OUR CAMP Summer at Hawthorne Valley Farm is a camp for children and young people ages 9 to 15. Camp programs seek to build reverence for life and community awareness through living, playing, and working together on an active farm. While the camp strives to complement the educational approach of Waldorf schools, campers from all backgrounds are welcome. This is a wholesome, enjoyable program of activities well suited to younger child ren visiting the farm. It is limited to 33 first time Hawthorne Valley campers.
Children feed the animals, clean the barn, collect eggs, and help in the kitchen garden.
These farm experiences are interwoven through the day with more traditional camp activities that include arts and crafts, nature projects, swimming, horseback riding, games, and morning and evening singing. Walks, hikes, cookouts, and campfire stories round out the two weeks. A homelike atmosphere allows children to feel comfortable and secure. Four-Week Session for Ages 10 and 11. In the four week camp the rhythm and structure is similar to the two week session.