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Sunfield provides summer day camps for children ages four to young adults, offering experience in farming, traditional and primitive skills, and the practical arts. Our program leaders look forward to sharing the joyful abundance of a summer season on Sunfield Farm. Our Sunfield 4-H program is listed separately; for more information see Sunfield Shepherds 4-H Summer Day Camp. For an overview of summer programs offered in 2012, see Download the two required 2012 registration forms here: 2012 Summer Programs Registration (PDF) Registration and Cancellation PolicyPlease note that minimum enrollment for most of our camps is eight campers. If there is insufficient enrollment for a camp session, Sunfield will notify parents of registered campers 10 days prior to the start of that camp. To ensure that all camps will run as planned, please register as early as possible, or at least 12 days before the start date for the camp session you select begins. For more information, contact us. 
Seedlings Kinder CampOur Seedlings class offers a delightful summer experience for preschool and kindergarten children. Together we will explore the wonders of Sunfield’s meadows and woodlands, visit with the farm animals, create nature crafts, and observe the farmers at work in the fields. Each day together will also include circle time, story time, and singing. Ages 4 to 6 Date & Time Monday through Friday · 9 AM–1 PM · July 2–August 10 Cost $160 per week Leader Rosaletta Curry 
Rosaletta Curry is a junior at Ithaca College in upstate New York, majoring in Drama, and a member of the Ithaca College Honors Program. Rosaletta fell in love with Waldorf education when she first attended her mother’s kindergarten class in New Zealand at the tender age of two. She then continued in Waldorf education until 8th grade. Rosaletta has been volunteering and working on Sunfield since its inception. She has been an assistant for the Summer Seedlings camp for five years and is excited to return to Sunfield once again this summer as a camp leader. In addition to theatre and teaching, Rosaletta enjoys working with animals and spending time in nature. Explorers: Out and About
Sunfield Pioneers CampJoin life on the farm and learn how things were done in the olden days. Animal care, goat milking, harvesting, cooking over a fire, making butter and ice cream by hand, crafts, games, and stories fill our time together. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 
Leader Isolde Perry A founding member of Sunfield, Isolde Perry received Waldorf Teacher training at Rudolf Steiner College and also trained in Extra Lesson which is used to help educationally challenged children. She has taught in two Waldorf schools and has been utilizing Waldorf education and offering Extra Lesson in homeschool settings for eleven years. She graduated a group of eighth graders in 2010. Isolde especially loves singing. Camp PlayGROUND: Fun with Body, Community, and EarthOffered through a cooperative partnership between Sunfield and BCollective Integrative Arts and Ecology During this week of fun and games in nature, we will build skills in a variety of embodied arts, such as acro-balancing, creating human mandalas, theater improvisation, making and spinning hula-hoops, and much more. Join visiting artist and performer Nala Walla for kinesthetic play in the meadows, forests and gardens. Together we will create a more grounded connection with our bodies, sense of place, and community, redefining the word playground. Participants will go home with a hand-made hula hoop. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 
Leader Nala Walla Nala Walla is a performer, educator and homesteader devoted to active cross pollination between the arts and ecology. She holds a masters degree in Integrative Arts and Ecology, and is founding member of the BCollective, an organization dedicated to creation of healthy and sustainable culture through the embodied arts. With eight years of experience as a performing and teaching artist, Nala is a regular teaching artist at Grant Street Preschool and Kindergarten. She and her husband practice off-the-grid homesteading on Marrowstone Island. Nala teaches about Body, Ecology and Community at venues such as the Madrona Mindbody Institute (Port Townsend), Velocity Dance Center (Seattle) and The Village Building Convergence (Portland). More information is available at www.bcollective.org. Wilderness Survival CampPresented through a cooperative partnership between Sunfield and CedarRoot This weeklong day camp utilizes the universal child passion of “survival” to teach valuable modern survival skills of teamwork and cooperation, the joy of learning, patience and appreciation of the natural world. Our curriculum breathes adventure into wildlife tracking, medicinal and edible plants, wilderness survival, and ecology. We foster creative thinking by stimulating problem solving, stretching students into greater self-sufficiency while honoring different learning styles. “Making household tools, growing and raising food for a family, learning to track animals and forage wild plants, many of the self-sufficiency skills that our grandparents took for granted are now disappearing. I call them ‘endangered skills.’ Without creating the space for this knowledge to be passed to the next generation, these skills will be lost,” notes Leader Scott Brinton. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $245 Leader Scott Brinton and CedarRoot Folk School Staff Scott is a co-founder of CedarRoot Folk School, and co-owner of Mystery Bay Farm, a small scale family farm and goat dairy operating on 5 acres on Marrowstone Island. Scott has over a decade of nature and garden education experience. He co-founded the Riekes Nature Studies Department in California, taught Environmental Science at Peninsula College and was a garden educator at Islandwood. Most recently, Scott founded CedarRoot to help further the natural history and rural skills education on the Olympic Peninsula. Scott currently runs wilderness expeditions and teaches numerous classes in nature study for adults and children year-round, including the popular after-school Nature Awareness Program at Sunfield School. The Language of Animals
Do you wonder what animals are really saying with their chirps, barks, whistles and low growls? Take this week to tune in to the language of animals. Use all your senses to observe the ways different animals communicate with one other, and with us! We include lots of time with Sunfield's farm animals, and forays into the woods to understand the tracks, signs and language of wild animals and birds. This camp culminates in a very special trip to nearby Tamanowas Rock, a Native American sacred site. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 
Instructor Jocelyn Hanbey Naturalist and teacher Jocelyn Hanbey has enjoyed a strong connection with nature for many years. An experienced outdoor educator, she holds a degree in Environmental Education from Western Washington University. Jocelyn has lived on the Olympic Peninsula since 1992, and currently balances parenting with her work at Sunfield School in the early childhood program.
Finding Your Way on the LandscapeHow do explorers figure out where they are, and where they're headed? You'll learn to find your way using a map, compass, and your own senses. As we explore the farm and surrounding wild lands, we also will cultivate a sense of place. Camp culminates in a navigation adventure to Tamanowas Rock and Anderson Lake State Park, a 410-acre state park adjacent to Sunfield Land for Learning which supports an abundance of birds and wild animals. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 Leader Gary Perless Geography teacher, outdoor leader, and international traveler Gary Perless enjoys sharing the art of getting lost, and found. His adventures have included climbing, wandering and exploring in the wild places of North and South America, using map and compass, and a sense of place. When he's not in the woods or playing music with his family, Gary teaches high school at West Sound Academy in Poulsbo. Magical Wild Plants: Lotions, Dyes, Crafts, Remedies and RecipesPresented through a cooperative partnership between Sunfield and Raven's Wing Nature Studies Program Using plants found right on Sunfield's farm and wildlands, we will make lip balm, healing tea and soothing salve. Rose elixirs, honeysuckle/rose/nettle shampoo or natural bug spray are a few of the potions we might concoct, depending on what the land has to offer. Learn how to safely identify, harvest, and reveal the natural healing power of the plants that grow all around us! Each day we will play games, make a craft or potion, and enjoy lunch outside together with a local wild tea or wild edible treat. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 
