Return To Roots Learning Community
Into The Hollow
Summer Camp
Join us in the Hollow for a summer full of adventure as we travel through time and across the globe! Each week will be a new destination filled with countless opportunities that will allow your children to immerse themselves into and experience a taste of life and culture throughout history! Each week will include opportunities for shelter building, group games, fireside cooking, art, and hours of nature play out in the wild!
Travel Itinerary
All that's left to do is pick your destination and pack your bags! Register for 1 week or all 8! Simply fill out our pre-registration form, and we will send you a confirmation email shortly after!
* A deposit in the amount of $275 will be due within a week of registering *
The Jurassic Period
Jun 26 - Jun 30
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During this week we will be traveling back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Children will have the opportunity to go on quest of survival that includes building shelters, hunting and foraging for food, cave painting, construct erupting volcanoes, participate in group games, imaginative play, fireside cooking, a giant foam experience, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
Age of the Vikings
Jul 10 - Jul 14
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During this week we will be traveling back in time to Sweden to the age of the Vikings. Children will have the opportunity to go on an adventure of ship building, shield making, battles, Norse art, a giant foam experience, participate in group games, imaginative play, fireside cooking, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
South Africa
Jul 17 - Jul 21
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During this week we will be traveling to South Africa. Children will have the opportunity to build rondavels (a round one room house built with mud or a basket weave), make paper and clay beads, create tie-dye tribal clothing, drum making, participate in a fireside cook off, imaginative play, group games, a giant foam experience, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
Celtic Ireland
Jul 24 - Jul 28
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During this week we will be traveling back in time to Celtic Ireland where royalty lived in (and defended) castles and legends of fairies, giants, and leprechauns were known to everyone! Children will have the opportunity to build and defend their own fortresses, participate in a battle of the Druids, create fairy gardens, go on a quest to find treasure guarded by legendary leprechauns, participate in group games, imaginative play, fireside cooking, a giant foam experience, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
Ancient Greece
Jul 31 - Aug 4
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During this week we will be traveling to Ancient Greece! Children will have the opportunity to design giant water systems that run the length of the woods, participate in the Olympics, make their own himation (ancient Greek clothing), sculpt with clay, participate in group games, imaginative play, fireside cooking, a giant foam experience, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
Egypt
Aug 7 - Aug 11
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During this week we will be traveling back in time to Egypt! Children will have the opportunity to build life size pyramids, participate in a mummy obstacle course, create a papyrus paper scroll adorned with hieroglyphics, construct the Nile River, make ancient Egyptian jewelry, participate in group games, imaginative play, fireside cooking, a giant foam experience, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
China
Aug 14 - Aug 18
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During this week we will be traveling back in time to China! Children will have the opportunity to construct The Great Wall of China that runs the length of the woods, learn about the accidental invention of fireworks in their own extreme mud kitchen, create giant Chinese Dragons, participate in group games, imaginative play, fireside cooking, a giant foam experience, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
Colonial America
Aug 21 - Aug 25
7:00 - 5:00 (We contract for a 9-hour day)
Ages: 4 - 12
$275
During our final week of summer, we will be traveling back home and landing in Colonial America! Children will have the opportunity to rewrite history as we learn how to survive in this new land, form new relationships with indigenous tribes, build communities with houses, schools, and shops, participate in group games, imaginative play, fireside cooking, a giant foam experience, and hours of nature play in the great outdoors!
Please read the following information carefully prior to registering
Our summer camp is a Forest Program for children ages 4 - 12. When deciding if our summer camp will be a good fit for your child, please consider the following:
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We maintain a 7:1 child/adult ratio
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Children must be able to maintain visual contact with Return To Roots staff and counselors, stay within designated boundaries of our site, and manage their needs (such as eating, drinking fluids, and using the restroom).
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If your child requires additional support, please contact us prior to registering.
Refund Policy
In the event that we have to close, you will be offered a full refund or credit towards a future program. Credit in ONLY issued in the event that Return To Roots Learning Community has to cancel the program. If a child has to miss a session for any reason there will be no refunds or credits issued.