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Summer Nature
Day Camp 2020
Why Nature Day Camp?
Summer camp can provide an awesome experience
that’s fun, friendly, and exciting! It can also provide
benefits that go beyond the camp session. Research
shows that children who engage in outdoor activities
like camp are more physically active, better critical
thinkers, have fewer emotional difficulties, gain
self-esteem, and are mentally creative.
“Camp is a great way for children to learn and explore
in a non-classroom setting. They are so inquisitive
about nature and want to spend all day out on the
trails!”-Jennifer LoDico, Camp Director
TNC strives to give our campers a great experience
just like how the staff grew up with. With memories
313 Hudson Avenue Tenafly, NJ 07670 of running around in the fresh air, exploring the
201.568.6093 201.569.2266 fax TenaflyNC.org unknown, making friends, and of course getting dirty,
enabling others to join this tradition comes naturally.
TenaflyNatureCenter tenaflynature @tenaflynature
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Camp Overview
Certified by the State to meet all NJ Youth Camp Safety
health and safety standards. Camp ID #2248.
Camp Hours
The 2020 camp season is June 22-August 28. With
an added BONUS WEEK August 31-September 4.
Each session runs Monday through Friday.
Full day sessions run from 9:00 am-3:30 pm.
Pre-K (4 year olds) & Kindergarten half-day
sessions run from 9:00am-12:30pm or 12:00pm-
3:30pm. BONUS WEEK has daily options.
Requirements
Our Staff
Children are required to be bathroom independent and
All camp staff members are professional educators dress themselves. TNC staff do not go into the
certified in First Aid and CPR and required to pass a restrooms with campers for safety reasons.
background check. Some are teachers, while some
Special Needs and Health Concerns
possess other advanced certifications.
TNC strives to provide a positive experience for all
Our Lessons
campers and to allow children to explore the outdoors.
Daily lessons comply with Next Generation Science Prior to registering please contact the Day Camp
Standards (NGSS) and New Jersey Core Curriculum Director to discuss the needs of your child so we are
Content Standards (NJCCCS.) Lessons are designed to prepared to provide the best experience for your child!
follow the theme and are different each week.
If your child has special needs and you would like to
Ratio send your camper with an aide, TNC requires a copy of a
Group sizes are small so we can give each child background check for that individual.
individual attention. Allergies & Dietary Concerns
Pre-K (4 year olds) & Kindergarten camps are
TNC takes allergies very seriously and requires as much
staffed at a ratio of 7 campers to 1 adult staff
information from the guardian as possible. Depending
member. on the severity of the allergy we may send an email to
1st-8th grade camps are staffed at a ratio of 9 all guardians letting them know we have a “peanut-
campers to 1 adult staff member. free” week at camp and ask all campers to pack peanut-
Two high school Counselors in Training assist all free food items. If the camp provides a campfire we also
camps. accommodate dietary restrictions such as kosher,
gluten-free and vegetarian. Kosher needs are provided
with Pareve and/or Fleishig options depending on your
camper’s needs.
Medication and Healthcare Policies
TNC camp personnel are properly certified in first
aid and CPR.
Tenafly Nature Center does not stock any
medication.
It is the policy of TNC and its personnel not to
physically administer any medication to
participants.
Your camper must have the ability to self-
administer all medications when necessary.
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Meals
Campers who are registered for full day must bring their
own lunch, one morning snack, and one afternoon
snack. There is no refrigerator or microwave for use.
Guardians who register their campers for Before or
After Care should provide breakfast and/or additional
snacks. Half day (AM/PM) pre-k & kindergarteners may
choose to send their camper with a lunch or snacks
only. Lunchtime is always 12:00pm everyday.
Dress Code
Dress for active outdoor play — shorts, t-shirt, and
two pairs of close-toed/hard-soled shoes,
including one pair that can get wet.