Leader Nicole Larson Nicole Larson studied Wildlife Biology at University of Washington and University of Montana, Traditional Chinese Medicine at Bastyr University, and Western herbalism through various programs for 15 years. She completed the Intensive Tracking and Naturalist Program with Jon Young, creator of Wilderness Awareness School and 8 Shields Program. Nicole is the Owner/Mentor of Ravens Wing Nature Studies Program, a program which helps children ages 5-18 gain a greater sense of place; and love and respect for self, others, and the natural world through nature awareness games, tracking, and naturalist studies. She is also an Herbalist and Tea Sage at Wild Sage Teas and Herbals in Port Townsend. ArtisansFiber and Felting: Design and Make Your Own Felt HatWhat would you do if you couldn’t buy clothing at a store? This camp shows you how to make simple clothing from felt – an ancient technique that has been revived today as an art form. We’ll begin with raw wool fleeces local to the Olympic Peninsula, learn how to wash and card them, and play with local plants to dye the wool beautiful colors. By the end of the camp everyone will make a unique summer-weight felt hat or other garment. Children wear their creations home on the last day. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 Leader Natalia Robinson A fiber artist, farmer and childcare provider, Natalia has worked in North America, Guatemala and New Zealand rediscovering the ancient art of harvesting, cleaning, dying, and processing animal fiber. She graduated from The Evergreen State College with a BA in Fiber Arts, and completed her first year of Waldorf Teacher Training at Sound Circle in Seattle. Natalia is excited to combine her three great passions: fiber, teaching, and farming this summer at Sunfield. Ride the Wind: Animal Kites as Flying ArtJoin local Washington State Arts Commission Teaching Artist – and animal lover - Thaddeus Jurczynski in making homemade kites inspired by your favorite animal or creature. Starting on the farm, we’ll observe and be inspired by the crazy features and beautiful forms of the animals around us, and spend a week together exploring how wind moves and creating flying art together! If weather cooperates, we’ll fly our animal kites and sculptures together on the last day. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 Leader Thaddeus Jurczynski Thaddeus Jurczynski has been presenting hands-on, interactive arts and science enrichment programs in the Puget Sound region for over twenty years. He has been a rostered teaching artist with the Washington State Arts Commission for over three years and recently completed a course of study, Teaching Artist Training Lab (TATlab), jointly sponsored by WSAC and the Seattle Repertory Theater. In May 2012, Jefferson County Library hosted a series of workshops on the physics of light and optics, taught by Thaddeus. Thaddeus lives on Cedar Circle Farm in Chimacum with his wife Karen, where they have a large vegetable garden as well as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. They have goats, chickens, turkeys, cats, fish, a dog, and an iguana. Last year, Thaddeus helped birth twin goat kids! Harvest, Dye, Make and Fill a Berry BasketPresented through a cooperative partnership between Sunfield and Raven's Wing Nature Studies Program Before green cardboard cartons or plastic containers, there were…real berry baskets! We will harvest, process and dye basket materials from plants we gather at Sunfield. Each day will begin with fun games incorporating awareness of local animals and plants. Then we’ll learn a new step in the making the basket, and spend time working together and sharing stories. At lunchtime we’ll share with a local wild edible tea or treat and spend time exploring the forests and meadows. By the end of the week with baskets complete and we will go on adventure to fill our baskets with wild thimbleberries, salmonberries, blackberries, and huckleberries. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160
Leader Nicole Larson Nicole Larson studied Wildlife Biology at University of Washington and University of Montana, Traditional Chinese Medicine at Bastyr University, and Western Herbalism through various programs for 15 years. She completed the Intensive Tracking and Naturalist Program with Jon Young - creator of Wilderness Awareness School and 8 Shields Program - as well as mentoring and survival programs at Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA. Nicole is the Owner/Mentor of Ravens Wing Nature Studies Program a program which helps children ages 5-18 gain a greater sense of place and love and respect for self, others and the natural world through nature awareness games, tracking and naturalist studies. She is also an Herbalist and Tea Sage at Wild Sage Teas and Herbals in Port Townsend. Fiber and Felting: Design and Make Your Own Felt HatWhat would you do if you couldn’t buy clothing at a store? This camp shows you how to make simple clothing from felt – an ancient technique that has been revived today as an art form. We’ll begin with raw wool fleeces local to the Olympic Peninsula, learn how to wash and card them, and play with local plants to dye the wool beautiful colors. By the end of the camp everyone will make a unique summer-weight felt hat or other garment. Children wear their creations home on the last day. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 Leader Natalia Robinson A fiber artist, farmer and childcare provider, Natalia has worked in North America, Guatemala and New Zealand rediscovering the ancient art of harvesting, cleaning, dying and processing animal fiber. She graduated from The Evergreen State College with a BA in Fiber Arts, and completed her first year of Waldorf Teacher Training at Sound Circle in Seattle. Natalia is excited to combine her three great passions: fiber, teaching, and farming this summer at Sunfield. Animal Lovers: Making 3-D Animal SculpturesJoin local Washington State Arts Commission Teaching Artist – and animal lover - Thaddeus Jurczynski in making reed and paper based sculptures of your favorite animal or creature. Starting on the farm, we’ll observe and be inspired by the crazy features and beautiful forms of the animals around us, and spend a week together exploring and creating. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160 Leader Thaddeus Jurczynski Thaddeus Jurczynski has been presenting hands-on, interactive arts and science enrichment programs in the Puget Sound region for over twenty years. He has been a rostered teaching artist with the Washington State Arts Commission for over three years and recently completed a course of study, “Teaching Artist Training Lab”, (TATlab), jointly sponsored by WSAC and the Seattle Repertory Theater. In May 2012, Jefferson County Library hosted a series of workshops on the physics of light and optics taught by Thaddeus. Thaddeus lives on Cedar Circle Farm in Chimacum with his wife Karen, where they have a large vegetable garden as well as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. They have goats, chickens, turkeys, cats, fish, a dog, and an iguana. Last year, Thaddeus helped birth twin goat kids!.
Sunfield Pioneers CampJoin life on the farm and learn how things were done in the olden days. Animal care, goat milking, harvesting, cooking over a fire, making butter and ice cream by hand, crafts, games, and stories fill our time together. Ages 7 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Fri. Cost $160
Leader Isolde Perry A founding member of Sunfield, Isolde Perry received Waldorf Teacher training at Rudolf Steiner College and also trained in Extra Lesson which is used to help educationally challenged children. She has taught in two Waldorf schools and has been utilizing Waldorf education and offering Extra Lesson in homeschool settings for eleven years. She graduated a group of eighth graders in 2010. Isolde especially loves singing. Afternoons on the FarmFour afternoons a week, we’ll help the Sunfield farmers with their work – collecting eggs and tidying nesting boxes, harvesting and arranging flowers for the CSA, and making sure the rabbits, chickens, goats and sheep have plenty of drinking water in the heat of summer. We’ll have lots of time for games, a walk, and afternoon snack. Pick up time is 4 PM Ages 6 to 12 Date & Time Mon. thru Thurs. Cost $95 Leaders Rosaletta Curry (July 2–20), Natalia Robinson (July 23–Aug. 10)
Rosaletta Curry is a junior majoring in Drama at Ithaca College in upstate New York, and a member of the Ithaca College Honors Program. She has loved Waldorf education since she first attended her mother’s kindergarten class in New Zealand at the tender age of two, and continued in Waldorf education until 8th grade. Rosaletta has been volunteering and working on Sunfield since its inception. She has been an assistant for the Summer Seedlings camp for five years and is excited to return to Sunfield once again this summer as a camp leader. In addition to theatre and teaching, Rosaletta enjoys working with animals and spending time in nature. A fiber artist, farmer and childcare provider, Natalia Robinson has worked in North America, Guatemala and New Zealand rediscovering the ancient art of harvesting, cleaning, dying and processing animal fiber. She graduated from The Evergreen State College with a BA in Fiber Arts, and completed her first year of Waldorf Teacher Training at Sound Circle in Seattle. Natalia is excited to combine her three great passions: fiber, teaching, and farming this summer at Sunfield. For an overview of summer programs offered in 2012, see Download the two required 2012 registration forms here: 2012 Summer Programs Registration (PDF) For more information, contact us. |