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WINTER EXPLORERS CAMP – Week 1
December 19, 2022 @ 9:00 am – December 23, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
(Ages 5 – 8)
Explore the magic world of wizardry and adventure into the arctic with us!
Campers will be enchanted by our weekly themes and educated through art, science, and play each day! Featuring the return of the Stargazer planetarium, new projects and enhanced exhibits to explore!
The jam-packed program includes STEAM activities led by our experienced museum educators, special private playtimes both inside and out, and weekly presentations of real animals by the New Mexico Wildlife Center and Santa Fe Raptor Center!
Schedule
December 19th – 23rd & December 26th – 30th
Monday through Friday: 9 am – 3 pm
Drop-off: 8:45 am – 9:15 am
Pick-up: 3 pm – 3:15 pm
AFTERCARE: $12.50 per day/per camper
Available daily from 3:15 pm – 5:30 pm
(Sign-up and payments collected at morning drop-off each day.)
Pricing
$350 per child/per week
Weeks & Themes
WINTER WIZARD EXPLORERS
WEEK 1: December 19th-23rd
Enter the world of wizardry and magic! Make a color changing crystal, prepare potions from your own secret spell book, and make objects float with your levitating wand!
ARCTIC ANIMAL ADVENTURES
WEEK 2: December 26th – 30th
Gear up and learn about the most treacherous of tundras. Experiment with icy salt water, create a creature costume, and brave the wild with fireside cooking and frozen fort building!
All parents must review, sign, and return the
Acknowledgement Form from the
Winter Camp Operations Guide:
Waiting List
Join our waiting list to be contacted if space becomes available.
Camp Scholarships
If the cost of camp is prohibitive, the Santa Fe Children’s Museum offers full and partial financial support.
Deadline to Apply:
Friday, December 2nd, 11:59 pm
Plan for Play
Santa Fe Children’s Museum is CDC compliant and has made changes to keep you, your family, and our staff safe and healthy. Some of the new operations include adjustments to our hours of operation, admission, exhibit availability, occupancy, upgrades to our HVAC & air purification systems, and more.
Additionally, we will continue to monitor and modify all recommendations to ensure that all visitors have a comfortable experience at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. At the heart of all the policy that SFCM is abiding by is the mission to keep all of your campers and our staff healthy and safe.
We remain committed to delivering a fun and educational camp experience for all!
Structure
- 24 children: 1 adult ratio. 1 teen mentor per every 2 – 4 campers.
- Children will be in the same group and with the same staff member and mentor each day
- Each group will be in their own classrooms practicing physical distancing of three feet apart and not intermingle with the other groups (unless from the same household)
- All children are recommended to bring and wear their own face covering
- For safety reasons, aftercare will be held in one of our classrooms.
- All staff and mentors will wear masks indoor except when eating and drinking
- Any child, staff, or mentor experiencing symptoms of illness is asked to stay home.
- Best practices for hand hygiene will be followed
- All toys and costumes will be disinfected between use
- Eating times will be outside when possible in our heated outdoor classroom
Materials & Personal Property
- Each child/household will have their own personal cubby which will contain all of the supplies for the week’s activities.
- Supplies will not be shared and personal lunches will stay apart from others.
- Personal water bottles are allowed – tap water will be available for refills.
- No use of microwave will be permitted.
- Please label all personal items, jackets, hats, lunch boxes, etc.
Refund Policy
- All registrations canceled two weeks or more prior to the week of the camp start date will receive a refund minus the $100 deposit. Cancellations one week before the camp start date will be refunded, minus the $100 deposit, only if the camper’s spot can be filled from the waitlist. All refunds take up to 30 days to fully process.
- The same cancellation policy stands for campers on a full or partial scholarship, however, the non-refundable deposit is $25.
CONTACT:
Leona Hillary, Director of Education
505-989-8359 ext. 155
programs@santafechildrensmuseum.org
