Portland, Oregon Little House in the Spring Valley

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Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic series of books have inspired children for generations. This camp delves into pioneer literature and life.

Spring on the Homestead

The homestead in spring, everything comes alive. Gardens, goats and baby chicks. This is the time for outdoor picnics. The time for to harvest new wild herbs.

The Camps

Each day of Little House in the Winter Valley freatures a new craft and gift the campers create. Our 2011 schedule is as follows...

March 26 Spring Gardening: Help prepare the Spring Garden for Camp Trackers
March 28 Spring Fishing Adventure: Make your own pioneer fishing pole and catch fish for the griddle
March 29 Story Quilt & Spring Picnic: Sew a quilt with the story of our Guilds, have a homestead picnic

A Good Fit?

Before you register PLEASE READ the critical information below to help you decide if your program is the right match for you or you child. TrackersNW invests in families and students dedicated to maturity and accountability as a team. The experience of your child is heightened as these filters insure a safe, supportive and competent collaboration with both our instructors and all other team members (including students).

This program is a good fit for the child and parent who...

• trust one another
• are interested in and empathetic to the natural world
• crave a different way of experiencing and seeing both natural and modern world
• want to have fun
• possess a sense of adventure
• make intelligent choices
• display competent autonomy when needed
• can make and keep clear agreements concerning safety
• can help insure the safety of their peers and collaborators
• works diligently toward adult accountability, consequences and responsibility
• will come dressed appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• can be a real kid
• shares well with others

This program is NOT a good fit for children who...

• are not interested in nature & scout awareness
• are not empathetic for the natural world
• are being forced to come to camp
• cannot display competent autonomy when needed
• cannot make and keep clear agreements and choices concerning safety
• is kept inside all the time so may be uncomfortable
• will not dress appropriately to stay warm, dry and healthy
• is not okay with being muddy, cold and wet at times
• has trouble working with others and respecting the needs of other participants

Please note that if your child is positively working on behavior, we are willing to work with them and you with clear agreements

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