High School Garden Apprentice Program

• Mondays June 25-August 1
• Times: 9am-noon

Three high school students will be chosen via an application process to learn about organic gardening practices and to offer assistance in the garden throughout the summer.  Students can earn Service Learning volunteer hours for their time.  They will work together with Miss Holly and Mr. Shawn on Mondays and on two other days independently completing projects.  

Garden Club

• Open to all ages
• Mondays July 2-July 30
• Times: 10am-noon

Participants will learn how to plan, plant, care for and grow an organic garden by helping us at WMAES.  We have three gardens to learn from and will have a fresh snack each week from the garden that you will help prepare.  One week, it might be a fresh garden salad, or hummus made with our garlic, or bread or pizza made in our mud oven! Come to one program or come to all. Meet in the front garden at WMAES.

**WMAES students attend all camps listed below for ½ price.**

1. Survival Camp

Dates: June 26-29                                                           
Entering grades 5-8
Times: 9am-3pm                                                           
Cost: $75

Campers will learn survival skills and how our ancestors lived off of the land. Make fires, shelters, tools, work on mapping and compass skills and much more! Campers can choose to spend the night in the forest in their shelters on Thursday, June 28^th with a noon pick up.

2. Ecosystem Camp 

Dates: July 10-13                                                             
Entering grades 2-5  
Times: 9am-12pm                                                           
Cost: $50

Let’s explore the ecosystems at WMAES and find out who calls these places home.  Campers will use bug nets in the prairie, magnifying glasses in the meadow and microscopes in the pond and creek.  We will catch and release live animals and learn from our turtle Zeek! Friday will be spent in the garden ecosystem and camp will end with a farm fresh snack.  Games, songs and skits will make for a fun filled week!

3. Science, Laboratories and Explorations 

Dates: July 17-20                                                            
Entering grades 4-7  
Times: 9am-12pm                                                           
Cost: $50

Any student interested in science, this camp is for YOU! We will be combining outdoor education with indoor lab experiments.  Campers will learn to use field scopes, monocular scopes, dissecting scopes and our digital scope throughout the week.  Wear your lab coats and see what we can discover!

4. Rocket Camp

Dates:  July 24-27                                                              
Entering grades 5-12
Times: 12:30pm-3:30pm                                               
Cost: $50

Three, two, one BLAST OFF!  Mr. Raddatz, our local rocket expert, will safely lead campers on an exploration of rocket science, rocket programming and rocket launching!  Everyday with Mr. Rocket Raddatz is a BLAST, so sign up soon, as space is limited.  

5. Plants and Animals Safari 

Dates: July 31-August 3                                                
Entering grades 1-5
Times: 9am-12pm                                                           
Cost: $50

Spend the week learning all about Michigan’s native plants and animals. Campers will catch some bugs, eat and ID some plants, learn all about Michigan mammals by playing games and exploring animal pelts, visiting with our turtle Zeek and much more!  We will play games, sing songs and have a WILD SAFARI time.