Activities

Hello Everybody,

We just wanted to let you guys know a little more information about the kinds of activities you can expect to be doing if you sign up as a camper at the IPYNC summer camps this year!

First of all, for the younger kids in our first three camps, we are looking forward to creating beachcomber boxes, crazy original Tie Dye T-Shirts, and garden stepping stone crafts!  We will also be exploring the basics of snorkelling and decorating our own underwater scopes. :)

For the older kids in our fourth and final camp, we're super excited to be building and launching mini rockets and learning about echolocation and building bat locators for our Creatures of the Night tour on a Friday evening overnight island adventure!  We will also be undertaking a full-scale snorkelling expedition with our older campers.

Both age groups can look forward to using an underwater camera, learning about the basics of nature journalling, discovering new worlds with our digital microscope, and getting up close and personal with the Sun through a special filtered lense on our heavy-duty telescope.

Stay tuned for more information about the exciting happeningd during our 2012 summer camps.  So, get excited and sign up!

Peace, Love, and Jellies
-The IPYNC Staff

Upcoming May Events

Hello Everyone!

The IPYNC Staff are super excited to announce two upcoming events this weekend.  We invite you to come out and meet the staff in person, see some ocean critters in our touch tank, and get some more information about the camps. 

The first event is The Hubbard's Market, located at the Hubbards Barn and Community Park.  We will running a stand there this Saturday, May 26th, from 8am to noon, so come check it out!

The second event is the May Fair, located at the Jerry Lawrence Park, Lewis Lake, from noon to 4pm on Sunday, May 27th.  Again, we invite you to come out and see us our ocean creature friends and learn a little more about the camps.

We look forward to seeing you!

Peace, Love and Jellies
-The IPYNC Staff

Welcome :)

Hello eveyone!

The Staff of the Indian Point Young Naturalist Club are very pleased to announce some new members of the IPYNC team today, and they are all looking forward to meeting you this summer. :)

First, we are thrilled to welcome our newest member of the core staff, taking on a counsellor position:

Jaclyn Inkpen!

Some of you may remember Jaclyn from the 2011 camps, when she spent a couple of days with us substituting for Mandai.  She has just completed her first year in marine biology at Dalhousie University while working as a lifeguard and swimming instructor at the Dartmouth Sportsplex. Jaclyn is a trained diver and has spent many fun-filled summers at her grandparents’ place next to the I.P.Y.N.C. She is great with kids and will bring her enthusiasm and knowledge of the Bay to the camps this summer. We are very lucky to have her with us for this year's camps.  Welcome to the team, Jaclyn!

We would also like to announce this year's junior camp counsellors.  These talented and wonderful people will be helping out at the first three camps!

Camp 1 (July 9 to 13, 2012): Sophie Williams and Alex Mahtab

Alex and Sophie with 2011 camper Kyra

 Camp 2 (July 23 to 27): Jake Kenney and Luke Andrews

Luke and Jake, goofing off as usual :)

Camp 3 (August 13 to 17, 2012): Alex MacDonald and Mitchel Law

Alex at the Big Dock, 2011

Mitchell protecting campers in 2011!

That's all for now, but stay tuned for more exciting news about the 2012 summer camps!

Peace, Love and Jellies

-The IPYNC Staff

The 2012 IPYNC Poster!

Hello Everyone,

If you are on the IPYNC emailing list, chances are you have already seen our exciting new 2012 promotional poster, but if not, then check it our below!

Some Sad News

Hello Campers and Family,

Unfortunately we have to give you all some sad news today. Mandai Mohan, a wonderful member of our core staff, will not be able to return to the IPYNC Camps this year. Those of you who attended summer camps last year will remember how amazing and fun Mandai is, so you know how much we are going to miss her! We want to thank Mandai from the bottoms of our hearts for all the inspiring ideas she has contributed and all the hard work she has put into the IPYNC. We wish her the very best this summer, and we hope that we will be given the opportunity to work with Mandai again in the future.

