Registration Information

Enroll early!
Advanced registration is required. Registrations will be processed in the order in which they are received. Please register each child on a separate registration form. 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 five 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 five 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 a 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

For kids entering grades 5–8 in Fall 2009

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 these week long experiences, campers entering grades 5–8 will explore sustainable home design, from the inside to the outside, from the compost bucket in kitchen to the green roof or solar panel in the backyard.

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.

NOTE: All campers can participate in the first week of Camp EarthWays: Young Green Builders, but campers must have attended at least one week of a Young Green Builders camp, in this or previous years, to enroll in the Advanced Green Builders session.

Young Green Builders
Campers will apply new ideas to design their own green home. We will interact with professionals in the green building arena and visit urban homes to discover new neighborhoods as we navigate the city via public transportation. At the end of the week campers will present and display their home designs at an open house event.

July 13–17, 2009
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: EarthWays Center
$168 Missouri Botanical Garden members, $184 non-member

Advanced Green Builders
This week will build on previous sessions, and campers must have attended at least one other week of a Young Green Builders camp prior to this session. We will visit new sites, meet different professionals working in the green building field, and put our skills to the test with a hands-on project. Campers will continue to work on past original green home designs while developing new ones, and end the week exploring green careers while promoting campers’ green home designs with local green builders.

July 20–24, 2009
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: EarthWays Center
$168 Missouri Botanical Garden members, $184 non-member

To register for either of the Green Builders classes, download a printable registration form

If you have questions about the classes, please call (314)577-0220.