Peapods

Age 4 (by June 1st of camp year) through Kindergarten Half-day Program Must choose either AM or PM program AM Program: 8:30 - 12:00 (offered various weeks throughout the summer) **NEW** PM Program: 12:30-4:00 (offered July 15-19 & Aug 12-16) Peapods learn about the farm through structured and well-supervised activities. Campers feed farm animals, plant or harvest in the gardens, sing songs, play games, read stories, explore the forest, create art projects, and prepare snacks and treats with farm products. We nurture a sense of wonder and discovery about the farm and the natural world. Sample AM Peapod Schedule 8:30-8:45  Welcome in the Haze Hut 8:45-9:00   Morning Circle Peapods gather for their own morning circle to start their day with a warm welcome a song and a plan for the day 9:00-9:30   Morning Chores Chores may bring campers into the chicken coop to collect eggs and fill nesting boxes with straw, it may bring them to the garden to pick vegetables and pull a few weeds, or water the raised beds. Whatever the chore for the day, it's always a fun opportunity to interact with the animals or get dirty in the garden. 9:30-10:15   Farm Exploration Each day Peopods explore a new place on the farm.  Adventures to the forest, meadow, garden, marsh and ocean help them to learn about living creatures which live there. 10:15-10:45 Snack Time Theatre Each day at snack time the wonderful staff at Wolfe's Neck Farm dazzle and entertain with a skit, an animated song, or a unique skill.  Snaktime Theatre is a popular mainstay of our camp day 10:45-11:30 Morning Activities Peapods engage in a fun activity together as a group, which elaborates on learning and experiences from earlier in the day.  11:30-12:00 PM Lunch and Pick Up Sample PM Peapod Schedule 12:30-12:45  Welcome in the Haze Hut 12:45-1:00   Afternoon Circle Peapods gather for their own morning circle to start their day with a warm welcome a song and a plan for the day 1:00-1:45    Farm Exploration Each day Peopods explore a new place on the farm.  Adventures to the forest, meadow, garden, marsh and ocean help them to learn about living creatures which live there. 1:45-2:15 Snack Time Theatre Each day at snack time the wonderful staff at Wolfe's Neck Farm dazzle and entertain with a skit, an animated song, or a unique skill.  Snacktime Theatre is a popular mainstay of our camp day 2:15-3:00   Afternoon Activities Peapods engage in a fun activity together as a group, which elaborates on learning and experiences from earlier in the day.  3:00-3:45   Afternoon Chores Chores may bring campers into the chicken coop to collect eggs and fill nesting boxes with straw, it may bring them to the garden to pick vegetables and pull a few weeds, or water the raised beds. Whatever the chore for the day, it's always a fun opportunity to interact with the animals or get dirty in the garden. 3:45-4:00   Closing Circle and Pick Up Activity Descriptions: Barn Chores: Each Crew has a set of chores they do each day. Every day of the week there is a different chore for each Crew. Chores may bring campers into the chicken coop to collect eggs and fill nesting boxes with straw, it may bring them to the garden to pick vegetables and pull a few weeds, or water the raised beds. Whatever the chore for the day, it's always a fun opportunity to interact with the animals or get dirty in the garden. Farm Exploration: Like chores, there is a different Exploration every morning, including: the forest, the salt marsh, the shoreline, the meadow and Vegetable Fields. These Explorations are an opportunity for crews to explore and investigate these unique areas of our diverse saltwater farm.  Snack Time Theatre: After Exploration, all the crews reconvene for a healthy snack (which we ask campers to bring in their lunch boxes.) Along with a healthy snack, snack time brings Snack Time Theatre! STT is a time when Crew Leaders take to the stage to combine education and silliness to get the kids laughing and reflecting on what they're doing and learning at Wolfe's Neck Farm.  Example of Activities Offered During an Individual Activity Period: Herpetology Hike- A walk in the woods turning over logs and looking along creek beds for reptiles and amphibians Blueberry Picking and Muffin Baking- When the blueberries are in we'll pick from the bushes and bake some tasty treats for campers to enjoy! Animal Showmanship- Campers can learn skills needed to show a farm animal at fairs. Grooming and halter-leading are a few of the skills taught in these activities. Building Butterflies- Hunt for and identify butterflies around our garden and then head to the Haze Hut (our Arts and Crafts area) to try to replicate them with craft materials of your choice! Eggstravaganza!- We're always incubating eggs at the farm and studying the cycle of an egg can be very eggciting! In this activity campers study how hens lay eggs, the care they take for making sure they hatch and candling eggs at different stages in their development. Making Flower Presses- Campers will learn the basics of learning to press and dry flowers, making their own presses to take home to start their own collections of preserved flowers. Certain Activity periods are also set aside for all-camp activities. These may include a large game of Predator vs. Prey (an interactive game that demonstrates this natural relationship in nature), a Wolfe's Neck Farm Olympics, or Waterpalooza (an array of water stations to help us keep cool on a hot summer day), to name a few.

 

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