So, thank you, Mandai, we will miss you this year, and we all love you!

Sincerely,
The IPYNC Staff

Camp Costs and Registration for 2012

*Note: We have made a small change to our waiver; check it out. :)

Hello everybody!

Now that we've announced the dates of this year's summer camps, we're ready to give you some more specific information. If you would like to send your child to an IPYNC Camp, please fill out a registration form and note the following camp costs:

Campers staying until 3 PM each day: $295.00 each (includes camp dvd and photos this year)

Campers staying until 5 PM each: $340.00 each (includes camp dvd and photos this year)

Please contact us at indianptyoungnat@eastlink.ca if you are interested in registering your child for the camps, and we will send you a printable version of a registration form like this:

2012 Camper Registration Sheet and Waiver
1. Parent or guardian: please fill in registration and waiver and send with registration fee.
2. Name and age of Camper(s): ____________________________________________

3. I am signing him/her /them up for:
 Camp 1, July 9th to 13th Days/Times: Mon. to Fri., 9 AM to 3 PM Cost: $295.00 for 1 Camper
*10% family discount  $531.00 for 2 Camps or 2 Campers  $796.50 for 3 Camps or 3 Campers
 Camp 1, July 9th to 13th Days/Times: Mon. to Fri., 9 AM to 5 P.M Cost: $340 for 1 Camper
*10% family discount  $612.00 for 2 Camps or 2 Campers  $918.00 for 3 Camps or 3 Campers

 Camp 2, July 23rd to 27th Days/Times: Mon. to Fri., 9 AM to 3 PM Cost: $295.00 for 1 Camper
*10% family discount  $531.00 for 2 Camps or 2 Campers  $796.50 for 3 Camps or 3 Campers
 Camp 2, July 23rd to 27th Days/Times: Mon. to Fri. 9 AM to 5 P.M Cost: $340 for 1 Camper
*10% family discount  $612.00 for 2 Camps or 2 Campers  $918.00 for 3 Camps or 3 Campers

 Camp 3, August 27th to 31st Days/Times: Mon. to Fri., 9 AM to 3 PM; Fri. 7 PM to 10 AM Sat* Costs: $295 for 1 Camper
*10% family discount  $612.00 for 2 Camps or 2 Campers  $918.00 for 3 Camps or 3 Campers
 Camp 3, August 27th to 31st Days/Times: Mon. to Fri., 9 AM to 5 PM; Fri. 7 PM to 10 AM Sat* Cost: $340 for 1 Camper
*10% family discount  $612.00 for 2 Camps or 2 Campers  $918.00 for 3 Camps or 3 Campers
*received when two or more children from the immediate family attend one camp or one child attends more than one camp

Note: A Camp Photo DVD and Video DVD are included in ALL registration fees
4. Name of parent or guardian:
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Phone number(s) that above parent or guardian can be reached during the camps:
_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Medical conditions (including allergies) that we should be aware of:

7. Campers will be near and in the water for most of the duration of the Camp. Therefore, it is very important that we know the swimming ability of each camper. Please check the camper’s level of swimming ability below:
 Not a swimmer - They sink like a rock and have not floated or swam.
 Weak swimmer - They struggle and are nervous about swimming in general.
 Average swimmer - They swim and are generally comfortable in the water.
 Strong swimmer - They believe they are a sea turtle and are excellent at swimming.

8. Parent or guardian: please sign both copies, keep one, and return the other with the Registration fee.

I, (please print) ___________________ RELEASE, The Indian Point Young Naturalist Club and its owner, Scott William Pelton, and his employees from all suits, claims and demands whatsoever and give Permission for photographs of my child taken during the camp to be used in promotional material. This release excludes any and all instances where there has been demonstrated negligence on the part of The Indian Point Naturalist Club and its employees and the owner, Scott Pelton.


