Bearnstow Day Camp and Alumni Retreat


	Daycampers identify leaves. Photo by Denise Gagner Fourth-of-July marshmellow roast Photo by Ruth Grauert

Day Camp

For children of school age

Directed by Melody Ward
June 28–July 2; July 5–July 9 (Mondays–Fridays), 2010

Bearnstow offers Day Camp for children of school age for one two-week session: June 29–July 3 and July 6–10, Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Early drop-off and late pickup may be individually arranged. Children should be sufficiently mature to participate in a full day of activities. During these two weeks of Day Camp we open registration to all past campers who wish to stay at camp with their children so that they may share the Bearnstow camping experience.

Swim gear, sturdy shoes, long and short pants, sweatshirts, and rain gear are strongly recommended; these items may be kept at camp. We supply towels, helmets (for riding), and have some PFD’s (personal safety devices, life preservers). If the camper has a PFD, it would be good to bring it. The program varies daily, starts with chores (help with animals, cooking, simple maintenance) and includes swimming, riding, campcraft, nature, the arts, and free play. For further information, contact reg@bearnstow.org.

MELODY WARD is an associate professor in the Dance and Performance Studies Program at Roger Williams University, and is the recipient of the 2008 Rhode Island State Council on The Arts Choreographers Fellowship. She currently dances for Daniel McCusker and just completed a shared concert of her work in Cambridge, MA, at Green Street Studios and the Dance Complex. Melody was a Green Street Emerging Artist in October 2009. She holds an M.F.A. in choreography and performance from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has been at Bearnstow for four summers.

Family Camp
June 27–July 10; 2010

Alumni and family are welcome to return for a stay at Bearnstow during the Day Camp weeks (June 29–July 10). Children may take part in Day Camp activities; adults may renew their water, horse, and environmental skills at their leisure, just “hang out” for renewal, or volunteer for services that are always needed.

How you schedule your day is up to you—from just loafing, to using Parker Pond and all it has to offer, to playing the piano (or drums), to dancing or watching videos (from 1946 to 2008), to organizing games—indoors or out (we have bagatelle, cards in each bunk, and softball bases ready for use). There are the horses for those who wish to ride and marked trails to explore. And we “break bread” together and smooze endlessly.