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SUMMER

Friday, March 20, 2015

A look at area summer camps
NEWTON COUNTY
RECREATION
COMMISSION
• Basketball camp June
15-19 at Turner Lake 8
a.m. to 12 p.m.
CHARLIE ELLIOTT
WILDLIFE CENTER
2015 Junior Naturalist
Summer Camp
Day Camp Sessions
Nature Scouts (ages
5-6): This fun-filled
week gives campers
the chance to discover
the amazing world
of animals and their
habitats through
games and exploration.
Ponding and wildlife
watching are just a few
of the fun activities
that will round out our
adventures.
• June 2-5, 2014 (9
a.m. – 1:30pm)
• Cost: $120 per
camper
Charlie’s Trackers (ages
7-8): Just like Charlie
Elliott in his youth,
campers will gain new
outdoor skills while
they hike forest trails,
explore waterways
and search for wildlife
evidence. Live animal
encounters, games and
crafts are also planned
for this week of fun
and adventure.
• June 9-12, 2015 (9
a.m. - 4 p.m.)
• Cost: $125 per
camper

Wildlife Rangers (ages
9-10): Wildlife Rangers
will travel back in
time to imagine what
life was like for the
Native Americans and
early settlers of this
area. Campers will
learn basic survival
skills such as shelter
building, outdoor
cooking, animal
tracking, fishing,
canoeing, archery,
games and old-time
music. This camp also

features a Thursday
night campfire and
tent camp-out, with
parent pick-up Friday
morning!
• Session I: June 16-19,
2015
• Session II: June 2326, 2015
• Tues. - Wed. 9 a.m.
– 4pm, Thur. 9 a.m.overnight, Fri. pick-up
10:30 a.m.
• Cost: $135 per
camper
For more information
on Day Camps, please

Conyers

May 26 - July 17, 2015

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This fun filled summer program includes
music, field trips, arts and crafts, tumbling,
swimming, games, bowling, laser tag, parks,
picnics, creative projects and more!

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75 PER WEEK - 7 am to 5 pm.
$
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Contact

Most lunches, daily snacks, drinks, all activities,
classes and field trips included in camp price.

KATRICE ELDER
for more information
657-333-5762

HALF DAY CAMP:

EXCEL CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY CONYERS

$

15 non-refundable

deposit required.
Kids remain on campus. Breakfast and
lunch provided for all camp kids.

1825 HWY., 138 NE CONYERS, GA 30013

770-922-5947 • www.myeca.org
- ECA Conquerors

call [phone].

participants get a
chance to experience
Residential Overnight
birding on Little St.
Camp Sessions
Simons Island, Wassaw
Camp TALON (Teen
Island NWR, Sapelo
Adventures Learning
Island, Harris Neck
Ornithology and
NWR, Jekyll Island,
Nature): Camp TALON Altamaha WMA, and St.
is a five-day camp
Simons Island. Hosting
for teens interested
16 students, ages 12in birds and nature.
16. Older students may
Sponsored by the
be eligible
Georgia Department of • May 31-June 4, 2015
Natural Resources, the • Cost: Early
Georgia Ornithological registration is $300
Society, and the Atlanta February 16 – April
Audubon Society,
30. Registration rate