Portland Camp Open House
Come visit Trackers and meet our staff, tour our facilities, learn more about our programs and meet ofther Trackers families. There will be music, folks hanging out demonstrating traditional skills (such as flintknapping) and even a an opportunity to meet both our new Portland Youth Program Director and Portland Youth Program Coordinator. This event is hosted by the Trackers Kids Programs
Working schedule...
- Tons of Activities At every open house we offer a range of activities that include theater games, blacksmithin, knot tying, foam arrow archery with traidtional bows and even fire with not matches. See below for schedules of specific open houses.
- Naturalist walks Instructors will offer scheduled interpretive walks in nearby Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Each walk has a different focus. Fom animal tracking to wild plants, you get learn about nature and most of all respect for the restorative efforts of our urban parks and greenspaces. See below for schedules of specific open houses.
- Enjoy great snacks all the time June (our Youth Program Director) and David (our Tracking Immersion Instructor) will offer and prepare fresh food from their family farm. Vegetarian friendly options available.
- Hang out with Trackers Instructors Our youth and adult program instructors will be a stations with information on thier programs. There can ask questions while they also demonstrate skills and sit down with you to talk about what your kids will do at camp.
Upcoming Open Houses...
Summer Village Open House August 14, 2010 10am-3pm
We will also cover...
• Summer Camps and Spring Break Camps at TrackersPDX
• Our educational philosophy
• How we keep your children safe
• How parents can have more input into steering Trackers
• Our summer Family Camp
Register for Open House
| No RSVP Just Show up |
Ages ALL
Free
Summer Open House August 14, 2010 10am-3pm TrackersHQ 5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon |
Summer Events
Summer Village Open House August 14, 2010
10am-2pm Meet our staff for our Home School, After School and Summer Camps. Learn more about our Houses & Guilds curriculum and what your children will doing each day. We also have information on our full-time adult programs and the future vision of Trackers NW.
10am Open House begins and Foam Arrow Archery Range opens
10am-10:30am Rangers Walk: Animal Tracking
10:30am-11am Artisan Show: A Spectacular Magic Show
11:15am-Noon Wilders Walk: Wild Edible Plants (lecture only, NEVER harvest in public parks)
12:30am-1:30pm Rangers Skilsl: Fire with No Matches
12:30am-1:30pm Artisan Show: Metal Working
1pm-1:45pm Artisan Skills: Theater Improv
2pm-3pm Artisans Party: Square Dance'ish Dancing and Foam Arrow Archery Range closes
Caring for Urban Greenspaces
This taster serves as an opportunity to teach important and vital knowledge in an urban environment. In that vein, we deeply respect our urban greenspaces and utilize their limited ecosystems strictly for observation. We actively discourage all unauthorized harvest and inappropriate use of our greenspaces in order to protect these invaluable resources unique to the city of Portland. More advanced classes for restorative harvest and off-trail study occur on private land.
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