Discounts
No flip-flops, Crocs, or any open-toed or soft-soled Only one type of discount may be applied per
shoes. registration. Discounts are automatically applied online
On extremely hot summer days, campers may be when selecting the appropriate registration.
involved with water activities and games (not Early Registration: $40 off per week for families who
swimming). On these days they are welcome to register and complete payment by March 31, 2020
bring in water shorts/shirts. No two-piece bathing
Multi-week Discount: $15 off per week per camper
suits.
when attending more than one week of camp
Weather
Sibling Discount: $15 off per sibling when attending the
In case of rain, we put on our rain jackets and keep same week
exploring! Campers should bring rain boots, hat, and a
Extended Care
rain jacket or poncho. Please no umbrellas. For
thunderstorms and heavy rain we head under cover or Before Care is available from 8:00-9:00 am and After
inside. For extreme heat, we play water games and Care is available from 3:30-5:00 pm. This is not an
head indoors to cool off. extended camp experience. Extended care is provided
by qualified non-camp TNC staff and offers quiet time
Cost
for independent, indoor activities. Advance notice is
Weekly Camp Fees: required. Refunds available with up to 7 business days
Pre-K & Kindergarten notice.
Before Care: $75 per camper per week.
Full Day (9:00am-3:30pm)- $365/week
$20 per camper per day.
AM Session (9:00am-12:30pm)- $215/week
PM Session (12:00pm-3:30pm)- $215/week After Care: $100 per camper per week.
$25 per camper per day.
1st-8th grade
Before & After Care: $165 per camper per week.
Full Day (9:00am-3:30pm)- $365/week $40 per camper per day.
Scholarships
*BONUS WEEK Cost: Tenafly Nature Center does not want to turn any child
Daily Camp Fees: away from making a connection with nature and strives
to give all children access to time spent outdoors,
Full day $80/day regardless of their ethnic, social or economic
(Pre-K-4th grade) backgrounds. Therefore scholarships are made possible
Half Day $50/day
each year through the generous donations of individuals
(Pre-K & Kindergarten) and organizations.
For more information and to apply, please go to our
website: TenaflyNC.org/Camp-Scholarships
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Entering Pre-K & K (Ages 4-5)
Our Wild Woods what will happen if humans take
Trees are everywhere but what do away all their resources. We will
we really know about them? DATES become Earth’s heroes and learn
Campers will study the different how to save our planet from harm!
June 22-26 Our Wild Woods
parts of a tree and learn about how Wilderness Explorers
animals (and people) can not live June 29-July 3 Explore Galore!
Pack your bags and wave goodbye,
without them. July 6-10 Make a Splash! campers are heading out! This week
Explore Galore! July 13-17 I’m Buggin’ Out is for tough explorers ready to take
Is your child an adventure seeker? on the trails and learn how not to
July 20-24 Little Einsteins get lost in the woods.
Out of the box thinker? If so, sign
your child up for Explore Galore July 27-31 Captain Planet Having a Blast with Chloroplasts!
where we will begin examining the August 3-7* Wilderness Plants are often overlooked. But did
mysteries of life. Why do animals Explorers you know they provide food for
camouflage? How do nocturnal (Pre-K-1st) many living creatures big and small?
animals see in the dark? Explorers Campers will learn how plants get
August 10-14* Having a Blast
will head out into the forest to find their food, how they grow, and even
with
answers to these perplexing how they smell! You may even get a
Chloroplasts!
questions! future gardener in the making.
(Pre-K-1st)
Make a Splash! Digging for Dinosaurs
August 17-21 Digging for
The ocean is a wondrous place filled Dinosaurs Dinosaurs used to roam the Earth
with many mysterious sea right where we are! All campers will
August 24-28 Scales and Tales
creatures! Dive in to a week full of now be paleontologists and discover
ocean life. Campers will put on their August 31- Whimsical dinosaur evidence from the past and
swim goggles and learn about September 4 Weather present.
mammals, fish, and plants that (Pre-K-1st)
Scales and Tales
spend their lives underwater.
Which amazing critters have scales
I’m Buggin’ Out Half Day and Full Day and tails? Campers will check out
Did you know frogs once had tails animals of the past and present with
and butterflies used to be Sessions Available!* tales of the lives of these radical
caterpillars? We all change, but August 3 & 10 weeks reptilians. Each day will focus on a
some of us change more than Full day option only different group of scaled species and
others. How do these animals the lives they lead.
change? Come investigate the life Whimsical Weather
cycles of animals and plants of Little Einsteins
Tenafly Nature Center! What is the weather like today?
You can never ask too many Tomorrow? Next month? Campers
questions! Little Einsteins will look will learn how we predict different
at the world with an open mind. weather patterns. We will study the
Campers will spend time asking sky and find out why clouds are
questions about how things work different and why they create many
and why, making observations, and forms of precipitation for us!
gathering information.