Dated this ____ day of ______, 2012


Sign here: ______________________________ Print name here: ______________________________



Cut along the line - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send copy below with registration fee-------



I, (please print) ___________________ RELEASE, The Indian Point Young Naturalist Club and its owner, Scott William Pelton, and his employees from all suits, claims and demands whatsoever and give Permission for photographs of him/her taken during the camp to be used in promotional material. This release excludes any and all instances where there has been demonstrated negligence on the part of The Indian Point Naturalist Club and its employees and the owner, Scott Pelton.


Dated this ____ day of ______, 2012


Sign here: ______________________________ Print name here: ______________________________

Thanks :)

Peace, Love, and Jellies!
-The IPYNC Staff

The Young Naturalists in 2012

Hello there everyone :) Long time, no see!

We are very pleased to announce that The Indian Point Young Naturalist Club will be offering our 9th year of summer camps for curious young campers who love to learn and experience nature this year.

So, without further ado, here is the full announcement from camp founder and director Scott Pelton:

"Hello everyone,

We are very proud to be offering three camps this summer: two in July for children ages 5 to 12 and one camp in August for older children, 12 to 15 years of age.

I do have a limited number of spaces available for junior counsellors aged 13 to 15 to help out with the younger age group camps in July. Please contact me or leave a comment here on our website for additional information.

I feel extremely lucky to have my enthusiastic and talented staff this summer returning from last year.

Camp counsellor Mikaela Law will be returning for her fifth summer camp with the Indian Point Young Naturalist Club. Mikaela is now in her final year at Sir John A. High School and is a lifeguard at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax. Next year she plans to study marine biology at Dalhousie. We are so happy to have Mikaela with us again this summer; her keen interest in scienceand nature and her love of children make her the perfect counsellor!

Returning for her second year as a camp counsellor is Arielle Legere. Arielle grew up exploring the shores of St. Margaret’s Bay and is super excited about being involved in the camps again this summer. Arielle is in her final year at Halifax Grammar School. In the fall she will using her passion for singing, dancing, song writing and acting in a yet to be determined top fine arts school in either Montreal, Toronto or New York- as long as she comes home in the summer to work for me of course! :)

Mandai Mohan will also be joining us for her second year on the Indian Point Young Naturalist Club staff. Mandai is an elementary school art teacher at Halifax Independent School and also works with the Halifax Regional School Board. She loves nature, art and children and is looking forward to bringing these passions to the camps once again this summer.

For those of you who have recently discovered our camps or our website, here is a brief summary of how The Indian Point Young Naturalist Club began. Way back in 2003 I had 2 children in my very first half day summer camp. Since then I have had over 150 children in more than 20 weeks of magic, taking place here on the shores of St. Margaret’s Bay. I look forward in continuing this magic by announcing to parents of budding young naturalists the dates of the 2012 summer camps below.

Here are the dates, times* and costs for the 9th Annual Indian Point Young Naturalist Club.

Camp 1: July 9th to 13th, 2012. Children ages 5 to 12. Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm with an option to stay to 5 pm.

Camp 2: July 23th to 27th, 2012. Children ages 5 to 12. Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm with an option to stay to 5 pm.

Camp 3: August 27th to 31th, 2012. Children ages 12 to 15. Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm with an option to stay to 5 pm.

The cost of each camp this year will be $295/camper with a 10% discount for family members and for anyone joining more than one camp.


*Please note that we are still working out the details of all the activities for the camps this summer so the exact schedule of each day of camp may change a little during the next few months while we are planning; however, the dates will not change.

I will make every effort to keep you informed of new activates and schedule changes for the camps by email or you can also check right here on our website for the latest Indian Point Young Naturalist Club news!

Please contact me at ospreys@eastlink.ca or phone me at 823-3049 to register or ask questions.

Thank you,
Scott"

We look forward to hearing from you!

Peace, Love, and Jellies,
-The IPYNC Staff

PS: Check out our new page of 2011 camp pictures! Just click the tab labelled "2011 Camps" at the top of the page. :)