paced strategy games. Two days of the week will include bicycling events including the BMX track near Basalt High School, a bike-tour scavenger hunt along the Rio Grande Trail, and other bicycling games. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
June 24-28; Youth Sports Camp--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Participants will engage in traditional sports each morning including lacrosse, tennis, whiffle ball golf, soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, and bicycling on the Basalt High School BMX track. All sports will be facilitated in an age-appropriate atmosphere focusing on fun, team work, sportsmanship, and healthy play. The Basalt Middle School and High School fields provide an excellent venue for football, tennis, basketball, track events, baseball, volleyball, and open fields for pure fun, while the Rio Grande Trail is perfect for bike touring and exploration! Afternoons will run at a slower pace with slower style games.
July 15-19; Games, Games, Games II--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: A similar theme as the first week, but with a host of new activities. This week will include scavenger hunts, garden exploration, and art-based games, while we bring back some of the best of week #1, as well. For those kids who love to play, this is the program for you! Learn and practice the basics of popular team sports including street hockey, flag football, baseball and soccer; enjoy some down time with card games, board games, word games and other brain teasers; run like mad with tag-games, dodge ball, and relay events; and build social skills through a variety of team building initiatives. We'll explore our river habitat through scavenger hunts, and check our speed and agility on the BMX track above Basalt High School. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
July 22-26: Dangerous Book for Boys and Girls II--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and rain jacket; bike and helmet two days. I will invite kids to bring in mits, yo-yos, and show-and-tell items throughout the week, but none are mandatory.
Description: A similar theme as the first week of the Dangerous camp, but the different venue lends towards a varied set of activity. Activities that every child should experience in their childhood this week include popsicle stick bombs, a bridge-building project, parachute design contests, rocket launches, paper airplanes, garden projects, stilt walking, blow-guns (with nerf bullets), human-sized bubbles, archery, fort-building, RC cars, bicycling the BMX track, building gnome homes, music making, Zorb soccer, and other traditional activities including fire making, Black Jack, yo-yos, slingshots, soccer, baseball, and more. Two days of the week will include bike tours and activities along the Rio Grande Trail.
July 29-August 2: Youth Sports Camp--Crown Mtn.
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Crown Mountain Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: www.crownmtn.org
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Crown Mountain Park serves as the venue for traditional sports each morning including lacrosse, tennis, whiffle ball golf, soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, horseshoes, and bicycling on the BMX track. All sports will be facilitated in an age-appropriate atmosphere focusing on fun, team work, sportsmanship, and healthy play. Afternoons will run at a slower pace with nature explorations, bike tours, and creative play.
The programs below have been time-tested to be fun, fun, fun! Each includes a mix of repeat activities from past years, along with many new additions. All programming incorporates team games, group initiatives, individual problem solving, exploration, observation, experimentation, and good-ol' fashioned summer fun. Afternoon activities of all camps include nature exploration in the shade and near cool safe-flowing water.
Program Summary
June 3-7: Last Child in the Woods--Crown Mtn. (program pending)
June 10-14: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
June 17-21: Games, Games, Games--Basalt
June 24-28: Youth Sports Camp--Basalt
July 15-19: Games, Games, Games--Basalt
July 22-26: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
July 29-August 2: Youth Sports Camp--Crown Mtn. Park
June 3-7: Last Child in the Woods--Crown Mtn.
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Crown Mountain Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: www.crownmtn.org
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Crown Mountain Park serves as the venue for a week of wild land exploration and games. Richard Louv, author of the book Last Child in the Woods, theorizes that children are naturally drawn to the edges of a park. They are drawn to the wild places, where manicured lawns turn to shrubs, bugs, and wilder lands, paved trails become dirt paths, and rigid rules are replaced by creativity and exploration. With this in mind, we will engage in bug hunting, boat making, fort building, map making, treasure hunting, scavenger hunting, traditional skill building, and role playing as we explore the wilder spaces surrounding the park. This week will be facilitated by veteran outdoor educator, ski instructor, and classroom teacher Lara Getz, with sporadic guest appearances from Garry.