Captain Planet
All animals need food, water, shelter
and space to live and grow. But
what if those essentials were taken
away? Campers will learn what
living things need to survive and
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Entering 1st-2nd survive in the woods using just your
skills and what you can carry? Would
you know what to do if you got lost
Earth and not other planets. We will in the woods? Campers this week will
explore the trails and maybe find
DATES aliens living among us!
learn how to read trails, construct a
survival shelter, identify edibles, and
June 22-26 Animal Super Under the Sea more!
Heroes! The ocean is a wondrous place filled STEM Up to the Plate
June 29-July 3 Out of this with many mysterious sea creatures! Campers will begin to use Science,
World Dive in to a week full of ocean life. Technology, Engineering, and Math
July 6-10 Under the Sea
Campers will put on their swim to solve challenges. Opening up their
goggles and learn about mammals, minds to the factual world, campers
July 13-17 Magical fish, and plants that spend their lives
Metamorphosis will ask questions, make
underwater. observations, and gather information
July 20-24 Mad Scientists Magical Metamorphosis to look at problems from all angles.
July 27-31 Conservation Let’s learn all about this strange Wings Away
Nation change! Insects, amphibians, and What says “hi!” to our sky? Campers
August 3-7 Hunger Games even sea creatures undergo this will learn about the different types of
(2nd-4th Grade) amazing process. Campers will creatures that can take to the air. We
investigate the changes animals can will investigate insects, and learn
August 10-14 STEM UP to the go through as they develop. They’ll
Plate about birds with trail walks and visits
also discover other types of change from live animals. We will also study
(2nd-4th Grade) in our forest through nature hikes the weather and how it affects us,
August 17-21 Wings Away and live animal encounters. wings or no wings!
August 24-28 Colors of the Mad Scientists Colors of the Wind
Wind Mwahaha! Come experiment with
August 31- Dirt Alert Nature creates a beautiful landscape
us. Young scientists will conduct filled with vivid greens, brilliant
September 4 (2nd-4th Grade) experiments and see what unfolds. blues, and the warm shades of
Using their inquisitive skills they will
Full Day Sessions! test their theories and find out the
autumn. Feathers and flowers may
seem showy, but they carry
difference between light and sound. important messages. Color can mean
Animal Super Heroes! Which objects can be seen if light is the difference between life and
Animals may not wear capes, but available and which give off their death! Campers will decipher the
they can be superheroes, too! Some own light? Why do nocturnal eyes meaning of color, explore its role in
animals can perform amazing feats; gleam in the dark? Let’s find out! nature, and search for examples on
other animals make our lives easier Conservation Nation the trails.
every day. Every night, your campers Oh no! The Earth is in trouble! Dirt Alert
will be able to share with you crazy Using artifacts and live animals, Time to get messy! This week is all
animal facts about how they protect campers will investigate the about digging in the dirt. Campers
themselves, eat, see, and hear classifications of at-risk species and will explore what is going on beneath
differently and the role animals play develop an appreciation for the our feet searching for small critters
in making life more comfortable. diversity of organisms around us. and learning about a microscopic
Out of this World Time will be spent learning about environment.
Blast off to a week far, far away! All current issues scientists and citizens
week long young astronauts will are working to solve. Campers will
learn about the planets, the moon, also determine ways to play their
and the stars. We will explore how part to protect the planet!
their patterns of motion can be Hunger Games
predicted and observed. Campers What was it like to live without
will learn how we can survive on modern technology? Could you
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Entering 3rd-5th
Nature Ninjas Where the Wild Things Are
Can you walk through the woods Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
without being detected? Did you make a Which species would scientists once
sound? Stand out among the trees? have expected to find in NJ? Which
Learn from the masters and discover species can you find today? Campers
how animals use their ninja skills to spend this week showing off their wild
escape from predators and catch their side as we investigate how wild our
prey. they do so. Through hikes and visits with woods can be.
live animals, campers will discover the
Galaxy Quest
many changes nature goes through.
