FORMS

CAMPER APPLICATION:

Application for Summer 2010 - click here to download (PDF)

Important:
Before filling out an application, please read the Application Information below.

You can also click here to download the Application Information (PDF).

Click here for Scholarship Information.

2010 Summer Dates*

First Session              June 20 – July 3                     *Grades 9 – 10 – 11 – 12
Second Session         July 4 – July 17                      *Grades 8 – 9
Third Session             July 18 – July 31                    *Grades 7 – 8
Fourth Session          August 1 – August 14             *Grades 5 – 6

* Grade in which an applicant is currently enrolled.

Return application to:
835 Sugar Creek Rd., Lexington, VA 24450

For inquiries or more information please e-mail Philip Coulling, director@naturecamp.net or 540-460-7897.

Summer address (after June 15): 316 Nature Camp Trail, Vesuvius, VA 24483
Summer phone (after June 15): Nature Camp telephone: 540-377-2491

APPLICATION INFORMATION

The total fee for the 2010 sessions is $700.  Each application should be accompanied by a $100 deposit; please make checks payable to Nature Camp Inc.   Nature Camp accepts applications on a rolling basis.  Applications may be submitted at any time, and there is no application deadline; applications will be accepted on a “first-come, first-serve” basis.  Should the number of applications for a session received by
1 January 2010 exceed the number of available spaces, preference will be awarded first to returning campers, then to new campers with a scholarship, and finally to new campers without a scholarship by random draw.  Three of our four sessions filled this past year and subsequently had waiting lists; hence we strongly encourage you to submit an application as early as possible.

Please note one change in the grade ranges for the 2010 sessions.  Current 9th graders are eligible to attend either First or Second Session, and as was the case last year 8th graders may attend either Second or Third Session.  Remember as well that current 12th graders are still eligible to attend First Session the summer after they have graduated from high school.  Returning 6th graders may be considered for Third Session if Fourth Session fills.

Acceptance notices and medical forms will be mailed in early January to all individuals whose applications have been received by then and within 3-4 weeks for all applications subsequently received.  Deposit checks will be held until notification of acceptance is provided.  We have capacity for about 40 boys and 48 girls in each session.  Applications will continue to be accepted throughout the spring as space allows, but we cannot guarantee availability.  Should a particular session fill, we will place additional applicants on a waiting list and notify them of their status.  Every year some accepted campers withdraw their applications, and we endeavor to admit as many campers as we can.  If we must put you on the waiting list, we will hold your check until we can offer you a place or until you request its return. 

Nature Camp is unique in its academic focus.  Since its inception Nature Camp has emphasized hands-on, place-based, experiential education in natural history and environmental studies. All applicants should be advised of the requirements to attend twice-daily classes, to maintain a notebook, to complete all (usually written) assignments, and to participate in outdoor activities.  Campers are expected to accept the academic challenges with enthusiasm, commitment and hard work.  Our long history has shown that campers typically discover the joy in learning and many have enthusiastically returned for more of what Nature Camp has to offer.  Those seeking a purely recreational experience, however, will be unhappy.

Feel free to make copies of the application and share it with anyone who may be interested in attending Nature Camp. 

Please direct any questions to Nature Camp director Philip Coulling by e-mail at director@naturecamp.net or by phone at 540-460-7897 (c) or 540-463-5308 (h).