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From the Director: Spring Break Camps

Posted on Author Emma Vasicek

I have been busy, not only leading our Spring Break camp during a cold and snowy week in March, but also leading three after-school programs, planning for the opening of the Evergreen Nature Center and scheduling a full calendar of spring and summer programs.

Here is a quick recap and update: Our Spring Break camp wrapped up last week. We had 5 preschool kids attend “Wee Creatures” camp. We did not have enough sign-ups to run the elementary age camp in the afternoon, but I believe we can build momentum with these break camps and increase our registrations in the future.

An adult with 5 children, all of them bundled up and wearing snow boots, kneeling down to investigate what's under a log that they've turned over in the snow.
Investigating What’s Under a Snow Covered Log (staff photo)
Five colorfully bundled children standing in the snow and looking over a wooden railing to see what's happening in the Evergreen Lake wetlands.
Fiver Campers Checking out the Wetlands (Staff photo)
Four colorfully bundled children wearing boots and hats, with an adult, all on a snowy stream bank, using nets to see what's in the water.
Miss Maddy and camp-kids (staff photo)
A little boy in a colorful outfit holding the bird nest he made out of play dough and feathers
Parker with Play Dough Nest (staff photo)
Two colorfully dressed little red-headed girls, all bundled up for a snowy day, posing with a very tiny snowman.
Cole and Sadie with a Snowman (staff photo)
A little boy with a big smile, wearing a green frog costume
Milou in a Frog Costume (staff photo)

This week (the first week of April), we launched after-school programs at King-Murphy, Wilmot, and Marshdale elementary schools with 18 young students, total, six of whom are repeats from last fall.

I will be coordinating with EPRD soon to set an installation date for the ENC. Stay tuned!

Editor’s Note: from the Board of Directors: We are so lucky to have Emma working on our behalf to foster contagious enthusiasm and life-long respect for nature.