3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! Rocket into outer
space and discover what’s really out
Blinded Me with Science! DATES
there. Campers will turn into astronauts Science! Put on your lab coats, grab your
this week and learn about our planets. safety goggles and get to work! June 22-26 Nature Ninja
Why can’t we live on Jupiter? Is there Scientists will create hypotheses and put June 29-July 3 Galaxy Quest
really life on Mars? them to the test. Research and conduct
July 6-10 Monsters of the
experiments to learn about the natural
Monsters of the Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea
world and take these hypotheses out
Did you know the majority of our planet onto the trails. Communicating with July 13-17 Transformers in
is covered by water? It’s why our planet fellow scientists and sharing ideas is the the Wild
appears blue from space! The ocean is key to finding solutions!
July 20-24 Blinded me with
home to many creatures that we can not
Wildlife Warriors Science!
even see and many that we know
nothing about! Come learn about which “We abuse land because we regard it as July 27-31 Wildlife
large sea creatures are lurking in the a commodity belonging to us. When we Warriors
vast ocean. see land as a community to which we August 3, 10, 17 See other age
belong, we may begin to use it with love
Transformers in the Wild groups
and respect.” - Aldo Leopold. Investigate
Transformers live among us, and they’re the role humanity plays in the planet’s August 24-28 Where the Wild
smaller than you think! Learn about ecosystems and how we can be better Things Are
which animals can change their bodies citizens of our planetary community
into something else completely and why through our actions. Full Day Sessions!
Entering 5th-8th STEM Wars
Survivor: Are
you up for the
Challenge?
DATES
August 3-7 Survivor
Undercover Biologists
August 10-14 STEM Wars
August 17-21 Undercover
Biologists
Full Day Sessions!
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Summer Camp Calendar
Sample Day Schedule:
8:45 am Craft: Homemade Spectroscope
9:15 am Name Game
9:30 am Learn about weather!
9:45 am Activity: Experiment to see how heat rises and cold sinks
10:15 am Snack break
10:30 am Hike: Go for a hike on the Purple Trail
11:30 am Game: Tornado tag
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm Outdoor free play
12:45 pm Story: Read a story on hurricanes
1:15 pm Activity: Discuss the water cycle. Make a cloud in a jar.
1:45 pm Animal Meet/Greet: Meet one of our Animal Ambassadors
2:15 pm Snack break
2:30 pm Game: Rainbow tag
2:45 pm Activity: Make lightning. How is lightning formed?
3:10 pm Outdoor free play
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Registration and Policies
To Register
1. Register online at TenaflyNC.org/Camp-Registration and submit
full payment. Separate registrations are required for each
camper. Use the grade your child is entering next September
to determine appropriate group. Current Family
Membership is required for all participants in our camp
program.
2. After completing your child’s registration, you will receive an
e-mail within two weeks. This e-mail contains the follow-up
requirements necessary to complete your registration and
additional information, including the participant daily checklist.
3. Once you have received the follow-up e-mail please log into our online
health system: CAMPDOCS (app.campdoc.com/!/home/auth/email).
This is where you will tell us about your camper, fill out health information, emergency
contacts, other important safety data, and submit the following required files:
The Universal Health Record from your child’s health care provider
A copy of your insurance card
A copy of any information regarding your child's activity restrictions/special needs
Complete the form submission through CAMPDOCS 7 days prior to the start of the camp
session. New Jersey state law requires campers to submit a current health record each year.
Failure to submit all forms to TNC 7 days prior to the start of the camp session will result in
forfeiture of your registration fee.
Cancellation Policy
A $50 processing fee applies to all refunds.
Membership is a tax-deductible donation with year-round
benefits, and is non-refundable.
Full tuition refunds will be given for cancellations with 6 weeks
notice (minus the $50 processing fee).
50% of the tuition will be refunded with 3-5 weeks notice prior
to the first day of camp session (minus the $50 processing fee).
No refunds or credits will be given with less than 10 business
days* notice. In this instance, a tax receipt will be issued to
you indicating that the program fee was converted to a charitable donation.
*Business days refer to Monday thru Friday. Weekends and holidays do not count as business
days.
Switching camp weeks is allowed depending on availability and at the discretion of the Camp
Director. After June 1, a $20 switching fee will be applied.
In cases of cancellation due to major illness and/or family emergency, refunds will be
assessed on case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Camp Director.
TNC reserves the right to remove any child without refund due to unacceptable behavior or if
children are registered for the incorrect age group/grade level.
TNC reserves the right to cancel, reschedule, or change programs as needed.
Please contact camp@TenaflyNC.org or 201-568-6093 for additional camp questions.
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