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Branching Out

• Location
  • Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morris Twp.
• Cost: $180 - $250 depending on grade level
• Dates
  • Spring: Saturdays, April 4 - June 21
    8:00 am - 12:30 pm (Times vary by age group)
  • Summer: Weekly, Monday through Thursday:
    July 6 - August 13 (Times vary by age group)
• Contact information: 973-326-7601
• Description

  "Branching Out!" is an exciting and educational gardening program for kids ages five to 13. Throughout the program, kids learn gardening, botany, horticulture, and much more. Each kid has his or her own garden to tend!

  Gardeners learn how to grow tomatoes, beans, and a variety of flowers while gaining extensive knowledge with over 15 different plants to tend each camp session. Kids also participate in many garden-related activities including cooking, flower arranging, and crafts, such as making bird houses, insect traps, wind chimes, and weather vanes.

  Gardeners may register for one or both seasons.

• Register Now!: Registration Form

Travels in Time Camp: Apprentice Guild

• Locations
  • Historic Speedwell (Morris Township)
    Fosterfields Living Historical Farm (Morris Township)
    Cooper Gristmill (Chester Township)
• Dates
  • July 14-17 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
    (Ages 7-10) $75.00
    July 28-31 from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
    (Ages 11-14) $125.00
• Contact information: 973-285-6537
• Description

  Kids are up to date on the latest technology, but are they ready for time travel? They can have a chance to go back in time with the Travels In Time Camp - Apprentice Guild! Kids will be able to experience what life was like in America in the 1840s, 1880s, and 1920s, before there were cell phones and video games.

  This four-day interactive camp includes visits to three historic sites. Campers will apprentice at the different sites, learning the trades that were popular during these time periods, all while having fun.

• Register Now!: Registration Form

Adventures in Nature

Sense-ational!


• Children entering Kindergarten & 1^st grade
• Cost: $65.00
• Sessions
  • K1: June 22-26 from 9:30am - 11:30am
    Kay Center (Chester Twp)
    K1: June 22-26 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
    Kay Center (Chester Twp)
  • P1: July 27-31 from 9:30am - 11:30am
    Pyramid Mtn NHA (Montville)
    P1: July 27-31 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
    Pyramid Mtn NHA (Montville)
• Contact information: 973-635-6629
• Description

  Campers use all five senses to experience the natural world. They also learn how animals use their senses to survive!

• Register Now!: Registration Form

Scaly or Slimy?


• Children entering 2^nd or 3^rd grades
• Cost: $105.00
• Sessions
  • K2: July 6-10 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
    Kay Center (Chester Twp)
  • P2: August 3-7 from 9:00am - 12:00pm
    Pyramid Mtn NHA (Montville)
• Contact information: 973-635-6629
• Description

  We promise your child leaves camp looking at reptiles and amphibians in an entirely new way!

• Register Now!: Registration Form

Feathered or Furry?

• Children entering 4^th or 5^th grades
• Cost: $120.00
• Sessions
  • K4: July 13-17 from 9:00am - 12:00pm (Friday until 2:00pm)
    Kay Center (Chester Twp)
  • P4: Aug 10-14 from 9:00am - 12:00pm (Friday until 2:00pm)
    Pyramid Mtn NHA (Montville)
• Contact information: 973-635-6629
• Description

  Campers love learning about the warm-blooded creatures that share their world. The extended last day features a mini backpacking and camping experience with a picnic!

• Register Now!: Registration Form

Wild About Water


• Children entering 6^th or 7^th grades
• Cost: $180.00
• Sessions
  • K5: July 20-24 from 9:00am - 2:00pm at Kay Center in Chester Twp
  • P5: Aug 17-21 from 9:00am - 2:00pm at Pyramid Mtn NHA in Montville
• Contact information: 973-635-6629
• Description

  There’s no better time than a hot summer day to learn all about water, and maybe get wet in the process. Campers explore the world of water: who lives in it and how, where to find it, and why we all need it! The final day features a canoe adventure on a nearby river!

• Register Now!: Registration Form

Teen Trekkers

• Children entering 8^th through 10^th grades
• Cost: $180.00
• Sessions
  • P6: July 27-31 from 9:00am - 2:00pm
    Pyramid Mtn NHA (Montville)
• Contact information: 973-635-6629
• Description

  This camp offers an opportunity to continue to get out into nature with a week of guided, educational hikes around northern Morris County. Each day the group meets at a different park for a hike with a natural history theme. Campers should bring a bag lunch and water as they’ll be out on the trails all day!

• Register Now!: Registration Form

JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY
• Location
  • Morris County Public Safety Training Academy
• Dates
  • July 20-24 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $85.00 per recruit
• Contact information: 973-326-7632
• Description

  The Annual Junior Police Academy is a popular summer camp that provides lessons for both boys and girls, ages 11-15, in police practices and the training involved in becoming police officers. Activities during the five-day program include physical training, detective work, handcuffing techniques, motor vehicle stops, and tours of the county jail.

  Special guests have included the Mounted Unit, Sheriff’s Office, as well as other State and Federal Law Enforcement agencies. Each recruit receives a hat, T-shirt, gym shorts, and bag. Upon completion of the Academy, recruits participate in a graduation ceremony and earn an honorary Junior Police Academy certificate. Class size is limited to 50 participants.

  Please call the Junior Police Academy at 973-326-7632 for a registration form.


CAMP SUNRISE LAKE

• Location
  • Sunrise Lake at Lewis Morris County Park, Morris Twp.
• Dates
  • July 27-31 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $250.00
  • August 3-7 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $250.00
• Contact information: 973-829-8257
• Description

  Camp Sunrise Lake fills every camper’s day with new adventures, safe exploration, and active fun! This one-week camp, located at Sunrise Lake, Lewis Morris County Park in Morristown, is offered to kids ages five through 13 years of age all under the supervision if certified staff.

  This unique camp offers daily swimming lessons and sessions, as well as fun rides on paddle boats. Campers take guided hikes through nearby trails to explore the natural environment.

  Want to express some individual creativity? Campers also design and create crafts daily using a thematic approach. Adding to this active recreational experience, campers enjoy organized games, such as volleyball on the beach, softball at the nearby field, relay races, giant grass basketball, soccer, and much, much, more!

  Camp Sunrise Lake is designed to maximize the camper’s experience with individual attention. Limited to 50 campers, early registration is suggested.

• Register Now!: Registration Form