Family Programs

Family Programs

Animal Care Camp

Grades 5 - 6 (2012 - 2013 school year)
Have you ever wondered how Westwood takes care of its animal collection? Then this is the camp for you! You won’t just get to see or touch the animals, you’ll get a chance to help feed and care for them. A unique behind-the-scenes look at the Nature Center!
Monday – Tuesday, July 2 – 3, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
$55 per child (resident) / $59 (non-resident)
Activity # 6423
Registration deadline: when program is filled

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Discoverers Summer Camp

Get your hands dirty and your feet wet as we get off the beaten path and explore every corner of the Nature Center. We’ll focus on discovery and investigation of the natural world in this camp, letting the kids’ interests lead the way. If you need care for your child after camp, consider signing up for the afternoon Summer Playground Program...

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Dragonflies Summer Camp

Experience and discover how things grow. Hikes, crafts, games, puppets and live animals are all part of this funfilled learning camp. We’ll investigate flowers with hand lenses, use nets and bug boxes to catch insects, study bird feathers and nests and go on a mammal scavenger hunt. If you need care for your child after camp, consider...

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Extreeme Science Camp

Grades 4 – 5 (2012 - 13 school year)
Investigate and experiment! Build air rockets and a launcher to fly here and take home. Make some cool kites and fly them at the Junior High. Conduct some experiments by making observations and predictions and test your theories. Be a scientist!! If you need care for your child after camp, consider signing up for the afternoon Summer Playground
Program at Westwood Hills Nature Center.
Monday – Thursday, July 23 - 26, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Westwood Hills Pavilion, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
$99 per child (resident) / $107 (non-resident)
Activity # 6419
Registration deadline: when program is filled

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Nature Theater Arts Summer Camp

“To bee, or not to bee?” is the question answered at Westwood’s Theater Camp. We’re combining nature-themed activities with the world of drama. Kids will work with a professional theater educator and the naturalists throughout the week to create and act in their own play. Performances will be on Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. on...

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Outdoor Skills Camp

Grades 5 - 6 (2012 – 2013 school year)
Got any good outdoor skills? After attending this camp you will! We’ll spend the week in activities like archery, fire building, orienteering and fishing. End the week with an overnight campout at Westwood. Tents and food will be provided for the overnight.
Monday - Wednesday, July 16 - 18, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 19, 4 p.m. to Friday, July 20, 9 a.m.
Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
$103 per child (resident) / $110 (non-resident)
Activity # 6418
Registration deadline: when program is filled

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Pollywogs Camp: Nature Wonders

Ages 4 – 5 by the start of each session (drop-off program)
Ever wonder what lives in a log or what frogs and toads at? Do you think all spiders make webs? Have you ever et a talking tree? Uncover the answers while experiencing he wonder of nature. Daily activities will include outdoor ikes, crafts, stories, games and puppet shows. Children
must be 4 or 5 by the first day of the session you choose. chose only one session per child.
Monday – Thursday, June 4 – 7
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.....................................Activity # 6407
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m......................................Activity # 6408

Monday – Thursday, Aug. 6 - 9
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.....................................Activity # 6409
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m......................................Activity # 6410
Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
$55 per child (resident) / $59 (non-resident)
Registration deadline: when program is filled

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Pollywogs Camp: Pokin' Around

Ages 4 – 5 by the start of each session (drop-off program)
Discover the pond! We’ll poke around and find out what lives in and around Westwood Lake including fish, turtles, dragonflies and ducks! Daily activities will include outdoor hikes, crafts, stories, games and puppet shows. Children must be 4 or 5 by the first day of the session you choose.
Choose only one session below.
Monday - Thursday, July 9 – 12
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.....................................Activity # 6411
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.......................................Activity # 6412
Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
$55 per child (resident) / $59 (non-resident)
Registration deadline: when program is filled

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Puppet Story Time at the Playground

All ages (children must be accompanied by a paid adult)
Spend a fun-filled morning at Westwood’s playground! Activities will include a live animal visit, a scavenger hunt, stories, and a performance by Westwood’s outstanding puppets at 11:30 a.m. Bring your own picnic.
Thursday, July 5, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
$4.50 per person (resident) / $5.50 (non-resident)
Activity # 6395
Registration deadline: when program is filled

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Wild Cameras Camp

Grades 4 - 6 (2012 – 13 school year)
See the Nature Center in a new way, through the eye of a camera. Snap photos, record videos and creatively edit your work. Working individually and in groups, we’ll explore nature through digital-picture taking and video making.Westwood will provide the equipment, help with editing,
and wild subjects. You provide the creativity. If you need care for your child after camp, consider signing up for the afternoon Summer Playground Programs at Westwood Hills Nature Center.
Monday - Thursday, June 25 – 28, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Westwood Hills Nature Center, 8300 W. Franklin Ave.
$99 per child (resident) / $107 (non-resident)
Activity # 6417
Registration deadline: when program is filled
 

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Wolfe Ridge Adventure Trip

Join Westwood’s naturalist staff as we journey north to explore Wolf Ridge. Located on 2,000 acres above Lake Superior, Wolf Ridge is an extraordinary Environmental Learning Center. With team-bonding activities and games, campers will learn not only about others, but about themselves as well. We will conquer the high ropes and climbing wall,...

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