2018 Summer Camp dates coming soon…
Summer camps at Connolly Ranch offer enticing opportunities for kids to unplug and tune in to the natural world. We offer multiple one-week camp options for ages 3-13. To keep things fresh, each week brings new topics for ever-changing exploration and fun. Campers will grow, learn and play through creative, hands-on projects, developmentally appropriate activities, hikes, crafts, games, gardening, cooking and more. Summertime at the ranch also includes much needed time hanging out with animals, swinging on a tire swing, collecting feathers, skipping rocks or sharing memories with friends. Connolly Ranch summer camps are designed to help kids connect with themselves and others through fun, farm-based education, and to create a positive connection with their environment.
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Sign up now, so your kids won’t miss the chance to connect to nature, form new friendships and enjoy all that Connolly Ranch has to offer!
Discounts and Scholarships:
We offer discounts for siblings and for signing up for three or more camps! We also have a scholarship fund to make camp available for all.
Download the Scholarship Application.
Consider donating to the scholarship fund to help others enjoy the same experience.
Junior Farmers Camps
Ages 3-5
8:30 am-12:30 pm
This half-day camp is full of playful, educational and safe activities for 3 to 5 year olds, designed to inspire a connection with and love of nature and the outdoors. Children will feed and care for the farm animals; get creative with arts and crafts; experience the garden through digging, planting and harvesting seasonal flowers and vegetables; enjoy story and music time; and explore freely in the natural open play space we call the grove. Read full descriptions here.
Dates TBD: Beginnings
Dates TBD: Air
Dates TBD: Earth
Dates TBD: Sun
Dates TBD: Water
Dates TBD: Connections
Dates TBD: Air
Dates TBD: Earth
Dates TBD: Sun
Dates TBD: Water
Dates TBD: Connections
Dates TBD: Completions
REGISTER HERE
Life On The Farm Camps
Ages 5-9
8:30 am-3:00 pm
These full-day camps immerse children in the inner workings of the farm and offer a new farm focus each week. Time is spent caring for farm animals, tending to the organic gardens and tasting fresh, healthy food. There are also plenty of opportunities to play and explore, take a hike in Westwood Hills, create arts and crafts, build forts with friends or relax in the shade of the grove after some good hearty farm living! Read full descriptions here.
Dates TBD: Barnyard Buddies
Dates TBD: Nature Detectives
Dates TBD: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Dates TBD: Home on the Range
Dates TBD: Movers and Shakers
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Eco-Art Camps
Ages 5-9
8:30 am-3:00 pm
These full-day camps combine nature, creativity and art. Connolly Ranch provides a setting that engages all the senses and inspires kids’ imagination. This program has many of the same components as Life on the Farm Camp (caring for farm animals, tending to the organic gardens), but with an emphasis on the creative process of enjoying the arts in a natural setting – from music and storytelling to watercolors and nature-based crafts. Read full descriptions here.
Dates TBD: Handmade from Nature
Dates TBD: Active Imaginations
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Farm-to-Table Cooking Camps
Ages 6-13
8:30 am-3:00 pm
Bring your young chef’s epicurean enthusiasm back to the source of the ingredients: land, soil, seeds, animals, plants and more. Campers will explore how to grow and cook a farm-fresh meal from the ground up using ingredients that are in season and locally grown in the Napa Valley. After getting their hands dirty learning how animals, soil, water and the sun work together to produce food for our tables, kids will wash up and commence cooking. Nothing tastes better than a meal that is freshly harvested out of the ground. Each week brings a new food focus and a local chef will share knowledge and a tasty, hands-on lesson. Parents are invited to join their campers on Friday afternoons to sample what their kids have learned that week. Read full camp descriptions here.
Dates TBD: Homemade Homesteading
Dates TBD: Around the World
Dates TBD: Tools, Techniques and Methods
Dates TBD: Delicious and Nutritious
Dates TBD: Homemade Homesteading
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Connolly Ranch Stewards Camps
Ages 8-13
8:30 am-3:00 pm
This camp is designed for those who are ready to advance their learning and exploration of the natural world. Connolly Ranch Stewards will get a behind-the-scenes perspective of Connolly Ranch and its natural history. Participants will have the opportunity to work on conservation projects, build natural shelters, learn advanced farm chores, explore rarely used areas, hike in the hills and delve into techniques, tactics and concepts that this older group is ready to explore.
But it’s not all work! Our naturalists and teachers will guide these budding environmentalists in games and exercises that offer lots of fun while imparting important lessons about protecting open spaces and wild places. Read full camp descriptions here.
Dates TBD: Ranch Hands
Dates TBD: Environmental Science
Dates TBD: Eco-Warriors
Dates TBD: Connolly Ranch Heritage
Dates TBD: Ranch Hands
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