Youth Garden Project Summer Camp!
The YGP Summer Day Camp provides a safe, fun, educational environment during summer vacation for youth entering 1st grade through 6th grade. Our summer program is 9:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday and a place where children explore the garden and beyond with each week’s varying theme.
Children participate in three activities per day that tie to the theme and use the garden as much as possible as a learning tool. With the exception of Theater Week, campers spend the day on-site participating in activity times as well as garden time, swimming in the creek, snack and lunch times, and personal choice time. The Youth Garden Project Summer Camp is not only a place for learning and fun, but a place where campers build lasting friendships.
2013 Summer Camp registration materials are now available!
Please note any weeks that are full or have limited spaces remaining. Your camper(s) will be placed on a waiting list if a week is full.
To register your child for the Youth Garden Project Summer Camp please fill out the entirety of the 2013 registration form, the parental release form, and the tuition assistance application if you plan to apply for supplemental funding. A $30 deposit per week is due at the time of registration. You may either drop off your forms and payment at the Youth Garden Project office or mail them to:
Youth Garden Project
c/o Kaitlin Harris
530 South 400 East
Moab, UT 84532
Please review the “Frequently Asked Questions About Summer Camp” section that is included with the registration form document. If you have any questions regarding YGP Summer Camp, please contact Kaitlin by e-mailing kaitlin@youthgardenproject.org or call the office at 435-259-2326. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Click the links below for forms and scroll down for a detailed descriptions of the weeks’ themes. Forms are also available for pick up at the YGP office.
Tuition Assistance Application
Tuition Assistance Disbursement Policy 2013
2013 Summer Camp Dates and Themes:
Please note any weeks that are full or have limited spaces remaining. Your camper(s) will be placed on a waiting list if a week is full.
Week 1 (June 10th-14th) Amazing Planet FULL
Get ready to explore all of the wild living things and natural areas of planet Earth! Join YGP for a week of discovering our amazing planet. We will journey through oceans, deserts, mountains, jungles; and encounter plants, bugs, animals, and more!
Week 2 (June 17th-21st) Recylemania! 2 spots left
Don’t throw it away! During this unique week of imagination and creation we will learn not only about reducing, re-using, and recycling; but the wonderful works of art that can be made using recycled materials! Get ready to sculpt, design, construct, and more!
Week 3 (June 24th-28th) Land of the Ancients! FULL
Ever wonder what life was like a long time ago? What were people doing, eating, and building? What plants and animals were around? Join YGP for a blast to the past and find out! We will learn about ancient cultures of the Southwest and beyond through cooking activities, art, games, and more. Get ready for a fascinating adventure back in time.
NO SUMMER CAMP WEEK OF JULY 1st
Week 4 (July 8th-12th) A Bug’s Life! FULL
Time to shrink to the size of an ant! During this great week at YGP we will learn all about different types of bugs. What do they like to eat? Where do they like to live? Which ones are good for a garden and which ones are bad? What would it be like to live a bug’s life? Discover the answers to all this and more during a fun week of fascinating activites.
Campers enjoying a vegetable feast during this 2012′s production of “Once Upon a Garden”
Week 5 (July 15th-19th) YGP on Broadway! FULL
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! YGP is putting on another fantastic theatrical performance! Join us for this fun week of set-making, costume design, acting, and a final performance for the Moab community at Historic Star Hall. This year’s production is sure to be another great garden tale featuring Moab’s finest young actors!
Week 6 (July 22nd- 26th) Wild Water Week! FULL
Head to the Youth Garden Project to cool down during this week of Summer Camp! Join us for a fun day of experimenting, learning about, and playing with water. We will end the week with a raft trip on the Colorado River with Splore- no better way to appreciate the excitement of the water than being on it!
Week 7 (July 29th- August 2nd) Green Thumbs! 2 spots left
Love spending time in the garden or on farms? Join us this week for the inside scoop of what it takes to grow one! We will search for the living creatures of the garden, plant fall crops, harvest summer produce, learn from YGP expert gardeners, get ready for Farmers’ Market, and more!
Week 8 (August 5th-9th) Musical Masters! FULL
Time to boogie down at YGP! Get creative with us during a week of music and merry-making. We will make our own instruments, learn new songs, appreciate dance, hear from local musicians, and more. Get ready to rock and roll in the Garden!
Week 9 (August 12th-16th) What’s Cookin’? FULL
Campers gather by the tool shed after playing in the garden
Come play in the YGP kitchen for this week of creative cooking! Become the fantastic chef you’ve always wanted to be by cooking fresh garden goodies and baking tasty treats! We’ll end the week with activities that connect our community with food!
If you have any questions about this year’s summer camp email Kaitlin (kaitlin@youthgardenproject.org) or call (435)259-2326.
