Durham Summer Camp 2024
Leigh Farm Park, 364 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707
Weekly Camp Schedule:
June 10 - 14: Forest Builders
June 17 - 21: Fairy Folklore (*4 day week)
June 24 - 28: Nature Explorers
July 1 - 3: Owl Eyes (*3 day week)
July 8 - 12: Woodland Games
July 15 - 19: Forest Edge/Deep Forest
July 22 - 26: Shiver Me Timbers
July 29 - August 2: Natural Arts
August 5 - 9: Wildlife Science
August 12 - 16: Drama in the Forest
We encourage you to sign up for the waitlist! We hope to see everyone this summer!
June 10 - 14: Forest Builders
WAITLIST FOR CAMPERS & CITS
Comfort and community can be built anywhere! In this camp, we will learn about shelters, fires, and primitive structures of all kinds. Learn what makes good mud, where to find the best rocks, and how to make a roof waterproof! Join us as we explore the forests and streams while responsibly using the resources the land has given us!
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
June 17 - 21: Fairy Folklore
WAITLIST FOR CAMPERS & cits
Fairies, gnomes, trolls, and sprites! We will hear ancient stories and lore from around the world. Together we will construct fairy villages and gnome homes. We will adventure to magical places in the forest to look for elusive friends. Make a costume from nature’s bounty and invent mystical tales of your own. This week is all about imagination!
*This is a four-day camp to honor the holiday of Juneteenth
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $290
CIT price: $135
June 24 - 28: Nature Explorers
WAITLIST FOR CAMPERS & cits
Let curiosity be your guide! Each day is a different adventure where we will discover the secrets of nature through outdoor games, hands-on activities, and question-based learning. Campers will connect with the many plants and animals of Piedmont by exploring the environments they occupy!
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
July 1 - 3: Owl Eyes
OPEN SPOTS FOR campers & CITS
Join us as we discover the wonders of birds! We'll immerse ourselves in the art and science of ornithology and discover what we can learn from the birds around us. We will learn how to understand the secret language they speak and practice awareness techniques to sharpen our senses for exploration and games.
*This is a three-day camp due to the July 4th holiday
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $220
CIT price: $100
July 8 - 12: Woodland Games
WAITLIST FOR CAMPERS & CITS
Fully engage your mind and body while playing some of PWC’s famous woodland games! Join us for story-driven games that encourage fair and honorable play. Children will learn to work in groups and resolve conflicts in a safe environment. During these games, your child will strive to be quiet as a fox, fast as a wolf, and persistent as the wind!
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
July 15 - 19: Forest Edge
WAITLIST FOR CAMPERS & CITS
The forest holds many mysteries, and each step carries a new lesson. This camp introduces campers to survival skills through a series of group challenges. As their woodland wisdom grows, they will unlock new opportunities!
*This camp is simultaneous with Deep Forest, which allows older campers to practice more specialized skills.
Ages: 5-10*, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
July 15 - 19: Deep Forest
WAITLIST FOR CAMPERS & CITS
New challenges await those who delve deeper into the forest. This camp focuses on advanced wilderness skills: what can you achieve without matches, ropes, or guidebooks?
*This is an advanced course for older campers who are able to travel farther away from basecamp and practice more advanced wilderness skills.
Ages: 9-13*, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $390
CIT price: $165
July 22 - 26: Shiver Me Timbers
OPEN SPOTS FOR campers
Waitlist for CITS
Have you ever wanted to sail the seven seas? Even though we are all landlubbers at PWC, we can still experience some of the thrills of being a pirate. Whittle your own peg leg, create your own Jolly Roger, build your own boat to race in the creek, and more. By the end of the week, we will all be best mateys!
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
July 29 - August 2: Natural Arts
OPEN SPOTS FOR campers
waitlist for CITS
We will hone our senses to make music inspired by birdsong, paintings inspired by the colors of the forest, and rhythms inspired by raindrops. Bring home artwork, instruments, and songs. Let imagination, creativity, and natural wonder be your guides. Most of all, develop your mind’s eye so you can see the world in a whole new way!
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
August 5 - 9: Wildlife Science
August 12 - 16: Drama in the Forest
waitlist FOR campers & CITS
This camp is all about knowing what creatures and critters live in our neighborhoods. What are they doing? How can we help them live peacefully in the wild? Our week will be filled with up-close encounters, hands-on discovery, games, stories, little-known facts, and perplexing mysteries. The wonder of life science will be our central theme and we will be modern naturalists exploring everything we see.
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
WAITLIST FOR campers & CITS
This camp will be the last hurrah of the summer! Don a mask and become a character to explore the natural world through acting, improv, and storytelling! Warm up your stage voices to sing, act and put on a show as we learn from ancient stories and the world around us. We will design sets and costumes, write miniature plays, and interpret old stories in a new way. Come play, explore, and express yourself!
Ages: 5-12, CIT: 13-17
Camper price: $365
CIT price: $165