June 10-14: Dangerous Book For Boys and Girls--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: Get ready for a broad spectrum in this week-long adventure as we explore "all of the activities that every child should experience in their youth." Based on the popular books Dangerous Book for Boys, and Daring Book for Girls, new activities this year include Zorb soccer, pogo sticks, RC Cars, unicycling, juggling, and graffiti art, along with traditional activities including fire making, fort building, snapping fingers, blowing bubbles, setting up a tent, spontaneous dramas, Black Jack, yo-yos, story-telling, archery, slingshots, nature explorations, bug hunts, soccer, baseball, paper airplanes, rockets, Lego construction projects, and more. Similar to previous years' Dangerous Book programs, but with enough new additions to keep it lively for returning participants. Bring a bike and helmet each day, or lock them up at the park, for daily field trips around Basalt.
June 17-21: Games, Games, Games!!!--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: For those kids who love to play, this is the week for you! New activities in this year's "Games" program include Zorb soccer and other Zorb games, pogo stick relays, blow-dart contests, popsicle stick "bombs" (don't worry, they're harmless!) along with traditional sporting games, tag-games, card games, relay events, and slower-paced strategy games. Two days of the week will include bicycling events including the BMX track near Basalt High School, a bike-tour scavenger hunt along the Rio Grande Trail, and other bicycling games. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
June 24-28; Youth Sports Camp--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Participants will engage in traditional sports each morning including lacrosse, tennis, whiffle ball golf, soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, and bicycling on the Basalt High School BMX track. All sports will be facilitated in an age-appropriate atmosphere focusing on fun, team work, sportsmanship, and healthy play. The Basalt Middle School and High School fields provide an excellent venue for football, tennis, basketball, track events, baseball, volleyball, and open fields for pure fun, while the Rio Grande Trail is perfect for bike touring and exploration! Afternoons will run at a slower pace with slower style games.
July 15-19; Games, Games, Games II--Basalt
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Arbaney Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Description: A similar theme as the first week, but with a host of new activities. This week will include scavenger hunts, garden exploration, and art-based games, while we bring back some of the best of week #1, as well. For those kids who love to play, this is the program for you! Learn and practice the basics of popular team sports including street hockey, flag football, baseball and soccer; enjoy some down time with card games, board games, word games and other brain teasers; run like mad with tag-games, dodge ball, and relay events; and build social skills through a variety of team building initiatives. We'll explore our river habitat through scavenger hunts, and check our speed and agility on the BMX track above Basalt High School. Each day will include a variety of strategic thinking, some very active, others slower and more thoughtful. Kids will sleep well each night of this week, guaranteed!
July 22-26: Dangerous Book for Boys and Girls II--Basalt
Location: Arbaney Park
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: Basalt Rec. Dept.
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and rain jacket; bike and helmet two days. I will invite kids to bring in mits, yo-yos, and show-and-tell items throughout the week, but none are mandatory.
Description: A similar theme as the first week of the Dangerous camp, but the different venue lends towards a varied set of activity. Activities that every child should experience in their childhood this week include popsicle stick bombs, a bridge-building project, parachute design contests, rocket launches, paper airplanes, garden projects, stilt walking, blow-guns (with nerf bullets), human-sized bubbles, archery, fort-building, RC cars, bicycling the BMX track, building gnome homes, music making, Zorb soccer, and other traditional activities including fire making, Black Jack, yo-yos, slingshots, soccer, baseball, and more. Two days of the week will include bike tours and activities along the Rio Grande Trail.
July 29-August 2: Youth Sports Camp--Crown Mtn.
Ages: 6-11 Years Old
Location: Crown Mountain Park
Time: 9:00-3:00 M-Th; 9:00-1:00 Friday
Cost: $265
Max. Enrollment: 25
Registration: www.crownmtn.org
You Bring: Lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, rain jacket, bike, and helmet
Program Description: Crown Mountain Park serves as the venue for traditional sports each morning including lacrosse, tennis, whiffle ball golf, soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, horseshoes, and bicycling on the BMX track. All sports will be facilitated in an age-appropriate atmosphere focusing on fun, team work, sportsmanship, and healthy play. Afternoons will run at a slower pace with nature explorations, bike tours, and creative play.