Outdoor Discovery Camp

Outdoor Discovery summer camp is held at the Peabody Mill Environmental Center at 66 Brook Road in Amherst. 

REGISTRATION OPENS JAN 20

A summer of fun awaits you!! This summer, Outdoor Discovery Camp is excited to offer a fun-filled camp focused on exploring the great outdoors and encouraging an appreciation for the natural environment.  Each week has a new theme packed full of games, crafts and events.  So come for the summer or pick a week that sparks your interest and join in all the fun!! 

Campers will need to bring: a labeled water bottle, change of clothes, bathing suit, towel, snacks, lunch, sunscreen, bug spray, closed toe shoes for hiking, sandals for water play. (More information can be found in the Parent Manual below).

Who: Entering grades 1-7
What: Outdoor Discovery Camp, M-F 9-4pm (extended care is also available)
Where: Peabody Mill Environmental Center
When: June 22nd - August 14th 

Camp Fees: Early Bird Discount Ends May 1st! Save $20 on Weekly Registration and $100 on Full Summer!  No refunds after June 1st.

Full Summer Fee: $1,910R; $2,250NR
Weekly Fee:  $295R; $345NR
Daily Fee: $85R; $95NR Daily registrations are non-refundable 

Extended Care: Due to staffing coverage registration must be made 24 hours prior to start time.  (Mini-Campers are welcome in Before Care. Want more information on Mini-Camp for our 4 and 5 year olds? Click HERE) 

Before Care: 7:30am-9:00am
    Daily Fee: $25R; $30NR
    Weekly Fee: $85R; $100NR

After Care: 4pm-5:30pm
    Daily Fee: $25R; $30NR
    Weekly Fee: $85R; $100NR

Before & After Care: 7:30am-5:30pm
   Daily Fee: $40; $50NR
   Weekly Fee: $140R; $160NR

Field Trips: We have some fun field trips planned on the Wednesdays of each camp week!
CLICK HERE for more information and to register!!

Please read and fill out the parent manual by your campers 1st day of camp. Forms can be printed out and returned by email or in person. 

Interested in becoming a camp counselor: APPLY HERE and email application.

Daily Schedule
7:30-9:00AM - Before Care
9:00-9:30 AM - Check-In/ Gaga Ball
9:30 AM - Group Meet and Daily Introductions
9:30 AM - Community Time - We will have a large group game or activity
9:45 AM - Snack Time
10:00 AM-12:00PM - Theme Block Stations (specific to that week's theme!)
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00-3:00 PM - Water Play or Hiking
3:30-4:00 PM - Gaga Ball/Check-Out
4:00PM-5:30PM - After Care

Weekly Themes
Week 1 - Superheroes Week (June 22nd - June 26th)
Let’s kick off the summer with an epic week of super-inspired fun! We’ll learn how to harness our own superpowers through crafts, games, and team-building activities that feature some of our favorite heroes. The week will culminate with a top secret mission for our PMEC Superheroes that you won’t want to miss!

Week 2 - Blow Up The Week! (June 29th - July 3rd)
Campers come see what we can blow up or blast off! This week we will make rockets to blast off, water balloon fun and experiments with erupting soda bottles and so much more. Let's celebrate the Fourth of July week with a bang!

Week 3 - Trash to Treasure (July 6th - July 10th)
Learn how to use commonly discarded items and environmental materials to create beautiful pieces of art. Re-purpose items such as CD cases, yogurt containers, Popsicle sticks and more to create mosaics, birdhouses, etc.!

Week 4 - Olympics (July 13th - July 17th)
Get ready to zoom through all the places on your travel bucket list! We will explore games and wildlife from different countries along with some Olympic style competitions! (Our field trip this week will be Field Day which is included with camp registration.)

Week 5 - Game Show Week (July 20st - July 24th)
Have you ever dreamed of competing on a game show? If so, Week 5 is your chance! Join us this week for the best of Minute to Win It, Jeopardy, Survivor, Wheel of Fortune, Double Dare, and more!

Week 6 - Folklore and Fantasy Week (July 27th - July 31st)
There's magic in the air at camp this week! We'll step into some of our favorite mystical worlds and explore every aspect of our imaginations. We will also learn about the woodland folklore of PMEC!

Week 7 - Holiday Fun (August 3rd - August 7th)
Come and celebrate Halloween in August... and while we're at it, all the major holidays! We may even create some new ones.

Week 8 - The Big Top (August 10th - Aug 14th)
Come one, come all to the greatest show of the summer! We will make circus themed crafts to turn PMEC into a show-stopping event and end camp with an amazing talent show!

Camp Counselor Staff
Many of our camp counselors are high school and college age students, and for many this is their first job. While we do lots of training on youth development, they are not professionals. Our staff to camper ratio is 1:10 and the camp is not equipped to provide one-on-one staffing for campers. Please be respectful to our camp counselor staff, and if you have any concerns, you can reach out to the Recreation Director.

Questions? Call us at 673-6248.