Thank you for your interest in Stony Kill Foundation’s Summer Explorers Day Camp! At this time, we are in the planning process for Summer 2025. Please be on the lookout for other opportunities to explore Stony Kill Farm with us throughout the year, through our community festivals, workshops and outings, Homeschool on the Farm, Open Barn program, and other exciting activities.
Stony Kill Foundation Summer Explorers Day Camp is a place where kids are empowered to explore the outdoors and experience a sense of curiosity and appreciation for the natural world. Camp is held on the grounds of the beautiful and historic Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center in Wappingers Falls, NY.
Summer Explorers Camp provides a balance of structured and free play with environmental exploration, enjoyment of arts and crafts experiences, and age-appropriate learning activities. These experiences encourage kids to be curious and appreciate the outdoors while building social and life skills.
A typical camp day may include:
- Icebreaker, yoga on the lawn, garden or forest time
- Morning chores in the barn and veggie garden
- Dipping nets in the farm pond and identifying macroinvertebrates
- Enjoying snack time in the shady corn crib
- Hiking the farm’s many trails and picking wild raspberries along the way
- Lunch back at camp homebase and time to explore the summer’s forts
- Nature game for all campers
- Free time: story time, games, and crafts!
AGE: Summer Explorers Camp is for ages 4-12. Campers must be at least 4 years old before their first day of camp. Campers will be placed in groups by age. We will do our best to accommodate moving campers within groups if requested.
CAMP SCHEDULE: Camp takes place from 9 am – 3 pm, Monday through Friday. Campers bring their own snack, lunch and refillable water bottle.
BEHAVIORAL POLICY: We want all campers to enjoy their time at summer camp and feel that this is a safe environment. As such, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying. We will discuss any perceived bullying of another camper with parents/guardians, but if the behavior continues your child will not be permitted to return to camp. Physical violence towards another camper may result in immediate expulsion. Dismissals from camp due to behavior issues are not subject to a refund.
NYSDOH POLICY: NYS Department of Health requires a current immunization record from your pediatrician for all registered campers. Forms must be submitted by email or snail mail by June 1 or a camper may not be able to attend camp. Any camp registrations made less than a week before the start date must have health and immunization forms submitted within 48 hours of your registration.
COVID SAFETY POLICY: To read about our COVID-19 safety guidelines for 2024 camp, click here. A list of COVID-19 symptoms can be found here.
AIR QUALITY POLICY: SKF monitors the air quality throughout camp and follows the school guidelines as posted at airnow.gov. If the air quality indicator is orange or higher (above 100 PP) we will modify camp activities as necessary and possibly eliminate outdoor activities and provide masks for all campers. We will notify camp families by email if changes will be made for a camp day due to air quality.
Have Questions? Contact our Program Director, Sinead at: sinead@stonykill.org or (845) 831-3800.