Farmtastic Summer Camps

We are delighted to offer farmtastic summer day camp programs to children 5-12 beginning on June 24, 2013!

Jump for Joy Farm is an exceptional place for children to enjoy a wide range of fun and exciting educational and recreational activities.

2013 Farmtastic Summer Camp weekly sessions are only $199.00 per session/per child!

Jump for Joy Farm offers unbeatable prices to keep these valuable programs accessible. A 25% deposit is required to guarantee registration. Balance is due 2 weeks prior to the start of each session.

Sessions run Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm with free optional before-care running 8:00am-10:00am, main camp activities running 10:00am-4:00pm, and free optional after-care provided 4:00pm-6:00pm.

Transportation (Select Sessions Only)

We will be offering optional transportation from SE Portland (Sunnyside School Park at 35th & Yamhill) for the weeks of 6/24-6/28, 7/15-7/19 and 8/19-8/23. The van will leave at the park at 8:15 am and arrive back at 5:15 pm. Cost is $100.00 per camper, per session.

9 Weekly Sessions Available

At Jump for Joy Farm, we strive to create healthy, symbiotic relationships between kids and nature, and to impart practical experience, real skills, respect for, and unfettered enjoyment of plant life, animals, and the great outdoors.

Each one-week summer day camp session is built upon a foundation of 4 main program elements:

1. traditional camp activities,
2. horse care* and farm animal husbandry,
3. forest, wetland, and farm ecology,
4. organic agriculture and urban homesteading.

Each weekly session revolves around its own farmtastic theme that provides the storyline to the main program elements. Themes are general enough to accommodate the interests of each child and specific enough to present various theme-related learning opportunities. Note that regardless of the theme, a similar amount of time is dedicated to handling and caring for animals every week.

Jump for Joy Farm programming is designed to provide novel learning opportunities for those new to our community, while allowing seasoned participants to build on previous knowledge and relationships.

We work in partnership with the 4H and OSU Extension Services, among others, incorporating superb and time tested curriculum and training techniques into Jump for Joy Farm’s own science, nature, gardening, equine, and animal husbandry programs.

Jump for Joy Farm takes safety seriously and vets only the most creative, experienced and competent staff.

* Note: Although all Farmtastic Camps include some activities caring for horses, they do not include actual horse riding activities. We offer separate horse lessons and camps throughout the school year and during the summer.