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Joppa flats summer camp
SUMMER 2015
Adventures for Children Ages 6–11 on the North Shore
Experience the Summer Outside!
Each year, Joppa Flats Summer Camp explores eight local habitats through
the course of the summer season. Through place-based learning activities,
campers cultivate a sense of environmental stewardship as they participate in
orienteering challenges, practice field identification, and replicate nature’s feats
of engineering. Every week is filled with open-air inquiry, experiments, art, and
games. This summer, Joppa Flats’ Naturalists will join the fun, bringing their
expertise to every surrounding. On Thursdays, we will take a half-day trip to a
nearby park, and Friday field trips will offer full immersion in each ecosystem.
Tuesday–Friday
9 am–3 pm
Children Ages 6–11
Fields and Meadows June 23–June 26 $240m/$305nm
Spot insects and rabbits, survey a stone wall, find the border of farm and field.
Friday field trip: Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, Rowley
Ponds and Vernal Pools June 30–July 3 $290m/$355nm
Collect dragonflies and frogs, build a beaver dam, observe freshwater life.
Friday field trip: Plum Island Kayak, Lake Gardner, Amesbury
Deciduous Woodlands July 7–July 10 $240m/$305nm
Listen for birds among tall trees, track animals, uncover the lives of leaves.
Friday field trip: Martin H. Burns Wildlife Management Area, Newbury
Streams and Rivers July 14–July 17 $290m/$355nm
Search for fish, compare sediments, investigate an historical riverbank.
Friday field trip: Lowell’s Boat Shop, Merrimack River, Amesbury
Open Ocean July 21–July 24 $290m/$355nm
Learn about fisheries, construct an ocean community, smell the salt in the air.
Friday field trip: Newburyport Whale Watch, Atlantic Ocean, Newburyport
Maritime Forest July 28–July 31 $240m/$305nm
Locate animal homes, adapt with the conifers, explore the New England coast.
Friday field trip: The Crane Estate, Ipswich
Coastal Wetlands August 4–August 7 $290m/$355nm
Watch shorebirds feed, experiment with water, walk The Great Marsh.
Friday field trip: Yankee Clipper Ecology Cruise, Plum Island River, Newbury
Beach and Shore August 11–August 14 $240m/$305nm
Touch crabs, learn to read a tide table, expose the geology of a barrier island.
Friday field trip: Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich
Activities are subject to change.
Joppa Flats Summer Camp Staff
Joppa Flats launched its first summer program in 2010
“You have the most knowledgeable and and has expanded each year since. Our building and
backyard overlook a salt marsh and estuary near the
friendly staff. My child feels welcomed mouth of the Merrimack River. We run camp in our
and loves the camp experience.” sunny backyard, where we catch the summer breeze
–2014 Summer Camp Parent off the river, and inside our building with its air-
conditioned children’s activities room. Campers also
attend field trips to local destinations.
From the Camp Director’s Desk
Greetings from Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Who is on the Team?
Center! Camp Director Adrienne Lennon joined the Joppa
Flats staff in May 2013 as the Program Coordinator.
As we begin our fifth year at Joppa Flats Summer After two seasons shaping the summer camp program,
Camp, I am delighted to announce that the 2015 sea- she accepted the lead position of Camp Director. She
son will be focused on bringing the broad institutional is dedicated to teaching children about science and the
knowledge of the Joppa Flats Education Center into the natural world. Education Coordinator Lisa Hutchings
camp experience. We have the benefit of attracting and Joppa Flats Naturalists give lessons each week on a
educators and volunteers whose expertise range on topic relative to the habitat theme.
subjects from art to zoology and they are looking
forward to sharing their wisdom with the camp Camp Leaders all have a background in environmental
community. These naturalists will join us onsite and on sciences, education, and a love of working with
our many fantastic field trips to make summer children. A low leader-to-camper ratio guarantees that
highlights even brighter! After years of growing and children stay safe and engaged with role models who
developing the program, I was so happy to receive all are creative, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic.
of the positive feedback from our camp parents last
summer. I look forward to seeing familiar faces and Camp License & Accreditation
welcoming new campers this summer! Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats is licensed through the
Newburyport Board of Health and the Department of
Warm regards, Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
on all camp requirements and
regulations. We are also
accredited by the American
Adrienne Lennon, Camp Director Camp Association under the
Camp at Joppa Flats guidance of Mass Audubon.
About Mass Audubon Registration
Mass Audubon works to protect the nature of Advanced registration is required. Please register
Massachusetts for people and wildlife. Together with online at massaudubon.org/joppaflatscamp or
more than 100,000 members, Mass Audubon cares for call 978-462-9998. If space is still available after the
34,000 acres of conservation land, provides educational deadline, we may be able to accommodate a late
programs for 225,000 children and adults annually, and registration. Please check your registration
advocates for sound environmental policies at local, confirmation for a link to important camp forms and
state, and federal levels. information.
