Registration Information

Enroll early!
Advanced registration is required. Registrations will be processed in the order in which they are received. MBG Members will have registration preference until February 29. Please register each child on a separate registration form. You may photocopy additional forms, as needed. Mail-in registration is strongly preferred. Download a printable registration form.

Drop off/pick up
Program meets at EarthWays Center. Details will be mailed to registered participants prior to the class.

Safety
The course is taught by experienced instructors. Our staff have current certification in first aid and CPR as well as years of leading youth programs and/or wilderness camping experience.

Confirmations and medical forms
You will receive a confirmation letter indicating your registration within two to three weeks. A medical form, if required, will be sent to you with your confirmation. Please fill out and return the medical form by the required date. Your child may not participate without this form.

Cancellations and refunds
If after you’ve registered you need to cancel, please notify the contact on your registration confirmation as soon as possible. For cancellations 5 or more business days prior to the class, a full refund (minus a $5 processing fee) will be issued. Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations less than 5 business days or missed classes. Many programs will allow you to send an alternate participant if you are unable to attend. Please check with the contact on your registration confirmation. In the event that EarthWays Center must cancel the class, you will be notified and receive a full refund.

Discover additional summer programs at Missouri Botanical Garden, Shaw Nature Reserve, and the Butterfly House.

Camp EarthWays: Young Green Builders

Students entering grades 5-8 will explore sustainable homes and neighborhoods and design a Green Dream House!

Monday through Friday, July 7-11 2008
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
$150 Missouri Botanical Garden members, $175 non-members

On a visit to an urban farm, campers discover landscaping ideas that are sustainable – and edible!

Do you dream in Green? What do you imagine when you envision a fantasy Green home?

During this week-long experience, campers investigate sustainable home design from the inside out: from dual-flush toilets to solar-tube lighting, from green roofs to rain gardens. Kids entering grades 5-8 will visit urban farms and off-grid abodes, navigating the city via public transportation. They will share ideas with professionals in the Green Building field, investigating future career paths. Each day campers will apply new ideas to their own Green Home design! At the end of the week, campers will present their home designs at an open house event.

Each camp day will begin and end at EarthWays Center, located in mid-town St. Louis near the Fox Theater.

Activities will be led by EarthWays Center staff, docents and guest presenters.

Registration fee includes snacks and camp materials; students should bring a sack lunch each day.