Super Hip (and Healthy) Summer Camp for Kids

At the Council, we believe in educating children to be stewards of the land. Each year, we educate dozens of teachers through the Watershed Forestry Institute for Teachers (taking applications through May 2). Our Bus Tour Program also brings hundreds of children to the watershed and model forests to see for themselves where their water comes from. Nothing replaces a hands-on experience!

In keeping with our mission and its own, Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center is offering HealthBarn USA this summer, a hands-on healthy-lifestyle educational encounter for children and their families! The Farm is hosting four, one-week sessions of HealthBarn USA. Designed for kids ages 5-12, the Summer Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Campers are active all day long, rotating between growing, harvesting and cooking with their own hand-grown organic fruits and vegetables, learning about nutrition and environmental science through games and enjoying activities in creative arts and crafts, nature hikes and scavenger hunts, yoga and sports. Each week, campers participate in a final “mystery” event to celebrate their achievement.

Summer Camp is designed to instill values like being:
-- a protector of the environment,
-- a leader in agricultural preservation, and
-- a champion for living a healthy lifestyle.

And it's about fun too! Children attending the HealthBarn USA Summer Camp at Hilltop Hanover can look forward to:
• Planting and harvesting organic produce and herbs
• Cooking healthy recipes and playing nutrition educational games
• Exploring environmental science through adventures and events
• Sports activities, yoga and hiking
• Creating arts, crafts and nature activities
• Interacting with a professional staff geared to children (6 hours, 5 days)
• Eating a nutritious breakfast, lunch and snack everyday
• Receiving all supplies and natural, organic food included!

HealthBarn USA Summer Camp will come to Hilltop Hanover, Yorktown Heights on:
Series A: August 1-5
Series B: August 8-12
Series C: August 15-19
Series D: August 22-26

Tuition is scaled to accommodate families sending several children. Health Barn offers a first-year introductory rate of $500 for members, $550 for non-members per week if you register by May 31. A 15% discount is applied to the first sibling, 10% off for each additional sibling. An additional 15% off will be offered for those attending multiple sessions.

To enroll, call 201-891-2066 or visit the HealthBarn USA-Hilltop Hanover website.