Joppa Flats Education Center is a natural history Scholarships
education and visitor center that includes a children’s Limited camp scholarships are available. Call Joppa Flats
education room with a marine aquarium, a conference at 978-462-9998 for an application or for more
room, art exhibits, a nature shop, butterfly gardens, information. All applicants must supply verification of
and interpretive displays. Mass Audubon members income or documentation that financial assistance is
receive discounts on programs and shop merchandise. needed.
Mass Audubon Membership Deadlines
Join as a family for $65! Your membership helps us to The deadline for registration, payment, and health and
protect the nature of Massachusetts and connect waiver forms for all camp sessions is May 15. No
children and adults with nature. To receive the mem- camper may begin camp unless all health forms,
ber rate on camp programs, you must be a member at waivers, and payments are complete.
the family level or higher at the time of registration.
Refund Policy
Wildwood A nonrefundable deposit of $50/child is required to
There’s more to explore register for each camp session. This deposit cannot be
at Wildwood, Mass transferred to another camper, family, or camp
Audubon’s overnight location. Please check your school calendar for
camp in Rindge, NH. Campers ages 9–17 enjoy hands- conflicts before registering. Refunds are not given for
on, nature-focused, outdoor activities with quality, well participant dismissal, failure to attend, absence, or sick
-trained staff in a beautiful natural setting. Call days. If the camp must cancel a session, you will
866-627-2267 or visit massaudubon.org/wildwood! receive a full refund. If you need to cancel
Camper Expectations On or before May 15: refund of all but the
The outdoor and exploratory nature of our program nonrefundable deposit
requires campers to be able to move about on uneven After May 15: no refund is available
terrain. They are expected to meaningfully participate
in age appropriate and small group activities Camp Policies
emphasizing nature study. All campers must follow You may request copies of background check, health
stated behavior expectations and safety rules. If you care, and discipline policies, as well as procedures for
have any questions regarding your child’s ability to filing grievances, from the camp director.
participate in our camp program, please contact the
camp director.
“My children loved the hands-on learning and exploring,
especially the field trips! They told me they had the best summer
EVER, and that is very satisfying and gratifying to me as a parent.”
–2014 Summer Camp Parent
JOPPA FLATS SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION FORM
Joppa Flats Education Center ∙ P.O. Box 1558 ∙ Newburyport, MA 01950 ∙ 978-462-9998
Please complete a separate form for each camper.
Camper Name ________________________________Gender ______ DOB __________ Entering Grade ___
T-shirt Size □ YS (6-8) □ YM (8-10) □ YL (10-12) □ AS □ AM (One/session; not guaranteed if registering after May 15)
Parent/Guardian 1 Name _______________________________ E-mail_______________________________
Phone (day) _____________________ (evening) _____________________ (cell) ______________________
Mailing Address __________________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________________ State ______ ZIP ____________
Parent/Guardian 2 Name _______________________________ E-mail_______________________________
Phone (day) _____________________ (evening) _____________________ (cell) ______________________
Mailing Address __________________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________________ State ______ ZIP ____________
Session Title
□ Fields and Grasslands June 23–June 26 $240m/$305nm
□ Ponds and Vernal Pools June 30–July 3 $290m/$355nm
□ Deciduous Woodlands July 7–July 10 $240m/$305nm
□ Streams and Rivers July 14–July 17 $290m/$355nm
□ Open Ocean July 21–July 24 $290m/$355nm
□ Maritime Forest July 28–July 31 $240m/$305nm
□ Coastal Wetlands August 4–August 7 $290m/$355nm
□ Sandy Beach and Rocky Shore August 11–August 14 $240m/$305nm
Mass Audubon Member? Y / N Member Number Expiration Date
Total Fee for Session(s) $ ____________
Family Membership Fee ($65) $ ____________ (optional)
Tax-Deductible Donation to the Camp Scholarship Fund $ ____________ (optional)
Total Enclosed $ ____________
Payment: We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, as well as checks made payable to Mass Audubon.
Card # Exp. 3-Digit Security Code
Signature ______________________________________________ Date
“I agree to allow Mass Audubon to charge my Visa/Discover/MasterCard in the amount specified above and
understand that refunds will only be provided in accordance with the refund policy stated in this brochure.”
The deadline for registration, payment, and health and waiver forms for all camp sessions is May 15.
For security purposes, please do not fax or e-mail this form.
THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING FOR JOPPA FLATS SUMMER CAMP!
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